Category : Parenting/ Health

First Lady Michelle Obama Tears up Discussing Her Late Father’s Battle with MS

Photo: Miller Mobley/August Living with a disease takes plenty of willpower and determination. Having a chronic illness doesn’t mean we should give up on continuing to live our lives. Last year, former first lady Michelle Obama talked about her fathe...

Setting Boundaries With Roommates

Sharing a space with someone you haven’t known for long can be difficult. As a college student, you can expect a roommate that has different habits, morals, cleaning styles, and even living experiences than you. Setting boundaries with roommat...

10 Headache Symptoms You Should Never Ignore

It’s estimated that about 45 million Americans complain about headaches yearly. However, only approximately 8 million of them will feel bad enough to see a doctor. A headache doesn’t always need a doctor’s attention but there are definitely some tim...

6 Healthy Spins On Your BBQ Favorites

Summer is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with a classic healthy BBQ cookout? We all know the classic favorites: BBQ chicken, hot dogs, burgers, baked beans, and you guessed it… potato salad! These foods all sound...

Fibroids & Infertility: 2 Things Every Black Woman Should Know

When July rolls around, I am painfully reminded that it is Fibroids Awareness Month. I am one of the 80 percent of Black women affected by fibroids by age 50. I was diagnosed with fibroids—smooth muscle tumors that form in the uterus—in 2001 at the...

Black History of Health: Toni Braxton

David Livingston/Getty Images Toni Braxton is known worldwide for her talents as a singer, songwriter, and actress. Before she started singing on a larger scale, though, she got her start in the local church choir. It wasn’t until the late ‘80s that...

Life After Stroke: 5 Self-Care Tips

Recovering from a stroke can be a challenging journey. Requiring physical, emotional, and lifestyle adjustments, the path is far from linear. While the journey may seem daunting, there are quite a few self-care strategies that can empower stroke sur...

The 10 Most Important Vitamins for Your Eyes

Your eyes are extremely complex organs that need many different vitamins and nutrients to function properly and remain healthy. Common eye conditions, such as glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration can impact...

Black Men & Depression: The Top 8 Hidden Signs

More than 5 million men in the U.S. experience depression each year. Clinical depression—in women or men—can cause sadness and a loss of interest in once-pleasurable activities. But depression often shows up in different ways in different people. &#...

More Than a Kernel of Truth: Corn Can Add a Healthy Crunch to Your Cookout

Fresh corn cob. Stroll past the seasonal aisle at any grocery store this time of year and you’ll find a shelf piled with plastic flip-flops, a box sprouting colorful pool noodles and a “sizzling sale” on grilling accessori...

Food Alternatives

Food can be easy to ingest but hard to digest; if you consider eating the wrong things, this could affect your health. You can divert to food alternatives to maintain a nutritional balance when considering balancing your food and eating in moderatio...

Building Generational Wealth: The Role of Life Insurance in Black Families

Photo by Any Lane from Pexels Generational wealth, the passing of assets from one generation to the next, plays a crucial role in your long-term financial stability and upward mobility. Unfortunately, Black American families have historically faced s...

15 Foods To Avoid When Your Kidneys Are In Trouble

Your kidneys play an important role in keeping you healthy so a lot can go wrong when they aren’t functioning properly. Apart from not removing waste well, damaged kidneys also won’t regulate the minerals in your body efficiently. These minerals suc...

No More Shiny Forehead! Best Moisturizers for Oily Skin

Summer is coming! People are excited for their short shorts, colorful outfits and fun vacations – except for people who have oily/combination skin. There’s nothing worse than someone pointing out they can basically see their reflection on your fore...

The 7 Most Common Weight Loss Mistakes

There are many weight loss mistakes that are often overlooked. The road to losing weight can be a very bumpy and frustrating one. As people reach obstacles and hit potholes, they tend to become discouraged. For all the different people there are in...