Traditional Medicine vs. They Medicine
People of color have used holistic approaches (like the ones in this book) to heal their ailments for hundreds of thousands of years. And not just bug bites and stomach aches, either. I can show you records of Black and brown people doing brain surgery 6,000 years...
Vaccinations 101 By Queen Zafirah Aqueous
What is a Vaccine? “A vaccine is a medical preparation providing immunity from a vaccine specific disease….vaccines change the immune system by promoting the development of antibodies that can quickly and effectively attack a disease causing microorganism when it...
THE CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD
BY SUPREME UNDERSTANDING AND DIVINEGOD B ALLAH Your immune system is your body’s armor when it comes to harmful germs and bacteria. The best way to prevent catching a cold is to have a healthy immune system. Here’s a few easy ways to do that: Get regular exercise,...
Homemade Baby Food By Satori Ananda
In 1995, I was 19 years old with two children, a boy 3 years old and a new born daughter. I was on food stamps and WIC giving my babies what I thought was the most nutritional food available. I had quit school in the 9th grade and was basically uneducated in many...
No Genie in the Bottle By Yvette GZ
If you’re scared about drinking tap water again, hold your horses before running to bottled water. In reality it isn’t even guaranteed that it’s safer or healthier than tap water. Here’s why. 1. Bottled water is less regulated than tap water We’re programmed to think...
Panic Attacks By Justice Rajee
Excerpted from The Hood Health Handbook: A Practical Guide to Health and Wellness in the Urban Community, Vol 2 A “panic attack” is one of those conditions, like depression, that we just don’t like to talk about in the hip-hop community. We associate “panicking” with...