The Easiest Ways to Prevent Birth Defects

The Easiest Ways to Prevent Birth Defects

Moms / Mom Tips

With the start of the new year inevitably come resolutions. January is National Birth Defects Prevention month, and if your resolution is to get pregnant, then learning how to have the healthiest baby possible is important. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that one in 33 children is…

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Balancing Youth Sports and Family Life

Balancing Youth Sports and Family Life

Moms / Activities

Raising sports active kids is difficult, perhaps more today than ever before. Parents feel pressure to help their kids succeed. They want to keep up with other parents in an increasingly winner-take-all society. Too often, parents just like you feel that if they don’t do everything for their child, they…

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Is Dieting Stressful?

Is Dieting Stressful?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Of course trying to lose weight can be stressful, especially if you place unrealistic demands on yourself. Stop beating yourself up and learn how to manage the stress that inevitably comes from following a diet and fitness program. Constant stress can even be a culprit in derailing your diet efforts…

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Good News About Sex

Good News About Sex

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Are you in need of some good motivation to get your health and fitness resolutions moving? Well, we have plenty of it. Jumpstart weight loss and improve your health in the least likely place — the bedroom. As if you needed another reason to get intimate… A night of romance…

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Sleep Habits: To Cuddle or Not to Cuddle?

Sleep Habits: To Cuddle or Not to Cuddle?

Love / Love Tips

For many couples, bedtime is finally the time when they can get together, regroup and reconnect intimately with each other. Lots of couples love a little snuggle time at night, and researchers in Scotland are learning all that spooning may have an impact on the quality of the relationship. In…

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Save Time with No-Bake Cookies

Save Time with No-Bake Cookies

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Whether you don’t want to heat up the kitchen or the demands of getting the kids out the door are upon you, it’s nice to have a few no-bake cookie recipes on hand. We thought we would share some of our favorites with you. Cranberry Coconut Bars This first recipe,…

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