The History of Beauty Treatments

The History of Beauty Treatments

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Today, we gladly submit our bodies and skin to all manner of strange treatments, all in the name of beauty. We inject the botulinum toxin to smooth out wrinkles, lie in carcinogen-laden UVB tanning beds to get that perfect bronze and rip our hair out with hot wax. But that’s…

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Classic Comfort Foods Made Healthy

Classic Comfort Foods Made Healthy

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

What’s more comforting after a bad day — or a good one for that matter — than grandma’s homemade chocolate-chip cookies? The memories of those sticky sweet indulgences take us back to our childhoods or keep us company when we’re blue, but consuming these traditional comfort foods can often times…

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McDonald’s Diet

McDonald’s Diet

Diet Reviews / Low Calorie

Vowing to go to the fast food giant three times a day, Morgan limited herself to 1,400 calories a day. The first meal of her diet would be a sausage burrito and medium diet coke. For the most part, Morgan eats burgers and salads. She only gave into eating the…

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Fall Fun: Be a Weekend Warrior

Fall Fun: Be a Weekend Warrior

Moms / Mom Tips

After a long, hot summer, autumn is a breath of fresh air… literally. The temperatures are dropping, the leaves are changing and there’s a world of possibilities when it comes to fun fall family activities everybody is sure to enjoy. Team sports are always a good option. Between football, cheerleading,…

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Discipline: Spanking vs. Time Outs

Discipline: Spanking vs. Time Outs

Moms / Mom Tips

Which way do you swing when your child behaves? What’s best – spanking or time outs? Before you even get to the point where discipline is needed, experts say that kids need clear-cut boundaries so that you can head off discipline problems before they even happen. Certainly, those boundaries need…

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5 Day Miracle Diet

5 Day Miracle Diet

Diet Reviews / Glycemic Index

In Puhn’s own words, you’ll eliminate all of your cravings for junk food prior to five days of starting this diet by following the guidelines. Once these kinds of cravings are gone, you’re sure to lose weight, she says. The 5-Day Miracle Diet hones in on two factors: the time…

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Celebrate Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month

Moms / Mom Tips

It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white… February is an important month as it marks Black History Month. It’s the ideal time to teach your children about the many contributions of African-Americans throughout history. Originally, Black History Month was limited to just one week called Negro History Week, but…

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6 Worst-Dressed Celebrities

6 Worst-Dressed Celebrities

Style & Beauty / Fashion

Do you know who would be voted “Worst-Dressed” in the Hollywood star yearbook? Celebrities are often the pioneers of the fashion world. From trendsetters to designers, if you’re a musician, actor, or filmmaker you can make waves on the big screen with your talent or on the red carpet with…

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Love Walks In: When the Kids Don’t Knock

Love Walks In: When the Kids Don’t Knock

Love / Love Tips

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Like the one where you’re standing up in a front of a crowd and suddenly realize you’re naked. Only the crowd is your child – or children – and you’re naked with the purpose of getting laid. We’re talking about the kids unknowingly entering the…

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