Hubby Tips  Easy steps to become a better husband in 2017. By Avery Coffman The romance doesn’t drain out of a relationship overnight. It’s a slow trickle over time. “Counselors will tell you that the leaks in a marriage or love relationship are a hazard of daily life,” says Drexel Gilbert, author of 30 Days to Better Love: A Guide for Men. “Careers, children, bills, and a variety of daily responsibilities ...

Beat the Holiday Bulge HIIT helps eliminate excess body fat and jumpstart your metabolism.   By Stephanie Dorworth A well-rounded training program combining strength training and HIIT (high intensity interval training) is the answer to beating the lingering weight gain that swallows the majority of us over the holiday season. We all know what strength training is but what is HIIT? HIIT is a unique exer ...

Plank It Strengthen your entire core and tone your belly with a series of plank exercises. By Stephanie Dorworth Out with the old and in with the new––planks, that is. Everyone knows what a plank is. We all dread them. Because, let's face it, they’re hard. Every time I ask a patient of mine to do a plank, I get the same “I don’t like you right now” look from them. I’ve never met anyone who liked them. But, ...

6 Inspirational Accessories By Sondra Barr These home accessories will leave you feeling inspired and renewed.   Believe in Your #Selfie pillow, $39 @zazzle.com The World is Your Oyster wall art, $40 @westelm.com Cheer Up tray, $21 @fisheddy.com Live the Life You Love trinket tray, $15 @ nordstrom.com You are Braver porcelain mug, $19 @catchingfireflies.com I am Beautiful socks, $10 @notestoself.com [c ...

A Good Night’s Sleep? Local pharmacist Tara Storjohann offers suggestions on how to overcome insomnia. There is only one author this month, standard bio for Tara Storjohann Question: “I am a busy working parent of three kids, and I’ve been struggling with sleep off and on for the past few years. Sometimes, I have difficulty falling asleep, but other times, I struggle with staying asleep. Do you have any sug ...

Seeing Red Stylist Martin Weston on the fiery brilliance of redheads. On March 26, 1988, NBC aired a repeat of The Golden Girls, Michael Jackson’s single Man in the Mirror was number one on the charts, and the first of my three blue-eyed children entered the world. Exquisite in my eyes from the moment I saw her and blessed with hair the color of a blazing field of California poppies, my beautiful daughter t ...

Essential Oils Discover the therapeutic properties of these five essential oils. By Sondra Barr Tea Tree An oil that can be used topically to treat many common skin ailments like fungus and blemishes, tea tree oil is distilled from the Australian plant Melaleuca alternifloria. Peppermint One of a few oils that can be consumed internally, peppermint helps with indigestion. The smell of peppermint is also sai ...

Brotox?  Botox isn’t just for the ladies, according to beauty expert Jacqueline Starr-Hubert. By: Jacqueline-Starr Hubert Have you noticed that it’s not just women taking a dip in the fountain of youth or enjoying amenities such as day spas and nail salons? Thank goodness for the few guys who broke those barriers and entered the world of aesthetics, paving a new path for other men! The past decade or so has ...