As women, we always seem to put ourselves last on our list of things to take care of, but you need to pay attention to your wellness and health in order to be able to keep up with your obligations and to be there when needed by those you love. Approaching 50, I researched what…
Category: Body Talk
15 Facial Exercises
I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz around facial exercises lately and there is some conflicting information out there, but for the most part, it seems that these can be beneficial. There seems to be two lines of thought here: Exercising your face muscles increases blood flow. Increased blood flow is rumored to make your…
Using Creativity to Get a Better Workout
We’ve all been there. You’re on the treadmill with your best upbeat playlist going and you think you’re about halfway through your workout, when you look down and see that you’ve only been going for … five minutes!! Some exercises are just monotonous and boring. No matter what you do to make it less painful,…
Tea – It Does a Body Good!
I’m not a coffee drinker, so I consume a lot of tea. I have a whole drawer of several varieties of loose leaf teas and tea bags. The past few years, I’ve been paying more and more attention to the health benefits of each kind and using them accordingly. Following is a list of teas…
Keep Yourself Safe This Summer
It’s already 100 degrees in Texas, and feels like we are in for a very, very hot summer. I thought it would be a good idea to list out various ways you can keep cool in the sweltering heat and protect yourself from sunburn and heat stroke. Wear light colored clothes. Dark colors absorb heat,…