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5 Aug

Cori Murray Discovers the Art (and Culture) of Curly

Cori Murray Discovers the Art (and Culture) of Curly
Once I became a mother, there have been a number of things I knew needless to say: changing diapers, the necessity to hold the child’s head sturdy and burping right after a feeding. Since I used to be a Black mom with somewhat girl, I also knew that I used to be expected to maintain her hair picture-perfect in any respect times. But here’s the thing about great cultural expectations — I didn't possess the gift of styling my child’s hair. Too over and over I sent her to pre-school and elementary with crooked parts, lopsided afro-puffs, uneven French braids, and on the times I used to be really struggling, we did “free hair”: a cute afro and colourful headband. One...
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29 Jul

A guide to SARMS, the sinister fitspo drug taking

A guide to SARMS, the sinister fitspo drug taking
The drug, which promotes fast muscle growth, is actually steroids in pill form – but how protected is it really? If you happen to spend time on the fitspo side of the web, it’s likely you’ll have heard of SARMs. SARMs – short for selective androgen receptor modulators – are a sort of image or performance-enhancing drug (IPED) that promote fast muscle growth. The largest difference between SARMs and steroids is that, while steroids should be injected, SARMs are taken as a pill, like a complement.  A recent BBC News investigation found that SARMs, that are unregulated, are being sold illegally in shops across the UK, but they’re also available to buy online. Research...
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