Fitness: Eight essential ways to improve heart health

Some risk factors — like age and a family history of heart disease — aren’t within our control, but others can be regulated. Even small lifestyle improvements can boost cardiovascular health, Jill Barker notes. Better sleep habits, accumulating 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise a week, eating more veggies and fewer sweets, giving up cigarettes, and … Read more

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School lunch fees are taking a toll on parents, U.S. consumer watchdog finds

Rebecca Wood took part in a campaign that successfully pushed for universal free school lunches in Massachusetts. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press) Single mother Rebecca Wood, 45, was already dealing with high medical bills in 2020 when she noticed she was being charged a $2.49 “program fee” each time she loaded money onto her daughter’s … Read more

Column: Los Angeles school kids, get off your damn phones! Trust me, you’ll thank us later

The Los Angeles Unified School District will ban cellphones in classrooms starting in January. The only question is how exactly they’ll implement the ban. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images) At Venice High School’s recent Back to School night, I was impressed that so many classrooms had signs forbidding students to use their cellphones. But how, … Read more

Column: Californians would love for Kamala Harris to steal this Trump idea

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Las Vegas in August. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Kamala Harris already has stolen one idea from Donald Trump. Now she should pilfer another, helping middle-class families in California and other high-tax states. Forget pride of authorship. If an idea is good politics — maybe … Read more

Heinz team up with Walkers crisps for their weirdest collab yet

This could be the weirdest Heinz collab yet (Picture: Heinz/Walkers/Getty) The famed condiment brand is joining forces with the cult crisps in a collaboration that just seems incredibly weird, just in time for spooky season. Ahead of Halloween next month, Heinz’s limited-edition Scarily Good Monster Munch Pickled Onion Flavour Mayo is set to hit shelves. … Read more

Funny, it isn’t hard to make a comedy show that autistic adults can enjoy too

Comedian Joshua Meyrowitz performs recently at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, during a comedy show that aimed to be inclusive for neurodivergent people. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times) Joshua Meyrowitz stepped up to the stage at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood and announced himself to the crowd as “your fellow autistic,” spurring whoops and … Read more

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