image by kirby collins today’s city guide belongs to a town much sunnier and warmer than where i am right now: miami, florida. brought to us by miami local, kendra borja (who runs a public relations and communications consulting business), this miami guide is part of of two and is dedicated to...

Ground turkey is something I've been working hard to gain an appreciation for, since I know it's low in saturated fat (therefore South Beach Diet friendly.) I was intrigued when Sarah from Cucina Bella posted Healthy and Tasty Turkey Meatballs and said her kids gobbled them up, and I also liked the ...

ENGLISH east coast of Nicaragua small boat used by fishermen without the sail We were supposed to go to a popular tourist destination named "Corn Island" to spend Christmas but we decided instead to go to a less popular place. A lagoon located on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua is populated with a p...

After two weeks of holiday feasting and every sort of culinary excess, I am beginning Phase I of the South Beach Diet today. Ask my husband if I’ve been…moody. Right now the kids are snacking on red & green malted milk balls and I am eating cold brussels sprouts with balsamic vinegar. I eat ...

Encouraged by my friend, Jeff (who dropped 55 pounds in 2008 from 235 to 180), and bolstered by my need for a healthier more sustainable personal lifestyle, I started on the South Beach diet on the day after Christmas.  I am one week into the two week Phase One which essentially eliminates ALL...

  MSNBC.com   Fact file Supermarket super-villains To battle the bulge, stay away from these packaged perpetrators Worst supermarket foods By Dave Zinczenko and Matt Goulding There may be no place on the planet more daunting than the American supermarket. From the produce section to the fr...

I'm home in Chicago and getting unpacked and settled in. I was gone for 16 days! My kitties missed me for sure. BC is a little mad at me, I think, but Wesley is all over me. Basically, I'm covered in Wesley. Getting up at 4 a.m. yesterday to catch a flight was rough, but I slept on both flights and ...

January 2: It's the date when we've all recovered from New Year's revelry and start trying to make good on those resolutions. If you have resolved to eat more healthfully or lose weight (or if you just want delicious new healthy recipe ideas), check out these helpful features on Epicurious: Makeover...

Put a few pounds on this body.  Some of you know that I have been working hard to lose some weight.....so far I have taken off 26  pounds and I can tell you that it has been a good thing. Last year when I went to the doctor for a physical my sugar was up a bit and coming from a family hi...

There's much I've been meaning to post about, but instead... I got preoccupied with a news article about diet soda and how it's not healthy for you.  Which led me to think about my New Year's resolution - the same resolution that millions are about to make - to be healthier and lose weight. I'd...