Ovarian cancer is one of the more rare cancers that affects women. Although it doesn’t have the same incidence as others, such as lung or breast cancer, it is still very fatal. Ovarian cancer is tumor growth within the ovaries, the reproductive organs that hold on to a woman’s eggs. According to the American Cancer Continue Reading
The best place to be in a hair salon is at the shampoo bowl! The relaxing feeling of your stylist fingertips massaging your scalp in a gentle circular motion makes all your worries and stress fade away as you digress into a relaxing nap!! Scalp massages aid in creating a thriving environment for healthy hair growth. Continue Reading
Rashida A. MarshallRashida A. Marshall, MS is the creator of AFIYA Magazine, a digital health and lifestyle publication for Black women. This creative venture grew out of her love for learning, teaching, and sharing valuable wellness information to help improve the quality of life. Rashida is also a Pilates and dance instructor specializing in women’s Continue Reading
Indoor cycling has gained popularity over the years due to the energetic nature of the classes and the results they bring. Classes like Spinning are designed to give students a full-on fitness experience. They consist of students riding stationary bikes while an instructor leads the commands while moving to jam-packed music. At first, it may Continue Reading
Transform Your Health w/ Yoga By Sherrell Moore-Tucker One of the great things about the wellness industry at this point and time in our society is the variety and the availability of holistic tools and techniques available for those who are seeking transformation. That transformation may be internal, external, or both depending on where that Continue Reading
Meet Jackie and Janae Madison of Glamour Girl and Mommy & Me Fitness! Glamour Girl Fitness got started after Jackie Madison gave birth to her daughter Janae at the fabulous age of 43. Having been fit prior to giving birth, and being able to quickly return to her pre-pregnancy size, Jackie wanted to then motivate Continue Reading
A Mother’s Love: Dealing with Postpartum Depression By Sheniqka Miller A mother’s love is eternal. She can love her child more than anything. Motherhood is one of the most important parts of a woman’s life, and it requires a lot of love, dedication, commitment and energy. What happens when a mother knows these things but Continue Reading
Watching parents teach the art of entrepreneurship is always a wonderful thing. It’s even more lovely when you are able to witness something as fantastic as the Bourne Brilliant team. Consisting of sisters Lyrica, Zaira and Nadira, with the assistance of their mother, Syrheda, Bourne Brilliant has made a phenomenal impact on their community through Continue Reading
January marks cervical cancer awareness month, a time to educate and inform women of its causes, symptoms and how to prevent them. Each year over 12,000 women will acquire cervical cancer each year, and over 4,000 succumb to it, according to the American College of Obstretricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). African-American women tend to have lower Continue Reading
Just a couple weeks ago I broke a container and glass shattered and went everywhere, resulting in me spending a lot of already limited time cleaning up the area to ensure that no one got hurt by the jagged edges or fell over the mess that I had made. Life is like that sometimes. Sometimes Continue Reading
