Category: holistic healing
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Fasting is BETTER than Veganism
“If it came from a plant, eat it. If it was made in a plant, don’t” Michael Pollan “Anything you can’t fast from, you are a slave to” Edward Williams When people exclaim they’re vegan, it is said with such a self-righteous tone that I want to reply, “Good for you, but don’t break your […]
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Black Does Crack: The Accelerated Aging of the Black Woman
“The only thing, no matter how long you live; that is truly yours, is your body” J. California Cooper The current state of Black women can be defined as looking good on the outside, while feeling bad on the inside. We have the hair, nails, lashes, makeup, clothes, shoes, and bags, and we are killing […]
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Black Health IS Resistance
“There are many issues facing the African American community, but if we don’t have our health, not much else matters” In the wake of the heinous violation of our community, and the subsequent murder of 10 Black individuals at the hands of a white supremacist in Buffalo, NY, the burdensome question I ask myself is, […]
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CoSigned by One of the best: The Forward to The Black Girl’s guide to intermittent fasting and nutriton
Edward Williams, Physician Assistant, who I call the “Malcolm X of Health” has written the forward to my book. I met Eddie via IG in 2018. He happened across one of my posts where I discussed the ancestors and he DM’d me (felt more like an interrogation lol) about my health and wellness endeavors. After […]
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The US HealthCare System: The Black Body’s Highest Bidder
“Most of us came here in chains and most of you came here to escape your chains. Your freedom was our slavery and therein lies the bitter difference in the way we look at life” John Oliver Killens The enslavement and subsequent dehumanization and subjugation of our ancestors was big business that generated massive profits. […]
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They Lied: Eggs are Not Healthy
“It is easier to change a man’s religion than to change his diet.” Margaret Mead I always cringe when I hear people say they are going to start eating “healthy”, and suddenly eggs, boiled eggs specifically climb to the top of the list of healthy foods to consume for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. This is […]
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Tackling Childhood Obesity in the Black Community
May we raise our babies with our indigenous love, rather than with our colonial pain” @indigenousmotherhood You know the saying, “When white folks catch a cold, Black folks get pneumonia?” The same can be said when discussing childhood obesity. Childhood obesity rates grew 50% between 1986 and 1998 for white American children, but a whopping […]