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Most Recent Articles by Diana Gifford Jones:
Anger Is Its Own Illness
April 27, 2026
When consumed in anger, people perceive even olive branches as kindling to light a bigger fire. But there is a question worth asking. That is, is the anger helping?
The Right Attitude Helps with a Fractured Hip
April 18, 2026
In sports psychology, there is an expression, “The body achieves what the mind believes.” Athletes understand. Kids too. It’s just the older set that needs to internalize this;
Meeting Them in Their Game
April 15, 2026
Will I play again? I’m counting on it. Much as I love a good book or a quiet walk in the woods, I’m intrigued by the potential for games like Minecraft to keep me sharp as I age.
Fighting Cancer with Precision
April 5, 2026
But we are closer to a world where treatment is targeted, intelligent, and far less destructive, using microscopic tools designed with extraordinary precision;
Leading the Life You Want
March 30, 2026
I did just this upon the passing of my father several months ago. And now I’m writing this column. It’s an intensely high-quality weekly experience that I hope will last for a long time;
Does Your Doctor Care?
March 21, 2026
But the relationship we all want still rests with two human beings: a doctor who cares and a patient who feels well cared for;
Could Air Travel Be Any Worse?
March 14, 2026
Somewhere on the other side of the discomfort is the reward of discovering the world;
Tiny Fish Offer Great Nutrition
March 10, 2026
Sardines and Mackerel: Fresh or tinned, little whole fish are affordable, accessible, and ordinary. Perhaps that is the lesson. Healthful patterns tend to endure when they are woven quietly into daily life, rather than announced as resolutions;
Feeling Alone? Take Comfort — You’re in Excellent Company
February 24, 2026
Common Sense Health--Diana Gifford-Jones: Winter will pass. In the meantime, don’t hibernate from life. Step outside, reach out, and give your health the companionship it was designed to enjoy;
Statins, Side Effects, and the Silence About Choice
February 21, 2026
Common Sense Health – Diana Gifford-Jones: The pharmaceutical industry thrives on expanding definitions of risk and broadening treatment thresholds. That is the business model;
Gold Medals Are Not the Goal in Health
February 14, 2026
Extraordinary health does not arrive suddenly. It is built methodically, one decision at a time, by ordinary people who decide that the effort is worth it;
Medicine Keeps Getting Heart Disease Wrong
February 9, 2026
But if there’s one lesson my father taught me, it’s this: nature doesn’t break her own laws;
Plant-based Alternatives to HRT
January 26, 2026
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Stronger from the Inside Out
January 20, 2026
If you’re looking to boost collagen naturally, make sure you are getting enough vitamin C and lysine, the essential building blocks of collagen formation
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When Common Sense Goes Up in Flames
January 14, 2026
In celebrating life’s joys, let’s choose to marvel at the things that will keep us alive, not make us dead;
Blocking Pain Without Breaking Lives
January 9, 2026
Clinical trials show that suzetrigine reduces post-surgical pain compared with placebo
Family History Makes for a Good Story
December 27, 2025
How many heart attacks, strokes, or cancers could be delayed – or prevented – if warning signs are recognized earlier? We’ll never know. But it’s worth a good story;
Caring for a Parent with Dementia
December 22, 2025
More soon on knowing your personal health history, and how this can help;
Put Some Perspective in the Christmas Stocking
December 20, 2025
This is the first year I must wish readers a Merry Christmas without my father alongside;
Longevity Isn’t for the Faint of Heart
December 17, 2025
If my father taught me anything, it’s that the hardest work we do for the people we love often becomes, in time, the work we treasure most;
What We Got Wrong about Independence
December 12, 2025
Multigenerational living isn’t right for every family. But for many, it could be exactly the right antidote – to financial stress, and to today’s fractured social landscape;
Hernias Are an Age-Old Problem
November 22, 2025
Today, many people delay treatment out of fear, embarrassment, or the hope that the problem might resolve itself;
Why Big Science Matters
November 21, 2025
The seedbeds of discoveries that one day may save our lives;
Reflecting on Mothers and Fathers
November 11, 2025
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The Strange Power of Fake Pills
November 11, 2025
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It’s Halloween, and Here We Go Again
October 29, 2025
The ghosts and goblins of Halloween should be pretend. The harm doesn’t have to be real;
It’s Flu Season But It’s Not the Flu
October 22, 2025
Norovirus, a highly contagious virus that spreads through contaminated food, water, surfaces, and most usually, dirty hands;
Getting a Boost of Energy, Naturally
October 14, 2025
Common Sense Health – Diana Gifford-Jones: On a personal note, I witnessed first-hand its effectiveness. In the years after my father suffered a heart attack at the age of 74, he always had Neo40 on hand to help when he needed a boost;
How to Protect Against Uterine Cancer
October 13, 2025
Common Sense Health – Diana Gifford-Jones: Don’t wait for someone to make uterine cancer their cause célèbre before getting active with prevention and early detection
When Disaster Strikes, You Need to Be Ready
October 12, 2025
Talking about insurance may never make the list of life’s great pleasures;