(Akiit.com) Are black children an endangered species? The answer is yes, according to billboards posted throughout Atlanta by anti-abortion groups. Although their answer is correct, their reasoning behind that answer is completely wrong. The anti-abortion organizations Georgia Right to Life and the Radiance Foundation have placed 65 billboards throughout the ...
(Akiit.com) It may seem like we are seeing an increase in deaths of folks we know, as well as popular public figures. Truth is, it is mostly about aging. The older you get, the people dying will more and more be folks you know. It’s just that simple. What amazes ...
(Akiit.com) Hello, my name is Jennifer Jones Austin. I am a 41 year old mother of two young children. On September 23 of this year, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Just days before I was walking around feeling fine, taking care of my family, going to the gym ...
(Akiit.com) Perhaps one of the most popular New Years resolutions is joining the gym and getting fit. Fueling that resolution and its timing is the over eating and drinking from the holidays just proceeding. The resolution is always made with the best of intentions. This is especially good news in ...
(Akiit.com) All was well for Jennifer Jones Austin and her family in the recent months leading into the holiday season. Jen – as she is often referred to by those close to her — the 41 year old wife of Shawn Austin and mother to a daughter 12 and son ...
(Akiit.com) If you feel this is the New Year when you finally achieve your dream of being a “non-smoker†well here is some health information that may offer some much needed extra motivation: You know smoking causes lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease, but you’re still lighting up. To help ...
(Akiit.com) Here’s a very interesting read, which you should find helpful and informative. Proper digestion of your food relieves discomfort from overeating and naturally aids in preventing gas, bloating, burping, heartburn and indigestion. Foods high in complex carbohydrates, such as grains and legumes, are the primary foods responsible for bloating, ...
(Akiit.com) The holiday season is a blessed one for many. It often means a time of enjoying family and friends and spending time with those you love away from the hustle and bustle of a daily commute or grind. But the dark side of the holiday season is the stresses ...
(Akiit.com) That ham hock you’ll boil into your collard greens for seasoning will float 21 grams of fat into your otherwise healthy vegetables. And the smoked pork neck bones you use to season your green beans are just as much the villain, adding 292 calories and 1,000 grams of salt ...
(Akiit.com) Last week, the March of Dimes issued a report card for the United States preterm birth rate. The U.S. got a “D.” More than 540,000 babies are born too early. A baby is considered “pre-term” if it is born before 37 weeks. According to the Institute of Medicine, preterm ...
(Akiit.com) Here’s what black folks can and should do about health care reform, no matter what Congress or the Obama administration do. 1. Go old school and revive the Black Panther Party free health clinic concept. Anyone who went through the turbulent 1960s – when FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover ...
(Akiit.com) If you want to hear some of the most asinine responses to health care you ever want to hear (besides in Congress), ask a black man when’s the last time he’s been to the doctor. “Never” is a common response for many men in their 40s and 50s. Black ...