A Stroke Is An Emergency!
Content sponsored by Pfizer There are not many things scarier than a stroke. Like a heart attack, a stroke can come on suddenly, with little or no advance warning. And…
Hair Talk: Before You Get Braided Up This Season, Read This
In the African-American community, many live by the mantra, “hair is your wealth”. Many frequent the hair salon religiously, every 2-weeks, and are always on top of the latest hair…
Hate Mondays? Here’s How To Make Them Better
When you wake up on Monday mornings, are you excited and ready to take on the new day or are you sluggishly getting out of your bed dreading another unfulfilled…
PLANT POWER: 3 PLANTS TO ADD TO YOUR BEAUTY ROUTINE
I’m a skincare product junkie. More specifically, a clean beauty skincare product junkie. I love a good clean beauty buy and experience complete joy wandering through the beauty aisle of…
Easy Things You Can Do TODAY That Protect Your Breast Health
If you had the opportunity to make a difference in your health in 5 minutes, would you take it? Would you devote 2% of your day (30 minutes) to prolonging…
Invisible Women: Maternal and Infant Mortality
Problem There is a silent epidemic that is taking the lives of women and children across our nation. According to the CIA, the United States (US) has the worst birth…
Side-by-Side: Cholesterol and Hypertension aren’t Mutually Exclusive
It’s rare in the human body that events happen in a vacuum—and very much like “The Skeleton” song suggests—everything is connected. And beyond the skeleton, the saying is especially true…
Cholesterol and Hypertension aren’t Mutually Exclusive
It’s rare in the human body that events happen in a vacuum—and very much like “The Skeleton” song suggests—everything is connected. And beyond the skeleton, the saying is especially true…
Get Summer Body Ready with this Arms & Abs Workout (VIDEO)
With Spring and Summer approaching, now is the time to get ready for tanks and crop tops! Fortunately, Sharita Jennings, trainer and creator of GetFitLikeThat.com has put together a simple…
Initial Thoughts: I Just Ordered My Ancestry DNA Kit & Here’s My Predictions
When I think of my family and our history, I realize that I’m really a lucky woman. As the grandchild of a black militant, Muslim woman who was also an…