After a bout with the cold or flu, it’s natural to go on a cleaning binge in an effort to prevent anyone else (or even yourself) from ... Read More
Health Conditions
My Story: Diabetes At Age 17? There’s More To This Than Meets The Eye
Many times, certain conditions may be tied to other conditions/diseases or are a signal for something more going on with your body. Zaria ... Read More
Probiotics & The Power Foods That Reduce Prostate Inflammation
Some experts say differences in lifestyle and diet play a role in the disproportional rate that African-American men are likely to die from ... Read More
Hepatitis C
Definition Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver. Worldwide, health experts estimate that 180 million people have chronic ... Read More
Heart Health
Definition Heart disease is a series of conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest ... Read More
Heart Failure
Definition Heart failure is a condition that develops when your heart doesn’t pump the amount of blood your body needs. This can happen if ... Read More
Headaches and Migraines
Definition There are four types of headaches: vascular, muscle contraction (tension), traction, and inflammatory. The most common type ... Read More
Fibroids (Uterine Leiomyoma)
Definition Uterine fibroids are tumors or lumps made of muscle cells and other tissue that grow within the wall of the uterus. Fibroids may ... Read More
Eczema
Definition Eczema (also called dermatitis) is a term that refers to several different types of skin swelling. Most types cause dry, itchy ... Read More
Meal Planning For Diabetics
If you’re one of the 29.1 million Americans living with diabetes - 13.2 percent of these being Black, meal planning could be one of your ... Read More
COPD
Definition Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a progressive lung disease in which the airways of the lungs become damaged, ... Read More
Breast Cancer
Definition Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that ... Read More