Posts in category Health & Fitness

PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK Courtesy of blacknews.com “You shape your own quality of life. No doctor, lawyer or teacher has the impact on your life …

By LYNN ELBER Associated Press Los Angeles – Children in lower-income families spend more time watching TV and using electronic devices than kids in more affluent …

Stock Photo Black PR Wire Feeling stressed … depressed? Take a quick stress test: • Do you find it hard to wind down and reach …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Courtesy of Family Features When you’re sick and your cat curls up on your lap, you might think you feel a …

PHOTO COURTESY OF TAYLOR HOFFMAN Taylor Hoffman Nowadays, workout leggings, dri-fit tees and running shoes are the new casual must haves for a day running …

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS MACDONALD By CHRIS MACDONALD Special to the South Florida Times Black women develop painful, often-debilitating uterine fibroids more than any other …

Keisha Morant-Henry Staff Report BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Genesis Community Health, Inc., a non-profit health center dedicated to serving patients of all economic levels, recently …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Courtesy of Family Features While a healthy lifestyle requires a balanced diet and exercise, sleep is another pillar of overall wellness …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan will hold a Family Fun Fit Day to help raise awareness about wellness and …

Older adults are more susceptible to disaster situations, just when emergency responders are being inundated with calls for help. STOCK PHOTO By CHERYL A. LEVINE …