Overcoming Holiday Overload
A Sensible Prescription for Staying Healthy Down the Home Stretch
December 2, 2008
By Candace Grasso,
CEO and Founder of Fit Is It, Inc.
A little while ago, I stopped to get a cup of coffee at my favorite Java-pushing pagoda. It was there that I realized how far behind the eight-ball I’d fallen yet again.
In my pre-caffeinated condition, I bellied up to the bar and ordered my usual: “May I have a medium, non-fat, sugar-free, Sahara-dry cappuccino?” Sounds impressive, I know. Read more »
Honey as a Home Cure
Nature Has Provided a Remedy High in Antioxidants.
December 1, 2008
If a nagging cough is keeping you awake and cough syrup doesn’t help, there’s something in your kitchen cupboard that might: honey. It’s been a favored home remedy for sore throats for decades, and now new research shows it’s more than wishful thinking. Read more »
Brush Up On Daily Dental Care
Tending To Your Teeth Regularly Helps You Put Less Money Where Your Mouth Is
November 21, 2008
By Gloria McMenamin, DDS, DMD, PA
These days more than ever, we all want to feel we’re using our money wisely. But how can we save on dental care? Read more »
Competing to Lower the Odds
Folic Acid Intake Decreases Spina Bifida Birth Defect
October 22, 2008
By Cindy Brownstein
CEO, Spina Bifida Association
Image courtesy of National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Not many mothers can say their child competes against some of the top athletes in the world and wins — from the seat of a wheelchair. Read more »
Colon Cancer, A Silent Killer
Screening is key for women and men
July 29, 2008
By Rodrigo B. Erlich, MD
In 2002, Susan Cohan Kasdas was 42 and the mother of two elementary school children when she found out she had advanced-stage colon cancer. The beautiful, dynamic blonde had told her family back in Baltimore that she had been having stomach pains, but her doctors in Florida told her not to worry. It was nothing. Read more »
Your Best Beach Body
Get swimsuit-ready fast
July 29, 2008
By Lynne Brick, RN, BSN
Photography ©2008 Jupiterimages Corporation
As summer approaches, so do worries about appearing in a bathing suit once again.
But never fear, BTB is here! BTB? Below-the-belt moves that target the belly, thighs and buttocks. Read more »
A Debilitating Pain
Coping With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
March 22, 2008
By Megan Willard, MD
Photography ©2008 Jupiterimages Corporation
Abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation … missed days of work, missed social events, missed time — Catherine Moreland knows all about it. For 20 years her stomach hurt every day. On a few occasions the pain was enough to send her to the emergency room. “Chidbirth was not as bad as some of the stomachaches I had,” the Baltimore resident says. “My stomach would swell so badly that I thought my skin would pop.”
Pilates
Power from the inside out
March 8, 2008
By Lynne Brick, RN, BSN
Photography by Bryan Burris
Pilates (pih-LAH-teez) is a fitness system and philosophy developed nearly 100 years ago by the German trainer Joseph Pilates. Today his exercise method is more popular than ever, a mind-body program that helps practitioners move with economy, grace and balance.
Cold or Flu?
The Difference Is Nothing To Sneeze At
January 12, 2008
By Carolyn O'Connor, MD
Photography by Jami Garrison
It’s that time of year again. Time to work on those New Year’s resolutions, and time to brace for colds and flu. Read more »
Bite-Sized Moves, Big Results
January 7, 2008
By Lynne Brick, RN, BSN
The holiday season has come and gone. The weather is less than lovely. You know you need to do something about the weight you’ve gained recently, but inertia overwhelms you. Even just thinking about getting off your seat and onto your feet takes energy, and you’re all out of that. Probably you’re also stuck in the dreaded family-food-work-stress-food-work-stress-food-work-stress-family-sleep cycle. Everyone and everything else is much more important than you are. So you do nothing for yourself. Read more »
Gingerbread - Sweet and Spicy Heaven
Easing Down I-95
Online Shopping Takes Off
Overcoming Holiday Overload
Tilghman’s Winter Tranquility
Petters, Ponzi & The Scheme Scene
Cool To Clip!
For Baby Boomer Women, Social Networking is Essential
The Mossy Greensward
Holiday Cheer
Allergy-Free Season’s Eatings