No more body shaming - how to accept a healthy body weight

No more body shaming - how to accept a healthy body weight

Nothing beats the ability to look in the mirror and accept yourself as you are. The ability to say, “Hey I look good. I like my current weight as I feel healthy and full of energy.” Yet how many people say this to themselves - particularly women? 

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How not to make common weight-loss mistakes

How not to make common weight-loss mistakes

The last thing you want to do when attempting weight loss is to have to do it all over again if you gain the weight back. Think about it. You put in all that time and effort losing pounds.  Then when you reach your goal, suddenly you find yourself going back in reverse with the scale creeping back up again.

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Will a vitamin supplement cure brittle nails?

Will a vitamin supplement cure brittle nails?

Walk into any pharmacy, grocery store, or giant retail store, head to the section selling supplements and there will be plenty of supplement makers marketing pills for split and brittle nails. Many of us – up to 20% - at one time or another have had nails that may be weaker than we like and most of us are familiar with vitamin/mineral supplements promising to cure that.

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When quitting makes you a winner

When quitting makes you a winner

Everyone loves a winner.  We love them so much we hand out awards and heap mounds of praise on them.  We tell people “don’t quit” when times get tough. But there is one time when a person quits and we say “great job – good for you!” One time that is so important for their health that we are excited to realize they have just extended their life by years.

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Keeping Skin Healthy In Cold Weather

Keeping Skin Healthy In Cold Weather

Living in a cold climate during chilly to downright freezing weather can be hard on our skin. Blustery winds and frigid temperatures are no friend to our largest organ quickly zapping moisture leaving it feeling rough, dry, and cracked.

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