Food & Recipes / Food How to 101
by Lerrina Collins What can turn a spicy, smelly vegetable into a sweet, flavor-enhanced delight? Caramelizing! At least when it comes to onions. While some people enjoy onions any way they can get them, most have learned cooking, particularly grilling or sauteing, changes the onion’s chemical makeup, diminishing its strong…
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Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips
When it comes to managing your weight, the two most important letters you need to know are G and I. They stand for glycemic index – and they’ve become the buzzwords of the diet movement in recent years. The Glycemic Index chart ranks carbohydrates based on their effect on blood…
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Moms / Activities
Most moms notice that their kids enjoy repetition. From watching the same video over and over to requesting a favorite book every night at bedtime, children crave the security and reassurance that a consistent routine provides. One way to enhance this sense of comfort derived from repetition is to create…
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Love / Love Tips
Whether you’ve closed your eyes and dreamed about the guy you saw on the subway, your boss, your ex or Bradley Cooper, those sexy dreams can have an impact on your waking life. All you want to do when you wake up sometimes is shake off the weirdness of dreaming…
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Moms / Mom Tips
Whether you’re pregnant, on maternity leave or have returned to the office after the birth of a child, you may run into coworkers who aren’t exactly excited to help support you in balancing parenting with work. But striking that work-life balance is important, primarily for you and your family, but…
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Love / Relationships
Whether you’re venturing out on a first date or sneaking away with your husband for a night without the kids, a date night doesn’t have to break the bank. There are many outings you can try that are high in fun and low in price. Finding just the right activity…
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Diet Reviews / Glycemic Index
According to the Eades, the fat that a person consumes has little to do with weight gain. It is carbohydrates that contribute to additional weight. Getting rid of the carbs and the problem is solved. Restricting carbs makes for lower insulin levels, that in turn burns the fat being stored…
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Love / Relationships
By Rori Raye, Author of best-selling eBook Have The Relationship You Want and free newsletter If you think you’re just being “friendly” by sending him a flirty text or baking him a birthday cake, you could be getting in the way of the kind of courtship you desire. When we…
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Style & Beauty / Beauty
When I think about what things were like when I was a teenager I can’t help but make this strange expression that looks like something in between a smile and a grimace. I’m sure most of you make the same face. Being a teenager was fun, it was first loves…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
Body dysmorphic disorder is a chronic psychological disorder affecting 1 to 2% of the population, and affecting both men and women in equal proportions. People affected by BDD have a preoccupation or obsession with a perceived or minor flaw in their physical appearance, and most, if not all, of their…
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