TweetI’m not one to advocate alcoholic beverages to the healthy conscious, but let’s face it ““ sometimes imbibing is fun. So this month let’s look at BN’s Top 5 Alcoholic Beverages. So, enjoy a glass (or two) of when the craving just happens to strike. 1) Red Wine ““ By now we’ve all heard of <... >

Tweet With all the books, web sites, and darling talk show hosts giving us tips on how to keep it hot, tasty, fresh, and healthy in the bedroom, it’s a fair assumption that some of us might be overwhelmed! Here are some simple must-do’s that only a fitness-savvy foodie fashionista could appreciate. Fuel Up Dear <... >

Tweet Apart from the requisite overabundance of all things pink, red and frilly, Valentine’s Day is also associated with some of the least heart-friendly “˜treats’ imaginable ““ oh the irony! The American Heart Association has declared February “National Heart Month” specifically to raise awareness about the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of <... >

Tweet For fresh food enthusiasts, nothing beats the summertime joy of recently picked fruit selections available at farmers’ markets. But when we feel winter’s chill, we know that the days of flavor-bursting New England blueberries, crisp Washington apples and juicy Georgia peaches are gone. The first snowfall doesn’t have to mean a months-long adieu to <... >

TweetBarrie and David Leibowitz are newlyweds who live in New York City. Both are athletic; he’s a 6th time marathoner and she works out with weights and runs three times a week. Their jobs are demanding; finance executives who clock in 50+ hours a week. BN asked Personal Trainer, Licensed US Cycling Coach and Fitness <... >

Tweet“The reason I specialize in teaching African-American women and women over 40 is that they tend to have body image issues,” says Anniitra Ravenmoon, teacher of an inventive form of bellydance that combines American Cabaret, Egyptian Bellydance, and African dance. The retired oil rig worker””when not giving lectures on nontraditional jobs for women””dances with her <... >

TweetOk, so we all know that smoking is bad for us. It’s simple really ““ inhaling hot, throat-scalding smoke isn’t natural. Smoking is an addiction. Maybe you started as a teenager or during the first stressful years of climbing the corporate ladder, whatever the reason ““ it’s time to kick that habit to the wayside, <... >

Tweet In her debut book, Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous, Esther Blum took some inspirational cues from the Sex in the City BFFs. So what better way to celebrate the upcoming movie than to review four of our favorite female characters eating and exercising habits? Like us, they aren’t perfect”¦ Samantha Eating: Her smoking bod <... >

TweetAh December! When the cold blustery weather arrives so do family visits, tree trimmings, and the cravings to watch “˜It’s a Wonderful Life’ and “˜Miracle on 34th Street’ for the upzillionth time. While holiday cheer abounds during this month, December can also bring tremendous stress for many of us. Between shopping for that perfect little <... >

TweetWe all know the feeling ““ the pre-holiday panic attack that comes when you realize you still have presents to buy, a dinner to prepare, and a house to clean for visiting family. As the holidays approach, extra-long shopping lines, congestion on the highway, and dieting disasters can make even the happiest holiday-savvy woman start <... >