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CDC Reports Alarming Rate of Latinas Binge Drinking

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Ladies looking to kick off happy hour next weekend may want to think twice. A recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals binge drinking is a major issue among women and young girls. Between the years…
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How Blogging & Social Media Can Change Your LIfe

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If you had told me a year ago that I would be an active blogger and social media “sharer,” I think I would have given you a severe Brooklyn Girl stare. You know, that look that uses the evil eye but also communicates, Whatever! with…
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The Soy Debate: Miracle Food or Misinformation?

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Soy, once limited to traditional Asian cooking, is showing up in all types of products marketed as a “healthy alternative”—soy milk, soy yogurt, soy pudding, mayo, burgers, cream cheese, protein bars, cereal—you name it. And many…
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How a Mom of a Child with Special Needs Handles Stress

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Parents of kids with special needs tend to experience more stressful situations than typical parents. As a mother to two children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome, I’ve encountered all sorts of isolation and stress while raising…
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Our Little Roses Ministry Helps Poor Girls in Honduras

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Our Little Roses Ministry (OLR)in San Pedro Sula (Honduras) is a loving home for 73 orphans—poor or abused girls who otherwise would have no place to go. There are no governmental social services or funds for Honduran children who become…
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New Mom Fears: Irrational, Realistic or a Little of Both?

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I am not by nature a fearful person. Okay, so I have a slight fear of heights and an hysterical fear of cockroaches…but in general, I don’t tend to fear the worst, worry about bad things happening or always anticipate a rainy day, literally…
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Preventing Eating Disorders in Girls

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When you suffer from an eating disorder, it permeates your entire life. Everything, in some way or another, revolves around food and eating (or not eating, as the case may be). For me, it took years of suffering to recognize that I was sick,…
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Popular Fitness Advice Debunked

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My previous post addressed some common fitness advice, what they really mean, and if you should ever follow it. Here I follow up examining the relationship between heavy weights and strength and the battle between treadmill and elliptical…
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Childhood Sexual Development Guide

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Although we may not like to think of our children as sexual beings, they are. Children are born with the equipment that will later make them able to reproduce. As such, their bodies have been designed to be sexual, and sexual development…