Family

Crash Course on Readiness

Written by Carrie Ferguson Weir PHOTOS BY Shelley Mays | 24 August 2010

When the floodwaters rose May 1 in Nashville, turning a landlocked city into a chain of islands, Edna Garcia was downtown with her 9-year-old daughter. Her two other children, ages 7 and 2, were with a friend a few miles away and a county over. Her husband, Raul, was out of town.

“The interstate was flooded and the road I needed to get to was flooded too,” Garcia says. “That was the scariest moment.”

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When You Feel Good, You Look Good

Written by Cafe Admin | 24 August 2010

NAME: XIMENA GONZALEZ
CULTURAL BACKGROUND: COLOMBIA
PROFESSION: PERSONAL TRAINER

Ximena, a native Colombian, has been pursuing her dream of educating others on how to achieve optimal health and vitality through her multidisciplinary approach to healing, but she wasn't always very fit herself.

Growing up with asthma, Ximena always struggled with her health and weight. As a youngster, she had not been educated enough about asthma to know that she was capable of improving her own well-being.

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The Constant Pursuit for More

Written by Cafe Admin | 24 August 2010

NAME: MARIA LOPEZ
CULTURAL BACKGROUND: MEXICO
PROFESSION: PEDIATRIC NURSE

Not even in her wildest dreams did Maria ever imagine having the life she has now. Once a welfare recipient, Maria fought against all odds to achieve her dream of becoming a pediatric nurse.

Raised in a rural town in Nevada to where her parents had migrated from Mexico to work the fields, no one really thought she would amount to anything. Like many immigrants, her parents came to this country looking for a better future.

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The Healing Wonders of Touch

Written by Cafe Admin | 24 August 2010

A centuries-old truth: Human touch brings happiness and better health.

Gentle caresses and massages, holding your baby warm and close to you -- all of these things communicate love and security to a child.

Our skin is our largest organ. It comes from the same layer of cells as the brain and spinal chord. Therefore, touch is essentially the baby’s first language. Babies touched with love are more likely to grow stronger and healthier. Loving touch also benefits babies that cry often. It's estimated that babies held for three hours a day -- as opposed to two -- cry less.

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The Recipe for a Good Life

Written by Cafe Admin | 19 August 2010

NAME: DOREEN COLONDRES
CULTURAL BACKGROUND: PUERTO RICO
PROFESSION: CHEF

Doreen's big dream has followed her throughout her life. Chef and host of LaCocinaNoMuerde.com, Doreen grew up in the kitchen cooking next to her abuelita in Puerto Rico. Both her parents worked full-time jobs, leaving her grandmother as the primary caregiver at home.

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