12/31/2010 Inhaling Tobacco Smoke Causes Immediate Harm 2010 Surgeon General’s report contains important new information on how tobacco smoke causes disease and explains why it is crucial to stop smoking and avoid secondhand smoke. Cigarette Smoke Damages Every Organ in the Body Damage to body is immediate when you smoke On December 9, 2010, the [...]

12/30/2010 Five + Minutes to Great Health (and well WORTH IT!) Be active. Be active for at least 2½ hours a week. Include activities that raise your breathing and heart rates and that strengthen your muscles. Doing 10 minutes at a time is fine. Help kids and teens be active for at least 1 hour [...]

12/20/2010 Five Minutes or Less for Health Test smoke alarms. Every month, check your smoke alarms to ensure they work properly. Check or replace the battery to your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector when you change the time on your clocks each spring and fall. If the alarm or detector sounds, leave your home [...]

12/19/2010 As 2010 comes to a close and the new year rapidly approaches we all (naturally) begin to make plans for how the next year will be the “best  year ever!”  Often topping the list of resolutions–exercise/get in shape/lose weight…. This year, why not take it a step further?  Over the next few posts I am going [...]

12/11/2010 Know the Rules…Safety Tips for the Holidays When in a public facility always supervise your children, and ALWAYS accompany young children to the restroom. Make certain your children know to stay with you at all times while shopping and always CHECK FIRST with you or the person in charge before they go anywhere. It [...]

12/10/2010 First ladies join The Heart Truth to raise women’s heart disease awareness NIH-supported campaign displays rare collection of red dresses at Bush Presidential Library and Museum The Heart Truth campaign to raise awareness about women’s heart disease takes the spotlight at The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, where The Heart Truth Founding Ambassador [...]

10/10/2010 Metallics, Minis, and Layers, oh my! Metallic finger nails, sky-high platforms and mini-dresses are by far a few of my favorite trends of the past few seasons. Much to my delight, more of that bold, guttural runway style is making its way into street fashion. Fashionistas are mixing prints, patterns and shapes; colors have [...]

October 9, 2010 Philadelphia Fall Fashion Week 2010 I know what you are thinking: There’s a Philadelphia Fashion Week? Yes—and it was fabuloooous!  Showing collections at this year’s Fall Fashion Week, were Pamela Ptak, NEUW, Cold Method and Autumlin to name a few. One of my favorites, of course, was Philadelphia’s own, Kristen Simms, of [...]

October 2, 2010 Ron Wilch Presents: The Fashion Lab Fashion designer Ron Wilch is as much known for his attention to details as his extravagant fashion productions. Described as a “designer’s designer”, Ron has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows and has countless magazine articles throughout the years for his fashion insights, style trends and [...]

September 19, 2010 Sharon Baptist Health Fair The church has arguably provided the most influence in progressing and supporting African Americans through some of the most revolutionizing periods in history. Thus it is no surprise that the church has joined forces with healthcare professionals to fight the new epidemics plaguing African Americans—diabetes, obesity and heart [...]