WELL BEING
|
What to Do During a Disaster
In these dog days of the summer, disasters, natural or otherwise, happen every day. Though only 1,000 tornadoes occur annually, and a significantly smaller number of hurricanes, the chances of one hitting your town are higher than you might think. But tha...more
|
|
The latest in cycling trends
According to Trend Central, the bike community is continuing to innovate and thrive. Here are some of the latest happenings in the cycling world.
Rolling Orange: They may not be world champions of soccer, but the Dutch are still an authority on bikes...more
|
|
Back in Black to battle breast cancer
When you think about southern California, Los Angeles is probably first in mind. Along with the city of Angels you may think of Disneyland, the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, The Oceanside Pier, the summits of the San Gabriel Mountains, the Colorado and M...more
|
|
Food for Fitness: Truth about Truvia
Mary Poppins sang about how a spoonful of sugar would help the medicine go down, however, she did not sing the facts about the granulated ingredient.Sugar, also known as sucrose, is the most common of sugars and is used to sweeten most things found in res...more
|
|
Summer Safety: Kids and hot cars don't mix
It's that time of the year again. Warm summer temps make going to the pool, beach and parks a lot of fun. But those higher temps can be deadly inside a parked car.
So far this year, twenty child deaths can be attributed to heat stroke (hyperthermia) from...more
|
|
Recognizing and understanding relationship abuse
Chris Brown took to the stage on June 27 at the BET Awards, belting out classic Michael Jackson tunes coupled with his signature dance moves in a tribute to the deceased King of Pop. His rendition of MJ’s moonwalk wasn’t the only unforgettable moment ...more
|
|
From the Editor’s Desk: Show your favorite ladies you care
There are never enough hours in the day, and yet we count down the minutes until we can finally get some rest. We wish we could save more money, but splurge when we pass a fashionably-decorated sale window. We work every single day to get off that stubbor...more
|
|
How technology makes auto travel safer and more efficient
It’s easy for many of us to take for granted how much technology contributes to making driving safer and more efficient than ever before. At the same time, it’s hard for many of us to comprehend what improvements technology will bring us in the fut...more
|
|
Helen Mirren shows a real woman’s body
Speaking of real women’s bodies — you gotta love Helen Mirren who at almost 65 is not afraid to show us a real woman’s body.
Photo by Juergen Teller
She’s got a new flick – Love Ranch – directed by hubby Taylor Hackford opening next week...more
|
|
BFF: Best Friends Forever or Best Frenemies Forever?
Best friendship is usually formed on common interests, and best friends Betty and Veronica (of the classic Archie Comic series) are no exception. They had one very similar interest - Archie Andrews - and spent their friendship fighting over him, constantl...more
|
|
Be bronzed, be beautiful: and save $10, too!
Calling all chicks! Tired of constantly making those weekly trips to take care of your waxing, tanning and hair removal needs?
Now is the perfect time for you to be as bronzed and bare as possible as summer starts to heat up and ChickSpeak has the perfec...more
|
|
Greet the sun with Pick-Me-Up Yoga
The feeling of waking up more tired than you were previous to falling asleep is a complete drag.
This can be contributed to by a number of different things. Your mattress, what time of month it is, and one drink too many the night prior can all cause you...more
|
|
Escape in Exercise
“Take it out on the pavement.”My mother has always shared these simple words of advice with me throughout my life, guiding me on running routes through my town where I mulled over my most complex thoughts and frustrations.
During adolescence, while p...more
|
|
Food for Fitness: Breakfast Omelet
Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day, simply because breakfast foods are the best in flavor and variety in my opinion.You probably roll your eyes when you hear “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” because you have heard...more
|
|
|
How to Love the Skin You’re In
I can still remember the day when I looked in the mirror and told myself if I wasn’t happy with the way I looked. I’d beaten myself up several times before but never as I had done on that day. I poked here, squeezed there and scrutinized everywhere. I...more
|
|
Go healthy with your office lunch
Around 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon, half the office spills out onto the streets, dispersing into local delis, cafés, and restaurants. The other half remains indoors, sitting obediently at their desks within the confines of small cubicles. This scenario m...more
|
|
|
