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I love my Mami. Last Summer, we moved 3000 miles away from her. My Mother would say that I was her ‘brazo derecho’ but it is a lot of pressure to be your Mom’s right arm. It was not easy to leave her and even harder since at the same time she was losing her Mom as well. However, we all need to make our way in the world and leaving your parents, for the third time, is sometimes necessary as well.

Once of the promises that I made when I left is that we would speak every day. Perhaps it is a little different for Latin families. Perhaps the distance between us reminded my Mother of her distance from her mother when she left Cuba. Regardless of the reason, my Mother insisted on the daily call. We are lucky that we can call each other easily however, some of my family members are not so lucky. Sometimes a call home is hit or miss and extremely expensive.

This is why the advent of calling cards was such a godsend to individuals with loved ones in another country. My family has used calling cards to contact our relatives in Cuba for years. Some cards come with expiration dates and limited calling availability. Some cards are a cruel way of ripping off people who just want to call home. I have had an aunt ripped off more than once with these types of cards.

If you are unable to use email to communicate with loved ones out of the country, we would suggest reading this consumer report on prepaid calling cards.

Hopefully, this weekend when you call your Mami, you can have a nice long conversation without interruptions (except for the occasional guilt trip).

We are honored to work with #LATISM who is funding this campaign to help Latinos shop wisely for prepaid cards.

Every so often Lee and I do a cleaning. Sometimes we do a fast. Other times we do something to flush us out like a huge amount of fruit. Generally we use something that is heavy on antioxidants like Nopalea. We can use it daily as an internal cleaner that will help remove toxins from the body. It is full of rare antioxidants that helps the body and promotes a healthy system.

For us, one of the most important things is to keep our health as one of our priorities. Strike that. It needs to be a top priority. It is common, especially for a parent, to put something else in front of their own health and healthy lifestyle. It is so much easier to decide that picking up after the kids is more important than hitting the gym. After all, if you do not pick it up, who will? Corn dogs become easier to make than a salad. The kids will eat corn dogs and not argue.

So when Lee and I do our detoxing, it is our way of putting our health first. It is part of a focus on our well-being and a commitment to being healthy. We recommend that to everyone.

Inflammation causes pain. I found this out when I went to an allergist for the first time. I went to him because it seemed that I was having seasonal allergies. He did all of the test, two rounds with a lot of shots. A couple of weeks later, he gave me a four page list of stuff to which I had allergies. I did not know that I had any allergies let alone four pages worth. The amazing part was that I was having aches and pains. I one point I went to a rheumatologist to check me for arthritis. (I did not have arthritis, by the way.) So the allergist gave me anti-allergy pills and all of my aches and pains went away. Unfortunately, my body got used to the pills rapidly and they stopped having the anti-inflammatory effects that I like.

Now I do anything that I can to keep my systemic inflammation at bay. Things like Nopalea that I can drink daily and that has antioxidants that are scientifically proven to reduce inflammation. It is also a general wellness and detox drink. By the way, you try it for free (only pay $9.95 for shipping) by calling 1-800-203-7063.

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