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The Connection Between Tampons and Marriage Equality
Did you notice an influx of images with an equal sign and a stream of red popping up on your favorite social network not too long ago, around March? No, it wasn’t Facebook’s time of the month. It was the Human Rights Campaign’s expression and support of marriage...
Celebrating Stay-at-Home Dads This Father’s Day
As an increasing number of women are graduating from college, entering the workforce, defying traditional gender roles, an increasing number of men are spending more time at home with their kids! According to NPR, women are the primary breadwinners in more than 25% of...
New Health Buzz Word Linked to a Serious Disease – Gluten and Celiacs
http://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/digestive/celiac-disease.htm http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/gluten-free-diets/what-foods-have-gluten.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000816.htm http://www.tasteguru.com/index.php/magazine/news/81-gluten-free-on-tv http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/mom-disney-show-jessie-ridicules-kids-with-celiac-disease-688350/ http://www.cbs.com/shows/blue_bloods/ http://www.celiac.org/
Getting Fit & Fierce – Our Challenge to You!
May is National Women’s Health month and we’re committed to getting you healthy, so we’re offering you the chance to participate in our “Get Fit for Fierce Savings Challenge”! It’s simple. Send us your favorite workouts or pictures of you getting fit to our Pinterest,...
For Mother's Day: Tricks to Make Your Lives Easier
Hey, Moms! In honor of you, and Mother’s Day, we’re giving you 5 little gifts that will make your life easier, more efficient, and more fun! Below are the best of the best DIY tricks & tips popularized by our favorite news source, Buzzfeed! 1. Bath Time Solution...
Fierce Woman of the Month: Hillary Witt, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion
We’ve spoken with a lot of Fierce Women, women who were adamant on changing their surroundings for the betterment of others. But our Fierce Woman for May, Women’s National Health Month, is probably quite literally, the fiercest. Hillary Witt is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...
Earth Day Celebrations with a Chocolate Twist!
In honor of Earth Day this year, Maxim Hygiene is celebrating our world, but particularly, those beautiful regions that produce chocolate! Cocoa, what chocolate is made from, is grown in a belt of subtropical and tropical countries that straddle the equator, ranging...
Earth Day: Rainforests
Kinkajou, Capuchin, Jaguar, Zodiac Moth. Dart Frog, Bird of Paradise, Three-Toed Sloth. (OK, we’re clearly not as lyrical as Dr. Seuss, but that bird of paradise video from BBC’s Planet Earth is pretty phenomenal!) In continuation of last week’s post on Our Oceans and...
Dr. Seuss & Earth Day: Ocean Life
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. Angler fish, Cuttlefish, Narwhal, Jellyfish. Dr. Seuss, a literary genius and retrospectively – an environmental activist, knew the potential scope of our destructiveness. About one half of the world’s...
April’s Fierce Woman: Tanya Tibbs, CEO of V-Bar Soap
Maxim Hygiene’s core goals are to protect women’s health and the earth, which is why we’re honoring Tanya Tibbs, as our Fierce Woman for the month of April. Tanya is an entrepreneur and the CEO of V-Bar, the “Sensational Va-Jay-Jay Soap.” April is National Informed...