Yes, you can drink and diet; here’s how

On a diet and want to drink? Here’s our strategies for imbibing without loading up on calories

• After losing her brother, then her sister, Monica Pedersen learned the value of support

  January is often a month full of hope and goal-setting for the year ahead. Unfortunately, for many, it painfully marks the start of another year without a loved one. I know this experience well; on Jan. 6, 1987, I lost my twin brother Michael to …Read More

• Sprouts fill in for broccoli in salad

  SWAP SHOP: Grass Fed shares its recipe for Brussels Sprout Salad — reminiscent of the popular broccoli salad — for those trying to eat healthier in 2013.

• Are your teens ready for New Adult fiction?

  DR. BERMAN: Publishers have created a new category of Young Adult fiction. It’s called New Adult fiction, and while many of the themes of the books are the same (romantic and angst-ridden coming-of-age tales), the stories feature slightly older characters as well as more mature story lines. Parents should be aware of these changes.