Think of 8 women in your life. A best friend. Your mother. Your daughter. Got them all lined up in your mind? Well, current statistics show that 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer sometime during her life. Think about that for a moment.
Focusing on fitness, the Move of the Month seeks to help you get more oompf in less time. This first move, featured in our November magazine, is a modified plank that works virtually every muscle in your body with a few added techniques.
When the Silken Tent closed its doors in August, building owners Mike and Kathy Duncan had a choice~ Mike and Kathy could let a beautiful facility be stripped down and sold piece by piece, or reinvent the spa experience and open its doors once again. Thank goodness they chose the latter. The Duncans are welcoming […]
Time to put on your bathing suits, girls, summer has officially arrived!
Alison Domecq has found life again, thanks to Leslie Mendoza Temple, M.D., who helped her come to terms with an almost unfathomable combination of diagnoses.
As the weather changes and the birds start singing, we are ready to experience joy, excitement and hope. Maybe a change for the better in ourselves. But our lives may be weighed down with old habits of depression and anxiety, unnecessary worry and suffering, impulsive reactions to others or a constant churning restlessness. For many […]
It’s no secret that I love food, but I’m usually able to show enough restraint that I don’t fear stepping on the scale. Except for right now. Was it the cookies, champagne, dinners out, lunches with friends or all of the above that have me feeling like I have a jelly belly? For all of […]
Many years ago, I promised my husband that I would learn to play golf, which would be a good activity for us in our golden years. I may have lied. My occasional forays onto golf courses have proven to be such torture that I just can’t see how the sport will ever be good for […]
I love a challenge. And recently, Judy Fenton, director of education at The Art Center in Highland Park, issued an interesting one for Make It Better. “You would not believe how art makes a real difference in people’s lives,” Fenton gushed over the phone. “Please come next Wednesday morning and I’ll prove it.” […]
As women, we know that life isn’t always a walk in the park—but it can be!
