The Mission:
Welcome to Black Health HQ, led by a researcher on a mission, this site is dedicated to the personal development of Black health & prosperity.
I created Black Health HQ so I could offer digestible research-laden content aimed at inspiring and promoting one thing: Plant-Based Nutrition.
Black Health HQ provides clear solutions for Black health through Vegan-style nutrition.
Who can benefit: those struggling with obesity, type 2 diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, and high LDL cholesterol. The research is in Plant Foods can do wonders for each of these ailments.
I believe each of us can be a powerful nucleus that, like a healthy cell, radiates energy to others, sustaining an enduring vitality.
We are about Living. We are about Loving. We are about being powerful Black people, healing the World through quality content and the sheer joy of Being.
The Founder:
I’m Shawn Smith, the Founder of Black Health HQ. As a Communication Scholar & Educator, I’ve researched and taught hundreds of students the impact of racism and oppression on the health outcomes of Black people.
I know Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity are created in the kitchen.
And I know they disproportionately affect Black folks.
But… I also know that plant-based lifestyles can save.
My purpose is to report the latest scientific findings on how a plant-based lifestyle fights chronic insulin resistance, obesity and transforms the body and mind.
How I Got Started:
At 26, I was a busy graduate student starting my PhD in Communication Studies.
Doctors told me my blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol were a problem.
Strange? I was exercising. I was doing what I thought I should…none of that mattered.
No amount of pleading would stop the plaque from building up in my arteries or halt pre-diabetes.
My food choices had to change. But I didn’t really know where to start…
So I turned to the only thing I knew how to do. Research.
I found that the calories from plants offer our bodies more than any other food type!
Period.
Me At Age 26…Just Came Back From The Gym…Never Dreamed Of Eating Plants As Meals!
Me At Age 27…Committed To Plant-Based Living…Workouts Stayed The Exact Same
Plant Foods Saved me from a lifetime of wasted effort.
Since then, I have applied my skills as a social science researcher and scholar to learn, understand and share the tools of Black Health.
My job is to analyze the best Nutrition content and journals in order to transform myself and bring you the most impactful plant-based solutions to preventable disease possible.
I’m committed to healing with Black Excellence.
Each of us can play a part. Join me on this mission.