Exercise

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
May 5 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

This week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment continues to build upon the basics of exercise preparation. 

Once you have the proper equipment, it’s now time to get going. However, to assist you, it helps to have a system in place that prepares you and carries you through the workout.

Determine what your course of action will be. For example, will you walk three miles or 45 minutes? Before you set out, here are a few things to do.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Mar 17 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

After reading “21 Days to Ultimate Health and Wellness,” quite a few people have approached me with questions regarding re-calibration at the end of a 21-day commitment. They want to know what re-calibration is all about.

First, once you have committed to 21 days of consistently doing something, you have created a new habit. The new habit should be in alignment with the person you want to be. The person you want to become reflects the image of the person who you want to fall in love with.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Dec 9 2010

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

As we find ourselves in the midst of the holiday season, it is easy to become carried away with excitement. And with this season of giving comes propaganda that sways many away from their individual goals. Therefore, the Ultimate Transformation Moment in this issue pertains to individual control. Make your own decisions, and make your own choice about what will move you this holiday season.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Nov 4 2010

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

Most of us have excess sodium and sugar in our body. The question is, how do we eliminate it?
We are acutely aware of the debilitating effects of excess sodium and sugar, which tend to present themselves in the form of disease. Blood flow is compromised, which minimizes the circulation of good nutrients and vitamins throughout the body. Additionally, a tremendous amount of pressure is placed on the internal organs, such as the kidneys, the pancreas and the heart.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Oct 7 2010

Women study health disparities for African Americans

Black Women for Wellness (BWW), in partnership with the California Family Health Council and L.A. Care Health Plan recently held Respect Conference: Integrity and Inclusion of African Americans in Health Care, a policy briefing and publication release at the California African American Museum.

The conference provided a space to address the historical and contemporary affects of health care systems and laws on African American women.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”