(Akiit.com) Growing up in the South, food meant everything. You could walk into somebody’s house and know exactly what kind of mood lived there by the smell coming from the kitchen. Fried chicken snapping in hot grease. Pots of greens bubbling low on the stove for hours. Candied yams sitting ...
(Akiit.com) Lily Bell, an African American educator for more than 40 years based in Macon, Georgia, has released a new book, Beyond the Myth: Morality and the Black Community, that compellingly dives into the contradictions and silences that have shaped generations. As an author, speaker, and podcast host, she is on a ...
(Akiit.com) A lot of heavy brothers do not even realize they are addicted to fast food until their body starts talking back to them. Down here in the South, grabbing something from a drive thru became part of everyday life for many men. Folks work long hours, sit in traffic, ...
(Akiit.com) A lot of folks think a big man can drop pounds just by skipping dessert for a few nights and walking around the block. That sounds good in theory, but life does not work that clean once your frame has carried extra size for years. Coming from the South, ...
(Akiit.com) Every summer growing up, somebody older in the family was always reminding people to drink water. Didn’t matter if you were outside cutting grass, sitting on the porch, or running around with cousins all afternoon. Soon as somebody said they felt weak, the first thing they heard was, “Go ...
(Akiit.com) Back when I was younger, people around me barely talked about blood pressure unless somebody ended up in the hospital. That was usually how families found out something was wrong. One minute a person looked alright sitting at the cookout laughing with everybody else. Next thing you know, folks ...
(Akiit.com) Caring for aging parents involves making many small decisions quickly. One of the most immediate, and often contentious, is determining what to do with their home. Not whether to move, but whether the space they live in now is safe for them. Few homes are designed for the way ...
(Akiit.com) The Supreme Court has just restored a woman’s ability to obtain the abortion pill by mail without first seeing a medical provider, at least for now. A lower court had tried to tighten that easy access by requiring patients to consult with a licensed clinician in person before acquiring ...
(Akiit.com) The majority of individuals do not skip dental appointments due to a distaste for clean teeth. They do so because of the sensation of being there, or the memory of that sensation. Advancements in dental technology have managed to alter this situation, not through the introduction of shinier gadgets, ...
(Akiit.com) When it comes to wellness suggestions, the same things inevitably get discussed over and over again: heart health, weight management, muscle development, potentially even brain functioning when mental clarity is all the rage. These areas are important, but none of them encompass everything that keeps the body functioning well. ...
(Akiit.com) A few years back, most people thought telehealth was just a gimmick. Sure, it might save a trip to the doctor for something minor, but nobody really took it seriously as actual healthcare. Fast forward to today, and millions of people can’t imagine managing their health without it. The ...
(Akiit.com) Scoliosis isn’t just about having a curved spine that looks different on X-rays. For a lot of people living with it, the real issue is the daily discomfort that comes from a spine that doesn’t distribute weight and stress the way a straight spine does. Some days are manageable, ...