African Americans and Stroke!

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 [...]

African Americans and Sickle Cell Anemia!

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 [...]

African Americans and Cardiovascular Disease!

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 [...]