Happy Mother’s Day: Now Get Back to Work!
John Oliver's take on Mother's Day, given that most mothers have a duel function of provider and parent, was exceptionally thought provoking and ridiculously funny. Watch. I have been guilty of being unsympathetic. More than one mother, at her six week postpartum...
Better Sleep makes for Better Sex.
Birth control. Check. Wax/Trim/Groom complete. Check. Well rested. Huh? Thanks to Dr. Kalmbach and colleagues, we now know that lack of sleep can directly reduce your ability to become aroused. We have all heard about the increased risk of depression, obesity and...
VIDEO: Black Women, Fertility & Eggs with Essence
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Rape.
I am afraid. Children. That is what they are--although they think that they are prepared and ready to face the world--often suffer one of the most traumatic and life altering events early in life and away from the protection that the watchful eyes of parents could...
If you have had sex; you have had HPV.
From the American Sexual Health Association HPV affects men and women. Ask your doctor is you are a candidate for the vaccine. http://youtu.be/eP5X5HuH0QI http://youtu.be/rFc0xyV5fpY There you have it! Now spread the word....
Nurture Yourself with Food
It's been a long cold winter. When it's cold, we all deserve some pampering. I like to pamper myself with good food. Food that, nurtures my body and warms my soul. After exhausting my muscles with shoveling, I often sat down and had a warm bowl...
Go RED Everyday!
Stop smoking. If you plan on smoking, you should also plan on dying young and probably dying of a heart attack. When blood supply to the heart gets to a critically low point, when the artery that sends nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscle narrows, you will suffer...
Can’t Sleep?
T’is the season of merry and many sleepless nights. Many of us who already suffer from insomnia will further wrestle with this villain this holiday season. In celebration of the end of one year and the beginning of another, we will spend without restraint,...
This Month is All About the BOOBS
October is breast cancer awareness month. Or, Breast Awareness Month. In our lifetime, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer. That's a lot of women who will face this devastating diagnosis. Risk increases with age, delayed childbirth, obesity, having more than 2...