Smart Snacking
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Learn How to Be Happy with Yourself
My grandmother was an amazing piano player. In fact she was so good that, despite...
Brittany Murphy: A Needless Celebrity Death
The lead story in the Thursday, February 4th morning edition of the Los Angeles Times...
Turn Your Home into a Spa Sanctuary
If you need a break from your hectic life, consider transforming an area of your...
Sheila Kelley’s S Factor: Poledancing as Fitness
Every nationality and ethnicity across the globe has a culture rich with shared points...
Five Healthy Tips for 2010
Yes, the new year is upon us and we are already venturing to the gym every day, drinking...
The Facts about Fat: Do the Math
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Belly Dancing: A Workout for Mind and Body
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A Health Reform Bill for All of Us: It’s Now or Never
Last week, the public health insurance option Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put...
Holiday Partyhopping Safety Tips
New Year’s Eve – a sparkly dress, a glittering party, a bubbly drink, and if...
Health Reform Bills: Pros and Cons for Women
One of the most succinct compendiums on the various health care reform bills currently...
Your Biological Clock: Freezing Your Eggs
You’re in your mid-thirties. You don’t have a boyfriend. But yes, you...
Diabetes: Are You at Risk? Take This Test
According to diabetes research and trends, some 60 million U.S. adults are estimated...
An Undiagnosed Female Epidemic: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Going to a day spa for hair removal or acne treatments, or a beauty salon that offers...
Mammograms at 50: A Female Doctor Speaks Out
My father was a radiology doctor who specialized in mammograms, so I grew up around...
Is Online Dieting Right For You?
Online dieting is not the weight loss program for every one, but it may be the perfect...
Mammograms: Just Do It. Here’s Why.
Despite the American Cancer Society’s chief medical officer’s contention...
Six Ways to Burn More Calories
When it comes to burning calories we were not all created equal. The simple truth...
What Women Can Do to Stay Safe When Alone
If you worry about being safe, you’re not paranoid, you’re just proactive....
How Healthy Is State Fair Food?
A local Raleigh, North Carolina food critic wrote in her blog on The News &...




