Run Tell That: The Importance of Reporting Cancer Symptoms
My Uncle Red was a beautiful man. And he fought cancer hard. Here's how he was a warrior.
Working Through Final Month Of Pregnancy Is Just As Bad As Smoking: New Study
And yet another study to remind moms-to-be that America’s maternity leave laws suck donkey booty and need a major overhaul for the sake of our...
Longer Womb Time = Smarter Kids, Says Study: Yet Another Reason To Avoid Scheduled C-Sections
If you’re pregnant, you might want to erase that scheduled C-section from your calendar: a new study shows that babies who stay in the womb...
Five Great Ways To Motivate Your Significant Other To Exercise
By KODJO Do you remember when you and your mate first met? You couldn’t have enough of each other; you remember those days right? Fast...
Depressing Study: Exercise May Not Help Black Girls Stay Slim
By NICK CHILES Talk about depressing news—a new study by British researchers has found that even black girls who are active and exercise regularly are...
Ditch the Gym: 9 Great Ways To Get Fit At Home
By ANDREA WOROCH According to the authors of “Freakonomics,” people who purchase gym memberships overestimate their attendance by 70 percent. As a result, over $500 of the...
Beyonce Shed 60 LBs With Good Old Fashioned Exercise & Dieting
Beyonce revealed her weight loss number to fans during the second night of her Atlantic City concerts. The 30-year old pop diva gave birth to her daughter...
My Kid Ran Her First 5K—And Inspired Her Mother To Get Moving
I’m going to go ahead and keep it 100: I got about as much athletic skill as Pookie in that rehab scene in New Jack...
Bad Mommy—the Spring Break Edition: Getting the Kids On a Health Track With Vicks Nature’s Kitchen
Yes, the picture accompanying this post, of my daughter downing a sprinkle donut and a can of soda for breakfast, is proof positive that I...
New Study: Boys Consume More Sugar than Girls; White Kids Consume More than Blacks and Hispanics
By NICK CHILES When it comes to our children and sugar, a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics contains some revelations that...