It's a quiet epidemic and I'm mystified why it gets so little attention. In fact, most are probably still unaware of it, but ask any coroner or medic...
I just got back from a grueling trip to Europe. After thousands of miles of travel, I have found some great items that have really helped me out.
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a "high risk" time for over eaters and obese people. I think the number of people who only overeat at the Thanksgiving meal is slim to none.
Stepfamilies often experience extraordinary stress as the holidays--with their pressure cooker of "family" expectations--get underway. So, let go of the Three Big Myths of Stepfamily life.
In all the talk about budgets and dollars and cents and how much to spend on homelessness, it's important to remember the human beings we are making decisions about.
Fortunately, this year, you can holiday shop for your child or grandchild with more confidence than ever before. That's because there are new rules on your side and the side of America's children.
Carrie Underwood has been a busy girl. The recent host of the Country Music Association Awards, talks about recent controversy and what it's like to host her own special
Contrary to popular belief, you don't need a whole turkey to make gravy. However, you must slow-roast turkey to get good gravy. Here's a tip for avoiding all that gravy anxiety.
If the majority of your food is healthy and homemade, the occasional indulgence won't affect you. In addition, your immune system will be stronger and you'll avoid getting sick in the wintertime.
Food, especially at this time of year, is supposed to be fun and pleasurable, not torturous and stressful. Here are our top ten ways to get your party on without packing on the pounds.
"'Tis' the Season." The question is, for what? With all the stressors around, what might help this year as we launch?
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I've been thinking about my own love/hate relationship to this great holiday.
It's that time of year again when we're forced to sit around a turkey and then later a tree or a menorah (or both) and field questions like, "When are you going to put that law degree to use?"
It was one thing last year for everyone to hunker down into a holiday of uncertainty and frugality, but this year the pretend-poor has turned into real poor, which is much less fun.
It seems that many retailers have slashed inventory this year, perhaps more so than previous years.
If you're already feeling stretched thin (and not feeling too joyful about it), then it's time to step back and use a few organizing strategies to make a new plan.
Motivated by her own childhood wounding when she learned the "truth" about Santa, Arita Trahan wanted her children to have a Santa that would never le...
I asked some of the independent booksellers that I work with to choose a book that, for whatever reason, is overshadowed but still awesome.
Which temptation will catch your pet's fancy first? Suddenly Kitty's scaling the pine scented jungle gym, or Fido, the intact male is enjoying his new Douglas Fir port-a-potty.
Pretension wrapped in a noun wrapped in a gerund: that's what gifting is. This holiday season, give the gift that keeps giving: something nice you picked yourself, for a particular person.
White Christmas is a cultural and traditional icon of our society. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, Green Thanksgiving will also become an American standard.
