Resolution: kick addictions

Addictions are hard work to fight.  Here's some help from the St. Louis Public Library: General: Unwelcome inheritance: break your ...

Clearing the Clutter: Don Stress, Don Panic!

When I got home from college in early May I was faced with a startling reality: my room, which held all of my up-until-I-went-to-college ...

Hurricane Food: Ambrosia (5-Cup Salad)

Ambrosia Recipe from Jane Storm Here in northern New Jersey, we're battening down the hatches in preparation for Hurricane Irene. A...

Officially Obsessed With My New Sandwich Maker

Rachael Ray Open Skillet Twin Pack and Proctor-Silex Sandwich Maker And, my new Rachael Ray frying pans. Last week, I ordered the Racha...

My First Giveaway With the Amazing EmersonMade

If You Haven't Heard About EmersonMade, Then You Must Be Living Under a Rock We finally got our first snow here yesterday and my ki...

The 10 Most Popular Episodes of Intervention

The Intervention [top episodes] The A&E reality show “Intervention” has been controversial from the start. Does it offer life lesso...

Stand up!

On the same day that a recent article in the Wall Street Journal * pointed out that more and more researchers are coming to the conclusion ...

Healthy Living at the Library wraps up!

Healthy Living at the Library 2015 wraps up at the Julia Davis Branch on November 18 at 11:30 a.m. as OASIS provides a FREE beginners...

Input on Healthy People 2020 objectives

Until Friday, you can share your opinions at this link .  From that site: Open October 15 through November 13 The U.S. Department of ...

Pasta Pea-mavera

Now this isn't what you would call a traditional Pasta Primavera. Not even close actually. To be honest I just stole the name to fit a ...

Arthritis

If you have joint pain, you may have arthritis.  The symptoms of various types of arthritis, as well as treatments, therapies, and tips for...

Free flu vaccinations, and immune system help

Cold and flu season has arrived, so now's a good time to look at ways to boost your immune system! Along with a flu vaccination [ Bar...

Vegan Macaroni and Cheese

Behold my attempt to veganize this good old classic loved and cherished by people all over the world. Here in Sweden it goes by 'Makar...

Understanding How Surrogacy Works

Surrogates help thousands of people each year achieve their dream of becoming parents. If you’re considering surrogacy as a way to have ch...

My Basic Hummus Recipe + Oven-roasted Squash

Can you tell from the picture below what I got? You guessed it: CHICKPEAS! My wonderful parents gave me a whole truckload of these gu.....

Influenster Holiday VoxBox: Impressions

My Holiday VoxBox I was thrilled to receive my first VoxBox (Holiday VoxBox) from Influenster yesterday! This great program sends blogg...

Medals and Mental Illness: Olympic Athlete Sparks A Dialogue

Today's guest post comes from Julie Maier. Julie has a master’s degree in social work and is currently a PhD student in the Kinesiolo...

"Return to Zero"- A Movie Review

Having recently gone through a pregnancy, I debated about watching “ Return to Zero ”. My little boy was born in January 2014. He was 8 w...

Vaccination is a Work of Art

Image credit :  http://artofsavingalife.com/ Vaccination is one of the most important issues we work on and champion in public health...

What to do Instead to Avoid Heart Disease

If statins don't work in the long run, then what can you do to protect your heart from atherosclerosis? My personal opinion is that yo...