Save Your Ta-Tas: Know the Facts About Breast Cancer
In case you couldn’t tell by the plethora of pink products from blenders to nail polish available in a store near you, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is in full affect. This year alone, there will be nearly 27,000 estimated new cases of breast cancer in Black women, according to statistics from the American Cancer Society. Even though White women are more likely to get breast cancer than Black women, we are most likely to die of breast cancer, at least partly because of... Read More
Sanaa Lathan on Health, Happiness and Love
Sanaa Lathan always finds a piece of herself in the characters she brings to life from a sister opening her dating pool in “Something New” to a scientist fighting for her life in “Alien vs. Predator.” Her latest role in “Contagion” has her debating to save the lives of those she cares about or threaten classified information, as the wife of the Centers for Disease Control head, played by Laurence Fishburne. The thriller brings to life the “what ifs” of a deadly... Read More
The Benefits of Kissing
Tilt your head, close your eyes and pucker up—now for more reasons you should buss that someone special:Kissing keeps you young. Or, at the very least, young looking. Studies show that amorous folks use 30 facial muscles to kiss, a sexy workout that tones cheeks and tightens the chin. Kissing relieves allergies. Sufferers say, “Amen!” Histamine production can slow during a 30-minute make-out session, relieving symptoms like sneezing and runny nose. Instead of reaching... Read More
Beyond a Boost
You give me a boost every time you drop a line saying how much you like the magazine or how something in it gave you a boost. I also get a boost from praying, being with loved ones, hanging around young people, laughing, hearing “my song,” bringing a smile to someone’s face, running a Boston, talking to long-lost friends and relatives, sailing, listening to a great choir, playing tennis, traveling to a special place or seeing a rainbow. Those are just a few of my favorite... Read More
We’re Wise Women
Photo by Bobby Quillard Think about how much more you know now than you did 10 years ago. With each passing decade, we grow stronger — whether it’s the leap from adolescence to young womanhood at 21 or the soulful strut into our 30s, 40s or 50s. We’re wise women. No one has to tell us that 30 is the new 20 or that 40 is the new 30. We’re feeling it and living it. We’ve got brains to go along with our beauty, spiced with mother wit and street smarts. We’re more comfortable... Read More
Understanding the Label Lingo
Fat-free — less than 0.5 grams of fat per servingLow-fat — 3 grams or less per serving (if serving is less than 30 grams or 2 tablespoons, no more than 3 grams of fat per 50 grams of food)Light — one-third fewer calories or half the fat of the regular versionLow-sodium — 140 milligrams or less per serving (if serving size is less than 30 grams or 2 tablespoons, no more than 140 milligrams of sodium per 50 grams of foodLightly-salted – ... Read More
