Category : Parenting/ Health

Anticipatory Grief: What Hospice Doesn’t Do

“Comfort care,” he said. This was the choice my father made after the oncologist gave him his options, none of which sounded appealing. But at age 92 with stage four pancreatic cancer, he made the choice that he felt was the best for him. I could s...

Hidden Gems in Black History: The Oldest Family-Owned Black Business

Taylor Electric Company is one of the oldest family-owned Black businesses in the United States. It is also Chicago’s oldest continuously operating Black-owned business, and its history is intricately connected to the city. Sam Taylor Founder...

How Blood Stem Cells Can Heal Your Organs!

There’s something inside all of us. A hidden power. A part of us, throughout us, that also has the amazing ability to heal us. It’s always been there, but now science is unlocking its full potential. It can repair our tissues and organs. It can give...

Doing This Exercise for 30 Minutes Can Save Your Life!

There are many ways to be a routine walker when you choose this moderate form of cardio exercise as a good weapon against stroke. What matters is not who you think you are: not fit nor athletic (yet), but why you are doing it: walking to become a b...

The Best Exercises For Each Trimester

When you’re pregnant, the focus becomes maintaining a healthy body so you can have an equally healthy baby. One aspect of your overall health that you can’t ignore is having the right exercise routine. Whether or not you were physically active before...

Crohn’s Disease: Causes, RELIEF, & Prevention

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by inflammation of the digestive tract. It affects millions of people worldwide, causing a range of symptoms that can significantly impact daily life. Despite ongoing...

Easing Depression Without A Prescription

Each year millions of Americans are diagnosed with depression, and many turn to their doctors for either professional psychotherapy or an antidepressant medication — usually widely used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as P...

Talk Show Host Wendy Williams Diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia; Symptoms Are…

(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Media personality Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, according to a press release from the former talk show host and her medical team. Multiple news repor...

9 Simple Steps To Smoother Skin

It is becoming more and more common, for me at least, to see Black women with facial hair. And because it’s not a particularly attractive trait to display all over town, these women tend to shave their faces regularly. As if having facial hair isn’t...

9 Simple Steps To Smooth Chocolate Skin

Heart Health in Focus: Dr. Carl Horton on Managing Risks in the Black Community

Photo credit: Texas Health Heart disease remains a significant health concern, particularly among Black Americans, who face higher rates of high blood pressure and other risk factors. In this Q&A, with Carl Horton, M.D., F.A.C.C., we delve into t...

SWV’s Taj Broke Her Sugar Addiction & Regulated Her Blood Pressure With This Lifestyle Change!

Our client Taj George of the iconic R&B group SWV is no stranger to a busy lifestyle. In fact, her on-the-go lifestyle and poor eating habits landed her down a long road of struggling with her High Blood Pressure triggered from the time of her p...

Hidden Gems in Black History: Tuskegee Airmen’s Contribution To World War II

The Tuskegee Airmen were a squadron of African-American pilots who served with distinction in the American military during WWII. The Airmen served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and, subsequently, the U.S. Air Force. Their patriotism and bravery shone t...

Cochlear Implants: The Pros & The Cons

Few things can be compared to losing your hearing. While we all may experience a degree of hearing loss as we age, being deaf from a young age is something different. People who experience severe hearing loss become disconnected. They may feel as if...

5 Reasons to Start the Anti-inflammation Diet

There’s a long history regarding Black American women and fibroids. Health-related data shows that Black women are more likely to develop this condition than other ethnicities. To make things worse, the condition tends to affect them at an earlier a...