Cool Tools To Help You Get Your Yoga On

I know everyone has a preference, but I personally believe that yoga is the single most amazing, body changing, stress reducing, and weight loss pract... READ MORE

New Anti-Swirling Meme: “How Can You Oppose ...

I’ve been seeing the following bit of stupid making its way around the web at an increased clip. The people who are desperate to guilt-trip blac... READ MORE

Intimacy Is Not Built Through Sex. Surprised?

  A couple of months ago, I downloaded Tinder after hearing good things about it. And in one month’s time, I had four dates with three guys, pr... READ MORE

More Black Women Taking Up the Fight to Tackle Obe...

It’s no secret that some black women have a complicated relationship with food. For some of us, food means love, comfort, safety. When you’... READ MORE

Have I Got You Curious Enough to Try Yoga? Online ...

  I’ve been preaching the benefits of yoga on this blog for years because quite frankly, it works. It is such a holistic mode of exercise t... READ MORE

July is My Birth Month! Countdown to 41!

Last week I took this picture to memorialize how I look at 40. If you would have told my 20 year-old-self that I’d feel better and look better a... READ MORE

Green Apple Smoothie Recipe Plus Giveaway!

The green apples on our tree have matured early this year due to the global-warming trend that only seems to be affecting California.  I’m lovi... READ MORE

QOTW: “Do Non-Black Men Like THICK Black Wom...

Got this question from a reader last week: Hi Chris, Thanks for all the great work you are doing in promoting and educating people about interracial d... READ MORE

Who Knew? Six International Folk Remedies for Comm...

See how different cultures tackle the most common ailments, naturally. Sore throats In the Ukraine, many people relive sore throats by gargling every ... READ MORE

Health Trivia: Why Every Cook Should Be Growing To...

Yesterday I was cooking my famous honey-lavender chicken, which calls for searing fat-filled chicken thighs in a cast iron skillet, and got a hot grea... READ MORE

Oh. My. Gawd. Lupita N’Yongo and Her Bikini ...

Here’s a little inspiration we could all use at the summer months come upon us. Lupita N’Yongo has one of the most beautiful bodies I have... READ MORE

Man Candy Monday: Sexy Men Doing Yoga

I must admit, I like a man that is in tune with his body. Athletes and health conscious individuals are more than likely to have what I desire, namely... READ MORE

How Growing What I Eat is Getting Me the Body I Wa...

I’ve noticed that as my garden grows and changes, my body shrinks. I’m spending a lot of time taking care of what I’m growing and ea... READ MORE

Pre-Workout ‘Beauty’ Smoothie Also Hel...

I’ve had a love/hate relationship with carbohydrates for the last couple of years, trying to figure out the “magic combination” that... READ MORE