Category : Parenting/ Health

8 Tips To Spring Clean Your Kitchen

The weather is warming up, the birds are back in town and flowers are in bloom…it’s time for spring cleaning! Although you’ll probably be working diligently to deep clean and organize your house, it’s also a perfect time to spring clean your kitchen...

From Physician to TNBC Patient: ‘Your Health is Worth Fighting For’

Photo courtesy of LaToya Bolds-Johnson Imagine being a healthcare professional, confident in your knowledge and expertise, only to find yourself on the other side of the medical chart, diagnosed with a serious illness. This was the reality for LaToya...

Psoriatic Arthritis vs Psoriasis – What’s the Difference?

If you’ve ever had irritated skin or sore joints and tendons, you know how difficult daily life can become. Even if your struggles are more annoying than disruptive, they can still be a major pain! But did you know your soreness and skin trouble may...

Menopause Hits Sisters Harder, Here’s Why

It may seem that Black women are always getting the short end of the stick in life and even more so when it comes to their health. The strongest women genetically, yet faced with the most adversity. Menopause, a natural biological transition marking...

How to Have a Social Life When You’re Trying to Stick to Your Diet

It can be a bit of a challenge to maintain a social life when trying to stick to your diet, but it’s not impossible. I’ve had this conversation with my clients numerous times. If you’re a very social person or just like to go out occasionally with f...

Dr. Dre Revealed He Had 3 Strokes Since Brain Aneurysm

(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM) One of hip-hop’s most prolific producers, Dr. Dre, is finally getting his place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After contributing to changing the sound of hip-hop and being behind the music of...

8 Natural Remedies to Cure Hangovers

We’ve all had our moments of distress after an eventful, tipsy, and even sometimes a drunken night out. After we’ve thrown back a few, we may wake up the next day with thrashing headaches, upset stomachs, nausea and feeling just as drunk as we did t...

Trail Blazing Black Women: Lena Frances Edwards, MD

Photo: Finally Home Jersey City Throughout history, extraordinary people have refused to conform, broken down boundaries, and created paths for subsequent generations to follow. One such pioneer is the great Dr. Lena Frances Edwards, who made a name...

Former Sexiest Man Alive Struggles With Loneliness

(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.) What makes a man sexy? His eyes? His body? His swag? Whatever it is, actor Michael B. Jordan has been showcasing it for years. Ever since he was crowned “Sexiest Man Alive”...

Seeing the Big Picture: What to Ask Your Doctor About DME

Despite our well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions, sugar is very much still a weakness for many in 2024. If you’re already diabetic and controlling your sugar intake as part of your daily routine, the start of the new year is an ideal time to lay...

Always on my Mind: Remedies to Restore Your Memory After a Stroke

It’s been estimated that every year nearly 800,000 Americans experience some kind of stroke, and more than 600,000 of them are first strokes. The three main types of strokes are ischaemic, hemorrhagic, and transient ischaemic attack (TIA), or “mini-...

Trail Blazing Black Women: Patricia Bath, MD

Dr. Bath as a 17-year-old high school student in New York City in 1960. She was featured in The New York Times, along with another teenager, after a cancer study they had helped write was presented in Washington. (photo courtesy of Herbert S. Sonnenf...

Fit Family, Fit Future: Pregnancy Workouts for Every Black Woman

Pregnancy is a beautiful journey filled with excitement and anticipation, but it also comes with physical changes and challenges. Staying active during pregnancy can have numerous benefits for both you and your baby, including improved mood, increas...

7 Grocery Store Items That Help with Allergy Relief

Runny noses, sneezing battles, and drowsy headaches hit us most during springtime. Its allergy season and we’ve all been fighting to simply breathe again! Tired of running to the pharmacy for medication? Try stocking up on these seven food items that...

Black History of Health: Michael Jackson

MJ. The King of Pop. The pop music legend. Micheal Jackson. Most of us know that Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, the youngest of his brothers in the Jackson 5, and the most-awarded artist of all time. He won more awards than any other musician a...