Rethinking Salads: A Simple Weapon Against Chronic Diseases In The Black Community

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Rethinking Salads: A Simple Weapon Against Chronic Diseases In The Black Community

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Rethinking Salads: A Simple Weapon Against Chronic Diseases in the Black Community

I remember speaking on a panel once, and someone asked me, “What would you cook for your wife?” I smiled and said, “I do cook, but the best thing I can make for her is a salad.” The ladies in the audience laughed, but I was dead serious. If you love someone, you make your […]

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