What Are You Willing To Do To Stop HIV/AIDS?
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Posted Nov. 30, 2008 – Let’s face it. As we prepare to mark another World AIDS Day, many people are simply ignoring HIV and the fact that AIDS in America is now a Black disease. That’s right; the sexually transmitted virus that causes AIDS is raging in Black communities nationwide, and there’s a deafening silence. Even in the nation’s capital, where preparations are being made to welcome a Black man as our new president, Black people make up most of the new HIV cases, and there’s not a great outcry. While that’s not news to most people, it is still disturbing, particularly considering that there’s new evidence that many young people think since HIV is treatable, and you can live a relatively long and somewhat normal life if you’re infected, getting HIV can’t be all that bad. Newsflash! It is. And being on a steady diet of pills and worry that you could get sicker or die or might infect someone you love is no way to live if you can help it. So, on this World AIDS day, as HIV ravages our communities, the question becomes: What are you willing to do to face down and stop the spread of HIV and AIDS? There are 10 ideas at BET.com/Body & Soul. I’m sure you have others. You can share them here.
Posted Nov. 25, 2008 – There’s one food you most likely won’t see at the dinner table at the Obama White House: beets. It appears that the future first family is not a fan of the hearty red vegetable. Barack Obama, according to the Seattle Times, apparently has an aversion to beets. “I always avoid eating them,” he says. But beets happen to be a “super food,” one of those vitamin-rich vegetables that packs a lot of nutrients into one bite. While you probably won’t have to worry too much about whether the Obamas are getting the nutrients they need – they reportedly have sophisticated pallets and eat a variety of foods – you might want to consider incorporating more super foods into your own diet. “Ten Super Foods You Should Be Eating” can be found at 
shows how vulnerable we are to kidney disease, and how important it is not to get it. Best known for the 1993 hit “Gotta Get Mine” that featured Tupac Shakur, the Michigan hip-hop artist died in his sleep of kidney failure over the weekend at age 37. He’d been on a kidney transplant list since collapsing earlier this year. But it’s a well-known fact that Blacks suffer from higher rates of kidney disease and failure than other ethnic groups.
Posted Nov. 20, 2008 – Smoking hits African Americans hard. So, today – Great American Smokeout Day — is one more chance for us to do what we can to fight back. This event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, gives smokers one day a year to focus on putting the cigarette butts out and not lighting up if only for one day. The hope is that that one smoke-free day will turn into two days, and then three, and so on until finally the smoker quit. But anyone who has ever lit up a cigarette knows it ain’t that easy. 
Posted Nov. 19, 2008 - Keep the gospel playing on your iPod or throw on a little Beyoncé. and sit back and relax, knowing that your blood vessels are expanding wide open, letting the blood flow freely. Turns out that hearing a joyful noise does the heart good. In fact, nothing could be healthier for your heart, a new study suggests. “Listening to music that makes you feel good may also be a good preventive measure for heart health,” said study author Dr. Michael Miller, director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore 
Posted Nov. 17, 2008 – Posted Nov. 17, 2008 – If you’re stuffing down mega doses of Vitamin C or E in an effort to prevent cancer, don’t bother. While you’ve probably heard over the years that taking high doses of these nutrients help ward off cancer, there’s new evidence that that’s not the case; they simply don’t work that way. Vitamin C and E pills did not help prevent cancer in men who participated in a large Harvard-affiliated study, which has implications for the rest of us. Nor, did they work to fight heart disease, the researchers said. However, the good news is that when vitamin C and E were absorbed as part of your diet, there were some positive benefits.
for the millions of people suffering from HIV and AIDS worldwide. You’ve probably heard that German scientists say a 42-year-old HIV-positive man is now disease-free after getting a bone-marrow transplant – with specially selected donor stem cells. Some 20 months after the transplant, there is no sign of HIV in his system, according to Gero Hütter, M.D., and colleagues at the Charité-Medical University in Germany. Don’t be fooled, though. The patient has a rare gene mutation that resists HIV infection. And the procedure is expensive and dangerous. Plus, 20 months does not a long-term cure make. Right now there still is no cure for HIV or AIDS. 
Posted Nov. 10, 2008 – You’ve got your shopping list, your party list and you’re planning to make the traditional holiday meal and still stay on your diet. Right! Well, it may seem nearly impossible to keep the calories down, maintain or lose weight and still enjoy the treats that the upcoming holiday season brings, but it’s not. With a few diet tricks and exercise, you can still achieve your diet goals. Check out 
