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As a reporter covering longevity and health, I’m skeptical of new products or fads.As I’ve met researchers and doctors around the world, I’ve picked up a few solid tips.Here are my seven favorite longevity tools, including foods and supplements.As I’ve spent the past few years reporting on the rise of…
I love planning trips and am an independent traveler who looked down on group tours. My perspective of group tours changed when I took one with my kids to Morocco. I quickly booked another group tour to India. I’ve always been an independent traveler. I’ve traveled to five continents and…
I loved living in Portland, Oregon, in college and my early 20s — I thought I’d stay there forever.However, a temporary move to Baker City, a small town in rural Oregon, shifted my mindset.I moved there once I’d had enough of Portland’s noise, big-city vibes, and cost of living.I grew…
TikTok might go away. (Or not? Probably not? Who knows!)Whatever its fate, TikTok changed how people consume and post to social media.The TikTokification of American life isn’t going anywhere — even if the app disappears.Even if TikTok goes away, part of it will be with us forever: It’s impossible to…
I loved being a high school English teacher because of my students. After a medical issue, I was out of the classroom for months and not motivated. I decided to quit and become a freelance writer instead. When I decided to be a high school English teacher, I thought it…
My dad started a gift-giving tradition years ago that he coined the ‘go-to gift.’He lets the recipient choose, but they have to pitch him on how they’ll use the gift.It encourages conscious spending and prioritizing quality.My dad doesn’t like spending money — and he wouldn’t mind me writing that.He also…
My teenage daughter needed logistical and emotional support to thrive in her first job.We tried to be purposeful about helping her save some of her earnings.She’s also learning the importance of work-life balance.When my daughter got her first real job at 14, I was excited for her.I had hoped getting…
For me, there are so many reasons not to have children.But then my dad suddenly passed away and I started to change my mind.Despite my fears, I now plan to honor her father’s memory by sharing his legacy with future kids.”What are some of the fears you have about parenting?”…
My twin sons have just graduated from high school and are choosing their college majors.One son switched from wanting to study law to pursuing philosophy.Other parents told me it was a huge mistake, but my own college experience taught me otherwise.My twin 18-year-old sons have just graduated from high school,…
When Monique Doughty got pregnant, she was excited about being a mom.After she realized she would be a single mother, her excitement turned to worry.A conversation with another pregnant single mom on a beach in Costa Rica changed her thinking.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Monique Doughty,…
