Find Your Happy Place

No one devalues the importance of the health of body, mind, and soul, but I find that the mind isn’t given as much special treatment as it deserves. Both understimulation and overstimulation can cause such things as depression, loss of interest, and anxiety.

The Dos and Don’ts of Diet Disappointment

We all get discouraged or disappointed at some point when it comes to our body image and what we would prefer to look like. We are never the weight we want until we look back and wish we were that weight again.

Learning from Dad’s Heart Attack

A week before I learned that my father had a heart attack, he called and told me this: “Life will throw traps your way when everything you’ve ever wanted is just beyond your reach….but sometimes you have to be strong and say no to the things you think you need.”

Tips For Staying Healthy…From a Teacher, Who Ought To Know

With the Center for Disease Control reporting this week that the flu is widespread in ten states and regional in another twenty, and it’s a particularly bad strain, it’s time to really take care of ourselves.

Two memorable school-health-related anecdotes:

Goldilocks, Between Obesity and Anorexia: This One’s Just Right

We are constantly being bombarded with images of stick-thin women in magazines and on television, which surely does damage to the psyche of even the healthiest woman…but just as often, we are overwhelmed by images and statistics about

Weight Loss Success Stories: Jesse

Jesse made a bet with his buddy that he could lose fat and become exceptionally fit in a short period of time. Here, he shares his story with us!

Wanna Power Up Your Brain?

Naturally? Without caffeine or energy drinks that can be harmful…you can naturally improve your memory, energy and productivity naturally in ways that are good for your brain. Dr. Daniel G. Amen and Bottom Line Personal tell you how:

Annie’s Guide to Glory: One Woman’s Journey to Becoming Vegan

For most of our lives, my sister has been in the kitchen cooking up all kinds of concoctions… Mixing this with that, baking cakes, learning how to make crepes and cinnamon rolls.

Weight Loss Success Story: Angela McCullough

Many of you have loved our “Weight Loss Success Story” series. Here’s another remarkable one that will hopefully show you it’s never too late to get started. Angela McCullough joined Jenny Craig and lost 150 lbs! Here she shares her inspiring weight loss journey.

Have Sex, Lose Weight, Get Sane

My experience is that most women are in the business of beast management and oh, what a challenging vocation it can be.

I was in a café. Sitting next to me was a gorgeous Nordic looking woman-that white blond hair, the perfect application of simple adornment, lips of the young. She was talking with her equally beautiful,

Weight Loss Success Stories: Kiri Stevens

Actor Kiri Stevens lost 259 lbs and is writing a book about his success. Here, he shares his successful weight loss journey.

National Wear Red Day

Today, Friday, February 3, 2012, women are donning red to show their support of heart health as Heart Disease kills more women than all cancers combined. How does this help? With awareness, local events, and  Shop Go Red where companies like Macy’s will donate part of their profits to the National Heart Association.Â