me • health & fitness
by Melissa Northway on February 1st, 2012 | No Comments »
Developing time for your self care in relation to your physical body is a must for optimal health. By now, most of us have heard that the leading cause of death for women and men in the United States is heart disease, and over 60 million Americans currently suffer from the disease (Source: Alternative Medicine). It is unfortunate that it is thought to be a “man’s disease,” though about the same number of men and women die …
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me • hobbies & me time • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
by Nicole Parker on January 24th, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Sports, recreational activities, outdoor play, and time spent with your friends… all are great ways to live a happy and healthy life. Last year, all of these combined into a newfound love.
In the winter of 2010, a friend who played roller derby in another state said she
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me • relationships • lifestyle • health-wellness
by Alicia Ivey on January 22nd, 2012 | No Comments »
Have you ever been really stressed or angry? I know I have and if you are human, I am sure you have as well. I have always felt guilty for feeling angry even when I had good reason to be. Currently, I am learning to come to terms with …
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me • health & fitness • lifestyle • health-wellness
by Melissa C. Northway on January 7th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
As another birthday is upon me (funny how they sneak up on you), I wanted to write about some steps that we can take to help us live a longer and healthier life…. It would be nice if we could come up with a magic pill to help us
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me • time management • lifestyle • health-wellness
by Jeannette Kennedy on December 26th, 2011 | 8 Comments »
What are your New Year’s Resolutions? Are they the same ones you had last year? As new moms — and experienced moms — the goals we set for ourselves do not get accomplished as quickly as they did in the past. Where does the time go?
For me, it lapses…
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my world • bettering communities
by ktaylor on September 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »
…Much ado is made about the dismal state of school lunches, and for good reason. Daily helpings of tater tots and frozen pizza certainly aren’t giving our children the nutrients they need.
But there is another, equally damaging threat to our children’s health that we also need to address: the
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me • health & fitness
by Brigette Langmade Polmar and Jenny Hein on February 26th, 2011 | No Comments »
Don’t think you have time to exercise? There is always a way to “squeeze it in,” even while you’re waiting for your bags to come off the carousel at the airport. Try this move, called the “Carry On Curl,” from SqueezeItIn.com…”
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mom • parenting
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
As a mom, do you ever struggle to help your kids eat well-balanced meals? Do you have to hide their vegetables and trick them into healthy choices? Raising nutritious eaters needs to start when children are young through modeling and actively teaching healthy living throughout their lives.
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Frigidaire and Jennifer
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me • health & fitness
by Brigette Langmade Polmar and Jenny Hein on February 5th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Don’t think you have time to exercise? There is always a way to “squeeze it in,” even while you’re waiting for your bags to come off the carousel at the airport. Try this move, called the “Baggage Handler,” from SqueezeItIn.com…”
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me • health & fitness
by Stephanie Hamm on December 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The holiday season is among us. Some of us are knee deep in snow, others are up to our eye balls in gift wrapping, while others are buried in the stress of planning holiday meals, baking cookies and trying to figure out how to avoid those extra pounds that tend…
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