Better Belly Bulletin: Hope for Losing That Bulge!
If you have a mummy tummy or have had abdominal surgery and want to reduce the belly bulge that good nutrition can’t budge and crunches sometimes make worse, visit the Tupler Technique. Pin It Read More
Stuck in the Hospital: Some Uninsured Patients Wait Weeks and Months for Long-Term Care
/* PausePlayPlayPrev|Next By Yanick Rice Lamb Samantha Hawkins marked the seasons of 2010 from a hospital bed at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. She was admitted in the spring for 83 days, came out for two weeks in early summer, and returned for five and a half months spanning fall and winter. Finally, Hawkins went home for the... Read More
Keep It Moving!
Can’t get motivated to exercise? Check out the Heart & Soul staff’s workout playlist, guaranteed to catapult you off the couch and into action! Jacqueline Brooks, Research Editor “B.O.B.” by OutKast, “Tambourine” by Eve, “Let Me Clear My Throat” by Chuck Brown “I have to have a beat that moves my body before my brain even has a chance to react, and all three... Read More
Speak carefully, your kids are listening
The other day I overheard my daughters arguing about the childish behavior of one celebrity. “Anybody can make a mistake!” one argued. “Yeah well he’s old enough to not be having a tantrum for all the world to see,” the other retorted. “Look I used to have tantrums…does that make me a bad person?” “Used to?” The conversation dissolved from there, but ... Read More
What Are Your Condom Habits?
The good news is we are more likely than other ethnic groups to use condoms. The bad news is that using condoms still isn’t enough to drop the rate of AIDS infection among black folks. According to the Indiana University National Sex Study, not only are we most likely to wrap it up, but we are also most likely to be tested for HIV. A whopping 92 percent of black male teens and... Read More
A Plant-Based Life
. Changed. That’s how I walked away from the screening of “Forks Over Knives.” As a fitness pro, I already know the benefits of a plant-based diet, but have I ever been inspired to convert? No—not until I saw the powerful presentation of health benefits in this 90-minute movie, which gives an impactful visual presentation of how we, as African Americans, can take control... Read More
First Lady Michelle Obama and Beyonce Work Out With Students
View more videos at: http://nbcwashington.com. First Lady Michelle Obama not only surprised students at Alice Deal Middle School with an unannounced visit on Tuesday, but wowed them with her dance skills including the Dougie, Cha-Cha and Running Man. Obama stopped by the D.C. school to join students in performing the Beyoncé “Move Your Body” workout commissioned... Read More
Ask Your PharmacistRx: From Children’s Medicine to Shots for the 60-Plus Crowd
This week discover the truth on medicine for children, blood pressure medicine woes and the risks of addiction for pain medicine. Post your questions below! Let me say this right off; children are not little adults. That’s particularly true when it comes to medication. So, when considering over the counter medicine for your children, you shouldn’t give them any drugs that don’t... Read More
Ask Your PharmacistRx: Goodbye Tylenol , Hello Sunscreen
Welcome to our new column Ask Your PharmacistRx, to answer your health and prescription inquiries. Get the scoop on sunscreen, ringworm, the absence of Tylenol and more in this week’s post. Post your questions below! Unfortunately, most people labor under the mistaken notion that what pharmacists primarily do is just put pills into bottles. Consequently, they sometimes... Read More
NYC’s High Maternal Deaths Defy Usual Explanations
NEW YORK CITY (WOMENSENEWS)–A single question wakens Dr. William M. Callaghan in the middle of the night. Why is pregnancy so much more dangerous for U.S. black women? Callaghan is acting chief of the maternal and infant health branch of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s division of reproductive health. He has published research that demonstrates... Read More
