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Suzanne McWilliams and fellow competitors at a triathlon, a part of where she found her fitness community
Health

Finding Her Fitness Community in the Pool

Achieving her own goals and sharing the benefits with others

By Suzanne McWilliams | May 19, 2025
A woman rejecting foods that she is allergic to. When they eat the wrong foods, this person suffers after. But when they insist on a bland meal on social occasions, they face criticism. Advice columnist Eric Thomas offers suggestions, including food allergy retorts to the critics.
Advice for Life

Food Allergy Comebacks

Choosing between critical comments and the misery of eating harmful food

By R. Eric Thomas | May 16, 2025
A woman sitting at home with a sad look on her face is disappointed in changing sibling dynamics. Image by Yuri Arcurs
Advice for Life

Changing Sibling Dynamics As We Age

Her brother has drifted away – or is this just who he is?

By R. Eric Thomas | May 9, 2025
Couple at an art gallery with the husband talking on his phone, getting apologies from his son because he and his wife are serial cancelers.
Advice for Life

Son and His Wife Are Serial Cancelers

And the frustrated dad is ready to throw in the towel

By R. Eric Thomas | May 2, 2025
Unhappy and hurting woman, because the health effects of sexual violence can be long-lasting
Health

Health Effects of Sexual Violence

The traumatic experience can cast a long shadow on health

By Rose McKeon Olson, M.D., MPH | April 25, 2025
An older man and a laughing baby outside. By Kasienka. Article: 60-Year-Old Man Wants to Father a Child
Advice for Life

60-Year-Old Man Wants to Father a Child

Are his desires normal and should he act on them?

By R. Eric Thomas | April 25, 2025
Man pushing glass of wine away, ready to say no to alcohol and start drinking less
Health

Should You Be Drinking Less?

Risks besides alcoholism and alcohol use disorder

By Julia Corliss | April 21, 2025
senior man in a pool, underwater giving thumbs up, learning the benefits of aquatic HIIT or AHIIT. Image by Pojoslaw
Health

Amp Up Your Swimming Workout

Aquatic HIIT produces improvement faster

By Howard LeWine, M.D. | April 18, 2025
Two young women playing video games. Image by Mauricio Jordan de Souza Coelho. A woman has given her fiancé an ultimatum: she won’t marry him until his freeloading grown daughters move out of his house. Advice columnist Eric Thomas weighs in.
Advice for Life

Her Fiancé’s Freeloading Grown Daughters

Who has the problem? Are there solutions?

By R. Eric Thomas | April 18, 2025
Man in bed sleeping, wearing a sleep tracking device. Used with article on the pros and cons of sleep trackers
Health

Do You Need a Sleep Tracker?

The pros and cons of using a device to monitor your slumber

By Howard LeWine, M.D. | April 14, 2025

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