http://globalgrind.com/discovered/healthen-ushttp://globalgrind.com/content/41926/HipHop-in-Ink-Tattoos-Can-Be-Dirty-Too realerthanlife The vast world of body art has grown in popularity and acceptance in Hip-Hop throughout the years. If you try to think of rappers who don’t have at least one tattoo, more than likely you’ll come up with very few. There are even rap odes to tattoos in songs from artists like The Alliance and Twista. Tattoo artists are becoming celebrities themselves, displaying their work and name to endorse apparel and novelties. Tats are very big in the Hip-Hop community, and it’s very likely that you’ve thought about getting a tattoo at one time or another - preferably not on one of those wild nights that you’ll regret for the rest of your life!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/41926/HipHop-in-Ink-Tattoos-Can-Be-Dirty-Too?sc=1#socialrealerthanlife8/5/2008 3:33:23 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/41209/Beyonce-and-Toccara-Im-Not-Fat-Im-Thick-Media-Images Posh Black women are constantly told through images in the media about what is beautiful. We are constantly shown what images of beauty are through music videos, hip hop music, movies and television. Everyone wants to fit their butts in some Apple Bottom Jeans, be Bootylicious, and to make your butt cheeks clap for a man. I am so tired of black women justifying their size. Lets get real here folks. Fat is fat....fat is not any other fluffy word you want to call it.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/41209/Beyonce-and-Toccara-Im-Not-Fat-Im-Thick-Media-Images?sc=1#socialPosh7/31/2008 1:37:43 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/40994/Buffy-the-Body-The-Modern-Day-Hottentot-Venus Posh In my last post I'm Not Fat, I'm Thick: What Black Men Are Saying, I briefly glossed over Buffy the Body, modern day video vixen. As soon as I saw her picture I was reminded of Saartjie Baartman: The Hottentot Venus. What are images of Buffy and her backside really showing Black women in America about body image and health with measurements of 36-24-45]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/40994/Buffy-the-Body-The-Modern-Day-Hottentot-Venus?sc=1#socialPosh7/30/2008 1:53:39 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/40874/LA-OKs-moratorium-on-fastfood-restaurants Testbet In a bid to fight obesity, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a low-income area of the city.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/40874/LA-OKs-moratorium-on-fastfood-restaurants?sc=1#socialTestbet7/30/2008 1:55:19 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/38157/Im-Going-To-Beijing T Baby An Olympians journey to China for the 2008 Olympics. UrbanThoughtCollective.com features political, social and cultural commentary, analysis and news from a diverse team of black bloggers.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/38157/Im-Going-To-Beijing?sc=1#socialT Baby7/15/2008 5:26:00 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/38038/The-20-Healthiest-Foods-for-Under-1 BrownSugar28 I don't know about you all, but a trip to the grocery store puts me in a major funk these days. The prices on some basic items such as bread and milk are just unreasonable compared to what they were just a year ago. I can't imagine what families with growing children are going through. Forget about shopping much at my favorite store, Whole Foods.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/38038/The-20-Healthiest-Foods-for-Under-1?sc=1#socialBrownSugar287/21/2008 8:59:29 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/37984/How-Coca-Cola-Affects-Your-Body blackspot This is interesting. It breaks down exactly what the soda does during the time span of you drinking it to digestion.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/37984/How-Coca-Cola-Affects-Your-Body?sc=1#socialblackspot7/16/2008 11:44:37 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/37455/113-YearOld-Woman-Could-Hold-Secret-To-Long-Life Craig Redman Many have wondered whether there is a fountain of youth or some way to live forever. Now, scientists are looking at a New Hampshire woman who may hold the key to that question.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/37455/113-YearOld-Woman-Could-Hold-Secret-To-Long-Life?sc=1#socialCraig Redman7/11/2008 12:31:00 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/37028/Fat-Guys-Have-Funky-Spunk CubanChica Too many fatty foods are dangerous not only to men's waistlines, but to their sperm production.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/37028/Fat-Guys-Have-Funky-Spunk?sc=1#socialCubanChica7/9/2008 7:51:06 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/36148/Russell-Simmons-Consciousness-Rising GG Content The true gift of the practice of yoga is to speed up one's evolution towards the calm state that is promised to each of us in almost all religious and spiritual scripture. Our inner depth and our understanding of community has to advance at the same pace, if not faster, than the marvelous advances in technology. It is our only option, or we will be staring at the destruction of the human species.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/36148/Russell-Simmons-Consciousness-Rising?sc=1#socialGG Content7/3/2008 10:42:17 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/36106/IM-THICK-Are-Black-Women-in-Denial-About-Their-Health cendrine323 You have all heard these words thrown around; Thick, Voluptuous, etc. But what do these words really mean? Are women that use these words to describe themselves considered to be healthy? Is the popularity of terms like "Thick", "F.A.T." (Fabulous and Thick) increasing obesity in Black Women?]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/36106/IM-THICK-Are-Black-Women-in-Denial-About-Their-Health?sc=1#socialcendrine3237/3/2008 1:09:05 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35034/June-27th-NATIONAL-HIV-TESTING-DAY Sportaphile June 27 is National HIV Testing Day. It’s an opportunity for people nationwide to learn their HIV status, and to gain knowledge to take control of their health and their lives. On June 27, state and local health departments, HIV testing sites and AIDS service providers across the country will participate in events for National HIV Testing Day, which include health fairs, special events and extended testing hours. Text your zip code to 566948 or visit YouthAIDS to find a test center near you. Hit up www.itsyoursexlife.com for more info]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35034/June-27th-NATIONAL-HIV-TESTING-DAY?sc=1#socialSportaphile6/26/2008 9:20:17 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34807/Alzheimers-clue-found-in-specific-plaque La Perezidente The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. But there long has been a question whether this is a cause of the disease or a side effect. Also involved are tangles of a protein called tau; some scientists suspect this is the cause.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34807/Alzheimers-clue-found-in-specific-plaque?sc=1#socialLa Perezidente6/26/2008 1:06:22 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34738/Genome-Changes-With-Age xfactor213 Individual human genomes change throughout a person's life influenced by environmental or nutritional factors which may explain why illnesses such as cancer come with age, a study said Tuesday.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34738/Genome-Changes-With-Age?sc=1#socialxfactor2136/25/2008 10:17:03 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34566/Woman-gives-birth-in-NY-subway-station Craig Redman For New Yorker Wendy Brown, Monday's subway ride home included an unexpected stop: Helping to deliver a baby girl. The woman, Francine Alfontent, was with her husband Max when she started going into labor on the F train platform at the East Broadway stop in Manhattan.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34566/Woman-gives-birth-in-NY-subway-station?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/24/2008 5:54:52 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34557/Harnessing-the-untapped-power-of-breast-motion CJ Breast motion had been entertaining me for years, but there might be some practical use for it too (beyond just being awesome)! Oh tits, is there anything you can't do?]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34557/Harnessing-the-untapped-power-of-breast-motion?sc=1#socialCJ6/24/2008 3:54:25 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34484/Is-A-Vitamin-Found-in-Sunshine-The-Key-to-Long-Life Craig Redman New research links low vitamin D levels to heart disease and other causes of early death. Patients with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D were about two times more likely to die from ANY cause during the next eight years than those with the highest levels, the study found.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34484/Is-A-Vitamin-Found-in-Sunshine-The-Key-to-Long-Life?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/24/2008 4:51:42 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34249/What-Hundreds-of-New-Yorkers-Falsely-Told-They-Had-HIV Ryan517 Can you believe this ISH? Hundreds of unsuspecting New Yorkers who were administered HIV tests last Winter were falsely told they had the virus!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34249/What-Hundreds-of-New-Yorkers-Falsely-Told-They-Had-HIV?sc=1#socialRyan5176/23/2008 6:49:19 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34160/West-Nile-Virus-is-Spreading-at-an-Epidemic-Rate-in-US Craig Redman "People tend to discount this as a significant problem," Petersen said, "but more than 1.5 million people have been infected so far in the United States, and about 300,000 have had West Nile fever." West Nile virus emerged in the U.S. nine years ago. The virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes contract the illness by feeding on infected birds.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34160/West-Nile-Virus-is-Spreading-at-an-Epidemic-Rate-in-US?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/25/2008 3:21:54 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34018/Amy-WinO-is-Diagnosed-With-Emphysema Talkdatishgirl Soul diva Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday. Yeah I knew something was bound to happen to her with all the crack she has been smoking these days. According to Wikipedia, Emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), formerly termed a chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD). It is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals or long-term exposure to tobacco smoke. We hope she puts the pipe down and get well soon!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34018/Amy-WinO-is-Diagnosed-With-Emphysema?sc=1#socialTalkdatishgirl6/23/2008 10:53:43 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/33444/Ray-Allen-Soared-Despite-Son-Suffering-from-Diabetes Talkdatishgirl Celtics' Ray Allen played knowing his son had diabetes. Now that is what I call a champion...His youngest son, Walker Allen, was diagnosed with Diabetes and Allen still played great. Making seven 3 point shots in the Final NBA game. Damn, and the fact that he spent two days in the hospital with his son is great. This man is a true champ. Read more!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/33444/Ray-Allen-Soared-Despite-Son-Suffering-from-Diabetes?sc=1#socialTalkdatishgirl6/18/2008 11:23:24 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/33293/How-Stuff-Works-How-Biomechatronics-Works Craig Redman Biomechatronics is the merging of man with machine, like the cyborg of science fiction. It is an interdisciplinary field encompassing biology, neurosciences, mechanics, electronics and robotics. Biomechatronic scientists attempt to make devices that interact with human muscle, skeleton, and nervous systems with the goals of assisting or enhancing human motor control that can be lost or impaired by trauma, disease or birth defects.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/33293/How-Stuff-Works-How-Biomechatronics-Works?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/17/2008 4:53:36 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/32547/Dont-Sleep-On-This Torian It is estimated that there are 18 million people in the United States who are living with diagnosed cases of sleep apnea, but many more are undiagnosed. We all are familiar with NFL legend and hall of fame honoree...]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/32547/Dont-Sleep-On-This?sc=1#socialTorian6/11/2008 4:11:08 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/32319/Mood-Foods-Can-Help-Lift-Your-Spirits Soulfull Vibes You know food fuels your body, but did you know it also fuels your mood?]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/32319/Mood-Foods-Can-Help-Lift-Your-Spirits?sc=1#socialSoulfull Vibes6/10/2008 1:58:21 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/31760/Bone-drug-Zometa-helps-fight-breast-cancer-spread realerthanlife CHICAGO — A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a possible new way to fight the disease. It is the first large study to affirm wider anti-cancer hopes for Zometa and other bone-building drugs called bisphosphonates. Zometa, made by Novartis AG, is used now for cancers that have already spread to the bone.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/31760/Bone-drug-Zometa-helps-fight-breast-cancer-spread?sc=1#socialrealerthanlife6/6/2008 10:59:22 AM