Topic: Vitamin Deficiency
Vitamin K2, Vitamin D3, and Black Health: Why One-Size-Fits-All Supplement Advice Doesn’t Work
If you’ve spent any time online lately, you’ve probably seen someone promoting vitamin K2—usually alongside vitamin D3. Influencers call it the “missing link” for bone health. Supplement companies say it protects your heart. Some even claim everyone should be taking…
Low Vitamin D in African Americans: A Precision Medicine Guide
African Americans have low vitamin D Vitamin D is acquired through diet and skin exposure to ultraviolet B light. The skin's production of vitamin D is determined by length of exposure, latitude, season, and degree of skin pigmentation. African Americans…
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) and African American Health: What It Does and Who Needs More
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and African American health Vitamin B2, also called riboflavin, helps the body turn food into energy. It is also needed to activate other B vitamins, including vitamin B6 and folate, and it supports healthy skin, eyes, nerves,…
Vitamin C Deficiency in African Americans: Who’s Really at Risk?
Why vitamin C matters My Black patients know they should get more vitamin C, but many are not able to eat enough fruits and vegetables to get it. Vitamin C supports the immune system, helps the body absorb iron from…
Erectile Dysfunction in Black Men: Causes and Solutions
Black men have erection problems too! Erection problems, also called erectile dysfunction or ED, are common. In the landmark Massachusetts Male Aging Study, about half of men aged 40 to 70 had some degree of ED, and it became more…
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…
Benefits of Zinc for African Americans: What It Does and How Much You Need
Zinc and infections Zinc is essential for a healthy immune system and for wound healing. African Americans face higher rates of many infections, including sexually transmitted diseases, bacterial vaginosis, HIV, and diabetes-related wound infections that can lead to amputations. Zinc…
Secret to Stronger Healthier Nails for Black Women
It is no secret that African American women value their appearance in every way. Their attention to detail extends to the smallest aspects of their look. Their fingernails and toenails must be strong and attractive but distinct and unique. Healthier…
Increased Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in African Americans Linked to Poorer Nutrition
STD Infections? Do you have trouble with recurrent sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections? Is bacterial vaginitis a recurrent problem? African Americans have the highest rate of HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and bacterial vaginitis in the country while not having much…
Bacterial Vaginosis in Black Women: Causes, Vitamin D and Precision Care
Bacterial vaginosis is not a classic STD, but sex plays a role Bacterial vaginosis (BV), often called bacterial vaginitis, is an imbalance of the bacteria that normally live in the vagina. In a national survey of women ages 14 to…
