NEW SITE !!!!

I just found this site, ( I may be late about it) but it's really cool!
http://www.blackwomenshealth.com/2006/index.php



Here is also a feature article.

From Autism to Alcohol to Loving Ourselves…
April Is An Important Health Awareness Month Greetings!

As always, we are glad to be able to communicate with our readers all over the globe once again. We are now well into spring and the BlackWomensHealth.com team hopes and prays that your 2008 is going well and that you are enjoying great health and productivity.April is Autism Awareness Month as well as Alcohol Awareness Month and we have important information on both of these topics to share with you.There has been much written lately about autism and several African American celebrities such as Holly Robinson Peete and Toni Braxton have been public about their personal stories of being the parents of children with autism. Since autism (for many) is somewhat of an unfamiliar condition, we have a new article on Autism that s very enlightening and informative. I strongly urge you to read the article so that you can be more knowledgeable about this condition that is more prevalent than we think.Secondly, we cannot let April pass without discussing Alcoholism, a disease that has wrecked countless lives and families in our community. Most of us probably know someone in our family (or extended family) who has been an alcoholic. Our article entitled Alcohol Addition and Abuse provides valuable information on this topic and provides a quick checklist of questions that one should consider if they are unsure whether or not alcohol use has become a problem in their lives (or the life of a family member).Lastly, as we reflect upon the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s death, I can’t help but remind us all of the importance that hope and optimism play in our pursuit of health and prosperity. Dr. King was (amongst many things) a believer that with a positive and determined mind, a person’s future could be better than their past. In this spirit, please reflect on the following story:
The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fullydressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionablycoifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legallyblind, moved to a nursing home today.Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the movenecessary.After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursinghome, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visualdescription of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that hadbeen hung on her window."I love it," she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-oldhaving just been presented with a new puppy."Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room ... just wait.""That doesn't have anything to do with it," she replied. "Happinessis something you decide on ahead of time.”Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furnitureis arranged... it's how I arrange my mind.I already decided to love it "It's a decision I make every morningwhen I wake up I have a choice; I can spend the day in bedrecounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that nolonger work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do?Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on thenew day and all the happy memories I've stored away ... just forthis time in my life.Old age is like a bank account: you withdraw from what you've putin? So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happinessin the bank account of memories.Remember the five simple rules to be happy:1. Free your heart from hatred.2. Free your mind from worries.3. Live simply.4. Give more.5. Expect less.
(Author anonymous)
Please click on the following articles which can help support your choice to positively flourish in all that you do:
No Mental Limits
Healing Without Hate
Forgiveness
Self-Esteem
To your best health,
David P. Pryor, MD, MPHPresident and Founder
BlackWomensHealth.com