We’re all “busy”. But sometimes things get particularly frantic. And when that happens, what’s the first thing to suffer? Yep, your health. Are you guilty of the following health mistakes when the going gets tough? Let me flip things around for you, and show you a different way of thinking about each of these faux pas.  […]

Skipping vacations may make you feel better in the pocketbook department…but did you know it’s a bad idea for your health? Over on my blog on Yummy Mummy Club I recently wrote a post about the health dangers you’re flirting with if you neglect to take a vacation now and then. You can read it […]

Summer is on its way. And with those blossoming trees and wafts of warm air, thoughts turn to the inevitable: swimsuit season. I don’t know if this induces shudders in you, but it certainly does me. I’ve long believed they use funhouse mirrors in swimsuit changerooms, you know the kind that make certain bits look too big, […]

It was exactly a year ago when everything changed for me. On May 10, 2011 I logged on to check my bloodwork results. I scrolled down, and stared at the screen. And the floor dropped out from under me. I had a positive result. Which, in the medical world, is a very big negative. I […]

If I had a nickel for every person who said “I’m just so tired…” Wait a sec. I do have a nickel for everyone who says that. And that’s because it’s one of the top reasons people visit their doctor. Fatigue is ubiquitous, you guys. If I could bottle energy, I could retire right now and […]

I know–when life is throwing you curveballs, your impulse is to bee-line for the freezer (chocolate chip cookie dough Haagen-Dazs, anyone?) or the snack cupboard (hello, Sea Salt & Vinegar Kettle chips…). But that’s not going to make anything better. Especially not your coronary arteries. Or your muffin top. So I’ve rounded up some healthier options–and snack […]

Most people experience stress at one time or another. So how do you cope? Many of us feel somewhat powerless in the face of stress, especially if it’s due to circumstances we can’t change. Does that mean you just have to suffer? No way. What you need is a strategy. Over on Yummy Mummy Club, I […]

At the moment I’m reading The How of Happiness, by Sonja Lyubomirsky. Lyubomirsky has a Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford and has spent her entire academic career researching nothing but happiness. (Which I think is a pretty freaking awesome thing to do for your life’s work, don’t you?) Anyway, she develops 12 specific strategies, backed by research (not just […]

I’m a big fan of the spa. And my all-time fave spa treatment? Massage therapy. I’ve long been convinced that it’s more than just an indulgence. A professional, therapeutic massage is so relaxing and feels so great…there just has to be health benefit, right? Right. In case you’re in need of a little justification, here are 7 reasons to treat yourself to […]