September 2025

Keep your houseplants looking their best with a bit of pinching, trimming and cleanup. A few well-placed snips can improve a plant’s appearance and create cuttings to start new plants.

While you’ve likely had your blood pressure checked in your arm countless times, you may have never had it measured in your leg. Yet this simple and often overlooked screening can be critical for detecting restricted blood flow. If left untreated, inadequate blood flow could lead to serious complications including limb loss, disability or even death.

MANHATTAN– It’s not really a coincidence that the Produce for Better Health Foundation recognizes September as National Fruits and Veggies month in the United States.

Fall fun. That’s the goal of a remarkable rural family enterprise that offers autumn activities such as a pumpkin patch and much, much more.

Each year, one of my children gets a turn going to the park to celebrate their birthday. This year was Elijah’s turn. Since his birthday falls in February, the park did not look too inviting to him at the time. I assured him we’d do it later. Now that the six-month mark since his birthday landed this week, I told him I wanted to plan it for him.