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Why Black health is different, and what to do about it.
Plain-talk conversations on heart health, cancer, diabetes, mental health, nutrition, caregiving, and the ancestry and genetics behind them. Hosted by Gregory L. Hall, MD, internal medicine physician and author of Better Black Health.
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About the Show
People keep asking why Black Americans have worse health outcomes than other groups, and what they can do about it. That is the question this podcast takes on, one topic at a time.
Some of the answer is stress, access, and a long history of mistrust between Black patients and the medical system. Some of it is ancestry. Historian Dr. Constance Hilliard has described how many African Americans descend from West African farming communities that lived in low-salt, dairy-free environments, and how bodies adapted to those conditions now face a very different American diet. That helps explain patterns in salt-sensitive blood pressure, calcium and vitamin D needs, and lactose intolerance.
Episodes cover heart disease, cancer screening, diabetes, weight, mental health, men’s health, caregiving, nutrition, and supplements, with practical steps you can take and questions to bring to your own doctor.
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