Six Ways to Burn More Calories
October 28, 2009 by allison
Filed under Diet & Weight Loss, Health
When it comes to burning calories we were not all created equal. The simple truth is that some of us have metabolisms that burn at a higher and faster rate. But the good news is that you can do a variety of natural thinks to kick up your metabolism’s calorie burn rate and level the [...]
Dr. Susan’s Fit and Fun Family Action Plan
October 17, 2009 by allison
Filed under Products We Love, Single Moms
Current childhood obesity statistics are alarming as over 12% of children 5 and under are obese and over 17% of children 5-19 are obese. Nearly 23% of kids don’t engage in any free-time physical activity, and the typical American child spends about 44.5 hours per week using media outside of school. The economic slump has [...]
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Asthma
October 7, 2009 by chrisb
Filed under Health, Health Trends
According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), nearly 6.7 million or 9.1 % of children were being treated for asthma in the United States in 2007. In that same year, 16.2 million or 7.3 % of adults were being treated for asthma. Among those, over 3,500 died. What if this disease was not only [...]
Escape Food Allergies: Recipes for Allergy Sufferers
July 24, 2009 by melanien
Filed under Food and Wine
It’s not easy being sneezy, especially when you’re allergic to food. Single women listen up: A nation wide survey found that more than half of all US citizens tested positive to one ore more allergens and more than 3 million people in the US have reported being allergic to peanuts, tree nuts or both. [...]
Ouch! Preventing Summer Bug Bites
Pocked skin and infected bug bites are not pretty—especially if you’d planned for this to be your summer of love.
To keep you skin blemish-free, be prepared for any attacks you may suffer from the Earth’s smallest creatures: INSECTS.
To reduce the likelihood of being stung:
• Avoid wearing flowered, or even bright, clothes.
• Don’t wear scented lotions [...]
Yo, Joe Lieberman: Single Women Want YOUR Healthcare Plan
July 18, 2009 by josieb
Filed under Health, Health Trends
Joe Lieberman, the “independent” (read: up for the highest bid) senator from Connecticut, wants to make sure single women don’t have a public healthcare option.
In fact, he’s willing to join the Republicans in a filibuster.
Despite Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s claim to have respect for this man, I make no such claims at all.
Connecticut unemployment [...]
Workout Tips to Beat the Summer Heat
Well, ladies, its summertime and whether you’re trying to maintain your workout regime while you’re on the traveling to a balmy locale or whether you are just trying to stick to it regardless of your own city’s unbearable heat, there are a few things you should keep in mind in order to stay healthy while [...]
Free Month of Classes! Enter SMW’s BurnSF Contest!
Enter to win a free month of UNLIMITED classes at San Francisco’s Hottest New Fitness Method – Burn – and receive a FREE session! Burn is a unique method that merges pilates, weight training and cardio to create a body sculpting, heart-pumping 55-minute workout.
Why Burn Works: In order to truly train the body effectively, [...]
In the Kitchen with Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor Diet
April 10, 2009 by josieb
Filed under Food and Wine, In The Kitchen
How much would you pay for one pill that does it all – makes you thin, fit, and healthy?
Don’t get out the checkbook, because it doesn’t exist. But Tanya Zuckerbrot is a nutritionist who believes that you can achieve a fitter, healthier you just by stepping into the kitchen.
One of the joys cooking brings Tanya [...]
Childhood Obesity: Why Parents Are to Blame
February 2, 2009 by allison
Filed under Parenting, Single Moms
It’s one of the most troubling trends in the current state of the health of our nation: childhood obesity. A particularly troubling condition because the extra pounds they put on now, often put children on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
In [...]
