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Is sparkling water secretly hurting your digestion?

Most people think about what is on their plate when it comes to digestion, but what is in their glass matters just as much. After a meal, the stomach begins breaking food down into a soft, semi-liquid substance before it moves into the small intestine, where digestive enzymes take over and nutrients are absorbed. What…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Fitness

The 1 strength trick that powerfully builds muscle faster

There is a counterintuitive truth at the heart of strength training: moving more slowly often produces better results. The technique is called tempo training, and it works by controlling the speed of each phase of a movement to increase the amount of time a muscle spends working during a single rep. Steven Chung, a physical…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Parenthood

The honest truth about pool water and your child’s skin health

Every summer, the same argument makes its rounds among parents: if the kids spent two hours splashing around in the pool, does that count as a bath? It is a reasonable question, especially on long, exhausting days when bedtime cannot come fast enough. Pool water is water, after all and the kids certainly look cleaner…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Sex

Why More Couples Are Trying This Intimate Sex Position

Facesitting may be one of the oldest oral sex positions around, but it is suddenly having a major cultural moment again. Interest in the intimate act has surged online in recent months, with ethical adult entertainment platform Sssh.com reporting a sharp increase in searches and requests tied to the position. The renewed curiosity has also…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Celebs

Gayle King joins 20+ stars in bold Broadway comedy

Gayle King has rocketed to outer space, anchored one of morning television's most watched programs for years, and graced the cover of countless magazines and yet, somehow, Broadway is the thing she seems least worried about. The CBS Mornings co-anchor, 71, is set to make her Broadway debut in Celebrity Autobiography, a long running comedy…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Wellness

A psychologist’s vital guide to Black mental health

A podcast appearance on The Joe Budden Network set off a wider discussion earlier this year when speaker Cheyenne Bryant made claims about mental health that left many listeners with questions. The moment was uncomfortable but it was also clarifying. It revealed just how much confusion still exists around who is actually qualified to provide…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Relationships

10 essential rules that make open relationships thrive

Open relationships come with a reputation for being complicated and honestly, that reputation is not entirely undeserved. Add more partners into any romantic dynamic and the emotional math gets harder fast. But for the growing number of people practicing non monogamy, whether that looks like casual dating, swinging or full polyamorous partnerships, structure is not…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Wellness

Why more Black women are finding healing in dog

Something meaningful is happening in the lives of many Black women across the country and it has four legs, a wagging tail and an uncanny ability to know exactly when it is needed most. Dog motherhood, once a casual lifestyle choice, is quietly becoming a profound source of emotional healing, personal identity and an expanding…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Dating

Victoria Monét bravely opens up about her love life challenges

.Victoria Monét has never been one to shy away from her truth and in a recent conversation on Angie Martinez's IRL podcast, the Grammy Award winning singer songwriter opened up about one of the more personal parts of her life: dating women. The On My Mama singer, who has been open about her bisexuality since…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

Skincare

The essential guide to cleansing every skin type correctly

It sounds simple enough wash your face, rinse, repeat. But somewhere between viral skincare trends and an ever growing shelf of cleansers, a basic step has become surprisingly complicated. Whether you are wondering if you even need to wash your face in the morning or debating whether triple cleansing is worth the effort, the answers…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 9, 20260Comments

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Is sparkling water secretly hurting your digestion?

The 1 strength trick that powerfully builds muscle faster

The honest truth about pool water and your child’s skin health

Why More Couples Are Trying This Intimate Sex Position

Gayle King joins 20+ stars in bold Broadway comedy

A psychologist’s vital guide to Black mental health

10 essential rules that make open relationships thrive

Why more Black women are finding healing in dog

Victoria Monét bravely opens up about her love life challenges

The essential guide to cleansing every skin type correctly

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