It’s a Matter of Your Health with Dr. Veita Bland

Fitness expert Hilton Ferguson joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for a discussion of fitness, health and how to develop a plan to get fit in 2023.  Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

The entire nation witnessed the cardiac arrest suffered by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. Cardiologist Dr. Tiffany Randolph, MD of Cone Health and director of its hypertension clinic.  She joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to discuss treatments for hypertension and the situation with Damar Hamlin. Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

Fitness and health is more than a BMI score.  For many your zip code is the most determinative factor of your health.  Nutrition & Fitness Expert ShLanda Burton is part of a growing movement to redefine what it means to be fit.  She joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to discuss the more inclusive ways to gain and to define fitness.  Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

Etiquette is defined as a code of polite behavior in society. Lizzie Post the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post and the co-president of the Emily Post Institute believes being considerate, respectful, and honest is more important than knowing which fork to use. Whether it’s a handshake or a fist bump, it’s the underlying sincerity and good intentions of the action that matter most.  Lizzie P...

What’s it like to wake up to the reality of climate change—while also trying to raise small children?     Health professionals report an increase of mental health issues including anxiety, fear and anger as the climate crisis continues. Elizabeth Bechard Senior Policy Analyst for Moms Clean Air Force and the author of Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action...

November Is American Diabetes Month, 1 in 10 Americans had diabetes.  Diabetes and diabetes-related health complications is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.   Dr. Barbara Coyle, MD the Public Health Director at Cabarrus Health Alliance in Concord, North Carolina joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for an informative discussion about things you can do to manage and to prevent diabetes...

Mammography is the process of using low-energy X-rays to examine the human breast for diagnosis and screening. The goal of mammography is the early detection of breast cancer, typically through detection of characteristic masses or microcalcifications. Dr. Ashley Hawkins, MD the Medical Director and Breast Radiologist at Solis Mammography of Greensboro, NC joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to discuss the...

Age is no longer what it used to be. Life expectancy from birth used to be 48 years old for women in 1900. Today, that’s increased to over 80 with many people living healthy vibrant lives far beyond that. At an age when many people have retired, Dr. Teresa  L. Fry Brown is still going strong.   In addition to her extensive teaching, travel and writing schedule, Dr. Fry Brown is now the Associate D...

Prostate Cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America. In the United States, 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.    Today we will talk about Prostate Cancer, its symptoms, screening recommendations with psychiatrist and prostate cancer educator Dr. James A. Smith, III.   Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

When you have a headache and reach for the pain reliever, you're probably not thinking about your body position when you take the pill. But a new Johns Hopkins University study finds your posture can make a big difference in how fast your body absorbs the medicine, and the wrong posture can delay how fast the medicine is broken down and absorbed—by as much as an hour. Our guest Dr. Rajat Mitt...

It’s mid-September and students in most of the country are back in school.   And while going back-to-school and being in school is a wonderful experience for many, it can be a stressful time, for parents and students.    Licensed Professional Counselor Dr. Omi Dobbins joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for a wide-ranging conversation about dealing with the stresses of being in school.   Find more great con...

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month —a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Our guest today is suicide survivor, veteran, and suicide prevention advocate Kirt Davis.  Kirt struggled with depression during his 8-year military career leading him to attempt suicide three times. Today Kirt works with the United States Air Force, helping people who were just...

Don’t get it twisted COVID 19 is still with us.  Over the past two months, case numbers have steadily ticked upward, though deaths have remained relatively stable. The rise in cases comes as coronavirus precautions, such as vaccine and mask mandates, have been rolled back across the country.  Dr. Cynthia Snider, MD, MPH the medical director of infection prevention at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC...

Carmen Palmer is our resident money guru at It A Matter Of Your Health.  Today she joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD with money-saving tips during these inflationary times. Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

Tennis Superstar Serena Williams is among an estimated 50,000 women in America who deal with dangerous or life-threatening, pregnancy-related complications each year. Black women are disproportionately likely to face these complications, and they are also more likely to fall victim to America’s ongoing maternal mortality crisis, being three to four times more likely than white women to die from pr...

What we eat is the fuel that the body runs on however, with inflation it has gotten harder to find the notorious foods we need. Nutritionist Shawanda Coats joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to discuss how to eat nutritious meals on a budget.    Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

If you've gone to the doctor only to be told that your concerns aren't serious or that you're "just stressed," you aren't alone. This unfortunately common behavior , sometimes called medical gaslighting, leaves patients — especially women — feeling dismissed. And it can cause them to minimize or ignore what may be very real, painful, and even dangerous symptoms.  Reti...

Colorectal cancer—cancer of the colon and rectum—is the second leading cancer killer in the United States affecting both men and women.  Your risk increases as you age.  Some people are at even higher risk depending on their personal or family history.  Dr. Shabana Shahid MD, Board Certified Gastroenterologist with Bethany Medical, joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to share the good news that colorectal c...

The U.S. government reports 2.2 million African Americans 18 or older meet the criteria for a substance use disorder.  Dr. Louis Baxtor, Sr. MD, Director of Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program at Howard University joins Dr. Bland for a wide-ranging discussion about addiction in the African American Community including the five categories of addiction treatment.   Find more great content on our w...

February is heart health. Physical education teacher and heart health champion Pam Parker joins Dr. Bland to share her story of how she survived various heart challenges including a heart attack, peripheral artery disease (PAD), and her work as a heart health advocate, empowering people to take charge of their health.   Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

The conventional things that kills everyone, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, kills Blacks more and at a faster rate than Whites.   Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, Gerald S. Berenson Professor of Medicine in Preventative Cardiology, joins Dr. Bland for a discussion of health disparities and how they are affecting people of color.  Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

Afrique Kilimanjaro the editor of The Carolina Peacemaker, North Carolina’s leading newsweekly joins Dr. Bland to talk about the history of the newspaper business, the future of the newspaper business, and the disturbing trend of medical disinformation in the media.  Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

Exercise physiologist and master trainer Hilton Ferguson joins Dr. Veita Bland to discuss the five components of physical fitness, trends in physical fitness, and the importance that rest plays in keeping fit.   Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

The COVID 19 landscape is changing fast Dr. Cynthia Snider the medical director of infection prevention at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for an update.  Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com

Preventive and Lifestyle medicine is the evidence-based therapeutic approach to prevent, treat, and reverse lifestyle-related chronic diseases.  Dr. Bonnie Coyle, MD Director of Health for Cabarus County joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to discuss the key principles that can improve our lifestyles and prevent illness and disease.     Find more great content on our website www.drblandradio.com