Heart disease is a serious condition that can be fatal if you do not take steps to manage it. While some forms of heart disease are inherited, others are due to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. Being overweight,

1. Avoid Introducing Young Children to Sugar in the First PlaceAlmost all children find sweets appealing. Forestall their exposure to candy, sugar and all sorts of sweets (even fruit juice) for as long

Julie, right, is adopted, but Cate is not, according to my daughter. My daughter has decided that one of her dolls is adopted. I think this is adorable because I think it gives a glimpse of how her 6-year-old

I was watching a documentary on infertility recently. My heart just wept for some of these couples that desperately wanted babies. I was particularly saddened by a black couple that had put a second mortgage

I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of being busy. I’m more tired of the social rewards we earn for being busy. If you’re busy and running at a frantic pace, the world seems to take notice.In the workplace,

Mental illness in teenagers is a silent epidemic. According to the New England Journal of Medicine half of all serious adult psychiatric illnesses – including major depression, anxiety disorders and

The flight home from Houston, where I spent the past two days, was really bumpy. For much of the ride, the fasten seatbelt sign was illuminated, and as we bounced along over Arizona climbing and descending

1. To tint eggs, you hard boil them with natural dyes so that the shell takes on a different colour. One of the best things to use is the skins from brown onions. When you add them to the water that you

If you find yourself starting the New Year a little low on energy (and cash) eating more beans will help on both fronts, while also helping you maintain a low-fat, high-fiber diet. Dry beans and other

Recently, my beagle Otis and I went to the Davis Island dog park located right by Peter O' Knight Airport on Davis Island. There are two parks- one has 200 feet of waterfront for dogs who enjoy the water

This post gives tips to choosing low fat/calorie coffee options in a world of dessert coffee. It wakes, sobers, comforts, and warms. It has been around since civilization came across a little brown bean