How to Make Homemade Ice Cream

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream

Food & Recipes / Food How to 101

by Shannon Beineke Homemade ice cream has major advantages over store-bought versions. For one, you select the ingredients going into your dessert. Even better, you can have ice cream whenever you want – freshness guaranteed. The best part is having family and friends gather ’round to get creative. Making your…

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Freshen Your Breath, Reduce Cancer Risk

Freshen Your Breath, Reduce Cancer Risk

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Freshen up with parsley. You probably didn’t know it, but the benefits of fresh parsley go well beyond simply adding color to a plate. This herb is actually enriched with plenty of healing properties – and who can forget the fragrant flavor it adds to foods. The two most popular…

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Tool Time: Brush Up on the Cleaning Process

Tool Time: Brush Up on the Cleaning Process

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Most women don’t give a second thought to cleaning their cosmetics brushes. In reality, those unassuming brushes can be chock-full of bacteria and dirt build-up. By cleaning your brushes, they will last even longer. It will also prevent your cosmetics from becoming contaminated. Using clean brushes will also reduce breakouts…

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Soy Far, Soy Good?

Soy Far, Soy Good?

Moms / Mom Tips

Much has been said about the health benefits of soy. Soy is a complete protein — the only non-animal product to boast that claim — and it benefits cholesterol, lowering levels of LDL, the “bad” cholesterol, and raising HDL, or “good” cholesterol. Its high calcium levels contribute to bone health,…

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Tips for a Successful Double Date

Tips for a Successful Double Date

Love / Love Tips

There’s safety in numbers, particularly when it comes to dating. That’s why a fun, low-pressure first or second date is better with another couple. Extra people in the mix have several benefits. First, awkward conversation lags are kept to a minimum, and there’s usually no pressure to get romantic with…

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Can You Have a Sexless Relationship?

Can You Have a Sexless Relationship?

Love / Love Tips

Intimacy in the form of sexual intercourse seems to be par for the course in most relationships. But a growing number of couples have sex rarely – or not at all. The definition of a sexless marriage or relationship can be blurry, but some experts call it when couples have…

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The pH Diet

The pH Diet

Diet Reviews / Other

Dr. Robert Young and his wife Shelley, creators of the pH Miracle, stress that having too much acid in the blood is a leveling blow to your overall health. Wheat, meat, caffeine, sugar, refined flour, dairy, alcohol, cheese and some fruits are among the worst offenders that take a toll…

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The Maker’s Diet

The Maker’s Diet

Diet Reviews / Other

The Maker’s Diet is based on a variety of organic meats, vegetables and fruits. With this 40-day experience, you will be closer to your weight loss, health and spiritual goals in the name of the Lord. According to the Maker’s Diet, unclean, unhealthy and unacceptable foods have to go. Instead…

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