- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (Jan 7 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0743410424
- ISBN-13: 978-0743410427
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 13.3 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 408 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,316,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Product Description
Blessed Health offers African-American women the medical information and inspirational motivation they need to achieve total health -- a healthy mind, body, and spirit.
Many black women will go to church all day every Sunday but won't take one day out of the year to get a Pap test and mammogram done. Yet that yearly doctor's visit could help save lives. Often the first people to pray when a serious illness strikes, black women may be the last to seek timely medical care. As a result, they are suffering with, and dying from, manageable illnesses such as heart disease, obesity, cancer, and diabetes more than any other group in the United States.
It doesn't have to be that way. Don't wait until a health emergency happens before turning to your faith and your physician. You can achieve optimal health by arming yourself with medical knowledge and a strong spiritual base. Research has proven that a well-nurtured spiritual self can help to replenish, rejuvenate, and safeguard your physical self.
Written by a prominent African-American OB/GYN and a highly respected journalist, Blessed Health is a personal health and spirituality guide for every stage of a black woman's life. Included here is important information on:
- How your body works, and what can be done to prevent or help solve common health problems, including pelvic infections and fibroid tumors
- How to find a doctor that ministers to your physical and emotional needs
- How to successfully cope with illness, from a faith perspective
- How spiritual wisdom and prayer can decrease the harmful effects of stress
- How best to take care of your breasts and reproductive organs, and decrease your risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer
and much, much more, including the latest on managing menopause.
About the Author
Melody T. McCloud, M.D., is an obstetrician/gynecologist who founded Atlanta Women's Health Care more than fifteen years ago. A nationally known, highly respected medical and media consultant, she lives outside Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Melody T. McCloud is an obstetrician-gynecologist, public speaker and the author of "LIVING WELL, DESPITE CATCHIN' HELL: The Black Woman's Guide to Health, Sex and Happiness." Dr. McCloud lectures nationwide on women's health, sex, negative media images of Black women and social issues. She hosts a 'Health and Happiness' blog at PsychologyToday.com. She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, serves on an advisory council to the Centers for Disease Control and is a recipient of numerous awards. Called a trailblazing 'Renaissance woman' since the 1970s, McCloud is a media consultant with appearances on many broadcast networks. She is a health expert to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, CNN HLN, and her articles have been printed in USA Today, Essence, Parade, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and numerous other local and national publications. She is also an award-winning poet and an occasional voice-over talent.
Dr. Melody T. McCloud is an obstetrician-gynecologist, public speaker and the author of "LIVING WELL, DESPITE CATCHIN' HELL: The Black Woman's Guide to Health, Sex and Happiness." Dr. McCloud lectures nationwide on women's health, sex, negative media images of Black women and social issues. She hosts a 'Health and Happiness' blog at PsychologyToday.com. She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, serves on an advisory council to the Centers for Disease Control and is a recipient of numerous awards. Called a trailblazing 'Renaissance woman' since the 1970s, McCloud is a media consultant with appearances on many broadcast networks. She is a health expert to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, CNN HLN, and her articles have been printed in USA Today, Essence, Parade, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and numerous other local and national publications. She is also an award-winning poet and an occasional voice-over talent.
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Finally! A definitive health book for black women.,
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This review is from: Blessed Health: The African-American Woman's Guide to Physical and Spiritual Well-being (Paperback)
Where has this book been? Thank you Dr. McCloud and Ms. Ebron for FINALLY getting a book to us that totally addresses the issues we women of color must face. But all women can use this book, but I'm glad it focuses on how serious the state of black women's health is. I read Body and Soul many years ago, but this is even better, with a ob-gyn writing it and in plain English. I really love the medical information but each chapter gives cool spiritual advice to get through whatever, medical or just daily life. They could have included more diagrams, though, but I still say five stars, ten stars! All women, all black women should get this book. ABsolutely complete, easy to read, informative and leaves you feeling like we can make a difference in our health. Right on, sisters!
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Finally! A definitive health book for black women.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blessed Health: The African-American Woman's Guide to Physical and Spiritual Well-being (Paperback)
Where has this book been? Thank you Dr. McCloud and Ms. Ebron for FINALLY getting a book to us that totally addresses the issues we women of color must face. But all women can use this book, but I'm glad it focuses on how serious the state of black women's health is. I read Body and Soul many years ago, but this is even better, with a ob-gyn writing it and in plain English. I really love the medical information but each chapter gives cool spiritual advice to get through whatever, medical or just daily life. They could have included more diagrams, though, but I still say five stars, ten stars! All women, all black women should get this book. ABsolutely complete, easy to read, informative and leaves you feeling like we can make a difference in our health. Right on, sisters!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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GREAT book! A must for us all.,
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This review is from: Blessed Health: The African-American Woman's Guide to Physical and Spiritual Well-being (Paperback)
I agree with the earlier message. This book has to be the best book on women's health and black womens' health i've read ever in my life. It's very easy to understand. I see my mother and sisters behavior in here. Okay, it sounds like me too. After reading this book i showed it to my ob-gyn doctor and he also felt it was excellent. He said more patients should do that inventory. I'm going to go meet the author Dr. McCloud tomorrow here. I already have her book, but maybe she'll sign it anyway.I like the authors "stories" that I can relate to easily, especially the one about not wanting to accept a condition; that sounds like me and my family. Instead they say to acknoweldge it and act accordingly. Those "prescriptions for your soul" are wonderful. And the section that deals with black parents and their kids talks about the same things Bill Cosby recently said. Not everything is whitey's fault with us, you know. This is a fantastic book, medical, spiritual and social. Every black woman we know should read it, and I read a lot of books. Good job.
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I enjoyed this book very much so. I have a lot of medical books because it is good to have a second opinion even if it is just yours.I wanted a book that targets black women and this one is just that... a great book |
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