The average person weighs 30 pounds more today than in 1960 — I used to eat out with someone about 5' 3" who stayed slim for the twenty years I knew her. We ate out a lot because we had a business relationship that involved meeting at dinner. I was amazed that someone so petite didn’t easily gain weight. …

There’s something we have in common — Our generation has something in common that is unlike any generation since. Every generation shares the big news stories of the day. Shared history isn’t unique to us. For us, it was the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Bobbie Kennedy. The moon landing. The civil rights…

Oxytocin is known as the love hormone and the feel-good hormone. It plays an important role in social bonding, establishing trust, and in romantic and maternal relationships. In the body, oxytocin feels like love. Triggered by certain events, oxytocin is produced in the brain and delivered into the bloodstream by…

What artificial intelligence means for all of us — In 1979, I used a computer at work that had no hard drive. It was clunky and slow, but it was the beginning of a new world. Two years later, my friend's father who had a typewriter repair business, closed its doors. In 1985 I got a job producing a…

Everything you hear about the importance of a good night’s sleep is true. It impacts your immune system, and your mental health, and reduces your risk of disease. Why is it so hard for many people to fall asleep? …

Prince Harry and Megan Markle are angry. Rightfully so. Prince Harry suffered the death of his mother at the hands of the British press. As a royal child, his mourning and much of his life were used for publicity. …

A patient at a plastic surgery practice in Seattle wrote a glowing 5-star review of her doctor after getting breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy. According to the District Attorney for the State of Washington, it was a lie. Patients of the same practice who wrote negative reviews were allegedly…

A suggestion mainly for women Somewhere along the line, self-care took a wrong turn. It turned into mani-pedis, massages, and retail therapy. At its best, this version of self-care is self-soothing. At its worst, it's self-indulgent and a path to financial pain. Those activities can make you feel better briefly…

Lightbulb moments are the product of knowledge, thinking, and rest. The history of creative ideas and discoveries is filled with stories of how those lightbulb moments happened suddenly, at unexpected times. But those solutions didn’t actually happen spontaneously. Want a clue to how to create those moments? Consider how often…