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Recipes

10 Produce Rules to Follow and #WMTfresh Giveaway

Labor Day weekend is almost upon us and summer is coming to an end. If you follow @LatinaHealthy on Instagram, you’ll see a few of my latest healthy recipe creations, including this amazing Kale and Broccoli Salad with steak, avocado and Annie’s Organic Green Garlic salad dressing! There are few things I love more than …

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Exercise

Why exercise and physical activity are different

Although exercise and physical activity are used interchangeably, they are not the same thing. Physical activity is defined as body movements produced by the contractions of skeletal muscles that increases the energy expenditure above the basal level. In other words, physical activity is any movement that makes your muscles work harder than their resting levels. For …

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Disease Prevention Exercise Recipes Stress The Healthy Latina

Vida Saludable

To me, there is nothing more exciting than seeing quality health communication materials for Latinos. The American Heart Association and The American Stroke Association have partnered to create just that; health information for Latinos in Spanish and English surrounding Latino Health topics. I was asked to contribute articles to the website and could not be …

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Disease Prevention

Have you had your flu shot?

With Holiday shopping in full swing, the first snowfall coming down and shorter days with giant to-do lists; gripe (influenza) season is back early and here to stay!  Although Abuelita’s famous flu tricks have worked in the past,  don’t let the flu slow you down. A flu vaccine is the best defense against all flu …

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