On the top floor of the new Virginia Homes model in Dublin sits an isolated room, about a half-dozen steps up from the master bedroom. The room is large — 20 by 11 feet — and sparsely furnished with a small sofa, two chairs, a burbling fountain and a pedestal holding Asian art. Muted earth […]

We’ve all heard the warnings. We’ve all skimmed the health articles online, or in magazines telling us which risk factors are particularly important to pay attention to. To some it may seem like information overload.  To others it may seem irrelevant because heart disease is normally associated with an aging population, right? Wrong. The unfortunate […]

Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke. Thanks to the participation of millions of people across the country, the color red and the red dress now stand for the ability all women have to improve their heart health […]

By Robin De-Ivy Allen Speeding up your metabolism is essential to the process of weight management. I know the benefits firsthand. For years I struggled with extra pounds until I learned how to boost my metabolism. It really is the best kept weight loss secret. It must be a secret if so many people are […]

by Deborah Collins Stephens, Michealene Cristini Risley, Jackie Speier and Jan Yanehiro If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito. – Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop (1942 – 2007 ) Michealene spent much of her early life waiting for someone to notice her talent. […]

by Kami Gray We don’t often think of losing weight and becoming healthier as a way to live greener and become a better steward of the planet, but becoming lean and going green go hand-in-hand. Here are some easy ways to slim down, become healthier, and take better care of our beautiful planet. 1. Shop […]

I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, are the very things that make me successful – Shania Twain, Grammy-winning singer (1965 – ) In looking back, Anne Robinson can understand how people thought she was marching […]

by Robin De-Ivy Allen Food is more powerful than I could have ever imagined; in both positive and less than positive ways. I never realized before personally dropping 40 pounds how great a healer food is. I also didn’t realize before embarking on this journey as a Nutritional Consultant, just how many people use food […]

noncancerous growths that tend to develop during childbearing years. Most women are unaware that they have them, but 20 to 40 percent of women older than 35 experience symptoms, most commonly heavy menstrual flow. Treatment options for uterine fibroids have increased dramatically in the last 20 years, according to UCLA obstetrician/gynecologist Michael Johnson, M.D. In […]

By Carolina Smart Are you kidding me? I use my oven for storage. Carrie Bradshaw. When someone finds out that I’m a single woman, they automatically assume I live off of microwave dinners and greasy Chinese take out. As a single gal, I do admit that many nights it would be easier to pick up […]