Your 2024 Exercise Plan

Creating an exercise plan for weight release, strength training and cardiovascular endurance involves a balanced combination of various exercises and activities. It’s essential to include both resistance training and cardiovascular exercises to achieve comprehensive fitness goals. Here’s a sample 2024 exercise plan that you can customize based on your fitness level, preferences and any specific… Continue reading Your 2024 Exercise Plan

The Incredible Health Benefits of Avocados

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Avocados are often hailed as a superfood and for good reason. These green fruits are delicious and packed with essential nutrients and healthy fats. Avocados offer many health benefits, from improving heart health to supporting weight management. In this article, we will explore avocados’ incredible benefits to our well-being. Rich in nutrients, avocados are a… Continue reading The Incredible Health Benefits of Avocados

How to find a Culturally Sensitive PCP

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Before I begin addressing how to find a PCP or primary care physician, let’s talk about what a primary care physician is and why having one is crucial. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, a primary care physician is a specialist in family medicine, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics who provides definitive… Continue reading How to find a Culturally Sensitive PCP

Sexual Health

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According to the World Health Organization, the current working definition of sexual health is:”… a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being concerning sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships and the possibility of having pleasurable… Continue reading Sexual Health

Minority Health: Know Your Numbers

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As a minority female and health care practitioner, it is essential to my community and me to know our numbers. April is Minority Health Equity Month. I am honored to have this moment to introduce to some and remind others about preventative health screenings recommended to prevent or reverse the effects of illnesses like cancer… Continue reading Minority Health: Know Your Numbers

5 Ways to Increase Water Intake

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According to the CDC, our parents, and our doctors there are many benefits to drinking water. According to the CDC, getting enough water every day is important for your health. Drinking water can prevent dehydration, a condition that can cause unclear thinking, result in mood change, cause your body to overheat, and lead to constipation… Continue reading 5 Ways to Increase Water Intake

Accountability Hacks

The most salient component of accountability, the idea that we are responsible for our actions, is central to a long-standing debate among philosophers and psychologists: that of determinism versus free will. Determinism suggests that people act based on cause-and-effect relationships and therefore could not have acted any differently than what they actually did, whereas theories… Continue reading Accountability Hacks

Plastic Surgery and Emotional Wellness

Is it the chicken that laid the egg that came first; or the egg that hatched the chicken that laid the egg? I’m pondering the same question when it comes to plastic surgery and emotional wellness. Does plastic surgery increase emotional wellness or does emotional wellness increase the perceived outcomes of plastic surgery? Being a… Continue reading Plastic Surgery and Emotional Wellness