Archive for Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen
Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen is a full-time freelance writer on Bowen Island, BC, Canada. She writes for a variety of national magazines and websites, and is closing in on her first book deal! Part of her motivation for this website - Quips & Tips for Healthy Women - came from Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's quotation: "Well-behaved women rarely make history." Welcome, and feel free to make comments or suggestions on anything you find here...
8 Easy Ways to Make Your Home Eco-Friendly
These tips for an organic lifestyle are from Debbie Wiener, interior designer and author of Slob Proof! Real-Life Design Solutions - and they’ll help make your home healthy.
“If you suffer from seasonal mood disorders including stress, anxiety or depression, bring full spectrum light fixtures and light bulbs into your home,” says Wiener.
And below she explains how [...]
10 Christmas Money Saving Tips
Holiday shopping can set you back thousands of dollars - which you can’t afford because it’s not just bad for your budget, it’s hard on your health! Here are 10 Christmas money saving tips from the experts at Bills.com.
First a quip about cash from the woman who was the editor-in-chief of Cosmo for over 30 years:
“Money, if [...]
How One Widow Coped With Death, Plus 5 Tips for Healthy Grieving
This widow lost her husband after a six year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Here are her coping tips for grieving spouses, plus a few extra tips for healthy mourning.
“If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble,” said Moliere.
Instead of avoiding your feelings of loss, consider George Eliot’s wise words on mourning:
“She was no [...]
How She Accepted Her Curves, Plus 5 Ways to Build a Healthy Body Image
Here’s one writer’s perspective of her curves, diets, and eating disorders - plus five tips for loving your body just the way it is!
First, a quip from Queen Latifah:
“For me, it might sound cliche, but beauty for me really does start on the inside,” says this hip hop queen. “It’s like a state of mind, [...]
Romantic Holiday Gifts for Him or Her: Saying “I Love You” at Christmas
These romantic Christmas gifts for him or her will fan the flames of passion and show how much you care (which will reduce holiday stress!). And, this quotation from actress Judy Garland shows you how important it is to show your love:
“In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one [...]
Healthy Eating Tips From a Top Weight Loss Retreat: Green Mountain at Fox Run
Marsha Hudnall is a dietician and the Director of Green Mountain at Fox Run, Vermont - a healthy weight loss retreat for women. Here, she explains why diets don’t work for weight loss - and she offers tips for healthy living and getting slim (and staying that way!).
Before you read her weight loss tips, check [...]
How the Miami Mediterranean Diet Goes Beyond Weight Loss
In researching the top diets in America, I’ve learned that the Mediterranean Diet is easily the diet most favored by nutritionists, dieticians, and researchers. But, I’ve also discovered that there’s actually a Miami Mediterranean Diet - which is slightly different than the Mediterranean Diet.
So, I did a Q & A with cardiologist Dr Michael Ozner, [...]
8 Ways to Decrease Caregiver Stress
You may be dealing with caregiver stress if you find it hard to ask for help, you do everything yourself, want to be in control of everything, and you can’t delegate because no one can do it as well as you (those are also signs of ”Self-Sufficiency Syndrome”). Here’s help for decreasing caregiver stress from an expert!
Peggy Collins, is [...]
5 Tips for a Healthy Relationship From a Love Coach
Building a healthy love relationship is much easier when you have a relationship coach like Karen Card on your side! Here, she offers 5 tips to keep your love strong, ranging from “don’t mother him” to “let him keep pursuing you.”
First, a quip about love:
“Infatuation is when you think he’s as sexy as Robert Redford, as [...]
How Real People Lose Weight and Keep it Off
Amy Hendel is a health expert and author of Fat Families, Thin Families. Here, she shares how people lose weight for good, with success strategies from real people.
First, a great quotation from actress Valerie Bertinelli:
“I’ve come to the realization that once you lose the weight, you don’t all of a sudden get happy,” says Bertinelli [...]
