Superman Syndrome. I'd heard the term before, but I thought I'd Google it just for kicks. I'm glad I did. Why? There is no one definition. Everyone is claiming it as theirs! Every area of life from motherhood to careers to one's spiritual walk with the Lord. There are even...

As I write this, our little boys are in bed, my husband is overlooking bagel shipments, and my older two children and I are watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade while the first fire of the season crackles in the fireplace. We just...

"I HAVE to lose weight! But Memorial Day is coming ... burgers with the works, pasta salad with cubes of CHEESE, gooey brownies and chips, chips, chips! I'll start my diet AFTER the weekend parties!"

Well, maybe you haven't said these EXACT words, but I bet most people have had...

In 2000, Americans bought $1.9 billion of Easter candy and consumed 7.1 billion pounds. Hmmmmmm. Let's do the math. Conservatively that's almost 18 trillion calories. Yikes! And much of it boils down to ...Chocolate.

What most women think of as it's own food group, many medical experts once believed...

An average of one out of five meals consumed by Americans -- 4.2 meals per week -- is prepared in a commercial setting, according to Meal Consumption Behavior -- 2000, a new National Restaurant Association report.

With statistics like this, it's easy to see why many diets fail. It makes...

I took some time to sort through our family photos last week. If you're envisioning a lovely, creative scrapbooking moment - don't. Much as I'd love to, I'm not at that point in my life right now. I just wanted my photographs and disks safe, unbent and not falling out...

Hate to exercise? Ready to give up on your New Year's resolution already? Or are you having trouble even getting started? If exercise and you mix like oil and water, join the club. And with statistics like "7 out of 10 American adults don't exercise regularly despite the proven health...

In 1975 Yankee Stadium lost 4,000 seats during renovations because several inches had to be add to each seat to make room for expanding America. Since then obesity statistics have skyrocketed. But I don't have to tell you; if you're not struggling with your weight, you know or love someone...