Fear Factor: You CAN overcome phobias
Don’t Be Afraid! By Lee Nelson/HealthyLife Do you shriek when you see a spider? Do you get clammy hands and palpitations when you go to the dentist? Everyone has fears — crowded elevators, tall...
View ArticleYour Mind: 9 ways to get those creative juices flowing
Jumpstart Your Creativity By Merci Miglino/HealthyLife It’s classic easier-said-than-done advice: Be more creative. Whether you are trying to come up with a new product, blog post or project, getting...
View ArticleYour Spirit: Even a fake smile can help boost your mood
Put on a Happy Face! By Cari Scribner/HealthyLife We’ve all heard the old saw that when we smile, the world smiles with us, but apparently there’s another reason to turn that frown upside-down. Even if...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: Holly Mittan
Behind the Scenes with Cover Model Holly Mittan By Brianna Snyder/HealthyLife Usually, Holly Mittan, an esthetician for Kimberley’s A Day Spa in Latham, does the makeup for HealthyLife’s models. Today,...
View ArticleCookbook: Welcome to the food neighborhood
And an online cooking community By Janet Reynolds/HealthyLife Let’s face it. The Web is home to about a gazillion food blogs. Finding the best ones — i.e. those that will help you not make the same six...
View ArticleOnline Exclusive: Are gluten-free diets beneficial when they’re not a necessity?
Going With Your Gut By Laurie Lynn Fischer/HealthyLife Maria Mangini suspected she might be dying. For two years, the Clarksville mother suffered weakness, fatigue, mental fuzziness and severe pain...
View ArticleHair Care: Experts say brushing is still a good way to do it
Love Your Locks By Melinda Mcgarty Webb/HealthyLife Like Marcia Brady with her hair of gold, and some of our mothers and grandmothers before us, many women once attested that the key to healthy,...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: Tiffany Robyck
Behind the Scenes With Tiffany Robyck By Brianna Snyder/HealthyLife “During the week, I’m an air-dry-ponytail kinda girl,” says Tiffany Robyck, who’s sitting in the styling chair at Kimberley’s A Day...
View ArticleTalk Back: From Our Contributors
The Story Behind the Story Shampooing Mistakes Brianna Snyder: I had no idea what sulfates were before talking to local salon owners about best shampooing practices. Sulfates are what make your...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: Kristin Donlon
Story by Brianna Snyder/HealthyLife Kristin Donlon got a heck of a haircut this summer at Kimberley’s A Day Spa in Latham. Our July/August HealthyLife model hadn’t even known she was entering a contest...
View ArticleCookbook: Sustainable seafood feasts
Something Fishy By Janet Reynolds Hardly a day goes by that we aren’t being exhorted to add more fish to our diet. The wonders of seafood — Omega 3s! Low fat! — are touted by everyone from physicians...
View ArticleHome Care: At-home test kits
Do-It-Yourself Medicine By Wendy Healy/HealthyLife For years it seemed the only over-the-counter at-home medical tests were for women wondering if they were pregnant or for diabetics who needed to...
View ArticleEating Right: Metabolism
Ten Behaviors That May Slow Your Metabolism by Melinda McGarty Webb Metabolism. It’s a term we throw around all the time, but do we really understand precisely what it means and what affects it?...
View ArticleAsk Emma: Hate your job?
Guess What? You Probably Should By Emma Tennant/HealthyLife I’ve been sitting in the chair long enough to see certain trends develop over time. One thing I hear more now is “I hate my job.” This “hate”...
View ArticleMind Matter: Does TV really rot your brain?
Boob Tube(s) By Donna Christopher/HealthyLife Love watching TV so much it causes anxiety when you’ve forgotten to DVR Criminal Minds? Do you, like most Americans over 15, according to a Bureau of Labor...
View ArticleLife Choices: The decision NOT to have kids
Childless By Choice By Jayne Keedle A lot of little girls grow up assuming that they will, at some point, get married and have children. I was not one of them. I was quite determined never to marry...
View ArticleMy Word: Confessions of a webochondriac
By Brianna Snyder/HealthyLife Do you know what a heart attack feels like? I don’t. I’m just wondering if you do so you can tell me. Ask the Internet and it’ll tell you that a heart attack feels like...
View ArticleEmotions: Putting off the big decisions
Stressed Out? By Anna Zernone Giorgi/HealthyLife Have you ever had to make a big decision during a time of stress and then later regretted your choice? It’s not surprising. Stress is a part of life —...
View ArticleFashion: Wardrobe ‘rules’ as you age
Not Your Daughter’s Closet By Beth Cooney/HealthyLife A few months ago I met an old friend for a special-occasion lunch at a happening bistro. I was wearing a new mini-skirt — a teal tweed number I...
View ArticleEditor’s Note: Au Revoir
By Janet Reynolds/HealthyLife Five years ago we started HealthyLife to provide the women of the Capital Region with the best local body, mind and spirit information and tips we could find. According to...
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