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On Monday, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin was sworn in as our country's 18th surgeon general. She's now America's top doctor and the face of the country's public health policy. She's also one of a growing number of Americans considered overweight. When the announcement of Obama's pick came in late July, it didn't take long for critics to question whether or not Dr. Benjamin was the right choice for the Read more
US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin stopped by the 2011 Bronner Brothers Hair Show, which is host to over 60,000 hairstylists, to talk about something that a lot of us are guilty of: skipping exercise because we don't want to ruin our hair. For African-American women in particular, going to the gym and maintaining hairstyles can be difficult, which is why Dr. Benjamin decided to make an Read more
Some women wash and go, but others take their time to get ready. Those post-workout long beauty routines are a reason why some women don't exercise, says the US surgeon general, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin. Dr. Benjamin recently spoke at a hair convention to try to encourage women to stop using their beauty routines as an excuse to skip exercise. "Oftentimes you get women saying, 'I can't exercise Read more
