Health A top concern for Hip-Hop following recent deaths LOS ANGELES — Hip-hop may need a checkup. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable rappers die of drug- and health-related causes. Since 2011, hip-pop pioneer Heavy D, singer and rap chorus specialist Nate Dogg and New York rapper Tim Dog all … [Read more...] about POU Health Thread: The Health of Hip Hop
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POU Weekly Health Thread: Are We Taking Care Of Ourselves?
dannie22 posted this comment in the Tuesday Afternoon Thread: ATTN BLACK PEOPLE!! Imma need for everyone to get their health in check because what happened tonight should not have happened. One of my young black female co-workers told me she had been having pains and that her feet and hands were tingling. I asked her if she had any health issues I should know about. She … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Are We Taking Care Of Ourselves?
POU Weekly Health Thread: Who Needs A Vitamin?
Last night I decided to clean out my medicine cabinet. I will constantly buy a supplement or vitamin that I forget about after a week. All kinds of stuff from GNC or the Herbal Shop. If I read about it in O magazine, for some reason I MUST get it. So today, I thought, why not break down what we really need and what we might need, and what we're (and by "we" I mean "me") wasting … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Who Needs A Vitamin?
POU Weekly Health Thread: Getting Fit in the 2013!
Yep, we're getting fit and fine in 2013! We will gather each week to talk about triumphs and roadblocks to getting healthier (physically, emotionally, spiritually - all) and encourage each other to move FORWARD. Share your health tips, recipes, exercise regimes, whatever's on your mind healthwise. The Quick 15 minute workout! Jumping jacks - 3 minutes - GO! … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Getting Fit in the 2013!
POU Health Thread: Shakirah Simley, Artisanal Food Producer
Hello everyone! The Health Thread is back! You can use this open thread to discuss all these HEALTH! Share recipes, work out tips and discuss the blog post subject to your healthy heart's delight. I ran across this subject on The Grio and thought it would be a great share as we come up on the Holiday season. We all know those mamas and auntees and grannies that put all their … [Read more...] about POU Health Thread: Shakirah Simley, Artisanal Food Producer