Health & Fitness

This is what cutting out sugar and dairy and eating lots of fish and blueberries did to my productivity.

It’s not just a respiratory disease.

Respiratory virus season has arrived in the United States and health officials say that October is a prime time to get vaccinated.

Experts say rapid testing for controlled substances isn’t always accurate.

Americans shouldn’t have their credit ruined over a medical bill.

Thousands are currently engaged in solving the problem of death. Maybe they’ll succeed, and out of sheer boredom I’ll reread this sentence when I’m 900 years old, reflecting fondly on the first wasted century of my life.

Walk into any bookstore and you’ll find tables loaded with self-help books for every imaginable problem. But there are times when the wisest advice might be tucked away in the memoir section. These first-person accounts can provide proof that setbacks are survivable.

Ask A.J. is Slate’s advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less. Submit a question here. It’s anonymous! I live in Colorado and never used cannabis until it was legal, when I began vaping it occasionally. I am 50 years old, and I find myself now addicted to it.

The image I see of myself in my mind is that of a photograph taken in 1992, when I was 22 years old. The photo is of me and my friend, Sean. I’d gone with him to have his professional headshots taken (he’s an actor and songwriter) and the photographer offered to snap a few of the two of us.

At the busy hospital where I worked, we were entitled to two 15-minute breaks – morning and afternoon – and a 30-min lunch. I skipped breaks (there’s always something to get done, right?) and I nearly always ate my lunch in front of my computer. Same story for most of my co-workers.