Thanksgiving: Which Sides Are You On?

Thanksgiving: Which Sides Are You On?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Turkey day is right around the corner, and you’re already looking forward to the annual all-you-can-eat opportunity. But while you’re salivating on all the mouth-watering staples your meal will have to offer, why not feast your eyes on just how much those scrumptious sides are going to cost you? Consider…

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How to Discipline When Kids Are Careless

How to Discipline When Kids Are Careless

Moms / Parenting

Child discipline and logical consequences demand you learn to think before you act. You take the time you need. You get your feelings under control. You come up with a simple plan. You execute that plan. When kids are careless, rage can explode and it can feel great. Later shame…

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Schwarzbein Principle

Schwarzbein Principle

Diet Reviews / Glycemic Index

Drawing from her experience as an endocrinologist, Dr. Diana Schwarzbein has created a nutritional approach to control insulin levels by regulating the intake of carbs. Her five-prong plan has several recommendations that adopt different nutritional guidelines to reducing stress. The byproduct of these efforts is a smaller chance of degenerative…

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Tips for Cooking a Healthy Meal

Tips for Cooking a Healthy Meal

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

One of the best things you can do for your family is to cook healthy, nutritious and delicious meals. Science is proving what we have long suspected: the food you eat is largely responsible for how healthy you are. In addition, the eating habits you instill in your children are…

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Product Review: Skincare for Kids

Product Review: Skincare for Kids

Moms / Activities

As women, we’re inundated by ads for skincare products every day. They’re pitched to us on TV, in magazines, online and at the mall. Most of us have made a few unwise expenditures of alleged miracle creams, and came out of it wiser, more savvy shoppers. Now, as moms, we’re…

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What Not to Say During a Hookup

What Not to Say During a Hookup

Love / Love Tips

Whether you’ve been out with a new guy a few times or just once, when things start getting hot and heavy in the bedroom, there are a few ways to kill the mood – fast. Say the wrong thing, and the intimacy can come to a shrieking halt. So here…

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Oat What a Feeling! Oatmeal Facial Mask

Oat What a Feeling! Oatmeal Facial Mask

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Everybody knows that oatmeal is a superfood. The fiber-rich food is a source of vitamin E, zinc, magnesium, iron, copper, selenium and protein. Because it’s rich in soluble and insoluble fiber, it can fight cancer, heart disease and other deadly ailments. What most people fail to realize is that oatmeal…

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Super Foods for Kids

Super Foods for Kids

Moms / Nutrition

Super foods are those foods that provide your body with more than just calories, protein, carbohydrates and fat. They are classified as “real” foods (read: unprocessed) that supply your body with disease-fighting components and support health. For example, many fruits are considered super foods because they contain antioxidants which neutralize…

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