Exercise is great. Not only is it a stress buster, but it also builds up self esteem as well as your muscles. Everybody knows this but sometimes it’s really hard to convince yourself to get to the gym, right? Well, how about getting your exercising done in a more creative way, that way you’ll be too caught up in having fun that you won’t even realize you’re working out!
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Tags: exercise, fitness, fun, health

As we all know, those cravings for cookies, cake, choclate and ice cream can be intensified when we’re under lots of pressure from ourselves and others, either real or imagined. It can be even worse for us girls, since we’ve got the added bonus of PMS bloating (yay!). So if you’re like me, and wondering how to stop, or at least curb those cravings, here’s a 7 point list from Lynn Grieger of NBC and iVillage’s Your Total Health website.
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Tags: excercise, Food, health, ivilliage, nbc, Stress, tips

It’s officially October, and it’s also officially Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although you should be checking up on your breasts regularly. In case you don’t know how to do a self breast exam, you should ask your doc to show you how.

Also, if you live in the nyc area, you should check out New York Women First, a government funded organization geared towards keeping the women of NYC healthy. Not only can you find info on breast cancer like places in NYC that offer free or low cost mammograms, but you can also find information on other women’s issues such as diabetes, domestic violence, osteoporosis, pregnancy and more.

So I urge you women and young girls to visit the site, and take care of yourselves! <333

Tags: breast cancer, health, NYC, october, women's issues