Bread, Wine and Cheese-Lovers Diet

Bread, Wine and Cheese-Lovers Diet

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Does your diet prohibit all of your favorites? Then take a trip to the Mediterranean. Dieting doesn’t have to be about deprivation, especially when you follow a Mediterranean-style way of eating. There’s not one “particular” Mediterranean diet, but they all emphasize fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, seeds, bread, dairy, fish, poultry…

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Nutrition from the Ground Up

Nutrition from the Ground Up

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

March is National Nutrition Month, and this year, the American Dietetic Association has chosen to focus on increasing fruits and vegetables, a great idea for everyone. Locally grown produce and eating seasonally have proven to be the best ways to get the most nutrition from fruits and veggies. As spring…

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Dieters: Say Freeze…

Dieters: Say Freeze…

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Most people don’t use their freezer enough. However, the freezer can be a dieter’s best friend. If you’re cooking for one, buy produce and meats in bulk and individually package your purchases by serving size. When you plan your menu for the week, you can defrost the pre-packaged staples. If…

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The Right Red for Your Hair

The Right Red for Your Hair

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

If you’re thinking about coloring your hair, red is a feisty and tempting choice. But there are a few things you should know, whether you’re going for a Nicole Kidman strawberry blond or a Rihanna red. Less than 4 percent of the world’s population has naturally red hair. If you…

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Your Guide to the Farmer’s Market

Your Guide to the Farmer’s Market

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Farmers markets have recently grown in popularity. But with so many options for fresh fruits and vegetables, it can be overwhelming when it comes to choosing produce. Knowing what’s in season is a useful tool for deciding what will taste great. Spring As winter gives way to spring, leaves of…

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How to Come Out When You’re Gay

How to Come Out When You’re Gay

Love / Love Tips

With greater acceptance of the LGBT community, young adults and even teenagers are coming out earlier and earlier to their friends, families and even in the workplace. So if you know that you’re gay and are ready to share the news, then there are a few ways to do it….

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Should You Go on an “Ex Apology Tour”?

Should You Go on an “Ex Apology Tour”?

Love / Love Tips

Musician Adam Levine went on tour the summer before he wed Behati Prinsloo in 2014, but his band Maroon 5 didn’t have a new album to promote. Nope, Levine had something else planned before he wed Prinsloo. He embarked on an “ex apology tour” – an odd trend to sweep…

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Funeral Etiquette: Show Your Sympathy

Funeral Etiquette: Show Your Sympathy

Love / Love Tips

It can be hard to know what the right thing to say and do is when someone dies. Whether it’s someone you were close to or hardly knew, some etiquette rules for funerals – and interacting with those left behind – should not be ignored. First of all, if you…

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