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I spotted the first gray hairs on my head when I was still in high school. They refused to go unnoticed, standing out in texture as well as

With every season of life and every level of growth, it seems a reconciliation of our understanding and use of power is required.

Back when vinyl records were the way to listen to music, nothing was worse than a scratched record or album. The needle would get stuck in a

As I write this, I am in Berlin, Germany at the end of a two-week experimental treatment program to help restore my full eyesight.  

Eight years ago, I told the story of my son’s battle with his mental health. In light of the recent deaths of Regina King’s son, Ian...

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Here are 10 alternatives to New Year Resolutions in 2022 by practicing self-care and expression this winter.

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By Martti C. Peeples The year was 2014. I had spent the weekend at Oprah Winfrey’s “Live Your Best Life” tour. Oprah had an exercise in...

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by Sajjiah Parker “You must master a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.” – Marianne Williamson We are here one...

by Martii Peeples Luther Vandross has a song called, Miracles Happen. And when you come to know Maurice Brown, this title perfectly fits...

by Karen Gates Injustice has been around since Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden to enter the real world. Cain slew Abel when jealousy...

By Anirudha Rathnam Street Medicine Detroit comes across a wide variety of medical conditions during our clinic days. These range from...

By Andrew Wayne and Anirudha Rathnam High blood pressure, or hypertension, is one of the most common medical conditions in the United...

Part 1 of this article was published in the September/October issue and can also be found on our website: Thrivedetroit.org When we made...

By Aaron Martinez Guest Contributor, East Lansing Today in the United States, scores of people will lose their lives to opiate overdose....

By: Anirudha Rathnam Consider this scenario: you’re at a picnic. As the day winds down, you have some leftover food which you decide to...

By Anirudha Rathnam As Michigan’s weather wheel turns from the bitter cold of winter to the summer’s blistering heat, Street Medicine...