Like many women, I’m often more comfortable helping others than I am receiving help. However, when I found myself dealing with a serious ... Read More
Heart Health
My Story: Coast Guard Officer Offers Hope To Heart Valve Patients
As a retired U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer, I have long been passionate about the military. Now in retirement, I’m using that ... Read More
Now That Sallie Mae Is Good, Rapper Dee-1 Gets His Health Right
For hip-hop artist Dee-1, eating healthy hasn’t been easy. “I’m working all the time in the studio, doing concerts or in meetings, so I’m ... Read More
My Story: “It’s Almost Like My Heart Was Jumping Out Of My Chest” [VIDEO]
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErdEmeVdAIg&w=560&h=315] In 2012, Jason Philpot went to his doctor for what he thought ... Read More
Black People Lips: What Your Lips Reveal About Your Health
They say the eyes don’t lie, but apparently our lips don’t either. You can apparently tell a lot about your health from the appearance of ... Read More
Skipping Blood Pressure Meds Increases Heart Patients’ Risk Of Stroke
People at risk for heart disease are much more likely to die from a stroke if they don't take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs ... Read More
Follow Your Gut…It Leads To Your Heart
In sickness as well as health, the way to someone’s heart may indeed be through the stomach. That would lead to the gut – the intestines ... Read More
Best Natural Remedies For Chronic Inflammation
Q: What are natural ways to treat chronic inflammation? - T.L. A: Inflammation is your body's way of communicating with you and ... Read More
Scentimental Mood: The Best Scents To Improve Sleep, Reduce Stress & More
We go about our daily lives inhaling thousands of odors. Some of them are calming and reminiscent, while others are straight up foul and ... Read More
Star Jones: “I Saved My Own Life”
When television personality Star Jones prepared for heart surgery, she knew she had a lot more life to live. Embarking on ... Read More
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): What You Don’t Know, But Should
When it comes to the sexual health of women, we can often run into issues concerning our reproductive organs, and sometimes these issues go ... Read More
Vanessa Williams: Molestation, Motherhood & Moving Forward
Vanessa Williams has accomplished a lot in her three-decade career. The former Miss America released 8 albums, including one that went ... Read More