MIND Your Healthy Brain
By Patrice Powers-Baker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor The best foods for your brain are the same foods that also help your heart. There are foods as well as healthy behaviors like getting […]
Category: Health
The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
The Benefits of Walking
By Paul Hubbard Guest Column Walking is good exercise for senior citizens and especially for African American seniors. Research and studies, including ones by Harvard University and AARP, indicate walking is powerful medicine for our […]
Sisters Raise Awareness and Honor Sister with Lupus Luncheon
By Tricia Hall The Truth Reporter Throngs of people came out for the second annual Lupus Awareness Luncheon on Saturday, May 20. The Scott Park Banquet Hall was filled to capacity with people who are […]
Toledo’s Lupus Awareness Weekend
The Truth Staff Joyce Goings has been a lupus sufferer and survivor for decades but until a year ago, she had not realized that there were so many others in the area, particularly Black women, […]
Healing for Our Mothers: A Grief and Loss Workshop
By Angie Hayes The Truth Reporter A “Grief and Loss Workshop,” a supportive and information event hosted by L.E.A.D. Community Church and the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, was held on Thursday, May 11 at the Mott […]
Simple Tips to Help Black Men Manage Blood Pressure to Prevent Stroke and Dementia
For many health conditions, Black/African Americans are impacted at disproportionate rates. High blood pressure is the leading modifiable risk factor for stroke, cardiovascular disease, and dementia. Black/African Americans are 50 percent more likely to have […]
Infused Water
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor Not everyone loves drinking plain water, so infused water is a healthy alternative to beverages that are high in sugar. It is as simple as […]
A Mental Health Moment On Being Mother
By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPCC, CCHt Licensed Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor If you were born a female there is a high probability that you may one day become a mother by giving […]
Friends and Relationships Can Extend Our Lives
By Paul Hubbard Guest Column If you feel that making friends as an African American adult and senior citizen isn’t as easy as it used to be, you are right. As kids, we had recess […]
The Fitness Freeway: Journey to Health and Wellness
By Dr. Anita M. Lewis-Sewell, MD Special to The Truth Life is a journey. This is a familiar and frequently used phrase. We can all agree that life, like a human kaleidoscope, is constantly changing, […]