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.
You’ve probably heard that you are what you eat, but you are also who you spend time with. That’s right dieters, the people you spend time with are just as bad for your waistline as a supersized meal at your favorite unhealthy fast food joint. It’s hard enough to say goodbye to your favorite decadent […] More
It is difficult to watch someone you love face an extended or terminal illness. I think the very nature of a woman’s heart is to want to fix situations, to do something. Being in this situation can leave you feeling helpless. It doesn’t have to be that way. While it is true you can’t change the situation, […] More
For the most part, the perky barista at your favorite coffee shop doesn’t bother you, but occasionally her perkiness does nothing but irritate you. It’s not uncommon for you to have an off day that leaves you feeling like the Grinch; everyone has one from time to time. While you may think that nothing but […] More
Experiencing an off day is not uncommon. Despite your best efforts to wake up on the right side of the bed, to start off on the right foot and any other common analogies for having a good day, sometimes you just can’t help but spend your day feeling stressed. Between careers, kids, spouses, friends, finances, […] More
Find a woman who doesn’t want a firmer body and better health and then play the lottery, because your odds of finding that woman are slim to none. Just about every woman alive wants to look better, feel better and live longer. While there are plenty of things you can do to ensure that you […] More
Sleep is important to the health of our bodies, our frame of mind and our mood. It affects everything and quickly shows if your sleep quality is poor or lacking. If you are suffering from difficulty sleeping or staying asleep, try the following tips to help your body get the rest it needs. The key to […] More
Losing weight is hard. This is a lesson I didn’t learn until the recent years. I was always on the small side until a few years ago, when I had to start going on and off steroids for a medical condition. One of the side effects, the worst side effect in my opinion, is the weight gain. […] More
I have heard there are some people who love to exercise. I am not one of them. I am more of an exercise because you need to for your health kind of person. But along the way on my goal to fitness I have found several ways to make exercise more fun. There are many exercise […] More
Arthritis causes pain, swelling, and stiffness in the joints. The joints normally affected by arthritis pain are the hips, wrists, knees, or the spinal cord. Changing your diet and eating the right foods may not get rid of arthritis pain completely, but certain foods may ease the pain caused from it. Recent studies show people […] More
It’s 3:37 a.m., and this is the fourth time you’ve rolled over to look at the clock in the last half hour. Should you keep lying there in the hopes sleep will come or do you get up and grab a snack or go read for a bit? Better make a decision quick because in less […] More
Many families want to cut costs and save more money in the New Year. One great way to do that is to serve meatless meals more often. But wait! Before you protest that vegetarian meals are strange, complicated or distasteful, hear me out. Plenty of meat-eating families eat vegetarian meals now and then to save […] More
Committing to regular exercise is tough; between schedule snafus, low energy, family commitments or even iffy weather, many women face numerous obstacles to making fitness a priority. But don’t let your finances be one of them. Getting in shape doesn’t have to cost a fortune—or even strain your budget. Read on for some penny-wise ways […] More