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Breastfeeding: The Best Gift for Baby

Each year during the month of August, Breastfeeding Awareness is highlighted and recognized around the country. During this time, there is greater effort to share more information about its benefits while offering tips and advice to new mothers who are seeking to breastfeed. Although the health benefits of breastfeeding have been widely shared, greater work Continue Reading

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A Mother’s Love: Dealing with Postpartum Depression

A Mother’s Love: Dealing with Postpartum Depression By Sheniqka Miller A mother’s love is eternal. She can love her child more than anything. Motherhood is one of the most important parts of a woman’s life, and it requires a lot of love, dedication, commitment and energy. What happens when a mother knows these things but Continue Reading

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Cervical Cancer Awareness

January marks cervical cancer awareness month, a time to educate and inform women of its causes, symptoms and how to prevent them. Each year over 12,000 women will acquire cervical cancer each year, and over 4,000 succumb to it, according to the American College of Obstretricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). African-American women tend to have lower Continue Reading

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Alzheimer’s Disease and Nutrition: Can It Help?

Every year during November, we recognize National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. In this article, we want to shed light on the connection between Alzheimer’s Disease and nutrition. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. As more information is gathered, it’s been discovered that two-thirds of Continue Reading

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Infant Nutrition: Ensuring Proper Nutrition for Newborns

By Michelle Maxwell, RD, LD When it comes to pregnancy, we often worry first about all the foods we typically eat. Then, once the baby is born, we have to figure out what food we will need to provide for this new tiny person in our lives. Here are some tips to consider for your Continue Reading

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The Beauty of Butterflies-Lupus Awareness

The Beauty of Butterflies The Stories of Women Living with Lupus By Rashida A. Marshall Still considered to be a complex disease, lupus is a condition that many women across the U.S. are learning to cope with. Affecting nearly 1.5 million people in the U.S., lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the body begins Continue Reading

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Transition to a Holistic Lifestyle-Lady Kay’s Corner

TRANSITIONING TO A MORE HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE By Kayla Moses-David There is a way of living that promotes health & wellness naturally, we call this way ‘holistic living’. According to an article by ‘Vitality Link’, holistic living recognizes what is needed for healthy, vital expression of the body, mind and spirit. There are 7 principles that Continue Reading

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Understanding Endometriosis

UNDERSTANDING ENDOMETRIOSIS By Staff Writer   Along with National Nutrition Month and Women’s History Month, March is also National Endometriosis Awareness Month. According to the Office of Women’s Health, 5 million American women are affected by this condition. Often misdiagnosed as Pelvic Congestion or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), Endometriosis occurs when the lining of the Continue Reading

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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Image Courtesy of www.nationalblackaidsday.org On February 7th of each year, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed in an effort tot inform our community about HIV/AIDS, encourage regular testing and provide access to care to those living with HIV/AIDS. With the 2017 theme as “I Am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper”, the focus is encouraging Continue Reading

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Create a Life that Blooms for YOU!

Create a Lifestyle that Blooms for You By Antoinette Ouattara, MPH, CHHC Every year, we make New Year’s Resolutions that most of us don’t often stick to. We set goals to lose weight, eat healthier, go to the gym, enjoy life, and quit smoking – just to name a few. But why can’t we stick Continue Reading

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