Dear Dr. Roach: Could you please give me some information regarding irritable bowel syndrome? I am taking carbidopa/levodopa for restless leg syndrome. I also take Unisom to help sleep onset. Do the meds I’m taking have any relationship to the IBS? I went through a stressful time lately and wonder if it could be related to the IBS.
It was all over the fashion runways. Women’s Wear Daily raved about Armani dresses in this material. Harper’s Bazaar called it one of 2022’s biggest trends. At Britain’s film awards, celebrities partied in Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren and Gucci versions. It’s even found its way down to casual wear, in jeans, T-shirts and slouchy overshirts.
Light, crisp, cloud-like meringue cookies have long been associated with French royalty, a decadent treat that required skill and dedication to pull off. Perhaps once, but then the whisk attachment was invented.
Dear Dr. Roach: I recently got a blood transfusion, and I’ve never had the COVID vaccine.
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married nine years and have four children, ages 5, 3, 2 and 9 months. For the past three years, my husband has been attending a weeklong music festival where he camps with a group of friends, many of whom are single. He met most of them attending this particular fest.
BALTIMORE (AP) — At 8 years old, Jose Vargas learned to make rosca de reyes, a traditional Mexican dessert, alongside his grandfather in the kitchen. Vargas, 48, moved from Puebla, Mexico, to the United States in 1999.
Dear Abby: I have been married for 37 years to an alcoholic. He is not verbally or physically abusive.
Dear Dr. Roach: I have read that there is a correlation between the use of statins and suicide in men over 60, especially if they have suffered chronic depression. Can you tell me if this has been studied more? -- K.M.
Dear Neil: I have 10 bougainvilleas that I have kept in pots for several years. They don’t bloom until late July, but I see plants for sale in the spring that are already in full bloom. How can I make mine bloom earlier?
While we are enjoying some gardening downtime in front of the fireplace during the cold weather, it’s a good time to make some resolutions to improve our garden as well as our well-being in the new gardening season. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an activity of moderate intensity such as gardening for 2 ½ hours each week can reduce the risk for high blood pressure, obesity, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, and premature death. It is scientifically proven that gardening helps ward off depression. It is difficult not to enjoy life when surrounded by flowers, vegetables, and the resulting pollinators and wildlife they attract.