Diabetes and cancer have preoccupied public health professionals and strained national budgets for years. Both diseases are associated with complications that may adversely affect quality of life. Both share risk factors such as age, smoking, weight gain, and a diet poor in fruits and vegetables. Recent studies indicate, however, that
Completely You: Oral Care By Jenna McCarthy for Completely You Want a better smile and cavity-free teeth? Brushing and flossing are merely the beginning. Turns out there are a host of incredible edibles that fight bacteria, attack plaque and build enamel with every bite, says Wendy Bazilian, a registered dietitian
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Cynthia Hanson for Life & Beauty Weekly Are you striving to be perfect at work and at home? Do you freak out if the house isn’t spotless or if your memos aren’t masterpieces? Make 2011 the year you stop listening to your inner
Completely You: Food By Densie Webb for Completely You When you’re busy (and who isn’t?), it’s tempting to take shortcuts — especially when it comes to the first meal of the day. But instead of sloughing off breakfast, start off on the right food and set the tone for a
Completely You: Health By Winnie Yu for Completely You Want to improve your health in a flash? Make sure you get enough vitamin D. Doctors have long known that the sunshine vitamin helps you develop strong bones and healthy teeth. But new research suggests that vitamin D may also play
Completely You: Fitness By Jenna Mahoney for Completely You Just like your wardrobe, your workout routine can get a little stale. Always doing the same cardio routine, fudging your exercise time and avoiding the weights can compromise results, says trainer-to-the-stars Gunnar Peterson, who has worked with everyone from Jennifer Lopez
I was doing my usual social media for the day and ran across something that really got me motivated! It was a calender that had “core exercises” (abdominal exercises) you should do every day. Normally the idea of working on my “core” is not appealing but I guess I have
We are always in search of ways to reduce our stress. Of course one big way is to change the pace of our lives in general. But I realize that most of us do not have that luxury. So what to do, what to do… I have good news! There
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Catherine Ryan for Life & Beauty Weekly As you probably know firsthand, women — particularly mothers — tend to be especially empathetic to those around us. It’s a wonderful trait that comes in handy when, say, your child’s feelings are hurt or your
Want some quick tips on how to get rid of the “I am Hungry” feeling in a healthy way? Take a look at the tips below: If you want to fill up in a good, lower-calorie way eat at least three “satisfying foods” so that you eat three “satisfying” foods:
By Daphne Tarango – I embrace it. I reject it. I long for it. I avoid it. I enjoy it. I dislike it. I’m talking about change. Can you relate? Parts of me want change; other parts resist it. Sometimes, we bring change on ourselves. Sometimes, change finds us. New
146 Reasons Why Sugar Is Ruining Your Health: By Dr. Nancy Appleton, Ph.D. based upon her book “Suicide by Sugar“ 1. Sugar can suppress the immune system. 2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body. 3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children. 4. Sugar
No, this is not a post on hot flashes or night sweats, a common experience of a second life. It has nothing to do with menopause at all. It has to do with exercising. Wait, come back. If you’re not, you know you should, and if you are, you need
By Kathi Casey, ERYT, CPI – June is national Perennial Garden Month and national Fruits and Veggies Month. Cool. I didn’t know that until today. I love my gardens, but I know it’s a lot of back breaking work. Many of the Boomers that I know suffer from chronic back,
By Sandra Abell, MS, LPC, ACC – When I was young, a woman’s job – at work and at home – was more about being a helper than making decisions and wielding power. Although support person, help mate, mother and friend are important roles, they can become unhealthy if you
By Kelley Conn0rs – The ME in menopause is a journey, or as best-selling author, Gail Sheehy, might say, a passage. Only there are distinct differences from that original publication back in 1976 when Ms. Sheehy was in her late 30’s, and first wrote about the midlife “crisis” as passage
By Ellen Dolgen – When I was a little girl, I used to envy princesses like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty for their charm, their beautiful voices and their ability to communicate with animals. When I entered perimenopause, I started to envy them for a different reason — those brats
One way to manage your diet is to include fat burners on your menu. They are mostly lower in calories but most importantly they burn fat. They also have some other benefits such as, building strong bones, building muscle, prevent cravings and spikes your metabolism. Burn that fat, burn those
Many of us at one time or another have gone through some period in our lives where we may have felt anxiety, depression, stress, great loss or other emotional or mental difficulties. Therapy and/or counseling is always helpful and since I have gone to counseling before I can attest to
These are some of the herbs and spices I keep in my cabinet that are not only healthy but also add zing to your meals. They are inexpensive and some of them you can even grow in your backyard! Give these a try and add them to your recipes on a
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