How I’m Taming the Wedding Beast

I recently read an article on the Martha Stewart Weddings site that featured one of Jenn and I’s favorite spiritual junkies, Gabrielle Bernstein. You’d think with all the world sharing their personal stories and experiences with weddings I wouldn’t be shocked and amazed to hear that Gabby has experienced wedding stress, but I seriously was shocked [...]

The Perfect (Cheap!) Self Massage Product for Your Scalp

So I was doing some Christmas shopping over the long-ago holidays, when I saw what I thought was a whisk in the bath products section of a store. It struck me as strange, so I took a closer look. It wasn’t a whisk at all, but a head massager that looked a bit like a [...]

8 Sneaky Habits That Sabotage Your Heart Health

We all know that for optimum heart health we need to eat a healthy diet, exercise and not smoke. But did you know that the little things you do every day can have a big impact on the most important muscle in your body? We put together a list of the eight habits that may be [...]

5 Tips to Stress Less and Weigh Less

We all know that stress wreaks havoc on our minds and bodies, including packing on the pounds. And while de-stressing sounds easy enough—do a few yoga poses here, take a few deep breaths there—understanding the weight-loss and stress connection goes a little deeper than just getting a massage every month. Committing to a healthy lifestyle [...]

Nobody Likes a Bridezilla: Tips to Tame Wedding-Planning Stress

It’s a gross understatement to say that planning a wedding is stressful. With all of the coordination, timing and numerous things to prepare for (not to mention family politics!), it’s no wonder that nice, normal people turn into grumpy grooms and bridezillas. However, you don’t have to become a stressed-out stereotype on your big day. [...]

Two Yoga DVDs That Will Make Your Life Better

We talk a lot about getting a good workout here on FBG. And sometimes our desire to really want to be pushed and get the biggest burn we can in a short amount of time overshadows the other benefits of exercise, particularly mind-body workouts such as yoga. That’s why today we’re doing a head-to-head comparison of two different [...]

Stress Sucks: 11 Tips to Get Relief

While a little stress can sometimes be a good motivator to get you moving or complete a project (just think of all those papers you wrote in college at the last minute—or was that just me?), too much stress is bad, bad, bad. Not only can it wreak havoc on your mental state (anxiety, ahhh!!!), it can [...]