Tag: Health and Wellness

Active Living, Feature Story, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle

Feature Story: Eat Free, Live Fierce: A Conversation with a Wellness Advocate Leslie Jordan Garcia

Damita Miller-Shanklin Leslie Jordan Garcia, MBA, MPH: Leslie is a multi-certified ED Recovery and Wellness professional who is on a mission to help heal the food and movement relationships of BIPOC so they can thrive from within systems of oppression. Her career spans across the industries of community health, diversity initiatives, education, and non-profit sectors and includes positions as educator, campus mentor, program directors, and … Continue reading Feature Story: Eat Free, Live Fierce: A Conversation with a Wellness Advocate Leslie Jordan Garcia

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Active Living (55+), Celebration, Digital Magazine, Health and Wellness, Latest Issue, Seniors, Uncategorized

Favorite Times

Mary Linnen, Editor We all have favorite times, this is one of them for me. Sharing with the community things that make a positive difference. Each month l learn something different and love sharing. There is so much going on around us. Sharing with the community is such a great pleasure. My greatest takeaway this year was the health information for the mind and body. … Continue reading Favorite Times

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Black Women, Health and Wellness, Ujima Magazine, Women's Ministry

She Speaks Wellness: Black Women-Celebrate

Minister Sonya Hosey, Contributing I am excited to share and contribute to the celebration of the 14th year of Ujima Magazine. I thank Damita Miller Shanklin, Editor-in-Chief, for enduring and persevering to accomplish her God-given assignment to share women’s stories that reach the nation. As Black women, we must celebrate one another and ourselves. Our purpose comes with sweat, tears, and sometimes loneliness. However, God … Continue reading She Speaks Wellness: Black Women-Celebrate

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Austin Texas, Community Magazine, Digital Magazine, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ujima Magazine

Why Dark Chocolate?

Source: Healthline Page 8: Why Dark Chocolate? Source: Healthline I am a chocolate lover. I have a routine that I got from my mama. Every night before she goes to bed, she has something sweet. Just a little bit. Usually, it was something chocolate. Well, I have developed the same habit. Here is some good news about dark chocolate. –Dark chocolate is nutritious. It contains … Continue reading Why Dark Chocolate?

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