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Around Town, Austin Texas, Community, Winter Storm

Community Shelters Open Thursday 2/3/2022 at 9 a.m

Source: Jessica Kingpetcharat-Bittner, Director Communications & Public Information Office | City of Austin Please share this information to assist anyone who may be in need. Community shelters are open today. The following facilities will open Thursday and Friday starting at 9 a.m. and will serve as community shelters where people can warm up, charge their electronic devices, or need a place to sleep overnight: ·        … Continue reading Community Shelters Open Thursday 2/3/2022 at 9 a.m

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Austin Texas, Digital Issue, Education, Food and Drink, Lifestyle, Ujima Magazine

What Are Beets Good For?

Source: Food and Wine Some people may call Beets a Superfood. Beets are high in fiber. Fiber can help you control blood sugar levels, maintain a healthy weight, lower cholesterol and stay regular.  So how can you use beets in your meal? Here is a list of ways you can eat Beets. Crushed. For beets that are crispy on the outside and super tender within, … Continue reading What Are Beets Good For?

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Active Living (55+), Austin Texas, Black Men, Black Women, Digital Issue, Health and Wellness, Seniors, Ujima Magazine

Active Living: Annual Wellness

During your wellness exam, you may receive screening for cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, mammogram, pap test, osteoporosis, or STDs. Your doctor may ask you about current stress, physical activity, diet, or drug use such as tobacco and alcohol. Try to get that appointment to start a healthy new year.  For more information contact your regular physician.  Continue reading Active Living: Annual Wellness

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Around Town, Austin Texas, Beauty, Black Women, Business, Community, Digital Issue, Entrepreneur, Feature Story, Health and Wellness, Networking, Ujima Magazine

Clautier “CeCe” Campbell

Where Healthy Body Meets Healthy Hair By Damita Miller-Shanklin Clautier Campbell is the Healthy Hair Queen. I got the chance to speak with her and discuss her business and how she merges a healthy body with healthy hair.  Tell me a little about yourself? CeCe: I started doing hair when I was in High School with braiding but then started doing natural hair. I opened … Continue reading Clautier “CeCe” Campbell

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Austin Texas, Connecting, Contributing Writers, Digital Issue, Health and Wellness, Inspiration, Motivation, Purpose, Religion, Ujima Magazine, Women's Ministry

She Speaks Wellness-There is a Reason for our Seasons

By Minister Sonya Hosey, Ordained Clergy Founder/CEO – Iron Sharpens Iron 4MySisters Network The book of Ecclesiastes 3: speaks about the seasons of life, the highs, and lows. Our lives are a perfect story. We are the characters in settings, and when life begins to turn the pages, the climax of our story begins. These are Seasons! Ecclesiastes 3: 1 – 4. 1. To everything, … Continue reading She Speaks Wellness-There is a Reason for our Seasons

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