Lifestyle Columns
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Home inspector: New home inspector feels his oatsApr 06, 2012 1:00 am - Q. In one of your articles, you said, “The essential purpose of home inspection is to disclose property defects.” If that is true, why don’t home inspectors use the top ...
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What is more important to boyfriend: you or an heirApr 05, 2012 2:53 pm - Q. How much am I obligated to my boyfriend to try to find treatment for medical problems that make it impossible for me to have children? I’ve been shuttled around betwe...
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Five elements about 'Hunger Games' still bother DannApr 04, 2012 11:00 pm - I saw Gary Ross' "Hunger Games" again last weekend, and five of the elements that bothered me the first time I saw it continued to annoy me. (Minor plot points will be r...
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Using refillable cups on single-serve brewing systemsApr 04, 2012 12:00 pm - Q. How much coffee do you put in your Keurig My K-Cup? I'd like to start using ours, but I've read horror stories from those who have overfilled and underfilled their cu...
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Make room for whole grains on your plateApr 03, 2012 11:00 am - If you ate a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast this morning, you started the day off on the right foot. If quinoa salad is in your lunch box and you plan to put wild rice on...
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Readers chime in about therapy, profanityApr 02, 2012 2:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On telling difficult truths in therapy A big benefit of both therapy and groups like Al-Anon, I've found, is that when you hear ...
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Enjoying these new bumps along the wayApr 02, 2012 11:00 am - There I was, standing in front of the toaster waiting for it to finish my sprouted spelt bread when I felt it. A rock hard lump. It was early in the morning and I was st...
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Prunes may have positive impact on osteoporosisApr 02, 2012 6:00 am - My patients bring me all sorts of interesting health information, and I read it all. Recently, one of my patients told me that she read that dried plums (prunes) can rev...
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Get your mind set on long-term healthApr 02, 2012 6:00 am - When setting out to accomplish a task such as losing weight, it's a great idea to practice goal setting. If you don't know where you want to go, it will be very difficul...
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Choose a toothbrush that's most comfortable for youApr 02, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I've been brushing with a manual toothbrush my entire life. But my best friend insists that electric toothbrushes are better. Should I switch? A. What matters most is...