This week on the Newswire, two studies reinforce best practices for living a healthy life and minimizing the effects of aging.  What are the two biggest factors?  1) Getting all of your vitamins for healthy cell growth through foods or a multi-vitamin and 2) regular exercise.  Guess mom was right.
Summer by the Grill: Quick and [...]

I have never really understood Twitter. I honestly can’t fathom who would care to hear my most banal thoughts spilled out in increments of 140 characters at a time. Now I think I was wrong.
We all have to consider what is happening in Iran and wonder what this means. Incredible as it may seem, web-based [...]

Last week I did something I hadn’t tried since college.
Now while that may sound like a particularly dangerous statement, it only proves that you don’t know what I did either last week or in college. What I did was nothing illegal, immoral or questionable in most ways.
I took an inter-city bus for the first time [...]

Another round of interesting stories this week.  Vitamin D is back in the headlines with new research that shows this super supplement can help keep your cognitive function strong.  Speaking of strength, are your workouts leaving your muscles in pain?  New research shows that caffeine (my favorite form is coffee) can help curb exercise pain if taken an hour [...]

Dining at a recent conference, I saw no great symbolism in placing my napkin of my lap. My friend Joy Nicholas, however, saw it very differently. She called over the server and asked if she could get a black napkin instead of the white one provided.
I had to ask why. White cloth napkins, she explained, [...]

Fresh off the presses… here is a great batch of stories to help shoppers make decisions in the store. 
Get Savvy About Your Kids’ Sun Care
Most sun damage occurs before the age of 18, so try these easy steps to protect your children from overexposure…More on this story »
A Recipe for Healthy Eyes
Eating one or two servings [...]

While I like to believe that ideas for our discussions at MorningNewsBeat can come from anywhere, I have to admit that this week’s was a surprise. And that only proved once again the challenges of diversity in our society.
My daughter, Sarah, usually amazes me with her intellect and her knowledge of far-flung topics. So I [...]