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An American Psychological Association survey reported that 42% of U.S. adults gained around 29 pounds in the first year of the pandemic. So it's not surprising that the percentage of obese children and teens jumped from 19% to 22% percent over the same time period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That cannot become the new normal -- it's far too damaging to young people's health, today and tomorrow.

In 2014, Deepak Chopra achieved a Guinness World Record for the largest online meditation event -- 33,061 people participated for 30 minutes of om-m-m-my-goodness serenity. The benefits of meditation are well-documented in terms of stress reduction, improved mood, better sleep and lower blood pressure. But Chopra probably didn't know how powerfully beneficial it is for immune strength -- and how it can help you avoid infection and perhaps even cancer.

You may think the cannabis craze is a recent phenomenon now that recreational marijuana has been legalized in 18 states plus Washington, D.C., and Guam. But Gertrude Stein's partner published a recipe for "Haschich Fudge" in her self-titled "The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book" in 1954.

Q: I love exercising outdoors, but I live in a big city, and I heard that air pollution might erase the benefits of working out. I know I am healthier than my neighbors who don't exercise. What are they talking about? -- Cleon G., Chicago

In 1995's "French Kiss," Kevin Kline as French conman Luc Teyssier tells Meg Ryan's Kate, "I love the sea. So beautiful, so mysterious ... so full of fish." Clearly an analogy for his life -- after all, he loved to snare unsuspecting people, like Kate, as they floated through his life.