by Dr. Bell | Diabetes, For Men, For Women
Let’s Get Serious About Obesity, Part 4 Obesity is a major foe of the heart. It is apt to occur early among African American women and the medical community is seeing heart disease earlier and worse in these women. The obesity epidemic is raging and early death and...
by Dr. Bell | Diabetes, For Men, For Women
Let’s Get Serious About Obesity, Part 3 Recently, I saw a good friend who had lost a significant amount of weight at the urging of her personal physician. She was amazed that many of her African American friends thought she was sick because of the weight loss. This...
by Dr. Bell | Diabetes, For Men, For Women
Let’s Get Serious About Obesity, Part 2 I hope you heard the health tip that addressed obesity as a major health issue among African American women. Obesity is not associated with our cultural heritage. Many African American women become very upset when physicians...
by Dr. Bell | Diabetes, For Men, For Women
Let’s Get Serious About Obesity, Part 1 I realize that I am taking a serious risk by addressing a subject that African American women do not want to hear. It’s okay, because I have been doing this for years, trying to save lives. It is well documented that many...
by Dr. Bell | Cancer, For Men, For Women
Prostate Cancer Can Take a Toll on a Relationship Prostate cancer is the second, most common cancer that African American men can experience in their lifetime. The exact cause is not known, but risk factors are well documented and a major one is family history. It...
