Many people look at a stroke as a brain problem. In reality it’s a cardiovascular problem that can have deadly consequences. For Americans, stroke is the number one cause of adult disability. Thus, learning how to prevent a stroke will have a positive impact on decreasing its harmful effect on our community.
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The cardiovascular system is just as important to brain health as it is to heart health. If you have a blockage in one of the arteries of the heart we call it a heart attack. If that same blockage occurs in the brain it’s a stroke. All people are susceptible. This is especially true if [...]
I came across this short but very interesting video of Dr. J. Joseph Prendergast. For those who don’t know Dr. Joe (as he prefers to call himself), he is the product formulator of ProArgi-9 Plus. Dr. Joe is Board Certified in Internal Medicine as well as Endocrinology and Metabolism. He is an expert in integrative [...]
Sickle cell disease primarily affects people of African, African American, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Asian Indian ancestry. There is also a growing segment in the Latino-American population particularly those of Caribbean, Central American, and South American ancestry that are affect by this disease. In the United States one out of every 400 births has this [...]
Recent research on sickle cell anemia has shown how improving nitric oxide production can make a significant difference in symptom severity. I’ve written about this in my article “Nitric Oxide and Sickle Cell Anemia!” The purpose of this article is to provide a basic understanding of this genetic disease.
Although African Americans are affected the most [...]
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of people worldwide. Unfortunately, it’s even worse for the African American community. There are several reasons for this and hopefully this article will help begin the process of changing this sad reality. To address these reasons I’ve broken this article into three parts: The Bad News, Several Underlining [...]