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1 week ago | 
womansworld.com | Kristina Mastrocola
Caregivers feel a wide range of emotions, from love to guilt to… anger. And while we may not often talk about that last one, it’s completely normal. Whether you have a tense relationship with a sibling who isn’t pulling their weight to help you with your parents, or you’re looking after a relative with whom you share a difficult history, caregiving resentment can fester until you feel like exploding. That is, if you had the energy to explode.
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1 week ago | 
heraldonline.com | Kristina Mastrocola
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1 week ago | 
womansworld.com | Kristina Mastrocola
Love grapes? Most of us do: A recent poll shows they’re the third most popular fruit behind only strawberries and bananas. That’s great news because for such a petite food, they pack a boatload of health benefits, including disease-fighting antioxidants. But are grapes good for weight loss, too? In a word, yes.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Kristina Mastrocola
Love grapes? Most of us do: A recent poll shows they’re the third most popular fruit behind only strawberries and bananas. That’s great news because for such a petite food, they pack a boatload of health benefits, including disease-fighting antioxidants. But are grapes good for weight loss, too? In a word, yes.
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2 weeks ago | 
womansworld.com | Kristina Mastrocola
They say fortune favors the bold, but taking a leap of faith is easier said than done—especially when it means trying something new and, let’s face it, a bit scary. Yet the greatest success stories begin when we find the courage to bet on ourselves. Here, experts share study-proven ways to outsmart fear, ditch our comfort zone and take the kinds of smart risks that will lead to unexpected rewards.
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2 weeks ago | 
firstforwomen.com | Kristina Mastrocola
There are so many things about you that make you unique, from your dry wit to your love of ’80s movies. But when it comes to fundamental traits we all share, psychologists have identified the Big Five: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion (vs. introversion), agreeableness and neuroticism. It’s appropriate they’re known by the acronym OCEAN because they have such a deep impact on our lives.
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3 weeks ago | 
womansworld.com | Kristina Mastrocola |Melissa Gotthardt
Feeling a little forgetful lately? You may be experiencing brain fog, which is characterized by confusion, forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating. According to a British study, 39 percent of people experience brain fog regularly, and 61 percent lose their train of thought up to 10 times a day. However, the authors of a report in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience assure us that brain fog isn’t a sign of mental decline. In fact, it’s entirely reversible.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Kristina Mastrocola |Melissa Gotthardt
How to Clear Brain Fog Fast: 9 Easy, Science-Backed Ways To Sharpen Your ThinkingBlocking bothersome brain blips has never been simpler Feeling a little forgetful lately? You may be experiencing brain fog, which is characterized by …
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3 weeks ago | 
womansworld.com | Kristina Mastrocola
As a caregiver, you play so many roles, from your loved one’s healthcare advocate to their constant companion to their de facto financial manager. But when giving too much of yourself leads to emotional exhaustion, experts say compassion fatigue can set in. Here, simple, loving ways to protect your big heart and ease caregiver exhaustion, while also lifting your energy and spirits.
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3 weeks ago | 
womansworld.com | Kristina Mastrocola
If you’re like us, you love when an actor on your old favorite show pops up on your new favorite show. So when Christopher Rich—who played Brock Hart on Reba with Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman—guest-starred on Reba’s current hit Happy’s Place, it was a happy reunion indeed. In a powerful example of art imitating life, Rich played a stroke survivor whose mobility is affected on his left side.
