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3 Things to Clean After Your Child’s Been Sick
Tis the season for sniffly noses and sore throats. To keep your family healthy and prevent one cold from being passed around all season, pay special attention to cleaning these three areas of your home after you or your child has been sick. 1. Bath towels Give the patient their own hand towel for the bathroom and kitchen while they are […]
Use Baby Wipes Instead of Hand Sanitizer
Yes, washing your hands is best. But when you’re away from soap and hot water there are other options that work in a pinch. As the temperatures drop (it is snowing in NYC today), hand sanitizer isn’t the best option because the alcohol in it can dry out your skin. Instead, try using baby wipes. Not only will they clean […]
Don’t Let a Natural Disaster Take You by Surprise
Whether or not you’re being impacted by Hurricane Sandy this week, take this as reminder to make sure you have an emergency kit and an emergency plan in place with your family. Take a look at what you should have in your stash with our emergency supplies checklist. Then, to make sure your family is truly prepared, pick a low-key […]
Be a Morning Person by Giving Yourself a Reward
If you’re like me, the snooze button is your down fall in the morning. I can always sleep for just five, ten, or 15 more minutes. In order to break that bad habit, try rewarding yourself with the gift of time later in the day. So if you got up seven minutes earlier than normal (a.k.a. the time your alarm […]
Buying Halloween Candy? Go With These “Healthy” Options
Let’s face it: Come November 1, you’re probably going to eat whatever candy your neighborhood’s trick-or-treaters didn’t nab. So if you’re watching your weight, what should you buy? We asked a bevy of registered dietitians to give us the rundown on which sweets will be sweeter to our health. Their verdict: Snickers bars are healthier than Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, […]
Sleep Versus Exercise: Which Do You Choose?
Last week I had the humbling experience of attending the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel, CA. Humbling because the conference is swarming with CEOs and fancy women from the financial world…and then there’s me. The girl who got a D+ in economics in college and drank a beer before the final exam because my friend Megan told […]
A Quick Way to Relieve Stress Right Now
Think you’re more stressed than your mom was at your age? You’re probably right. A new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology shows that the stress levels of American women have increased 18% over the past 26 years. Women in their 20s report higher levels of anxiety than does any other age group in the country. (Fortunately, the […]
How to Avoid Colds and Flu This Fall (Really!)
Welcome Fall! Ochre leaves crunching underfoot, sweet mulled cider, crisp apple picking…and…ahhh-choo! The return of cold and flu season. Ugh. To try to isolate the best, most proven tips for staying well, I recently did a Q & A with Elizabeth Lyster, MD, a board-certified ob/gyn with Holtorf Medical Group in Foster City, California, who had some surprising tips and […]
Why You Shouldn’t Feel Guilty About a Drink with Dinner
There are plenty of things to avoid come dinnertime (that third helping of mac and cheese, your cell phone, the dirty dishes), but according to a recent study, your beloved glass of wine (or maybe it’s a potent mojito?) isn’t one of them. Physicians from Harvard Medical School found that imbibing one cocktail, glass of wine, or beer each day makes […]
