Category : Parenting/ Health

How To Take Care Of Sensitive Black Skin During Fall

As the temperature falls, you must pay attention to more than keeping warm. If you have sensitive skin, this is the season where it needs a little extra care. To make things worse, certain conditions get worse in autumn so it’s important to take pre...

7 Natural Ways To Enhance Your Libido

‘Getting into the mood’ couldn’t feel further from reality, especially after having a baby. This is exactly where I found myself in the weeks—and even months—after my little one arrived. I found myself questioning everything: What’s wrong wi...

Tea Connoisseur: 10 Herbal Teas For Common Fall Illnesses

Oh, how I love a good bedside tea break. There’s something magical about sipping a warm cup of tea while cozied up in bed. It soothes the soul, warms the body, and fills your taste buds with comfort. That feeling of relaxation, of slipping into a ca...

Diet, Sleep…and Hormones? Unexpected Stroke Risks You Need to Know

For the first time in a decade, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA) updated their guidelines, providing an in-depth look at new preventative measures and previously overlooked factors such as socioeconomic...

The 2024 presidential election motivated me to have a birthday do-over

At the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Pointe in Time Emerald GalaToday marks a week since my birthday.& Its occurrence is a tremendous blessing. Because all around us are reminders about the fragility of life. To that end, my brother, who always makes a...

Do You Know the Health Legacy your Family Left You?

You probably know that our community is affected disproportionally by many chronic health conditions like heart disease (stroke), diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, glaucoma, sickle cell anemia, and mental health as the stress we suffer due to...

Clinical Trials Aren’t Diverse Enough. Here’s Why

Clinical trials are essential for developing new medical treatments, but historically they have lacked diverse representation. In a recent discussion with the Cobb Institute’s Dr. Christina Stephens, Dr. Priscilla Pemu and Tesheia Harris, chie...

Ways to Heal Ourselves In Traumatic Times

Trayvon Martin. Sean Bell. Philando Castile. Sandra Bland. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Tamir Rice. These names, like the countless others before them, echo through the halls of history as reminders of the ongoing struggle against police brutality an...

A Clinical Trial Found an Effective Vaccine for Aggressive Breast Cancer

(HealthDay News) — An experimental vaccine could offer fresh hope to women diagnosed with an aggressive and hard-to-treat form of breast cancer, new research suggests. The vaccine appears to be safe and effective against triple-negative breast cance...

Is ED Hiding a Bigger Health Risk? What Black Men Need to Know

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is significantly underreported in the United States, and this trend is even more pronounced in the Black community. While about 70 percent of ED cases go unreported nationwide, cultural factors and historical mistrust of th...

Black Woman Developed Alternative To Breast Cancer Treatment

(Photo credit: twitter.com) Breast cancer is something far too many families have a personal connection with. Many women know either a mother, aunt, sister, cousin or friend who has suffered from this disease. Many of whom have suffered even during t...

The Do’s and Don’ts of Dating After a Divorce

Divorce is tough. Especially if you were with your ex for a long time. Sometimes, it can feel like your whole life has gone to ruins. Picking up the pieces is hard, and thinking about getting back into a meaningful relationship? Forget about it ...

Stretch Marks From Pregnancy? Try This…

Giving birth is giving life, and it’s one of the most transformative experiences a woman can have. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the most painful! And for many Black women, the consequences and changes following pregnancy also present their o...

After a Devasting Brain Injury, He Found a New Purpose: Helping Others Heal

Kel Mabatah (Photo: TIRR Memorial Hermann snapshot) When life takes unexpected, tragic turns, some individuals find resilience and purpose through the pain. Kel Mabatah is one such individual, who has not only survived a personal tragedy but turned h...

Knocking out the Triple Threat: Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension

As though diabetes, obesity, or hypertension alone would be bad enough, all three conditions together are bad news and a serious wake-up call. No one treatment can completely cure this triad called metabolic syndrome, but you can make powerful lifes...