Blog Posts by Tips on Healthy Living

Ever get the feeling you're not the only one in your man's life? From the "weekend cheater" to the "dirt-bag cheater," authors Maxwell Billieon and Ray J identify the various types of unfaithful guys. From Death of the Cheating Man: What Every Woman Must Know about Men Who Stray.

The "Corporate" Cheater
This is the guy who utilizes his job as his cheating grounds. He finds women that are accessible on his job and business trips. He is normally found to have affairs with his assistant, secretary, or his female business affiliates and uses corporate trips as his cheating portal. A very efficient man, he may often have his side woman help disguise his movements.

The "It Wasn't Me" Cheater
One of the most common cheaters…this cheater is foolishly obvious with his infidelities as he usually learns his cheating skills socially from discussing his exploits with other novice cheaters. When caught with another woman, which shouldn't be at all surprising, he will always

By Barbara Reich
Author of Secrets of an Organized Mom
As a child, the whole concept of Halloween seems too good to be true. You get to wear a costume, knock on strangers' doors, and ask them for candy. Then you pretty much eat as many sweets as you want for an entire night. But as a parent, Halloween can be downright scary.

Your pre-schooler changes his mind four times about his costume, your tween wants to trick-or-treat with friends (and no parent), and your teenager's costume seems to be exposing an awful lot of skin. And you haven't even started thinking about the costume you're wearing to your friend's annual Monster Mash. So how can you enjoy the holiday keeping it fun? Here are some tips that are sure to help.

1. Take out your Halloween decorations two to three weeks before the holiday. If you've gone to the trouble of buying and storing the decorations, enjoy them for a few weeks as excitement for the holiday builds.

2. Begin to think about Halloween

By Delilah S. Dawson
Author of The Mysterious Madame Morpho
The pretty girl in the dork glasses walked into the bar wearing an oversized shirt, tights, and ballet flats. She smiled and made a beeline for the most dangerous-looking guy in the room. He bought her a drink. I watched, transfixed. It was liked I'd read-or watched-this story dozens of times before. Because of course I have. From Annie Hall to Ramona Flowers, there's a certain kind of girl who shows up in the story to change a man's life forever, and she's popularly known as the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Right now, she's embodied by Zooey Deschanel on The New Girl, a character so adorable, dorky, and quirky that they actually coined a new term just for her: adorkable.

After reading this article on Cracked breaking down the reasons that Zooey is neither awkward or dorky, I couldn't help contemplating how the trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl is reflected in men sold to us as romantic heroes.

New Girl: 10

Herniated discs are often blamed, but most back pain is derived from weak or stiff muscles. So chances are, you might not need an MRI, surgery, or painkillers-just the right exercises and stretching, says Dr. Norman Marcus in End Back Pain Forever: A Groundbreaking Approach to Eliminate Your Suffering. Here's how to find the solution to your own aches.

I have seen many patients so wracked by pain that they wished they were dead, and some who actually attempted suicide before they saw me. So I am aware of the helplessness that you and millions like you feel when you first hobble into the doctor's office and exclaim, "Doctor, my back is killing me! I can't go on like this!"

Let me describe a common scenario: after some pokes and prods, the doctor says, "Go home, take an aspirin, lie down, and rest."

You do as the doctor says. But it does no good, and two days later, having missed work, you see the doctor again. "Well," says the doctor, "you have a case of nonspecific low back

By splurging strategically, you can still dine out while sticking to your budget. Crystal Paine, author of The Money Saving Mom's Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year, shares how.

• Look at the Price First. Instead of looking at the menu and deciding what you want to eat and then looking at the price and deciding whether or not you can afford it, start by deciding what your budget is for your restaurant dinner and then look at the prices to figure out which menu items are within your range.

• Use Coupons. A coupon for a free entree when you purchase another can definitely save you a nice chunk of money-especially if the restaurant has entrees priced at $10 or less. Also, look for coupons for 25 percent off your entire bill. CouponCravings.com has the latest printable coupons available for restaurants nationwide.

Two Ways To Get Gift Cards for Cheap-or Free!
1. Buy Them at a Discount. You can purchase

Many of us work for bosses and with coworkers who blame people for the wrong things, for the wrong reasons, at the wrong time. This environment is truly toxic, according to Ben Dattner, author of The Blame Game: How the Hidden Rules of Credit and Blame Determine Our Success or Failure.

We see it everywhere: a CEO blaming his company's failure or troubles on his predecessor; an employee egregiously taking credit for a co-worker's idea or accomplishment; a government official referring to a huge unpaid tax bill as an "accountant's error" or an oil company official pointing the finger at every organization except his own in the wake of a disastrous spill. Just look out your office door or over your cubicle wall and you're likely to find a co-worker either trying to collect praise from you, your peers, or your boss for the invaluable contributions they've made or working hard to deflect blame -- especially during tough times when everyone fears a single mistake could cost them their

When you have little ones at home, even a trip to the grocery store-alone-can seem like a hot night out. Here's why couples will fare better during the stressful baby-raising years if they maturely arrange "trade-offs." From The 6 Husbands Every Wife Should Have: How Couples Who Change Together Stay Together, by Dr. Steven Craig.

Children are adorable, but they're still frustrating and a ton of work. That often leaves whoever is home dealing with them feeling burdened while the other is out playing, working, or even doing the grocery shopping. Many people go into the baby years insisting they won't keep score and that "we're in this together." To that I say, good luck. You'd be better off if you realized that bartering will occur and you will keep score. But don't see that as a bad thing or as a sign of selfishness. People keep score; it's simply human nature. It only becomes a problem when people don't talk about their feelings when they feel the situation is unfair, or when

One study found that women who practiced yoga regularly for 12 weeks reported a big improvement in a certain steamy quality of life. Downward dog, anyone? From The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book by Lisa Rinna and Ian Kerner, Ph.D.

Lisa likes to say that yoga puts her in touch with her body faster than any other type of exercise. That's not surprising: The meditative stretches and poses of yoga can help get you out of your head and in tune with your body. They're not only a great workout, but can be both calming and rejuvenating. Research even suggests that yoga may help lower blood pressure, ease symptoms of asthma, back pain, and arthritis, and prevent stroke.

But can yoga improve your sex life? A growing body of evidence suggests that the answer may be yes. Research suggests that yoga has long been used by women to benefit sexuality. And one study, published in the February 2010 issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, found that women who practiced yoga regularly for twelve