Women
Why Don’t Black Women With Breast Cancer Know Their Options? File this under the sad but true category.
Terrie Williams did not just write a new book, Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting, she is boldly embarking on a crusade to save us from ourselves. Why? Because she knows that mental illness is something we just don’t want to talk about.
By: Amazin LeThi: www.amazinlethi.com
We’ve all had them at one time or another but trying to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the cause and prevention of stitches is a mystery in itself. Research has shown that over 50% of those that exercise from the mere novice to the advanced have experienced a stitch at some point in their training. Stitches are common in such sports as swimming, team sports, aerobics, running and boxing.
We’ve all had them at one time or another but trying to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the cause and prevention of stitches is a mystery in itself. Research has shown that over 50% of those that exercise from the mere novice to the advanced have experienced a stitch at some point in their training. Stitches are common in such sports as swimming, team sports, aerobics, running and boxing.
Are Lesbians At Risk for Contracting HIV from Each Other?
Yes!! There have been cases reported since the mid 1980's which indicate that women are transmitting HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) to each other. Despite these reports the US Federal Government's Center for Disease Control (CDC) does not include female to female transmission in its AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) reports. Many lesbians mistakenly believe that they are not at risk. HIV is transmitted when blood, vaginal fluids, breast milk or semen from an HIV infected person enters your blood stream.
Yes!! There have been cases reported since the mid 1980's which indicate that women are transmitting HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) to each other. Despite these reports the US Federal Government's Center for Disease Control (CDC) does not include female to female transmission in its AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) reports. Many lesbians mistakenly believe that they are not at risk. HIV is transmitted when blood, vaginal fluids, breast milk or semen from an HIV infected person enters your blood stream.
Hep C is transmitted primarily by contact with infected blood, and the vast majority of infections which have occurred in the UK are linked either to injecting drug use or receipt of contaminated blood products. Hep C does not seem to be very easily transmitted through sex, though a number of GUM clinics have noted a increase in cases in gay and bisexual men in the last few years. These have been associated with (unprotected) oral and anal sex, with fisting, and with being HIV-positive.
Sexual Aphrodisiacs -Blame it on Adam and Eve for the first bit of the forbidden fruit; food and sex have always enjoyed a healthy relationship. Though it has not been truly proven that aphrodisiacs actually work on a sexual level, the mere belief certain foods, drinks, drugs, scents, or devices can arouse or increase sexual desire, libido, or improve sexual performance is enough for some of us.
You’ve read her articles now read the book – Amazin Le Thi reveals all you could ever need to know about Strength Training as she translates the accessible style of her monthly columns into this handy gym reference guide. Do you look at weight-lifting machines in the gym and wonder what those threatening automatons, with their strange systems of ropes, levers and cogs could ever do for you? Well wonder no more because National bodybuilding champion Amazin Le Thi is here to help...
With over 200 pages packed full of advice and information on the dos and don’ts of total strength training, picking up this book is a workout in itself! A comprehensive introductory chapter dispels the myths and misconceptions of weight training and presents the sport as a beneficial possibility for women of all ages and body shapes.
The remaining sections focus on exercises for specific muscle groups, offering handy hints and safety warnings throughout. Guidelines for useful tables and charts suggest ways to monitor and maintain your personal programme, with diet and general lifestyle tips proving that strength training can enhance all aspects of health and fitness.
Scientific diagrams and information about the body is factual, easy to follow and never patronising and a glossary of terms means you need never be intimidated by weight trainers’ gym jargon again! The book is spiral bound, so it’s easy to refer to while training, and the series of personalised routines at the back give you all the information and incentive you need to progress your exercising.
More than anything this well-designed and thoroughly researched book offers women all the encouragement they need to make total strength training a realistic part of their lives.
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With over 200 pages packed full of advice and information on the dos and don’ts of total strength training, picking up this book is a workout in itself! A comprehensive introductory chapter dispels the myths and misconceptions of weight training and presents the sport as a beneficial possibility for women of all ages and body shapes.
The remaining sections focus on exercises for specific muscle groups, offering handy hints and safety warnings throughout. Guidelines for useful tables and charts suggest ways to monitor and maintain your personal programme, with diet and general lifestyle tips proving that strength training can enhance all aspects of health and fitness.
Scientific diagrams and information about the body is factual, easy to follow and never patronising and a glossary of terms means you need never be intimidated by weight trainers’ gym jargon again! The book is spiral bound, so it’s easy to refer to while training, and the series of personalised routines at the back give you all the information and incentive you need to progress your exercising.
More than anything this well-designed and thoroughly researched book offers women all the encouragement they need to make total strength training a realistic part of their lives.
Buy The Book At Amazon.co.uk
NyAshia: For women of Colour
Provide a safe and friendly space for women of colour who are either comfortable with who they are as lesbian/bisexual women or are questioning their sexuality and want to meet up with other women of colour within the gay community. They also provides a variety of activities on a social and informative level.
Meets: monthly on the last Wednesday of every month at:
HGL, 146 Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham, B5.
Between the times of 7pm-9pm
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Telephone: 07752-504-288 or 0121-446-1012
Provide a safe and friendly space for women of colour who are either comfortable with who they are as lesbian/bisexual women or are questioning their sexuality and want to meet up with other women of colour within the gay community. They also provides a variety of activities on a social and informative level.
Meets: monthly on the last Wednesday of every month at:
HGL, 146 Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham, B5.
Between the times of 7pm-9pm
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Telephone: 07752-504-288 or 0121-446-1012
From increases in bone density, reduction in body fat, development in muscle strength, tone, improvement in self-esteem and decrease in sleep disorders. In this article I’ll look at how strength training benefits women.I started weight training at the age of seven and at that point in my life I had no idea of the real benefits of strength training for women, let alone what I was actually trying to achieve through using weights.
LUBRICATION (LUBES) EXPOSED -The vagina produces its own natural lubricant (vagina juices) within a few seconds when a woman becomes sexually aroused. This natural lubrication makes penetration easier and much more pleasureable, however some women do not produce enough lubrication or their vagina dries up if they are not stimulated long enough during foreplay or stimulated the right way. After childbirth and menopause women produce less vaginal secretions than usual and it is at these times that artificial lubricants such as creams and jellies come in handy.
