Health & Wellness
When Your Wife Has Breast Cancer – How Husbands Can Help Sick Wives
If your wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer, you may feel helpless as a husband. Have no fear, as there are ways husbands can help sick wives. These caregiving tips are from two men whose wives coped with breast cancer. Both men wrote books about their experience, and both offer valuable tips for being a good [...]
12Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
How to Lose Weight as a Couple – 6 Ways to Burn Fat Together!
These six weight loss tips for couples will help you slim down, tone up, and get to know your partner in a whole new way! My husband and I do Pilates, core fusion, and various exercise DVDs together. Not only are we learning more about each other’s bodies and personalities, we’re increasing our motivation to get [...]
8Feb2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | Continued
5 Anti-Aging Foods and Proteins That Reduce Skin Problems
Here are different types of protein to help reduce problem skin and improve your overall appearance – and these anti-aging foods are delicious, too! These tips are endorsed by doctors or medical estheticians, including a dermatologist who wrote a book about improving aging skin.
“What you eat can clear your skin, firm your nails, and give [...]
29Jan2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
8 Tips for Losing Weight on a Beach Vacation in Maui
Don’t let vacation weight gain make you feel like a beached whale! I’m on holidays in Maui; and I’ve found several ways to lose weight on this beach vacation. These tips will help you maintain previous weight loss and break out of your plateau – because the last Hawaiian souvenir you need is extra pounds.
Before the tips, a [...]
6 Tips for Running on the Beach – Exercising in Maui
Jogging on the golden sands of Maui isn’t as beautiful as it sounds – but it’s a lot easier if you’re prepared! These tips for running on the beach are from my own experience here at the Aston Maui Kaanapali Villas (I’m on a two week vacation; if you’re planning a tropical trip, read 10 [...]
9Jan2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | Continued
6 Physical and Emotional Signs You’re Not Eating Properly
These six signs that you’re not eating the right foods are paired with six healthy eating tips…and they’re inspired by a quotation from the Food Network diva, Rachael Ray.
“Laugh more than you cry. Work hard and play hard. Eat well and you can eat more.” ~ Rachael Ray.
If you’re eating healthy – and playing and working [...]
My Girlfriend is Gaining Weight – What Should I Do?
A reader wrote in that his girlfriend is gaining weight, and it’s affecting her self-image and their love for each other. He needs relationship help, and he’s not alone: as North America gets chubbier, many partners wonder how they can help their overweight partners.
Here’s a brief excerpt of this reader’s question, which he posted on [...]
Reducing Caregiver Stress – Tips for Taking Care of Elderly or Ill Parents
If you’re taking care of elderly parents or an ill loved one, you may feel stressed as a caregiver. These tips for reducing caregiver stress are from freelance writer, editor, teacher, former caregiver, and author of You Want Me To Do WHAT? – Journaling for Caregivers – B. Lynn Goodwin.
“Caregiver stress can be degrading and [...]
28Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 8 comments | Continued
How to Hire a Caregiver – Tips for Family Members
If you have elderly or ill parents or family members, you may need to hire a caregiver for extra support (live in, or live out). These caregiving tips are from Bonnie Schroeder, Director of Caregiving at VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) Canada.
“I’ve found through my work with caregivers and providers that there is an assumption that [...]
26Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 4 comments | Continued
The Best Workout DVDs – 10 Minute Solutions Exercise Videos
The 10 Minute Solutions exercise videos are the best workout DVDs you could invest in. I’ve been working out with several different 10 Minute Solutions DVDs for seven months now; here’s a brief description of the ones I’ve tried. I can’t believe how they’ve ramped up my weight loss and fitness levels!
Before the workout tips, [...]
