Your Body Ages Rapidly In Your 40s And 60s. Doctors Say These Habits Will Help Slow It Down
Talk about a birthday gift I wish I could mark “return to sender.” Just two weeks shy of turning 42, this ominous headline crossed my...
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7 Sexual Health And Wellness Products That Every Woman Should Aim To Own
When we think about sex, it’s not unusual for our minds to jump immediately to the typical sexy things – toys, different positions to try out,...
Metabolic Syndrome and Endometrial Cancer: What’s the Connection?
What is metabolic syndrome? It’s a cluster of conditions that raise your risk of serious health problems. They include: High blood pressure High blood sugar...
Support Not Stigma: How to Talk About Lung Cancer
Slide 1 Support, Not Stigma How to raise awareness and reduce stigma about lung cancer Slide 2 The deadliest cancer Each year, lung cancer takes...
7 Ways to Maintain Healthy Habits During the Holidays
Stop us if this sounds familiar: You’ve been working out and making healthy choices for months and then a whiff of pumpkin pie sends you...
I Became a Cancer Survivor at Age 3
As told to Shannon Shelton Miller My status as a cancer survivor has shaped my life. When I was 3, I was playing in the...
Bellamy Young Is Putting the Spotlight on Hepatic Encephalopathy
November is National Family Caregivers Month. Award-winning actress Bellamy Young is known for playing strong characters on TV shows like “The Other Black Girl” and...
The Latest Fitness TikTok Trends: Heart or Hype?
Full disclosure: I’m an elliptical girl. I’ve had my current machine — I call her Olivia Newton-Elliptical — for seven years. Before Olivia, Ernie the...
WomenTalk: The Link Between Diabetes and Your Heart
[unable to retrieve full-text content] In the second episode in our heart health series of WomenTalk, we’ll learn all about the link between heart disease,...
Bladder Cancer and Black Women
Monica Austin-Cox remembers well the day a routine pelvic exam changed her life forever. Her gynecologist felt a lump that was initially believed to be...