Back to The Rind: How it’s Done

Back to The Rind: How it’s Done

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

The grocery store produce section is a crazy quilt of colors, shapes, and textures. There are fruits from all over the world within our reach throughout the year. Each of these natural treats has its own unique composition of vitamins and minerals, not to mention antioxidants and other health-boosting properties….

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Motivating Music

Motivating Music

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

If you’ve been having a hard time sticking with your workout routine, music may help you stay on track with your fitness resolutions. Music can be a huge motivation when you’re working out, giving you a chance to break out of a humdrum routine and synchronize your movements to your…

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Acutrim

Acutrim

Diet Reviews / Other

By shrinking the blood vessels in sinuses, nose and chest, it stops drainage and decreases congestion. Phenylpropanolamine reduces a person’s appetite. Often used as an ephedrine substitute, Acutrim is thought to increase metabolism. The cousin of amphetamines, phenylpropanolamine is thought to not only work as an appetite suppressant but also…

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3 Ways to Make Him Fall for You

3 Ways to Make Him Fall for You

Love / Love Tips

You know that you love him, but sometimes it’s hard to know when he reciprocates the feeling. But in love, you give what you get, so when you start thinking that perhaps he doesn’t feel as strongly about you as you do him, take matters into your own hands. We’re…

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Teakettles

Teakettles

Food & Recipes / Food Product Reviews

In many households, the whistle of a teakettle is no longer part of every quiet afternoon at home. While boiling water in the microwave will work, a teakettle is both a handy tool and a stylish kitchen accessory. Cooks who prepare tea along with meals or snacks will enjoy being…

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Face Time: How Young Is Too Young For Social Networking?

Face Time: How Young Is Too Young For Social Networking?

Moms / Mom Tips

From Facebook to MySpace, it seems the users are getting smaller and the problems are getting bigger. Although many social networking sites have a minimum age requirement of 13, children often disregard the age limitations altogether. Or they seek out sites that are geared more toward their demographics, but are…

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Are You “Skinny Fat?”

Are You “Skinny Fat?”

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

You have one of those natural, slender bodies that most people can only look at with both longing and envy. If this is you, and you have not had to fight tooth and nail to achieve this body, then you are very lucky. Think being so slim means that you…

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Learn to Make Love with the Lights On

Learn to Make Love with the Lights On

Love / Love Tips

For many couples, sex doesn’t start until the lights go out. And it’s no coincidence. A survey conducted by Glamour magazine found that 40 percent of women aren’t happy with their bodies. Such a startling statistic might explain why so many women prefer to stay in the dark when it…

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How to Remove Makeup Stains

How to Remove Makeup Stains

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

When you’re applying makeup, you may be so focused on applying it perfectly to your face that you may not notice when you’ve mistakenly applied it to other surfaces. Nothing’s more frustrating than makeup stains on clothing, carpet, upholstery and other surfaces. Whether you simply dropped your eyeshadow applicator on…

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Food Safety’s No Picnic

Food Safety’s No Picnic

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Summer is a great time to eat al fresco, whether you’re grilling or having a potluck — or both. But besides the bugs, be sure you don’t invite some other unwanted critters to your meal. We’re talking about bacteria that can make you and your fellow picnicgoers sick. Bringing food…

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