One-third of Americans are obese, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and researchers at Boston University (BU) are working to understand why and what can be done. BU has published a four-part series that discusses a special project out of Boston University’s School of Public Health called the Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS)….
Media vultures swarm around the life of Bobbi Kristina Brown as she rebelliously attempts to navigate the rocky reputations of both of her parents. The scent of self-destruction clings to her like a hand-me-down coat; they recognize it on her. Equal parts “My Prerogative” and “I Want To Dance With Somebody,” the 19-year-old daughter of…
Life. It’s constant, it’s busy and it’s always giving us reasons for why we just can’t fit that workout in. But with all the technology at our finger tips it’s getting harder and harder to come up with excuses, especially for those of us who like to get our yoga on. These three apps have…
If you’ve been working out for a while now there’s no doubt that you have your workout routine down to a science. The problem with that science is it can often cause your body to hit a plateau, which keeps your workouts from being as effective as they could be. While there might not be…
The election has finally come to a close and most people are sighing a breath of relief. Whether your candidate of choice was Obama or Romney, seeing the end of this campaign season seemed to be welcomed by many. Of course, besides choosing a President, there were many other choices voters had to consider at…
I just read “Alleged nanny killing evoked mother’s greatest fear” on CNN. Sorry, but I found it disturbing in a way that perhaps others who are reading it and commenting, have not thought about. I would like to offer a different perspective: one from the view of the possible stresses and micro aggression of racism,…
For a while now, it seems like the Internet was conspiring to make everyone skinny, even if that meant engaging in dangerous practices like starving or following dangerous diets. All over so-called fitness blogs you’d read the Kate Moss quote, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” and boy did people feel good about shedding…
From Frugivore — Have you ever been guilty of being that person at a fast food restaurant ordering the combo meal, a bit of ice cream and supersizing your order only to top it off with a diet drink? Yeah, me neither. But I have indulged in a weekly habit of diet soda or two…
If one is to believe that Hollywood truly pays attention to the desires of its audience and explores those authentic nuances on film, then one has to believe that no one is ever in love with — or attracted to — an overweight, black woman. Never. White filmmakers have ignored her, while their black counterparts,…
Since announcing her transition into motherhood via sultry baby-bump twitter picture, Amber Rose has once again grabbed our attention. The model and soon-to-be wife of rapper Wiz Khalifa has always stunned fans (and foes) with her curvy physique and remarkably toned figure. It comes to no surprise that as she pushes into her sixth month…
