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.
Do any of you remember the movie Office Space? Well the guy in that movie who absolutely hates his job who eventually becomes rich because he gets into an accident just appeared in this new Pepcid AC commercial! We just had to share it (probably because I was watching Office Space last night). How weird is […] More
Looking in the mirror or at supermodels on runways can make even the fittest, healthiest woman feel less than great about her body. Body image is something that women have a hard time with, no matter how good they really look. When you look in the mirror, chances are good that what you see is […] More
Winter weight gain can creep up on us during the fall and winter months. A combination of all of the tempting foods of the holidays and the comfort foods that we all love so much make this an easy accomplishment. However, it is not something that any of us want to happen, so what can […] More
Getting Braces Treatment as an adult is something that many people decide to do and it is a good decision. A lot of times they may have even been through braces with their own children and after watching the process, decide to do it for themselves. They may have just got to a place where […] More
Braces is not a term that makes parents or their kids happy. While parents are thinking about all of the dollar signs they are going to have come up with, kids are thinking how they are going to survive the next two years wearing braces. They worry about this for several different reasons. Kids worry […] More
Being sick and pregnant is a horrible combination. Anyone who has ever been pregnant knows that youâre not advised to take anything for illness, and thatâs a bummer. A simple head cold that would ordinarily have you reaching for the Sudafed or other OTC medications suddenly has you bedridden. Whatâs a pregnant woman to do […] More
Over eating is something many of us are guilty of from time to time. Even if you donât have a problem with your weight, you might have a problem with occasionally over eating, which can cause you to feel gross when youâre finished and have an exceptionally negative effect on your overall self-esteem. There are […] More
Morning sickness; itâs not just for mornings. A more apt name for this rather unfortunate pregnancy affliction would be something along the lines of, âCompletely miserable vomiting all the time morning, noon or night as well as tired and shaky sickness.â I donât know what it feels like to suffer from the laughably named morning […] More
Surgery is never fun for anyone but that is especially so for a mom. Moms know that when they are down, the family will likely get off track quickly. Everyone is used to Mom keeping the wheels turning and everything done. When she cannot do that, things get off kilter quickly. So what can you […] More
No parent wants to spend their day waiting in the pediatrician’s office to get through their child’s appointment. It is hard to entertain your child, you likely need to get back to work or on with your day and who wants to be exposed to all those germs? It turns out there are several things you […] More
You already know that you need a solid 8 hours of sleep each night to maintain your best possible health, to feel good and to function properly. Of course, try as you might, that kind of sleep just doesnât happen every night. Maybe youâre pregnant and you canât get comfortable â or stop using the […] More
Coffee makes the best start to each morning. Unfortunately, there are always negative people out there trying to take the amazingness of our coffee away from us. Caffeine is bad for you, coffee stains your teeth, coffee makes you jitteryâŚitâs always something. You know what coffee makes me? Happy. Cup number one is the perfect […] More