Health
Are You Running a Sleep Debt?
How many hours of a sleep do you get a night? Are you lucky with a sweet slumber of nine hours? Running on empty after an all-nighter? Think you’re “fine” with six hours of sleep? This article from Slate can ...
Re-inventing the Salad
Like a lot of other people, salads are my go-to lunch. Who doesn’t like how quick, easy, and versatile they are? However, a bland and boring salad is an all-too-common tragedy (not to be dramatic or anything). Considering the...
5 Tips to Make Sustainable Diet Changes
Last week I talked about how our enthusiasm and resolve to be healthier can get the best of us, as we often get wrapped up in our determination and go to the extreme. Of course, I’m all for tenacity and excitement—they’re...
What’s a Sexual Assault Victim to Do When the Justice System Fails Her?
This post also appeared on our partner site, HyperVocal. Her name is Savannah Dietrich, a 17-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky. Frustrated with the gag order she faced after the two boys who sexually assaulted her, took photo ...
Enjoy the Ride to Wrinkles
As females, we are bombarded by advice from self-proclaimed “gurus” who expect us to do outlandish things to stay attractive. I mean, I can’t even log onto Facebook anymore without being land-blasted by some “Muffin-...
9 True Rules of Dieting
Here I am, cooking dinner and watching TV at the same time, and what could upset me more than yet another diet commercial?! Every month, magazines and doctors come up with new amazing diets that will make you look like models i...
WebMD Gave Me Lupus
Last night I went to get dinner and drinks with a few girlfriends. The food was great and the waiter ended up supplementing us with these ginger/whiskey drinks for a mishap with our order (now that I think about it, the drinks ...
Zumba: Unlocking the Secrets of Life
When I was a little girl, and even now to a certain extent, my parents always told me I could do anything I set my mind to. Great advice right? Really empowering and just the sort of positivity you want from the two people who ...
Finding the Finish Line
Once upon a time I used to be a varsity collegiate athlete. Now let me preface this tale with the straight facts that I was not built to be an athlete. I may be tall and have a decent amount of muscle but I do not have what one...
What to Look for in Buying Health Insurance
1. Know What Market You Are Purchasing In Health insurance is bought in two ways. An individual can directly purchase a policy from an insurer in what is called the “individual market” or, if an individual is ...
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