These documents will ensure that you can assist your parents in a medical or financial emergency and, at their deaths, ease the distribution of their estate. 1. A medical directive Also known as a living will or advance health care directive, this document sets out what kind of care your parents want to receive if and when [...]

While browsing the aisles at any grocer, you are likely to see 10s or even 100s of “energy” or “food” bar options.  Not only are these processed, full of sugar and often contain preservatives, they are also often pricey.  The bars my husband and son prefer run between $0.99 (on sale) to $2.00.  The fruit-and-nut [...]

If you are experiencing itchy eyes, a dry, raspy throat, sneezing, sinus headaches and tiredness, chances are you have seasonal allergies. Commercials bombard us with idyllic images of allergy medication from pills to nasal sprays. However, we quickly adapt to the medication and soon need a stronger prescription. As for the over the counter pills like [...]

“Physics is to mathematics as sex is to masturbation.” - Richard Feynman Learning how to love is a complex set of equations. Knowing how to love is no more an inborn skill than being able to compute algebraic equations. Physical loving turns these basic math facts into the complex calculations which is [...]

Kristen Campbell was sensitive to most eye makeup. Nevertheless, she persisted valiantly in her quest for smoky eyes, but even 100 percent hypoallergenic mascaras and liners would leave her eyes puffy. Each time she had a bad reaction, the 29-year-old switched brands, but nonirritating makeup eluded her. And that wasn’t all: Her back and chest [...]