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20 Dec

Data Shows Black Women Have More Wear And Tear

Per the National Library of Medicine, allostatic load is “the wear and tear and tear on the body” which accumulates as a person is exposed to repeated or chronic stress. Black women’s loads seem way heavier than they appear to bear, particularly in comparison with other racial groups. Health disparities and care gaps are much higher for minorities, particularly low-income Black women. Chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, cancer and mental health challenges have contributed significantly to the stress impacting Black women each day. Probably the most recent numbers from the U.S. Census bureau✎ EditSign set life expectancy 72-years-old for Black people, the bottom since 2000 and below that estimated for other racial and ethnic groups. This gap has been pervasive...
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8 Dec

Vanilla Perfume Is Finally Trending Again. Will You Wear

It’s the stuff of birthday cakes and ’90s perfumes: Vanilla is nostalgia bottled, and this winter there are a lot of ways to spritz on sentimentality. Indie fragrance houses like Ellis Brooklyn and By/Rosie Jane are putting vanilla front and center of their launches. "You’d think we got together and were like, 'Hey, let’s all do vanilla,'" says Rosie Jane Johnstonthe perfumer behind her namesake brand. "But everyone gravitates emotionally toward the identical things."Right away, that’s one big olfactive craving for the times of mall hangouts and baking with mom. "With the chaos over the past three years, I wanted something completely uncomplicated; the ’90s were a more innocent time for me," says Johnston. "Everyone was wearing vanilla and every...
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