Love In The City: Dating Dos & Don’ts

I came across a cool blog called, Hilarity in Shoes. It’s written by a single 36 year-old girl who’s tag line is: ”Voice of a slightly bitter generation. Dating, mating, relating, and medicating in D.C.” Hysterical, I thought. It reminded me of myself a few years ago — the neurotic dater, never happy with any [...]

4 Steps To A Stylin’ Job Search

Ever wonder why you may not only be dating one guy, all the sudden you’re dating three! Well, the same applies for the job search and interviewing. Without even realizing what you’re doing you’re immersed in the swirl and it’s raining jobs, girl! Here are four quick and simple ways to get your game on [...]

Healthy & Stylish Holiday Entertaining (plus a fabulous cheese plate)

We’re well into December, and that means holiday parties and cocktail hours galore.  Each and every year we’re back to the pattern – attempting to get through the month unscathed on the scale while still taking part in the revelry of season. It can be achieved if you play the game smartly: keeping your eyes [...]

5 Tips For A Happy & Healthy Pregnancy

Pregnancy is such a pivotal time in a woman’s life. What more important time than now that you are pregnant to get on track with your health and wellness. When I became pregnant in 2002, I quickly realized that my pregnancy was nothing like  those described in the books I was reading. I didn’t experience [...]

Hormones Out Of Wack? 4 Tips To Get Back In Balance

Feeling tired? Suffering from insomnia? Experiencing weight gain, headaches or hot flashes? If you answered yes to any of these symptoms, there’s a good chance your hormones are out of balance. Summer is the perfect time of year to take a breather from the stress and pressures of our intense daily routines. Kids are often [...]

7 Vacation Slim Down Tips

Does your upcoming vacation have you worried about your waistline? You should be. The average person gains almost a pound a day while on vacation. But that doesn’t have to be you. Most of the time extra pounds sneak up on you when you least expect it, so decide right here and now that your [...]

Don’t Speak To Improve Communication

We all want to be in a relationship. Finding the right mix of characteristics in another person and feeling a mutual spark will mean no more wading through scores of singles that don’t even speak our language. When we find that person who just “gets” us, the whole dating thing will finally be easy and [...]

Midday Break: 5 Minute Exercises

Exercise and movement is essential for our well being. It is the key to longevity, our body is as old as we think it is. If an 84-year old man is training for his 200th triathlon, it’s apparent that our body can do amazing things when we believe we can, train it properly, and keep [...]

The Juice Detox: Is It Dangerous?

With the Oscars just days away, Hollywood’s juicers and blenders are undoubtedly working overtime this week.  Celebrities are known to embrace the ubiquitous “juice cleanse” with the same amount of zest and zeal used to commit to that next great role. But are strict Detox regimens really healthy for us?  Award-Winning Preventive Medicine Doctor, Susan [...]

The Vegan Challenge: Oprah Does It. So Can I? (plus tips if you want to give vegan a go)

So last week I happened to be on the elliptical at Equinox and saw Oprah’s Vegan Challenge Show where she and her staff of 378 go Vegan for a week. Kathy Freston, a well known Vegan who promotes healthy living and conscious eating faced off with Michael Pollen, a meat eater who stresses the benefits of [...]

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