Self-Care is Essential for Super Moms Everyone loves their kids, and despite your responsibilities, as a supermom, you might need a break from your busy schedule to appreciate your body. Self-care is essential for super moms since your body has to be at its best for you to give your kids the best attention. Here are four self-care ideas that you should incorporate in your daily routine that are budget-friendly. 1. Try Skin Therapy Skin therapy involves identifying ways to handle emotions, and skin therapy can help you decompress. It would help if you considered applying scented oils on your s ..read more

Maintaining Balance in an Unbalanced World By Nakeya Fields, LCSW, PPSE The word “Safety” insinuates that we feel able to relax and calm. If asked to describe the words that come to mind when envisioning feeling safe, most would detail concepts involving comfort, nurturing, and predictability. Maybe also warmth, access and contentment. They would probably not have frequent or recurring thoughts about an immediate risk or danger to themselves or others. We are several months into a “Safe at Home” mandatory quarantine to keep us safe from spreading COVID-19, a respiratory illness that has had a ..read more

Largest Report on Masturbation of its Kind Sexual wellness company TENGA, known for creating innovative sex toys for men and women announced the results of the TENGA 2019 Self-Pleasure Report, which brings to light the surprising role masturbation, sex and sex toys play in people's lives in the U.S. and around the world. The report, which surveyed over 10,000 men and women across nine countries – making it the largest of its kind, unveils new findings on how Americans masturbate: Ninety-one percent of American men and 78% of American women masturbate, with Millennials doing it more than Gen ..read more

Closing the Generational Gap Through Play By Annette Uribe, Fitness Contributor & Founder, Healthy Vida for Mom Tots 2 Seniors is a class unlike any other Mommy and Me Class I have been to. It’s a Multi-Generational class where children have the opportunity to interact with each other and with seniors. My 16-month-old son soon became very well acquainted with the tots and seniors in the class. As everyone settled in, he enjoyed his free play with all the toys at the beginning of the class. Elisa Schoenfeld is the founder of Tots 2 Seniors. She remembers loving how her grandparents smiled a ..read more

The Gluten-Free Solution to Quesadillas CAULIPOWER® recently launched a new frozen, ready-to-make cauliflower tortilla line with Original and Grain Free varieties. CAULIPOWER will sample its signature CAULIPOWER pizzas and crusts, sister brand Sweet PotaTOASTS™, and debut the new tortillas at the Specialty Food Association's Winter Fancy Food Show, in San Francisco. CAULIPOWER tortillas are the gluten-free solution to quesadillas, burritos, tacos, wraps and more, with fewer calories, less fat, more fiber, and Vitamin C. As with all CAULIPOWER products, cauliflower is the first ingredient. The ..read more

The Parallel Method  By Annette Uribe, Mommy In Los Angeles Magazine Fitness Contributor & Owner, Healthy Vida for Mom Attention L.A. Parents— If you love the outdoors, I’ve found the place where you can get your zen on! The Mommy In Los Angeles Magazine staff was invited to experience a private yoga session at The Parallel Method, a new, one-of-a-kind yoga class service for moms who need a workout and also need a break from their kids (childcare service is provided). Nestled in the hills of Culver City, the Parallel Method was recently launched by L.A. Mommy, Angie Poston, in conjunc ..read more

380,000 U.S. babies are born premature each year March of Dimes, the leading nonprofit fighting for health of moms and babies, today commended the House of Representatives for approving two critical bills that address the troubling high rates of preterm birth and maternal mortality in the United States. The PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018 (S. 3029) renews the only federal law dedicated to preventing and treating preterm birth, while the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017 (H.R. 1318), brings the nation one step closer to preventing death or serious health outcomes for pregnant women and ..read more

Any way you can Six months. That's the time Grandma Rose Bosworth was anticipated to live if she chose to forego treatment for lymphocytic leukemia. Two years later, her story of skipping chemotherapy and a few meals became the best seller on Amazon's inspirational books list in just that: six months. In "Anyway You Can," Annette Bosworth, M.D., chronicles the journey of her mother, "Grandma Rose," with the ketogenic diet in overcoming cancer. In 2016, Grandma Rose told her daughter that, if her doctor prescribed a third round of chemotherapy, she would decline. "Every dose sucked a littl ..read more

I want to keep my breasts. By Heather Frimmer Angelina Jolie. Christina Applegate.  These two Hollywood superstars have something in common that millions upon millions of other women also share: Having been labeled HIGH-RISK for breast cancer, they opted to have both of their breasts removed preventatively. If faced with the same dilemma, what would you do? Chances are, your gut reaction would be, “take ‘em both off.”  That’s a completely understandable thought if you know that many women in your family have had breast cancer and your doctor’s analysis based on family and medical his ..read more