(ThyBlackMan.com) There was mild surprise when the news hit that the opioid death rate among Blacks is fast approaching that of whites. Surprise because the opioid epidemic has been almost universally framed as a crisis that has slammed mostly whites in rural and suburban areas. The operative words from moment one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Millions of people will flock to gyms across America with one goal in mind: the body of their dreams. Some hope to overcome debilitating injuries or a pesky health issue; others will ultimately hope to shed unwanted pounds. However, there is a penultimate consequence of exercising one’s body that few ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Where it used to be that you didn’t hear a whole lot about medical negligence cases here in the UK, it seems they are on the rise as of late. The National Health Services (NHS) in England estimates that by the year 2021, clinical negligence will total £3.2 billion. What ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Are you constantly suffering for severe to mild headaches? Well, it might be entirely possible that there is some underlying condition that is causing these complications. Or, it could be something that you are doing. Are you sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day? Are you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Bullycide is when the cause of suicide is attributed to the victim being bullied, either in person or via social media. In 2001, Neil Marr and Tim Field wrote about it in their book Bullycide: Death at Playtime. Research shows that those who are bullied are more likely to consider ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “At the December solstice, Earth is positioned in its orbit so that the sun stays below the north pole horizon. As seen from 23-and-a-half degrees south of the equator, at the imaginary line encircling the globe known as the Tropic of Capricorn, the sun shines directly overhead at noon. This ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Thinking of ourselves and putting our own needs first is alien to so many of us. We see it as selfish or unnecessary, but what we have to remember is we are the heroes of our own lives. Looking after others is fantastic, but you can’t pour from an empty ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This New Year, a lot of people will set goals for love, health and wealth. Many, unfortunately, will not see their goals come to fruition. Why? Because of ‘negative affirmations’. A negative affirmation is a mental acceptance of one’s self-imposed limitation. A negative affirmation is an attitude and these attitudes ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re all aware of the big health risks. But those are just the tip of the iceberg; when you get down to it, there a lot of much smaller details which can put your health in jeopardy, especially when they’re all grouped together. And the issue with these health issues ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think of all the contact sports you’ve played, all the times you’ve run across the uneven ground in the pursuit of fitness after forty, and all the times you’ve pushed the limits in the gym, it may come as a bit of a surprise to hear that most ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) At the time of writing, we are currently in the middle of what many people refer to as ‘flu season.’ With the wintry cold and dropping climates, now is the season to succumb to flu and other illnesses that present themselves at this time of year. However, with a little ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) December is here and often it is the time of year that we start to think about the year gone by and what changes we would like to make for the new year ahead. However, like most resolutions made after a few too many drinks on new year’s eve, they ...