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Mind, body and spirit—it’s the overarching motto of Inspiring Women, but it's also a powerful formula for sleeping well and starting off your day on the right foot. Let’s unpack how this simple mantra can help you kick-start and wind down your days with positivity and intention.

Kick the Comfort Food Habit

It’s easy to turn to food when we feel down: it doesn’t judge us, it’s much cheaper than therapy and it’s always readily available. Over time, however, those rich and filling comfort food favorites can take a serious toll on your health. Here are some tips to help reduce and replace any comfort eating habits.

Plants That Clean Your Home

Plants enliven a room with pleasant colors and aromas, but they're more than mere decorations—they also help filter out harmful chemicals, mold spores and bacteria from your living space. Here are five helpful houseplants that can improve the atmosphere of your home in more ways than one.

Want to try a vegetarian diet but aren’t ready to fully commit? Try making Meatless Mondays part of your weekly routine. It’s a great way to test out the waters (as well as the health benefits) of a plant-based diet on your own terms.

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Not only is water the best thirst quencher for you, you need it — really! It’s not just a beverage Mom provided when you requested a soft drink with dinner and she declined. Water plays an important part in maintaining hydration and good health.

Budget-Friendly Holiday Gifts

This Christmas, stuff everyone’s stockings without breaking the bank. These gifts can provide plenty of holiday cheer while making your wallet shout with joy over all the money saved.

Weighing the odds

It doesn’t matter how many calories you count, carbs you cut out or miles you jog if the pounds won’t stay off. This is the case for many women, and it leaves a nagging question: What am I doing wrong?

Overcoming Worry

Maybe you’re a worry wart. Maybe you’re just going through an uncertain season. Whatever the situation, we can find ourselves sometimes consumed by the “what ifs” and “why nots.” Next time you’re tossing and turning in bed or drifting out in thought at work, use these five techniques to overcome worry.

Are you a workaholic?

Women are more likely to experience workaholism, and yes, “workaholism” is a real word and a very serious mental health concern. Instead of being unable to control the number of drinks you have at a bar, workaholism makes it difficult to control the number of hours you log at your desk.

Avoid shopping spree guilt by supporting businesses that give back. All of these companies donate items or money every time you purchase something for yourself.

Successfully navigating your twenties is no easy feat. Whether your priority is school, your career, your faith or your family, you’ve got a lot on your plate. So it's no surprise that your health may be on the backburner. While this period of life comes with a set of its own unique challenges, there are certain steps you can take to form good health habits.

Women, aging and supplements

Not all vitamins and supplements are created equally. Multivitamins provide essential nutrients, but one does not fit all. Men’s and women’s bodies by design have different nutritional needs. Meaning, if you grab just any vitamin bottle off the shelf, whether you’re a man or woman, you may not be getting the precise fuel your body needs. During certain times in life, only taking a multivitamin may not provide all of the nutrients and minerals your body needs.