Dear Dr. Roach: Can you explain electrolytes? How can we make sure we keep our electrolytes in the normal range within our body? Are we wasting our money purchasing bottled water that says, “includes electrolytes”? I came across an electrolyte powder that can be added to water. Is this the best way to keep electrolytes in the normal range? How can we tell if we are taking too much electrolytes?
Dear Neil: While visiting a friend I was admiring a groundcover bed she has. She called it “purpleheart,” and she said it’s a winter-hardy cousin to wandering Jew. How dependable is it? I’d like to plant some myself.
Cats! They’ve been with us for quite a long time. The domestication of the wild felines probably began with taming an African wildcat. Farmers in the Middle East had probably been encouraging the wildcats to stay around to help control the rodent populations. Cat bones were discovered near a Neolithic grave in Cyprus dating from 9300 years ago. Since no other native wildlife lived on that island at the time, it is thought the animal was brought with people who moved there. The Egyptians later elevated the feline to celebrity status about 3100 BC. The rest is history.
Dear Dr. Roach I’m a 78-year-old retired medical oncologist. While in residency in New York, I got a gastrointestinal virus that left me with lactose intolerance. After a while, it improved somewhat. But in the past couple of years, using Lactaid tabs when I ate yogurt started not to be enough, and I was plagued by liquid stools once a day to the point where I was having a very hard time. Also, I was having trouble maintaining my weight.
Dear Abby: I lost your cookbooklet collection! My family and I have really enjoyed some of those recipes. I have loved all the ones I have tried, but my favorites are the desserts. Particularly noteworthy is your Peanut Butter Pie. It is yummy! Please let me know how I can order the booklets again. I need them because I’m having a family celebration for Father’s Day.
Tomatoes may get more attention, but throughout Italy, lemon also often finds its way into pasta. Along the Amalfi coast, ring-shaped calamarata pasta is paired with clams, parsley, garlic and fried strips of a sweet local lemon.
Dear Abby: For a few years, I volunteered to tend to an elderly woman through a hospice organization. My role was to visit with her while her son ran errands or enjoyed an evening of entertainment. I grew fond of her and her family.
Denison ISD students continue to grow and learn on campuses and in classrooms that meet the unique needs of today’s modern-day learners: state-of-the-art tech labs that are interactive and globally connected; culinary kitchens that prep chefs for fulfilling careers; libraries that facilitate literacy and foster a lifelong love for reading; gymnasiums that support physical and mental fitness; fine arts facilities that motivate and inspire budding young musicians, actors and actresses; engaging classrooms where handson exploration and discovery happen daily.
Six million dollars can do a lot of things, and for the Sherman High School Class of 2022, it paved the road to a college education. As of May 10, this year’s seniors received a grand total of $6,614,610.80 in scholarships.