African-American Healthy

African-American Healthy
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Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 9780757053610
ISBN-13 : 0757053610
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Book Synopsis African-American Healthy by : Richard W. Walker, Jr., MD

Download or read book African-American Healthy written by Richard W. Walker, Jr., MD and published by Square One Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Health Title It's no secret that African-Americans top the list of groups afflicted by hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, renal failure, and cancer. What the statistics do not show is the pain, misery, and despair that these conditions create, not only for the individual, but also for family and friends. As an African-American doctor, Dr. Richard Walker has studied these conditions among his patients for many years. Now, for the first time, Dr. Walker believes that research has found a commonsense way to prevent, reduce, and possibly eliminate these killers, turning the tide of African-American health. Dr. Walker begins by looking at the black community's lifestyle, which has radically changed over the centuries, shifting people from hours spent under a blazing sun to a life of minimum sunlight exposure. From there, it is clear that the missing puzzle piece of African-American health is a chronic lack of Vitamin D3. Most important, Dr. Walker explains how this crucial factor can be added to a daily routine along with components such as nutritional supplements, diet, and exercise. He then focuses on each major illness affecting the black community and explores what it is, what its symptoms are, and how the reader can avoid or treat the problem. A concise yet critical guide, African-American Healthy offers an important first step towards achieving a healthier, longer life for millions of people.

Reclaiming Our Health

Reclaiming Our Health
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0300137052
ISBN-13 : 9780300137057
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Reclaiming Our Health by : Michelle A. Gourdine

Download or read book Reclaiming Our Health written by Michelle A. Gourdine and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the primary health concerns facing African Americans, explains who is at greatest risk of illness, and offers advice on achieving a healthier lifestyle and navigating the health-care system.

Inequality and African-American Health

Inequality and African-American Health
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Publisher : Policy Press
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781447322825
ISBN-13 : 1447322827
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Inequality and African-American Health by : Hill, Shirley A.

Download or read book Inequality and African-American Health written by Hill, Shirley A. and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to offer a comprehensive perspective on health and sickness among African Americans. It shows how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system.

Caring for Equality

Caring for Equality
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781442260603
ISBN-13 : 1442260602
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Caring for Equality by : David McBride

Download or read book Caring for Equality written by David McBride and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Americans today continue to suffer disproportionately from heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems. In Caring for Equality David McBride chronicles the struggle by African Americans and their white allies to improve poor black health conditions as well as inadequate medical care—caused by slavery, racism, and discrimination—since the arrival of African slaves in America. Black American health progress resulted from the steady influence of what David McBride calls the health equality ideal: the principle that health of black Americans could and should be equal to that of whites and other Americans. Including a timeline, selected primary sources, and an extensive bibliographic essay, McBride’s book provides a superb starting point for students and readers who want to explore in greater depth this important and understudied topic in African American history.

Heart-healthy Home Cooking African American Style

Heart-healthy Home Cooking African American Style
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Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D019156683
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Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Heart-healthy Home Cooking African American Style by : United States. Office of Minority Health

Download or read book Heart-healthy Home Cooking African American Style written by United States. Office of Minority Health and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Natural Health for African Americans

Natural Health for African Americans
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9780446554275
ISBN-13 : 0446554278
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Natural Health for African Americans by : Marcellus A. Walker

Download or read book Natural Health for African Americans written by Marcellus A. Walker and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural approaches to maintaining or restoring overall well being. Chapters are devoted to the health concerns of particular importance to African-Americans such as heart disease & diabetes.

Prime Time

Prime Time
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Publisher : One World/Ballantine
Total Pages : 497
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ISBN-10 : 9780345432162
ISBN-13 : 0345432169
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Prime Time by : Marilyn Hughes Gaston

Download or read book Prime Time written by Marilyn Hughes Gaston and published by One World/Ballantine. This book was released on 2003 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today seven million African American women are living in their prime, experiencing the joys and challenges of middle age. Now, at last, here is the book that addresses ourtotalhealth needs—physical, emotional, and spiritual. Written by a distinguished physician and a clinical psychologist,Prime Timeis the first complete guide that empowers us to take charge of our lives and attain the well-being we deserve. In many ways, it’s true that we are better off today than our foremothers were: We earn more money, command more respect. Yet in spite of these advances, we still experience more chronic health problems, endure more stress, and live shorter lives than women of other races. That’s whyPrime Timeis both urgent and essential. This groundbreaking book not only lays out a detailed, practical plan for overall healing and for maintaining wellness, it also addresses the underlying attitudes and assumptions that lead so many of us to neglect ourselves and undermine our own health.Prime Timewill help you • Reframe priorities to put yourself and your own health needs first • Interpret the latest medical findings on the Big Four killers and how they affect black women in middle age • Profile your current health with worksheets, quizzes, and assessment tools • Renew sex at midlife by eliminating restricting myths and taboos and finding new paths to pleasure • Reduce anger and “attitude” that block you from attaining good health • Identify the nontraditional signs of depression and anxiety common to African American women Comprehensive, straight-talking, and grounded in science and spiritual truth,Prime Timeis at once a guide to total health in middle age and a celebration of the strength, wisdom, and beauty of African American women in their second half of life.