Article: Health

While you are sleeping, the body needs fuel to keep your heart beating, nerves transmitting, and cells dividing, just to name a few. Much of that fuel comes from the readily available stores of glucose in the blood, liver and muscles. By sunrise, the body is essentially in a fasting mode. That first meal of the day literally breaks the fast. That’s why breakfast is so important, especially if you exercise in the morning.

If you skip breakfast,

(BlackDoctor.org) — A simple inventory of your health could mean prevention for many serious diseases like heart disease and diabetes, which disproportionately affects African-Americans. Here are four tips that can help you get started on your journey this spring for better health year round.

“We offer a safe and effective way for people to get control over their weight,� explains Valerie Hoffman, a certified herbalist and the president of Sunrise Herbal Remedies (http://sunriseherbfarm.com), located in Redding Ridge, Conn. “Our herbal weight loss system is a natural approach to losing weight and the response we have gotten back is wonderful.�

From the beginning of the epidemic, almost one million people have been diagnosed with HIV in the United States, and 40 percent of them are African-American. The rate of HIV diagnoses in African-American males is approximately 10 times the rate of Caucasians and almost three times the rate of Hispanics. Additionally, HIV disproportionately affects African-American women, with a diagnoses rate 23 times that of Caucasian women and is the number one cause of death among African-American women between the ages of 25 and 34.

“Prostate cancer is a growing concern for Black men,� says Grier, who played for the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams, and is now a minister. “We are more likely to develop and die from prostate cancer than any other racial or ethnic population. Being diagnosed with this disease can be a terrifying experience for men and their families. We need to help our brothers, fathers and uncles manage this disease and keep their families together.�

Just look at a few of her accomplishments and you will know definitely why this Harlem native is someone you should watch. AFAA Certified Group Instructor, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, USA Weightlifting Coach, Dancer/Choreographer, Freelance Writer, Fitness Model and, oh, when she is not doing all of that she is working towards earning her Master’s in Applied Physiology and Nutrition at Columbia University.
“I’ve always been hyperactive,� she says when she talks about her grade school days of training at the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Dr. has spent much of his life in service to others and has
maintained his commitment to the underserved throughout his medical career. From his time at Howard University, where he received his medical and residency training in general surgery, Freeman has never lost sight of the connection between race, poverty and healthcare. As a surgeon, Dr. Freeman has been particularly instrumental in highlighting the disparities in healthcare as it relates to cancer detection and treatment

You become very in tune with the body. Our bodies were meant to exercise and the reason why America has the issue with obesity and high blood pressure is because we no longer move our bodies; and so this is how our bodies react when we are sedentary.

Gray also credits his vibrancy to Fruta Vida, a fruit drink containing the Brazilian Amazon rain forest berry, acai, that has exploded in popularity across this country. "Acai has been used by Brazilian Amazon natives to help reduce cholesterol and blood pressure, reduce body weight and help build up the immune system among others," Gray says. "Oprah Winfrey, the popular tv talk show host, has spoken highly about the Brazilian Amazon rain forest fruit when she featured several Brazilian doctors in her TV show."

The $3 billion is historical and highly significant as it clearly overshadows the mere and current $300 million federal spending; both for adult and embryonic stem cell research. Indeed, the excitement and potential impact of the measure can be felt among various California scientists, medical researchers and health advocacy groups, including the California Medical Association. These groups point that the measure is really about curing diseases and saving lives.