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74African-Americans and Diabetes: My Dad's Battle
The day my sister came home, strolled into the kitchen and found my father in the kitchen frying up a whole pack of bacon, she couldn't believe it. Dad was a smart man, a retired teacher/viced-principal; a...
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83Dreadlock personality - outer beauty, inner strength
Nasty, ugly, unkempt, dirty .... even in 2011 dreadlocks retain a negative and non-conformist reputation. It saddens me that dreadlocks remain shackled to what American society deems negative and that society’s mindset overshadows their...
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74Scared? Do come inside my spider phobia
About 2 a.m. one night, I saw a spider near the patio door. I couldn't move and I started whimpering. I didn't realize how loud I was until my daughters, one by one came running from the bedroom. One of us hit...
5 comments67TEST your D.V. (domestic violence) Awareness!
It's 2010 .... Thirty-three years since battered wife Francine Hughes set fire to her Michigan home and sent her abusive husband to his death while he lay in a drunken stuper; twenty-seven years since Tracey Thurman's ex-husband Charles "Buck"...
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70My Breast Self-Exam Nightmare
To my untrained fingers, the knot in my breast felt firm; defiant; determined to send me a message and I got it; all at once: breast cancer. I've got breast cancer. I had just finished my shower and I was performing a breast self-exam. I was 40...
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56Cold weather comfort: a fitness nightmare
Is it Seasonal Affective Disorder or just my body resting like plants do in the winter? Either way, I've noticed a definite appetite and exercise change when cold weather blows in.
4 comments61Me! Me! Me! Thirty minutes, every day!
You've organized your life just right: work, children, significant other (or not), Mom and Dad, sisters and brothers, friends, household errands, community work, at some point sleep - all in a 24-hour period!...
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59Crosstraining: Not just for athletes
For athletes, cross-training is the cornerstone of their routine. It maximizes thorough training sessions for each muscle group; it minimizes burnout and boredom from concentrating on one activity...
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58Your choice: Live or artificial Christmas trees?
Christmas in my parent's house - we could always count on two things: an elaborate light show outside, complete with baby Jesus in the manger and the three Wise men surrounding him; and an artificial tree on...
17 comments69Quickie weight-loss options: fad or fab?
Quickie weight-loss: will short-term success jump-start your long-term goals?
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