Staying germ free: Your hands are not the worst of it

Nov 4, 2013, 1:00 PM | Updated: 1:00 pm

LISTEN: Dr. Charles Gerba

BY BECKY LYNN

KTAR.com

No matter how clean you think your home is, think again.

Everytime you walk in, literally, you’re bringing in dangerous bacteria and micro-organisims.

Yes, you, ladies: Your purse and shoes are the culprits.

Dr. Charles Gerba, a germ expert with the University of Arizona, has done some research into just how dirty these two very fashionable items actually are. Click the audio link above to hear his findings.

Arizona Woman Busy Smart and Strong

Lindsay Ferguson, FamilyShare

7 ways to recharge your mom battery after a busy summer

After a long and busy summer, here are a few things that have worked for me to recharge my "mom battery" that might work for you, too.

10 years ago

Meg Johnson, FamilyShare

10 reasons trials give you more out of life

God doesn't send us trials to take away, but to give us more, out of life.

10 years ago

Heather Hale, FamilyShare

How to avoid the bored and lonely mom trap

Feeling isolated? Tired of one-sided conversations with a one-year-old? You can find joy in the journey as a stay at home mom. Here's how.

10 years ago

Nicole Carpenter, KSL

MOMentity: 10 time hacks to find an extra hour each day

What would you do with an extra hour each day? Sleep? Read? Cook? Nicole Carpenter with MOMentity.com offers 10 time hacks to help you find an extra hour each day to do, well, whatever you want.

10 years ago

Megan Shauri, FamilyShare

No sweats allowed: Bouncing back from the grungees

Ways to free yourself from the elastic waist band in order to look and feel more like a woman than a tired mommy.

10 years ago

Becky Lynn

Tips for buying your teen the best used car for them

If your teen is clamoring for a car of their own, and you’ve been scanning Craig’s List, or the AutoTrader looking for the perfect used car, you are not alone. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently did a study and found that 83 percent of parents surveyed bought used, not new cars, for their […]

10 years ago