Feature: Beat the Blues

Depression may be the most significant mental health issue for women. Statistics show that clinical depression strikes one out of every four women in her lifetime, and that even more women struggle with a depressed mood from time to time. The rate of depression in women is twice that in men, and, perhaps the most frightening statistic of all: depression in women is misdiagnosed thirty to fifty percent of the time.…

Feature: A Skin Care Primer

It can be hard to imagine that the world was once a much simpler place, particularly since options are never-ending these days. New and “better” products for every facet of life hit the shelves seemingly every minute. (Remember when we were all painstakingly rewinding and fast-forwarding our VHS tapes to find the exact place we left off? The thought!) The beauty industry is right up there, coming up with new …

Feature: Reversing
the X Chromosome Curse

Ok. So we’re not talking about a curse like the one “placed” upon the Red Sox after they traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees. But, have you noticed that you and your group of life-long female friends have been given many diagnoses of chronic problems throughout the years, often even the same diagnoses? You can rest assured you’re not imagining things. Women do tend to experience more chronic degenerative illnesses…

NEW DEPARTMENT: Life's Leaders

Internships can inspire and change lives. And, that’s just what an internship did for Laurey Masterton when she worked with Nora Pouillion, the creator of the very first 100 percent certified organic restaurant in the U.S. When Laurey opened her café and catering business, Laurey’s: Catering and Gourmet Comfort Food, in downtown Asheville, she drew on her internship experience and decided to expand the work she had begun with local farmers. She now works with over twenty different farms to put locally produced and consciously created foods on her menus.. …

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