Category: 'Health'
LISTEN UP GUYS MENS HEALTH MONTH IS HERE
By: Daisy Cabrera DID YOU KNOW that American men live sicker and die younger than American women? Or, that men are four times more likely than women to commit suicide? Isn’t it surprising that men suffer hearing loss at two times the rate of women? Were ... more »
YOU’RE GETTING SLEEPY…
By: Daisy Cabrera
EVER FIND YOURSELF tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep even after 30 minutes?
Did you realize that, just like eating and breathing,the appropriate amount of sleep is crucial
for maintaining ... more »
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, OR IS IT?
By:Daisy Cabrera 2008 brings yet another year of changing our appearances. More nips and tucks and fills and pulls. More surgically enhanced breasts and nose jobs and reduction of thigh fat. And, Latinos aren’t far behind the masses. Consider the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ facts ... more »
ALL EYES ON YOU THIS MONTH!
By:Daysi Cabrera WHEN IT COMES to thinking about the health of your body, do you automatically think of your eyes as well? No worries, most people don’t. But, hopefully after today, you’ll be more careful when it comes to the health of your eyes. The American ... more »
Healthy Parents, Healthy Children
By:Enny Pichardo
ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL beliefs of Latino families is that a “gordito or fat baby is a healthy baby.” According to nutritionist Claudia Gonzalez, that idea is just a myth. “This thought ... more »
Ready for a new “you” in the new year
By:Daisy Cabrera GLAXOSMITHKLINE Consumer Healthcare, the maker of alli®,recently conducted a survey among 400 Latinas to learn about their approach to losing weight and their weight-loss failures. The results? 71 percent of Latinas want to lose up to 30 pounds, half made several attempts to lose ... more »
Don’t Let Bumps and Blemishes get under your Skin!
By:Daisy Cabrera NOVEMBER MARKS the annual “National Healthy Skin Month,” and DTM is here to help you love your skin. Here’s an interesting tidbit: the skin is the largest organ in the body, helps your body remove excess salt and water, prevents excess fluid loss, and ... more »
STRAIGHT TALK: KNOW YOUR HIV STATUS. NO MORE EXCUSES.
By:Daisy Cabrera PICTURE THIS: the music is pumping, the spot is jumping, and you’re bumping on that hottie with the body. Pretty pink cocktails flow as you grind up on him to the latest reggaeton, and he seduces you back to his place. Those drinks get ... more »
Latinos are suffering from certain ailments more so than other ethnic groups
By:Nilda Tapia STATISTICS show great disparities found in the health condition of certain ethnic groups. Latinos register a high percentage of diabetes, high cholesterol and breast and prostate cancers. Obesity in children and adolescents is already showing alarming numbers, bringing high health risks and low self-esteem ... more »
Watch your mouth! Learn what your smile says about you
By:Daisy Cabrera
MANY people are afraid to smile widely, and cover their mouth with their hands or smile tight-lipped. Perhaps their teeth are crooked, chipped, or missing. Their gums might be discolored, or bleed ... more »