How to Get Your Daily Vitamin D


Updated 09/18/09 1:36 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

How to Get Your Daily Vitamin D

Sunshine is a great source of vitamin D, but if cooler weather or your busy work or school schedule has you spending less time outside, you'll want to make sure you're getting enough from your diet. An adult woman needs five micrograms or 200 International Units (IU) of vitamin D each day, though it is argued that the RDI for women should be 800 to 1,000 IU. The tolerable upper intake level is 50 Read more

How to Get Your Daily Iron


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 16 comments

Recommended Daily Intake of Iron for Women

Getting enough iron is necessary for your overall health. Our bodies need iron to make hemoglobin, a substance in red blood cells that enables them to carry oxygen. If your cells aren't getting oxygen, then you'll experience dizziness, fatigue, pale skin, low energy, and frequent headaches. An adult woman needs 18 mg of iron a day. Doesn't seem like much, right? To see what I ate yesterday to Read more

How to Eat For Your Daily Dose of Potassium


Updated 10/14/11 11:48 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 4 comments

How to Eat For Your Daily Dose of Potassium

Bananas are great sources of potassium, but eating one of these yellow fruits won't be enough to supply your body with the recommended daily intake (RDI) of this important mineral. Every day, you need to make sure to get 4,200 mg of potassium for digestion, to maintain healthy blood pressure, to carry out muscle contractions, and also for proper nerve, kidney, and heart functions. Since potassium Read more

Enter Our Choose Your Summer Getaway Giveaway


Updated 05/25/12 12:10 PM · Posted by SavvySugar · 0 comments

SavvySugar's Choose Your Summer Getaway

Are you sitting at work, dreaming of where you'd like to spend those long Summer days? You're in luck, because SavvySugar has teamed up with DailyWorth and CheapOair to make your getaway wishes come true. What's better than a free vacation? A free vacation at your choice of three dreamy destinations. Do you want to feel the adrenaline on Las Vegas's streets or gawk at the bay views of San Read more

Savvy Links: Being on The Bachelor Is Good For Your Career


Updated 05/22/12 2:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How The Bachelor Will Help Your Career

Being on The Bachelor is good for your career — The Jane Dough The small choices that lead to big money gains — Free Money Finance 5 fascinatingly functional uses of chocolate — Tecca Things to know before you rent — LearnVest Costly things new homeowners don't prepare For — Wise Bread How to deal when you're working with an ex — HuffPost Women 15 things we overpay for — Budgets Read more

Link Time — What to Do When a Love Interest Disappears


Updated 05/22/12 2:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

When a Love Interest Disappears

4 things to keep in mind if a guy pulls a disappearing act on you — TheFrisky Online dating safety: signs he's a criminal — YourTango Why being on The Bachelor could be good for your career — The Jane Dough Fifty Shades of Grey gets a Funny or Die parody — BuzzSugar A new website will tell you if you should dump your boyfriend — HuffPost Women Don't mess with these actresses — Read more

4 Reasons to Add an Exercise Ball to Your Home Gym


Updated 05/22/12 2:00 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Use an Exercise Ball

The exercise ball may occupy a lot of room in your home gym, but it's one versatile piece of equipment. Find out how to get the most out of your exercise ball below. A healthier seat: Ditch your normal seat on the couch and sit on an exercise ball instead. Using a ball to sit helps correct your posture, tones your abs, and encourages you to stretch, all of which sounds a lot better than the Read more

The Questions You Must Answer to Get a Spousal Green Card


Updated 05/22/12 11:45 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Green Card Marriage Questions

Each year, almost 80,000 foreign spouses are awarded US green cards. The American government has determined that these couples are in bona fide relationships with the help of the "Stokes interview." Stokes refers to a federal court decision that ordered New York's immigration services to be more fair in deciding marriage green card cases. When officials have any suspicion that they're dealing Read more

Fit Philosophy: Ginnifer Goodwin


Updated 05/22/12 3:24 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ginnifer Goodwin Diet and Fitness Routine

Happy birthday, Ginnifer Goodwin! The Once Upon a Time star turns 34 today, and to celebrate we're taking a look at how Ginnifer stays active and fit in her daily life. Always on the go: Ginnifer often credits living in health-conscious LA for her active lifestyle. Whether she's going to Ballet Body or The Bar Method, her workouts gravitate toward leotards, the barre, and pliés. She also turns Read more

Enter Our Choose Your Summer Getaway Giveaway


Updated 05/24/12 5:04 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 22 comments

Enter to Win SavvySugar's Choose Your Summer Getaway

Are you sitting at work, dreaming of where you'd like to spend those long Summer days? You're in luck, because SavvySugar has teamed up with DailyWorth and CheapOair to make your getaway wishes come true. What's better than a free vacation? A free vacation at your choice of three dreamy destinations. Do you want to feel the adrenaline on Las Vegas's streets or gawk at the bay views of San Read more