Yo, This Can’t Be Life - Black Health and Wellness

What Is Endometriosis with Lauren Kornegay of EndoBlack

This week we sit down with Lauren R. Kornegay, the founder of EndoBlack, a nonprofit organization that advocates for Black women affected by Endometriosis. We discuss:
What is Endometriosis
How is Endometriosis diagnosed
What are the endometriosis symptoms
How is endometriosis treated
What causes endometriosis
Lauren R. Kornegay was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Oxon Hill, MD. She graduated from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, where she received her B.A. in Speech Communications. While at Morgan State University, she experienced a series of events that led her to a gynecologist in Baltimore, MD. In meeting her new gynecologist, she would be introduced to a disorder that was an unfamiliar disorder at the time —endometriosis. Diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 20, Lauren experienced the pain, struggles, exhaustion, and confusion accompanying the disorder. She felt like there wasn’t anyone that looked like her that had been impacted by endometriosis that she could reach out and connect with. Having previously searched social media, websites, and other avenues, she knew something had to change. Her mother always told her, “If there’s a void, fill it, and if you want something done, do it yourself.”
 
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Cervical Cancer Awareness, Pap Smears, and HPV Testing with Dr. Mare Mbaye

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mare Mbaye to discuss all things cervical cancer for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
When should you get screened for cervical cancer?
What are the symptoms of cervical cancer?
What causes cervical cancer?
What is HPV and what does the HPV vaccine protect you from
Why Black women have a higher death rate from cervical cancer
Dr. Mare is an OBGYN in New York City. Her passion for women’s health began in medical school and was further solidified during residency where she noticed that many of her patients had limited exposure to basic information about their health. Her goal is to use her platform to reach a wider audience and provide them with easy to understand, concise and evidence-based information on various health topics.     
 
In her spare time, she loves weight lifting, rock climbing, scuba diving, and affordable fashion.
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Choosing Healthier Food Options and Tips To Start Meal Prepping and Meal Planning

This week we sit down with Katrina Carter, a Certified Personal Trainer, Coach, and Nutritional Chef. After the recession in 2008, Katrina pivoted from real estate into health and wellness after her own successful journey.  We discuss:
How to convert recipes into healthier options
How to meal plan for the month
How meal planning can be done on a budget
How she got celebrity clients
Meal Prepping vs Meal Planning
Katrina Carter is an author/ speaker/ nutritional chef/ certified personal trainer and top-notch real estate agent.  In addition to her successful career as a real estate agent, she earned her wellness coaching certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and became a professional meal prep chef creating practical holistic meal plans. 
Katrina’s client list includes everyday people who just want more out of life and celebrities who want to maintain their luxury lifestyles.   Kevon Looney (GS Warriors) Ivan Rabb (Memphis Grizzlies) Jabari Bird (Boston Celtics) Hardy Nickerson Jr. (Cincinnati Bengals) and Sterling James (Air personality KBLX) are only a few of the satisfied customers of Katrina Carter’s holistic plant-based meal plans. Katrina travels the country speaking on health and wellness, has been featured on Bravo, and released her book “Time 2 Eat Clean- Meal Prep Simplified” in 2018  
For more information, visit www.thinkkatrina.com.
 
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Body Positivity, Self Acceptance, and Healing Childhood Trauma with Christina Wherry of Thick Girl Yoga LA

Christina Wherry is a trauma informed yoga instructor,  a doula, and the owner/creator of Thick Girl Yoga LA.  She has created  a space all for who embrace body confidence, while creating a community of sustenance and support for full figured women who are on a journey towards wellness and self acceptance.    Thick Girl Yoga LA is not a yoga class, it's a way of life.  By utilizing the healing power of yoga, Thick Girl Yoga LA aims to unite those seeking healing, empowerment, and a deeper connection to self with those capable of inspiring such to ultimately yied a power-filled soul-inspired community of healing.  In this episode we discuss:
How do you start on your wellness journey?
The importance of breathing
How yoga can be empowering for thick girls
How important it is to teach the younger generation yoga
 
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Crystals and Chakra Healing to Reduce Pain, Anxiety, and Emotional Trauma

This week we sit down with Lavene Gass, a Certified Yoga Instructor, Meditation Instructor, and Chakra enthusiast. After a car accident left Lavene with severe back-pain that doctor after doctor didn't address, she found success with yoga and began her wellness journey.  We discuss:
What is a Chakra
How are chakras balanced/aligned
How do you know when your chakras are unbalanced
How are crystals used?
How she used yoga to eliminate pain and anxiety
Lavene Gass is a Media Entrepreneur and Certified yoga instructor. She has a B.A. in Communications from Clark Atlanta University and a MBA from William Paterson University. With a passion for the arts, wellness and just simply feeling good, Lavene has written, directed and produced stage plays and a short film. She also teaches personal and professional development workshops centered around vision boards and conducts themed-based mindful meditation classes focused on astrology, chakra balancing, moon phases and self-love, just to name a few. In her spare time, Lavene also does one-on-one personal and professional development coaching. For more information about her work, visit www.lavenegass.com. 
 
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Osteopathic Medicine, The Difference Between a D.O and a M.D., and Manipulative Therapy

This week we have Dr. Williams and we are discussing osteopathic medicine, osteopathic manipulative therapy, and the differences in a D.O vs. M.D.  We will also discuss the uses of osteopathic manipulative therapy. 
Dr. Brooke Williams is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician currently practicing medicine as a Hospitalist in North Carolina. She completed her residency training in the South-suburbs of Chicago in which she was also able to co-found a nonprofit organization called Color of Medicine. Through Color of Medicine, Dr. Williams strives to increase underrepresented minorities in medicine and STEM. She is an avid advocate for increasing cultural competency and reducing racial health disparities within the minority community.
 
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Using Food As Medicine To Lower Inflammation With Holistic Nutritionist Stephanie Bernard

This week we sit down with Stephanie Bernanrd,  a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Certified Holistic Nutrition Counselor, non-toxic living consultant and wellness writer based in Atlanta, Georgia. After a Lupus diagnosis in 2010, Stephanie sought out a plant-based and holistic lifestyle to improve her health and quality of life. As a result, she has been med-free and symptom free for 9 years.
 
How to look for signs of an unhealthy gut
What food cravings really mean
How to track what you are eating and how that makes you feel
Finding your trigger foods
The importance of identifying vitamin deficiencies
You can find Stephanie at Healthy Hair To Toe in Atlanta, GA
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Stephanie founded her platform, Healthy Hair To Toe, to encourage and educateothers in their healing health journey. Her holistic nutrition counseling practice,Wholistic Healing Services, specializes in providing holistic nutrition counseling,education and holistic health guidance for various conditions and backgrounds.

A Holistic Approach To Pain Free Periods, Hormonal Acne, and Cycle Syncing for Better Productivity

Did you know painful periods are not normal? 🤯
This week we sit down with Berrion Berry to learn:
The types of foods we should be eating
The steps to take to have a pain free period
What happens in the different stages of our period
What cycle syncing is and why you should do it
Why you should try organic pads and tampons
What effect birth control has on your period
Resource for more information visit  The Flo Academy 
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Berrion  Berry is a Holistic Menstrual Health Educator, Integrative Health  Practitioner & the Founder of The Flo Academy. Part of her mission to teach menstruators how to master their monthly flo. 
 
As the founder of The Flo Academy, Berri focuses specifically on teaching those who identify as female entrepreneurs or modern women, how to have better periods and healthier hormones naturally, through cycle syncing  & online menstrual health education. 
 
From hormone balancing to cycle syncing, to mood-enhancing and self-healing,  Berri covers it all and is excited to help you have your best period yet. 

Sickle Cell Anemia, Causes, Treatments, And The Roadblocks Patients Face

This episode we sit down with Dr. Nina Anderson to discuss : 
 
What is Sickle Cell Anemia
Who gets Sickle Cell Anemia and is it curable?
What types of complications do people have? 
What treatments are available for Sickle Cell Disease
What are some of the roadblocks Black people face in obtaining care 
The new treatments and clinical trials available to improve care 
Resource for more information  https://www.sicklecelldisease.org/ 
You can find Dr. Nina in Wilmington, DE at Tova Community Health 
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The Interview of the young woman cured via stem cell transplant https://www.facebook.com/nina.anderson.9041/videos/10157283530986087 
 
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Dr. Nina Anderson is an International Speaker, Classically Trained Violinist, Health Educator and owner of Tova Community Health which was named SBA Woman Owned Business of the Year. Dr. Anderson is a nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing. Her platform primarily services patients who suffer from Sickle Cell Anemia which primarily affects the African American Community.  Understanding the health disparities in the African American Community, Dr. Anderson wanted to address the most dismissed disease; Sickle Cell Anemia. Understanding the intensity of pain and the over prescribing of pain medicine given to the sickle cell community, Dr. Anderson makes it her mission to also educate and treat her patients on Holistic Medicine and Music Therapy to help with pain management and reduce the over use of opioid prescriptions. Dr. Anderson stays close and connected to her patients, especially during this Covid 19 pandemic through Telemedicine Video calls, FB Tova Tuesday live feed videos, and Direct Q and A messages.   Dr. Anderson also teaches at Delaware State University and has recently,prior to Covid 19, traveled to South Korea educating their country on the health disparities in the African American community and Sickle Cell Anemia in the United States. 

Treating Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) At Home, Preventing Kidney Stones, and The Importance of Staying Hydrated

This episode we sit down with Dr. Fenwa Milhouse a fellowship-trained urologist who specializes in female pelvic medicine to discuss :
 
The difference between a bladder and a urinary tract infection
How to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) without antibiotics
Why you need to get a culture done when being tested for a UTI
When do you need to see a urologist
How to avoid or lower your chances of forming kidney stones
The importance of staying hydrated
You can find Dr. Milhouse in Chicago, IL at Dupage Medical Group 
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Dr. Fenwa Famakinwa Milhouse is a fellowship-trained urologist who specializes in female pelvic medicine and urogenital reconstruction.  She was born in Nigeria. Her family immigrated to the US when she was a toddler after her father was awarded a scholarship to get his Ph.D. in geology.  She grew up in Texas and ended up at the University of Texas at Houston for medical school. After hearing a lecture about urology given by a black woman urologist, she found her calling.  She was determined to become a urologist, even after initially getting discouraging feedback from a few advisors. She was the vice president of the AOA honors society and the SNMA chapter at her medical school.  She was one of the first women of color to match in urology from her medical school. She attended the University of Chicago for urology residency, learning from some of the most innovative academic urologists there.  During her 4th year in residency, she scored the highest of any resident on the urology in-service exam. The most memorable experience she had during residency was traveling to Kigali, Rwanda with IVUmed (an international urology volunteer organization) to perform male urethral reconstructive surgery with urologists there.  After fellowship, she joined Dupage Medical Group (the largest private practice group in Illinois) as the female pelvic floor surgeon. Her practice serves 2 large counties in the Chicago west and south suburbs. She is among the 2% of practicing black urologists nationwide.  
She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 
She is on the advisory board of the Dupage Medical Group Charitable Fund. She volunteers for an organization in Chicago that focuses on the enrichment of young black girls.  But she is most passionate about telling young people about urology and mentoring underrepresented minorities pursuing urology.