women's health

Heart Health

Take care of your heart — on the cheap

Whether you have high cholesterol, you're at high risk for heart disease and heart attack or you just want to keep your ticker...

Conditions

5 Diet tips to help control an overactive bladder

Just as magical foods for weight loss don't exist, no miracle foods will cure urinary incontinence. Certain foods and beverages can...

Dieting & Nutrition

Why is milk important in my diet?

So we’ve all heard that milk is an important part of our diet, but do you know why? We give it to our kids to drink at dinner and...

Dieting & Nutrition

Healthy diet trick: Keep your food fresher longer

One of the biggest barriers to eating fresh fruits and vegetables is that we throw out almost half of the food we buy. To help you...

Exercise & Fitness

Sweat with your man and get sexy and fit as a couple

The only thing better than getting into shape and meeting your fitness goals is being able to do it as a couple. You and your...

Exercise & Fitness

Are you addicted to the gym? When exercise becomes unhealthy

Is there such thing as too much exercise? We're delving into what's healthy, what isn’t and what happens when you hit the gym too much.

Conditions

10 Wacky health tips that work

Did you know that tea tree oil can help treat acne or that making a paste out of baking soda can help bug bites? Though...

Family spending

Bargaining for medical care

One of the biggest expenses most families deal with is the high cost of medical care. Whether it’s procedures that aren’t covered by...

Wellness

Self defense moves that could save your life

You’re on your morning run when a man grabs you and starts dragging you into an alley. Worse, your boyfriend or spouse goes into a...

Wellness

Are successful women healthier?

Are alpha women, super-women, women who seem to have it all together really healthier? Is success really all it is cracked up to be?...

Losing Weight

10 Tips for New Year weight loss

After a season of bingeing on shortbread and eggnog, it’s time to put into action your new year's resolution to get fit (and lose...

Wellness

The health risks of New Year's resolutions

Every New Year you're bombarded with messages of change and told to make New Year's resolutions to improve your health. Setting...

Losing Weight

Attitude is the key to managing your weight

Adam Levine once claimed it wasn’t all “rainbows and butterflies,” but a recent study by Special K may prove everyone’s favorite...

Wellness

5 Ways to boost your energy and keep it up

Are you one of the 31 percent of adults suffering from ongoing fatigue? Tired of being hooked on coffee and "loan shark" energy...

Wellness

Vaccine-free flu prevention tips

Winter is upon us, and along with it comes the debate on whether to get a flu shot. Dr. Martha Howard of Wellness Associates of...

Aging

Brain power: Eat to improve your memory

Over time, certain foods and beverages can interfere with memory function. Conversely, removing these foods from the diet, and...

Conditions

Do you have lupus?

Are you so chronically exhausted that pouring a bowl of cereal in the morning can send you back to bed? Do you have unexplained...

Conditions

Global awareness for World AIDS Day

December 1 marks World AIDS Day, a time when people are reminded to join the fight against acquired immune deficiency syndrome...

Conditions

Are you at risk for HIV and AIDS?

World AIDS Day is December 1, but every day is an opportunity to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS. The statistics on HIV are as...

Self Improvement & Mental Health

5 Things you don't know about women's magazines

Many of us page through a favorite glossy magazine every month. Harmless enough, right? Maybe not. Women can have self-worth issues...

Conditions

Can you reprogram your body to ward off cancer?

Is it possible to transform your internal landscape into one that defends against cancer? Scientific research tells us there are...