Category: Fitness & WELLNESS

“Featured on the Love the Way You Live Podcast with Charlie Lewis on Episode 5 (Click here.)” Posted by Connections Matter | Oct 12, 2017 | Life Coaching | Take a moment and relax. Every second of your life counts, and you deserve to enjoy each of them. Forget about escaping to that great getaway or even spending an evening at […]

By Joy Manning Avoid Relationship Conflicts During the Hectic Holidays If this is supposed to be “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” then why can’t you get through a single mall trip or holiday party without wanting to smack your spouse? The couples and families you see in movies may be caroling with the neighbors, […]

Jené Luciani Some days it can feel like you have to choose between your body or your hair: You can go for a run but sabotage the awesome blowout you just got or skip the gym to avoid a potentially bad hair day but miss out on all the muscle-toning, calorie-burning, health-boosting benefits of a […]

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A checklist of things for Black men to screen for by age BY LASHIEKA HUNTER, OCTOBER 18, 2016 Brothers, be honest. Do you go to the doctor regularly? You take care of your family; you take care of work matters, but what about yourself? “Men aren’t judged by whether they are healthy; they are judged […]

With the number of deaths increasing, it’s time we protect our hearts. BY LASHIEKA HUNTER, FEBRUARY 15, 2017 February is Heart Month, so we caught up with William A. Cooper, M.D., Medical Director of Cardiovascular Surgery at WellStar Health Systems in Marietta, GA, and author of Heart Attack: Truth, Tragedy, Triumph to discuss why cardiovascular issues are prevalent […]

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