Ballin On A Budget Birthday Gift Guide
We all want our loved ones to know how much we care about through the most perfect, thoughtful gifts on their special day. But often, we can’t afford those expensive…
STRETCH YOURSELF — GOOD FOR YOUR BODY AND YOUR MIND
This summer I hurt my shoulder, and couldn’t lift heavy weights. I had to adjust my fitness routine to a different pace. One of my BFFs from grade school days,…
Leopoldine Emma Doualla-Bell: The World’s First Black Flight Attendant
(Photo credit: Westword) In any form of history, someone had to be the first. We celebrate that fact as they usually make room and pave the way for others to…
What Scientists Are Doing to Prevent Amyloid Diseases
Transthyretin (TTR) related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy that mimics hypertensive, hypertrophic heart disease and often goes undiagnosed. In the United States, the hereditary form disproportionately afflicts Blacks,…
Battling Transthyretin (TTR) Cardiac Amyloidosis? Learn More About Your Treatment Options
1 in 25 Blacks is stricken with the Val122Ile mutation in the transthyretin gene that results in an age-dependent, late-onset restrictive/hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that can mimic other forms of heart failure…
New Therapy May Combat Rare Genetic Disorder, Amyloidosis
Transthyretin (TTR) mutations known to cause cardiac amyloidosis include V122 which is found almost exclusively in Blacks at a prevalence of 3-3.9%. Amyloidosis refers to a family of more than…
Michael B. Jordan: How ‘Black Panther’ Role Sent Him To Therapy
(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SBIFF) Blockbuster film, Black Panther, was easily one of the best and highest grossing films in 2018. It’s characters resonated with people all over,…
Georgia Gilmore: The Cook Who Fed & Funded Civil Rights (From Her Kitchen)
(Photo credit: Washington University – St. Louis) Original article published by NPR In December 1955, after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus to…
What To Eat In Your 30s, 40s, & 50s
Just because you are your age doesn’t mean you have to act it! And you definitely don’t have to look it. But when it comes to nutrition, eating the best…
Meet Inventor Alice Parker: The Woman Behind Central Heating
(Photo credit: pinterest) When it’s cold outside during the winter months, it’s nice to go inside your home or apartment, turn on the central heat and feel all warm and…