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Five Tips To A Healthier Mouth Brushing your teeth is more important than you might think. By CATHY A. JONES FULL STORY From HISPANIC Magazine


Click With Care: New Study Spotlights Problems and Potholes in Health Information on the Internet. FULL STORY From Hispanic PR Wire


Tips for a Healthier Summer How to help children with asthma enjoy summer. With summer just around the corner, most children will start filling their free time with fun or physical activities such as hiking, running, swimming, baseball, or just playing with friends outside. FULL STORY From Hispanic PR Wire


Is your family at risk of lead poisoning? According to federal public health officials, lead poisoning has become one of the biggest health threats for young children. FULL STORY From Hispanic PR Wire


Seeing Clearly Helpful, healthy tips for contact lens wearers By SYLVIA MENDOZA For many people, the ability to wear contact lenses is a liberating experience. For some, it means the end of funky glass frames that hide a pretty face. For others, it’s the better vision offered by contacts that glasses can’t match. FULL STORY From HISPANIC Magazine


Tips for Healthy Traveling Using sunscreen and wearing hats when outdoors, greatly increase the changes of remaining healthy Vacations are synonymous with summer, fun, sand, and surf. But after carefully choosing the right destination, travelers often underestimate or simply neglect the need for taking care of their health while traveling. FULL STORY From HISPANIC Magazine

Staying Fit: Key for Diabetics Obesity is highly correlated with the incidence of Type II diabetes, the most prevalent type of diabetes in Hispanics. So it follows that a good way to help control diabetes is to begin a regular exercise routine. Besides its overall health benefits, exercise can help control weight, which in turn can alleviate diabetic symptoms. FULL STORY From HISPANIC Magazine

Diabetes: Can Diet Make a Difference? Waging battle in the weight-loss war, the recent low carbohydrate diet craze exhibits promise as a possible treatment for diabetes. As the seventh leading cause of death for Hispanics, diabetes is a perpetual concern in the Latino community. FULL STORY From HISPANIC Magazine

Shoes for the Sporting Life Ernie Arrieta, 21, is a part-time athlete who needs the proper footwear to keep up with his active lifestyle. He plays basketball at least twice a week, runs two miles everyday, holds down a full-time job, and goes to college in El Paso, Texas. And he uses different athletic shoes for each activity. He's what some podiatrists call a weekend warrior. FULL STORY From HISPANIC Magazine

Exercising Myths Weight loss and body shaping are common goals, yet misinformation about how to achieve these objectives is found frequently in books, on television, and on the Internet. FULL STORY From HISPANIC Magazine

Weighty Matters Losing pounds is not just about looking good With the abundance of fast food and its combo meals ("value meals"), and extra-large servings of food ("jumbo-sizing") in restaurants, obesity has become a major national health concern. FULL STORY From HISPANIC Magazine

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Be alert to major changes in your teen’s weight and eating habits. If there is a dramatic loss or gain of weight or an abnormal interest in food, exercise or body weight, be sure to seek help from a health care professional. Early treatment is key to preventing eating problems from developing into eating disorders, says Becky Gorham, a research dietitian at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

For those who have seen the tragedy eating disorders can wreak on a person, their family and friends, or for those who are experiencing them, here is a book that can give hope.

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