Category : Parenting/ Health

Financial Empowerment: How ‘Loud Budgeting’ Can Save You Money

Day-to-day expenses can place a heavy financial burden on individuals, often causing financial strain and uncertainty. Amidst this complexity, a new trend called “loud budgeting” has emerged on TikTok. The trend gained viral attention at...

Ayesha Curry on Geriatric Pregnancy: “Being Told You’re ‘Old’ Feels Alarming & Wild”

PHOTO: COURTESY OF SWEET JULY/CAMILA FALQUEZ Ayesha Curry is sparking a conversation about how people talk about pregnancy as women age. The actress, author and chef recently announced that she and her husband, NBA star Stephen Curry, are expecting t...

When Back Pain Isn’t Just Back Pain: How to Treat Ankylosing Spondylitis

While we’ve learned to recognize pain as the body ringing alarm bells, it’s become easy to ignore and even normalize it as something that eventually subsides. But when that pain brings stiffness and interrupted sleep into your routine, as is the cas...

Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Are Missing Black Women

Good news: There’s been an overall decline in breast cancer deaths over the last 30 years. Bad news: Black women have a mortality rate 41 percent higher than that of White women. These differences are multifactorial, but are partly a result of under...

Eczema or Psoriasis? How to Tell the Difference on Black Skin

It’s not always easy to tell the difference between eczema and psoriasis – especially when it comes to Black skin. While they’re similar skin conditions, there are a few distinct differences that will make it easier to tell which one you’re de...

Lower Your Cholesterol Without Medication

It’s possible to lower your cholesterol without medication. With approximately one in every six adults living with high cholesterol, there’s a good chance that you, the one reading this right now, are one of them. High cholesterol comes with i...

3 Hottest Wellness Retreats for Black Women

Wellness retreats for Black women are on the rise. In case you needed a reminder, Black women NEED to constantly put energy into protecting our minds, bodies, and spirits. Especially those of us who live in the United States in this tumultuous polit...

Know Your Risk: 10 Things Blacks Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer remains a significant health concern, particularly for the Black community, which faces higher incidence rates and lower survival rates compared to the white population. According to a study, Black Americans are about 20 percent mo...

Psoriatic Arthritis: 12 Tests You Need to Know About

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex autoimmune condition that affects the joints and skin, often requiring long-term management and careful monitoring. A range of tests is used to diagnose PsA, monitor disease progression, and assess treatment ef...

Kick the Vape: 4 Practical Quitting Alternatives

Whether you’re worried about the underlying health risks that come with nicotine vaping or just want to consider alternatives to vaping nicotine, you can rest assured that you are not alone. In this article, BlackDoctor.Org will go into the six alt...

5 RSV Complications in Older Black Adults

While most adults only get mild symptoms when contracting the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the same can’t be said of older adults. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), adults over the age of 60 should be particula...

Is Your Hair Low Porosity or Just Full of Buildup?

Are you wondering if your hair has low porosity? “Porosity” is a buzzword in the natural hair community, but what does it mean? According to the Pivot Point Salon Fundamentals Cosmetology Textbook, “porosity is the hair’s abi...

How To Use Activated Charcoal Like A Pro

There are many ways to use activated charcoal. It is becoming more popular for its health benefits – think anti-aging, gut health, toxin removal and so much more. But, if you’re new to the trend you may be wondering, ‘Where do I begin?’ For five way...

Legendary Comedian Sinbad Makes First Appearance After Stroke: “Miracles Happen”

(Photo by Nykieria Chaney/Getty Images) Fans from all over at smiling since seeing Sinbad, one of the greatest comedians, speak after suffering a horrible stroke just a couple of years ago. The comedian and actor made a virtual appearance at the A Di...

Unseenism: Actress Tina Lifford On the Impact of Being Overlooked

Unseenism is a pervasive yet often overlooked phenomenon that deeply impacts individuals, particularly women over the age of 40. It describes the feeling of being ignored, overlooked, or unheard, stemming from societal biases based on age and gender...