Welcome to my official second blog for you ladies.  Soon my goal is to blog Monday through Friday so you have something each day of the week.

Feel free to email me some idea’s.  I would love to post one of your favorite recipes on my next blog.  Just email me at [email protected] and I’ll begin to post them.  CHECK OUT my blog on Thursday for great Memorial Day receipes!

ince 1949, May has been and still is, National Mental Health Month. A recent survey found that 1 in 3 women experience anxiety, and 1 in 5 experiences some form of clinical depression. A total of 40% believe they could treat or cure themselves.  Mental Health America’s “Live Your Life Well” (www.liveyourlifewell.com) website lists these tools to live better:

• Connect with others
• Stay positive
• Get physically active
• Help others
• Get enough sleep
• Create joy and satisfaction
• Eat well
• Take care of your spirit
• Deal better with hard times
• Get professional help if needed

SUN TIP

Cheap sunglasses are not always going to protect your eyes.  Here are a few reminders when shopping for the perfectair of shades.

• 99% UV protection is crucial; all sunglasses that are made properly will have a sticker stating this.
• Smaller spectacles won’t give proper eye coverage.
• Scratched lenses should be replaced right away.

Food Tips for Women

Here are Prevention Magazine’s 25 Best Healthiest Foods for Women: (These are pre-made packaged foods– you can’t cook everything from scratch!)

• Alexia Select Sides Roasted Potatoes and Baby Portabella Mushrooms
• Dole Sliced Strawberries
• Mann’s Sweet Potato Spears
• Tropicana Trop50 Pomegranate
• Bionaturae 100% Organic Whole Wheat Lasagna
• County Choice Organic Quick Cook Steel Cut Oats
• Healthy Choice All Natural Roasted Redarinara
• Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain Wild Rice
• Annie Chun’s Mini Wontons
• Chobani Greek Yogurt
• Eggland’s Best Eggs
• Campbell’s Select Harvest Light Savoryicken with Vegetables Soup
• Triscuit Thin Crisps
• Hormel Natural Choice Mesquite Deli
• Turkey

New Things You’ll Love

• New Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap System
• Sarah Jessica Parker’s SJP Jewelry available at Macy’s
• Mally’s Evercolor Poreless Face Defender
• The I’m OK! Pocket First-Aid Kit found at kabaalab.com
• Banana-Grams

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