Health + Wellness
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Affordable & Nutritious: 10 Foods to Add to Your Fall Grocery Checklist – BlackDoctor
Fall is notoriously known for having some of the best comfort foods, especially since two popular holidays happen within this…
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Q&A: Can You Become Lactose Intolerant As You Get Older? – BlackDoctor
Lactose intolerance is a condition caused by a lack of an enzyme called lactase, which, in turn, causes the body…
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21 Things to do During a UC Flare-up
When living with certain medical conditions, a flare-up can happen at any given time for any reason. Once a flare-up…
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SCD Nearly Killed Former NFL Safety: “I had never been through anything like that.” – BlackDoctor
Getty Images You’re fine, and then you’re fighting for your life. It happens that quickly. In 2007, Pittsburgh Steelers safety…
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Three Things You Didn’t Know About Sweet Potatoes + Recipe
Sweet potatoes are known to many as the sweeter version of a plain potato and a staple during holidays like…
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9 Worst Mixed Cocktail Drinks for Your Body – BlackDoctor
A colorful frozen cocktail or creamy after-dinner drink may taste harmless, but some mixed drinks contain several servings of alcohol,…
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How Two Sisters Are Learning to Live—and Thrive—with Sickle Cell
Photo courtesy of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® D’Yana was pregnant with her first child, Ari’Yanna, when her obstetrician told…
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ALERT: 11 Recalled Foods You Should Stay Away From This Labor Day Weekend – BlackDoctor
Hold up! Before you take a bite of that food or fire up the grill this Labor Day weekend, you…
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Working Full-Time With FSGS: Tips for the Tough Days – BlackDoctor
Living with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) often means learning how to balance two very different realities. On one hand, you’re…
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Exhausted Before Noon? Here’s How to Change That – BlackDoctor
You barely slept. Maybe you tossed and turned all night, woke up every hour, or lay awake while anxiety kept…
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