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Five Secret Weight Loss Tips for the New Year

Handy Weight Loss Tips

Sally Murphy

It’s no secret that “lose weight” is one of the number one, if not the number one, New Year’s resolution for both men and women. Every year millions of people decide that this New Year will be the year they shed those twenty, fifteen, or even last five pounds. Of course, the same old diet approach used year after year is not going to work this new year either. Instead, why not try some of the secret weight loss tips below, and see if they work for you!

Detoxing After Holiday Overindulgence

Detoxing After Holiday Overindulgence

Sally Murphy

Almost everyone overdoes it during the holidays, and the price we pay for overindulgence can include weight gain, bloating, headaches, sluggishness, and more. But all of these symptoms don't have to last forever, and there are many things you can do to detox the holiday headaches and get back into feeling great. Below are just a few.

How to Eat Healthy When You're Busy

How to Eat Healthy When You’re Busy

Sally Murphy

It can be hard to eat healthy at almost any time in your life, when tempting fast foods and delicious desserts call out to you everywhere you go. But when you’re busy, it can become even harder to make the right, healthy choices for eating. The McDonald’s drive-through is not exactly known for its healthy food choices, and in even busier times when the office vending machine is your only choice, the Snickers bar may have your name written on it. The good news is, though, that you can eat well no matter how busy you are. See below for some tips on how to eat healthy while on the go.

Best Foods to Boost Your Workout

Best Foods for Your Workout

Sally Murphy

Believe it or not, there are foods that will actually fuel your workout. You don’t want to feel bloated or too full, but you also need energy and don’t want to feel distracted by hunger pains. Exercising on a full stomach can cause cramping and nausea, so don’t eat at least thirty minutes before a workout to avoid any side effects. Some experts say as much as an hour should pass before eating and working out, but only you can really determine that. For fueling workouts, carbohydrates and protein are what you should be focusing on, but ingesting the right kind of carbs and protein are what’s important. See below for some excellent food choices that will actually help you achieve your fitness goals.

Are Your Supplements Safe?

Are Your Dietary Supplements Safe?

Sally Murphy

Like fashion, hair and makeup, supplements go in and out of style. One moment everyone is raving about the benefits of ginko, the next moment it's flax seed oil that will solve all your health and beauty problems. The supplement business is huge, with over $30 billion (you read that right) being spent in America last year on supplements, according to a recent trade journal report. And while some herbal (and other types of supplements) have been shown in studies to have actual health benefits, some have little benefit and can even be very dangerous. How dangerous? Certain supplements (or too much of a supplement) can cause anything from insomnia to heart attack and death. Below is a brief overview of some unsafe supplements to think twice about.

Sex Sabotages

Are You Secretly Sabotaging Your Sex Life?

Sally Murphy

There are plenty of obvious things a girl can do to sabotage her sex life, but did you know there are also sex sabotages that you may not even be thinking about? Little things, even an inadequate or unhealthy diet, can be causing your unsatisfying or nonexistence sex life. Looking for ways to stop unwittingly sabotaging your love life? See below.

How to Carve Out More Couple Time

How to Carve Out More Couple Time

Sally Murphy

In these hectic times, it can be difficult for a couple to find much alone time. During the holiday season it can be downright impossible, but at any time of year the stress of everyday life can interfere with being a couple as well. Work, fitness, friends, family, it seems at times as if everything else takes priority over a relationship. Looking for ways to carve out more couple time for you and your guy? See below.

Winter Date Ideas

Winter Date Ideas

Sally Murphy

Although the cold of the winter months can drive a couple indoors where cabin fever soon sets in, there is no reason that the winter time should stop your dating fun. Of course, there are all the usual winter date activities - skiing, skating, sledding, and other typical winter dates. And don’t forget the classic sipping hot cocoa (or hot toddies) by the fire (bearskin rug optional). But, in addition to all these fun winter date ideas, there are also plenty of other great ways to spend a winter date. Looking for some ideas for winter dates? See below!

Avoid These Common Arguments During The Holidays

Avoid These Common Arguments During The Holidays

Sally Murphy

The holidays can be one of the happiest times of the year for many people, but it can also be the most stressful. Between shopping, decorating, attending parties and all the other minutia holidays involve, stress levels can rise exponentially. And with all that stress bubbling around, arguments seem to only follow. There are many common arguments, however, that can be avoided around the holidays if you and your significant other are willing to communicate and even compromise a little. Is this the year the two of you don’t have those same arguments over the holidays? Then check out the tips to avoid them below.

Ways to connect with your loved ones during the holidays

Ways to Connect With Your Loved Ones During the Holidays

Sally Murphy

The holidays are a crazy time of year for everyone, and sometimes the whole point of the holidays, connecting with your loved ones, gets overlooked in the hectic craze of the season. It can be hard to juggle all of the events taking place during the holidays, along with decorating, shopping, and other holiday tasks. If this year you are determined to connect with your loved ones during the holidays, try some of the ways below.