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Sept. 25, 2024

Making a Difference

Making a difference is an example of what is possible. Dr. Jovonni Spinner is recognized as one of the 40 Health Leaders under the age of 40. She shares her journey from initial professional indecision to her commitment to become a health leader/entrepeneur. Today she follows her passion for helping her community. Whether working within in communities or with corporate clients - her company produces work that is authentic, meaningful, and backed by research.
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Sept. 21, 2024

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding..Understand the Doctor Talk

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.. don't be scared. Learn how your gynecologist evaluates abnormal uterine bleeding. Know what to expect. Be prepared. You can understand the process.
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Sept. 17, 2024

A Smart Bra for Your Heart

Cardiovascular disease in the #1 killer. Most breast cancer patients die of cardiovascular disease. There is limited research re: women and heart disease. Kudos to Alicia Chong Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Bloomer Tech, a company designing bras to monitor and collect clinical cardiovascular data
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Sept. 14, 2024

Are you bleeding too much?

How do you tell? What if it is always like that? Learn the two tests that you need to get.
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Sept. 12, 2024

How to deal with your Grief

How do you deal with grief? Is it the loss of a child? Is it the loss of a parent?

We all experience loss. We all experience grief. No one is immune.

We share an intimate conversation with Ms. Amy Pickett- Williams, a grief psychotherapist and founder of The Light Movement. She shares steps to help persons deal with their grief while sharing her personal story of loss/grief leading to growth and purpose .
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Sept. 11, 2024

Forward

Reflecting on the upcoming debate - Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
57
Sept. 10, 2024

She's Not Pregnant.

"Long-term health-related quality of life and symptom severity following hysterectomy, myomectomy or uterine artery embolization for the treatmnt of symptomatic uterine fibroids." Let's be proactive. Let's commit to women's health.


"The Association of Vitamin D with Uterine Fibroids in Premenopausal Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta Analysis."
"Vitamin D and green tea extraction for treatment of uterine fibroids"
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Sept. 7, 2024

Don't Get It Twisted

There is a time to bleed. And there comes a time when all bleeding should stop. Postmenopausal bleeding is not normal.
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Sept. 5, 2024

Forward

We keep going.
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Sept. 3, 2024

Just Know - You're Awesome

They may laugh at you. They may call you names. They may abuse you. And then they will try to emulate you.
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Aug. 31, 2024

Pap Smear Not Needed?

According the American Cancer Society, paps are no longer the preferred test for cervical cancer screening. The American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer include high risk HPV testing beginning at 25 yr of age, repeat HPV testing every 5 years, and with a negative HPV screening- discontinuing HPV screening at age 65 years. Why? Dr. Rahman explains.
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Aug. 29, 2024

Change your GrimAge

Epigenetics states that your environment and your behaviours affect your DNA. Epigenetic changes can be measured and used to predict your mortality.

Do you want to know your GrimAge?

If you could change your GrimAge, would you?
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Aug. 26, 2024

Menstrual/ Menopause Workplace Policy

You work hard.. but then there's that time of the month. You work hard.. but you can't admit to your follow colleagues that you're having perimenopausal symptoms.

Imagine if your employer had a workplace policy to accommodate you when you are experiencing menstrual or menopausal symptoms. What if you could choose to 1) work from home, 2) go to work but have access to amenities that would your help you minimize your symptoms or 3) get a paid day off without requiring a doctor's note.

Incredible...
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Aug. 24, 2024

Kegel your way to Sexual Pleasure

Kegel your way to sexual pleasure. Learn what and learn how. It's wholistic, no side effects - a preventive health practice with huge benefits.
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Aug. 22, 2024

How to Survive as a Caregiver

Meet Dr. Cheryl Woodson. Dr. Woodson has taught and practiced Geriatric medicine for nearly 40 years. She has developed resources focusing on eldercare and self-care for caregivers. These resources are designed to guide families in navigating the caregiving journey while challenging all of us to prioritize self-care, to embrace "living out loud" and to age excellently.
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Aug. 19, 2024

Don't be a Guinea Pig

There has been a change. Previously pregnant women and women of childbearing age were excluded from clinical research trials.

Today women of all ages and persons of color are being recruited for clinical research studies.

One active area of research is menopause.There is active and ongoing research regarding the use of medication(s) to delay or to postpone menopause.
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Aug. 16, 2024

What Every Woman Needs to Know

The common complaints is that women "just don't know". Just don't know their anatomy, how it functions, what is normal and more importantly what is abnormal?

We're going back to the basics. Nothing is complicated. This aspect of the podcast is to provide health information.

We explain. We answer questions. We are here for you.
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Aug. 14, 2024

Dr. Farrington: How to ACTT with your MD, Part 2

Dr. Leslie Farrington is the co-founder and executive director of Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood. In Part I, she tells her story of being Black but looking White and how she has experienced racism.

In this interview she discusses why and how a woman can advocate for herself when receiving heallthcare.
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Aug. 12, 2024

Why Thank Female Olympians

This time, half of the Olympians were female. This year, for the first time, females began addressing their reproductive issues and needs. Wow. Not something to hide - when ackowledged, needs can be addressed. No woman has to endure in silence. A big thank you to all Olympians. You show us what is possible with skill, the right mindset and endurance. Again a special thanks to the female Olympians who have made their presence and their abilities known to the world. Thank you.
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Aug. 9, 2024

What's down there? - The Vulvar Challenge

Prepuce, Clitoris, Labia Majora, Labia Minora, Urethra, Vagina, Perineum - part of the external female genitalia. External female genitalia has been under-researched, under-examined, under-evaluated: usually ignored. Many females don't look and don't know what's down there. The VULVAR Challenge is to get together with a your daugher, your girlfriends, your romantic partner and discover where the prepuce, clitoris, labia majora, labia minora, urethra , vagina and perineum are located. Once you've...
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Aug. 7, 2024

Dr. Leslie Farrington - Born Black, Looking White

Dr. Leslie Farrington is an accomplished OBGYN. She is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood, Inc . She has dedicated her life's work maternal health racial disparities and promoting patient advocacy within our health care system.


In this personal and insightful interview, she shares her story of being and identifying as a Black woman while not appearing as such.


Part 1- Her personal story


Part 2- Her advocacy
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Aug. 6, 2024

Black Farm Tour

First weekend in August - Black Farm Tour in Rocky Mount, NC. Men and women, Black men and Black women cycling for a cause: trianglebikeworks.org
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Aug. 2, 2024

Back to Basics - What's Inside?

Recent reports and surveys show that women of all ages say they don't have a good understanding of her reproductive anatomy and function. There are questions. Questions about menarche. Questions about periods. Questions about fibroids, adenomyosis, PCOS, infertility. And question about menopause.
This section is dedicated to providing a basic and a better understanding of female reproductive health. We've gone back to basics.
Feel free to send questions, share and to provide feedback.
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July 31, 2024

What's Lurking in Your Tampons? Ask Dr Shearston

What's lurking in your tampons. In a conversation with Dr. Rahman, Dr. Jenni Shearston discusses the unsettling findings of her ground breaking study of the presence of toxic metals in tampons. She shares her preliminary research. This episode offers vital information for every woman committed to making informed choices about her personal care.