Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
By Elisabeth Kuhn Maybe this sounds a little overdramatic, but unfortunately the reality is that excessive, untreated stress can actually kill you. When you’re stressed, your body produces the hormone cortisol, which is designed to get your rear in gear as part of the fight-or-flight mechanism. However, this hormone is…
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Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
When the craving for something salty hits and you want to stick with your healthy diet, you don’t have to settle for unhealthy treats and junk food to satisfy your cravings. There are dozens of low-calorie, low fat and healthful salty snacks available, and you can stock up on these…
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Moms / Mom Time
Stay-at-home moms are no longer just the co-stars from Leave It To Beaver, The Brady Bunch, and other television shows from a bygone era. Taking care of the kids has become the cool thing to do again for women in their 20s and 30s. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,…
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Moms / Mom Tips
Revamping your child’s wardrobe can be a costly endeavor, especially if you don’t have hand-me-downs to fall back on. If you’re in the market for new kiddie clothes, there are some simple money-saving strategies that will save you a buck… or $20. For starters, exhaust all of the serious saving…
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Moms / Nutrition
For large families or busy parents with no time to cook every night, bulk cooking can be a lifesaver. Not only is bulk cooking a huge timesaver, but it can also be economical and cut down on wasted leftovers. With smart planning and the right recipe ideas, you can have…
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Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips
There’s no secret formula for revving up your metabolism — or is there? Stop wasting your time on hoaxes and put your efforts into the real deal. Break your eating regimen down into the following equation. Consume 45 to 65 percent of your calories from carbs, 20 to 35 percent…
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Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
By Ron Subs Diets like Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and Nutrisystem offer a diet and fitness diary with their plan. Before you throw it away with the packaging, you might want to take it out and try using it for awhile. These journals are great tools for your weight loss…
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Diet & Fitness / Fitness
By Tom Dahne With hundreds of weight loss programs out there, it can get difficult to choose one that will actually give you results. So if you are tired of looking around here and there to find the perfect solution for your weight loss problem, it’s time you go for…
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Style & Beauty / Beauty tips
There are so many reasons to avoid the salon. It’s expensive, time-consuming and can be boring, especially when you feel like you need to go every six weeks or so. But there are ways to delay the inevitable. First, start in the shower. A good-quality shampoo formula that’s tailored to…
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Diet Reviews / Low Calorie
The Total Body Makeover starts simple. Greene addresses the issue of emotional eating, the heart of the problem for many people. He provides motivational tools for helping dieters attack this issue head-on. The main obstacles he focuses on are changing attitudes, food, and exercise. Food should be viewed as nothing…
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