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Hello everyone! Please visit my new blog: BrownSugarSoul.weebly.com

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I created Brown Sugar Soul to encourage health, spiritual growth, and confidence. I hope you enjoy the site and feel free to contact me via the contact form below.

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Categories African American, Education, Health & Beauty, Inspiration, Keep It Real, Poetry, Recipe, Social Issues

Natural Hair

26 Jan

By CANDACE ROBERTS

Please check out my new website on Natural Hair and other things that I love!

CurlyCandace.com

Facebook.com/CurlyCandace

Twitter: @CurlyCandace

Thanks!

Wanna Talk Natural Hair? There’s a Chat For That (bellasugar.com)
Be Featured! Natural Hair Style of the Week! (charlidholbrook.com)
Natural Hair Style of the Week: Fro Hawk (charlidholbrook.com)

Tags: African American, Beauty, Black Women, Blacks, Hair, Natural Hair, Women

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Categories African American, Health & Beauty

Health Tips for the New Year

24 Dec

By CANDACE ROBERTS

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On Thanksgiving 2011, my Aunt posted on Facebook all what she had eaten that day. Assuming she continued to consume leftovers the next couple days after with a mix of stress and alcohol and the result was her third stroke and then death. She’d survived 2 strokes and breast cancer, but her body could take no more.

People are not eating healthy these days; maybe because it’s cheaper to eat junk food or the taste alone is enough to make some of us put away the thought of eating healthy. Even though healthy food tastes incredible and so many recipes can be found to substitute your favorite unhealthy meals. The doctor did not prescribe you medicine for you to continue to eat and live unhealthy. It’s not okay to consume food loaded with salt and simply swallow your blood pressure medication and leave it to deal with your body’s reaction to the food.

It’s not easy to change your eating habits, but it is possible and you will benefit from it. I haven’t eaten pork or red meat in 4 years. I rarely consume sweets and salty snacks, but in moderation. You can give up all the unhealthy stuff, but if you must have it, just don’t have it everyday and not a lot of it.

Here are some health tips that I have for you as you go into the New Year! It’s not just about losing weight, it’s about obtaining a healthy lifestyle!

Signs of a stroke:

Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.
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Super foods (help you lower your cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer, and, for an added bonus, put you in a better mood):

Blueberries
Tea (Green or Black)
Salmon
Quinoa
Beans
Broccoli
Oats
Oranges
Spinach
Tomatoes
Soy
Turkey
Walnuts
Yogurt
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Reasons to workout (4-6 days a week):

Keep excess pounds at bay
Increase your stamina
Ward off viral illnesses
Reduce your health risks
Manage chronic conditions
Strengthen your heart (A stronger heart doesn’t need to beat as fast. A stronger heart also pumps blood more efficiently, which improves blood flow to all parts of your body)
Keep your arteries clear
Boost your mood
Stay active and independent as you age
Live longer
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Exercise:

Walk briskly for at least 30 minutes a day
Aerobic dancing
Swimming
Stair climbing
Bicycling
Jogging
Elliptical training
Rowing
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Beginning now, change your life for the better. Refer to these tips as you progress forward. You owe it to yourself to be healthy and happy.

Diet and nutrition (bupa.com.au)
Food portion control and healthy eating (bupa.com.au)
How does junk food effect your brain (wiki.answers.com)

Tags: 2012, Cardiovascular Disorders, Conditions and Diseases, Eating, Health, Physical exercise

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Categories Health & Beauty

The Thin Commandments

19 Nov

By CANDACE ROBERTS

America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments is a new documentary by Darryl Roberts (No relation). Let’s face it, America is obsessed with diets, fitness, health and weight loss. This documentary takes a look into the unhealthy obsession.