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FDA warns against drinking sodium chlorite

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QUESTION: I just saw a social media post warning against drinking Miracle Mineral Solution. What is it, and why shouldn’t I drink it? ANSWER:...

When school started after Labor Day

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We Boomers remember when we began school the day after Labor Day – as did our parents. A check of the UDC archives available...

Organization key to successful move

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Moving is a chore and more but more for those living in the same home for decades where memories were made. It is all...

Food safety and homemade fruit- or vegetable-infused water

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Question: I’m planning to add either fresh strawberry or cucumber slices to a pitcher of water to serve with a lunch I’m hosting. Are...

Multiple ways to disinfect drinking water in an emergency

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Question: The water supply for my household has been disrupted twice this summer due to historic rainfall levels, leaving us faced with boil alerts...

AGAIN…and AGAIN…and AGAIN…and

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As a word lover, I occasionally mention to any friends willing to listen that the adverb is the most powerful of the eight parts...

Preparing to age in place

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Do you hope to grow older and live at home for as long as possible? AARP says 89 percent of Americans hope to age...

Confessions of a county fair exhibitor

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Let me, at the outset, define my particular type of county fair exhibitorship. My entries will not be found in any of the barns...

Beating the summer heat

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The heat of summer is a grave risk for older adults. The National Safety Council gives easy to apply guidelines to outsmart the heat...

Protecting victims of human trafficking

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Ohio knows all too well that human trafficking isn’t a problem from the distant past, or one found only in countries across the world...

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