Advice

Dear Readers: The dishwasher in our homes is an essential kitchen appliance for many of us. We use it daily and fill it with pots, pans, cooking utensils and...

A secret river runs through your body, helping clear out toxins and fighting infection. It's part of the lymphatic system, which is made up of organs, nodes,...

When the French writer Anais Nin said, "The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery ... there is always more mystery," she coul...

Dear Heloise: Please remind people that when they walk down a road (a two-lane road) with little or no shoulder, to always walk facing oncoming traffic. With...

Dear Abby: My daughter "Melanie" is very close with a cousin she grew up with. This cousin is getting married in five months, and Melanie will be a bridesmai...

Dear Abby: I'm a woman in my mid-30s without much family. I'm an only child and have no relationship with my father. The relationship I have with my mother i...

In 1826, the French epicure Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote, "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you what you are." A couple decades later, a German phil...

Dear Readers: Fires can spread really fast in your home. And be aware that heat and smoke can be more dangerous than flames. Gases can make you sleepy. Every...

Do you feel creaky, achy and stiff by the end of the workday? Sitting most of the day is detrimental to your health, but other work-related factors can compr...

Fairy tales and old epics are loaded with magic objects that empower lost, endangered and bewildered characters. Magic boots, apples, even cups of tea all ar...

Dear Abby: I married a proud Scotsman a year ago who often wears kilts. When we go out, women think nothing of coming over and lifting his kilt, which expose...

or many parents, revelations last week from whistleblower Frances Haugen showing internal Facebook studies of the harms of Instagram for teenagers only inten...

Dear Abby: When the house next door sold, we were delighted to have new neighbors. My husband and I greeted them with a welcome gift. They asked us three tim...

Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Orange County Register. I have a one-of-a kind studio photograph. It was originally in a frame with glass. Now, since...

This feature is about men's urological health, but because, sorrowfully, men are not all that good at taking care of their wellbeing, we're writing it for me...