Health & Fitness

Ancestral Self-Care Practices for Black Women

From navigating hostile work environments and healing from trauma to exploring African American home remedies and promoting holistic well-being, Protecting My Peace is a comprehensive guide for black women seeking to prioritize their mental, emotional, and physical health.

Reclaim your peace. Protecting My Peace: Embracing Inner Beauty and Ancestral Power focuses on transforming self-perception, recreating ancestral traditions, and channeling the spiritual power of the African feminine divine. Delve into transformative self-care practices and go beyond traditional approaches to physical and mental well-being. Find strategies to connect with ancestral roots, embrace spirituality, and foster personal growth. Prioritize your mental, emotional, and physical health with practical advice on African American home remedies, how to be healthy, and overcoming trauma. 

Rediscover your inner strength. Enter a transformative journey toward self-acceptance and belonging. Learn to perceive physical beauty through a fresh lens, embrace your whole self, and let your spirit radiate with the essence of your African ancestry.

A must-read for black women seeking to reclaim their power and well-being. Understand the philosophy of the African feminine divine. Find empowerment in the idea that places women of the African diaspora at the heart of their cultures. Learn how embracing this power can improve self-confidence, self-esteem, mental health, and emotional well-being.

Inside, you’ll find:

• An exploration of the perception of physical beauty
• The sense of peace that comes with fully embracing our ancestral traditions
• An introduction to the philosophy of the African feminine divine

If you liked Emotional Self-Care for Black Women, Real Self-Care, or I’m Not Yelling, you’ll love Protecting My Peace.

Evolutionary Lifestyle Fitness Strategies

“Definitely one of the most holistic fitness and training personalities of the modern era.” ─Amazon review

#1 New Release in Physical Education and Stretching Exercise & Fitness

Explore your amazingly adaptable body. Tight hip flexors, rounded shoulders and a hunched back are all products of our daily lifestyles. We are adaptoids; our bodies are designed to adapt to our surroundings, and understanding this is the key to unlocking perfect performance. Adaptive Training takes you through the fundamentals of understanding adaptive training while providing a detailed physical fitness program to help you build an environment that facilitates a healthy and empowering new lifestyle fitness journey with new lifestyle fitness equipment.

Unlock your true potential. The best way to learn a language is through immersion, and the same is true for developing and maintaining a new lifestyle fitness. A few hours a week training at the gym or elsewhere is great, but what if your environment outside of the gym is also challenging your body? You will see results that are only possible through the innovative fitness method called “Adam” which stands for Adaptive Immersion Training. Change your environment with intent, and your body will adapt with amazing results.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• How the environment shapes your body to be adaptive
• How and why you should divide training throughout the day
• The missing fundamentals of human movement and lifestyle fitness equipment

If you are a fan of Adam Sinicki's Functional Training and Beyond or liked Tactical Barbell, Built from Broken, The Comfort Crisis, or What Doesn’t Kill You, you’ll love Adaptive Training.

A Parent’s Guide to Boosting Teen Health and Success Through Quality Sleep

“In this timely book, Lisa L. Lewis underscores why sleep is so vital for adolescent well-being and resilience and offers detailed, actionable tools for bringing about change.”—Arianna Huffington, founder & CEO of Thrive Global

Learn how to navigate the sleep challenges of your teens with the roadmap Lisa L. Lewis lays out for how teens (and their parents) can get more sleep.

Boost your teens performance and health. Understanding the importance of quality sleep and the intricate dynamics of teen circadian rhythms can equip you to help your teenager excel academically, athletically, and emotionally. Lewis draws on the latest research and provides actionable advice to help your teen get better sleep and be happier, healthier and more emotionally resilient.

Transform sleepless nights into happier days. The Sleep-Deprived Teen is not just a parenting handbook—it’s a roadmap towards a future where your teen thrives, all starting with a good night's sleep.

In this transformative guide, you’ll discover:

• Strategies to address sleep-stealers and foster healthier sleep
• Deep insights into the science of sleep and its pivotal role in teen health
• Essential information on mitigating the effects of sleep loss on mental health
• Advice for changing school start times to help teens get more sleep

If you’ve read books like You and Your Adult Child, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, Generation Sleepless, Life Time, or Inconvenient Sleep, then The Sleep-Deprived Teen is for you.

Learn Self Love with this Brave Girls Self-Esteem Guide

This Isn’t Brave is a guide packed with beautiful illustrations and powerful words empowering you towards full self-acceptance. Your body is yours, so choose today to love your body!

Love your body today with curated art. This isn’t Brave is packed with curated art pages featuring a diverse set of beautiful girls from all walks of life. As you gaze upon the unique beauty of each woman, you’ll learn how to accept what makes you unique as well. Instagram girls could never!

Learn how to care and love your body. Being a real woman with a real body is hard so prepare your mind and heart with this self-esteem guide. Learn about hormonal changes, sexual reproduction, and radical feminism. Self acceptance is right around the corner; this is the perfect gift for brave girls learning body positivity! 

Inside, you’ll find:

• Unique and empowering ways to love your body
• Delicately curated art embodying all types of brave girls
• A brave girls guide to radical self-acceptance and body positivity 

If you like promoting female artists or liked books like A Body to Love, Women Don’t Owe You Pretty, or Body Talk, you’ll love This Isn’t Brave.

What to Expect When Black, Pregnant, and Expecting

“This book stands as the modern-day guide to birthing while Black.” ―Angelina Ruffin-Alexander, certified nurse midwife

2021 International Book Awards finalist in Health: Women’s Health
#1 New Release in Pregnancy & Childbirth and Minority Demographic Studies, Medical Ethics, and Women's Health Nursing

Written with lighthearted humor and cultural context, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! discusses the stages of pregnancy, labor, and motherhood as they pertain to pregnant Black women today.

Tailored to today’s pregnant Black woman. In the age of social media, how do pregnant women communicate their big announcement? What are the best protective hairstyles for labor? Most importantly, how many pregnancy guides focus on issues like Black maternal birth rates and what it really looks like to be Black, pregnant, and single today? Written for the modern pregnant Black woman, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! is the essential what to expect when you're expecting guide to understanding pregnancy from a millennial Black mom’s point of view.

Interviews, stories, and advice for pregnant women. Written by Black Moms Blog founder, the book tackles hard topics in a way that truly resonate with modern Black moms. With stories from her experiences through pregnancy, labor, and motherhood, and lessons learned as a mother at twenty-two, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! focuses on the common knowledge Black pregnant mothers should consider when having their first baby. It also shares topics beneficial to pregnant Black women on their second, third, or fourth born.

Find answers to questions:

• Do I financially plan for my birth?
• Can I maintain my relationship and friendships during motherhood?
• Will I self-advocate for my rights in a world that already views me as less than?

If you enjoyed books like Medical Apartheid, 50 Things To Do Before You Deliver, The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, or Birthing Justice, then you’ll love Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant!

Lose Weight and Keep It Lost

“A must-read primer for anyone who has worked hard to lose weight and wants to keep it off.”—Tamilee Webb, MA, star of Buns of Steel

How to maintain weight. Don't rely on your neighbor's latest gym stories or diet fad. Lose It Forever is a cutting-edge self-help book based on data from the National Weight Control Registry. Inside, you’ll learn what’s worked for the thousands of others trying to lose weight fast—and keep it there.

Proven how to maintain weight strategies. Despite the overflowing bookshelves of dieting tips and health books, the U.S. remains the most overweight country in the world. Most people who work towards successful fat loss just gain weight back a few weeks later. And frankly, many of us are just always hungry or overeating. So, what’s unique about those who succeed? The answer is buried deep in the archives at the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, home to the largest study of successful long-term weight loss maintenance.

Learn how to make the life changes you need. The National Weight Control Registry includes data from more than ten-thousand individuals about their weight, nutrition and fitness habits, and weight management strategies. This is where Jason Karp comes in—a nationally-certified coach, medical doctor devoted to healthy living, and the founder of the REVO₂LUTION RUNNING™ certification program. In his unique self-help book, he boils data down into actionable tips and wellness strategies for your everyday life.

Inside, you’ll learn that not all carbs are bad, eating can increase energy, and maintainable ways to:

• Monitor your fats, carbohydrates, and protein
• Exercise (a lot!) daily
• Control your calorie intake with diets that work

If you enjoy nutrition books, healthy eating books, or fitness books—like Mini Habits for Weight Loss, Why We Get Fat, or Good Calories, Bad Calories—then you’ll love Lose It Forever.

A naturopathic approach to sexual health for any woman, man, or couple

The Naturopathic Approach to Fertility offers empathy for every woman’s pain and frustration, along with natural healing wisdom. Each of the ten intimate issues is treated in a separate chapter, beginning with a clear, concise explanation of the health challenge and its possible causes. Then for each condition, women will receive a comprehensive natural therapy program—including herbal supplements, dietary changes, essential oils, and more—that Dr. Julissa recommends.

Like every responsible health professional, Dr. Julissa knows it’s not possible to customize a specific treatment regimen for general readers; for any patient, effective healing requires a thorough in-person checkup and in-depth personal evaluation. She does, however, share powerful and inspiring testimonials from her patients—women who credit Dr. Julissa’s natural therapies with overcoming their reproductive and sexual health challenges, and enriching their lives with vitality, self-confidence, and joy.

Yoga for Cat Lovers

No other creature in the animal kingdom embodies the spirit of yoga quite like cats

Blending meditation with exercise and the calming nature of cats, Yogi Cats truly defines what it means to be flexible and at one. From beginner to the expert, yoga poses are meant to bring out the best from your body and mind. Stretch and grow with these serene, adorable, and energetic cats as they explain and attempt famous poses along with instructions and practical wisdom for you to try.

If you are a cat lover and interested in Yoga or like books such as The Yoga Bible, The Cleansing Power of Yoga, or Yoga with Cats, you will love Yogi Cats.

The Holistic Healing Handbook for a Homeopathic Household

“A thoughtful, comprehensive synthesis of a multifaceted approach to healing”—Belleruth Naparstek, LISW, BCD, creator of the Health Journeys Guided Imagery series

#1 New Release in Diseases & Physical Ailments

Heal your body naturally using an array of well-researched and long-practiced techniques. This easy-to-understand holistic healing library provides multiple healing approaches to the most common ailments, so you’ll have access to the best approach for you and could be feeling better in no time.

Holistic healing made easy. Our lives are intertwined with the unexpected. We are bound to become ill or get hurt, probably multiple times in our lives. When that happens, Complete Handbook of Quantum Healing makes healing your body easy by providing an A-Z reference guide of over 100 health issues, each with healing options using different types of holistic medicine, so you’ll be sure to find the best approach—or approaches—for you.

See real results through trusted techniques. A perfect holistic healing gift or addition to anyone’s natural health kit, Complete Handbook of Quantum Healing seamlessly blends new-world science with old-world knowledge. With her deep understanding of both the medical and the spiritual side of healing, author Deanna Minich, PhD, translates her medical knowledge to simple holistic healing techniques that anyone can use and that have been shown to work.

Inside, you’ll find:

• An A-Z list of over 100 common ailments
• 7 self-healing options for each ailment including herbal medicines, essential oils, crystals, and more
• Self-healing quotes, meditations, and healing energy exercises to restore the body and the soul

If you like natural healing books such as The Modern Herbal Dispensary, Medical Medium, or When the Body Says No, you’ll love Complete Book of Quantum Healing.

A Spoonful of Sequences for the Stay at Home Yogi

#1 Bestseller in Pilates

The ideal companion for the everyday yogi, this collection of stay at home practices and yoga sequences is designed to keep the heart physically and emotionally healthy. With sweet and simple illustrations, ingredients, affirmations, and more, Kitchen Yoga is all you need to practice yoga from the comfort of your home.

Sometimes, even yogis stay at home. An inspiring twist on integrating yoga routines into your day-to-day, Kitchen Yoga cooks up poses and practices that bring the benefits of yoga to your daily life. Inside, yogi Melanie Salvatore-August guides you through a modified Down Dog while awaiting your morning coffee, a Locust pose in the living room, detox practices in the bathroom, and relaxation exercises for nighttime yoga in bed.

Stay at home and practice yoga with practical routines. Incorporate a yoga routine into your everyday life with cleansing poses, yoga sequences, breathing methods, detox practices, and meditations. Whether a busy soul or the stay at home parent, Kitchen Yoga is the perfect alternative to anyone looking for a quick workout around the house.

Enjoy practical and powerful practices along with:

• Daily affirmations to fuel transformation
• Sweet illustrations of poses and meditations featured inside
• A feast of easy-to-follow yoga recipes for the mind and body

If you enjoyed books like Chair Yoga, Making Space, The Pilates Body, or The Joy of Yoga, then you’ll love Kitchen Yoga.

What to Expect When Black, Pregnant, and Expecting

“This book stands as the modern-day guide to birthing while Black.” ―Angelina Ruffin-Alexander, certified nurse midwife

2021 International Book Awards finalist in Health: Women’s Health
#1 New Release in Pregnancy & Childbirth and Minority Demographic Studies, Medical Ethics, and Women's Health Nursing

Written with lighthearted humor and cultural context, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! discusses the stages of pregnancy, labor, and motherhood as they pertain to pregnant Black women today.

Tailored to today’s pregnant Black woman. In the age of social media, how do pregnant women communicate their big announcement? What are the best protective hairstyles for labor? Most importantly, how many pregnancy guides focus on issues like Black maternal birth rates and what it really looks like to be Black, pregnant, and single today? Written for the modern pregnant Black woman, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! is the essential what to expect when you're expecting guide to understanding pregnancy from a millennial Black mom’s point of view.

Interviews, stories, and advice for pregnant women. Written by Black Moms Blog founder, the book tackles hard topics in a way that truly resonate with modern Black moms. With stories from her experiences through pregnancy, labor, and motherhood, and lessons learned as a mother at twenty-two, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! focuses on the common knowledge Black pregnant mothers should consider when having their first baby. It also shares topics beneficial to pregnant Black women on their second, third, or fourth born.

Find answers to questions:

• Do I financially plan for my birth?
• Can I maintain my relationship and friendships during motherhood?
• Will I self-advocate for my rights in a world that already views me as less than?

If you enjoyed books like Medical Apartheid, 50 Things To Do Before You Deliver, The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, or Birthing Justice, then you’ll love Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant!

A Parent’s Guide to Boosting Teen Health and Success Through Quality Sleep

“In this timely book, Lisa L. Lewis underscores why sleep is so vital for adolescent well-being and resilience and offers detailed, actionable tools for bringing about change.”—Arianna Huffington, founder & CEO of Thrive Global

Learn how to navigate the sleep challenges of your teens with the roadmap Lisa L. Lewis lays out for how teens (and their parents) can get more sleep.

Boost your teens performance and health. Understanding the importance of quality sleep and the intricate dynamics of teen circadian rhythms can equip you to help your teenager excel academically, athletically, and emotionally. Lewis draws on the latest research and provides actionable advice to help your teen get better sleep and be happier, healthier and more emotionally resilient.

Transform sleepless nights into happier days. The Sleep-Deprived Teen is not just a parenting handbook—it’s a roadmap towards a future where your teen thrives, all starting with a good night's sleep.

In this transformative guide, you’ll discover:

• Strategies to address sleep-stealers and foster healthier sleep
• Deep insights into the science of sleep and its pivotal role in teen health
• Essential information on mitigating the effects of sleep loss on mental health
• Advice for changing school start times to help teens get more sleep

If you’ve read books like You and Your Adult Child, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, Generation Sleepless, Life Time, or Inconvenient Sleep, then The Sleep-Deprived Teen is for you.

Evolutionary Lifestyle Fitness Strategies

“Definitely one of the most holistic fitness and training personalities of the modern era.” ─Amazon review

#1 New Release in Physical Education and Stretching Exercise & Fitness

Explore your amazingly adaptable body. Tight hip flexors, rounded shoulders and a hunched back are all products of our daily lifestyles. We are adaptoids; our bodies are designed to adapt to our surroundings, and understanding this is the key to unlocking perfect performance. Adaptive Training takes you through the fundamentals of understanding adaptive training while providing a detailed physical fitness program to help you build an environment that facilitates a healthy and empowering new lifestyle fitness journey with new lifestyle fitness equipment.

Unlock your true potential. The best way to learn a language is through immersion, and the same is true for developing and maintaining a new lifestyle fitness. A few hours a week training at the gym or elsewhere is great, but what if your environment outside of the gym is also challenging your body? You will see results that are only possible through the innovative fitness method called “Adam” which stands for Adaptive Immersion Training. Change your environment with intent, and your body will adapt with amazing results.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• How the environment shapes your body to be adaptive
• How and why you should divide training throughout the day
• The missing fundamentals of human movement and lifestyle fitness equipment

If you are a fan of Adam Sinicki's Functional Training and Beyond or liked Tactical Barbell, Built from Broken, The Comfort Crisis, or What Doesn’t Kill You, you’ll love Adaptive Training.

What to Expect When Black, Pregnant, and Expecting

“This book stands as the modern-day guide to birthing while Black.” ―Angelina Ruffin-Alexander, certified nurse midwife

2021 International Book Awards finalist in Health: Women’s Health
#1 New Release in Pregnancy & Childbirth and Minority Demographic Studies, Medical Ethics, and Women's Health Nursing

Written with lighthearted humor and cultural context, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! discusses the stages of pregnancy, labor, and motherhood as they pertain to pregnant Black women today.

Tailored to today’s pregnant Black woman. In the age of social media, how do pregnant women communicate their big announcement? What are the best protective hairstyles for labor? Most importantly, how many pregnancy guides focus on issues like Black maternal birth rates and what it really looks like to be Black, pregnant, and single today? Written for the modern pregnant Black woman, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! is the essential what to expect when you're expecting guide to understanding pregnancy from a millennial Black mom’s point of view.

Interviews, stories, and advice for pregnant women. Written by Black Moms Blog founder, the book tackles hard topics in a way that truly resonate with modern Black moms. With stories from her experiences through pregnancy, labor, and motherhood, and lessons learned as a mother at twenty-two, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! focuses on the common knowledge Black pregnant mothers should consider when having their first baby. It also shares topics beneficial to pregnant Black women on their second, third, or fourth born.

Find answers to questions:

• Do I financially plan for my birth?
• Can I maintain my relationship and friendships during motherhood?
• Will I self-advocate for my rights in a world that already views me as less than?

If you enjoyed books like Medical Apartheid, 50 Things To Do Before You Deliver, The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy, or Birthing Justice, then you’ll love Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant!

Ancestral Self-Care Practices for Black Women

From navigating hostile work environments and healing from trauma to exploring African American home remedies and promoting holistic well-being, Protecting My Peace is a comprehensive guide for black women seeking to prioritize their mental, emotional, and physical health.

Reclaim your peace. Protecting My Peace: Embracing Inner Beauty and Ancestral Power focuses on transforming self-perception, recreating ancestral traditions, and channeling the spiritual power of the African feminine divine. Delve into transformative self-care practices and go beyond traditional approaches to physical and mental well-being. Find strategies to connect with ancestral roots, embrace spirituality, and foster personal growth. Prioritize your mental, emotional, and physical health with practical advice on African American home remedies, how to be healthy, and overcoming trauma. 

Rediscover your inner strength. Enter a transformative journey toward self-acceptance and belonging. Learn to perceive physical beauty through a fresh lens, embrace your whole self, and let your spirit radiate with the essence of your African ancestry.

A must-read for black women seeking to reclaim their power and well-being. Understand the philosophy of the African feminine divine. Find empowerment in the idea that places women of the African diaspora at the heart of their cultures. Learn how embracing this power can improve self-confidence, self-esteem, mental health, and emotional well-being.

Inside, you’ll find:

• An exploration of the perception of physical beauty
• The sense of peace that comes with fully embracing our ancestral traditions
• An introduction to the philosophy of the African feminine divine

If you liked Emotional Self-Care for Black Women, Real Self-Care, or I’m Not Yelling, you’ll love Protecting My Peace.