Instead of wearing a damn safety pin…

I have five suggestions for showing solidarity with minorities. None of them involve wearing an accessory. Continue reading →

Cheers Dr. Calvin Ball!!

Do me a favor. If you see Dr. Calvin Ball, District 2 Representative on the County Council, buy him a beer. Buy him a slurpee. Give him 4 tickets to an Oriole’s game (not the cheap seats). Or simply pat him on the back and say “thank you”. The County Council finally passed the nutritional … Continue reading →

Don’t drop the Ball on the healthy snack options bill

Here we go again.  Controversy over something that has been taken out of context for political manipulation and gain. Some folks just love to start stuff and it makes my ass itch. Dr. Calvin Ball, District 2 Council Rep, created a very cool compromise in the tug of war over snack and sugary beverages. His … Continue reading →

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 →

Why Howard County Men Need to See the Doctor

A report came out yesterday that made me think about a few things during these last few days of Men’s Health Week. The Center for Disease Control reports that 1 in 4 Americans are living with diabetes and don’t know it. Don’t know it?? Wow!!! Let’s put this into real life terms. Look at a … Continue reading →

Synergy Chronicles: ROCK HARD

See the title alone should have been my warning. Rock Hard. A high intensity strength training class taught by Ron, co-owner of Synergy and the only male instructor on staff. I knew I had to try this class as strength training is my Achilles heel. I can still hear Ron’s voice bellowing like a PE … Continue reading →

The Best News I’ve Heard All Week

Soooo let’s see. We’ve had the Donald ‘Big Balls’ Sterling White Sheet Parade. The RepubliCANTs rejecting the minimum wage bill (not surprising but still disappointing). More than 250 precious Nigerian girls abducted from their school and sold as child brides to a bunch of sick bastards. A comedian who thinks that women who accuse men … Continue reading →

Them bones!!! Osteoporosis Awareness Month

  Good bye April! Hello May! I look forward to more sunny days, more blooming flowers, and of course Memorial Day weekend. But May is also Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month so as a health advocate I must share something important to keep your eye on this condition. For those of you who don’t have … Continue reading →

Hello Synergy! Nice to meet you!

Have you met Synergy Women’s Fitness?? Why didn’t y’all tell me that this place existed before now? O to the M to the G! Let me dish for a minute. I attended a fabulous open house at Synergy Fitness last week. And I mean it was fab times five.       I was expecting … Continue reading →

Get On the Green Scene Tomorrow at the Howard County Green Fest

  I’m not exactly a tree hugger but any chance I get to learn more about how to preserve the environment and stay healthy, I lend an ear.  Enter the annual Howard County Green Fest sponsored by the good folks over at the Ho Co Parks and Rec.  It’s happening tomorrow and I will absolutely … Continue reading →