Easy & Tasty Avocado Garden Salad
This salad is easy to fix, looks great on a plate, and is delicious to eat. Makes 6 servings.1 ½ cups per serving. Prep time: 20 minute Ingredients 6 cups torn or cut mixed salad greens 3 medium tomatoes, chopped 5 green onions, chopped 1 small cucumber, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1⁄3 […]
Personal Trainer Anthony Parr’s Fitness Tips (and, girls, they work :-)
San Diego-based personal trainer and all-around athlete Anthony Parr joined us for the meet-up at Locs of Luv to share some of his best tips for getting into shape without having to go to the gym. He showed simple crunches and moves for your arms and torso and emphasized how important it is to take […]
Our Meet-up at Locs of Luv on March 1: Food, Fun & Little Divas
Our third meet-up for the Healthy Diva Challenge was held Saturday at Locs of Luv in Escondido. Owner Cathy Thomas hosted, our wonderful Rosalind Bishop cooked up healthy b’fast sandwiches and we raffled off prizes, including gorgeous jewelry from Cathy’s shop. Cathy talked about Sisterlocks and showed us some ways to keep hair up and […]
Next Meet-up: Get Stylist Twyla’s Tips
The beautiful and talented Twyla will be showing us ideas for keeping our hair looking good while being active and getting moving. Join us on March 8th at Imperial Barber Shop at 11am for another Healthy Diva Challenge meet-up!
Meet Locs of Luv’s Cathy Thomas!
I’ve been a Certified SisterlocksTM Consultant for twelve plus years. I’ve worn my hair in Sisterlocks for many years and enjoy assisting women, men and children discover and embrace their natural hair and beauty. Sisterlocks is considered a lifestyle, not just merely a hairstyle. Allow me to welcome you home to Sisterlocks! I look forward […]
Turkey Chili
Rosalind Bishop made this recipe from the cookbook Soulful Recipes: Building Healthy Traditions Come to a meet-up and get your copy! Makes 12 servings. 1 cup per serving. Prep time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Ingredients nonstick cooking spray 1 pound lean ground turkey 1 medium onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 […]
Our New Healthy Diva Stylist Twyla Green
“I’m excited to be part of such a great campaign for African American women. We’ve been waiting for a program like HEALTHY DIVA to share the importance of HEALTH & HAIR. Finally!” Twyla “Twynot” Green, our new Healthy Diva Challenge stylist, is no stranger to how beauty and health go together. A master stylist with […]
Imperial Barbershop: A Neighborhood Hub
Imperial Barbershop opened as a three chair shop under the ownership/operation of Mario Lewis in August of 2006. Within two years not only did the shop become a resource center for the community of Southeast San Diego but it had grown to a six chair shop. Imperial Barbershop now has its own library, full service […]
Rosalind’s Healthier Turkey Lasagna
Ingredients 1 lb turkey sausage 1 lb ground turkey 1/2 cup chopped onion 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 28-oz can crushed tomato 1 6-oz can tomato sauce 2 tsp dried basil 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 tsp salt & pepper 12 lasagna noodles 1/4 cup low-fat mozzarella cheese 16 oz low-fat cottage cheese Directions […]
Fitness-friendly hairstyles and tricks
One part of a healthy lifestyle is being physically active every day. Being active for at least 30 minutes each day can help lower your risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. Many African American women do not get the physical activity they need because they don’t […]