Reader with racing heart can’t quit coffee

Reader with racing heart can’t quit coffee

Aug 29, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: This year has been challenging for me. I started having heart palpitations and couldn't figure out why. After a bunch of tests, the doctor could not necessarily pinpoint the root cause of my problems, but he did tell me to stop drinking coffee because it seems to make my heart race. The thing is, I absolutely LOVE coffee, and I haven't been able to follow my doctor's orders. I do feel my heart racing sometimes after I drink it, but I still can't help myself. I don't want to create a major health problem for myself. I stopped doing the other things that the doctor warned me about. Why can't I keep just one vice? — Addicted to Coffee

TODAY IN HISTORY

Aug 26, 2023

In 1768, British explorer James Cook set sail from England on his first expedition to the southern Pacific Ocean.

Gut-brain axis plays part in nervous stomach

Gut-brain axis plays part in nervous stomach

Aug 26, 2023

Dear Doctors: Sometimes when I get nervous, my stomach will knot up and start to ache. Sometimes I even get diarrhea, which is embarrassing. Why does that happen? Should I see a doctor? I'd like to know about any natural remedies that might help, and also any medications.

Start of school brings fresh optimism

Start of school brings fresh optimism

Aug 25, 2023

The first day of school is one of my favorite days of the entire year. After 19 years in education, I’m just as excited for the new school year as ever before.

Televise the trials to inform everyone

Televise the trials to inform everyone

Aug 24, 2023

Here's the thing about Donald Trump: He's not a real mobster, just a mouthy blowhard who plays one on TV. A trust-fund preppie surrounded by bodyguards all his life — bodyguards and lawyers, not gangsters and hit men. It's a good bet the big man himself has never so much as had a fistfight. Never even played a contact sport. He's a country club bully and notorious golf cheat.

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