Our ancestors evolved under the rays of the equatorial sun. Skin produces Vitamin D (VitD) when exposed to specific frequencies of ultraviolet light. Our bodies advantageously incorporated this readily available, natural…

With the mercury buried at 17 below on a late February morning, David LaDuke stood looking through the glass of a horticulture greenhouse attached to his Jericho home. Mesmerized by the…

If your ex-spouse worked and paid Social Security taxes and you and/or your child meet the eligibility requirements, you may be eligible for survivor benefits, but you should act quickly because…

Sure, watching our diet is well-advised as we get older. But with World Food Day falling on October 16, that’s all the excuse I need to indulge in extra slices of…

Carla Malden credits her father, actor Karl Malden, for sowing the seeds of her writing career – first as a screenwriter then an author.  “He used me and my sister to…