Last Sunday I was sitting in one of my favorite spots to blog, Food for Life Supreme, having just completed my posting, which included an R.I.P. to Bernie Mac, enjoying some of the organic, vegetarian, tasty, cuisine that the brothas and sistas offer; when a lady literally screamed, "Not Isaac too???"
On Saturday, Bernie Mac died of Pneumonia at the age of fifty and Issac Hayes died Sunday of a stroke at the age of 65. Both of these men were great at what they did, but of course you have heard all of this over the past few days. So why, you ask, another article/blog/piece regarding the same unfortunate events? My answer,these men were not old and in a country with every possible medical advance our brothas are dying young and at disproportionately higher rates then men of other races. Black men please take care of your health.
African American men live on average 7.1 years less than men of other races. Our men die at double the rate of white men due to heart disease, they have a higher rate of prostate cancer and diabetes, and believe it or not homicide and HIV are not even in the top 10 for white males while they are prominent on the list for our brothas.
Check out these links:
Black Vegetarian Society
Black Male Health Online
Black Mental Health Alliance
An ounce of prevention is worth n pound of cure. Take some time to evaluate what you are eating, your sedimentary lifestyle, make an appointment for a check-up and take the time to actually go, and remember stress can kill you. - Mad luv for all my brothas
Thursday, August 14, 2008
A Call To All My Brothas
Posted by Ms. K.T. at Thursday, August 14, 2008
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I concur sista kt. we all have to take our health into our own hands and be more concious of what we put into our bodies. Bad food equals bad health....think about it.
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