Taking A Stand Against The Leading Cause of Death In Women

Heart disease hits home for me as it is ever so present in my gene pool and despite being at a relatively healthy weight, I know if I don’t make the necessary changes to my day to day health routines, I will be on the same path as my mother, grandmother, and others in my family [...]

Sid The Science Kid Special Episode “Getting A Shot: You Can Do It!” Now Available Online And In Stores

Sid, star of Sid The Science Kid, the Emmy®-nominated preschool series addresses questions and concerns many kids have about vaccines by looking at the science behind the experience. In a special episode, Sid and his friends learn the basics behind germs, viruses, vaccines as well as getting the full understanding of why they are getting [...]

Latinos: Include an Eye Exam as part of Your 2010 Resolution List

The beginning of a New Year for many Latinos brings many resolutions and desires of wanting to improve our welfare by implementing a healthier lifestyle using exercise, diet and regular doctor visits as ways to accomplish those goals.  Many of us don’t realize another very important aspect of our health and welfare one which often [...]

Milk Rewards High School Seniors with a $7,500 Scholarship

Did you know that low-fat milk provides athletes with the high quality protein that helps build muscle mass and provides a perfect blend of nutrients to help them recharge after a game?
Now high school athletes may be awarded $7,500 towards their higher education with the national campaign Milk Mustache in partnership with USA TODAY. They [...]

Chef Aarón Sánchez Executive Chef / Co-Owner of Centrico & Paladar Restaurants in New York City

The co-star of Food Network’s exciting new series, Chefs vs. City, Aarón Sánchez is the co-owner and executive chef of Paladar and Centrico restaurants, both located in New York City. Aarón’s passion, commitment and skills have placed him among the country’s leading contemporary Latin Chefs.
Son of celebrated Mexican cooking authority Zarela Martinez, Aarón began his career [...]

From Their Gourmet Kitchens to Our Dining Tables

As Latinos we have a sheer passion for food and in recent years the creations of many Latino chefs have become the talk of gourmet writers and food TV shows and while their specialties vary, they all agree on the one staple that makes for mouth-watering cuisine: honey!
In collaboration with The National Honey Board, chefs [...]

Kids Helping Kids For A Cause

Earlier this month, more than 500 children ages four to seventeen will took part in the Annual Kid’s Charity Fun Run in New York City’s Central Park to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of New York.  The Kid’s Charity Fun Run is about kids helping kids to generate awareness for the Ronald McDonald [...]

Help Save a Life At World Pneumonia Day

Pneumonia kills over 2 million children under the age of 5 every year and has outranked HIV/AIDS, measles and malaria combined by becoming the number one killer of children. Meaning that one child’s life is claimed by pneumonia every 15 seconds of every single day.  What is so unfortunate is that most of these lives [...]

New Study Reveals: Diabetics are unaware of risks for vision loss

Research shows that 6 out of 10 people living with diabetes worldwide are unaware of the many visual complications caused by the disease, such as cataracts and diabetic retinopathy, leading causes of blindness in diabetics, the study of Diabetes and the Eye, conducted by the Healthy Sight Institute (1) and Transitions Optical.
The recent study of [...]

Kid-Friendly Recipes From PBS KIDS GO! and Fizzy’s Lunch Lab

As in my previous post,  PBS Kids Go! and Fizzy’s Lunch Lab fighting childhood obesity, Fizzy’s lunch lab which debuts November 16th is using the emerging technology to help educate elementary school children to join in on the comical animated adventures of Professor Fizzy and Friends in FIZZY’S LUNCH LAB (PBSKIDSGO.org/lunchlab).
Now with the holiday season just [...]

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