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.
As bikini season approaches (or has already arrived here in the south) many women are on the fast track to weight loss and a better body. There’s nothing wrong with that. We all have something about ourselves we might want to change entirely, tweak a bit or just improve. However, experts believe that women are […] More
A fever blister is very painful and very aggravating.  They are also called cold sores and they appear on your lips or the area right outside of your lips. They are caused by a virus called Herpes Simplex and are very contagious. Usually, once you have this virus, you will get them on occasion throughout your life. […] More
You know the drill. Your child gets sick and needs to take medicine but they refuse to without a fight. This can be very frustrating for both parent and child but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are ways to get your child to take their medicine without an all out war. If […] More
Probiotics are a relatively new health resource so many people don’t know a lot about them. Probiotics are a medicine that you can take that does two things. It helps to keep your immune system level and replaces all of the stuff that is wiped out of your body when you take antibiotics. When you […] More
Losing weight isn’t an easy process for anyone, whether you are attempting to lose those last five pounds or the first five pounds. It can be a daunting task full of self-loathing (why didn’t I exercise yesterday like I said I would), negativity (I’m never going to have the body I want) and fear (a […] More
They (doctors? Your mom? Your grandmother? I don’t really know) say that laughter is the best medicine. Whether you’ve put much thought into it or not, it really is pretty good medicine. When was the last time you spent time with your hilarious loved ones and didn’t leave feeling better than when you arrived? While […] More
An earache is a common childhood illness but you feel absolutely heartbroken for your child when they have one. It is terrible when you know they are hurting. You want to ease their pain but don’t know what all of the options are you can use to help them. The good news is that there are […] More
Sometimes when you are losing weight you will hit what is called a weight loss plateau. A weight loss plateau is when you get to a certain point in your weight loss and everything seems to come to a standstill. You aren’t gaining but you aren’t losing any more despite the fact that you are […] More
As you get older you probably see a bit of your mother in your own personality – whether you like it or not. Perhaps you hear her come out of your mouth when you’re talking to your kids or when you are in the midst of arguing with a sales associate about her lack of […] More
Stress isn’t fun – unless it’s the kind that makes you so productive that you end the day with a perfectly clean house and list that went from to-do to done and now it’s time for a glass of wine. It goes to show that not all stress is bad, but that bad stuff is […] More
Watching what you eat, exercising enough and steering clear of the nastiest of bad habits is a great way to live, but if you’re not doing it with people you love, you aren’t really living because you are lonely. In fact, when you live a solitary existence, studies prove that you are living a life […] More
Admit it; your entire family thinks you are evil when you don’t get enough sleep. Just like you think the people in your family are evil when they don’t get enough sleep. Ever find yourself rolling your eyes and explaining that your kids woke up an hour earlier than usual after going to bed an […] More