RiPPa, editor and publisher of The Intersection of Madness & Reality, is facing a medical crisis and is in need of our help. I'm Going Blind - I Need Your Help Breathing is one of the many things in life that we all take for granted. Good health and sight are two more. Even though I've lived with diabetes for years, I never envisioned a time where I would be … [Read more...] about ACTION ALERT: “I’m Going Blind – I Need Your Help”
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POU Weekly Health Thread: Are We Taking Care Of Ourselves?
dannie22 posted this comment in the Tuesday Afternoon Thread: ATTN BLACK PEOPLE!! Imma need for everyone to get their health in check because what happened tonight should not have happened. One of my young black female co-workers told me she had been having pains and that her feet and hands were tingling. I asked her if she had any health issues I should know about. She … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Are We Taking Care Of Ourselves?
POU Weekly Health Thread: Racism and Stress
After reading about Forest Whitaker's encounter with a deli employee, I thought this topic should be bought back up. Anger Over Racism Is Seen as a Cause of Blacks' High Blood Pressure ''HE was on the faculty at Harvard, but when he went to Harvard Square to get a cab, no one would pick him up - because he was black,'' said Dr. Dean Ornish, a physician who was treating the … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Racism and Stress
POU Weekly Health Thread: Soul Food Junkies
Hi, my name is Miranda.....and I'm a soul food junkie. Yeah, I admit it. I love mac n cheese, greens (all of them, don't cur), cornbread, sweet potatoes, rice with heavy gravy, diabetic tea...yeah, gimme all that. So thank you Bryon for at least waiting until after the New Year to chastise those like me and premiering your new documentary! Documentary tackles Soul Food and … [Read more...] about POU Weekly Health Thread: Soul Food Junkies