Posts Tagged ‘diet’
Aesthetician Terrelle Hunt specializes in acne treatment for African Americans
Terrelle Hunt is a medical aesthetician at B-New Beauty Studio in Atlanta. Hunt works to help her clients illuminate their natural beauty. She offers services including facials, dermaplaning, microneedling and more. Not only does Hunt focus on providing quality treatments for her clients, but she also prides herself on helping them understand their skin. We spoke…
Read MoreNaomi Campbell says she can’t leave house before doing 2 things
Naomi Campbell can’t leave the house without doing two things. The 49-year-old supermodel has opened up about her daily routine and insisted she has to say her prayers when she wakes up before she does anything else. Speaking to fashion booking agent Camilla Lowther on an Instagram Live chat, she said: “That’s just an automatic.…
Read MoreNaomi Campbell admits she only eats 1 meal per day
Naomi Campbell only eats one meal a day. The supermodel has confessed she only has one proper meal every day, which she eats in the middle of the day, but reserves Sunday for her favorite sweet treats. She told the Wall Street Journal: “I eat my lunch. Lunch is my dinner because I really only eat…
Read MoreLoni Love roasted for saying Black women ‘don’t know how to eat’
Loni Love has assumed a new role as an ambassador for Weight Watchers and took a moment this week to share her findings with her co-hosts on “The Real.” While on camera, in front of people, many of whom were Black women, Love shared a variety of foods including salmon, turkey bacon and ice cream,…
Read MoreJanelle Monáe has mercury poisoning after becoming a pescatarian
Janelle Monáe has mercury poisoning. The 34-year-old singer, who follows a vegetarian and fish diet, would love to have a family of her own one day, but she needs to get “healthy” again first, as she’s currently suffering with metal contamination linked to eating too much fish. Speaking to The Cut, she said: “I started feeling my…
Read MoreKim Kardashian adopts new dietary habits
Kim Kardashian West has revealed more about her family eating habits, including that her eldest daughter North is a pescatarian. Taking part in a Twitter question-and-answer session, she said: “I eat mostly plant-based. No meat anymore. Oatmeal and vegan sausage for breakfast, vegan tacos are my fave for lunch! Salads are good too! Sea Moss Smoothies are…
Read MorePersonal trainer Kenneth Kirkland discusses health accountability partners
Kenneth Kirkland is a personal trainer and the CEO of Trinity Conditioning. The 27-year-old graduated from Tuskegee University with a degree in food and nutritional science. In 2015 Trinity Conditioning was born after Kirkland who was then 300 pounds decided to change his life. He built a relationship with God nd sacrificed habits, which resulted…
Read MoreThe extreme diet Beyoncé used to lose her baby weight
Beyoncé is arguably the best performer of our generation. With her busy schedule recording music, touring, being a wife and mothering three children, it’s amazing that Beyoncé can maintain her physique. For those who love celebrity diets, you’ll be happy to find out that Queen Bey has revealed her strict diet in her new Netflix…
Read MoreAshanti shares the secret to her snatched shape
One thing that hasn’t changed is Ashanti’s great figure. The 38-year-old R&B singer broke down the go-tos that help her stay lean and fit. For one, she relies on regular colonic irrigation treatments and believes the hydrotherapy sessions — which involve having your bowel flushed of the waste food material in the body with water…
Read More7 apps to help the Black community stay healthy during the holidays
It’s the holiday season — a time that can create more stress and sickness than usual. Remaining healthy in a culture of technology-induced convenience, fast food and minimal physical activity is essential to our prosperity as a community. Technology, if used responsibly, can change the health statistics of our community by fighting stigmas, providing resources…
Read MoreFreddie Jackson addresses thin rumors, dances to hip-hop ‘Nice and Slow’ remake
Freddie Jackson visited Atlanta this week to drop off his new single, “Without You,” at local stations and to attend a fan appreciation event with KISS 104.1. Jackson says he enjoyed physically delivering the single from his fifth album and seeing friends in the business he’s had for over thirty years. He was especially excited…
Read MoreWill.i.am turned his life around with plant-based diet
Picture by: AJPictures / Splash NewsSplash News and Pictures Will.i.am has turned his life around since embarking on a plant-based diet. The 42-year-old musician Will.i.am suffered from high cholesterol, bronchitis and high blood pressure in 2017, leaving him with a “weak” immune system, but his condition was a wake-up call and he has since resorted to…
Read More79-year-old Ernestine Shepherd’s tips to staying fierce at any age
While some 25-year-olds who started 2016 off strong have already picked up a cheeseburger and fries, 79-year-old Ernestine Shepherd is proof that age is nothing but a number. She is listed as the world’s oldest competing bodybuilder in the Guinness Book of World Records, and wins most of her competitions. Shepherd didn’t start lifting weights until she was in her…
Read MoreFit Fridays with Holly Lowe Jones: The ins and outs of getting back into shape
Between the cold weather and the demands of the holidays, it’s easy to find excuses to skip workouts. While it’s OK to cancel your gym sessions every once in a while, you will regret it once you feel and see the negative effects of stopping completely. So, just how long does it take to get back…
Read MoreFit Fridays with Natasha Sealy: 5 tips to step up your health game
It’s a brand new year and you have set some great health and fitness goals to move forward. You’ve been eating healthy by choosing the right foods and have eliminated several nights of drinking. The fried chicken has been thrown by the way side (for the most part) and exercise has been happening on a regular…
Read MoreFit Fridays with Holly Lowe Jones: Nutrition tips to avoid getting sick this winter
Although obtaining a personalized assessment of your nutritional deficiencies and needs is ideal, there are common health issues and symptoms that can be relieved by making simple changes in your diet. Common colds, viruses and the flu ● We are all exposed to viruses at one point or another (assuming you leave your house regularly).…
Read MoreMother of triplets Meri Reffetto: ‘Health habits I learned from my dad’
As a mother of 5-year old triplets, I’m starting to see exactly how children learn healthy habits. It doesn’t always come from talking at them or trying to explain by reading child-friendly stories or using carrot-shaped puppets to get the message out about developing healthy habits. They learn from observing our behavior. Our generation seems…
Read MoreAshanti Johnson helps us strengthen our mind, body and soul, 1 pound at a time
Ashanti Johnson is changing lives. She can confidently boast that she has helped hundreds of women lose thousands of pounds. Located in the South Shore community of Chicago, her gym 360 Mind. Body. Soul. (360mbs) has become a safe place for women to go and take their health and fitness goals to the next level.…
Read MoreFit Fridays with Holly Lowe Jones: What to eat if you plan to lose weight
Time and time again I’m asked by family, friends, clients, and people in general, “What should I eat if I want to lose weight and get lean?” My answer never changes: lean protein, lots of green veggies, and keep your starchy carbohydrates to a minimum. However, I sometimes forget that not everyone knows exactly what these…
Read More8 reasons you’re still fat despite going to the gym
So you decided that this was going to be the year that you were going to get that extra few pounds off, or in some cases, quite a few extra pounds. You made special trip to your favorite department store and picked up some really nice new exercise gear complete with very stylish track pants a few…
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