Cocoa Pods

Fertility Goddess Dr Desiree McKarthy- Keith discusses whyIn this episode, Dr. Desiree McCarthy-Keith who is a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist joins our podcast to discuss fecundity: a women’s physiological potential to reproduce and carry offspring and fertility: a woman’s natural capability to produce offspring. Women’s fertility changes as women age because every menstru...

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Dr Tarirah discusses herePregnant in the ICUWhat could cause a pregnant woman to end up in the Intensive Care Unit? This episode of Cocoa Pods exposes that the common reasons for ICU admission for pregnant women is severe and sudden respiratory failure, postpartum hemorrhaging which is bleeding out more than 1000 mL of blood after delivery of a newborn. The Intensive Care Unit sees many cases that...

Kwavi!50 questions to answer before you turn 50, a handbook to guide women in discovering their next chapter on their own terms. It was created to combat the feeling of invisibility that some women feel as they approach middle age. In this podcast, menopause is defined and reevaluated from multiple perspectives with the average age in all women being year 51. Health conditions and challenges that...

JoJo & BeeOur host Dr. Sogade gives insight on the cultural tradition of the Nigerian Naming Ceremony. Then our guests move into the topic of skin disorders while disclosing their experience of experimenting with natural formulas to combat different afflictions. This led them to a successful business venture inspired by the care of their children. Majority of the second part of the interview c...

A naming ceremonyIn traditional African society, the naming ceremony is a process of introducing the newborn baby to the extended family, the larger community and above all confers on the child a name and an expected identity. Jojo & B share their pregnancy and childbirth experience at a birth center compared to a hospital birth. The audience can appreciate the introduction to the naming cerem...

Brianna Wolfe, certified cardiac rehab professional, health, wellness AND soccer coach talks about using exercise as a therapeutic modality for health and wellness in this episode#SCARE 5K race#Georgia Arrhythmia Foundation#AED What is an AED#CommunityPrevent sudden cardiac death, know CPR -as a life skillThink of yourself, even as a bystander, with the potential to be THE first responder if you w...

Brianna Wolfe, certified cardiac rehab professional, health, wellness AND soccer coach talks about using exercise as a therapeutic modality for health and wellness in this episode#SCARE 5K race #Georgia Arrhythmia Foundation #AED What is an AED#CommunityPrevent sudden cardiac death, know CPR -as a life skill Think of yourself, even as a bystander, with the potential to be THE first responder if yo...

#Heart #HeartElectrician #AED #CPR #GACRI #SCARE#HealthDisparities #Inequality #Poverty #CorporateMedicine#CommunityGardens #FoodDeserts #FoodBank #FoodPantryThe Cardiologist that does Clinical Electrophysiology, Dr. Joseph Poku, is BACK! In this episode, Dr. Poku explains what it is that he does from that clinical standpoint, and he is a “Heart Electrician”. He and his colleagues fix electrical w...

Wait for it....Dr Joseph Poku talks about issues of dizziness,fainting,shocking a pregnant woman back to life and wait for it he has the happiest laugh ever! Dr. Joseph Poku #electricity #HeartBLOCK #GrinchSyndrome #ExecriseIsKey #HeartArrythmia #StraightFromtheHeart #HeartBeat #BPM #SVT #EKG Clinical Electrophysiologist discusses the cardiothoracic and vascular issues that pregnant women experien...

Yvonne Gabriel#Art#Paint#PaintingInPregnancy#Creativity#Fear#GoodTimes#Daybreak#ArtTherapy#ExpressingEmotionsWorld renowned artist Yvonne Gabriel who has created majority of artwork housed at the BCFND Foundation headquarters has finally come to Cocoa Pods! Her enthusiasm lit up the host and audience capturing them in her exposé about art expression and art therapy. She expressed her appreciation...

Extremely talented Philanthropist artist Yvonne Gabriel gleefully shows us a new side of art and what it can do to a person; a person of means or of no means; a pregnant woman or a new mother. She talks about favorites in artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and the graffiti world and much more...#Yvonne Gabriel#Art#Paint#PaintingInPregnancy#Creativity#Fear#GoodTimes#Daybreak#ArtTherapy#ExpressingEmotionsD...

Episode DescriptionDr Natalie Hernandez,Latinos BIPOC women#Community#WorkLivePlayPray#scientificmethod #GAImprove#DualPandemic#StructuralEpidemicOfRacism#Redlining#TELEHEALTH#PeaceForMomsThere exist barriers for participation in research, but to ensure research is reliable it is right to use community focused platforms and community based provider practices to begin and continue their involvement...

Dr Natalie Hernandez,Latinos BIPOC women#Community#WorkLivePlayPray#scientificmethod #GAImprove#DualPandemic#StructuralEpidemicOfRacism#Redlining#TELEHEALTH#PeaceForMomsThere exist barriers for participation in research, but to ensure research is reliable it is right to use community focused platforms and community based provider practices to begin and continue their involvement in research. Why?...

Dr Sabry Gabriel and why pregnant women waddle Support the show

Praying,crying ,exercising ….. but surviving…Mrs Charneika Brown is doing it naturallyin this episode “ I'm every woman,It's all in meAnything you want done baby,I do it naturally” W,H Support the show

Mrs Charneika Brown talks silly in this exciting episode Pregnancy can be the most beautiful and empowering experience you ever have in your life- there is indeed a lot of excitement! You could even have a superb birthing experience. Hear from somebody who had a good overall pregnancy, experience, good community support system, successful breast-feeding as a lactating mom and now enjoys motherhood...

Dr Afolabi- Brown speaks from a plastic surgeon’s perspective Artificial lashes, extra digits and all such that women engage in debunked Support the show

Jovial yet skillful Dr Afolabi-Brown talks on issues of c-section scars gone bad,painful episiotomy cuts leading to intimacy problems, babies with 6 toes and what has President Obama got to do with thisDon’t suffer in silence because of large breasts Dr Afolabi-Brown talks about what would make a woman walk backwards Support the show

Dr Emerole continues to explain the difference between a heart attack and heart failure in pregnancy to us Support the show

With mastery of the topic,heart disease specialist Dr Obi Emerole discusses the spectrum of Heart disease in pregnancy What are the conditions that put you at risk for heart disease in pregnancy What can you do to reduce these risk factors before you get pregnant or when is it already too late What can you change and what can’t you change How about the special population of people with heart disea...

Dr Anthony Akenzua continues to explain to us the concept of enthusiastic consent or the absence of any consent Support the show

Dr Anthony Akenzua consultant psychiatrist from London, UK sheds light into the issue of gender differences in the diagnosis of personality disorders discussing the different types of personalities and personality disorders as it relates to a man or a woman What personality type makes certain people do what they do Then he goes in dept as to what consent is all about and the ramifications of its i...

Mental health of women, emphasis on pregnancy and the postpartum periods Support the show

How we screen for postpartum depression, lessons learnt all around the world from Covid mental health effectsFeaturing Dr Moji Bello Arulefa Consultant Psychiatrist, and pandemic quarantine- initiated cook and wellness coach in Manchester UK Support the show