According to The Center for Disease Control, there is bad news and good news when it comes to heart disease. The bad news: Latino Americans and African Americans are at higher risk for heart disease and in comparison to Caucasian men, women and people of color are treated for the ailment at lesser rates. The… Continue reading “Jacob Greenleaf’s part of an incredible family, but they’re screwed up and have serious issues!”
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7 Years Of Nappiology, The De Johnson DMN/Briefing Interview
Twist-outs, flat twists, locks and ‘fros: In the last few years, what many considered a fringe phenomenon has now become a full-fledged revolution. African-American women are eschewing chemical straighteners to embrace their natural hair. According to marketing research company Mintel, sales of hair relaxers (the lye-based chemical products that temporarily flattens the coils) have steadily… Continue reading 7 Years Of Nappiology, The De Johnson DMN/Briefing Interview
Oct. 11: Low Vitamin D Levels May Increase Aggressive Prostate Cancers
The melanin that African-Americans have can minimize their chances of skin cancer, but it can also lead to a decrease of Vitamin D if the diet isn’t rich in foods that have it. All people of color need to make a focused effort to incorporate Vitamin D into their lives by any means necessary, or… Continue reading Oct. 11: Low Vitamin D Levels May Increase Aggressive Prostate Cancers
Oct. 11: All Flavor, No Meat—Author Discusses Vegan Site/Recipes With Briefing/DMN
Escalating blood sugar, a multiplying cholesterol count and blood pressure numbers that were higher than ever—-for Deborrah Cooper, last year’s test results became the writing on the wall and she set out to make a change. “My background was in fitness and nutrition, so reading that printout just made me feel sick,” Cooper said recently… Continue reading Oct. 11: All Flavor, No Meat—Author Discusses Vegan Site/Recipes With Briefing/DMN
Zach Thompson: AIDS, HIV & Protecting Dallas Teens
According to historians, citizens of ancient Rome watched helplessly for six days and seven nights as their city burned to the ground. The legend dictating that their emperor, Nero, attended to menial tasks as his kingdom crumbled remains uncertain, but what’s not in dispute is that a once-mighty empire famously fell to ruin because a… Continue reading Zach Thompson: AIDS, HIV & Protecting Dallas Teens