By: Carolina Pichardo Halloween is right around the corner. Before you know it, you'll be sledding down department stores with a shopping list, travel plans and wondering what hit you. Are our lives soon bound to get that busy? Chances are that, yes. Well, in order to make at least some part of your routine a little easier, all this week YUM will be posting some delicious dinner

By: Tiffani Burnett-Velez I lived with Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) for many years before I even realized I had it. All I knew was that I was extremely exhausted, to the point of feeling like I was fighting an eternal battle with the flu. This made every little effort (and often still does) an event to be reckoned with. Nothing is easy when you have CFIDS

By: Carolina Pichardo It isn't everyday that you can have fun, exercise and laugh with your kids. Could all those words exist in one sentence? Well, if you live in New York City (Uptown, to be exact) and are looking for something to do after the holidays are done, then sign-up for fellow YUM—Zaida Grunes'—Hoop Jams. It's affordable and fun, which are more words that don't usually go together

By: Carolina Pichardo It was a little difficult to write this year's final post for "Breast Cancer Awareness Month." We wanted it to be informational, but also personal. Because after all, breast cancer affected me also. A couple of years ago, a good friend of mine—Analia Chrismas—was diagnosed with breast cancer. This was years after doctors found a lump in her breast, conducted surgery to remove it, and

By:  Frankie Charles Bathing suit season is here and along with being decidedly pale from a long winter, many YUMs have the additional stress of a few extra pounds left over from pregnancy or eating a few too many cookies. If you’re looking to take the shock out of this year’s suit shopping, incorporate some of these simple tips for exercising and eating lighter. If you practice

By Annie Mueller Every now and then I have moments of epiphany. From the depths of my Mommy-mush brain a little idea struggles to emerge, pushing out of the cobwebs of daily life and into a tiny crystal-clear space of possibility. (I think it is right behind my eyebrows.) And there, one day, a timid little idea came forth and spoke to me, in a voice that