Mental Health 90-Day Challenge!
A Mental Health Moment By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPC, NCC, CCHt, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor Happy Fall and hello October! Dear readers we are closing in on the end of 2021 […]
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The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
An Apple a Day ….
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor Did you fill in the rest of that sentence with “keeps the doctor away?” There have been research studies on those who eat apples once […]
Children & Mental Health: Public Awareness Campaign Discussion with Tracee Perryman, PhD
Q: Why is it so important to be talking about mental health right now – especially in the case of children? A: It’s not front of mind for people, but children can also suffer from […]
Food Fight Against Inflammation
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations states, “Good nutrition is our first defense against disease and our source of energy to […]
Mental Health of Dreams
A Mental Health Moment By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPC, NCC, CCHt, Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor Dreams occur during our sleep and often includes thoughts, emotions and images from our waking life […]
Impacting the Health of Black Women: Fibroids and the Facts
Faithfull Utterances Impacting the Health of Black Women: Fibroids and the Facts By Froswa Booker-Drew Guest Column Uterine fibroids are incredibly common, especially in Black women. I must admit, I was one of those women […]
Dear Ryan,
I am starting a workout program and I’m not sure how much weight I should be using. I don’t want to get big & bulky by lifting weights. I just want to tone up and look […]
The African American Male Wellness Walk
On Saturday, August 21, the ninth annual African American Male Wellness 5K Walk/Run started at the Warren AME Church at 9:30 a.m. but, as always, the walk was not the only important feature of this […]
Toledo’s Boxing Champ Returns Home to a Hero’s Welcome
Sojourner’s Truth Staff Toledo’s Oshae Jones has returned home after winning a bronze medal in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in the women’s welterweight boxing competition and she received a hero’s welcome on Monday at […]
100 Sistas Against COVID-19
Sojourner’s Truth Staff Frustrated by the disproportionate number of illnesses and deaths in the Black community due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the low number of vaccinations in the local area, a groups of prominent […]