Health

It is wonderful that Yoga is continuing to gain popularity as a resource for healing in the black community, from celebrities to inmates.  According to TMZ.com, Hollywood star Wesley Snipes requested Yoga Mats to teach other inmates the benefits during his time in prison. Here is the picture that TMZ put up, It is obviously […]

With thoughts of what kind of gift to give with Valentine’s day approaching, a shoulder massage is always welcomed.  It can be given in a platonic way to a friend that is working long hours at their desk, or to a lover to help them get in a romantic mood. The benefits of a shoulder […]

Older people who have larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors associated with a condition doctors call “metabolic syndrome” may be at higher risk of memory problems. usatoday Read More

How’s this for a Super Bowl party. Skip the wings, chips, dips and beer, take your meds at halftime and, while you’re at it, do some deep-breathing meditation. And don’t get too excited about the score. cnn.com Read More

Ernestine Shepherd is in better shape than most people, decades her junior. At 74 she is honored with being in the Guinness Book of World Record for being the oldest female body builder.  She started body building at age 54. Up at 3 a.m. every morning, for her devotional prayers.  She spends her days running, lifting […]

There are a rising number of qualified black yoga instructors.  I was delighted to have recently received a Twitter “mention”  from  @ivywriter / Kellea Tibbs who inspired this post about exploring her Yoga journey.  “Finding these people has been very inspiring and helps make me want to make a deeper cultural connection to the art […]

Letting sleeping dogs — and cats — lie could make you sick, a paper to be published by a U.S. Centers for Disease Control journal warns. That pet in your bed could be passing on meningitis, toxocariasis or cat-scratch disease, among others. “We don’t want to scare people, but especially for children and people with […]

More than 60% of American households have a pet, 14 % to 62% let their dogs and cats sleep with them. That can be dangerous. Sleeping with your pets can make you sick. usatoday Read More

Soup has always been the cure to warming you up and soothing your soul.  Regardless of your preference, meaty, vegetable or noodle, soup offers a multitude of variety that can be tantalizing to your tastebuds.

Who doesn’t love a set of white pearly teeth?  The sparkle of  32 shiny ones does something magical for a person.  It can elev8 a person’s look and give them a youthful appeal. Maintaining white teeth is sometimes challenging with tasty dark beverages like coffee and dark sodas in addition to other foods and juices […]

Do you want want a tighter, sexier, leaner looking stomach? hellobeautiful Read More

The foods you choose to eat for lunch each day affect your health and wellness. Many of us are busy during the day so we end up eating fast food that are convenient, but are often poor in nutrition. Don’t make the mistake of eating lunches that are high in sodium, fat, and sugar – […]