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The Importance of Sleep

By sticking to a consistent and healthy sleep routine, we will end up feeling much more rested and vibrant throughout the day and our bodies will have been able to sufficiently recover.

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The Topic of Self-Care

Focusing on your nutrition, hygiene, lifestyle, environment, mental and physical health, and socio-economic factors will help you better align to live a better quality of life.

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COVID-19 and the Black Community: Part II

            African American workers are statistically more likely to hold a position as an “essential” worker. They make-up up 16.7%  of all front line workers, but only make up 11.9% of the workforce. These workers make up a large part of the COVID-19 labor market with employment in grocery, convenience, and drug stores, public transportation, trucking and warehouse, postal service,…

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Essential Nutrient Info For : MAGNESIUM

What Does Magnesium Do? Magnesium is a mineral that’s stored primarily in muscles and bone. It plays an important role in communication between the nervous system and muscles, including one of the body’s most important muscles—the heart. It also plays a role in regulating blood pressure and blood sugar.

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Essential Nutrient Info For : FOLATE ACID

What Does Folate and Folic Acid Do?Your body needs this vitamin to build new cells. It is important for the nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord.Women need folate before and during pregnancy to protect their babies from birth defects, such as: spina bifida (the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its…

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Essential Nutrient Info For : VITAMIN C

What Does Vitamin C Do? Vitamin C has many important roles in the body.*It helps make collagen, which helps bind your cells together. In this way, vitamin C helps keep your gums healthy and aids in the healing of cuts and wounds.*It helps your body absorb iron. If you eat foods with vitamin C and…

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Essential Nutrient Info For : CHOLINE

What Does Choline Do? Choline is a multipurpose nutrient that makes up part of the coating on cells, known as the cell membrane. It also plays a key role in: *metabolism and energy production *communication between different body systems, such as the muscle and nervous system*brain development, memory, and mood.

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Essential Nutrient Info For : CARBS &FIBER

What Do Carbohydrates Do? Carbohydrates, or carbs, are 1 of the 3 main building blocks of food, along with protein and fat. Foods with carbs help fuel your body (like gas fuels a car). Healthy adults should get between 45% and 65% of their total daily calories from carbs. What Does Fiber Do? Fiber contributes…

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Essential Nutrient Info For : VITAMIN D

What Does Vitamin D Do? Vitamin D is important to bone health. It helps your body absorb calcium, which helps build healthy bones. Vitamin D is also needed for nerves to signal other parts of the body, and it plays a role in helping the immune system fight infections. It may also play a role…

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Essential Nutrient Info For : VITAMIN E

What Does Vitamin E Do? Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties. Antioxidants help protect our cells from free radicals that can damage cells in the body. Free radicals come from a variety of sources, including pollution and ultraviolet light. Other examples of antioxidants include vitamins A and C.

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Essential Nutrient Info For : VITAMIN A

What Does Vitamin A Do? Vitamin A helps with a variety of functions to keep our bodies healthy, such as: allowing your eyes adjust to the different levels of light and dark,supporting cell growth, especially of our kidneys, lungs, heart, and other organs…

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COVID 19 and The Black Community

COVID 19 and The Black Community “We are all connected to everyone and everything in the universe. Therefore, everything one does as an individual affects the whole. All thoughts, words, images, prayers, blessings, and deeds are listened to by all that is.” ~ Serge Kahili King

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Essential Nutrient Info For : HEALTHY FATS

FATS – What Does Fat Do? Fat is 1 of the 3 main building blocks of food, along with carbohydrate and protein. You need some fat in your diet—but not too much. What Types of Fats Are in Food? 1.Unsaturated fats (Monounsaturated & Polyunsaturated ) 2.Saturated fats 3.Trans fats

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