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My heart-healthy shopping list.

(And hopefully low-sugar too?  I honestly don’t know.  My girlfriend told me that grapes and mangoes have a lot of sugar in them, and that seems cosmically unfair.)

Disclaimer — I am a neophyte when it comes to any kind of diet.  I cannot replace your doctor, no matter how much the idea might appeal to you.  But feel free to refer to this, if you can read my disordered,  hyperactive chicken-scratch.  (Under the “Yes” column, for example, it is supposed to be “B-E-A-N-S,” and not “bears.”)

My source here is primarily the Mayo Clinic.  But I also had help from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and from my girlfriend, who is far smarter than me in all subjects, except possibly free-verse poetry and 1990’s-era comic book villains.



Resources for talking to kids about coronavirus.

Here are a couple of really good resources for talking to kids about Covid-19 — especially the first one, produced by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.  (It’s a set of one-minute videos that are simple and easy to understand for younger children.)

“Videos for Kids and Parents” (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center)

“Facts about coronavirus” (National Geographic Kids)

“How to talk to your kids about COVID-19” (Mayo Clinic)

 

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