Women’s Health

Women's Health

via BlackDoctor: High blood glucose levels during pregnancy can impact the health of the mother and baby. Keeping blood glucose levels close to normal can prevent a problematic birth and decrease your baby’s risk of developing diabetes. When you eat foods containing carbohydrates, like cornbread, grits, peaches, milk, or even collard greens, your body breaks […]

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via BlackDoctor: Curious whether exercise, tattoos and piercings, or trendy foods are safe during pregnancy? Our experts, Twin Doctors TV’s very own Dr. Idries and Jamil Abdur-Rahman, are here to separate the truth from what’s false. It’s okay to eat sushi. False By and large it is not safe to eat sushi during pregnancy. “The main concerns […]

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via BlackDoctor: Singer Chrisette Michele recently shared some of the struggles she has dealt with since the backlash she received after she made the decision to perform at President Trump’s inaugural ball. That backlash cut deep, including being dropped by her label, struggling with depression, and even suffering a miscarriage. The beautiful hit singer already […]

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  via BlackDoctor: Whether you or a loved one has suffered from breast cancer, it can be understood that the experience was not an easy one to go through. Hearing the diagnosis of breast cancer brings many emotions along with it; fear, anger, denial, and sadness are some common emotions. But, each patient’s experience is […]

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via NationalDayCalendar: National Mammography Day is observed annually on the third Friday in October as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This day serves as a reminder to all women that the best defense is early detection. A mammogram can often detect a problem before there is any outward physical sign. Make sure you get your […]

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via hellobeautiful: In the month of October, HelloBeautiful is highlighting women of color who have been affected by cancer with our annual Faces Of Strength breast cancer initiative. Although incidences of breast cancer are slightly lower among Black women, the mortality rate for our community is disproportionately higher. This statistic can be credited to African-American […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: n a very revealing passage of her new book, We’re Going To Need More Wine, BET star Gabrielle Union unveiled her heartbreaking struggle in conceiving a baby with her NBA superstar husband Dwayne Wade. In an exclusive excerpt obtained by PEOPLE, Union says she suffered multiple miscarriages during the IVF process. “For three years, my body has been […]

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via BlackDoctor: Did you know that a woman’s ability to absorb vitamin B12 slows down with age? In fact, 4 out of every 100 women ages 40 and older suffer from vitamin B12 deficiency, a condition in which the vitamin’s levels in the blood are too low. The significance? Vitamin B12 is a powerhouse that’s […]

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via BlackDoctor.org: Memphis native and R&B singer K. Michelle revealed on Twitter that she was recently diagnosed with Lupus, but gratefully, received a negative result during a follow-up visit. “I was devastated for 2 weeks…but my body was tired, my mind was just beat down. My [follow-up] results from the doctor came again as a […]

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via BlackDoctor: Beautiful award-winning actress, mother and everybody’s favorite Empire TV show star, Taraji P. Henson recently used her voice to reveal she went through a health scare and wants to protect other women from it. Specifically, Taraji was suffering from a condition called gastritis. “Recently, I had a health issue where it was because of food […]

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via BlackDoctor: When Gabrielle Union isn’t taking charge on BET’s “Being Mary Jane,” running a thriving haircare business or traveling across the globe with her equally stylish hubby, basketball star Dwyane Wade, the actress is hard at work maintaining her svelte figure. “I work with a trainer for the most part. I do know how to train […]

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  via BlackDoctor: Anyone can get triple-negative breast cancer, however, African-American women are more likely to develop breast cancer at a younger age (under 50) and often have a more aggressive form of the disease called triple-negative breast cancer. This means that the cancer does not express the gene for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, or […]