Disclosure: The following is a article from our paid sponsor. If you suffer from digestive upset and other stomach issues after eating certain types of foods, you may be intolerant to gluten. This substance is typically found in many types of bread and products that contain wheat, rye, malt, and sometimes barley. The inability to digest gluten is known as celiac disease, and it can cause damage to the intestines. While only your doctor can diagnose celiac disease, he or she may Continue Reading
Wellness Wednesday – Begin the Morning with Meditation for Stress Relief and Positivity
Meditating in the morning is no longer a practice for those wishing to be a little more spiritual, but recommended for and practiced by those looking to improve their health. The simple act of pausing and relaxing the entire body and mind for a period of time every day can have a drastic improvement on your overall physical and mental health. Anyone that experiences high levels of stress and anxiety, or is in need of a positive mindset on a daily basis can benefit from meditating each day. Continue Reading
Wellness Wednesday – 3 Vitamins You Should Start Taking Now and Why
We travel during the holidays especially during the month of November through February so I can't afford for my family or I to get sick. This month we are going to dedicated Wednesday to wellness with health inspired topics from keeping your skin healthy to workout foods. Join us every Wednesday and do your friends and family a favor by sharing our articles as well. Today: Vitamins! 3 vitamins you should start taking now and why You know you should take vitamins, but if you aren't sure Continue Reading
Wellness Wednesday – Foods to Avoid for Healthy, Better Skin
Our skin is one of the biggest indicators of our health, not surprisingly because it also happens to be the biggest organ. Everything that we go through in life, has a way of changing the appearance and health of our skin. Likewise, the food that we eat is the best way for our bodies to absorb the nutrients that we need, and those nutrients enhance our appearance. Some food though, might be the last thing you want to try, especially if you regularly struggle with keeping your skin looking Continue Reading
Wellness Wednesday – 4 Foods You Should Never Eat After a Workout and Why
Although I am not a thin person, we are definitely an active family. My entire family started lifting weights about a year ago after my teenage daughter joined her high school's powerlifting team and lifting weights has become as routine as unloading the dishwasher every evening. If you are working out and eating right, yet you still aren't seeing the results you would like to see, you may not be eating the right foods after your workout. If you didn’t realize you should be eating after a Continue Reading
Have Active Teens? 3 Recipes for Natural Energy Drinks
I have a very active family! We're not at the gym everyday (I try to go a few times a week) but we are always on the go and shuttling our kids to sports venues, after-school practices and/or games and spending our weekends outside. My husband & I have purchased energy drinks very scarcely over the years. Although I don't have a problem with energy per say, with energy drinks being a newer product (in the last 10 years) I also don't know the long term side effects it will have on me or my Continue Reading
Fight Sugar Cravings w/Flavor Diabetic Friendly Pumpkin Spice Muffins Recipe #GlucernaContigo Ad
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GlucernaContigo #CollectiveBias When I think of fall & winter I think of food, more importantly dessert! My daughter and I slashed our sugar intake dramatically this summer. We started to notice changes in our health that made me concerned about diabetes and pre-diabetes. An estimated that 57 million people have pre-diabetes in the US, and 35% are estimated to be Hispanic. That's Continue Reading
Good Fat, Bad Fat and Avocados – Avocado Cream Sauce Recipe #saboreaunohoy {ad}
Disclosure: This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Hass Avocado Board. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Growing up with several members of my family who suffer from diabetes, I learned a lot about healthy carbs, fiber rich foods, eating heart health and "good fats". You hear the term "good fats" fairly regularly but what are they and how can they improve your diet? Food containing monounsaturated & polyunsaturated fats such as avocados, almonds, olives Continue Reading
Natural Family Solutions +MiHyland’s #Giveaway -Soluciones Naturales Para la Familia #Ad Sorteo
I have been blessed with two very active, healthy children! Fortunately for my family, my children very seldom get sick. But when they do, we rely on natural ingredients to help our children get back to their everyday, normal routine and regimen. With over 100 years experience helping parents make important decisions about their child's health, Hyland's has products that can help your child get back to everyday life. Hyland's has launched MiHylands.com, a Spanish language website that can Continue Reading
Sun Exposure: How to prevent heat exhaustion & sunstroke #BayouTravel
Who doesn't love summertime?!? But with the warm sun also comes responsibility and being conscience of the heat especially for our young children. With the temperatures rising this summer, cases of heat exhaustion and sunstroke are sure to rise as well. These deadly conditions are entirely preventable if precautions are taken. Because there are so many heat related illnesses each year, it becomes imperative to learn how to prevent heat exhaustion. Here are several tips that can keep you safe Continue Reading
How to Clean & Simplify w/ Palmolive® Multi Surface Dish Soap #PalmoliveMultiSurface #Ad
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PalmoliveMultiSurface #CollectiveBias My mother was always a hard worker. When she came to the U.S almost 40 years ago she worked sometimes up to three different jobs. For the most part she cleaned houses and on the weekends worked in a day care for special needs children. Being a single mother at the time, my mother spent every minute she could finding houses to clean and Continue Reading
Nestlé Carnation Breakfast Essentials 50 YRS of Breakfast Across America #50YearsofBreakfast #ad
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #50YearsofBreakfast #CollectiveBias My mami used to wake up every morning and fix us a big hearty breakfast. When I was little, our breakfast menu consisted of huevos rancheros, chroizo con huevos or huevos rancheros con mole. Not that I don't love my kids but my teenage daughter wakes up no later than 5:30a.m every morning to catch the school bus. For our family, that is Continue Reading