Want to lighten up this summer? Medicinal herbs and essential oils may be the way to do it. NewNaturalista sits down with The Herbalist to talk about the benefits of these timeless and natural gems.

PLUS: Enter to win The Herbalist’s Fabulous Herbal Hair Oil!

Hormones, hormones, hormones – a very pregnant Shon Gables shares with us the trials and tribulations of being pregnant in the heat of summer…she’s also pondering over what to name her new bundle of joy!

Could the cure for NewNaturalista’s coffee obsession be something so simple as…tea?

Read more on what we found out about the benefits of green tea and why maybe, just maybe coffee isn’t always such a bad thing?

Summer just isn’t complete without the foot cooling, toe baring action of a sandal. The Buylogist breaks down the science of this year’s favorites.

Busy this Thursday? Visit dynamic New York photographer Kwesi Abbensetts’ newest exhibit “Homecoming: An Exhibition About Home and Homelessness.”

In this week’s “Pregnant at 40″ series, Shon Gables finds out some good news – and some challenging news. The lessons learned are invaluable.

Feast your eyes on this beautiful composite of black love stories told through photographs.

The temperature is rising and so are a few of this season’s hottest short looks. The Buyologist introduces us to some fresh ways to wear an old staple.