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29 May 2025
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Live Agelessly

Some people bloom early, like daffodils and tulips. Others, like asters, bloom late. But the truly blessed are perennials who, like magnolias, blossom again and again. When I launched the HealthBeat newsletter for MetLife in 1994, I transitioned from my freelance world of writing whatever I could for whoever would hire me to researching and writing about my passion: health. MetLife distributed the newsletter to customers who had a money market life insurance settlement product with the company.…
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15 February 2024
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Home is Where I Met a Mini Pig Named Chandra

During the pandemic lockdown, I began spending a lot of time at Indraloka, an animal sanctuary that is home to more than 200 farm animals of all species. Back then, the sanctuary was relocating from way out in the boondocks of rural Northeast Pennsylvania to a 100-acre farm a mere twelve miles from downtown Scranton, where I live. We moved the animals little by slowly and for the first month or so, residents of the main barn included…
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24 January 2024
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The Truth About Supplements

“Gummy Vitamins Are Just Candy.” That was a January 22, 2024, headline in the Atlantic. I’ve wanted to write an article about nutritional supplements for a long time. That headline was the motivation I needed. Here’s the bottom line: Most supplements are a waste of money. Lack of credible research — i.e. PROOF Research on essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, and other nutrients our bodies need for optimal health is voluminous. But peer-reviewed studies published in medical…
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