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.
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
It’s 3 pm and suddenly your energy level seems non-existent. It happens to the best of us. Perhaps it’s this morning’s coffee rush wearing off or just the fatigue and exhaustion of a long night and a busy morning catching up to you. Either way, the mid-afternoon break down of energy happens to everyone at […] More
Dealing with a baby tooth should be no big deal. The tooth gets loose, the child pulls it out, the tooth fairy does her part and everybody is happy. Easy as pie, right? Not always. Every now and then, your child will have a baby tooth that just will not want to come out. It […] More
Most everyone has a temper. Whether yours is somewhat easily reached or it’s something that takes a long time to reach its peak, you have a temper. Maybe you don’t show yours by yelling or becoming visibly angry, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a temper. It’s good to have one; it means that […] More
Taking those important first steps toward weight loss is difficult but it can be a turning point in your life. Losing weight can help you to have better health, feel better and have better self esteem. But how do you start? Where do you begin? One of the most important first steps toward weight loss […] More
Neck and shoulder pain is a very common ailment for people to complain of and especially women. There are several different causes for this that we often do not think about. It turns out there are a lot of everyday activities that we do that can cause neck and shoulder pain. We don’t stop to […] More