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Q: There's a sticker on my prescription bottle that says not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice with it. I love grapefruit. Is it okay to have grapefruit juice for breakfast and take my pill in the evening instead?
Your medicine's "grapefruit effect" doesn't wear off that fast. After...
I’m officially an empty nester now. Sonny has moved out to take a job close to Caren and Jake and has taken a room at their house. I’m on my own, well kind of on my own. I’m living with my parents (does that mean they are no longer empty nesters?) and my days get to revolve around the routine of...
Over the past decade, water shortages have become increasingly common, triggering limits to the availability of fresh water, especially in the Southwestern U.S. and California. In hot weather, lawns featuring swaths of green grass require constant watering to look healthy. People living in areas...
Spent the weekend with Jake, Caren their two roommates and the five dogs. Jake’s been looking for a church for a while and it just so happened they decided on a church to visit while Sonny and I were there. I think with all the churches open now and Easter coming up he got serious about taking his...
Q: Why are nicotinamide, niacinamide, niacin and nicotinic acid names for the same thing, vitamin B3? It’s confusing
How did one vitamin get so many names? Vitamin B3 is two closely related compounds, niacin and niacinamide, with each version having two different official titles.
When vitamin B was...
I was making Ruben sandwiches for Grandma, Grandpa, and I this week. As I sliced up the Swiss cheese the holes reminded me of an old saying Grandma Lydia uses every now and then… She says, “Wow, that’s a hole you could drive a Mack truck through.”
Mack is an old brand. It’s a company that builds...
Q: My medicine is upsetting my stomach. What can I do about that?
You are not alone. The most common side effects of medications are stomach irritation or gastritis. Gastritis describes any of these symptoms: queasiness, stomach pain, stomach cramping, stomach burning, loose stools, or nausea....
I was in the driver’s seat heading down the road with Grandpa Truman on the passenger’s side of the car when he noticed the dense fog overhead. He said, “If that fog settled, we’d need radar.”
“Or at least a compass and a good map,” I said remembering the classes he once taught to high schoolers on...
Q: After my knee replacement surgery, my surgeon recommended I take a stool softener for a couple of weeks to prevent constipation from my pain medicine. How does that work?
Many surgeons advise their patients to take a stool softener while taking pain medication during the first couple of weeks...
Our oldest child keeps chickens, and she brought a dozen home to Grandma and me. Grandma has been having a bit of a time eating lately so I decided to make a batch of chicken and noodles for dinner. While I was busy making homemade noodles. I remembered making noodles for my grandpa’s mother,...
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