(ThyBlackMan.com) Did you eat breakfast today? If your answer is yes—good job!—you’ve already done something great for both your health and your waistline. Studies show that those who eat breakfast eat fewer calories and less saturated fat throughout the day, as opposed to those who skip that morning meal. Breakfast ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week is National Men’s Health Week, and when it comes to protection against the diseases that disproportionately affect Black men, knowledge truly is power. If we do not know what we are protecting ourselves against, how can we properly prepare to defend ourselves? The following list consists of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A year ago President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”), guaranteeing access to health coverage for 32 million uninsured people in America including 95 percent of all children. Racial minorities are disproportionately uninsured today and the Affordable Care Act will ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is quite common for men to ignore physical symptoms and health problems — taking a huge gamble with their lives. Research finds that men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited their doctor. In addition, men are about 30 percent more likely than women to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We have found the fountain of youth… Well the proverbial fountain of youth. As we grow older we have the tendency to worry about aging gracefully. We want to look and feel as young and vibrate as we did ten years ago. We may not be able to turn ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Your immune system is like an internal body guard. Its job is to protect you from the danger of viruses, fungi, bacteria, infections and cancers that may try to attack and invade your body. Like any well-trained guard, your immune system remembers previous attackers and prepares for the next ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Aaron McCargo, Jr. is one of Food Network’s fastest-rising stars. After winning season four of The Next Food Network Star, McCargo went on to launch his own show, Big Daddy’s House, in August 2008. It was immediately ranked the #1 show in the Food Network’s popular Sunday “weekend block” and can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black men can be very meticulous when it comes to their dress and appearance. Nice haircut, clean shoes and a nicely tailored suit are essentials for most, but when it comes to skin care, they don’t seem to be as particular. They wash their face, they shave and they ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Disease is never fair. But, for African-American men in the U.S., prostate cancer can be downright cruel. While 1 out of 6 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime and more than 218,000 die from it annually, black men are 60 percent more likely to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Men seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction are bombarded with bold ads for medications that fight ED or promise male enhancement through supplements. And you may be tempted to try these alternatives before taking more traditional erectile dysfunction medications or erectile dysfunction surgery. The question is, how do you discern the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For many years, mental health professionals viewed depression as primarily a women’s disease. Of the 11 million Americans diagnosed with clinical depression every year, less than 1 in 10 were men; and an even larger percentage of people actively seeking treatment for this problem were women. Likewise, the majority ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) These are the worst of the worst — the 10 most dangerous diseases for men. Every man needs to know what he’s up against. The good news? Many are preventable. 1. Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest in Men You might assume that a heart attack or cardiac arrest is ...