But have you asked yourself, "Then what?"

You have to find what works for you and stick with it. Our experts offer a few last tips.

* Mental health: Think of yourself achieving a healthy lifestyle, NOT going on a "diet."

"You have the ability to set goals, plan your healthy lifestyle and to follow through on those plans," said Dr. Beverly Matthews, clinical director of the Psychology Office at Kenwood Medical Center. "To do so, you....

But a new health benefit has recently hit the press: dairy foods and the calcium....

But does it really work?

It is hard to know which beauty tips out there are true.

That's where the cosmetics cop comes in. Paula Begoun has been researching and writing about makeup, hair and skin care products for more than 25 years.

She said, "Old myths die hard, I’ll tell you. Those are the most stubborn."

We wanted to know whether some common beauty tips are myths or if they really work.

The first one, brushing your hair a hundred strokes a day. Will....

That's the idea behind the Pantene Total You tour, which rolls into Fair Park's Automobile Building on Saturday. Ms. Joyner, whose latest fitness video is Sweating in the Spirit, hosts the event. Tickets are $20 and $30.

The day includes entertainment and makeovers, free samples and a mass workout. Guests include gospel artist Yolanda Adams, hip-hop performer MC....

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While mothers used to pass on their recipes and pearls to their daughters, today's moms are handing down their work ethic, their entrepreneurial spirit and their businesses.

Women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men and expanding them twice as fast. Hispanic women in particular are leading the way. Whether it is a flower shop or a marketing firm, women find running their own companies gives them more control over their personal lives and finances. They have the flexibility, when necessary, to bring a child into the workplace or bring the....

We need a lifestyle that makes sense. And it all starts with breakfast.

A balanced meal

“Skipping meals leaves you hungry by 10 a.m. The next time you eat the hunger will make you....

When French native Mireille Guiliano decided to spill her secrets, she had no idea they'd land her on Oprah and the New York Times best-seller list.

She didn't write a Hollywood exposé, propose a get-rich-quick scheme or implicate athletes in a steroid scandal.

To her, it was just common sense.

But French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure (Knopf, $22) has exceeded her wildest expectations, she said during a book tour that brought her to Houston last week.

The book has been published in 22 countries. Promoting it in the United States alone....

That's when Pumfrey told Bourdages about a program to help women with cancer deal with the visible effects of the disease.

"At first, I was like a dog going to the vet," Bourdages recalled with a laugh. She was skeptical, but reluctantly agreed to attend a session of "Look Good ... Feel Better," a national program sponsored in part by the American Cancer Society.

"I called....

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Where has all the energy gone? You know, the positive energy that gives you some small sense of control over your own life, no matter what you have to do or how little time you have to do it in? The positive....

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But aren't there a few makeup rules? Are there any must-have-or-else beauty necessities? There are no rules about what you choose to wear, but there are rules on how to apply it.

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10 ways to learn to love your looks.

Less-than-perfect teeth? A few fine lines? Don't be so hard on yourself. Forget your "flaws" and learn to love yourself.

1. Study beauty role models. Not to wish you looked like....

Massage and Facial

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Even if you don't find a spa gift certificate tucked among your gifts this holiday season, you can still indulge yourself -- at a fraction of the cost. Many mini spa treatments can be whipped up easily at home, using low-cost ingredients you already have in the kitchen. To get yourself in the full spa mindset, turn the ringer off your phone, lock the bathroom door, and light a few candles. Then treat your body to these quick pick-me-ups, each guaranteed to....

At least 12,600,000 people alive today have a history of heart attack, angina pectoris (chest pain) or both. More than half of these are female.

Cardiovascular disease is caused by arteriosclerosis — the thickening or hardening of the coronary arteries. If a clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery, it can cause a heart attack or stroke.

Many risk factors for heart disease, heart attack and stroke can be changed and controlled by making healthier lifestyle choices. One factor that can be controlled or changed all together is....

It's what they are. It is the lifestyle they have chosen.

Many had full-time, fulfilling careers before marrying and starting their families. For some, the transition from career to stay-at-home mom proved challenging. There was something, however, about going from career to wife and mother that is as the MasterCard commercial says: priceless. Priceless, because they are able to stay home and raise their children during the early and crucial years of their young lives.

These local women belong to MOMS Club of Rio Rancho....