Topic “Relax”

By Linda East Brady (Standard-Examiner staff)

You hit your 40s and, suddenly, the hair and skin you have known all your life start acting like you’ve never met.

Not only that, your head seems to catch fire as easily as a struck match, sending your hairdo and makeup into meltdown.

Menopausal changes in body chemistry can lead to a faded look in the mirror. So what to change...

By Food Network Kitchens (Scripps Howard News Service)

Eat foods that help you relax -- and no, we don’t mean pigging out on high-calorie junk food. While there isn’t a cure-all food to magically erase frustration, you can get some stress relief with a combo of exercising, eating small meals throughout the day and getting more of these fresh goodies.

1. Whole-Wheat Pretzels

Eating...

By Barton Goldsmith (Scripps Howard News Service)

After the dishes are done, the kids are in bed and you still have a bit of energy left at the end of the day, decompressing with your mate can be a bonding experience.

Couples can sometimes become so busy doing their own things apart, or even be so busy together with household tasks and work, that they don’t make room for downtime. This...

By Janice Podsada (The Hartford Courant)

WEST CORNWALL, Conn. — Barbara Scott's hair fell out in handfuls, and yet she could not bring herself to talk to family members about the cancer in her breast. The side effects from radiation therapy stiffened her hands and made her fingers swell. “I couldn't button my shirt or tie my own shoes,” said Scott, 55. But still she could not...