Pets offer unconditional love and companionship. They help lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels and heart rate…and encourage you to be more active. But there are...
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Tackling Tough Conversations with Aging Parents
It’s not easy to broach certain topics with your elderly parents, especially when your goal is to persuade them to give up their car keys,...
Taking Care of Your Pet After You Are Gone
When real estate mogul Leona Helmsley died, she earmarked $12 million for the care of her white Maltese lapdog, Trouble. Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld left...
Don’t Overlook This Important Estate-Planning Document
Even people who pay attorneys to draft their estate-plan documents often forget to include letters of instruction. These informal documents provide guidance to the executor...
Gout …and Its Link to Inflammation
For years, gout was considered a rich man’s illness, the result of overindulging in rich foods. But this painful form of inflammatory arthritis actually is...
Military Honors
My father recently passed away after a brief illness. He was 87 and lived a wonderful life…and my mother, sister and I were fortunate to...
Protect Your Best Friend
We came close to losing a beloved member of our family recently. My stepdaughter’s indoor cat, Healey, made a run for it one night, when...
Effective Ways to Handle Conflict
Do you run in the other direction when you see a certain neighbor approaching you on the street? Are you afraid that your anger will...
Spend Less on Your Pets…and Still Keep Them Happy and Healthy
You can give your beloved pets everything they need without going overboard. Here’s how… Health care. Most veterinarians are trained to offer the gold standard...
Help Your Elderly Parents with Their Finances
You just found out that your mother hasn’t paid her utility bill for months, and now her electricity has been turned off. You are not...
How to Handle Your Overly Critical Adult Kids
Your grown son tells you that you talk too much or that your views are foolish…your grown daughter says that your diet is terrible or...
