Risks of Tanning Addiction
Buddy System Friends are Crucial to Happiness, so Hold onto those Gal Pals!
When it comes to women’s happiness, there’s nothing more likely to put a spring in your step than friendship. The research is overwhelming. Friends directly influence your stress levels, sleep habits, weight, health and even your long-term survival. Scientists and philosophers agree: social connections are the single greatest contributor to reaching that state of bliss. […]
5 Tips for Dealing with a Sugar Addiction
While a sugar addiction won’t land you in rehab, the cravings and loss of control it evokes is similar to that of a drug addiction. According to a recent study from the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (March 2012). But without a support group such as Sugar Addicts Anonymous, how are we to cope when cravings […]
10 Health and Home Benefits of Coconut Oil
Coconuts are delectable, and beneficial for more than dessert.
Fresh: Health Made Easy
Have you ever wished you could try new, healthy products, but aren’t quite sure which ones to choose? KLUTCHclub makes it easy. Founded by busy Chicagoan Julie Bashkin, KLUTCHclub delivers curated boxes of holistic health, wellness and fitness products straight to your door every month. Each shipment contains more than $50 dollars worth of products. […]
Conquer Childhood Obesity Without Damaging Self-Esteem
Your chubby child isn’t outgrowing his baby fat, and you’re a little worried. But how do you help a child establish healthy eating and exercise habits for life without becoming a food cop? First, here’s what NOT to do. Don’t write about your 7-year-old child’s struggles and the diet you put her on in Vogue […]
North Shore Golf Guide
Do you know why golf is so great? It’s a life sport—you can learn to play as a little kid and keep on going right until they close the coffin lid. It’s a great family outing, but also a perfect afternoon getaway with buddies. You can make new friends by joining a league, and keep […]
Fresh: Become a Fly Girl
This New York standby is branching out across the U.S. With their new studio in Highland Park, Flywheel is bringing high-tech, customized spin workouts to the North Shore. Each bike in their studio is equipped with digital monitors that display your performance data, and if you’re feeling competitive, there is also a TorqBoard at the […]
Overcome Obesity Through Mindful Eating
In our modern-day world, drive-thru servers become our friends, the Starbucks barista knows our order, and we can’t recall what we had for lunch. We eat while we work. We eat while we watch TV. We eat while we (eek!) drive. We eat in ways that elicit stress, frenzy, and a complete disconnect with the […]
Too Much Sun Is No Fun
Now that you’re spending more time outside enjoying longer days and warmer weather, it’s time to do more to protect your skin from damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Here are a few tips to reduce your risk of skin cancer: Find some shade, especially between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wear light colored clothing to protect […]
