Product Review: Moisturizers

Product Review: Moisturizers

Style & Beauty / Product Reviews

Moisturizers are a crucial part of any healthy skincare regimen. It doesn’t matter if you’re 15 or 50, everyone can benefit from a proper moisturizer (guys too, for that matter). A proper moisturizer helps increase the water content in the outer and lower layers of skin, which helps prevent dryness….

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How Not to Fall for a Platonic Friend

How Not to Fall for a Platonic Friend

Love / Love Tips

It’s one of the oldest debates in history – can men and women really just be friends? According to mother of feminism Mary Wollstonecraft, the answer was an emphatic “no!” Wollstonecraft herself believed that platonic friendships were usually a stepping stone for more insidious behavior. And maybe she’s right. Even…

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How to Choose the Best Condom for You

How to Choose the Best Condom for You

Love / Intimacy

Contrary to popular belief, safe sex does not equal lame sex. In fact, having good sexual health habits keeps sex fun. No one wants to deal with the discomfort that accompanies certain STDs – burning urination is definitely not fun, and we all know about the consequences of some of…

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A Weight-Loss Investment You Can Afford

A Weight-Loss Investment You Can Afford

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Want the best fitness investment money can buy? Spring for a set of light weights. There’s no denying the benefits of strength training. Too many women base their entire regimen of physical activity on cardio exercise. While running, jogging, walking and doing aerobics are all beneficial to the body, they…

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Puberty: A Change Is Gonna Come

Puberty: A Change Is Gonna Come

Moms / Mom Tips

Perhaps one of the most confusing and embarrassing times of a person’s life is when they begin undergoing puberty. The best way to handle it with your kids is to be prepared. Don’t expect your kids to feel comfortable asking you any and all questions about the changes their bodies…

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How to Write a Love Letter

How to Write a Love Letter

Love / Love Tips

Actions usually speak louder than words, but when you take action to put your words onto paper, then you just might create something magical. We’re talking about writing a good, old-fashioned love letter. It’s a lost art in this age of technology, but going old school to show your beloved…

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5 Hot Relationship Books

5 Hot Relationship Books

Love / Love Tips

If you’re thinking about improving your relationship by the book – that is, using a self-help guide to improve your love life, there are a few tried-and-true choices and some books that are timely and smart. Here are a few choices that can heat things up and even help heal…

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See the Benefits of Vitamin C

See the Benefits of Vitamin C

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Vitamins are good for you, but vitamin C is one of the most effective and safest, experts say. But what can it do? Many people think it can cure the common cold, which is simply a myth. While it bolsters the immune system and may protect against more serious complications…

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Diet-Friendly Tips for Meat Prep

Diet-Friendly Tips for Meat Prep

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Believe it or not, there are actually people out there that think the only way to prepare their favorite proteins — and other mealtime staples — is by frying it in Crisco. Not so much. In reality, there are many diet-friendly ways to cook – sautéing, poaching, broiling, smoking, roasting…

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Fast Fix for a Broken Nail

Fast Fix for a Broken Nail

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

It happens to the best of us – we hit a snag when there’s no relief in sight. In this case, the snag is those unfortunate nail emergencies. They can strike at anytime, and it’s not usually right before a nail appointment. So what’s a girl to do? The first…

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