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What do you say when you look in the mirror? I look fat. I look old. I look frumpy. Are you constantly bugging your friends about how you look? (i.e., does my butt look big in this?) Maybe it’s ...

Self-Talk: If You Can’t Say Anything Nice, Don’t Say Anything At All

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Scientists are tirelessly working to find answers to decrease memory loss and wipe out Alzheimer’s and dementia-related illness. And they are now discovering that certain nutrients can help combat ...

How Eggs, Fish, Curry, and Sun Can Sharpen Memory

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Nobody likes belly fat, that’s for sure. And certain exercises can help whittle that problem area down to size. But, it’s also important to eat the right foods to help flatten your tummy as ...

6 Surprising Foods That Flatten Your Belly

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Tired? Can't lose unwanted weight? Unhappy digestion? Maybe you're not just middle-aged and worn out. Maybe you have metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome, as its name suggests, affects your ...

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How long have you been carrying around that muffin top, spare tire, or whatever the latest term is these days for belly fat? That long, eh? It can be very discouraging when you try on those ...

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Unless you live under a rock, you are reminded daily that exercise is important for your mind and body. But, you don’t have to join a gym to get physical activity. Just clean your house! The ...

Vonnie Kennedy commented on Vonnie Kennedy's post No Time for the Gym? Burn Calories Cleaning Your House

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How long have you been carrying around that muffin top, spare tire, or whatever the latest term is these days for belly fat? That long, eh? It can be very discouraging when you try on those ...

9 Everyday Tips to Burn Belly Fat

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Unless you live under a rock, you are reminded daily that exercise is important for your mind and body. But, you don’t have to join a gym to get physical activity. Just clean your house! The ...

No Time for the Gym? Burn Calories Cleaning Your House

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Women can be high maintenance. We know it’s true. But, men can be complicated. That we know as well. Most of the time, we know our guy loves us, but sometimes we just need to hear him say ...

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Need a job and feeling a bit apprehensive about going on an interview? You’re not alone. According to the Bureau of labor statistics, unemployment for adult women was at 7.7 percent in February. ...

Have a Job Interview? 5 Ways to Make Them Go - WOW!

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If you live in the United States (except for Arizona, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the creepy sleep robbers stole an hour from you on Sunday. And like most of your friends and coworkers, ...

5 Tips to Beat Time Change Drowsiness

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It’s the middle of the night. You’re tossing and turning, worrying about how you’re going to come up with this month’s rent now that they’ve cut your hours at work. You reach for the sleeping ...

6 Ways to Avoid Risky Sleep Meds

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It’s mid-winter and you’re clawing at the walls. You need to get out and feel the sun on your face, the warmth on your skin. You have a full-blown case of Cabin Fever. Maybe you should book a ...

Want a Wintertime Tan? Safe and Not So Safe Solutions

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Here’s the scenario: you wake up in the morning with a headache. It’s the same throbbing pain you awakened with yesterday morning, and the morning before that. It’s no better, no worse, just ...

Don't Let Rebound Headaches Get the Best of You

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Women can be high maintenance. We know it’s true. But, men can be complicated. That we know as well. Most of the time, we know our guy loves us, but sometimes we just need to hear him say ...

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No, this is not a story about ways to have sex at your local grocery store. But, if you are looking for ways to boost your sex drive, add the following foods to your grocery list, today. 1. ...

6 Ways to Sex It Up at the Supermarket

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Are you a pet owner or thinking of becoming one? Current researchers have determined that owning a pet can be good for your health. Studies have shown how owning a pet can help certain health ...

Are Pet Owners Healthier Than Non-Pet Owners?

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Women can be high maintenance. We know it’s true. But, men can be complicated. That we know as well. Most of the time, we know our guy loves us, but sometimes we just need to hear him say ...

Weird Ways Guys Say I Love You

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Please read Massage Therapy: The Good, The Bad, and The Really Good first. This section is a continuation and the “rest of the story”. Enjoy. A few minutes later, James knocked on the door and ...

Massage Therapy: More on The Good, The Bad, and The Really Good

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Years ago, my sweetheart gave me a gift card for three complimentary massages. This would be a first for me and I wasn't sure what to expect. What I didn't expect was, well ... read on. My ...

Massage Therapy: The Good, The Bad, and The Really Good

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My boyfriend and I met online, a little over a year ago. He's 37, and I'm 31. When we first began talking, he was adamant that sex and physical closeness were very important to him. When we met ...

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Have you ever eaten an entire bag of chips while working on a high-priority project at work and not even realized it? Or devoured a piece of cake at an office birthday party without even tasting ...

Are You Feeding Your Emotions instead of Your Body?

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Enjoying a good night’s sleep only to be awakened by a painful cramp or spasm in your calf, thigh, or toe? It's the kind of pain that will raise you out of bed in search of some type of relief. ...

Are Leg Cramps Waking You Up at Night?

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It’s January. The holidays are over and if you’re living in the northern section of the world it’s cold, gray, and pretty darn gloomy. Can this make you sad? You bet it can. Literally, ...

Fighting Wintertime Blues? You Could have Seasonal Affective Disorder

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It could be argued that for baby boomers, inflammation is public enemy number one. Inflammation of course is no good for anyone. But for baby boomers, now in their late 40s and up into their late ...

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The term castor oil may trigger an intense aversion associating it with use as a laxative or labor inducer. I was introduced to castor oil in a completely different guise however. I had a bad ...

Vonnie Kennedy commented on Jody Smith's post Castor Oil: Relief From Pain And Swelling

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As the new year begins, sugar intake, and natural versus sugar substitutes seem to be hot topics. If you’re trying to lose weight or to just eat healthier, you naturally think of using artificial ...

How Savvy Are You About Sugar Substitutes?

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As I sat at my computer this morning, grumbling about the work I needed to finish today, a sanitation truck drove by my window and the driver was laughing his head off about who knows what. I ...

Smile! Laugh! It’s Good for You!

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Menopause as makeover? What is this, some kind of cruel joke? A baby boomer woman's first reaction to menopause as makeover might be to reflect on the newly-acquired spare tire some of us are ...

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Do you think snacking isn’t good for you? Think again and check out five ways to snack and slim down at the same time. Impossible? Read on: 1. Spread out your calories. Snacking throughout the ...

Snack the Smart Way and Lose Weight

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Once the holidays are over and you’re back at work, you and everybody else will be ready to fulfill the most common New Year’s resolution of all time -- Exercise and Lose Weight! This year, ...

Create Your Own Workday Fitness Routine

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Whether your adult children live in another state or in your upstairs bedroom, sometimes it’s difficult to see them as grown-ups making their own decisions. It’s also tough to let go when you feel ...

Top 10 Reasons You May Be a High Maintenance Parent

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We shouldn't be surprised by this but a certain amount of denial seems to be natural. Baby boomers after Christmas just don't bounce back like we used to. Remember when you could be up all ...

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Whether you have a New Year’s Eve bash coming up or just your weekly “Ladies’ Night” gathering, it’s important to be smart about your alcohol consumption not only for safety reasons, but let’s ...

The Smart Woman’s Hangover Guide

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If your feet hurt when you first step out of bed in the morning, you may have Plantar Fasciitis (PLAN-tur fas-e-I-tis), a condition that causes pain and inflammation of a thick band of tissue, ...

Morning Foot Pain? It May Be Plantar Fasciitis

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During the holiday season, everything from buying the perfect gift, to overspending, to way too much partying can give you a headache that will put you right out of the holiday mood. Why not try ...

Are the Holidays Giving You a Headache?

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“You only have one pair of eyes.” Those were my mother’s words every time I did something that could hurt my eyes such as running with a stick when I was a kid or opting for contact lenses instead ...

Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy: An Eye Disease That Runs in the Family

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Holiday shopping is stressful enough without having to worry about getting sick. So many people. So many germs. The safest way to avoid germs is to shop online, but if you have to go to the ...

6 Holiday Tips to Avoid Germs at the Mall

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Winter is on the way and depending on where you live, you will most likely take routine steps for weatherizing your home and winterizing your car. So why wouldn’t you do the same for your skin? ...

Winterize Your Skin in 5 Easy Steps

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Just when you thought you were protecting yourself from heart disease with an aspirin a day, a new Dutch study has shown that if you’re a healthy woman, don’t bother. According to Reuter’s ...

Nix the Aspirin for Heart Protection

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A few months ago, I wrote an editorial for EmpowHER called Fish Oil vs. Statins: You be the Judge. I had just received results that my cholesterol and triglyceride levels had gone through the ...

Muscle and Joint Pain with Statin Drugs: My Story

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The holiday season can be traumatic when you’re trying to keep weight off. With so many good things to eat, your will power can disappear faster than a pumpkin pie. But, before you lock yourself ...

No Dieting Holiday Tips

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If you’re somebody that likes to add spice to your recipes to zip up the flavor, then you’ll like the idea of zipping up your beauty routine as well. “When spices are used as ingredients in beauty ...

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Health professionals having been talking up the advantages of drinking green tea for years because of all those wonderful, protective antioxidants, but do we know how much tea to drink, why we ...

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In another article called "What’s Got Your Libido Down? Is it Psychological?" I described psychological factors that may cause a lack of sex drive in a long-term relationship. This time, let’s ...

What’s Got Your Libido Down? Is it Physical?

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Most married couples have sexual problems at one time or another during their relationship. And even though you can talk about almost everything else, sex (or lack of it) can be a tough issue to ...

What’s Got Your Libido Down? Is it Psychological?

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As I mentioned in my article: 5 Ways to Eat Your Way to the Fountain of Youth, we're all looking for ways to stay healthy and young. Here we have six more foods that combat against ...

6 More Ways to Eat Your Way to the Fountain of Youth

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Who doesn’t want to find the foundation of youth? Keeping your youthful appearance and staying healthy is an age-old desire for most people over the age of 21. Unfortunately, nobody has found ...

5 Ways to Eat Your Way to the Fountain of Youth

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As an aging baby boomer, I’m always on the lookout for new research about how to combat memory loss, brain health, etc. Most people who are older than 50 have similar concerns, so it was no ...

Vonnie Kennedy commented on Vonnie Kennedy's post Memory Issues? You Could be Deficient in Vitamin B12

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As an aging baby boomer, I’m always on the lookout for new research about how to combat memory loss, brain health, etc. Most people who are older than 50 have similar concerns, so it was no ...

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