Many African Americans Still Can't Access Healthcare

African American Cultural Center

Despite the Affordable Care Act, a/k/a Obamacare, one group is particularly likely to be without affordable healthcare.  

According to this article, Many African-Americans Fall Into a Health 'Coverage Gap'.  

One more reason Why We Need to Heal. 

The health 'coverage gap' is partly caused by the fact that 55% of African Americans live in states that have not adopted affordable healthcare via Medicaid.  Added to this, many earn over the Medicaid threshold but do not earn enough to qualify for subsidized health insurance.  

As expanding the eligibility for Medicaid is now optional, many states have chosen not to adopt it, and these states are often those with large African American populations.  More of a quarter of those who are covered are Black.  Some Latinos also miss out, but not in the same proportions.  

So race is still playing a key role in access - or lack of access - to healthcare. 

Click here to read more.  

Click here for a video on the Affordable Care Act. 

 

Black Men and Cardiovascular Health

Dr. Bill Releford

Since Black men would not go to the doctor, one man, Dr. Bill Releford, decided to take the doctor to them.   

Black men are statistically at higher risk of developing cardiovascular health problems. 

The Black Barbershop Men's Health Project promotes health to African American men in the areas of hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes. To read an article about Dr. Bill Releford and the project, order the free ebook More Black Success Volume 4.

Relief for Diabetes Pain

I am re-purposing this blog. 

As we know, diabetes and the accompanying pain are more prevalent among people of African heritage. 

Diabetes pain is just one form of pain which has been treated successfully using EFT.  Click here for more about how EFT can help you to relax and feel better, increasing your physical and emotional wellbeing.  

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is based on acupuncture, but it uses no needles and no drugs. can be used successfully to relieve the pain of diabetes without drugs. It is very easy and quick to learn.

I am holding online EFT tapping sessions.  Please join us - you can book here.  

Here's to your health! 

What's Keeping You Awake?

Relaxation

What's keeping you up at night?

If you find yourself tossing and turning, struggling to get to sleep, or lying awake at night, there are simple, highly effective techniques which can help you to relax and get a good night's sleep.  

Some of the relaxation techniques I use include guided visualization and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Both of them are very easy to use, and can help with relaxing the body's muscles and calming the mind.

People often struggle with visualization, but having a script for the visualization can be extremely helpful. You can picture yourself in a relaxing environment, or just relaxing your body and getting a good night's sleep.  

EFT. sometimes known as "meridian tapping", is also highly effective. It can be used for relaxing your body or for addressing the source of your anxiety or sleep problems. This could be, for example:  

• a noisy environment 
• a change of schedule 
• money worries 
• exam stress, or 
• something else preying on your mind.

EFT can also be used with children, babies and pets.

Click here for help with relieving anxiety and stress and look forward to getting a good night's sleep. 

 

Black Health: Pain Relief without Drugs – Free Downloads

You probably know that people of African heritage are at statistically higher risk of certain health issues.  Then, too, some issues affect everyone.  

 

Did you know that painkillers can triple your risk of cancer?

Pharmaceuticals save millions of lives on a daily basis. But many people die from using prescription drugs every year.

A new drug, a powerful opiate, has recently been approved for use in the United States. This painkilling drug has been described as“frightening”.

But there are safe, effective methods of relieving pain – without drugs.

Click here to learn more. Plus you can download some free ebooks on drug-free pain relief: 

 

Black Health

Black Health 2

These ebooks give examples of how people have relieved or eliminated pain, including intense pain and chronic pain, related to a variety of health issues including arthritis, back pain and shingles.

Please share this information with anyone who can benefit from it.

Here's to your health!

Mental Wellbing and HIV

New research by Positively UK, presented in their States of Mind Report, shows that three quarters of all HIV positive people experience mental health issues.  

For more about this, see:  
Positive Nation 
Mental Health Today
 
Mental health can impact on treatment, as people can miss doses of their meds as a result of depression and other mental health issues. 

The report highlights the need for mental health support for people living with HIV.  However, mental health services are shrinking due to budgetary constraints.  

This report may not be telling us anything we don't already know.  But as people of African heritage are already over-represented within mental health service users, and HIV is still spreading rapidly in areas where there are large numbers of African people, such as inner-city London, this is something we need to be very concerned about.  

Click here for a short audio on the benefits of meditation.  Meditation can have a very powerful effect on our wellbeing.  

 

Alzheimer's and Dementia in UK-Based Black People

Further to my blog on the fact that African Americans are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, the Alzheimer's Organisation produced a report in July of 2013 on the impact of Alzheimer's and dementia on BAME ("Black and minority ethnic") communities in the England and Wales.  

Based on census data, there is an estimate of nearly 25,000 people with Alzheimer's from BAME communities in England and Wales. 

This number is expected to grow to nearly 50,000 by 2026 and over 172,000 people by 2051. This is nearly a seven-fold increase in 40 years, as compared with a doubling of the figure for the overall population.  

These figures reflect the ageing  BAME population.,  

Click here to download the report from the Alzheimer's Organisation. 

Alzheimer's and dementia cause a lot of suffering.  However, they are not inevitable.  We routinely eliminate Alzheimer's and dementia using Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT).  For  more about this, see Freedom from Alzheimer's and Dementia. 

Click here for more about how we can use energy to transform our lives. 

 

African Americans Twice as Likely to Suffer from Alzheimer's

Did you know that African Americans are twice as likely as white people to develop Alzheimer's?  

However, Alzheimer's can be reversed and even eliminated.  For more about this, see Freedom from Alzheimer's and Dementia. 

Meditation can help improve our overall wellbeing.  Click here to hear about the benefits of meditation.  

Click here for Alzheimer's resources for the African American community.  

Click here for the Alzheimer's Associastion's Community Resource Finder.  

Sky-High Rates of Cancer in Martinique.

 

The Caribbean is starting to lead the world in terms of the number of people contracting cancer.  Sky-high rates of cancer in Martinique are being caused by the chemicals that are used there.   

Martiniquans face high rates of prostate cancer and breast cancer, as well as other forms of cancer, diabetes, Parkinsons and other illnesses. 

Regulations are in place regarding the production of foodstuffs in France, which means that foods from Martinique may be prohibited from entering France.  However, the same regulations are not applied within Martinique - there are no regulations prohibiting farming on contaminated land. 

So the pesticide Chlordecone has been found in foodstuffs, including cows' milk, in Martinique. Chlorodene is banned in Europe, but not in Martinique and Guadeloupe. 

The No to Chlordecone Association and other environmental organisations are campaigning for reparation for the prejudice they face. They are also campaigning for better traceability. Nowadays, when you buy a product in a market, you have no idea where it originated [a problem which has been highlighted by the horse meat scandal].

The farmers are not compensated if they reduce or cease production. 

Watch the video above for more information. 

This video was posted by London Black History Walks. 

 

U.S. Sickness and Death Rates Outstrip Other Countries

According to this blog, U.S. citizens are sicker and have shorter lifespans than citizens of other affluent nations.  

This is true across all socioeconomic groups and all ages, a recent report has shown. 

U.S. rates of sickness and death were compared against those of Canada, Australia, Japan and many Western European countries. 

The causes of this are probably, among other things: 

The poor diet and lack of exercise

In the U.S., medicine is a business.  Patient care and prevention of illness may be being sacrificed in favour of financial considerations.  

The report showed that children and young people are particularly at risk.  

Meanwhile, Alex Loyd, the author of The Healing Codes, has found that Americans are spending more than ever on natural health and healing methods - but not achieving significantly better results.  

He argues that the true causes of illness are not being addressed.  To read more, see The Healing Codes.  

The Formula for Miracles

I have been listening to the Brent Phillips audio from Manifest Everything Now, on The Formula for Miracles.  

To read my notes about Brent Phillips's work,

click here to join Nurture Success. 

Phillips has been talking about Theta healing, which brings about miraculous results in health and many other areas.  They are not really miraculous, but they appear to be from where we are.  

Theta healing involves tapping into the energy from a higher dimension (as does Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT)).  

We can each use this energy to transform our lives.  And if we work together, we can transform society.  We really can heal the planet.  

For more about working with the Higher Self and SRT, click here for Success Strategies for Black People.  See also:  Your Inner Wisdom.  

You may also be interested in this recording of Deep Theta music, which can help you to access Theta states of mind. 

Here's to your health! 

Finding Solutions through Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT)

Imagine you could clear away all blocks and obstacles to getting what you want – all pain, anger and fear from the past, all physical and emotional blocks that are holding you back. Doorways and opportunities open up for your physical health, and your emotional and financial wealth.

Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT) is a therapy that helps you to do just that. Developed by Robert Detzler, SRT involves working with the Higher Self or High Self.  

SRT is a form of energy healing or energy medicine.  Many thousands of people have been cleared of serious illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and dementia, through SRT. 

To read more about SRT, order your copy of Success Strategies for Black People today. 

I am offering free SRT consultations.  For more information, click here to contact me.  

Six Things in Your Home that Can Cause Cancer

This one is really scary.  

Consumer health groups have studied many household products and warned that they contain carcinogens, or ingredients known to cause cancer. 

Click here to read more.  

Plus, remember, Black women are more prone to particular types of cancers.  Click here to read about Black women and breast cancer.  

Older Black Women and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

What measures are Black women aged 50 and over taking to protect themselves from HIV and AIDS?  The answers may shock you.  

These are some of the issues being tackled by the Black Women's Health Imperative.  These are very difficult conversations, but they need to be held, and we need to hear them.  Listen to the audio below. 

Listen to internet radio with Imperative Radio on Blog Talk Radio

Bringing Inner Peace to Rwanda

Project LIGHT works with young people to help them overcome the effects of the Rwandan genocide, and achieve inner peace.  Click here to read how Project LIGHT is using EFT to help survivors of the Rwandan genocide overcome trauma. 

For more about EFT, see Success Strategies for Black People. 

Befriending the Shadow

When the different parts of ourselves, our "subpersonalities", start to emerge, it can be challenging, frustrating or even frightening.  For more about this, see The Emergence of the Self in The Long Kiss Goodnight. 

We need to learn to love, appreciate and value all the different parts of ourselves, even the difficult parts.  For more about this, see:  Befriending the Shadow.  See also:  Inner Harmony. 

Freedom from Alzheimer's and Dementia

According to the Alzheimer's Society, dementia robs you of all you value:  your memories, your future plans.  You will stop recognizing the faces of people you love.

If you or a loved one suffers from Alzheimer's or dementia, you know the heartache it can cause. 


It is estimated that one in three people will experience dementia in their lifetimes.  .  

However, Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT) can often clear people of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.  

For more about SRT, see Success Strategies for Black People.  

Ultimate Success: Did You Watch It?

I have been tapping for more than six years, and I am starting to see profound changes within myself. And I am still learning loads.

If you missed the chance to tap with Jack Canfield, or if you want to watch it again, click here for Ultimate Success. And remember - it's free!

To get the best from these methods, you need to have a strong curiosity about seeing what happens next, and what changes you can make to your life.

PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT an affiliate program. I am NOT earning any money from promoting it. I am just sharing it because I want you to benefit from it.

Invite to Tap with Jack Canfield - No Charge!

If you are a regular reader of this blog, or of my ebooks and online articles, you know how big a fan I am of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).

This is an invitation to tap with Jack Canfield, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

EFT, also known as meridian tapping, is a very powerful method which can help you to bring about profound changes in your life.

Click here to tap with Jack - free of charge!

Click here for more info.

Plus click here for Wealth for Women, a brilliant series of audios. These are free for a limited time.

And I am sharing more information with members of my Nurture Success group.

There are so many wonderful resources here for you - enjoy!

Rid Your Body of Toxins with This CD/MP3

Did you know that the health of your liver affects the health of your entire body?

It's the job of your liver and kidneys to remove toxins from your body's cells.

But over time, we mess up this natural mechanism. We overfeed our bodies. We stuff ourselves with the kinds of foods and drinks that add to our burden of toxins.

If you find yourself catching colds and flu, or generally feel run down, you probably need to detoxify.

Over time, the buildup of toxins in your body can cause more serious illnesses.

Now there's an easy, simple way to rid your body of toxins and get your body back to its peak level of health.

Click here for my CD/MP3 to Rid Your Body of Toxins.

You get a 30% discount when you order two or more CDs.

Just relax, sit back and listen to these journeys and you can command your body to perform more efficiently. Cleanse your body's cells. Improve your health on a daily basis.

Or, to detoxify, cleanse and heal at a deep level, click here for my Deep Healing MP3.

Heal your body, mind and emotions at the deepest possible level. If you have been working on your problems for a long time, this recording can help you.

Here's to your health!