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10 ways to stay in shape on a budget 03/10/2015 08:00pm • Sweat it out. After a long, cold winter, you might be ready to put some more effort into your workout routine. To get back in shape on a budget, consider these tips from the Frugal Shopper blog contributors. They'll give your muscles a workout while leaving your wallet intact. Use an app. A 7 surprising things that age you 03/10/2015 08:00pm • Age old news First, the not-so-surprising: Eating junk, being a couch potato, smoking and stress can all shorten your life span and make you look older, too. There's also a hefty amount of luck involved when it comes to aging. "You have to pick the right parents," as Marie Bernard, deputy directo Why yoga is more than a workout 03/10/2015 08:00pm • Do you stare at the clock during your workout waiting for it to end? Or maybe you space out, staring glossy-eyed at a big-screen television while you step, run or elliptical your evening away. Exercise trends such as Zumba, Tae Bo, Jazzercise, P90X and Insanity come and go. Many styles of yoga fall 5 Reasons You Should Chew Your Food 03/10/2015 01:00pm • One of the key components of mindful eating is chewing your food with awareness. This may seem like a simple concept, but when is the last time you were truly conscious of chewing? Give it a try. The next time you take a bite, pay attention to the number of times you chew and your natural reflex to The Best and Worst Credit Union Apps 03/09/2015 08:00pm • Access to mobile banking has become an important part of any customer credit union or bank relationship. Consumers want easy access to their funds and the ability to check balances on the go, make transfers in transit and deposit checks without heading into a local branch. Credit unions often get an U.S. News Releases 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings 03/09/2015 08:00pm • Fewer U.S. citizens are headed to graduate school, and the decision not to go could put a dent in their paychecks. First-time enrollment of U.S. citizens and permanent residents shrank by about 1 percent between fall 2012 and fall 2013, according to a September report from the Council of Graduate What It's Like to Be a Woman With HIV 03/09/2015 08:00pm • The first time Michelle Anderson came out about her HIV-positive status, she stood in front of hundreds of Lone Star Riders, a biking group in her home state of Texas. The second time Anderson came out, she posted it on her Facebook wall on World AIDS Day. "We do it big here in Texas, so if you're Too much weight gain in pregnancy can lead to obese children 03/09/2015 12:18pm • WASHINGTON — When women gain more weight than recommended while pregnant it can impact their children long term. The children of moms who are obese when they get pregnant are about 300 percent more likely to be obese by age seven. New research also shows women who gain more than 25 to 35 po Is Exercise Addiction Really So Bad? 03/08/2015 08:00pm • The relationship between our behavior and health is often believed to be linear. We know, for instance, that drinking water, wearing sunscreen, sleeping enough and exercising all boost our well-being. So we assume that the more we engage in these behaviors, the healthier we'll be. Many of us, howe As You Near Retirement, Capitalize on Market Opportunities 03/05/2015 07:00pm • At the end of 2014, there was a steady stream of reporting around the strength of the U.S. economy: the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index reached new highs in the fourth quarter of 2014, the Nasdaq Composite index hit its best point since the 1990s technology bubble an Bite-Sized Steps Into a Healthy Lifestyle 03/05/2015 07:00pm • March is National Nutrition Month, and the theme for 2015 set by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is "Bite Into a Healthy Lifestyle." I like this theme, because "bite-sized" is the type of change that seems to be manageable and sustainable for most people. I also like that the focus is not jus How Much Do Macronutrients Really Matter? 03/05/2015 07:00pm • OK, you might not have heard of the term "macronutrients" before, but you still eat them every day. They are carbohydrates, protein and fat, and your body needs a lot of them -- which is why they're called "macronutrients," not "micronutrients," such as iron and zinc. Macros also provide your body 7 tips for healthy (enough) eating on vacation 03/05/2015 01:00am • Halfway through my recent trip to Madrid, I realized I don't always follow my own advice about how to eat healthy while traveling. So often in my private practice, my patients drill me on what they should do to avoid weight gain while away from home and return without feelings of guilt. They've work Eggs: Is It Time To Get Back Together With This Once-Feared Food? 03/04/2015 07:00pm • Have you ever ended a relationship because the person you were with wasn't as exciting or sexy as some of the other options that were presented to you? Perhaps your friends and family kept telling you that your relationship was toxic, and eventually, it could lead to some pretty bad side effects to 12 Steps to Asking for a Raise -- and Getting It 03/03/2015 07:00pm • So you're going to ask for a raise.Good. You probably should. Chances are, your boss isn't going to walk up to you, throw her hand on your shoulder and say: "Hey, we have some extra cash. What do you say to a 5 percent -- actually, let's make it 7 percent -- raise?" You've got to do the asking, and