If you’ve been following the health insurance reform debate, you’ve probably heard a lot of misinformation. You aren’t alone. The same people who always try to scare Americans about health insurance reform are doing it again. This month Americans will be bombarded with ads from special interests that have a stake in preserving the status quo: Rising health costs and health insurance industry practices that deny people coverage when they are sick. To be sure you have the facts, the White House launched a new video that dispels some of the rumors about health insurance reform and sets the record straight. You can watch the video here.

WHAT IS THE SWINE FLU? Swine influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The illness is caused by 4 different type A influenza strains that can cause outbreaks in pigs. The death rate among pigs is low, with most infections occurring in …

In response to the alarming news of the DC HIV/AIDS rate rising to 3% -HIV positive District residents, members of DC Fights Back , Campaign To End AIDS, along with local allies will conduct a press conference and protest in front of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue …

Squats=a perfect bum…WRONG!

Here are a few Health and Wellness updates I’ve read about recently

What is Fasting?
During this Lenten Season many will “give up” something or begin a Fast and I felt compelled to share the biblical foundation of what Fasting is.
Fasting is the abstaining from food for spiritual reasons in order to help us to concentrate on God and the things of God. …