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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Both parents and children have ways in which they build, strengthen their relationship or weaken it and make it less intimate. I have been observing my parents and noticed three patterns.

The hair you save could be your own: Creating your best family size

Valeri Drach Weidmann

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

According to a family therapist who has been counseling couples in Highland Park for nearly 30 years, having the right number of children can make or break a marriage.

April 30th is grand opening for Raritan Ave. fitness spa

Contributed wire/staff report

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

It's official - Almetra Lundy, owner of Kinetics personal-training studio, is moving her fitness and wellness business down to Raritan Avenue, with a grand open house this weekend.

"Kinetics implies movement, and we are all about getting people moving in a way that improves their health and well being,” Lundy says. The new storefront at 409 Raritan Avenue, across from the Highland Park post office, opens this weekend with a two day dance and music celebration.

"It feels good to move"

Contributed wire/staff report

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Human bodies are meant to be in motion. The body in its physical capacity is moving even while stagnant: with the heart beating, the blood flowing, the lungs breathing, the brain comprehending, and on and on.

However, when the body is in physical motion, engaged with lively music and human interaction, it has a positive effect on the person’s physical and mental wellbeing.

Women's health hiding in plain sight

Esther J. Cepeda

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

If you happened to come across any media coverage of the White House's report "Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being," the headline that probably grabbed you was about women making, on average, only 75 percent of what men earn with similar education levels.

Besides the dispiriting gender pay gap, the scarce media attention to the first comprehensive federal report on women since 1963 focused on the notable gains in women's academic achievements. Yet the biggest story was completely overlooked: women's health.

Nearer your destination, the more you're slip-slidin'

Joel A Levy, M.Ed.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

With the winter weather, snow and ice included, a lot of people are having difficulty walking. Unfortunately, that can lead to a slip or fall, which can lead to a trip to the emergency room. I have two solutions to offer you today.

Seems like it's 10 PM all day, any more

Julia Orwell

Monday, December 13, 2010

Since its 1960s debut on TV station WKBW-Buffalo, the public service announcement It’s 10 pm. Do you know where your children are? has become a fixture of popular culture. These days, many parents can respond, “Sure, my child’s in the next room on the computer.”

Smarter than your average nail salon

Juliana Pace

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Highland Park merchant Joanne Min has recently been recognized with a Reader's Choice award, as one of the premier nail salons throughout all of Central New Jersey.

THE HEALTHFUL HOME

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Hype encourages people to spend a fortune on new windows. But heat rises. So most heat goes out the roof, or at gaps around structural elements (though you feel the draft at the windows).

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