Here’s some fresh and helpful information on extending your life and reducing your real cardiovascular risk. 2100 people die in the U.S. every day from heart disease/heart attacks and strokes. More women than men die of heart attacks because the way they present their symptoms are very different than men’s. This largely preventable disease is…
Summer can be a stressful time for many moms. The kids are at home, camp and other activities crowd an already overflowing calendar and of course, the house needs tending to. Yes, no wonder, moms, especially those with home-based businesses, tend to dread the summer and stress levels skyrocket at this time. Here are some…
Over the winter, I was mulling over the perfect location for a bathtub in the home my husband and I are building in an airplane hangar. The sight wasn’t very pretty at the time, but deep inside my heart, I knew: A bathtub is a home spa, the place for self-nurturing and reflection. When you…
Some days–like today–I wander out my door and think of how much richer my life has been because of my dad. He’s the one who taught me, “Katie, there’s no such thing as boredom.” He believed that all you needed were a ball cap, a good pair of sneakers, and a dab of sunscreen on…
We all know that exercise should be an important part of our routine. In an ideal world, we would all wake up an hour before our children do, go jogging on tree-lined streets with our best friend beside us, return home to a hot shower and a cup of orange juice while our doting…
The health benefits of exercising are well documented. But did you know that another smart thing women can do for their health is to nurture relationships with their girlfriends? Men, don’t stop reading– this is important for you to know as well. By encouraging your wife or other important women in your life to spend…
Ever been on a run and wondered how far you went, how hard you’re working out, how many calories you’re burning? If you’re not wearing a heart rate monitor, you might stop and check your pulse for 6 seconds, multiply by 10 and figure out you’re at 85% of your heart maximum for your age….
These days, I find paging through women’s magazines a one-way ticket to a self-esteem crash. And I am not even talking about the airbrushed photos of the celebrities and models! Just reading the articles and advertisements is depressing, as they are all full of outrageously expensive beauty products and salon treatments that do not fit…
Life as a mom is busy, busy, busy. We are kid wranglers, chefs, nurses, personal shoppers, taxi cab drivers (minus the tips) and caregivers. So how do we have time to keep ourselves healthy and fit? If you only have few minutes a day to care for yourself, what should you do? Well, here are…
Losing weight, believe it or not, is a simple matter of math. No matter what size or gender you are, you must burn and extra 3,500 calories to lose a pound. It is as simple as that. One pound of body fat equals about 3500 calories. Now let’s do the math. With seven days in…
