About ASM
A Sunflower’s Mindset (ASM) is a black-owned business that focuses on the following aspects:
1. Holistic Health and Wellness – ASM supports the approach of providing care to one’s physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs as a whole through a personalized wellness plan. ASM will provide products and services encouraging stress relief, fitness, confidence-building, and a healthier diet. The holistic health and wellness approaches are targeted to serve both genders (especially females) of the melanated community.
2. Marketing – ASM provides marketing services targeted for developing and start up businesses of numerous niches specially through a digital and social media strategy
Sunflower Facts
- The sunflower’s scientific name is Helianthus.
- Sunflowers are native to North and Central America.
- Sunflowers have 70 different species.
- In general, sunflowers grow from six to ten feet tall.
- Sunflower came from the Greek word “Helios” (Sun) and “Anthos” (Flower).
- The flowers of the sunflower turn towards the sun. Thus, it’s called a sunflower.
- Aside from the fact that its flower turns towards the sun, its flower heads, in combination with its ligules, resemble the sun’s appearance.
- The whorled sunflower in northwest Georgia is the only sunflower with whorled leaves, leafy stems, and yellow disk flowers.
- The Whorled Sunflower is on the list of endangered species.
- Industrial forestry and pine plantations are the major threats for the sunflowers.
- The Native American communities grew sunflowers as a crop as far as Mexico to Southern Canada.
- Sunflowers uses a method called “cross-pollination” for its reproduction.
- Cross-pollination attracts insects such as bees. As a result, it spreads the reproductive pollen from one flower to another.
- Even without the cross-pollination, a sunflower can self-reproduce by turning itself around its powder.
- Sunflowers require more than 6 to 8 hours of sunlight every day to stay healthy.
- In contrast to popular belief, not all sunflowers grow with the same size and color.
- In contrast to popular belief, not all sunflowers grow with the same size and color.
- Sunflower seeds are excellent sources of fiber and antioxidants.
- A hundred grams serving of sunflower seeds contains 21 grams of protein.
- Naturally, the sunflower seeds are cholesterol-free, gluten-free, and low in saturated fat.
“Since March of 2016, I have been battling Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). My condition abruptly arrived during pregnancy which unfortunately led to overwhelming episodes of stress and depression dealing with a completely new lifestyle as a young single black diabetic mother.
Seeking a healthy and renewed mind, I connected with sunflowers and its symbolism. Then and to today, I strive to go about life like a sunflower. Our melanated skin benefits from the sun like a sunflower. So, my mission is to make an impact on others with relative issues by coming together and healing ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.”
