By: Dove --- When popular Los Angeles Power 106 radio host Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander set out to lose weight 10 years ago after a challenge from Will Smith, things seemed to kick off in the most inspiring way. After a loss of over 100 pounds, one-fifth of his beginning weight, Big Boy garnered a huge donation for charity from Smith for his efforts. But sadly, the thrill didn't last long, as Big ...

By: Isha "Ice" Cole --- Author Lendy Demetrius has had a passion for writing since he was a teenager. Inspired by writers such as Eric Jerome Dickey, Victoria Schmidt and Douglas Adams, the New York native became a published author at just 21-years-old with the 2002 novel There Could Be Joy and Pain in the Long Run. Life seemed to be on the right track for Demetrius, until a few years ...

By: Siddiqu “The Personal Trainer” ACE (American Council of Exercise), NFPT (National Federation of Personal Training) Certified Personal Trainer, IHSA Certified Coach, and Boxing Fitness Trainer --- If you are serious about changing your body with an exercise routine, then your diet should reflect your seriousness. Anyone who you see who has a nice body has a lot more muscle in their ...

By: Darrell W. Butler ACE, NFPT, ISCA Certified Personal Trainer --- Apples are high fiber, oranges are good for Vitamin C, bananas are high in potassium and cranberries are good for…um…mixing with vodka? Although most of us have heard how nutritious berries are, very few can actually tell us why. So here is your crib sheet on the nutritional benefits for several of the most popula...

By: Darrell W. Butler - ACE, NFPT, ISCA Certified Personal Trainer and Mary J. Butler - M.Ed., Certified Government Financial Manager --- Whether you’re still scrambling to locate those final missing receipts after filing for a tax extension or you’ve already blown through your entire tax return, this is the time of year when everyone seems to have their mind on their money and their mo...

By: Darrell W. Butler ACE, NFPT, ISCA Certified Personal Trainer --- In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here is a list of several green super foods that you should start working into your diet immediately - and no, green beer does not count! 1. Green Tea Green tea contains powerful antioxidants that help to cleanse the body and burn fat. Research has also shown that green tea may poten...

By: Dove "There's nothing worse than a fat cokehead" Mike Tyson laughed on today's Ellen Degeneres Show (Mar. 8). The 44-year-old boxing champ-turned-entertainer looked at a few photos of his heftier days joking, "It's the Michigan maaaan" - although we know he meant Michelin Man. Watch the video below as Tyson speaks on being two years sober and switching up to a vegan diet as he bounced ...

By: Isha "Ice" Cole --- Kidney disease is a health issue that affects many people around the world. In the United States alone, more than 10% of the population age 20 or older has chronic kidney disease (CKD). Those suffering from CKD are 16 to 40 times more likely to die than to reach End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), otherwise known as kidney failure. Multifaceted entertainer David RUS...

  By: Dove Calendar photos by Allen Cooley Photo above by Wil Law --- Over the course of a decade, the original four members of urban pop group 112 kept it sleek and sexy on stage with what seemed to be no effort. However, Quinnes "Q" Parker has revealed with his 12-month 2011 calendar that there is a lot of dedication, self-motivation and active nutrition that has gone into his fa...

By: Darrell W. Butler ACE, NFPT, ISCA Certified Personal Trainer --- No matter which side of the global warming debate you’re on, one thing is for certain; Mother Nature is definitely packing a major punch this winter! Here in New Jersey, the temperatures have remained so low that my neighbor’s snowman that he built way back in December is still standing tall! And while it may have been ...