Buy for Back to School on the Cheap

Buy for Back to School on the Cheap

Moms / Mom Tips

Do you earn an ‘F’ when it comes to shopping for school supplies? This year, get more for your money and send them to school with everything they need. First, take an inventory of the items that you have lying around in playrooms, bedrooms or offices. You may have enough…

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When Is Your Child Ready for a Cell Phone?

When Is Your Child Ready for a Cell Phone?

Moms / Mom Tips

Your child is ready to reach out and touch someone with his or her very own cell phone, which begs the question “how young is too young?” There’s no denying that we’re living in the age of technology where it seems like everyone is connected. Seeing a grade-school child with…

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3 Ways to Make Him Fall for You

3 Ways to Make Him Fall for You

Love / Love Tips

You know that you love him, but sometimes it’s hard to know when he reciprocates the feeling. But in love, you give what you get, so when you start thinking that perhaps he doesn’t feel as strongly about you as you do him, take matters into your own hands. We’re…

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Large Waistline, Tiny Brain?

Large Waistline, Tiny Brain?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Heavier people seem to be more prone to cognitive problems like Alzheimer’s disease, and now researchers know why. It seems that packing on the pounds reduces the size of your brain, according to a recent study. Clinically obese people – those whose body mass index was more than 30 –…

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A Key Ingredient To Weight Loss

A Key Ingredient To Weight Loss

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Like the old song says, “we all need somebody to lean on.” And it’s no different with weight loss. Having a support system in place is an integral part of your weight-loss success – whether it’s friends and family, co-workers, a weight-loss group, a nutritionist, a counselor or somebody else….

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Sneaking in Nutrition

Sneaking in Nutrition

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

Preparing foods that are both nutritious and delicious is always a challenge. If, like most families, you have a picky eater or two, there are a few tricks you can use to boost the nutritional value of the foods your family loves. One such trick is to “sneak” or “hide”…

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Brazilian Blow Drying: Do or Danger?

Brazilian Blow Drying: Do or Danger?

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

It’s a miracle salon treatment for some women, who swear by the glossy, smooth tresses they leave with after getting a Brazilian blow-dry. But the fabulous, star-endorsed procedure has some detractors, too, mainly due to the chemicals that go into the process. Since the revolutionary treatment was exported from Brazil,…

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