With all the talk about The Affordable Care Act and the government shutdown in response to it, I thought it was important to share this video with you about disparities in care between the rich and the poor and the difference a Patient Navigator…
Fashion Photographer David Jay of The SCAR Project: Breast Cancer Is Not a Pink Ribbon recently completed a new project, titled The Alabama Project: Civil Rights In A New Era of HealthCare Challenges. Taken in the Deep South of Alabama, this is a series of…
On April 20, 2013, I presented at TEDMED 2013’s 20 Great Challenges, sponsored by the Brooklyn Free Clinic at the Gowanus Ballroom. It was honor and I was really excited to be a part of this momentous event. The talk is titled, “With A…
I know I’ve been quiet for a while but it’s because I was doing some serious inner work. I led and took part in the 7-day Summer Countdown Cleanse. The good news is that I have safely landed on the other side and…
By PEGGY ORENSTEIN I used to believe that a mammogram saved my life. I even wrote that in the pages of this magazine. It was 1996, and I had just turned 35 when my doctor sent me for an initial screening — a relatively common…
California seems to be leading the discussion on food justice issues occurring in low-income neighborhoods. Recently SOS Juice debuted a video titled, “Food Fight” about a boy who must escape a world where processed food is killing the members of his community. The villain in…
There is a huge misconception of two things. First, that low-calorie foods are better for you. Second, that labels are required to tell you the truth. This video highlights the inaccuracy of the information on many common foods. As you will see, items labeled as…
Latipha Cross is one phenomenal young woman. She is a survivor on so many levels. This champion runner was abandoned by her parents and physically abused by her foster parents. Desperate and afraid, she left home and lived in a park. When she reconnected with…
Jill Brzezinski-Conley, is a young breast cancer survivor initially diagnosed at 32, just one day before her birthday. She underwent a double mastectomy, aggressive chemotherapy and radiation and now, at 35, has incurable stage-4 breast cancer which has metastasized to her bone. Inspired by her…
The new year is the time when we all collectively review lessons learned in the previous year and set goals for the new one. I used to put a lot of effort into preparing resolutions until I started feeling like a broken record. When I…