You’ve finished your holiday shopping, wrapped your gifts, baked your Christmas cookies, and now it’s time for a family get-together. Many of us look forward to seeing family on the holidays, but the happiness can quickly dissolve if family drama ensues.
Safety Girl is at your side with a few tips for a stress-free holiday season.
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and what better way to support breast cancer research than with Safety Girl’s Pink Ribbon Products. Safety Girl and many of our vendors are proud to contribute to breast cancer research by selling a variety of pink ribbon products. A percentage of the proceeds of these products are [...]

One of the most difficult aspects of domestic violence to understand is why victims stay in abusive relationships when their physical and emotional health and well-being are at high risk. When in an abusive relationship, most victims feel helpless, embarrassed, and worthless, and they are most likely scared of what may happen if they leave. [...]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is every October, but just because it’s already over, doesn’t mean we should put breast cancer in the back of our minds.
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, breast cancer refers to the formation of malignant (cancerous) cells in the breast.  Although men and women of any age, race, [...]

Last week’s news brought special attention to women and Alzheimer’s disease when Maria Shriver, California’s first lady, testified at a special Senate hearing on aging. Shriver, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2003, in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association, recently published The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s.  The Shriver Report serves [...]

Thanks to Maria Shriver and her groundbreaking Shriver Report, we’ve learned about how Alzheimer’s disease affects women in the United States, both as victims of the disease and caregivers to those suffering from the disease.  And while its important to understand Alzheimer’s emotional, sociological, and economic implications, we also need to understand the disease itself [...]

Halloween and Thanksgiving are over, and with Christmas just around the corner, you may be finding yourself enjoying more sweets than usual. Rich, sweet food may make us feel good, but they can have damaging effects on our bodies.
In a recent episode of On Point, an NPR radio show hosted by Tom Ashbrook, Samira Kawash, [...]

With the holiday season coming up, you may find yourself feeling a little bit heavier (or maybe a lot!) than earlier this year. For most of us, this weight gain goes to our hips, thighs, butt, breasts, and—perhaps most of all—our bellies. The bad news about belly fat is that it’s especially dangerous: it is [...]

Making time for family dinner is difficult. With work schedules, after-school soccer practice, music lessons, and anything else that may arise, you might feel lucky to have time for any kind of dinner at all. But having family dinner together, even just one or two nights per week, is important.  Some families are realizing the [...]

Now that summer’s over, the weather is getting cooler, and humidity levels are changing, it is important to reevaluate—or begin—your skin care action plan. Skin is one the most important body parts: it protects us from external environmental damage, is responsible for touch sensations, regulates our heartbeat, and stores and controls water and fluids.  External [...]