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Blood pressure refers to how forcefully blood is flowing through blood vessels. Certain factors can cause blood pressure to rise and fall, but healthy blood pressure stays within a normal range. A person’s blood pressure tends to dip slightly after eating, but certain foods can cause blood pressure to rise. …

Source: Black Ink CHI / VH1 Ashley Pickens from ‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago” is a whole new woman in just a few months! The mother is showing off her weight loss transformation on Instagram and she looks good! Recently, Ashley shared that she had a health scare after finding out …

Depression is a condition that negatively affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts, with symptoms persisting for at least 2 consecutive weeks. In 2017, around 7.1% of all adults in the United States experienced at least one episode of major depression. This makes it one of the most common …

Kevin Hart’s legal battle is winding down. Source link

Black people and black culture shape popular culture and fashion. Yet and still, leadership within the fashion industry does not often reflect the people from the communities in which they draw their inspiration from. Some may argue that the lack of representation at the top is due to a skills …

Also noteworthy: The Crown (Netflix), Years and Years (HBO) Steve Schofield / Amazon ALTERNATIVE ROM-COM: FLEABAG, AMAZON The second season of Fleabag, its creator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, said at a Screen Actors Guild screening in New York earlier this year, is essentially a story about a woman learning to love herself. …

Many people try essential oils as a treatment for high blood pressure, or hypertension, usually by inhaling the scent or applying the oil to the skin. However, there is little evidence that essential oils can reduce blood pressure. As untreated hypertension can result in a heart attack or stroke, it …

Gabrielle Union has officially broken her silence two weeks after allegedly being fired from America’s Got Talent following her reports of a toxic work environment. The actress took to Twitter on Wednesday (December 4) and revealed that she had a “productive meeting” with the show’s network, NBC. While she did …

On Thursday (December 5), a new indictment was filed by a federal prosecutor in New York that alleges R. Kelly bribed an Illinois official to make a fake identification one day before he secretly married a then-15-year-old Aaliyah. The Chicago Tribune reports that the indictment alleges in August 1994 Kelly …

Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver. When a person has the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for several years, their liver can become inflamed. However, a person can live for years without even knowing that they have HCV. Once the symptoms start to show, the person usually already …