Tag: #healthyliving

Journey From Fear To Faith

Joetta Talford
Man Eating Breakfast

According to a New York Times op-ed written by Duke University Medical Center psychiatrist Damon Tweety, “black men are seven times more likely than white men to receive a diagnosis of H.I.V. and more than twice as likely to die of prostate cancer.” With that said, health education and inspiring men to go see the doctor early for checkups is a must to saving more lives. Tweety goes on to say “Black patients, compared with those of other races, tend to be far less trusting of physicians and their medical…

For Pete’s Sake, Stop Eating All That *&^%!

Matt Talford

Warning: the following article isn’t necessarily one I’d classify as politically or religiously correct!  If you adhere to strict practices of being either politically correct, religiously correct or both, now would be a good time to close this web page…       Okay, you’re still here, so I’ll proceed… First, please pardon the divergence from my normal style of writing, but I felt it necessary to abandon style for the sake of getting straight to the point.  That point is simple: eating too much ? can be very bad…

Who Says You Can’t Drink a Gallon of Water a Day?

Matt Talford

For years one of my best friends (Steve) has somehow managed to keep his waist size pretty close to where it was when we were in high school, even now, well into his forties.  Many of my friends/colleagues have fitness club memberships, and are avid runners and tennis players, yet very few of them get the results my buddy Steve gets, despite the fact that they all work much harder at it than he does (or so it seems).  So how does Steve stay so fit and trim?  Simple.  He…