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Category: Modifiable Health Risk Behaviors

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Exercise Modifiable Health Risk Behaviors The Healthy Latina

Class Pass Comes to Chicago

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to check out a new fitness craze that’s popping up around the United States. I’ll be the first to admit that I can be fairly indecisive when choosing what workout I want to accomplish. Some days its yoga, most days it’s running and every so often I’m up …

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Modifiable Health Risk Behaviors

Modifiable health risk behaviors: Tobacco Use

Tobacco use never starts out with someone smoking an entire pack of cigarettes in one sitting. It’s the sneaky result of what began as the occasional cigarette among friends or the old “it was just one of those days” and spiraled into daily cravings. Tobacco use is  part three in the four part series on …

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Modifiable Health Risk Behaviors Recipes

Modifiable health risk behaviors: Poor Nutrition

Continuing the four part series on modifiable health risk behaviors, in Part 2 we examine poor nutrition! What are modifiable health risk behaviors? Modifiable health risk behaviors are the behaviors we engage in and we have the power to change. Poor Nutrition Diet is the major aspect of our life where we have control. We …

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Modifiable health risk behaviors: Part 1

Modifiable health risk behaviors are the behaviors we engage in and we have the power to change. Commercials and advertisements love to scare us with facts and statistics into changing our behaviors. Although common, this isn’t always effective in motivating people to change. Personally, I believe in educating people on all aspects of health and …

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My name is Michelle Rivas and I am an educator, writer and founder of The Healthy Latina - a Chicago-based health information and lifestyle blog for the health-conscious Latina.

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“You guys I'm like really smart now. You don't e “You guys I'm like really smart now. You don't even know. You could ask me, Kelly what's the biggest company in the world? And I'd be like, 'blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah blah.' Giving you the exact right answer.”
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Successfully MBA’d alongside and surrounded by my favorite people 🎓🎉💕 

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Practicing arepas this week 🧀🤤 #arepas #tha Practicing arepas this week 🧀🤤

#arepas #thatcheesepulltho
Más pozole por favor 🍲 It’s taken me a deca Más pozole por favor 🍲

It’s taken me a decade to perfect this pozole recipe and she’s ready to be shared with the world!

Good enough to be handwritten in our family cookbook so you know it’s real.

Also, 99.9% of problems can be fixed by pozole. Sad? Pozole. Sick? Pozole. Lonely? Pozole. 

Let me know if you make it! 

#healthyrecipes #pozolerojo #caldoseason
The study abroad trip of a lifetime✌🏽 Vietna The study abroad trip of a lifetime✌🏽

Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand will forever have a special place in my heart. It’s hard to express how wonderful, resilient, kind and friendly each of these places were. Maybe one day I’ll find the words. For now it’s just cảm ơn, ah kun, kap kun ka 🙏🏽

#studyabroad #southeastasia #thailand #cambodia #vietnam
Nerding out in nature 🐝🐑🌿 🥾 Karekare Nerding out in nature 🐝🐑🌿

🥾 Karekare Beach
🛶 Queenstown
🐑 Hobbiton
🍷 Waiheke Island
New Year, New Zealand 📍Milford Sound New Year, New Zealand

📍Milford Sound
Life moves pretty fast ✨ 2022 was full of grati Life moves pretty fast ✨

2022 was full of gratitude! Life felt so much sweeter this year being able to see the people we love and enjoy all the little moments. 

So excited to ring in 2023 in Asia!
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