You pay more than men to dry clean your clothes. You pay more than men for a haircut.  And, because of your sex, you are most likely paying more than men for individual health insurance. Health insurers have long held that women of child-bearing age use the health system more, have higher health care costs […]

LA Fashion Week, which runs exclusively for fashion industry insiders like department store and boutique buyers, designers, PR companies, stylists and the press, happens twice a year in Los Angeles’ Fashion District.  A week long event where buyers puruse the trade shows and designer showrooms to decide what to buy for next season; attend glamorous fashion shows and […]

A hearty welcome back to the free bird state of being single.  And if you maintained your friendships as a married woman with your single gal pals, we’ll be happy to be there for you, too.  In order to make the transition as financially healthy as possible, here are key suggestions from divorce experts across […]

(a la Orwell) Let’s hear it for cycling season–or in the spirit of “There’s no bad weather, only bad gear”, the warmer cycling season.  So get your wheels back in shape and you safely back on the road. Get ready Take your bicycle to a local bike shop for a tune up.  Or, if you’d […]

Dr. Oz recommends 1,000 IU daily. Health guru Dr. Andrew Weil recommends 2,000 IU. Now researchers have reported that an intake of 4,000 to 8,000 IU of vitamin D a day can prevent or markedly cut the incidence of breast cancer and several other major diseases. The findings from the University of California (UC) at San […]

Like the flood in Pakistan,  the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, and all natural disasters–the numbers are incomprehensible.  The images are surreal–water moving entire houses and tankers across farmlands like bath toys.  8.9 on the Richter scale, 10,000 expected dead in the Miyagi Prefecture (like a state) alone.   A smoke plume from a factory fire […]

(and cheaply!) We called on the home remedy experts—to share tips about cleaning and freshening your apartment/home, cheaply and in harmony with nature. Here are the top seven tips: Scrub the tub – Martha Stewart recommends a paste of baking soda and a refreshing essential oil like peppermint to scrub the tub.  Martha also has a […]

A response to the just-released study on women’s pay, careers and home lives.

If you’ve been experiencing symptoms of perimenopause and you’ve received a positive diagnosis, you might want to consider some of these alternative treatments. What about bioidenticals? You may have heard Oprah, Suzanne Sommers and other celebrities touting the use of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones are derived from plant steroids and chemically processed […]

If your car, apartment/home is broken into, here are some quick tips to help take steps in the right direction. Apartment/home Leave and call the police. If you see signs of tampering to your door or you suspect you’ve been broken into, leave immediately and call the police from a nearby safe place like your […]