John Hamilton Bell Barbershop Talk

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John Hamilton BellBarbershop Talk
Birds of a feather live healthier together
South Carolina State University
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Goals of Todays Talk

• Recognize that your health is your responsibility
  (Racism and Bias maybe present)
• Encourage you to get a Family Physician
• Encourage you to improve your health literacy

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Our Stats

• Our life span is shorter
• We live sicker
• We have more heart disease and stroke
• We have more cancer (Prostate, Colon)
• We make up more than half of inmate population

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Will Black Men Health Issues Improve If Barack
Obama become President?
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Health Issues of Black Males

• Violence
• HIV/AIDS
• Heart Disease
• Diabetes
• Cancer (Smoking)

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Know Your Numbers

• Blood pressure greater than 140/ 90 mm
• Cholesterol (LDL) greater than 100mg/dl and HDL
  less than 40mg/dl
• Fasting blood sugar greater than 110mg
• Prostate specific antigen greater than 4ng
• Waist size greater than 40 inches for men

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How to Improve Your Love Life If You Have
Hypertension

• Take medicine daily.
• Tell your physician if change in erection
• Dont stop meds on your own because it effects
  your nature
• Know what is normal for your medical condition

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Diabetes in African Americans

• More than 2.8 million African American have
  diabetes (sugar)
• Diabetes contributed to more 25,000 deaths per
  year
• Diabetes causes shorter life span

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Diabetes (sugar)

• Education (think Prevention)
• Monitor
• Diet
• Exercise
• Medication (s)

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Cholesterol Medications

• They decrease your risk for heart disease
• They are most often stop by the patient
• They must be taken daily

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Prostate Cancer InAfrican American Men

• Cause unknown
• Most common cancer in African American males
• Second most common cause of death in men of all
  ages
• Black Men must make a personal decision to get
  screen

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Prostate Cancer InAfrican American Men

• In most cases, no symptoms of illness
• Annual Prostate exam at age 40 (maybe sooner)
• Prostatic specific Antigen (PSA) and Digital
  Rectal Exam (DRE)

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Prostate Cancer
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Possible Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

• Difficulty starting urination
• Stopping and starting
• Frequent urination during day and night
• A sudden urge to go
• Blood in the urine
• Pain when you urinate

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Prostate Cancer
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Treatment Options

• Surgery - remove the cancer (Radical
  prostatectomy)
• Radiation therapy - kill the cancer cells from
  outside the body or with internal radiation
  (Brachytherapy)
• Hormone therapy - drug treatment blocks
  testosterone
• Robot surgery

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Consider This Information

• Understand your prostate biopsy
• Get a second (and third or fourth) opinion
• Choose the right treatment
• Deal with erectile dysfunction
• Seek extra help if needed
• Understand the role of diet
• Consider complementary techniques

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Colorectal Cancer

• More than 90 occur in people over 50
• Third most common cancer in men and women
• Usually no symptoms

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Erectile Dysfunction
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Causes of Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

• Diabetes a major cause of ED
• High Bad Cholesterol (LdL)
• Bad control is directly related to not being able
  to get it up
• Once it gone that is it
• Diabetes and smoking a big no, no

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Erectile Dysfunction (ED) In African American
Males

• Inability to achieve and maintain erection
  sufficient to complete satisfactory intercourse
• 2 to 30 million men in the U.S. have ED
• 52 of men between 40-70 yrs have some degree of
  ED
• Diabetes, Hypertension, Bp medication, smoking,
  alcohol, other drugs, stress, poor relations

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Relationship Between Heart Disease and ED

• Decreased blood flow in heart vessel causes heart
  attacks.
• Decreased blood flow in the penis causes ED.
• Risk factors are the same for both heart disease
  and ED.
• ED is an early sign of heart disease.

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What is the reason?
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What is the reason?
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Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

• Best Treated if
• Diabetes under control
• Blood pressure under control
• Waistline in check
• Do not smoke
• Drink alcohol in moderation
• Exercise on a regular basis
• Decrease stress in your life

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How to Improve Your Love Life The Role of Fitness

• Exercise works like Viagra
• Exercise slows down ageing process
• Improves mental awareness
• Prolong activities of daily living
• Improves survival if one has a heart attack
• Decrease risk of developing cancer

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Thaddeus John Bell, M.D. 3951 West Montague
Avenue North Charleston, SC 29418 843-552-1574 Na
me ____________________________________ Address
________________ Date______________ Rx (please
print) Exercise - Walking Times/week - 5 Duration
- 30 minutes Additional activities are OK if
desired (i.e. running, swimming, aerobics,
gardening, cycling) Signature____TJBELL_________
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Thaddeus John Bell, MD

• Belltj_at_comcast.net
• www.closingthegapinhealthcare.com
• ICYOU.com (Thaddeus J Bell)
• 3951 West Montegue Ave., North Charleston, South
  Carolina
• 843 552 1574 office

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Conclusion

• Knowing is not enough. We must apply.
• Willing is not enough. We must do.
• -Goethe

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Take Care of Yourself. Dr. Thaddeus John
BellClosing the Gap in Health Care.