After months of lamenting to your friends, coworkers and cats that, “Ugh, I need a vacation” but refusing to take one you’ve finally given in and put in for a few much-needed...
Let’s start with the bad news: Only about 1 in 10 people is a true morning person, according to The Body Clock Guide to Better Health. The good news is, only 2 in 10 fall into the category of night...
You'd like to do something anything to speed up your metabolism, but it's out of your control. Right? Not quite. Although genetics and your age both play a role, recent studies suggest you have plenty...
Do you ever postpone dinner because you’re in the middle of a project? Or skip breakfast because you overslept? As long as you avoid binging later on, it’s no big deal, right?Well, maybe not.Two...
You know the feeling: You're in the middle of your favorite show, and suddenly you have a hankering for a cupcake even though you just finished dinner. Most cravings are not actual hunger cues. They are...
Think of it as the "carrot" approach to a healthy diet, as opposed to the "stick" approach as long as you like carrots. New research in the journal Psychology & Marketing finds that people who focus...
Sun. Chlorine. Salt water. The best parts of summer can leave our hair a complete mess come Labor Day. Our locks take a beating during the warmer months, leaving strands dry, color-faded, frizzy, and greasy....
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Every morning we wake up and look in the mirror as we get ready for whatever life is going to throw at us over the next 24 hours. Are you happy with the image reflected...
ExfoliateRemoving dead skin will allow the skin underneath to flourish and reflect the light, making you appear younger and less gray.
Speed up this turnover of skin by exfoliating gently once a week.Three...
Do you consider yourself to be an attractive person? A recent study, published by Frontiers in Psychology, observed how children perceive both attractive and non-attractive people. The result found that...
There is no escaping the fact that a lot of us are sleep-walking through many of our days like zombies. Work has become a grind that no longer inspires us quite like it used to and we have taken to falling...
We toast at weddings. The bride and groom cut the wedding cake and then feed it to each other before the guest can partake. If I were to say today’s menu consist of, turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce...
Frozen food isn’t always seen as appetizing. There’s a stigma associated with frozen food lacking freshness, but the truth is freezing food conceals freshness.Using frozen food is very convenient,...
If you’re like most people, you probably want to take better care of yourself but can’t always find the time. With long working hours, a busy commute and taking care of a house and kids, taking...
Everyone strives to be a great person, kind, caring, and compassionate. But for some people, that’s not always the case. There are many behaviors or ‘bad habits’ that people have that...
We all know that duration of sleep is critical for mental and physical wellbeing, but it turns out that sleep position may be another important factor in the quest for optimum health.Specifically, a small...
Don’t you hate it when you get the perfect pair of shoes only to discover that they are too tight on your feet? Sure, they did seem to fit when you tried them on at the department store, but after...
You've heard it all before: Breakfast is "the most important meal of the day" and skipping it can lead to weight gain, a sluggish metabolism, or stress. According to a new piece in The New York Times however,...
How many times have you heard a friend say she's "cutting carbs" to lose weight? Elimination of bread, pasta, and other painfully delicious foods has widely been accepted as a rule if you want to cut inches–just...
Surely you've heard by now that coconut oil is the secret of life. It fights viruses, reduces heart disease, promotes weight loss, and can be used as a butter substitute.Only it's not actually that healthy....