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Black Health and Wellness

Affirmations. Meditations. Screenings. Checkups. Annual exams. Yoga. Fitness. Black America we have to fight for our lives by being diligent and well-read. Read these titles and more at AARL and stay healthy, rested and wise.

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26 items

  • Doing What It Takes

    Black Folks Getting & Staying Healthy

    The video maker interviews diverse individuals in a Black community about wholistic medical care and diets.
    Video CassetteNew York : Black Planet Productions/Third World Newreel, 1994. — VHS 613 DOING
  • B.A.G.H.D.A.D.

    a Shift in Consciousness : Fear to Love, War to Peace

    Spencer, Michele M.
    In 2006 Army officer Michele M. Spencer shifted from stateside "weekend warrior" and yoga teacher to full-time soldier in Baghdad's Green Zone. In her inspirational memoir she shares the spiritual principles and mind-body practices that…
    BookRancho Murieta, Calif. : Live 4 Love, LLC, c2013. — B SPENCER
  • Formula 50

    a 6-week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life

    50 Cent (Musician)
    Get fit like 50 Cent- The phenomenally fit superstar rapper reveals his strategic six-week workout plan for achieving a ripped body - and developing the mental toughness to stay in shape for a lifetime. Survival is a recurring theme of 50…
    BookNew York : Avery, c2013. — 613.7 FIFTY
  • Tough

    My Journey to True Power

    Crews, Terry, 1968-
    From Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews, the deeply personal story of his lifelong obsession with strength-and how, after looking for it in all the wrong places, he finally found it Terry Crews spent decades cultivating his bodybuilder…
    BookNew York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2022] — 155.332 CREWS
  • Ageless Vegan

    the Secret to Living a Long and Healthy Plant-based Life

    McQuirter, Tracye Lynn,
    Harness the healing power of plant-based foods for vibrant health and longevity Vegan lifestyle expert Tracye McQuirter teams up with her mother Mary to share their secrets for maintaining radiant health for more than 30 years (hint: it's…
    BookNew York, NY : Da Capo Press/Hachette Book Group, 2018. — 641.5 MCQUIRTER
  • Details, and offers vignettes to illustrate, how patriarchy and white supremacy have restricted Black women at work, both historically and currently. Around water coolers and over glasses of wine, Black women come together and process the…
    BookSanta Barbara, California; Denver, Colorado : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2023] — 331.6396 WILLIAMS
  • Fit Citizens

    a History of Black Women's Exercise From post-Reconstruction to Postwar America

    Purkiss, Ava,
    At the turn of the twentieth century, as African Americans struggled against white social and political oppression, Black women devised novel approaches to the fight for full citizenship. In opposition to white-led efforts to restrict…
    BookChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023] — 613.7 PURKISS
  • In 1995, Crystal Phillips was miserable, unhappily married, and suicidal.At 292 pounds, it seemed as though her life was over and that there was no way to climb out of the hopelessness.Through food, she was slowly killing herself.But the…
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, c2001. — 616.8526 PHILLIPS
  • The Jump Off

    Mark Jenkins's 60 Days to a Hip-hop Hard Body

    Jenkins, Mark, 1970-
    Mark Jenkins, premier fitness instructor to the elite of the hip-hop world, presents a fast, effective two-month workout that uses hip-hop drive to attain an unsurpassed level of fitness in record time. Mark Jenkins, celebrity fitness…
    BookNew York : HarperResource, 2005. — 613.7 JENKINS
  • Body Language

    Sisters in Shape, Black Women's Fitness, and Feminist Identity Politics

    Lau, Kimberly J.
    Sisters in Shape, Inc., Fitness Consultants (SIS), a Philadelphia company, promotes balance in physical, mental, and spiritual health. Its program goes beyond workouts, as it educates and motivates women to make health and fitness a…
    BookPhiladelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2011. — 305.48 LAU
  • Black America, Body Beautiful

    How the African American Image Is Changing Fashion, Fitness, and Other Industries

    Bailey, Eric J., 1958-
    Despite all the medical and media attention focused on the rate of overweight and obesity in the African American population, African American images and body types are greatly influencing changes in the fashion, fitness, advertising,…
    BookWestport, Conn. : Praeger, c2008. — 155.8496 BAILEY
  • Acts of Faith

    Daily Meditations for People of Color

    Vanzant, Iyanla,
    For over a quarter of a century, millions have turned to bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant's Acts of Faith for insightful and deeply sensitive inspiration that recognizes and explores the unique pressures on people of color today. Each day…
    BookNew York : Touchstone, [2018] — 204.32 VANZANT
  • Mother Wit

    365 Meditations for African-American Women

    Fosua, Abena Safiyah
    Although the daily readings in this book can be read in a short period of time, they will provide the reader "food for thought" that will last much longer. Each devotion suggests that the reader begin with a scripture passage. Meditations…
    BookNashville, TN : Abingdon Press, c1996. — 242.643 FOSUA
  • Yoga, Meditation and Spiritual Growth for the African American Community

    If You Can Breathe You Can Do Yoga and Find Inner and Outer Peace : the Ultimate Yoga Book for Beginners and the Young at Heart

    Devi-Doolin, Daya, 1941-
    This book provides hope and direction for a new or a renewed body, mind and spirit.The Yoga Asanas within this book will, if you practice, help you to burn calories, strengthen the body, mind and soul and offer benefits you cannot even…
    BookNew York : Amber Communications Group, Inc., c2014. — 613.7046 DEVI-DOOLIN
  • Diabetes in Black America

    Public Health and Clinical Solutions to a National Crisis

    In this comprehensive book, top experts in the filed of diabetes report on the clinical and public health perspective on the prevention, intervention and treatment of diabetes within the African-American community. With more than 30…
    BookRoscoe, Ill. : Hilton Pub. Co., c2010. — 362.196 DIABETES
  • Studies show that black men are more likely to seek medical attention, follow a healthy diet, and take prescribed medications if there is a woman in their lives. In short, black women play a key role in keeping their men healthy. The first…
    BookNew York : Warner Wellness Books, 2007. — 613.0423 COLLIER
  • The Black Man's Guide to Good Health

    Essential Advice for African-American Men and Their Families

    Reed, James, 1944-
    The health problems specific to African-American men have rarely been discussed in their own book. The Black Man's Guide to Good Health was written for black men of all ages and their families on the serious health issues facing this…
    BookMunster, Indiana : Hilton Pub. Co., c2011. — 613.04234 REED
  • Body & Soul

    the Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-being

    Written by black women for black women and sponsored by the National Black Women's Health Project, here is an honest, straight-from-the-heart guide reminiscent of Our Bodies, Ourselves that addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual…
    BookNew York : HarperCollins, c1994. — 613.04244 BODY
  • Reclaiming Our Health

    a Guide to African American Wellness

    Gourdine, Michelle A., 1962-
    Reclaiming Our Health begins with an overview of the primary health concerns facing African Americans and explains who is at greatest risk of illness. Expanding on her career and life experiences as an African American physician, Dr.…
    BookNew Haven : Yale University Press, c2011. — 362.1089 GOURDINE
  • Blessed Health

    the African-American Woman's Guide to Physical and Spiritual Well-being

    McCloud, Melody Theresa
    Blessed Health offers African-American women the medical information and inspirational motivation they need to achieve total health -- a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Many black women will go to church all day every Sunday but won't take…
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster, c2003. — 613.04244 MCCLOUD