Topic: Patient Education
Apple Cider Vinegar and Black Health
Many of my Black patients report taking apple cider vinegar to treat almost anything! Unfortunately, it's not that simple and it doesn't cure everything. Apple cider vinegar has been touted for its potential health benefits. Some studies suggest that it…
Garlic and African American Health
My African American patients are always talking about taking garlic rather than starting blood pressure or cholesterol-lowering medications. But what is the truth about the benefits of garlic? And how much should you take? It is true that garlic health…
HbA1c Diabetes Test is Inaccurate in African Americans
If you have diabetes, there is no question your doctor has measured your hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). The HbA1c measures the average blood sugar level over the past three months. It provides valuable information about long-term blood sugar control and helps…
Salt Intolerance is Killing the Black Community: Understand Why
The biggest dietary message that I give to my patients is to decrease their consumption of salt in their diet in order to lower their blood pressure and, therefore, lower their chances of suffering a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure,…
Scoliosis and African Americans
Lack of Vitamin D Linked to Scoliosis Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher risk for prostate cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, and a host of other health problems that are very common in the…
The Benefits of Garlic, Ginger, & Oil of Oregano
While I specialize in conventional or “allopathic” medicine, there have proven to be several approaches to health and medicine that predate my daily clinical practices by centuries. Appropriately, there is a growing trend toward viewing food as medicine, and this…
“PVD”- Peripheral Vascular Disease & African Americans
"My Legs are Tired" People who experience poor circulation often see changes in the color of the skin of their legs and encounter problems walking long distances. As one person described, "I have to sit down because my legs get…
Heart Disease & the Black Community
African Americans have the worst heart and stroke outcomes of all. African Americans are at a higher risk than White Americans for heart diseases, as evidenced by their: Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a serious health concern,…
Magnesium Deficiency and African American Health
9 out of 10 Older Black Adults Have Low Magnesium Minerals like magnesium are vital to maintaining good health, and magnesium specifically plays a key role in controlling diabetes and promoting healthy blood vessels. Unfortunately, many people are not aware…
High STD Chlamydia Rates in Blacks Also Related to Poor Nutrition
Nothing Beats Abstinence & Condom Use, But That’s Not the Whole Story Public health officials properly stress abstinence from sex and condom use as a way to address the super high chlamydia STD rate in African Americans, but little is…
