Welcome the Change

Welcome the Change

Contributed by Samantha B. “The Change” is an inevitable part of life. For decades, menopause was clouded in shameful secrecy. Now, we are able to speak about it openly, but it is still clouded in mystery. How do you know if you are in menopause? If you haven’t had...

Sit Up Straight!

Contributed by Natalie S. Does that phrase sound familiar to you?  If you’re like me you probably heard this refrain time and time again when you were growing up. As much as I hated it then, I came to realize the benefits of this habit, benefits that last a lifetime....

How to Avoid Comfort Eating

Contributed by Sylvia R. Food is often used for comfort.  When we are sad, we may look to a pint of ice cream for comfort.  When we are stressed, that bag of chips suddenly seems necessary.  But all comfort eating does is make us feel worse afterwards.  We knock...

Are You Vitamin Deficient?

Contributed by Benji D. Did you know that crazy diets and processed foods as well as a lack of sunshine, whole foods and physical activity leave many of us without the vitamins they need to live a healthy life?  Here are the top four vitamins that may be missing from...

Wellness Websites and Apps

Contributed by Matilda L. I am not too into exercising or eating healthy and I find it’s not so easy to motivate myself; but I know I need to.  Being the visual learner I am and my fascination with numbers, I decided to investigate different online tools that might...

How To Be An Empowered Patient

Contributed by Jerome M. When I was diagnosed with testicular cancer, I was scared.  I didn’t know anything about it except that Lance Armstrong had it.  He lived but would I?  I was terrified to have the test, go to my appointments and get treatments.  Luckily, I was...