Dear Pharmacist,

Since my son left for college, I have developed the most insatiable cravings for sweets.  It’s so bad that I have to eat candy bars every day and I’ve put on 20 pounds in two months.  I’m very embarrassed but I don’t know how to stop myself.

LA - Winter Park, Florida

I have a confession to make. I'm not perfect. Sometimes, I fall off the wagon with my diet and fitness activities.

Sometimes I eat more fat than I would like too. Sometimes I eat foods that don't make me feel great. Sometimes I end up being sedentary for a little while.

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Dear Pharmacist,

Please settle this argument. My husband says that I have put on 40 pounds because I don’t like to work out at the gym with him but I think the weight has something to do with my medicine, since it happened after I started taking birth control pills. Who is right? –

-B.H., Nashville, Tennessee

Sex - now that I have your FULL attention, let’s talk.

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