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.
Yes, you can check your blood pressure at home, don a heart-rate monitor, and sidestep saturated fat, but there are other healthy lifestyle changes that can do your heart good — and that are much more fun. Read on for some unexpected ways to help protect your ticker. 1. Move your daily walk to the […] More
We all want to prevent our children from getting cavities. We want them to have the best dental health possible. So what can we do to help them prevent cavities? This is an appropriate time to discuss the damage that sugar does to our children’s teeth with today being Halloween. Sugar is a known cause […] More
Reaching for a pint of ice cream to cope with a broken heart is just what women do; it’s parts of the comfort foods craze. Something we all use to help us feel better when we’re otherwise feeling down and depressed. It’s the kind of food that reminds you of your happy childhood visits to […] More
Finding serenity sounds like something of a book title but it is actually something that we are all searching for, whether we realize it or not. Serenity is a peacefulness from deep within. Everyone on the planet is searching for the path to finding serenity. It is promised in many different ways by many different […] More
While a plan of action in your life is always a good thing to have; worry is not a good thing to have. Too many of us worry incessantly about our futures and what the future will bring. Guess what? This is completely unnecessary in the grand scheme of life. The time we waste worrying […] More
We all need a break; time to relax and let go of our stress and our obligations. Of course, with the hectic nature of life it simply isn’t easy to actually let go and relax. However, if you can schedule the time or you find yourself with a few hours to yourself, take my advice […] More
Staying healthy when you are a mom during cold and flu season can be very difficult. After all, you are the one that nurses everyone else in the family back to health when they have an illness. This means that you are exposed to the germs they are suffering from in closer contact than other […] More
You eat right, you exercise, you wash your hands; so why are you always getting sick? You might be surprised what else might be causing you to feel sick on a pretty regular basis (and no, pregnancy and your weakened immune system during pregnancy aren’t going to be mentioned in this article, even though it’s […] More
Pop Warner: It’s what children’s dreams are made of. Little boys eagerly await the month of September when their favorite college and pro football teams are back on television battling it out with rivals to win the coveted championship. Little girls can’t wait to see the cheerleaders on the sidelines, wearing their sparkly uniforms and […] More
Sleep during pregnancy is very different than sleep when you are not pregnant, as any woman with children can attest to. There are many reasons that you may not be sleeping well. Nausea, frequent urination, insomnia and aches and pains are just a few of the reasons that sleep during pregnancy does not come easily. […] More
There are the times when we all know that we should wash our hands. But there are other times throughout your daily life when you should wash your hands to help you stay healthy. We come in contact with a lot of germs throughout our day that most of us don’t even give any thought […] More
Exercising when you are pregnant is one of the best decisions that you can make for yourself and your baby. There are so many benefits from you will reap from making this choice. Being a mother of two children and having worked out during only one of those pregnancies, I definitely could tell a difference in […] More