By Olga Ochoa & Laura Werthman If there was a contest for best body would it be Sofia Vergara’s bodacious behind, Selena Gomez’s girl next door look, or the tiny Eva Longoria? How do you think these women see themselves, and how much pressure might they get from the media to alter, sculpt or color [...]

You are never too young to make a difference. Take it from Julia Bluhm, 14-year-old blogger and inspiration for the 2012 Keep It Real Challenge.  Fed up with the digitally enhanced and altered photos in magazines, Julia decided to start a petition on Change.org and partner with the nonprofit SparkSummit.com to convince popular teen magazine, Seventeen, [...]

With a busy schedule many girls think that means there’s no time for healthy eating.  Latinitas share helpful tips to eating healthy snacks. Many high school students like 17 year old Rosie Martinez, find little to no time to eat or snack healthy. “I am always busy, class after class and even after school so whatever [...]

You may have felt pressured or may feel pressured into trying drugs someday, but why? According to drugfree.org teens do drugs, “for a variety of reasons. To party and get high, in some cases, but also to “manage” or “regulate” their lives.” Drugs may seem like an “easy” escape from life, but in they are [...]

Latinitas readers share their tips to destress. Tip 1: Listen to Music “Music is love. Every song has a meaning that you can relate to at any time or how you feel. Music is a big part of my releasing stress.”-Daisy Fuentes. “I usually listen to music to calm me down.  I like music because [...]

Over the years, Latinas in the media and the presence of a stronger Latina voice in the United States have influenced the ideal body image of the Latina, or what is thought to be the ideal. Before actresses like J. Lo and Salma Hayek, Latinas were virtually off the map. However, they have been and [...]

We have all been through a time when we had an awful pimple or pimples that just wouldn’t go away. Acne can be embarrassing and here are a few simple tips that could help get rid of unwanted blemishes. Tip 1: Drink Water Drinking water is incredibly good for your body overall. This may sound [...]

Like many other Hispanic families, my family has its battle with diabetes. My mother was the first to be diagnosed. Her diabetes was set off by her first pregnancy. It later developed into a permanent condition. Afterward, my uncle and my maternal grandmother where diagnosed with diabetes. A few years ago my paternal grandmother was [...]

For years it was considered a disease of white, middle-class women.  Society considered Latina women “culturally immune” to anorexia nervosa, but with more and more Latinas adapting to the standards of United States culture, this is no longer the case. Anorexia nervosa, more simply known as anorexia, is a psychological disorder characterized by a pathological [...]

“Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-dot bikini That she wore for the first time today (Oh yeah) An itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka-dot bikini So in the locker she wanted to stay She was afraid to come out of the locker She was as nervous as she could be She was afraid to come [...]