Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
Here you will find the latest guides to healthy living, health advice, and tips to help you and those you care about live longer.
Your doctor tells you that you need 7 to 8 hours of solid sleep each night. Maybe you nod emphatically and agree to the doctor’s orders. Sleep; yes, it’s what you’ll do to improve your health. Then you go home, put the kids to bed, enjoy an evening treat and find yourself lost in the […] More
Eating a lot of fruits and vegetables is good for your health. Everyone knows it and everyone says they’re going to do more of it. Your doctor asks you to eat more fruits and vegetables to get more potassium and protein and vitamins and other important nutrients, but what it doesn’t always resonate with everyone. […] More
Now that the holiday season is over it’s time to focus on getting that body back in shape. While you might have a long list of resolutions designed to help you do just that, it’s not going to be easy if you’re one of the many people making excuses that will prevent you from getting […] More
Now that the holiday season is over it’s time to focus on getting that body back in shape. While you might have a long list of resolutions designed to help you do just that, it’s not going to be easy if you’re one of the many people making excuses that will prevent you from getting […] More
Stress is one of those things that everyone encounters at times. For some, stress is a constant state of unhappiness in their lives. For others, it’s something that comes and goes with the changes that life likes to bring. Even if you think someone else’s life is sheer bliss, know that they also experience stress. […] More
We know, we know; Christmas is only a few days away, but that makes this the perfect time to discuss holiday foods. Especially holiday foods that won’t leave you feeling bloated and fat (didn’t know that kind of holiday food existed, did you?). It’s hard not to gain weight this time of year with all […] More
Making good food choices at a restaurant is difficult but it is not impossible. You may want to make good food choices at a restaurant because you are watching your weight or simply trying to eat healthier. Let me help you a little by giving you some pointers to use when you dine out.  Once you […] More
A day of bad food choices can really feel like it sets you back, but does it really? The truth is that none of us are perfect and none of us are going to eat perfectly all the time, or at least a very, very few percentage of people. And I will freely tell you […] More
I am going to share with you the easiest, most simply put weight loss strategy ever. This was shared with me by my doctor and I have found it to be tried and true. It works better than counting calories, Weight Watchers or any other program that I know of. That is because it is […] More
Everyone wants have a happier life. You wake up in the morning promising yourself that today is the day you’re going to stop letting stress get to you, stop letting people get to you and start living a happier life. Yet, no matter how hard you try you can’t seem to make yourself stay any […] More
Let’s just face it. It is difficult to make time for exercise with all that life throws at us. There is work, family, our homes, our marriage and a variety of other commitments that clamor for our time and attention. It is difficult to make time for exercise in the midst of all of the […] More
There is a constant debate surrounding the concept of creating a schedule for babies (which I swear by, having done it easily, twice, without ever using the sleep training or cry it out methods). Â Some parents are scared to schedule their babies because they feel their needs are not being met; while some parents might […] More