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9 Strategies to Keep Weight in Check as You Get Older 02/13/2017 07:00pm • If you're losing the battle of the bulge as you get older, take heart. Weight control is hard. You really have to work at it, but research has identified techniques that increase your odds of success, says Penny Gordon-Larsen, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 4 Eating Habits to Break Up With -- and 4 to Pursue -- This Valentine's Day 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Whether or not you have a mate this Valentine's Day, you do have a relationship your plate -- for better or worse. This year, commit to casting off any unkind food thoughts and embrace food acceptance and body respect instead. To do so, make two lists: A "reject" pile, which includes food-related th 6 Ways to Age Well and Save Money Doing It 02/13/2017 07:00pm • Don't let money troubles bury your health in the golden years.Health care costs can snowball as a person ages, and the added stress of those big bills can further tax one's health. To age well, experts say, it's often helpful to consider money matters along with making healthy choices. "What you wan The Cholesterol Problem: a Guide to the Best Foods to Improve Those Numbers 02/12/2017 07:00pm • The lab results came back from your annual physical, and your numbers aren't good. You have too much blood cholesterol and other blood fats, one of the main drivers of the artery-clogging disease atherosclerosis. What changes can you make in your diet to turn those numbers around? That's one of the How to Find Love Through Fitness 02/12/2017 07:00pm • Like many Americans, Lori Kogan hauled herself out of bed and to the gym on New Year's Day 2006 with new resolve to make early-morning fitness a habit. But unlike many Americans, Kogan's commitment never wavered; she went to the gym the next morning, and the next morning and the next. Her secret Rosie O'Donnell mirrors Steve Bannon in new Twitter pic 02/10/2017 07:09am • NEW YORK (AP) — After saying she'd like to play President Donald Trump's controversial adviser Steve Bannon on "Saturday Night Live," comedienne Rosie O'Donnell has apparently changed her Twitter profile picture to make herself look like him. O'Donnell's offer to play the chief strategist came Local man runs 7 marathons in 7 days 02/10/2017 01:54am • WASHINGTON — You wouldn’t think that a champion marathoner and ultra-runner who just set a mind-boggling world record would find himself falling behind very often. But right now, Mike Wardian’s got some catching up to do. Sitting at his desk in the bottom level of a brownstone along Embassy Can You Have Too Much Employer Stock? 02/09/2017 07:00pm • Unlike most questions in financial planning where the answer is typically "it depends," the answer in this case is decidedly yes; you can have too much employer stock -- and many people do. There are five common ways individuals can wind up in a concentrated stock position. Most commonly, employees Ladies: How and Why to Love Your Loins 02/09/2017 07:00pm • It's about this time of year when the silver and gold trimmings of New Year's celebrations transform into a sea of vibrant pinks and reds; blossoming red roses are out on display everywhere you turn, and hearts and kisses take over stores' card and candy aisles. All of this is a not-so-subtle remin How Should You Diversify Your Portfolio? 02/09/2017 07:00pm • Spend time talking with financial advisors and the conversation is likely to turn to the importance of having a diversified portfolio. The right mix of stocks and bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds and accounts with different tax treatments can help investors sleep at night. "If you're la Virginia GOP moves to fire watchdog over inmate death case 02/09/2017 02:52am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans moved Wednesday to effectively fire the state's top watchdog, citing her handing of an investigation into the 2015 death of a mentally ill inmate who was jailed for stealing $5 worth of junk food. The GOP-controlled House of Delegates voted not to confi How to Make the Healthiest Choice the Easiest Choice -- Every Time 02/08/2017 07:00pm • Are you one of the 1 in 6 Americans on a diet? You don't have to be. Instead, simply borrow these four strategies from the field of behavioral economics in order to make the healthiest choice the easiest choice -- every single time: 1. Put healthy foods "in your face." Altering your food environm Get to Know Your 'New' Organ: the Mesentery 02/08/2017 07:00pm • In case you missed it, by at least one recently revised tally you now have 79 organs -- up from 78. A layered fold of tissue that connects your intestines to the abdominal wall, the mesentery was recently elevated to the status of an organ by a group of scientists, based on its structure and functi Are Your Weight Concerns for Your Kids Too Much? 02/08/2017 07:00pm • As parents, we want to protect our kids from harm. But what if we're the ones inadvertently causing it? It's never too late to change. That's why I'm asking every parent who has concerns about a child's weight to shift the focus away from pounds and put it on the child's health. It's natural to wor Preparing for Surgery? Frailty: a Special Consideration for Older Persons 02/08/2017 07:00pm • Age is no longer the absolute barrier to undergoing surgery in the U.S. As the population gets older, and the number of older individuals increases, more people require interventions for a number of health concerns. Interventions include procedures such as valve-replacement surgery, hernia repairs,