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Black Women for Wellness is committed to healing, educating, inspiring, and supporting Black women, so we may tap our personal power to enhance and improve our health and well being.
Black Women for Wellness defines good health as more than mere absence of disease, but the ability to grow, to soar, to use our strength, our power as women, our beauty, our intelligence uninhibited to the fullest extent for the pursuit of healthy lives, families and communities.
Black Women for Wellness believes in preventing illness through education, self-empowerment, access, appropriate treatments and interventions, blending solutions that work for us, no matter our lifestyles, financial or educational status.
Black Women for Wellness defines good health as physical, spiritual, emotional, mental, and financial well-being. We also believe good health requires a blending of western medicine with traditional and natural healers to create a balanced life.

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CURRENT NEWS & EVENTS

The Latest on Shirley Sherrod	[more]
After initially throwing Shirley Sherrod under the bus, the White House and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologized on Wednesday, and Secretary ...
Press Release: SisterSong, SPARK, and SisterLove Expose Hijacking of Civil Rights Movement	[more]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Atlanta, GA - July 20, 2010: Atlanta-based women of color organizations say an anti-abortion ...
A Review of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Will it Benefit Black People?	[more]
By Cleo Manago On Tuesday, July 13th 2010, president Obama presented the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) for the United States. According ...
Barack’s Black Woman Problem	[more]
I think Barack has a Black Woman problem. Yes, I know Barack didn’t come from a Black woman and wasn’t raised by a Black woman. That might explain a ...

CALENDAR

03-08-2010 9:16
Raising Women's Voice Conference Call
We are hosting a conference call to share with you our vision for health equity and to discuss the o...
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07-08-2010 7:00
Los Angeles NAACP EXPO

FREE Event - Health and Wellness Screenings.
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28-10-2010 6:00
Promoting Healthy Transitions: Tweens, Teens and Young Adults

Save the Date! You are invited to attend the: California Adolescent Health Conference focusing on ...
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BWW PROGRAM UPDATES

Announcing the Nonprofit Technology Leadership Academy	[more]
Now more than ever, nonprofit leaders must understand the potential technology has to help them meet their missions. You require effective ways to manage ...
Recipe Postcards	[more]
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Enjoy the 2010 Sizzling Summer Salad Series!	[more]
Black Women for Wellness is building a healthy community by looking within to cultivate motivation, strength, and dedication. Please ...
Photo Gallery from Tea n Technology	[more]
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Meet The Black Women for Wellness Board, Staff and Community Partners

Black Women for Wellness has updated its staff directory that includes key committee members and board directors. Learn more here...

IN THE COMMUNITY

HUFFINGTON POST Reports from the Anti-Abortion Rally	[more]
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective has been in Huffington Post 2 days in a row. Below are the links from yesterday, which is an ...
A Frontline Report on Pro-Lifers in Atlanta Loretta Ross, National Coordinator, SisterSong	[more]
Competing photos and accounts of the so-called Pro-Life Freedom Ride arriving here in Atlanta today will probably abound over the next several days, but ...
Let's work together to achieve health equity!	[more]
Raising Women’s Voices is very excited about the opportunities in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that will enable us to work toward health ...
Support Black Women for Wellness!	[more]

OUR HEALTH

Thanks for Supporting Our Susan G. Komen Team	[more]
The Susan G. Komen race was great participation with 13,000 people who ran/walked in the race. Thank you for supporting Black Women for Wellness' team! ...
A Health Challenge Starts Today, Monday Feb 22, 2010	[more]
YWCA, 2501 W Vernon Ave - at the corner of 3rd and Vernon 5:30 - 7:00, Los Angeles CA 90008
How The Health Challenge Works	[more]
The total enrollment fee is $35 for each participant. The funds collected will go towards administrative costs and a cash reward that will be presented ...
Support BWW via the United Way!	[more]
Did you know that Black Women for Wellness is a member of United Way? At your place of employment, simply specify that your deductions be directed to Black ...

DID YOU KNOW..

Hibiscus tea is the infusion made from the calyces (sepals) of the Hibiscus sabdariffa flower, an herbal tea drink consumed both hot and cold by people around the world. It is also referred to as roselle (another common name for the hibiscus flower), flor de Jamaica in Latin America, karkadé in Egypt and Sudan, bissap in West Africa, sorrel in Jamaica, and red sorrel in the wider Caribbean, and other names in other regions. Hibiscus tea has a tart, cranberry-like flavor, and sugar is often added to sweeten the beverage. The tea contains vitamin C and minerals and is used traditionally as a mild medicine.

Hibiscus tea contains 15-30% organic acids, including citric acid, maleic acid, and tartaric acid. It also contains acidic polysaccharides and flavonoid glycosides, such as cyanidin and delphinidin, that give it its characteristic deep red colour.

A study published in the Journal of Human Hypertension has shown that drinking hibiscus tea can reduce high blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes. The study results showed the average systolic blood pressure for those drinking hibiscus tea decreased from 134.8 mmHg (17.97 kPa) at the beginning of the study to 112.7 mmHg (15.03 kPa) at the end of the study, one month later.^[5]

A study of 65 subjects published in 2009 found that 3 cups of hibiscus tea daily for 6 weeks reduced systolic blood pressure by 7 mm Hg in prehypertensive and mildly hypertensive participants. Source: Wikipedia.org

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