Real Simple: How to single task your way to success and sanity

Despite the fact that today we pride ourselves on being a culture of multi-taskers, I myself am anything but. For me, multitasking is the art of messing up several things at once. But we...

Triumph Over Adversity

A talk with the amazing William Bustos At some point, each and every one of us reaches a place where concerns or conflicts have placed hurdles—either low or high,...

Boosting Your Cognitive Fitness and Longevity

                                     Nine easy ways to lessen your chances of developing dementia I think most people, women especially, fear that in some point in their lives,...

Magnolia Blossoms

An inspiring tribute to courage and devotion In this year of deeply moving documentaries, such as I Am: Celine Dion, I came across a newly released, heartfelt presentation, Magnolia’s...

Hear Your Heart

Empowering your mind while living with heart failure We are well into the holiday season. And many of us are already thinking – or at least we should be...
Juicing

Is Juicing Worth the Squeeze

When I was growing up, my mother believed that eating liver was essential for good vision. Animal livers, she insisted, stored vitamins, in particular A and B complex. These essential nutrients help keep the...
Sunglasses

Made in the Shade(s): The 411 on sunglasses

In some parts of the Islamic world, women are required to wear burqa’s. Now, this is not a political column so I am approaching this solely from a beauty angle. I believe they are...

Why are Adult Women Using ADHD Meds?

I read with great interest the other day a story on the rising use of ADHD medication among women. While the new mantra for women is that to succeed they need to “lean in,”...

Vegan Raspberry Coconut Cheesecake

The chefs at   Fresh n' Lean  -- the nation's #1 organic meal delivery company-- have kindly created a masterpiece of a vegan dessert that anyone can make. This...

The Power of Positive Affirmations

When I was a child, anytime I felt nervous or insecure about anything, or I didn’t feel well, I wanted my mother to assure me that all would be okay. But that wasn’t enough....