Living in an age of immediacy and promptness can often leave so many of us feeling pretty tired by the time Friday rolls in. But new research suggests catching up on lost sleep over the weekend benefits your health greatly.

Top 5 for 5: Meg Lists Her Favorite Daily Foods
Senior Writer Meg Quinn has been serving up mouthwatering recipe posts since she joined The Hudsucker in 2014. For her Top 5 for 5, it’s only natural that Meg would share the 5 foods she loves to eat every day. At risk of speaking hyperbole: I lead a food focused life. You can always count on […]

5 Healthy Fitness Tips to Keep You on Track This Summer
Ah, summer. Warm weather is back and with it comes vacations, holidays, concerts, festivals and even weddings and other events just outside of the normal routine. With the days getting longer and the sun making everything a little bit brighter it’s normal for everything to be busier. It’s a beautiful day outside! Of course we […]

4 Simple Ways to Create Exercise Habits That Really Stick
The road to becoming a healthier version of yourself is a challenging task. There are many steps a person may take to achieve these goals, but there are key things you can do to help make the transition less intimidating. After all, the idea of heading towards the gym or starting to exercise on a regular basis […]

Starbucks to Add a Spring in Your Step With Its Newest Menu
With spring officially here and warmer days ahead, Starbucks is celebrating the excitement of a new season in more ways than one — and we couldn’t be more happy! Starbucks has been our go-to for years and this season, they are stepping up their game with a plethora of menu items we cannot wait to […]

5 Essential Self-Care Tips New Parents Should Consider for a Happier Well-Being
Parenthood is kind of an awesome thing. You get to watch, guide, and help another little human being learn about and find their place in the world. It’s not an easy or glamorous job, and most people have told you that going into the great parenting adventure. But it still somehow takes you by surprise […]

6 Surprising Reasons You Should Take a Nap Every Day
In an age of immediacy and promptness, naps have a pretty bad reputation. For years, many have seen them as way out of a high stakes project or a continuous form of lethargy, but news flash: napping isn’t just for children anymore. And if we are being honest, kids are definitely benefiting from naps. Whether […]

How to Forgive Others, Yourself and Start Loving Life
One of the most important skills that you’re going to develop throughout your life, is the ability to forgive. In order to understand the root of forgiveness and everything it encompasses, it’s important to examine forgiveness from several angles including how to forgive someone who has hurt you and perhaps even more importantly, how to forgive […]

Why You Should Be Working out With Your Significant Other
The best relationships are all about finding balance and harmony in each other. Of course, with the constant clamor of our busy lives though, it can be hard to find that — let alone time together. But recent studies have shown that couples who make it a priority to enjoy a wide range of shared […]

How Do You Know If You’re Eating Too Much Sugar?
We add it to our coffee. It’s in our favorite, on-the-go breakfasts. We sprinkle it in baked goods and pastries. And it’s lurking deep within our favorite processed foods and drinks — like those delicious Frappuccinos! There’s no denying we really love sugar. But while sugar makes life sweeter and summer all the more enjoyable, this […]

Why You Should Take More Selfies
Call it a visual diary or a modern day scrapbook, but selfies are here to stay. If anything, they’re the new social norm. But while there’s been negative talk and studies highlighting a correlation between snapping selfies and a depleting confidence, there are numerous introspective benefits to taking a photo of yourself if done in […]

3 Ways to Eat Clean for Optimal Health
Summer entails not just sunshine and opportunities for travel, but plenty of occasions to indulge in some of our favorite foods. But as the season’s sunshine helps smash the blues, a cleanse or detox just in time for quality summer fun can chase away the sluggishness that often slows down our bodies after a long winter. Eating clean […]

How Journaling Can Improve Your Life
Between pimply, youthful dreams, pages plastered with Lisa Frank stickers and all that blue-penned angst, notebooks have a teenager-y sort of stigma. But “journaling” (as we refer to it in the post-puberty stages), is the next big trend this year following coloring books. The tradition of healthy reflections dates far back with some of the earliest […]