Bye Bye Sugary Drink Ban! The Kittleman Era begins

Sigh…. Here we go. County Executive elect Allan Kittleman’s first order of business is…..repealing the ban on selling sugary drinks on county property. And he announces this in the middle of Diabetes Awareness Month. How lovely. What a sad day it is for health advocates near and far. For those of you who follow my … Continue reading →

Holding my applause for CVS/pharmacy

Take it easy and read this entire post before you start giving me dirty looks. I’m not hating on CVS.  Please don’t send me emails talking about how I need to be grateful about the recent announcement regarding their cease on the sale tobacco products. I am actually extremely grateful. I am proud of my … Continue reading →

CPS3 and African-Americans. Why aren’t they reaching out to all of us?

Well after my pitch about the need for African-Americans to support CPS3 in Howard County, I braved the rain and a potential tornado to formally enroll yesterday. Of course needles are not my strong point (see photo below). I was thinking about this study and African-Americans in DC. (For those of you who are new … Continue reading →

Wanted: Black Male Health Role Models

All this buzz about the upcoming Men’s Health Fair got me thinking about men’s health while I was deep cleaning my bathrooms on Monday. Women are very encouraging when it comes to health but not men. We have grown up seeing women support one another. But what about the fellas. I wondered what men do … Continue reading →

African-Americans need to get involved in the Howard County Cancer Prevention Study today

It’s National Minority Cancer Awareness Week (did you know that? Neither did I until yesterday). What is that? National Minority Cancer Awareness Week promotes increased awareness of prevention and treatment among those segments of the populations that are at greater risk of developing cancer. I don’t know one family that hasn’t been affected by cancer … Continue reading →

Here Come the Hunger Games

Happy New Year!!! Time to start anew. And, of course, it’s time to resolve to lose weight. This post may seem a tad mean so if you’re sensitive, you may want to skip it.  I love how everyone is suddenly a dieting expert around this time of year. I’ve encountered many “nutritionists” and “personal trainers” … Continue reading →