Health

Dance Fitness Event Aims to Make Wellness a Fun Family Affair

2 March, 20160

Enjoy celebrity trainers, live music, healthy foods and more at the DFPH kick off March 5th at the George Foreman YCC ​HOUSTON (March 1, 2016) - One of the most revolutionary health and wellness movements to hit Houston invites individuals of all ages and fitness levels to join forces for a healthy cause. Dance Fitness Party Houston (DFPH) celebrates the launch of a nationwide family fitness initiative at the prestigious George Foreman Youth and Community Center from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Read more [...]

Celebrity, Health, Highlights, Non-Profit

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A TSU Student Uses His Platform To Giveback In A Large Way

12 November, 20150

Be-YOU-tiful: the Official Launch Party and Breast Cancer Makeovers “Embracing your inner beauty despite the odds” On Friday,October 30, 2015, Be-YOU-tiful celebrated its official launch party and Breast Cancer Makeover event. The event was held at the Texas Oncology facilities located at 7515 South Main St., Houston, TX 77030 starting at 10am. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, five courageous breast cancer survivors were chosen and given the ultimate makeover experience by a complete Read more [...]

Beauty/Hair, Health, Highlights, Non-Profit

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Celebrate Spa Week by visiting Shrink Studios!

20 October, 20140

Today kicks off a celebration of 10 years of wellness with SPA WEEK! Spa’s nation wide is participating by bringing affordable $50 services to the masses for the week of Oct.20-26. Normally when you think of a spa service, you imagine facials, massages, & saunas. While these services bring relaxation and rejuvenation, these are not the only services that one can sample during spa week. It has been quoted by many that we live in the era of fitness. No, not the late 80’s where people wore fitness Read more [...]

Health, Highlights

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10 Life Changing Lessons Learned at Oprah’s Life You Want Tour: Houston

20 October, 20140

I have to say I wasn’t feeling my best when I got the invite to attend probably this biggest classroom held in the Toyota Center and by “THE” Oprah Winfrey herself. “Who turns down Oprah”, I thought. I had been seeing commercials for a while about the multi-city arena tour that was to engage, encourage, and empower the audience. So despite feeling ill, I decided to go to the sold out “The Life You Want Tour” that was being held Oct. 17-18th. What a great decision I made. Oprah and her Read more [...]

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Spa Week® Fall 2014 Event Commemorates 10 Years of Wellness

3 October, 20140

[Release] National Event’s affordable $50 services bring relaxation and rejuvenation to the masses New York, NY (September 15, 2014): Spa Week® is back and the buzz is bigger than ever because the Fall 2014 Event marks 10 years of wellness for the iconic brand.  From October 20th – 26th, just in time to get fresh for fall, you can enjoy $50 treatments at the most exclusive and luxurious spa and wellness facilities across the country. Spas, fitness studios, weight-loss and nutrition centers Read more [...]

Beauty/Hair, Health, Non-Profit

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S. Epatha Merkerson Challenges You to Know the ABCs of Diabetes

14 August, 20140

Numbers have and will always be an essential part of life. At an early age you learn how to count, and then you put into memory birth dates, phone numbers, etc. As you get older, some numbers become more important than others such as SSN, driver’s license or weight. Well there is another number you can commit to memory and that is your A1C. Do you know your A1C number? Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and 4-time NAACP Image Award winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson says that it is a very important number Read more [...]

Celebrity, Health, Highlights, Tv/Movies/Hollywood

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Houston Goes 2 for 2 with New Reality Show: Houston Fit

19 June, 20140

On October 30, 2013 The Oprah Winfrey Network aired the first episode of Houston Beauty, launching Houston on the "Reality" TV scene. Now Houston goes for round 2 with a different approach: Houston Fit. Houston often gets a bad rep for being one of the fattest cities in America. MensFitness.com listed Houston on its 2014 Fattest Cities List as number 31. Houston Fit plans to combat that. Not just another reality show full of tears and weight-loss, the creators of the show really mean business! Read more [...]

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Happy Anniversary Houston B-Cycle!

28 April, 20142

Houston's First Bike Share Program Celebrates 1 Year! On May 2, 2012 Houston joined San Antonio, Chicago, and 12 other U.S. Cities when Houston B-Cycle launched a pilot bike share program with only 18 bikes and three stations. On April 3rd, 2013 they went live with the program expanding to 21 stations and 175 bikes. A year later, they have 29 stations and over 220 bikes! The bike share program is intended to be used for short trips in and around downtown Houston and surrounding urban areas. Want Read more [...]

Health, Highlights, News, Technology, Travel

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LIGHT IT UP BLUE!

2 April, 20140

Today, April 2nd, 2014 Is the seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day! Every year, autism organizations world-wide celebrate the day with multiple fundraising and awareness-raising events. This year, the autism community is asking you to track your celebrations throughout the world wide web by using social media "hashtags" such as: #AKA (Autism Kindness Acts), and #LIUB (Light It Up Blue). You can share your pictures and tweets by visiting the Autism Speaks Website. Autism is a disorder of Read more [...]

Celebrity, Health, Highlights, Non-Profit, Social Media, Travel, Tv/Movies/Hollywood

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