Healthy Living

Just like your car needs snow tires and your home needs more heat, the arrival of winter means your skin needs some extra care. Winter can be incredibly hard on your skin. The air gets drier and your skin loses moisture, causing dryness, irritation, and other skin woes.

We can’t survive without nutrition from food, but it’s also inexplicably bound up with our emotions. It helps us calm down from anxiety or stress and makes us feel more like ourselves. Today, we’re going to talk about some ways that we can help curb and control these food cravings and ensure an overall healthier diet.

If you have an office job, you’re probably used to sharing a lot of things with your co-workers. Don’t get caught in the trap of sharing your germs with them, too! So many people feel pressured to go into work, despite being sick with a cold, flu, or other easily transmittable illness. Today, we’re going to talk about the reasons you should take a sick day and how to feel less guilty about it.

Summer is in full swing, and one of the best way to make some memories over the warmer months is inviting friends and family over to break some bread, share some laughs, and enjoy activities in the sun. Hosting a backyard patio party can be fun, but let’s face it, it can also be hectic. From trying to figure out a menu that will satisfy everyone’s taste buds, to ensuring the house is in order for company; organizing a summer gathering can be a daunting task.

If you’re looking for a dog, it might be tempting to look for the cutest and cuddliest dog in the store. Choosing a dog by looks is the way that many people find their canine companion, but you should really be looking at more than looks when it comes to picking a dog that will be with you for at least a decade.

Most hair loss is just one more indignity of the aging process. By age 50, around 85 percent of men and 40 percent of women have thinning hair. The rate at which your hair thins depends largely on heredity. Other common causes of hair loss include stress, hormonal changes, certain medical conditions, and some medications. But did you know that a poor diet can accelerate hair loss? Here are five eating habits that contribute to the problem.

If you or a family member is diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, you may be thinking about how to tell your loved ones, specifically how to tell your kids. It’s important to provide reassurance, regardless of your child’s age.

Today, we’re going to take a closer look at this surging new market in an effort to answer as many of your burning questions as possible. What are DNA tests? What can they tell you about yourself? Do they even work? Read to find out more!

When it’s time to leave the nest for the first time, finding a place of your own can be overwhelming. It’s important to find a place you like, but especially if you live in an urban area, finding a place that’s the right size, in the right location, and within your budget can be a hard needle to thread.

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is referred to as a “silent killer” because it can develop slowly over time without any signs or symptoms, meaning it can often go unnoticed. Rather than treating their hypertension with pills more and more people are adopting the DASH Diet, which has been proven to lower blood pressure naturally through healthy eating.