Welcome to our new feature where we’ll be exploring key nutritional elements and how to make sure they’re a part of your healthy eating plan. Remember, our bodies are finely tuned machines, and they depend on us to provide the highest octane fuel possible! We’re going to start with a discussion of calcium, since 90% ...Read More

Stop drinking your calories. Have your hot chocolate or coffee, but cut back on the calories by switching from whole or 2% to nonfat milk . Or trade in your glass of orange juice for an actual orange.
Swap out your beef for turkey. Almost every beef-involved meal can use turkey as a substitute. Use ground ...Read More

Sexy Fall Makeup
This fall makeup is all about drama and sexiness with bold lips, subdued cheeks and smoldering eyes. Skin care expert and wedding makeup artist Michael Allison shares his top picks for achieving a seductive fall look. Read on to sex-ify your look.
1. Lips this season are bold and dramatic, with shades of berry ...Read More

Dear Friend,
My name is Jeffrey Jonna. I am a 26 year old male with special needs and recently graduated from Visions Unlimited in Farmington Hills. Although non-verbal, I have basic comprehension capabilities.
I will be a resident of a group home which will be managed by Angels Place, a faith-based organization that provides for the ...Read More

You have good intentions to work out, you really do. You get out of bed, grab your Ipod and start loading it with songs, only to realize you’re bored with your music and it never really amps you up anyway. So, you blow off your workout and replace it with a few extra ...Read More

By now everyone is well aware that flu season is upon us, and with hysteria surrounding H1N1, we must all be on our toes to keep away from germs. But where are these dreaded flu disseminators? Where do germs live? Well, they’re everywhere, but some places are simply more germier than others. Here is a list (in no particular order) of the top 10 germiest places.

Walk around while you’re catching up on the phone. Head outside and go around the block while you chat or just pace around your house.

Instead of meeting your friend for dinner of drinks, go shopping. It will force you to walk around the town or mall, as opposed to sitting and eating.

Most of us love to dance. We just don’t want anyone to see us do it.

Dancing is an outrageous, feel good way to let loose, lift your mood, and burn the daylights out of your butt, belly and thighs

Are you tired of the same, old and boring treadmill workout? Has your routine become nothing more than routine, as you lope along at the same speed and incline day after day? Does it seem more like “sleep walking?”
It’s easy to become comfortable with a workout. However, if we are too ho-hum and familiar with ...Read More

I support a change of lifestyle rather than a change of eating habits. This five-day program will address you as a whole person. You will learn how to nourish yourself in a healthy way both physically and mentally.

Join me through this important transition in your life.

Part 1

I love winter. When it’s cold and snowy out I love bundling up in a cozy sweater with a mug of hot chocolate and just sitting on the couch for some prime veg time. However as utterly enjoyable as this winter pastime is, I have a tendency to indulge in it a bit too often, resulting in some serious sluggishness and definitely unwanted poundage. I’d like to avoid that this year, as I’m sure would many others. To help keep me on task