Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: The leading female endocrine disorder
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS, is the most common and hard to diagnose endocrine disorder among females of reproductive age. Approximately 5-10% of women are affected by this condition; and due...
View ArticleAfrican Americans: The debate of hair vs. fitness
In recent days, Olympic Gymnastics All-Around Gold Medalist, Gabby Douglas has been at the center of a much debated issue: Blacks and their hair. Following her post-Olympic glory Douglas became the...
View ArticleWorkout hair and the African American woman
Dealing with hair during a workout doesn’t have to be difficult or a burden. For the millions of African American women in America, hair is a hot topic. From infancy, the black woman is raised to...
View ArticleSwine Flu Alert: health officials concern for Minnesota State Fair attendees
Minneapolis, Minn.- In recent days the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed 153 cases of the influenza type A, H3N2, variant in four states since this past July. Indiana accounts...
View ArticleSwine Flu Alert: First case of H3N2 reported in Minnesota
St. Paul, Minn. – Officials for the Minnesota Department of Health have confirmed the states first case of illness due to new influenza strain, (H3N2), and suggest there is probable suspicious for a...
View ArticleThe multi-dimensional aspect of wellness (Video)
In today’s world, the notion of wellness is at the forefront of most people’s minds. Some see wellness as striving to achieve that peak body through workout and healthy eating, while others utilize...
View ArticleThe benefits of massage therapy (Video)
The fall season changes more than just the color of leaves on the trees. As the weather progresses from cooler to colder there are changes that occur in our surroundings, as well as, our bodies. There...
View ArticlePrenatal care and the benefits of Swedish Massage (Video)
When a woman is expecting a baby the excitement of an anticipated bundle of joy can bring happiness. Yet often, the natural stresses of preparing for a child can be overwhelming. Stress and tension...
View ArticleManaging Health: The problems with fasting to lose weight for beginners
Fasting to lose weight is a quick fix for a quick shed but let’s face it; its results, more so than not, are as short-lived as its fast acting promise. Managing health and weight is a...
View ArticleBenefits of natural hair
Relaxers have been the go to favorite hair product for African American Women for over a century. In the early part of the 1900s relaxer products emerged promising to give curly and extremely textured...
View ArticleWhat is meditation? (Video)
Meditation is the act of developing awareness from within and is often the critical ingredient in those seeking to achieve a heighten state consciousness. Meditation practice involves directing your...
View ArticleMaintaining a healthy brain (Video)
Your brain is a power organ and requires stimulation as a way to shield itself from cognitive deterioration. Exercising the brain fosters healthy psychological and neurological development and allows...
View ArticleBenefits to breastfeeding (Video)
To breastfeed or not to breastfeed, now that is a question. There are various reasons why women choose to and not to breastfeed their children. For all those electing to opt out, it may be...
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