Why Sleep is More Important Than Ever: Meet Your Glymphatic System (aka Your Brain Detox)
Recent research reveals our brains produce a type of waste associated with a natural activation of our biochemical pathways. Thus, the brain needs a mechanism to provide the removal of the waste, in other words a brain detox. The cleansing naturally occurs during a...
This World Mental Health Day Show Your Support and Be an Advocate
Mental illness is common in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or a disorder during their lifetime. One out of five Americans, unfortunately, will...
Pull Out Your Dutch Oven for 3 Delicious Dishes of Chili, Soup and Stew
I’ve always considered myself a failure at cooking soup. I can’t make chicken soup of any kind and my split pea soup looked like something out of a swamp – and it didn’t taste any better. But I do have a couple of soup recipes which I’ve tweaked and modified, and I...
Be the One to Open the Conversation This Mental Illness Awareness Week
Some days are easy. You don’t feel any different from anyone else. You can function like a “normal” person should. Some days are crippling. It may seem all-consuming. Some days are in between. It feels as though you are constantly at odds with yourself. Struggling...
Benefits of Zumba Beyond Fitness – Improve Your Well-being, Pain Tolerance and Sleep
Numerous benefits of Zumba dancing can be enjoyed, and it does not feel like a typical exercise. I am one of the many people who are doing Zumba dancing, and I do it not to lose weight but to improve my mental health and my overall well-being. I did a bit of...
Women’s Gynecologic Health Education is Power! “Red Alert: The Fight Against Fibroids”
Her Nexx Chapter, a virtual community giving women the ability to connect, explore and transform, is partnering with Taylor Productions and Erica Taylor as a fiscal sponsor for her upcoming documentary film: Red Alert: The Fight Against Fibroids. Red Alert is a...
Pumpkin, Apple and Cinnamon: The Taste-Tempting Flavors of Favorite Fall Recipes
It’s the beginning of fall and the holiday season will soon be upon us! Warm feelings are in the air as the days get chillier. Along with the cooling breeze come the autumn leaves. The perfect weather to gather around a friendly bonfire while roasting some...
Wearing Your Hair Longer Due to the Pandemic? Join Others Who Are…and They’re Loving it!
I am a hairdresser’s nightmare, and I changed nothing about my hairstyles during the salon shutdowns due to Covid. It’s simple – I grow my hair for two years, put it in a ponytail, have my husband cut it off, and I donate it to “Children with Hair Loss.” Thus far...
Love Note Day: Taking Sweet Messages in a Lunch Box to a Whole New Level
It is Love Note Day. Now it may seem as though there is a “day” for every possible item or event, but It’s hard not to get behind a day that is all about love, without the pressure of that other red-hearts, winter month love day! There are many creative ways to...
As Autumn Arrives, What Inspires You to Make Changes for Fall?
September marks the close of the summer season, and autumn arrived yesterday! Autumn is called the fall season because the leaves fall from the trees. Furthermore, the leaves “fall” into different colors from green to golden yellows, brilliant oranges or fiery...
The Power of Thankfulness Across the Globe: World Gratitude Day
Tomorrow, September 22nd officially marks the beginning of autumn. Summer has come and gone, and life becomes inevitably cozier, backdropped with golden, amber-colored hues. Hot summer evenings are replaced by cool, crisp afternoons and sundresses are replaced by...
A Self-Made Support Group for Women: The Birth of the MARTHAs
I pride myself as one of the co-founders of a very successful women’s support long before the creation of September 19th’s National Women’s Friendship Day. I’m still delighted to get in touch with many women on this special day this year as well as friends I’ve...
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