My Self
Treat Yourself to a New Mom Makeover
The big day is over and your baby has arrived. You are relieved, excited and proud. All the waiting, all the planning and it was beyond expectation. Then the transition occurs. You aren't just you anymore. You're Mommy. Months o...
Finding Mommy Moments: A Five Minute Me Break
One of the most surprising aspects of new motherhood is just how exhausted you will be, and how little time you have to yourself. Getting a shower is an accomplishment requiring amazing timing and perseverance. Completing a meal w...
Lose Post-pregnancy Weight While Breastfeeding
During pregnancy, you needed to gain an appropriate amount of weight based on your body type and pre-pregnancy weight in order to grow and deliver a healthy baby. Now that your little one is here, you are understandably anxious to...
Letting Go of the Perfect Mother Myth
Motherhood has its own romance and myth, represented in film, literature and in communities of women. We buy into it because so few people will blurt out uncomfortable truths such as, "After 18 hours of labor the only thing I...
Twenty Time Saving Tips for New Moms
After months of waiting and waiting, where time dragged its heels, baby is here now and time suddenly is evaporating. There is never enough. Learning your own rhythm in caring for your new baby, yourself and your household and/or...
TBC Member Book Club - 2011 Reading List
Welcome Readers! Interested in joining this book club? Click Here!Learn about the 2011 Pages Challenge Our January Booksrudolphia~The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass (416 pp.) (8)rudolphia~Art in America by Ron McLarty (366 pp.) ...
How to Handle Mommy Stress
While being a mother likely consumed your thoughts and dreams for months or even years prior to your baby's birth, reality can be jarring at times. Yes, you knew it would be hard and you relished the idea of the challenge because...
Five Mothering Challenges We Can All Relate To
If you’re the mother of one or more small children, chances are you’ve experienced these parenting “joys.” 1. The battle to get your children—and/or yourself—dressed, fed, out the door on time. Just when you’re ready to leave t...
How to Deal With Supermom Stress
One of the top stressors for women today is what many are calling the "supermom syndrome". Many of us are led by society today to believe that in order to be successful Moms, we have to do it all, and give all. Nonsense. We all wa...
Spoil Yourself
Ever notice how babies and small children are treated so well by everyone? They certainly have the best in life! As a mother with two children under the age of five, I often wonder why the perks of young childhood don’t apply to ...
Untitled DocumentSuzanne Somers Profile Suzanne Somersis one of the most multi-faceted celebrities of our time, achieving extraordinary success in a variety of creative arenas. So varied are her accomplishments, that it is safe to...
A Day in the Life of SuperWoman aka The Great Balancing Act
Up early, waiting to hear those birds start chirping. They have to wake up, too, don't they? Pounding coffee with extra cream and sugar (for nourishment, of course) while I toil away at my computer. I have, hopefully, at least on...
From Working Mom To Stay At Home Mom
Like many of you, staying at home with my children was a dream and a goal that I had worked toward for a long time, so when that goal was realized, I was elated. In my excitement, I didn’t really take the time to think about the a...
Untitled DocumentMy Source of Inspirationby Bridgitte Thompson In the days before I had children, I had the grand illusion that once they came I would take a short maternity leave from my job and return to work full time, content ...
Untitled DocumentThe Value of Creating Your Own Journal for Your Thoughts, Feelings and ExperiencesBy Paul Bauer This article deals with the art of journalling - the practice of regularly connecting with our own thoughts, feeling...
Untitled DocumentFly Well By Gerry Watkins Air travel can be hazardous to your health! We never know who's flying with us, nor what germs they may be bringing on board with them. Since the same air is circulated over and over th...
Untitled DocumentSafety Precautions For Winter Vacations By Gerry Watkins Travel to high elevations can be a wonderful escape if you observe certain precautions, but failure to plan ahead could turn your mountain winter holiday i...
Untitled DocumentCheri Sicard InterviewsSuzanne Somers Page 4 Suzanne Somers: Contrary to what everyone thinks, I am not a fanatic. I do work out when I'm not on the road, three times a week for 40 minutes. I happen to have the b...
Untitled DocumentCheri Sicard Interviews Suzanne Somers Page 3 Suzanne Somers: Well, stress definitely blocks estrogen receptors, especially at my age, which means your estrogen levels drop even lower at this age. That's where th...
Untitled DocumentCheri Sicard Interviews Suzanne Somers Page 2 Suzanne Somers: I started dieting. I dieted, dieted, dieted and tried all the diets and I would lose and then I would go back to normal eating and would put it on and...
Untitled DocumentCheri Sicard InterviewsSuzanne Somers Page 1 Cheri Sicard: Hi Suzanne. It's great to talk to you, and I especially wanted to talk to you because I want to bring your books to our readers' attention. Your plan has ...
Untitled Document Lose Weight After PregnancyBy: Kelly Rodgers and Curt Conrad The vast majority of postpartum women will not return to their pre-pregnancy weight without the help of proper nutrition. This article will explain why...
Untitled DocumentFood and Our Mood By Lisa Drayer, MA, RD Q. I can't seem to stick to a diet. I get so depressed all the time and food seems to comfort me. I eat because I'm unhappy and I'm unhappy because I eat. Do you have any i...
Untitled DocumentThe Habits of Successful Weight Loss By Wendy Hearn The route to permanent weight loss is to make changes. I’ve found that when most people want to lose weight, they decide to go on a restrictive diet. This type ...
Untitled DocumentConquering the Common ColdBy Mari Peckham What do we know about the Common Cold? No Cure. Antibiotics, designed to knock out bacterial infections, do nothing when it comes to treating a cold. None of us are safe! ...
Untitled DocumentWhat to do When Someone You Know Has Been Diagnosed with Breast Cancer By Barbara A. Brenner, Breast Cancer Action A diagnosis of breast cancer is a very difficult thing. Women, and men, who hear the words “you ha...
Untitled Document Fiddling While Rome Burns: The Latest Mammogram Controversy By Barbara A. Brenner, Breast Cancer ActionUnless you were in a media blackout, you could hardly miss it. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) held a...
Untitled DocumentConfronting the Mammogram Dilemma For pre-menopausal women, there is no right answer to the question of whether to have regular screening mammograms. But you can inform yourself about the procedure and make a rati...
Untitled DocumentHow to do a Self ExamReprinted Courtesy of Womanlinks.comLying down ~ place a pillow under your right shoulder, and your right hand under your head. ~ check the breast tissue using a circular, rubbing motion witho...
Untitled DocumentBreast Cancer Facts Reprinted Courtesy of Womanlinks.comBreast cancer is 100 times more common among women than men.A woman's risk of developing breast cancer increases with age. Only 5% to 10% of breast cancer ca...
Untitled DocumentHow to Maximize Your Energy. All Day, Every Dayby Susie Michelle Cortright of momscape.com We all know an Energy Queen. She not only makes an entrance, she bursts through the door. Her vitality is contagious, and...
Eating for Energy: The Link Between Your Food and Your Mood
Copyright of momscape.com BreakfastEating a good breakfast helps concentration, particularly in the morning when you may need it most. Without it, you're more likely to make that second pot of coffee by mid-morning. In...
Where Diets Go Wrong
Strictly speaking, diets don't fail, people fail to stick with a diet. Following any reduced calorie diet will result in weight loss. The problem is sticking with it. Unfortunately, mostdiets have built-in failures which trip up t...
Healthy Eating For Life
So, you've decided to lose weight. Congratulations on your decision to adopt a healthier lifestyle. But where do you go from here? With so many weight loss choices, it is difficult to know which diet program is right for you. It i...
Body Image and the Myth of Perfection
Have you ever taken a good look at the cover of women's fitness magazines? The models are thin but they aren't "fit". They seem to be the direct opposite of what the magazine is about - fitness. Shouldn't the cover of a woman's fi...
Walk For Your Life
10 Walking Tips 1. If you don't have a solid block of time, break your walking into smaller chunks. For example, instead of walking 1 hour, walk for 30 minutes twice a day. Studies have shown that this is as beneficial as...
The Positive Weight Loss Approach
Once you have made up your mind to lose weight, you should make that commitment and go into it with a positive attitude. We all know that losing weight can be quite a challenge. In fact, for some, it can be downright tough. It tak...
Easy Ways to Eat More Soy
Easy Ways to Eat More Soy by Susan Cara The health benefits of soy protein have been all over the news lately. The FDA has approved the claim that 25 grams of soy protein per day can reduce the risk of heart disease. Soy has b...
Proud to be a Wired Mom
Nursing my morning OJ - or, even better, on a rare occasion, a steamy Latte treat -- I find myself Laughing Out Loud with a handful of my girlfriends. Sharing stories of aching or leaking breasts, bulging bellies, and/or scathing ...
Untitled Document Breast CancerThe Importance of Early DetectionBreast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in America. When breast cancer is detected early and treated promptly, suffering and ultimately the loss of...
Untitled Document Breast Cancer ~ The Facts How common is breast cancer in the United States? Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancer. During 2001, an estimated 192,200 new cases of breast cancer a...
Untitled DocumentSexy Momma Sexy During Pregnancy & After Babyby Anne CavicchiSome people think that the word sexy and pregnancy do not belong together. I have to disagree. In fact, I have hear many men say that a woman is her...
Untitled DocumentFeeling Beautiful On A Budget By Jennifer Beam It is estimated that over one billion dollars are spent on beauty products each year. That’s not such an alarming statistic, when you really think about it. It w...
Indulge Your Skin with Three Home-Made Facial Masks
Facial masks are a wonderful way to make your skin glow, even out its tone, and help it appear more youthful. And you can make healthy, all-natural facial masks right at home. I've created three simple recipes to share with you t...
Untitled DocumentFashion or Fictionby Kellie Head Giving birth to my daughter prompted me to evaluate myself. Much to my dismay, this in-depth analysis revealed a mix of 15% worrywart, 22% night owl and (gasp) 63% cellulite.As the...
Beauty From the Inside Out
Ann Louise Gittleman, M.S., C.N.S., is the former director of nutrition at the renowned Pritikin Longevity Center and a leading nutritionist. She is the author of nearly 20 health books, including the bestselling Beyond Pritikin a...