It\'s no secret That the Black community tops the list of groups afflicted by hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, and cancer.
In this unique book.
Walker offers a number of commonsense ways to prevent, manage, and possibly eliminate these killers, turning the tide of African-American health.
Now, in Black Health Matters, Dr.
Richard Walker has studied these conditions among his patients for many years.
As an African-American doctor, Dr.
What the statistics do not show is the pain, misery, and despair That these conditions create--not only for the individual but also for family and friends.
It\'s no secret That the Black community tops the list of groups afflicted by hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, and cancer.
A concise yet critical guide, Black Health Matters offers an important first step towards achieving a healthier, longer life for millions of people.
Special chapters explore nutrition, healthcare and racism, and other important topics, and tips are included for locating and communicating with affordable healthcare professionals.
Each chapter explains a different Health problem common to the Black community--including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, and more--and offers concrete ways in which That condition can be avoided or better managed, often through simple changes That can be easily made by the individual.
Walker explains how African Americans can turn their Health around by understanding and incorporating better nutrition, nutritional supplements, regular healthcare checkups, and exercise into their lives.
Most important, Dr.
He follows the Health and healthcare journey of the African captives into slavery and describes what they had to do to survive nutritionally, psychologically, and culturally, ultimately resulting in the chronic ill Health and early death now pervasive in Black communities.
Walker looks at the Black community\'s lifestyle, which has radically changed over the centuries.
In this unique book, Dr.
Walker offers a number of commonsense ways to prevent, manage, and possibly eliminate these killers, turning the tide of African-American health.
Now, in Black Health Matters, Dr.
Richard Walker has studied these conditions among his patients for many years.
As an African-American doctor, Dr.
What the statistics do not show is the pain, misery, and despair That these conditions create--not only for the individual, but also for family and friends.
It\'s no secret That the Black community tops the list of groups afflicted by hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, and cancer
