Topic “almonds”

By Ellen Kanner (McClatchy Newspapers)

Summertime and the living is easy. To which we say, as if.

We live in stressful times. Heart disease, diabetes and sky-high blood pressure are your obvious baddies. Then there’s low-level anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, muscle cramps, road rage and other signs of irritability.

Reduce stress, we’re told. Good luck with that. And if...