Real Health - Summer 2006

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Mary J. Steps It Up
Riding the success of The Breakthrough, her fastest-selling album to date, Mary J. Blige is stronger, healthier and happier than ever. Here’s how the queen of hip-hop soul turned her life around

Conquering Childhood Obesity
Rx for doctors: Talk to parents about their kids’ weight

Rat Poison Alert
Does the Bush administration favor big business over kids?

Garlic’s Healing Power
The herb that helps keep the doctor away

HIV News
There’s real hope for HIV therapy, but you have to read beyond the headlines

Cut Razor Bumps
The safe way to smooth skin

Prostate Health News
Prevention, treatment and a new test

Man to Man
A book review

Are Organic Foods Worth the Splurge?
When to shell it out and when to save 

Ed Letter-Summer 2006
Truth sets you free

Letters-Summer 2006


 
 
Building Better Bones
Should we get our calcium from vitamins or food?

Turn On, Tune In and Tone Up
Did you know that your iPod, PC or TV can now make you buff? Alicia Villarosa checks out the latest fitness tools 

Ask the Sexpert
Gail Wyatt, PhD, director of the sexual-health program and associate director of the AIDS Institute at UCLA, assists us between the sheets

Better Sex in a Bottle?


The Kidney Punch
By now, you may know that diabetes and hypertension are among the most serious health issues facing the black community. But you might not know that these illnesses can bring on a third, which is just as silent and preventable. Here’s what you need to know about chronic kidney disease

Body and Soul Food
After recovering from a food addiction, Lindsey Williams found that with a few simple changes, Grandma’s recipes lost the pound-packing punch while saving the flavor

From Night Into Day
Are men returning from prison giving HIV to black women? Kai Wright investigates how the disease spreads behind bars and what happens when our men are released 

Ditching Self-Doubt
A brain tumor taught author Karen E. Quiñones Miller to trust her instincts

Fat: Back in Favor?
Nutritionist Goulda Downer, RD, PhD, looks at the latest research


 
 
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