CurlyNikki is so not the business...

[allmundjoi]

Lol, see I typed too much. Well, it is not a secret that CN sold her rights to her blog to white-owned Naturally Curly. CN still maintains the site. Naturally Curly is moving in bigger and bigger circles. Blacks can't ever own and maintain their own can we? Smh. The other messy situation was with a popular, talented blogger regarding plagiarism. Per this blogger she personally, and confidentially, contacted CN regarding recent articles on CN blog spot that seemed quite similar to hers. CN responded publicly to the other blogger. And was, it appeared to me, just unprofessional. It was unnecessarily messy. I will leave it at that. Sorry.

 

[ashleymichelle1]

Lol, see I typed too much. Well, it is not a secret that CN sold her rights to her blog to white-owned Naturally Curly. CN still maintains the site. Naturally Curly is moving in bigger and bigger circles. Blacks can't ever own and maintain their own can we? Smh. The other messy situation was with a popular, talented blogger regarding plagiarism. Per this blogger she personally, and confidentially, contacted CN regarding recent articles on CN blog spot that seemed quite similar to hers. CN responded publicly to the other blogger. And was, it appeared to me, just unprofessional. It was unnecessarily messy. I will leave it at that. Sorry.

I remember the whole plagiarism thing. That situation was so messy. And Curly Nikki's response was very unprofessional..I totally agree. & I don't care for Curly Nikkis site anymore..its seems like all she does is repost a bunch of random articles from other blogs then at the bottom she will say "what are your thoughts?" and i'm thinking nooo nikki what are YOUR thoughts. I wish more of her posts were actually wriiten by Nikki.

Now on to the subject lol I take Cod Liver oil and spend about 30 mins in the sun each day while I push my son in his stroller to get Vit D..

 

[allmundjoi]

I remember the whole plagiarism thing. That situation was so messy. And Curly Nikki's response was very unprofessional..I totally agree. & I don't care for Curly Nikkis site anymore..its seems like all she does is repost a bunch of random articles from other blogs then at the bottom she will say "what are your thoughts?" and i'm thinking nooo nikki what are YOUR thoughts. I wish more of her posts were actually wriiten by Nikki.

Now on to the subject lol I take Cod Liver oil and spend about 30 mins in the sun each day while I push my son in his stroller to get Vit D..

You know what, now that you mention it, the last thing I noticed before I deleted that app from my phone was her posting others articles and asking for her readers thoughts. I liked her for her articles, not for someone else's. I guess it now acts as a forum for other new and up coming bloggers to get their feet wet or increase their coverage. That's good right? Lol.

Oh, vit D. I run stretch outside and/or will walk, not run, outside daily.

 

[westNDNbeauty]

About not getting Vit D because we are wearing sunscreen...How many of you wear sunscreen all over your body daily? I only wear it on my face to avoid hyperpigmentation. So in essence, wouldn't Vit D be absorbed via legs arms, etc. for those who do not wear sunscreen all over?

 

[BostonMaria]

I have been friends with Nikki since she was just a regular poster on NC. She's a smart business woman. You can't blame her for selling her business. That's what entrepreneurs do. I don't visit her forum but that's because this one already wastes my time LOL I do read her blog every day.

I am taking folic acid, vitamin D pills, and drinking green smoothies to raise my vitamin D level. I try to spend more time under the sun too.

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[caribeandiva]

lol @ the title of this thread

 

[allmundjoi]

I have been friends with Nikki since she was just a regular poster on NC. She's a smart business woman. You can't blame her for selling her business. That's what entrepreneurs do. I don't visit her forum but that's because this one already wastes my time LOL I do read her blog every day.

I am taking folic acid, vitamin D pills, and drinking green smoothies to raise my vitamin D level. I try to spend more time under the sun too.

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But see I can see fault in what she did. In this struggle for having our own, which she was successful at, she sold out. Simple, no fancy words. Smh. We can't start handing out passes. If she is so talented she could have built it into something great that she owned. Look at Diddy, we can poke fun at him, question his sexuality, but the man owns his name and himself. Same with Jay. If they sold out, they would never have known their greatness. CN sold her name. She was at the beginning of this hair 'movement'. Hell, even Tina (Turner) let it all go just to keep her name, a name she built. This site is a good example too. Isn't Bev AA and site owner? She's charging 6.50 a pop annually, that's an excellent example of an entrepreneur. I don't want to diss your friend, but I see so much negativity in what she did. Blacks have got to stand and hold on, someone will always be dangling a carrot in our face. When the dollar is less important than community than we might start to win. She served as an example to young educated black women, a large part of her demographic. This isnt a rap or a reality show, it was us watching and respecting, a young bw maneuvar successfully through this new age of blogs/facebook/tumblr/phone apps etc.

I am just disappointed. And I don't know her true motivations behind the deal, you implied it was monetary, but I wish she held out.

 

[RocStar]

But see I can see fault in what she did. In this struggle for having our own, which she was successful at, she sold out. Simple, no fancy words. Smh. We can't start handing out passes. If she is so talented she could have built it into something great that she owned. Look at Diddy, we can poke fun at him, question his sexuality, but the man owns his name and himself. Same with Jay. If they sold out, they would never have known their greatness. CN sold her name.

Diddy sold Bad Boy and Sean John and made tons of money. Jay Z sold Rocawear. A lot of business people open a business with the intention to try to sell it in a short amount of time and make money. Is it selling out? I am not sure, but I know that Diddy is on his way to being a billionaire.

 

[yorkpatties]

I didn't realize what it was but I did notice every other entry was was Naturally Curly or some other blogger. I figured it was always like that since I had just started reading her about a year ago. Oh well, no love lost.

 

[My Friend]

About not getting Vit D because we are wearing sunscreen...How many of you wear sunscreen all over your body daily? I only wear it on my face to avoid hyperpigmentation. So in essence, wouldn't Vit D be absorbed via legs arms, etc. for those who do not wear sunscreen all over?

Yes, if you have on a skirt, tank top and you are outside in the sun for 30-60 minutes, you are making Vit D.

 

[allmundjoi]

Diddy sold Bad Boy and Sean John and made tons of money. Jay Z sold Rocawear. A lot of business people open a business with the intention to try to sell it in a short amount of time and make money. Is it selling out? I am not sure, but I know that Diddy is on his way to being a billionaire.

Rocawear wasn't the core of Jay Z, he hit and became big as a rapper first and foremost and is still sailing off of that. He is one of the biggest grossers and chart toppers in hip hop. That much I remember coming up. Rocawear was a spinoff of his brand as a rapper. And it was on the decline. CN is known only as a blogger, that was her brand and she sold it. Yea, I guess we will have to wait and see Nikki get big as Wavy Nikki or Twisty Nikki. And Diddy sold Sean.Jean because the line was doing poorly due to economic spirals. He had to sell or hemorrhage money, okay for him it would have been a trickle, still.it was losing money in 2010 (thank you CNN, lol). And I will agree, it was a very profitable move with Warner, but BB was seeing a huge decline in profits as well prior to selling (again, thanks CNN coverage, lol). I type all this to say they only sold, it appears, to halt losses. I don't know if the same can be said for CN, again, I don't know her motivations it is still disappointing. As a black professional who knows the plight of the black women and how the beauty industry has treated and pimped us, it was a huge disappointment. Soon this small blogging sphere will be totally corrupted by larger, more powerful entities. Especially since they see us hungry for more and more. She was one of the first to give up. And 'shrug her shoulders' as she did it.

 

[RocStar]

Rocawear wasn't the core of Jay Z, he hit and became big as a rapper first and foremost and is still sailing off of that. He is one of the biggest grossers and chart toppers in hip hop. That much I remember coming up. Rocawear was a spinoff of his brand as a rapper. And it was on the decline. CN is known only as a blogger, that was her brand and she sold it. Yea, I guess we will have to wait and see Nikki get big as Wavy Nikki or Twisty Nikki. And Diddy sold Sean.Jean because the line was doing poorly due to economic spirals. He had to sell or hemorrhage money, okay for him it would have been a trickle, still.it was losing money in 2010 (thank you CNN, lol). And I will agree, it was a very profitable move with Warner, but BB was seeing a huge decline in profits as well prior to selling (again, thanks CNN coverage, lol). I type all this to say they only sold, it appears, to halt losses. I don't know if the same can be said for CN, again, I don't know her motivations it is still disappointing. As a black professional who knows the plight of the black women and how the beauty industry has treated and pimped us, it was a huge disappointment. Soon this small blogging sphere will be totally corrupted by larger, more powerful entities. Especially since they see us hungry for more and more. She was one of the first to give up. And 'shrug her shoulders' as she did it.

I understand where you are coming...I really do.

Didn't Jay Z also sell Roc A Fella Records? Again, not saying it is right...

 

[Shadiyah]

I thought it was Kimmay and Taren that were at it?????

 

[allmundjoi]

I understand where you are coming...I really do.

Didn't Jay Z also sell Roc A Fella Records? Again, not saying it is right...

If I remember he didn't own it outright. Him and what his face. I can't remember. I think he was part owner, I think he sold his shares. Lol, don't quote me.

 

[DrC]

I thought it was Kimmay and Taren that were at it?????

Girl, that's a totally separate situation of its own. They're Vloggers

 

[greenandchic]

I stopped reading CurlyNikki's blog when I not once, but twice won a giveaway, but never received a response to my email - both times. It was one Gmail address to another so it would not have been flagged as spam. I was done when she never responded to me.

The forum was slow, one sided and boring. No offense, but there were too many wannabe super naturals wanting to bash everyone that hasn't big chopped yet when they themselves have only been natural for 3 months.

I take D3 daily because my levels were pretty low when I was first tested. I was living in California, getting plenty of sun and my levels were still in the toilet until I started taking a supplement.

 

[ManeStreet]

But see I can see fault in what she did. In this struggle for having our own, which she was successful at, she sold out. Simple, no fancy words. Smh. We can't start handing out passes. If she is so talented she could have built it into something great that she owned. Look at Diddy, we can poke fun at him, question his sexuality, but the man owns his name and himself. Same with Jay. If they sold out, they would never have known their greatness. CN sold her name. She was at the beginning of this hair 'movement'. Hell, even Tina (Turner) let it all go just to keep her name, a name she built. This site is a good example too. Isn't Bev AA and site owner? She's charging 6.50 a pop annually, that's an excellent example of an entrepreneur. I don't want to diss your friend, but I see so much negativity in what she did. Blacks have got to stand and hold on, someone will always be dangling a carrot in our face. When the dollar is less important than community than we might start to win. She served as an example to young educated black women, a large part of her demographic. This isnt a rap or a reality show, it was us watching and respecting, a young bw maneuvar successfully through this new age of blogs/facebook/tumblr/phone apps etc.

I am just disappointed. And I don't know her true motivations behind the deal, you implied it was monetary, but I wish she held out.

One thing I noticed with CN is after she had her baby, she posted less & less of her own self written articles. And when she did she'd say she hadnt done anything to her hair & thats shes been super busy with the baby. Or she'd post & talk just about motherhood & family life. I thought it was cute. I saw it as her going through a life change. From a busy blogger to a busy mother. Also she has a full time regular job.

People's priorities change at different stages in their lives. Maybe it was never her intention when she began CN to do it fulltime or maybe as the site grew, it was too time consuming for her on top of her other goals & responsibilities. Or maybe it wasnt as fun for her as it used to be. Or maybe she enjoys blogging more about motherhood & family life more than blogging about hair or maybe she doesnt want to blog at all. And if it was solely a monetary reason maybe she needed the money at that time & it was a blessing for her to be able to sell. Who knows..

Theres a ton of other reasons that are possibilities as to why she sold. But theres nothing wrong with it if it's what makes her happy.

I cant fairly judge someones actions (to sell the site) when I dont intimately know whats going on in their life and especially if I dont know for certain what motivated their decision.

Just my thoughts

 

[LongLeggedLife]

No longer visit the site since discovering her habit of ripping off other ppls thoughts & passing them off as her own. Lost all respect once the MULTIPLE incidents of blatant plagiarism were discovered.

 

[jamaica68]

This was posted in the Natural Living forum, I've been taking vitamin d supplements for years due to my deficiency.



Too little vitamin D may explain black Americans' cancer deaths
By*Christopher Wanjek
LiveScience

African-Americans are 25 percent more likely to die from cancer than white Americans are, and the reasons are numerous, including lower socio-economic status, poorer access to health care, and the cancer diagnosis coming at later, more deadly stages.

Still, health experts say these factors cannot fully explain the extent of disparities in survival for the most common cancers, such as breast, lung, colon and prostate cancers.

A paper published in the current issue of the journal Dermato-Endocrinology points the finger at a seemingly obvious but overlooked culprit: the sun.
The researchers' theory is that, in northern latitudes, the dark skin of African-Americans cannot absorb enough sunlight to generate adequate amounts of vitamin D, which is often called the "sunshine vitamin." The body uses ultraviolet rays from the sun to manufacture vitamin D in the inner layers of the skin.
Vitamin D is needed for strong bones; doctors nearly 100 years ago associated a lack of adequate sun exposure with rickets among child laborers, exemplified by bowed legs. Recent studies also have shown that low levels of vitamin D in the blood seem to contribute to a weak immune system and a host of diseases, such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. [ Infographic: The Power of Vitamin D ]
This lack of vitamin D could completely fill in the health disparity gap for cancer survival between white and black Americans, the researchers said.
Previous work by geneticist Rick Kittles at the University of Chicago suggests that upwards of 75 percent of African-Americans are deficient in vitamin D. Kittles says that African-Americans living north of the 37th parallel — just about anyplace north of central California, Texas, Tennessee or North Carolina — will have difficulty through most of the year absorbing enough sunlight to make vitamin D, because of the low angle of the rays reaching the Earth's surface.
Given this largely established fact, researchers Alan Peiris of East Tennessee State University and William Grant of the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center in San Francisco set out to look for a correlation between vitamin D and cancer death disparities. (In past research, Grant and a colleague suggested low levels of ultraviolet-B rays in Austria, paired with Mozart's nocturnal habits, may have led to vitamin D deficiency in the composer, who died at the age of 35.)

What they found in the new study is preliminary but warrants further investigation, they said. Relying solely on a scientific literature review, the researchers found that low vitamin D is independently associated with each of the cancer types for which an unexplained health disparity exists between African-Americans and white Americans.

Specifically, they found lingering disparities for 13 types of cancer after accounting for socioeconomic status, stage at diagnosis, and treatment: bladder, breast, colon, endometrial, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, rectal, testicular, and vaginal cancer; Hodgkin's lymphoma; and melanoma. For each one, there is a vitamin-D connection.

Few scientific studies have directly explored the link between cancer deaths and low vitamin D levels in African-Americans, though. One study published in the journal Cancer in 2011 indeed found that vitamin D deficiency contributes to excess African-American mortality from colon cancer. A Harvard study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention in 2006 found that African-Americans who are at risk for low vitamin D also had a higher risk for cancer death, particularly for digestive-system cancers.

The paucity of studies makes this a ripe topic for exploration, said Grant. If low vitamin D is the cause of this disparity in cancer deaths, thousands of lives could be saved annually by encouraging African-Americans to take a daily vitamin D supplement in the range of 1,000 to 4,000 IUs, he said. [ 9 Good Sources of Vitamin D ]

Peiris added that monitoring vitamin D levels should be routine. The issue becomes critical given that passive exposure from the sun simply is not enough for millions of African-Americans living in northern cities such as Washington, New York and Detroit. Air pollution filters sunlight, too; and many African-American children stay indoor for long hours, sometime over concerns of neighborhood safety.

Obtaining enough vitamin D through food, regardless of one's skin tone, can be difficult. Sources include fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel and wild catfish. At least the sources, aside from cod liver oil, tend to be tasty.

 

[My Friend]

Yes!!!!!! Please get your levels checked by a Dr. first to determine where you are. Vit D is fat soluable so your body stores it.


The first sign of vitamin D toxicity is hypercalcuria (excess calcium in the urine) followed by hypercalcemia (high blood calcium). The following symptoms may present:

• nausea
• vomiting
• poor appetite
• constipation (possibly alternating with diarrhea)
• weakness
• weight loss
• tingling sensations in the mouth
• confusion
• heart rhythm abnormalities

The immediate symptoms of vitamin D overdose are:

• abdominal cramps
• nausea
• vomiting

 

[cbanks67]

I was wondering about the background of that site bc every now and again there is a post on hair advice that seems off.

 

[westNDNbeauty]

I definitely agree with My_Friend in getting your levels checked before taking supplements. Most don't know but when you body cannot use the additional vitamins, they end up in the toilet. Often, when you have a healthy diet, supplements are not entirely necessary.

 

[candy626]

Yes!!!!!! Please get your levels checked by a Dr. first to determine where you are. Vit D is fat soluable so your body stores it.


The first sign of vitamin D toxicity is hypercalcuria (excess calcium in the urine) followed by hypercalcemia (high blood calcium). The following symptoms may present:

• nausea
• vomiting
• poor appetite
• constipation (possibly alternating with diarrhea)
• weakness
• weight loss
• tingling sensations in the mouth
• confusion
• heart rhythm abnormalities

The immediate symptoms of vitamin D overdose are:

• abdominal cramps
• nausea
• vomiting

Thanks for posting this. This is one of the many vitamins you need to be careful with. I remember reading years ago you do not need to overdo Vitamin A or Vitamin D.

If you take Omega 3, Salmon Oil, Fish Oil, Cod Liver oil then you are also getting a good dose of Vitamin D. I believe Cod LIver is the highest in Vitamin D. If you are taking a good multi you are also probably getting some Vitamin D.

If anything I might take a once a day supplement that has a small dose of Vitamin D in it as I don't want to overdo it.

 

[allmundjoi]

I definitely agree with My_Friend in getting your levels checked before taking supplements. Most don't know but when you body cannot use the additional vitamins, they end up in the toilet. Often, when you have a healthy diet, supplements are not entirely necessary.

I agree. The dose is the poison. Too much of any substance, even water, can be toxic. Worse if their fat soluble, like vitamins D, E, A, K. I need to check my levels. I will have it done tomorrow. Timely thread OP.

 

[greenandchic]

I definitely agree with My_Friend in getting your levels checked before taking supplements. Most don't know but when you body cannot use the additional vitamins, they end up in the toilet. Often, when you have a healthy diet, supplements are not entirely necessary.

I have to disagree with that. My diet was healthier than most people (at least as far as I saw) but my absorption rate was low aparently. You would think someone who drank green smoothies daily and ate more than the average amount of veggies, fruit, good fats, etc, etc would not have low iron/ferritin and vitamin D levels, but I did.

 

[auparavant]

Ladies, I say this with concern. Go to your doctor to PROVE you have vit. D deficiency and not rely upon symptoms alone. You might not have and if you supplement with the synthetic A/D, you could do your arteries harm with plaque buildup (calcium). Don't jump on this bandwagon without evidence through bloodwork etc. at your doctor. Please be careful.

 

[bellebebe]

Thank you for your information, ladies. Fyi, I have to get blood work done every month in order to monitor it. A doctor's appointment is highly recommended.