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What’s Killing Famous Black Men?

African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us.

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Will you have a heart attack? These tests might tellSee show times »

(CNN) -- a Miami cardiologist and author of the best-selling South Beach diet books. Agatston says relatively new imaging tests give real-time pictures showing whether plaque is building up in key blood vessels, alerting doctor and patient to an increased risk of a potentially deadly heart attack. "Unless you do the imaging, you are really playing Russian roulette with your life," he said. Agatston invented one of the imaging tests, the coronary calcium scan, which looks at plaque in the arteries leading Read More

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Elev8

Apr 4, 2011 at 11:00 am

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6 Reasons Why You Have Belly Fat

A Flat Contoured Stomach is a goal many people are striving to have. However, the battle of the bulge is a reality many people have to face. Are you doing a lot of ab exercises and still no results? Maybe there’s a bigger problem you need to address.

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J Mac

Apr 3, 2011 at 9:13 pm

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Wanna Lose Weight? Get Some Sleep And Stop Stressing!

Are you currently challenged with your weight loss program and desire to overcome this obstacle? Portland researchers from Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research say if you’re looking to lose those unwanted pounds you need to reduce your stress and get the proper amount of sleep.

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J Mac

Mar 14, 2011 at 11:13 am

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Get A Jump Start On Your Summer Body

Be honest with yourself. Are you your ideal weight? Do you have that summer body you desire? Did you make a new years resolutions promising to eat healthier and lose, or gain weight? If you answered yes, congratulations! If you answered no, there is still time to get with the program. Here are 3 steps to get a jump start on your summer body:

STEP 1: SET A GOAL

Some of us already

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J Mac

Mar 4, 2011 at 2:51 pm

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Rapper Turned Fitness Coach Gives Tips To Get Hardbodied In New DVD

Hip Hop star Lil Cease took control and transformed his life and body and want you to do the same. In his new video, “Hardbody Fitness”, the Brooklyn native shows you how to turn your flab into hard muscle you’d be proud of.

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Elev8

Feb 23, 2011 at 2:00 pm

Women's Health

Oprah Gives Iylana The Stage…Again

I Love Oprah! There’s so many words that can describe who and what she represents. I’ll share one, Regal. You can see the elevation of her mission and vision through all that she does. She never ceases to amazes me with her selfless acts of love and empowerment.

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Elev8

Feb 23, 2011 at 8:00 am

Women's Health

Can Black Women Get Along?

It seems like our favorite shows and channels have painted a scary picture of black women that America is liking…Loud, Confrontational and Dramatic. Are we? And why when there’s 2 or more of us, its a big mess? Why is that?

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Nnete

Feb 21, 2011 at 9:48 am

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Medical Minutes Heart Attacks

February is Heart Health Month! Dr. Melanie Mencer Parks of Synergy Medical and Wellness appeared on 97.9 The Box Conversations with Nnete Medical Minutes segment to discuss how to prevent Heart Attacks.

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J Mac

Feb 3, 2011 at 7:31 am

Heart Health

5 secrets not to keep from your cardiologist

Carolyn Hennecy had a suspicion about what was happening to her when she started having shortness of breath and tension in her left arm and jaw.

She was working as a legal assistant at a busy law firm in Lakeland, Florida, and had witnessed her boss experience the same symptoms shortly before he had a heart attack one year earlier.

Hennecy thought her heart might be in trouble, too, but she didn’t

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