Pom – Powerful! 5 Life-Saving Reasons To Eat More Pomegranate
The pomegranate is an intricate fruit that contains a maze of seeds inside a hard, bark-like, inedible flesh. It may initially look like it’s hard to eat, but this super…
Back Spasms: 4 Natural Remedies That Work!
Back spasms are painful contractions or cramps in the muscles of the back. Back spasms can be the result of injuries to the muscles, tendons, and ligaments in the back…
MC Lyte Gets Married: “Never Give Up On Love”
(Photo credit:Shawn Pullman/PullCorp Media-Essence.com) MC Lyte has one more thing to smile about besides her 25-plus year career, multiple businesses and catalog of timeless hip hop hits. The “Lyte As…
Halle Berry: Just Getting Better With Time
From films like Boomerang, X-Men, Swordfish, Monster’s Ball and more, Halle Berry‘s timeless beauty has helped made her one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. Fifty-one year old Berry…
Protein Do’s & Don’ts For People With Diabetes
Protein is one of the nutrition essentials needed to maintain a healthy diet. It is used to build and repair body tissue and keep your hair, nails, and skin healthy.…
7 Breathing Exercises To Flatten Your Belly
Breathing is an involuntary process and we don’t need any extra effort in order to breathe, but in reality breathing simply is not enough in itself to sustain a healthy…
Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What Black Women Need To Know
Anyone can get triple-negative breast cancer, however, African-American women are more likely to develop breast cancer at a younger age (under 50) and often have a more aggressive form of…
Happy Birthday Hip-Hop! 44 Years And Counting
(Photo credit: BET.com) On August 11, 1973, an 18-year-old, Jamaican-American DJ who went by the name of Kool Herc threw a back-to-school jam at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx,…
Ali Shaheed Muhammad: Beats, Rhymes & Life
(Photo credit: Summerfest.com) DJ, record producer, and rapper, Ali Shaheed Muhammad is probably best known as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. With members Q-Tip and Phife Dawg (and…
Are You Wearing A Glucose Monitor In The Wrong Spot?
Many people with diabetes experiment with placement of their continuous glucose monitors and get good results, a new study finds. A continuous glucose monitor is a sensor inserted under the…