Your brilliant life starts now
My skin makes me cry.
Less now than it did when I was a teenager, but I still wish I’d been born with different skin.
Perfect skin. Unblemished skin. Skin that never gets chapped, freckled or irritated. [Read more…] about How to Turn Skin You Hate Into Skin You Love
I had the sweet tooth from hell.
As a teenager, I thought nothing of eating cookies for breakfast.
They weren’t just any cookies. They were healthy cookies. [Read more…] about 5 Ways to Control Your Sweet Tooth
Fatigue is the story of my life.
Like most women, I don’t stop. Wake up, put on coffee, hot shower, wake my daughter, argue about why she has to brush her teeth, shove on shoes and dash out the door.
I don’t just run from the moment my feet hit the floor. I sprint. [Read more…] about Tired All the Time? Try This
Vegetables.
That boring old stuff that grows in the ground.
You know you’re supposed to eat your veggies. You try. You have a side salad or boil up some beans. There are always something green on your plate. Your mother would be proud. [Read more…] about Can Eating Like This Make You Live Longer?
You walk into a time machine with 5 female members of your graduating high school class.
You turn the dial to 70 years into the future.
Rainbow lights streak past. G-forces upend your stomach. Your hair stands on end. You reach for your purse hopelessly for the brush you didn’t bring. [Read more…] about The Personality Trait that Predicts How Long You’ll Live
We’ve all heard of 80-year-olds who feel like they’re 16, but come on…
Is that really an example of mind over matter?
Or is it an example of severe self-delusion? [Read more…] about Is Youth a Matter of Fake It Til You Make It?
I don’t know how people go to work without their blender.
Eight hours without the ability to make delicious, frosty smoothies at the push of a button? Just throw me in prison with some bread and tap water, why don’t you?
It sounds like I’m joking. [Read more…] about They’ll Have to Pry My Blender Out of My Cold, Dead Hands
They’re all around us.
People who get their energy by draining good feelings from others.
The boss you can never please. The “friend” who cracks jokes at your expense. The family member giving you a guilt trip. The lover in a sulk. [Read more…] about Spot Energy Vampires Before They Suck You Dry
What is the most important thing you can do to live longer?
I’ve ended my relationship with gluten.
It’s not that gluten isn’t attractive. The smell of freshly baked bread wafting from the oven is still as lust-worthy as ever. And don’t get me started on homemade chocolate chip cookies.
But gluten and I don’t get along. [Read more…] about Goodbye, Gluten: Why Breaking Up with Bread is Hard to Do
When you finally meet someone you like—really, really LIKE—it’s just too exciting.
You start to talk faster. Your voice goes up in pitch. You smile so hard your cheeks hurt.
And he backs away slooooowly. [Read more…] about How to Keep from Ruining It When You Really Like Him
One of the things I love about being a health nut is that you get to talk about poop.
You know. Number twos.
Don’t worry—I’m a professional. [Read more…] about What the Toilet Can Tell You about Your Health
Inner peace.
Who needs it?
What I needed was 30 hours a day and 8 days a week. Then I’d have the time to feel peaceful. [Read more…] about Stop Stressing and Start Relaxing
I don’t wash my hair.
Don’t get me wrong – I wash my hair sometimes. But not every day. Not even every other day.
And my hair has never looked better. [Read more…] about How to Get Hollywood Hair (And Save Time & Money, Too!)
What’s the first thing you reach for when you wake up in the morning?
A glass of water?
Or the switch to the coffee maker? [Read more…] about Replace Your Morning Starbucks With This Powerhouse Beverage
