Does Stress Make You Ugly?

Does Stress Make You Ugly?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

If you’ve had a lot going on lately and suspect that your looks are suffering as a result of stress, then you may be right. Think about it: nails splitting faster than you can file, pimple breakouts, dark circles under your eyes, thinning hair…if any of these issues sound familiar,…

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Have a Green Workout

Have a Green Workout

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Exercise is healthy for your body, but is your workout healthy for the environment? If you’re leaving behind a bunch of plastic water bottles, worn-out spandex or polyester clothing, or dead batteries in your wake, then it’s time to start thinking green. Start from the ground up by taking a…

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Kids’ Fears, Demystified

Kids’ Fears, Demystified

Moms / Mom Tips

Some kids are fraidy-cats – worried and afraid about pretty much everything. For some, just the more common childhood fears apply. But for all parents, it’s hard to see your child get completely freaked out about everyday occurrences. First, the fear of separation and being alone can worry a child….

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Makeup Brands for Women of Color

Makeup Brands for Women of Color

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

For Asian, Latina and black women – and any other shade in between – it can be a challenge to find the perfect shade of makeup to match skin tone. Other challenges might include controlling shine and oil or concealing darker pigmented areas. Luckily, many cosmetic companies have cropped up…

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The Health Benefits of Drinking Wine

The Health Benefits of Drinking Wine

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

The potential benefits to your health associated with wine consumption is a rather long list indeed, and new studies continuously relate a drop in the risk of cancer and heart disease with drinking wine. Even before the first book was written about wine in 1410 by a French doctor, the…

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