Category : Parenting/ Health

5 Vaccines People With COPD Need

According to the American Lung Association, about five percent of Americans were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) last year. COPD is a term that’s used to describe different chronic respiratory diseases that can make it ha...

10 Signs Of Rosacea In Black Skin

It’s estimated that more than 14 million Americans are living with rosacea. The numbers are less clear when it comes to an ethnic breakdown. While it was often assumed that rosacea affects light-skinned people more than anyone else, it’s become appa...

Your 3-Step Asthma Attack Action Plan

Once you’re in the middle of an asthma attack, struggling for breath, the last thing you’ll want to trouble yourself with is trying to remember your doctor’s phone number or figuring out just where you put your rescue medication. Th...

8 Natural Remedies To Quit Smoking

Is one of your goals to stop smoking? If so, good job taking that first step. Now, how exactly do you go about successfully completing your goal? Nicotine replacement products? Cold Turkey? Smoking can be considered one of the leading causes of deat...

Best Vitamins for Your Heart

Your heart needs a lot in order to keep it functioning at its best. Many of us assume that, so long as we keep moving and breathing, our hearts are fine. However, this isn’t always the case. Many heart-related problems can at first go unnoticed due...

Are You Getting Enough Sleep?

“I don’t have time to sleep” and “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” are some of the statements that I’ve heard recently. This is not to say that sleep isn’t considered to be important. For some, it comes down to their priorities. Getting tasks done is oft...

Birth Control Pill Basics Every Woman Needs to Know

The birth control pill was created in 1960 as a way for women to control their menstrual cycle, help alleviate hormonal imbalance symptoms and, of course, to prevent pregnancy. These small pills, loaded with progesterone and/or estrogen, work togethe...

7 Drug-Free Ways To Banish Your Pain

Chronic pain – and the search for fast and effective relief remedies – can affect every aspect of your life. Today, a growing number of people are turning to complementary and alternative medicine in place of expensive/ineffective drugs. In fact, pai...

Omar Epps: Still Has The ‘Juice’ at 50

(Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images) Nearly 30 years ago, a 20-year-old Brooklyn native wanted ‘all the juice’ in the urban classic film Juice. Now, the then-budding actor Omar Epps, who played DJ Gee Q in the urban classic, is still going strong....

You’re Fine! It’s Just Heartburn

There’s nothing more frightening than casually completing a task, only to stop because you feel your heart start to burn. It seemingly comes out of nowhere and your mind starts to race, trying to think of anything that could have caused the sensatio...

My Story: “I Have Sickle Cell, Sickle Cell Doesn’t Have Me!”

In her 20s, Kamaya Hoskins should be finishing college, having fun with her friends, and excited about all the days ahead. Instead, she’s had to find a new “normal” living with sickle cell pain. “It feels like being jumped by...

How To Stay Safe In Unfamiliar Surroundings On Campus

College campuses remain extremely safe environments, with fewer than 20 crime incidents reported per 10,000 full-time students since 2018. But, this does not mean you should not be aware of unfamiliar surroundings. However, it’s important to st...

Scalp Psoriasis: 5 Ways to Prepare For a Salon Appointment

Psoriasis plaques can develop on any part of the body, but if you are one of more than three percent of Americans, you may develop it on your scalp. If left untreated, the condition, which causes dandruff-like symptoms, can lead to hair thinning and...

4 Green Smoothies To Sip Your Way To Lower Cholesterol

Black people have a 30 percent higher chance of dying from heart failure than other races. Although our cholesterol levels are lower than whites, we still suffer more from low-density (lipoprotein), aka the “bad cholesterol,” levels that clog up you...

6 Reasons Why You’re Naturally Healthier In The Summer

Did you even know there was such a thing as being “healthier in the summer”? If not, hear it here first, because it’s true! The summer is meant to be full of sunshine and good times, but who wouldn’t mind losing an inch or two while you’re at it? Th...