When I informed my husband that I intend to cut several types of foods out of my diet for a while in the hope of improving my allergies (along with my waistline and allover health), he made me promise that I won’t put him on the same food plan, too. I agreed, for the [...]

All day long, I’ve been running to peek out the front door in the hope of seeing the UPS truck roll up and deliver my juicer. Lunchtime came and went. Dinnertime came and went. By 7:30 p.m., I figured the driver must not have seen the box.
Then suddenly, it was here.
Did I mention that I [...]

Scientists in Britain have discovered that shaking may do a body good.
Mice placed for 15 minutes daily on a platform that vibrated imperceptibly developed 30% less body fat than their non-shaken peers. The researchers believe this occurred due to the vibrations stimulating muscle contractions, much like exercise. In young mice, they suspect shaken [...]

A friend of mine recently became a raw foods fanatic and dropped a whopping 65 pounds in four months. That’s right: sixty-five pounds. That’s not even the biggest improvement she’s experienced since changing her diet.
No, the real benefit has been an improvement in her own allergies which are almost as bad as mine. [...]

My scale died yesterday.
We had a nice little ceremony for it during which I held open the garbage can lid while my husband dumped the scale and its various pieces into the bin while I said a few thoughtful words.
I’ve mentioned before that I used to keep my scale in the kitchen, since there wasn’t [...]

A while back I signed up for Jenny Craig in the hope that getting out of the kitchen might actually help me lose weight. I’m one of those cooks who nibbles a bit while slicing vegetables, then a bit more after putting them in the pot, with another nibble or two once things have had [...]

This is definitely a great time of year to save big by stocking up on out-of-season clothing. But did you know you can save even more if you piggyback online coupon codes with store sales?
Macy’s, for instance, is offering $25 off of $100 purchases. Combine that with their end-of-summer sale and there’s all sorts of [...]

Like a lot of women, I gained weight after I got married and have often wondered if the two things were related. Turns out, they just might be. Not that I needed an article to confirm my suspicion: I have only to think back to this weekend, when a combination of Saturday night insomnia and [...]

I spent yesterday cleaning house. That counts as a workout, right?
OK, even if it doesn’t, the point is that my home is now far cleaner than it’s been in a while. Cleaner, but still fairly cluttered.
Until recently, my bedroom had been a sanctuary from clutter, a pleasant room kept “Mommy clean” and free [...]

I hate my scale. I hate my scale. I hate my scale.
No, the numbers weren’t up this morning when I stood on it. But they weren’t down, either, despite having actually — gasp! — exercised four days this week, consumed more water than a fish, and watched every little bite that went into my mouth. [...]