Artist: Jayme Kirschner
I have loved art my entire life. As a child I took classes at the BBAC (Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center) and all through school. During my junior year at Western Michigan University I attended a summer semester at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. On weekends, I ...Read More

This is not “Animal Joy.” What is this? “Numbers. No names.” What is this? This is the starting point of awareness. You have a right to know where some of those cute little puppies are coming from. If your puppy or dog ...Read More

No time for a workout today? No problem!

Your stairs are staring you down for a fast and furious morning wake-up workout. This will only take 10 minutes. Make the time. We are talking about 10 minutes!

Seasonal Affective Disorder: A Debilitating Depression
With the winter months come colder weather, shorter days and sometimes depressing thoughts. When it seems like there is so little time in the day, yet still so much to do and worse weather to do it in, it’s hard not to let environmental factors get you down. Yet for ...Read More

I forget I’m lactose intolerant a couple times a month.
Well, let me be honest, I probably just ignore the dire fact.
Last night was one of those times. I ate a slice of pizza, some fries, some dinner rolls and a chocolate chip cookie. I was craving bready, sugary stuff. The food was yummy, however an ...Read More

The brand Life is Simple® got it wrong.
They should reconsider their slogan. Eat, Sleep, Play Soccer? More like, Eat, Sleep, Poop.
We openly talk a lot about eating well and sleeping well. Why not pooping well? Just as if a lack of food or sleep can cause you to be cranky, same goes for pooping.
Have ...Read More

We all know the old expression,” If life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. So what do you do when life gives you pumpkins? Make something nutritious, of course! Many of us have cooked with “the other orange squashes”, butternut and acorn, but cooking with pumpkin remains unchartered territory. In fact, 99% of all pumpkins grown ...Read More

Beat AB Flab

I am a 44- year- old healthy and fit female.

I have belly flab and I absolutely despise the way my stomach area looks. The rest of my body looks pretty good but my belly area really bothers me. I workout six days a week. I power walk and run and take spinning classes for cardio and fat burning. I also lift light weights and get flexibility exercise in a class two or three times a week. I’m not one of those lazy exercisers. I really push myself to get the most from my workouts. I think my diet is reasonably healthy. What can I do besides getting a tummy tuck or liposuction?

Whether you’ve been cooking with pumpkin for years or you’re a novice, don’t be afraid to experiment! Pumpkin is great substituted for butternut squash (and vice-versa) or mixed into many soups or stir-fries. And canned 100% pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix, which comes loaded with sugar and spices!) is a handy staple to keep in ...Read More

This fall’s top beauty trends as seen on the runways, in the magazines and on the streets.
Red Lips: Apply a deep brick red stick at the center of the lips and spread outwards with your fingers so that there are no hard edges. Skip the eye makeup or at least go light on the smoke ...Read More