health

7 Ways to Entertain your kids when you’re sick

September 23, 2011

There’s nothing worse than feeling under the weather, except when you are also caring for small people. As a work at home mom ( and former stay at home mom) this scenario is all to familiar to me. It always seems as a cold passes through the house everyone else gets better, and then I [...]

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Earn money with research studies

July 28, 2011

Have you ever considered earning money volunteering as a research study participant? Have you ever participated in a research study before? I’ve personally done market research which is typically trying a product and offering some feedback via questions the research company asks. These clinical research studies are open to people that qualify with age and location [...]

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Bankruptcy and Medical Bills:Guest Post

April 14, 2011

Medical bills can be enormous-even if you have health insurance. Bankruptcy-the term causes chills in many of us who write about money. There is a stigma to bankruptcy that is much more meaningful than the dollars and cents involved. This post is not about bankruptcy, however-so relax and be cool… This post is about the most [...]

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What’s lurking in your toothbrush: Invisible Nasties

August 12, 2010

I’m afraid of germs. I wouldn’t call myself Monk, but I have my issues with those little microscopic beasts. I also know that some amount of germs is good for us, but there are certain places, and things I’m easily grossed out by. Public restrooms are an issue. Add in little kids and it’s a [...]

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On ticks, balance, and Lyme Disease

June 2, 2010

To say May was a busy month is an understatement. I’ve been managing to only slightly fall behind on blogging, secured a sponsor to BlogHer, spent several days in NYC, and of course juggled my jobs (writer, blogger, social media consultant) with my duties as a mom, wife, friend, daughter, and sister. I was hoping [...]

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Childhood Hunger Ends Here: How does it affect your community?

March 23, 2010

Last night after reading this fantastic post by Lisa Johnson I watched Jaime Oliver’s Food Revolution on Hulu. I had a huge lightbulb moment. I am working with ConAgra Food’s Childhood Hunger Ends Here, but the lightbulb moment was that it’s not just about childhood hunger, it’s about transforming food in America to make it more [...]

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Lose weight without exercise: it’s all about what you eat

March 19, 2010

Despite being a part of the Your Shape Challenge, I have had about 4 weeks in the last 2 months where I couldn’t exercise. First it was asthma induced by a bad case of viral bronchitis. Now it’s something I dubbed “Blogger’s neck,” a sharp shooting pain every time I turn my head to the [...]

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Bicycle to save money, go green, and get healthy

March 17, 2010

Brandon Joerges is a year-round cyclist in Southeast Michigan. Brandon’s 14Bikes blog is a part of his campaign to help communities and businesses that want to shrink congestion without losing customers understand that up to 14 bikes can fit in one standard parking space and bicycling has benefits for everyone. In America, for the first [...]

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Get fit on a Budget:Home gym on a budget

March 5, 2010

This is a guest post from Liz Muirhead, who blogs about health and fitness at Looking Good (for a mom). Liz is a thirty-something working mom of two wonderful kiddos, who got fed up with using her kids to explain her flab and found a way to get the best body of her life! So [...]

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Your Shape for the Wii Giveaway!

February 2, 2010

I’ve been fortunate to be a part of the Your Shape Challenge. Along with 9 other women I am using the game to get fit over the next 3 months. You can follow along at the Your Shape Challenge blog, or on twitter with the hashtag #yourshape. I enjoy the workouts since they are so [...]

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