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Written by Nicole Murray
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 Although the cause of bipolar disorder is not 100 percent certain, there are several known factors that can contribute to its onset. This disorder is something that is not completely understood or accepted in the African American community, which plays a vital role in our lack of treatment or misdiagnosis. There is a common cultural predisposition in our community to emotionally rely more so on religion and family than health care professionals. Faith and family will always be a significant part of our culture but it cannot replace the medical attention required to properly manage this disorder.
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Written by Jason Rainford Burr
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 Pork ,or swine, a term many people seem to now employ when referring to pig products, has really become a synonym for evil within the realm of Black consciousness. Many of us have, within in the last five years or so, turned our noses down on the pig, seeing pork as the worst thing that we can eat, and usually the only thing we avoid in our diets. We usually do so for varying reasons; however the dominant one is that in the Koran, the pig is considered unclean.
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Written by T. Bowen
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 The issue of tap water vs. bottled water and the over pour of plastic bottles filling up our nations landfills has always been a problem in our country. America’s tap water supply has been mislabeled, so to speak, in order to heighten market sales for bottled water corporations who in the past decade have nearly quadrupled their profits.
The public does not receive the concurrent facts about the great advantages that tap water has over bottled. This undermined fear is in itself the cause for this widespread myth that bottled water will supply one with the nutrients that tap water no longer contains. In addition, many bottle water drinkers believe that the water put in their bottles is worry free from all unhealthy elements that make tap water look and taste the way it does. Studies have proven otherwise. |
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Written by Terry Ferguson
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Having a catastrophic illness can happen to anyone unexpectedly, whether young or old. But when you are the sole financial supporter of your household and you lose your income, the consequences can be devastating. In 2005, I became very ill, and my doctor s discovered that I had been stricken with Rheumatoid Arthritis. This disease not only affected my joints and limbs, but also my heart causing fluid buildup called  Pericardial Effusion. I had to be hospitalized for this condition and guess what My near death experience cost $20,000 for a four day stay in Intensive Care. Just prior to being hospitalized, I had lost my health care coverage with HIP because I could no longer afford the  200 monthly premium.
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Written by Afrika Brown
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Sunday, 10 June 2007 00:00 |
Everyone has heard the phrase you are what you eat; however do you really know what you are eating A lot of people choose not to eat pork as part of their religious practice as well as for dietary purposes, but pork could be lurking in the foods you are ingesting without you being aware of it.
Of course you can always read the ingredients of a product before purchasing it, but if you are like me you would need a dictionary handy to find out the definitions of the jargon used by food companies. After all, how many of us know what the term monoglyceride means anyway Also, the ingredients are |
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