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• Food fails! 8 ways we're making our kids fat

  Mon Nov 28, 2011
  • My kids are adults now, so I don't have control over their food. But when they were little, I mostly followed these guidelines. I hate to see kids snacking all day - mine got ONE snack, it was usually a small piece of cheese, or a couple crackers.

• Pill-free diet swaps to lower your cholesterol

  Sun Nov 27, 2011
  • Both of my parents, in their 60's, were diagnosed with high cholesterol. Both chose to change their diets - no red meat, no fried foods, no baked goods, no dairy, no processed foods at all. Both started walking - a lot. As in, 5-10 miles a DAY. Every day, rain or shine.

• 45 percent in US struggle to make ends meet

  Tue Nov 22, 2011
  • Yes, there are people that are suffering that made all the right choices - but many more who made poor ones, and are STILL making poor ones. My daughters sister in law has 2 kids, one a baby, and just announced she's pregnant again.

• No day to remember a hero

  Tue Nov 22, 2011
  • I was in 2nd grade, and I DO remember this. Our family talked a lot about politics, before and after this event. Not everyone loved him, trust me. He bumbled many things, he was far from perfect. He started the entitlements that are draining our economy today.

• Flying over Thanksgiving? Here's what to expect

  Fri Nov 18, 2011
  • As my family (including my kids) are scattered around the country, I fly quite a bit. I flew with them when they were little. I don't have a problem with TSA (although I doubt they're really effective).

• Surviving the relatives at Thanksgiving

  Fri Nov 18, 2011
  • Don't invite people you don't like! Just because they're related doesn't make them mandatory guests.

• What does rising inequality suggest about the American dream?

  Wed Nov 16, 2011
  • We are shifting from manufacturing, as decades ago we shifted from agriculture. It's a tech world, and we need to provide kids the skills.

• Fertility math? Most women flunk, survey finds

  Tue Nov 15, 2011
  • I had kids at 25, 33, 37 and 38. The last two were NOT planned, and I was using birth control. The first one - with my ex - took 2 years to conceive. The last 3, pregnant just like that.

• Diabetes shame plus denial a risky combo

  Thu Nov 3, 2011
  • The shame is there for a reason - many (not most) of type 2 diabetics spent a large part of their life eating badly, not exercising sufficiently (or at all), and/or being overweight.

• 'Freshman 15' officially just a myth, study says

  Wed Nov 2, 2011
  • My older daughter went to college in NYC, and lost 20 lbs over her 3 years (graduated early). Walking was a lot of it (about 20 blocks each way from the dorm), plus a lot of stair climbing.