Wedding dress shopping. Here’s what happens to me: I walk into a bridal salon and tell the nice maternal saleswoman that I want a tea-length gown with no flowery accents. I am ushered into a dressing room where I am told that they have one tea length gown, it is covered in flowers, and did […]
There are many uses for mint, you can drink it, add it to your food to add some flavor, add it to cosmetics and use it as a remedy for many diseases. Mint is also used to relief. Today, we’re going to focus on mint health benefits since it’s been used for hundreds of years […]
Weight fast can be bad for your health. It’s a fact supported by numerous studies and reported by numerous authoritative sources, like The Independent and Mayo Clinic. However, you may notice that all these sources say that it’s not the fast weight loss itself that’s unhealthy. Problems occur because people choose ‘bad’ ways to achieve […]
Brooke Birmingham, author of the health and fitness blog, “Brooke: Not On A Diet,” was able to lose over 170 pounds without surgery or fad diets. She dropped the weight the good ol’ fashioned way: cutting out processed food, counting calories, and exercising more. The process took her four years of hard work (“I literally […]
It’s estimated that one third of Americans can be considered obese; and those rates are set to rise. Even though there’s an emphasis on living healthier these days, obesity is just not stopping. Initiatives to get people eating vegetables and moving more just aren’t working like they’re supposed to; Michelle Obama’s healthy school lunch campaign […]
When I was in sixth grade, my boyfriend told me he didn’t care that I was fat. He loved me anyway, just as I was. It was something along the lines of, “Tom and all those guys say you’re really big, but it doesn’t matter to me.” And instead of hearing the part about his […]
“I’ve gone up about 20 pounds. I think I’m at my perfect weight!…I work out an hour, six days a week. I love classes like SoulCycle, I also loosely count calories, but sometimes I might eat an Oreo. It’s not the end of the world.” “Biggest Loser” winner Rachel Frederickson talks about her 20-pound weight gain in […]
Last week, we became enamored with Nancy Upton, a Dallas woman in the #1 spot for American Apparel’s plus-size model contest. The company asked bootylicious girls ages 18+ to send in photos of themselves, which they posted on their website so customers could vote on who deserved a modeling contract. Instead of a traditional modeling […]
