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Laugh and cry with the Sundance champ 06/09/2015 02:31am • WASHINGTON -- "Jurassic World" may devour it at the box office this weekend, but don't you dare miss this year's Sundance champ, which offers a different take on the notion that "life finds a way." "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" finally gets its D.C. release on Friday, months after winn What to Know Before Using an Insulin Pump 06/08/2015 08:00pm • There is no right or wrong way to manage your diabetes. With that being said, there are a variety of options and devices that can be used for proper diabetes management. Many of my patients choose to use an insulin pump because they find that it provides better control over their blood glucose leve Children With Sleep Apnea Face Health and Cognitive Issues 06/08/2015 08:00pm • Is your hyperactive child having trouble learning at school? Does your son constantly toss and turn at night? Can you hear your daughter's irregular breathing during sleep? All of these symptoms could be the result of obstructive sleep apnea, a serious but treatable disorder that can lead to healt How Negative Self-Talk Is Killing Your Health and Weight-Loss Goals 06/08/2015 08:00pm • "Idiot! I can't believe I'm so stupid. What am I going to do now? She must hate me. I'm hopeless!" This sounds familiar, doesn't it? It's the negative self-talk we all indulge in. For me, it happened recently when I discovered I'd made a mistake with a client. I hurt her feelings, and took respons 6 Strategies for 401(k) Success 06/08/2015 08:00pm • For the majority of American workers, the 401(k) plan has become their single largest source of retirement savings. If you participate in a 401(k) plan, the good news is that you have more control over your retirement money. The bad news is you have more control over your retirement money. For pe On Capitol Hill, a Push to Get the Birth Control Pill Over the Counter 06/08/2015 08:00pm • A debate about women's access to birth control is once again brewing in Washington. On Tuesday, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the Affordability Is Access Act, which would require health insurance companies to cover birth control pills if they are offered in pharmacies without a prescripti Diets of Straw 06/07/2015 08:00pm • We have been diverting what we know about nutrition and health into lamentable nonsense for decades already. But now, our dialogue about nutrition seems to have devolved further into a sequence of assaults on straw man arguments, aided and abetted by the shoot-aim-ready inclination that prevails in Exploring the link between gut microbes and diabetes 06/05/2015 09:30am • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 9.3 percent of the population has diabetes, which is a three-fold increase in the last 30 years. Today, nearly 21 million American adults have been diagnosed with and suffer from diabetes, and more than 33 percent of our population lives What to do when the stock market drops 1,800 points 06/05/2015 07:13am • WASHINGTON -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average  (DJIA) - usually what we refer to when we say the stock market - has seen double-digit percentage gains every year since 2010. So would it surprise anyone if the stock market, which is up 100 percent over the past five years, comes down by 10 perce Portfolio Analysis: A $1.23 Million Portfolio Built on Shaky Ground 06/04/2015 08:00pm • My latest portfolio report card is for BB, a late-60s retiree living in Naples, Florida. He manages his own investments and says he watches his money "like a hawk." BB's $1,236,939 portfolio consists of a taxable brokerage account that contains one hedge fund, one mutual fund, one individual stock A Nutrition Expert Walks Into a Barbecue... 06/04/2015 08:00pm • In the summer, there's nothing I love more than hosting a barbecue. But truthfully, sometimes it is so much easier to simply be a guest. All that's required is showing up (hopefully with a smile) and maybe, just maybe, bringing a dish to pass. Being a nutritionist, my friends feel they can count o Men: Start Treating Your Bodies Like Your Cars 06/03/2015 08:00pm • For many of us, unless we feel pain, discomfort, or we fear that a physical issue might keep us from doing the things we need to do, we take good health for granted. Studies show this tendency is especially common among men. In fact, it's been reported that one-third of men haven't been to the doc It's Not Your Fault: Dealing With Guilt After a Lung Cancer Diagnosis 06/02/2015 08:00pm • On April 5, 2005, Peter Jennings, the long-time news anchor for ABC, announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. In the very next sentence, he admitted he had smoked for much of his life and that he had weakened and taken up smoking again after the attacks on 9/11. Implicit in this admis 3 Reasons You Can't Lose Your Belly Fat 06/02/2015 08:00pm • Recently, a friend asked me how she could reduce her belly fat. She is a fitness instructor who works out regularly and follows the "80/20 rule" -- eating healthy about 80 percent of the time. Still, she couldn't lose her belly fat and was frustrated about it. My initial response? Eat better, work 3 Key Differences Between Prepaid, Regular 529 Savings Plans 06/02/2015 08:00pm • As parents look for ways to save money for their children's college educations, many are discovering 529 savings plans. In every state and the District of Columbia, individuals are able to invest in these state-operated accounts that provide tax advantages when the funds are used for approved educat