Lifestyle

Hello again, dear readers! It’s a busy and, let’s face it, sometimes stressful time of year. We urge you to take a bit of time for yourself to regroup, even if it’s just a bit of deep breathing or a quick walk outdoors.

Dear Doctors: We live in Northern California, and every time we have high winds, the electric company shuts off power because of the fire danger. We use candles and lanterns to light the house, and my husband thinks that he sleeps better on those nights. Do you think there’s a connection?

It’s the new year, and that means you’ve likely got new goals and resolutions for 2022. While you’re trying new exercises and While you’re trying new exercises and workout regimes, it’s important to measure your fitness regularly so you can gauge how effective your program is and how quickly you are moving toward your goals.

Dear Doctors: When are treatments for long COVID going to be available? I had COVID-19 in the very beginning, when there were no tests for it yet, and I’ve never really recovered. Is long COVID still happening to people who are getting sick now?

You may think the cannabis craze is a recent phenomenon now that recreational marijuana has been legalized in 18 states plus Washington, D.C., and Guam. But Gertrude Stein’s partner published a recipe for “Haschich Fudge” in her self-titled “The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book” in 1954.

Dear Doctors: As someone who was born with Type 1 diabetes, I’m very interested in any new advances that make it easier to live with this disease. I’ve recently heard on the news that someone has actually been cured. Is that possible? Is there going to be a treatment soon?

Winter is here so now the big question for the season is “Will it be a snow day”? It’s not an easy question to answer as predicting when roads will be hazardous is far more difficult than predicting winter weather — and that is difficult too.

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about the omicron variant? I keep hearing different information about whether or not it’s worse than the delta variant and how sick it’s going to make you. Why has there been so much panic about this new variant?