A Week Without TV

A Week Without TV

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

You may not know it, but the television may have a bigger role in your life than you’d like it to. That’s why the Center for Screen Time Awareness has designated this TV Turnoff Week. The purpose of it is to replace TV time with more productive activities, like reading,…

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Stock Up on Single-Serving Drinks

Stock Up on Single-Serving Drinks

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

When you’re on the go and thirsty, it’s always convenient to grab a soda or an energy drink. However, most of the time you’re sucking down an abundance of caffeine and sugar. A 32-ounce soda from McDonald’s has 310 calories and 86 grams of sugar. Surprisingly, a 12-ounce serving of…

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Making Friends with Other Moms

Making Friends with Other Moms

Moms / Mom Time

Some of us imagined that when we had children, we would become a member of a special tribe, a global community of mothers where we’d always be able to find common ground and form strong bonds. Ideally, that is the way it should be, but reality doesn’t always live up…

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Slim-fast

Slim-fast

Diet Reviews / Low Calorie

The meal replacement plan has evolved over the years and now offers nutrition bars, meal bars, smoothies, snacks and powders. SlimFast boasts that there are more than 30 clinical studies that reveal the effectiveness of the weight-loss program. In addition to the diet-friendly, convenient products offered by Slim-Fast, the company…

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Speak Up: School Your Kids in Being Assertive

Speak Up: School Your Kids in Being Assertive

Moms / Mom Tips

Raising a confident child can be a challenge. While some children have no issues going for what they want, other kids are more reserved and struggle to be assertive. It’s important to note there is a big difference between being assertive and being aggressive. As a parent, you probably want…

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Are You Getting Enough Folic Acid?

Are You Getting Enough Folic Acid?

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You may take supplements for vitamins A, C, and E, but what about folic acid? If you don’t eat a lot of leafy greens, liver or brewer’s yeast, then chances are, you’re not getting enough of this important vitamin. Folic acid, otherwise known as vitamin B9, is essential to cell…

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The Five Best Gifts to Give Your Family

The Five Best Gifts to Give Your Family

Moms / Mom Time

When we think of giving gifts, we usually think of things to buy for people. Yet if you think back on gifts you’ve been given, it might not be the material gifts you received that are foremost in your mind – it might be the kind of gifts that deeply…

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