Health

A new trend is sweeping across TikTok, and it’s not another dance challenge—it’s sleepmaxxing. The new fad involves using a number of hacks to get better rest at night, but does it really work?

For too long, mental health has been a taboo subject in the Black community, shrouded in silence, stigma, and misconceptions—It's time for a change!

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) typically impacts people during the winter months. However, studies show that seasonal depression isn’t limited to just one time of the year. While it’s less common, summertime seasonal depression is very real and thankfully, there are effective ways to ward off summertime SAD and look forward to brighter days ahead. 

When Ms. Tina Knowles—The Queen of The Queen B —recently revealed she had been diagnosed with stage one breast cancer, it was a wake-up call for many of us. She said something that stuck: she thought stage one was the lowest stage…until she found out about stage zero. That small detail? It makes all the […]

Stress can contribute to serious health problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

The cuts directly contradict a promise Donald Trump made in 2019 to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 and align with his agenda to save money at all costs.

Success is a word that carries so much weight. From the time we’re young, we’re taught that success looks a certain way—climbing the corporate ladder, earning a steady paycheck, getting married, having kids, buying a house, and securing a retirement plan.

The bacterial disease, which spreads person-to-person, has seen a rise in cases in the Portland, Oregon, metro area.

In the past few years, Black communities have increasingly turned to ancestral healing traditions—practices that sustained our ancestors through hardship. Rooted in herbal medicine, spiritual rituals, communal healing, and energy work, these traditions are gaining greater visibility, not as fleeting trends, but as essential tools for addressing historical trauma and breaking generational cycles.

Many ancient healing traditions, including Ayurveda and herbalism, have long turned to the plant world for support in calming the nervous system and restoring balance.

Eating for a healthier heart isn't complicated. Here are some easy-to-follow tips for eating in a way to support this vital organ.

If you want to lower your risk of having a stroke in your lifetime, you might want to rethink your oral hygiene.