Women’s Day Wednesday
Following are six behaviors that increase self-esteem, enhance your self-confidence, and spur your motivation. You may recognize some of them as things you naturally do in your interactions with other people. But if you don’t, I suggest you motivate yourself to take some of these important steps immediately. 1. Greet others with a smile and […]
Stressed out? Hey, we’ve got an app for that. Called MyCalmBeat, the new app uses a heart rate monitor that attaches to the ear to detect a person’s optimal breathing rate, or resonant frequency, which is unique to each person. By achieving your optimal breathing rate, the company says the user can increase the variability […]
According to a survey of 7,300 women past their 40th birthdays, 65 per cent claim to look better than their age. Experts believe that the trend towards healthy eating, exercise and pampering is behind the trend and more… What else are they doing to look younger? 70% followed a healthy diet 40% exercised or went […]
1. KNOW YOUR PURPOSE. Nothing will bring you joy more than knowing what it is that you are about on this earth. Not knowing brings sadness, wondering, fear and lack of fulfillment. Above all, find out what your unique purpose is here on this earth—then fulfill it! As you do, you will experience joy! 2. […]
The Help’s Viola Davis and her husband have adopted a baby boy! During Monday night’s Elle Women in Hollywood event in Los Angeles, Viola’s Help co-star Octavia Spencer broke the news, revealing that Viola became a mom “like two days ago.” Then when Davis took the stage she confirmed the news, saying that she and […]
If you’re one of those people who makes a nightly pledge to start a diet tomorrow . . . tonight, just relax and forget about it until the weekend. A new poll found that diets that start in the middle of the week are MUCH more likely to fail. Tuesday is the absolute worst day […]
Singer and actress and Jennifer Hudson has taken back her temple by dropping 80 pounds! And now she is providing a tool to help others as well. Jennifer, who’s already a spokesperson for Weight Watchers, is set to open a new branch of the company in her hometown of Chicago. The new center will be […]
Today for “Women’s Day Wednesday” we are saluting tennis superstar Serena Williams who has been appointed UNICEF’S newest international Goodwill Ambassador. Her appointment was announced yesterday and this will be chance for Serena to use her popularity to support the U.N. agency’s mission to provide a quality education for vulnerable children. Williams, who is also […]
“The Help” is still the number one film in the country, despite the controversy that’s been sparked. Why has this project drawn such a negative reaction? Very few movies with African-American stars are released to the masses, and many were upset that one of the few films targeting the Black community was about maids. Not […]
Summer is almost over, Fall will be here soon and then Winter. Since we are less active in these latter seasons, it’s easy to pack on the pounds. Check out the Top 10 Tips for Preventing Weight Gain: 1. Throw out junk food – No matter how disciplined you are, if junk food is there, […]
Researchers have pinpointed new clues as to why more Black women experience uterine fibroids — an astounding 80 percent of women will develop them by their late 40s, according to the National Institute of Environmental Health Services. What You Need To Know Women who experience heavy periods, cramping, pain during sex, an urge to urinate […]
1. Eating “low-fat” It sounds crazy, but foods marketed as low-fat or fat-free typically save us only a few calories and, in doing so, they are replace harmless fats with low-performing carbohydrates that digest quickly — causing a sugar rush and, immediately afterward, rebound hunger. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that […]