heart disease
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Why Staying Up Late at Night Can Be No Good For Black Folks
New study reveals the long-term health outcomes of staying up late and how simple changes can make a difference.
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Struggling to Stay Fit During the Pandemic? Celebrity Trainer Percell Dugger Offers Suggestions On How to Preserve Your Sexy
This global pandemic has been a trying time for each of us, and many of us are finding significant difficulty in our attempts to free ourselves from the rampant stress, anxiety and depression that are more prevalent than ever before. Exercise can work wonders in alleviating these afflictions, but as many of us have learned,…
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Peabo Bryson Thanks First Responders Who Saved His Life: ‘There Is So Much to be Grateful For’
Almost a month removed from a heart attack that left him hospitalized, balladeer Peabo Bryson visited the first responders who saved his life so he could express his tremendous gratitude in person. “I can’t thank you guys enough for guiding [my wife through performing CPR] because one mistake, one lapse, one panic and we’re having…
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Queen Latifah’s Mom, Rita Owens, Dies After a Long Battle With a Heart Condition
Queen Latifah’s mom, Rita Owens, died Wednesday after a 10-year battle with heart disease, the legendary rapper and actress said. In a statement to People magazine, Latifah wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I share the news my mother, Rita Owens, passed away today. Anyone that has ever met her knows what a…
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Walking on Water: Walk and Hydrate Your Way Into a Healthier 2018
It’s a new year, and none of my pants fit. You can still see the story of 2017 writ large on my hips and thighs: I stress-ate and binge-watched Netflix my way through the inauguration, a move to a new apartment, the loss of a father figure, seeing two of my four kids through both…
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If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late: An Insomniac’s Lament
I do my best writing at 4 a.m. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself, night after night, when I start writing after hours of tossing and turning. I remind myself that studies say that smart people are typically night owls (as well as messy and profane—don’t judge me). By that logic, I must…