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National Nutrition Month via NewLatina.net

I recently wrote an article for NewLatina.net on National Nutrition Month and the six steps you can take to enhance your diet. View the full article on the New Latina website. National Nutrition Month March is National Nutrition Month and this year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is encouraging Americans to Get Your Plate In Shape and focus on making …

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Love

La ciencia del amor

Happy Valentine’s Day Latinas! As you dive into a healthy amount of chocolates, receive gorgeous flowers and gaze deeply into los ojos del su amor, let’s take a minute to find out what the feeling of love really is. What is love? This crazy little thing called “love” is defined in many ways, different for …

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Disease Prevention

Your corazon needs some love

February is National Heart Health Month! While everyone else is out shopping for the perfect gift for their amor, take some time this month to show your own corazon some love. Your heart is the most important muscle in your body to care for and protect. Next time your novio makes your heart skip a …

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Recipes

The Super Bowl fiesta that didn’t ruin your diet

We’ve all been there. Trapped. In the kitchen. Surrounded by delicious calorie packed traps that go straight to your thighs. And sadly, it’s that time of year again. The football loving members of our families have been looking to this day for months and all you can think of is the new dress you bought …

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Recipes

Healthy eating: Latina style

You are what you eat: gordita edition We’ve all heard the phrase “You are what you eat” as you reach for that extra enchilada smothered in chile and queso, but just because you eat a gordita, doesn’t mean you have to turn into a gordita. Healthy eating is difficult for Latinas because the temptations of …

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Latinas We Love

Latinas we love: Sofia Vergara

For anyone who has seen Modern Family, Gloria-or more fondly known as Sofia Vergara- is so easy to love. She has beauty, influence and the strength of a woman who has been through it all. She is truly a health inspiration to women of any culture or region. We love watching her hilarious character on …

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Recipes

Protein/ Proteína

As ladies, we get left out of the protein craze because we’re surrounded by products marketed toward the body-building machismos of the world.  We can easily forget the importance of such an important aspect to our nutrition. What is protein? Protein is essential to maintaining and building muscle and keeping your body healthy. Protein is …

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