Once it was difficult to find eco friendly beauty products and cosmetics. You’d walk into the store and find twenty versions of regular soap and only one type of organic soap. Thankfully, those days are long gone. Today, practically every type of beauty product is available in an eco friendly version. However, the problem now […]

Eschewing synthetic products in favor of natural ones is a great way to be kinder to our bodies and to the environment. But how do you get started? It's one thing to say you're going to rid your life of industrial chemicals once and for all (at least to the extent that such a thing […]

Stuffed green peppers make for an excellent vegetarian meal. The recipe is easy to make, and extremely versatile. The ingredients can be mixed and matched depending on the season or the mood of the chef. It also makes great use of produce that is commonly found in home-grown gardens or local markets. Substituting a few […]

How healthy are you right now? Do you have a little excess baggage around your middle? Are your arms flabby? Do you feel 80 even though you are 45? Are you procrastinating on your health goals? The new year resolutions are a distant memory to most. Once the festivities are done and the months start […]

Today's guest author is especially interesting to those of us at BlissPlan because of his perspective on exercise. Recently I watched an informercial for a popular fitness product and the woman who was testifying supposedly began the program as a very heavy lady indeed – but she ended up looking like a model in a […]

Let's face it: women get yeast infections. And, although vaginitis (the medical term for the condition caused by a yeast infection) may sound like a "dirty" word, yeast infections are just a natural part of life and they really don't deserve all the taboo that surrounds them. Yeast infection results from an imbalance of yeast […]

Did you know that one out of 3 women over 50 will suffer a fracture due to osteoporosis. For women over 60 the rate is 1 out of 2. Men don’t fare much better: 1 out of 3 men over 60 will also suffer a fracture due to osteoporosis. According to the international Osteoporosis Foundation, […]

Clinical depression is a growing problem in the developed world, and certain demographics are at higher risk of suffering the damage of the disorder. Women have always faced a higher risk of depression, and the introduction of stress from the radical life changes that occur after childbirth push this risk higher. Post-partum depression is not […]

With an increase in trampoline sales over the past few years it is not surprising that more and more children are hoping for a trampoline this spring.  As with most things, activities children enjoy normally come with a few hazards, and trampoline safety is no stranger to cautious parents. Garden trampolines in particular have been […]

According to the weather forecast, it’s going to be 81 in Atlanta this week so it seems as though ‘spring has sprung’. Lots of us are more interested in fitness when the weather is warm and if getting ripped is important to you, then you need to consider isolate whey protein powder. When it’s warm, […]