Health
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The Dark Side of Breast Cancer
According to womenshealth.gov: African-American women are more likely than all other women to die from breast cancer. Their tumors often are found at a later,...
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Dr. Breeze Harper and The Sistah Vegan Project
Photo of Dr. Breeze Harper. CC BY Every black woman I know should pick up the book, Sistah Vegan: Food, Identity, Health and Society: Black Female...
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Let’s Really Address Fibroids
Health and wellness are discussed every day in our society. Wellness is a trend that is spreading in America. African American women are a targeted...
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Top 6 Misconceptions About Going Natural
Many of us have gone natural with our hair, or considered going natural, but not many of us COULD EVER HAVE IMAGINED the psychological effects...
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The Natural Hair Transition in the Mind
When we think of transitioning back to our natural hair, we often think of the external changes, styles and maintenance. However there occurs an equally...
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Running Through Illness
Running is in my blood. I’ve always been a runner. I started “officially” running when I was in high school. Before then, I ran in...
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Linking racism and depression
Photo/CC BY Depression has been an increasingly popular topic in mainstream culture. I’m sure most of us have seen commercials for anti-depressant medications where white...
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Parsley is an effective antioxidant, diuretic, blood tonic, and more
Photo from Naturalnews.com.CC BY (NaturalNews) Parsley, that little piece of leafy green garnish that seems to decorate every...
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Why I don’t wear tampons
Photo from Shattonbury. CC BY According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: About 43 million women in the United States use tampons.(1) A woman who...
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Shiitake mushrooms can help prevent cervical cancer, study finds
Photo from naturalnews.com/CC BY (NaturalNews) For centuries, shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) have been utilized as a medicine in their...
