Live Well

Fitness expert and nutritionist Kuti Mack joined Roland Martin Monday on “NewsOne Now” for this week’s installment of Fit!Live!Win! to discuss both high and low impact intensity training. According to Mack, you can perform a high impact intensity workout in as little as four minutes. During the segment, a video of Mack performing a high […]

Allegations that some of the country’s top selling wines contain dangerous levels of arsenic  – including Trader Joe’s “two buck Chuck” – were brought forth via a class-action lawsuit filed in California on Thursday, reports CBS News. Arsenic, an extremely toxic substance previously found at dangerous levels in children’s apple juice and rice, has been […]

A woman who believed she was 12 weeks pregnant turned out to be six months pregnant when she gave birth to her fourth child in her shower, the New York Daily News reports. Brittany Young of Des Moines, Iowa says she may have misheard her doctor when she found out she was pregnant in January. […]

After lively banter with Ellen DeGeneres, including a reference to the contested push up competition of 2012 (Ms. Obama: “Don’t let me take off my jacket,”) the First Lady appeared in a dance routine with the popular talk show host to push her new #GimmeFive campaign. Watch the two get busy to Bruno Mars’ “Uptown […]

Best Selling Author Tryce McQuirter joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the vegan diet and how healthy eating is a social justice issue. McQuirter explained to Martin that social justice and food are related. She credits comedian, actor and civil rights activist Dick Gregory for her turning to veganism. SEE ALSO: Fit!Live!Win! Fitness Expert […]

National economy gym Planet Fitness takes its “no judgment zone” mantra quite seriously. A member at the Planet Fitness Midland, Michigan location had her membership revoked after complaining about a transgender woman who used the women’s locker room facilities, reports WNEM-TV5. SEE ALSO: Get “THINSpired” And Learn The Secret Formula For Weight Loss “I was stunned and […]

The first person to contract the Ebola virus within the United States is taking action against the Texas hospital that exposed her to it, the Dallas Morning News reports. Nina Pham has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital’s corporate company, Texas Health Resources. According to her lawyers, the nurse that treated Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan […]

 While juggling marriage, a new baby and an Emmy Award winning journalism career, Mara  Schiavocampo struggled with her weight. At one point she tipped the scale at 230 pounds.  After reaching that particular milestone, Schiavocampo stumbled upon a “magic formula that melted the pounds away.” She chronicles her weight loss journey in her new book […]

The USDA’s food pyramid might be a few slices short of a loaf.  According to the United States Department of Agriculture, if we eat the right amount of meat, dairy and fruits everyday we’re all supposed to be healthy. Dr. Robyne Chutkan, author of “Gutbliss: A 10-Day Plan to Ban Bloat, Flush Toxins, and Dump Your Digestive […]

Just call it the remix. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the enrollment period for Obamacare after potential enrollees encountered technical glitches or faced long waits through the call center before the midnight Sunday deadline. On Monday, HHS officials announced a one-week “special enrollment” period through Feb. 22, Politico reports. Most […]

In 2010, the President signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Nearly five years later, people are seeing the benefits of the law take shape in their lives. The law was designed to make health care more affordable, more accessible and to increase quality of care. After some initial issues during the first open enrollment […]

The U.S. military is bringing home all but 100 troops dispatched to West Africa almost 10 months ago in an effort to stem the Ebola epidemic, according to a statement released by the White House on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: Obama and Black Lawmakers Talk Poverty, Criminal Justice At White House Meeting The White House reports that […]