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Cervical cancer is preventable and I hope I provided you with some information to get started.

Take Control:  What you can do to reduce your risk of prostate cancer Where:  NYU Langone Medical Center 550 First Avenue (at 31st Street) Alumni Hall B Time:  6:00-7:30 PM RSVP is required To RSVP for a lecture, please call 212-263-2266  or email at NYUClcommunityprograms@nyumc.org There are many factors you cannot control in regards to [...]

I wanted to keep up my theme of gynecological awareness for the week. This past Monday, you may have heard Christine Baze, cervical cancer survivor interviewed on MomRN radio or read my post. Here is another cervical cancer video. It is a poignant story of women, including you and our hectic and fast-paced lives. The [...]

The article below hit home as I read it. It described how I am handling my priorities right now. I have a confession to make.  I am feeling the big “O”.  Overwhelmed. I work full time, participating at Jen Lee’s Right Brain Business Plan ecourse, writing at Today’s Mama, in addition to authoring this blog. [...]

Hello lovely readers, I know it is Tuesday and I usually write my Green Living series today. I wanted to interrupt the regularly schedule column to write about cervical cancer awareness.  September is gynecological awareness month and the month is coming to a close. October is breast cancer awareness month and a few days away.  [...]

Make the cardiovascular connection and learn what you can to manage diabetes and prevent heart disease and stroke. WHEN:  September 30 TIME:  11:30 AM – 1 PM Lunch will be served Crescent Tower, Community room Long Island City, New York Registration: 718-267-4333

What you need to know about Cervical cancer More than 11,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. Yet, cervical cancer is highly preventable because it’s the only cancer with a single known cause: HPV (human papillomavirus). Eight out of 10 women are estimated to get HPV at some point in [...]

Add 2000 Steps to Your Workday to Reduce Stress and Increase Your Physical Activity Small changes in your daily activity can quickly add up to 2,000 extra steps or more! No one tip, by itself, will equal 2,000 steps, but selecting a few each day will get you well on your way! Walk before your [...]

WIN EUCERIN LOTIONS! I had so much fun hosting my last giveaway that I wanted to do it again.  I wrote a review about the Eucerin lotion in my last post.  If you haven’t read it, you can read it here. I met some lovely ladies from Eucerin at BlogHer10 and they are generously giving [...]

Skin is the largest organ in our bodies and is the first line of defense against pathogen.   The skin contains three layers: epidermis dermis subcutaneous It’s important to keep our skin as healthy as possible starting from our daily skin care, diet, to stress management, our health and wellness practices.  Dry skin is the [...]

{image:  from Eversave} Even the name of the company, Southern Magnolia Minerals sounds delicious and so is this deal.  I use mineral makeup now since it contains natural ingredients and is more lightweight and natural looking instead of liquid foundation.  This deal is $36 and you get all of this: Mineral Foundation Translucent Finishing Veil [...]

Eat Healthy, Feel Healthy Seminar Local New York seminar in Astoria/LIC, Queens.  If you live close by, come by and listen to Dianne Calandra, MS, RD, CDN teach you to how to make healthy food choices at every age and stage of life. WHEN:  September 23 TIME:  11 AM – 12 Noon WHERE:  Raices Astoria [...]

We all have heard of downsizing, getting rid of clutter in our home or moving to a smaller house. But today, I am writing about green-sizing.  My definition of green sizing is converting toxic, unsustainable environment to a more organic, sustainable, eco-friendly  environment in your home.  My conversion to being green can be found in [...]

During BlogHer 10, one of the many people and free samples I received were from RepHresh Brilliant.  They are a manufacturer of tampons.  But, not like any other tampon I used in the past. Our blood’s normal pH is 7.41 and vaginal pH is 4-5.  During menstruation,the vagina becomes less acidic because of the menstrual [...]

This deal from Sweet Skins was presented at Jasmere but looks like the deal is over. I think  I posted the deal too late. Oops. I just wanted to highlight another company that uses eco-friendly fabric. From Jasmere: We can think of lots of reasons we don’t dress like models in a magazine on a [...]