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After a Lifetime of Searching, I Found My Bicultural Tribe

As a young girl, every time an American said to me "where is your accent from?" I felt insulted. Whenever a Spaniard called me guiri (a slang word for "foreigner" that comes from guirigay, which means "hubbub or chaos," referring to how a…
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Finding Zen: Easy Ways to Cultivate More Inner Peace

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Often, we define peacefulness by the absence of stress—a neutral, inactive, state. However, is peace really just a passive state? For most people, adopting the life of a “Zen master” and dedicating endless hours to meditation simply…
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Editor’s Pick: Colgate Optic White #BrilliantSmile

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I recently had a chance to test out several of Colgate’s Optic White dental care and whitening system. The new line of products includes toothpaste, toothbrushes and mouthwashes, that, when used together, promise to make teeth 3 shades whiter…
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Texting & Driving Dangers for Teens

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It’s 7 AM on a weekday morning. My husband hands our children their backpacks, we say our goodbyes, and we’re off. The kids and I hop into my car so I can take them to school before I head to the TV studios for a morning news segment.…
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Fitness After 60; Water Aerobics

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I’m pretty sure all swimsuit designers are men. For cute young women, the suits are colorful and becoming. For the over 60 crowd, well, let’s just say they cover things up. Men have fantasies about young women in bikinis. Not so much their…
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5 Fitness and Weight Loss Myths Debunked

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Guess what? The U.S. is not #1 anymore. Mexico, according to the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization, has surpassed the United States as the fattest nation in the world. An estimated 70 percent of the Mexican population is overweight,…
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Is Your Marriage Destined to Fail?

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Is there a predictor of failure in relationships? According to marriage expert John M. Gottman, PhD, there is. We are often blind to the obvious, and keep hoping for things to get better when our relationship holds all the signs of heading…

6 Truths About Fitness

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While I was never a fitness fanatic, I have had periods of my life where I’ve been in very good shape. I watched my diet (but still enjoyed good food and drink!), went to the gym several days a week for weight training and floor work and…
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How to Create Flow During Sports, Exercise & Life

Flow: The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream. In psychology, flow is defined as a mental state in which an individual becomes completely immersed in intense concentration while performing an activity. In some cases,…