By: Sherri Snelling – When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, women are being impacted at a disproportionate level according to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s, conducted in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association. The report shows that 10 million American women are touched by Alzheimer’s disease and
By Marjorie Jaffe – Remember when you turned sideways and your profile was thin? Remember that hourglass image that the mirror always showed you? Remember when fastening your belt didn’t feel like a weight-bearing exercise? Sitting, rushing, worrying, overeating, having birthdays, shouldering the physical and mental burdens that come, to
By Jeanne White, MSOM, L.Ac. – Life is precious. We only live once, as the saying goes. So what do we do with this beautiful gift of life? The body gives us this experience we call life. How are we treating our body? Do we honor this sacred vessel? It
By Vicki Kron – It’s a fact that 25.8 million adults and children in the US have diabetes. The American Diabetes Association thinks that millions more are going undiagnosed. That’s the bad news. The good news is that a diagnosis of Diabetes or Prediabetes doesn’t have to mean that doom
By Margaret Floyd – It’s 7:45am and I’m running out the door, late, for an 8:00am appointment. I’m feeling frantic and I haven’t eaten. I have two choices: go hungry or grab something quickly and eat it in the car. What to do? Unfortunately, this scenario is the way many
By Lisa Morrone, PT – These days many of us spend hours sitting in front of our computers. For some it’s our work station, and for others it’s a play station. Like it or not, the computer has become the new information and recreation hub of the home. Anytime you
By Kelly Stelling – Do you want to increase your success with weight loss and other goals? Detox your brain. In a world where wellness is a billion dollar industry, it should be safe to say the importance of detoxing your body is common knowledge. There are so many options
By Dr. Patricia Raymond – General Longhorn, his hat rakishly cocked across his horns, turned to the cows of his command. “I’m not going to give you a bum steer on this. We’ve tried the doors; they’re locked. The only way we’re getting out of this abattoir is as USDA
By Alice Burron – The topic of weight loss is everywhere and the message is the same—if you lose weight, you will gain happiness and all will be well with you. But we all know that losing weight isn’t the key to happiness or being well, and neither is getting
By Erin Casey – Without a dream for your future, it’s impossible to create a dream life. I recently read The Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Gillebeau. The book resonated with me, but I especially liked this line: “The most important part of unconventional life planning is to be clear
By Kimberley Jace – Are you alternately exhausted and energetic; delighted and depressed; hopeful and desperate? Do other people say you seem “a little crazy” these days? Mood swings can be one of the most problematic of Menopause-related problems because they affect other people. We expect our families to remember
By Kelly Turner, ACE-Certified Personal Trainer One of my favorite sayings summarizes fitness and aging perfectly: “We don’t stop moving because we grow old, we grow old because we stop moving.” There’s a misconception that the older you are, the more dangerous exercise is for you. As we age, our
By Wendy Hanlan – Winter in my home town is not for sissies. You’ve got to be made of some pretty tough stuff to survive an Alberta, Canada winter AND maintain a positive attitude. I’m not alone in my tendency to hibernate in cold weather and comfort myself with robust
By Wendy Crawford – 5 Keys to Effective Communication One of the keys to success in any relationship or in business is effective communication. Behavioral research suggests that the most effective people are those who understand themselves and others so they can adapt to best meet the demands of their
By Linda Menesez, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. – How do you treat yourself? Do you treat yourself as you would a very dear friend? Is your self-talk kind and gentle? Are you patient with your mistakes and shortcomings? Do you encourage yourself as you would a loved one? As women, we are
By Ceekay Krupnik – I have never been a socialite or a debutante…but I am a blogger. And as often as I share that information, invariably, someone will ask, what is a blogger? For those of us who did not grow up beating Mario on a video game or think
By Sheree Gillaspie, NTP, CHFS, MS Holistic Nutrition, Nutritional Therapist Practitioner, Certified Healing Foods Specialist – Preparing cultured foods dates back in time before modern preservation methods were developed to prolong the shelf life of foods. Many traditional cultures around the world consumed billions of probiotic microbes with fermented foods. Probiotics
By Alice Burron – During wet weather most people stay indoors and wait for the rain to pass. But, as adventurous people know, rainy days create opportunities for exhilarating, breathtaking and refreshing experiences that are nourishing to both the body and the soul. However, this wonderful exercise experience can quickly
By Carrie Greene, ACC- Have you ever said? I don’t have time to do it right now. I’m already overwhelmed; I can’t add anything else to my plate. There aren’t enough hours in a day. One of these days… Maybe tomorrow… These are the words of your dreams waiting to
By Alice Burron – Losing weight, or even maintaining your current weight, isn’t all that difficult when you make smart food choices. The difference between maintaining your weight and gaining weight, for example, might be as little as a 250 calorie a day difference—just one bite-sized candy bar, or espresso
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