We often talk about hormones in reference to puberty, menstruation and thankfully, more recently in regards to Perimenopause and Menopause as well. Quite often, women associate their hormones with being emotional or moody. However, we all have hormones, and they serve as messengers, controlling and coordinating...
Are you ready for another year? The upcoming year is especially exciting because we're about to embark on a journey into a brand new decade! I'm sure you have your health and fitness goals already pegged and are ready to make a fresh start. But...
We love our Mom’s, Grandmothers, Sisters, Aunts, Girlfriends and Daughters and want them to be as healthy and happy as possible. Right?! So, I’ve created a list of some of the best products/ websites I’ve personally used to live my healthiest life. Any of these...
A Baby Boomer’s Guide to Sorting Through your Kids’ Stuff
The tears began on the second day. It was after I’d already cleaned out the unwanted “junk” that had found its way into the far corners of my full to the gills, packed like sardines, up to the rafters, saturated attic. I had started sorting through those random broken picture frames, prehistoric lamps, unused diet books, a Furbie (remember those scary creatures that randomly began talking in the middle of the night?), puzzles and board games with missing pieces (did I really move four times with this crap?) that I had saved and one time must have thought, “One day I’ll use this” or “One day someone will want this.” Really?!
Often times we menopausal women don’t realize that our stress levels are elevated. We somehow grow accustomed to the chronic stress we experience on a daily basis. We might not see just exactly how this elevated level of stress is really affecting us....