By April Masini
April 30, 2007 (Posted at 3:07 pm)
Lunchtime is a great time to catch a workout. Here are some great ways to fit a workout into the lunch hour.
* If you work near a gym, join it! Take advantage of any classes and equipment there.
* If you’re lucky enough to have a gym in your company’s building, what are you reading this […]
By April Masini
April 29, 2007 (Posted at 3:08 pm)
Successful shopping is reliant upon a healthy shopper, so keep your blood sugar up while you’re shopping and you’ll have better focus for better purchase power.
AVOID:
Cinnamon buns
Ice cream
Fried food like corndogs on a stick (who THOUGHT of this culinary disaster?)
Soda
Sugar drinks
Candy
You’ll leave the mall a size bigger than you came in and with the need […]
By April Masini
April 13, 2007 (Posted at 1:42 pm)
When people are healthy, friendships and relationship dynamics are easy. When people have health issues — physical, emotional, social or other — their illnesses manifest in their behavior and more clearly in their relationships. Tiffs happen. Feuds occur and break ups happen. If it sounds simple, that’s because it is. Health is not just the […]
By April Masini
April 12, 2007 (Posted at 1:44 pm)
I’m a huge fan of trying behavioral modification for depression first and foremost before trying medication, expensive doctors and long-term therapy. Here are the tips I give my readers for depression.
April Masini’s Top Six Tips for Beating The Blues
1. Recognize patterns in your blues. Do you get blue at the same time every year? Every […]
By April Masini
April 11, 2007 (Posted at 1:14 pm)
Yes, you can have tons of fun — exercise doesn’t simply have to be a treadmill at the gym.
April Masini’s Top 10 Ways To Have Fun Burning Calories
1. Go clubbing or dancing, and just drink water the whole night. You’ll have fun, flirt and lose weight. I promise.
2. Skiing is great, but cross country skiing […]
By April Masini
March 29, 2007 (Posted at 10:33 am)
When dealing with medical professionals, as the patient, there is a good chance you don’t have the same perspective you would if you were advocating for someone. You’re vulnerable, you’re worried, and maybe you’re scared. You’re not calm, cool and collected. So here’s how to get the best from your medical professional:
1. Give as much […]
By Erika B. Webb
March 7, 2007 (Posted at 7:31 pm)
The weather where I live is warming up. Don’t hate me if you live in New York, Michigan or Minnesota. Your turns are coming. Daylight Savings Time starts early this year–this month. If you packed on pounds over the winter, developed “internalitis”–that condition resulting from having your body and your thoughts inside for too long, […]
By Erika B. Webb
February 12, 2007 (Posted at 8:10 pm)
In the category of “life isn’t fair,” we women have more than our share physiologically. Not only do we suffer monthly from physical pain and discomfort, others become intolerable at this time and they make matters worse by blaming their behavior on our hormones. This goes on monthly for years, most of our lives. Then we get the grand finale. […]