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Kids and Fitness: A Growing Concern

In this digital age of video games and social media, “screen time” is only fueling sedentary habits and obesity among children and teens. Childhood obesity...

July 8, 2014 / 3 min read


Keeping Kids Healthy and Happy at Summer...

There are many factors to consider when sending your child to summer camp. Most parents would agree that their child’s health and safety are the...

July 7, 2014 / 3 min read


Fast-Food Diet, 5 Sleeping Tips, Addiction &...

Have you heard the story about the man who lost 60 pounds by eating only fast food? Conversations became heated about this Business Insider story:...

July 3, 2014 / 2 min read


Binge Drinking: A Top Cause of Early...

If someone you know is a heavy recreational drinker, there’s a sobering new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Working...

June 30, 2014 / 2 min read


Stress in the City, Pet Therapy &...

When it comes to modern living, Miami may have it all — plus an unhealthy dose of stress. That’s the word from researchers who placed...

June 27, 2014 / 2 min read


When to Get a Mammogram

With the release earlier this year of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study that suggested women start annual mammograms at age 50, gynecologists and doctors...

June 27, 2014 / 2 min read


Fourth of July Special: Sesame Tuna Steak...

The Fourth of July is around the corner, and that means it’s time to fire up the backyard grill and start cooking.  I invite you to...

June 26, 2014 / 2 min read


NBA Fans Guide: 10 Things to Do...

Mixed emotions hit the rim in my household when the 2014 NBA season ended a few weeks ago. Of course, we are proud of the...

June 24, 2014 / 3 min read


Recording a Stroke on a Smartphone &...

  Stacey Yepes, a 49-year-old woman from Canada (pictured left), made headlines on Yahoo news and in other outlets for recording herself having a stroke....

June 20, 2014 / 2 min read


A Survivor’s Dream Come True

A diagnosis of ovarian cancer is scary.  But when you’re 25 years old, engaged to be married and had hoped to have children, it can...

June 20, 2014 / 3 min read