Fast and Easy Healthful Meal Staples

Fast and Easy Healthful Meal Staples

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Cooking healthy at home is easier than you think when you stock staples that are functional, healthful, and most of all, delicious. Having the right foods at hand when you need them can keep you from making fast-food runs or calling for pizza – plus, they can help you prepare…

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Why Your Kids Should Learn Consequences

Why Your Kids Should Learn Consequences

Moms / Mom Tips

For every action there is a reaction. We’re talking about consequences, and it’s an important lesson kids should learn in life sooner rather than later. It goes without saying that you want children to learn the consequences for their actions, especially when those actions aren’t appropriate. Ann Douglas, author of…

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7 Days of Great Sex: How to Make it Happen

7 Days of Great Sex: How to Make it Happen

Love / Intimacy

Things aren’t always hot and heavy in relationships. Sometimes, life gets in the way, and you and your guy hit a dry spell in the bedroom. It could be because you’ve got a crazy busy work schedule and just can’t make time for it, or maybe you guys have been…

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Give Dandruff the Brush Off

Give Dandruff the Brush Off

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Tired of being a flake? Face it, dandruff is disgusting. Also known as seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff is the thick, flaky scales that form on the scalp. It is supposedly caused by inflammation and is a common form of the skin disorder eczema. With dandruff, skin cells fall off before they…

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Spring Looks You’ll Love

Spring Looks You’ll Love

Style & Beauty / Fashion

There are few things more satisfying than clearing the old winter clothes from the closet and replacing them with fresh spring fashions that reflect the brightness and energy of the season. This time of year can bring out your flirty and adventurous side and get you into the spirit of…

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Fat Alert: Drop the Muffins, Man!

Fat Alert: Drop the Muffins, Man!

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Beware of the muffin. For years people have assumed that muffins are a healthy, diet-friendly option. When presented with the choice between a donut, a bagel or a muffin, they’ll opt for the latter, thinking it’s the best move for their waistline. However, that isn’t the case. Some muffins come…

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Exercises for Great Posture

Exercises for Great Posture

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

by Ruth Belena “Stand up straight!” You’ve heard the command more times than you’d care to count. Well, take heart — mom does know best. There’s a lot to be said for having good posture. Good posture means standing up, or sitting upright, with muscles tight around your stomach and…

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6 Behaviors That Put You at Risk for the Flu

6 Behaviors That Put You at Risk for the Flu

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

By now, we all know the flu is nothing to sneeze at. It’s an illness that sends people running straight for the sanitizer…and with good reason.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza and pneumonia were responsible for more than 50,000 deaths in 2011. It goes without…

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Do You Look Overtired?

Do You Look Overtired?

Moms / Mom Time

Mothers of small children are some of the least-rested groups of people around. If you don’t have time to sleep you probably don’t have time to run to the spa and get a professional facial or wrap, and don’t even think about a massage. Instead, let’s look into some easy…

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