Adding salt may take years from your life.

In 2023, Sheldon Ekirch was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, which makes her limbs and muscles feel as if they’re on fire. Specialists recommended a series of infusions to ease her pain, but her insurer refused to pay for the expensive treatment, which it says is “not considered medically necessary.”

Depression seemed linked to an increased awareness of social odors (for example, the “good” and “bad” smells of other individuals.

TURN YOUR NIGHT INTO AN OPPORTUNITY: You can use healthy habits to improve your oral health. Brush (and floss)! Let me give you three reasons why...