I recently read another very interesting article about dementia, but it was discussing a neuroscientist’s firsthand experience with the condition. Dr. Barbara Lipska, who is now in remission with the condition, became diagnosed with melanoma in January 2015 that had spread to her brain. This led to her overall brain functioning failing and she beginning… Continue Reading
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New Campaign Urges More Minorities to be #Vaccine Ready
The month of April is National Minority Health Month. As more vaccines become more available, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) and their partners are focusing on the impact COVID-19 is having on the ethnic and minority communities and the need for these communities to get vaccinated. During this month, they plan on doing… Continue Reading
Feeling Low?- How You Can Give your Self-Esteem a Boost
Sometimes in our lives, we all go through periods where we start to think less of ourselves. We may feel that we can’t do anything right. Some people may even have thoughts of sadness like wishing they were never born. If you have ever felt this way before, there are ways you can’t alleviate it. … Continue Reading
My Beautiful Week of Spiritual Activity
Last week, I took a break from my blog to immerse myself into some deep studying of the Scriptures and the foreign language Haitian Creole. I attended my first Haitian Creole Pioneer Service School- virtually on Zoom, of course. It was a faith-strengthening, encouraging, educational, everything I knew it was going to be. My head… Continue Reading
5 Keys to Staying Healthy During this Spring Season
Spring has certainly sprung quickly in our city of Chicago. It seems like just yesterday we were having 10 inches of snow. Now all of a sudden, we are having this beautiful 60-degree weather. But as always, we still need to take care of ourselves, no matter how nice the weather is right now. The… Continue Reading
4 Ways Women can Treat Severe Neck Pain
Neck pain could happen to any of us, but it has become more prevalent in women than in men. Research shows that they are 1.38 times more likely than men to go through neck pain than men. This is due to cervical degenerative disease. This condition is one of the most common causes of neck… Continue Reading
How Black Women could Strengthen their Spiritual Health
For the past three weeks, I’ve been focusing on my fellow black women in honor of Black History Month. I’ve been sharing some informative and useful ways we could nourish our beautiful hair, take better care of our skin, our bodies, and our minds. But now I’m going to dig a little deeper and discuss… Continue Reading
How Black Women could Take Care of their Bodies and Minds in these Hard Times
Taking care of our health is a big job for all of us. But for black women today, we must especially be mindful of our bodies and minds as they continue to change. As we grow older, our health is truly our wealth now more than ever. Here’s how we could continue to nourish our… Continue Reading
