health

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I’m Loving Swiss Chard for Organic Gardening...

  Almost mid April and there’s little chance of frost anywhere, so there’s no excuse for not getting outside and starting your spring...
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“Would a Rainbeau Accept My Special Needs Ch...

Dylan A recent post on my Facebook community page sparked the question: “Would a rainbeau accept my special needs child??  Any single woman wh...
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I Love Yoga, But I’ll Keep My Clothes On, Th...

You guys know I’m a huge advocate of yoga. Yoga has literally transformed my body and my health and I’ve been a faithful follower of yoga ...
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Recognize Yourself? Five Signs You Are An Angry Bl...

By Elaine Flowers, BB&W guest writer We could use this time to go over all of the good reasons why black women should be angry, but I have always ...
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No Excuses! Six Good-For-You Plants You Can Grow W...

At some point, it will cease to be winter in the Midwest and East Coast and continue to be the never-ending summer it has been in California. Usually ...
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Strange Fruit…But It’s Still Good For ...

So I went out to my lime tree this morning and found this… And somebody had a dirty mind and did this… And then The Hubster did this…...
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National Black HIV Awareness Day: Have You Been Te...

February 7th is National HIV Awareness Day. HIV/AIDS has claimed approximately 250,745 lives over the last five years. Though much less than the 80&#...
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It May Be the Middle of Winter, but You Can STILL ...

Nobody can tell me that my frequent consumption of fresh organic produce from my kitchen garden hasn’t resulted in glowing skin. And that’...
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New Target App Gives Cartwheel-Worthy Deals: More ...

I’m really proud of myself that at the end of 2013, I had kept my New Year’s resolution. I think I had success because I didn’t give...
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Chris and Alexander

Crazy Diets: Two Hot Twin Doctors Put the “L...

Chris and Alexander “Xand” van Tulleken, twins who also happen to be doctors, recently embarked on an experiment to see which diets were w...
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Kumquats! I Can’t Believe I Was Sleeping On ...

Do you know what a kumquat is? It’s the color of an orange, and it sort of taste like an orange peel. Not the most appetizing by itself, but mix...
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Stuff I Like: Portrait-Ready, “Stay All Day&...

As I age, my skin begins to act a little funny. The dry spots are dryer and the oily spots are still oily. So when you wear foundation with a T-Zone o...
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One Man Found Guilty of Not Disclosing HIV Status,...

Consider this post a friendly public service announcement about the importance of safe sex. It’s not just high schoolers who need this message. ...
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kale, salad greens, beets, broccoli, spinach, carrots, Swiss chard, Brussel sprouts, tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, lemons, limes, oranges, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, grapes, apples

The Secret to Beauty Can Be Found When You Dig Dee...

No matter how many beauty stories we do about makeup and fashion, it all means absolutely NO-Thang if you don’t feed your body from the inside o...
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