Have you heard about the false tracking scam?

Bear with me if you can take another scam story. I just experienced a scam I’d not heard about, despite the many warnings seniors get from AARP. 

An email informed me that the US Postal Service had delivered the under-sink mat I had ordered on eBay. But our building’s efficient delivery room had not seen the package.

Nails, a window to your health

I used to think about fingernails only in terms of appearance. Painting them wasn’t for me because I didn’t want to draw attention to my stubby fingers.

Then three recent emails arrived linking nails to a myriad of unhealthy conditions. That my nails break easily may be not just a cosmetic liability. 

“There are hundreds of medical conditions, disorders, and diseases that may cause nail changes,” Mayo Clinic dermatologist Dawn Davis said in a clinic newsletter. “Fingernails are a window to your health.”

A natural, nonstatin approach to lowering cholesterol

Last month the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association issued new cholesterol guidelines. Among other advice is a recommendation against taking natural supplements to lower cholesterol because there is not enough evidence in their favor. 

I’m not a doctor, but I think my experience qualifies me to disagree. Two natural supplements — bergamot and red yeast rice — worked for me.