CELEBRATING WOMEN OF COLOR
By Kadisha Kentish | The way you eat affects your period. You might think the food you eat before your period doesn’t matter, but it does. What you eat both the week before and during your period sets the tone for your period. Food affects your cramps, irritability, your mood, iron/vitamin levels and the regularity of your …
by Dr. Blessing Anyatonwu Our society treasures youth at all costs, it you don’t like it you can nip and tuck it, liposuction it out, lift it and even add a little Botox. All these options are futile. Aging is a natural process that is accelerated by bad diet, no exercise, smoking, exposure to environmental toxins ...
by Dr. Blessing Anyatonwu, D.C., M.S. 1. Ditch “low-fat” diets Many people suggest a low cholesterol, low fat diet. A diet low in cholesterol is best for someone with high cholesterol, after all our liver makes cholesterol and when you add the excess cholesterol that we take in from our diets, you can see how that may ...
by Dr. Blessing Anyatonwu High Cholesterol is a type of dyslipidemia called hyperlipidemia. When cholesterol levels are too high it causes lipid dysfunction and an imbalance of the fats in our body. LDL (bad cholesterol) keeps cholesterol in the blood and blood vessels where it can collect and form plaques in the arteries. When cholesterol sits in ...
While chronic headaches can be caused by anything from visual strain to hypertension, a majority can be traced to neck problems from incorrect breathing. Instead of using our diaphragms to breathe, many of us employ the chest wall and neck muscles instead. Learning how to breathe deeply and correctly can prevent stress headaches as well ...
