Viva Glam Magazine

A FRESH START The rush of the holiday season is now over. Phew, we made it! Barely. The shopping, the wrapping, the food preparation, the family members-somewhere in the middle of it all, I thought it would never end. At some other point, I felt the sheer exhaustion that seemed part of the experience, one…

OUR VERY OWN CONTRIBUTOR, BO L. ARNOLD, HAS EXPANDED UPON HER WEEKLY COLUMN TO DELIVER YOU A BOOK ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. Do you wake up every morning excited to start your daily routine? Do you wish you could be making more money or look a different way? Do you waste precious minutes of your day…

FOLLOW YOUR HEART A day after the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Rio, I found myself drawn to watch a film called Eddie the Eagle (2016, Twentieth Century Fox) during my flight back to the U.S. from Europe. Eddie the Eagle is the true story of British Olympian, Eddie Edwards, who didn’t follow…

The Honeymoon Period Who doesn’t love the honeymoon period of a relationship? If you haven’t heard this term before, the honeymoon period is an amazing phase that happens at the very beginning of a relationship and can last up to a year or so. This special time is filled with excitement, missed work days, sleepless nights, and…

Killer Foods Want to lose weight, reduce the pain in your joints, improve your hormonal balance, reduce the risk of cancer, and even lessen your allergies? Stop eating chemicals. Chemicals, like monosodium glutamate (MSG), are added to thousands of foods. MSG, like many other harmful chemicals, are listed under various names approved by the government…

From Amusement Park to Real Life It wasn’t the most amazing and riveting attraction at an amusement park, but I found it the funniest. It was the House of Mirrors. I laughed harder here than on any other ride in the park. The House of Mirrors, in case you’ve forgotten, is the place where you…