Diabetes Disaster Preparedness: Everything You Need To Know
Everyone needs to be prepared for disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes that often occur without warning and can seriously threaten lives. This is especially true if you have…
Alzheimer’s Disease: Black Americans Are Hardest Hit
As the aging population continues to grow, so will the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and worse yet, Blacks will be hit hardest. According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2018 Alzheimer’s Disease…
Changing My Mind Changed My Life: How I Lost 280 Pounds
My name is Vinson Smith of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2007, I weighed in at 500 pounds; 280 pounds more than my current weight of 225 pounds. After my father’s…
4-Year-Old Superhero Feeds The Homeless
When we were just kids, many of us wanted to be some type of superhero. For boys, it was mainly Superman or Batman and for girls, it was usually Wonder…
Need To Step In? Here’s What To Expect Taking On The Family Caregiver Role
Statistically, black Americans are more likely to serve as family caregivers, spend more hours caregiving and devote a higher percentage of their earnings toward that care than other Americans. If…
COPD Patients May Breathe Easier with Tai Chi
Did you know black Americans have lower sitting heights and different metabolism of cigarette smoke, which can be associated with COPD? Blacks are also disproportionately exposed to more secondhand smoke…
American Heart Association: Asthma as a Kid, Stiffer Arteries as an Adult?
In 2014, it was reported that blacks were almost three times more likely to die from asthma related causes than the white population. Just a year later, black children were…
Improving Access for all Patients with Heart Valve Disease
There is an expanding gap in the U.S. for minorities to access innovative health care, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to make important decisions…
Ovarian Cancer; Five Simple Ways to Decrease your Risk
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system.…
We’re Spilling ALL The Tea On Healthy Tea Company: Ivy’s Tea Co.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ivy’s Tea Co. ☕? (@ivysteaco) on Sep 11, 2018 at 1:26pm PDT Drinking tea can have many benefits, but if you’ve…