Black Health Matters: From Victim to Victory

Black Health Matters

By Nuta Beqsu Moses AmenRa El

As Indigo Women, we have always had a fertile connection as mothers and "Mother Earth."  We cultivated the most sophisticated collection of knowledge about the land, the elements, the seasons and the stars. Humans originating as indigenous gatherer-hunters, foraged the planet, following, studying and observing the herds of animals to find water, nutrients, and resources, The Animals were our teachers. Then, we ate our teachers. I recall the "Mother Wit and Old Wives Tales" of the "Brews," "Potions," Tonics, Tinctures, Teas and Poultices that healed the ailments of Mothers' family and community. We ate a Mediterranean diet filled with an abundance and variety of living vivid colors, Fresh fruits and Vegetables.

Currently, most urban environments suffer from Nutritional Food Deserts, with the only oasis- an acidic vat of fast-food restaurants, convenience stores, and grocery stores filled with a toxic blend of imported, genetically modified organisms, processed, preserved and wrapped in plastic- play foods filled with high fructose corn syrup, processed preservatives, salt, artificial coloring, artificial sweeteners, yeast, hydrogenated oils milkpuss, carbonated beverages, alcohol, tobacco… Even our schools are filled with vending machines and cafeterias filled with processed and fried fake foods. Even the "fresh" fruits and vegetables are GMOs and highly preserved. As they linger for months in storage, then on gassed and refrigerated selves, they lack the nutritional content to support the physical and mental capacities of our youth and end up promoting poor diet habits, lethargy, and lowered brainpower. This leads us to the 5 major causes of the hand of Disease and Death- 

African Americans 10 Leading Causes of Death (Both Sexes, All ages)
1. Heart Disease
2. Cancer
3. Cerebrovascular Disease or Stroke
4. Diabetes
5. Unintentional Accidents
6. Homicide
7. HIV/AIDS
8. Respiratory Disease
9. Nephritis, Nephritic syndrome
10. Septicemia


So, Homicide is the 6th leading cause of death in African Americans, not the 1st! So, our death weapon is Food, Stress, and Lifestyle. We are killing ourselves more rapidly with what we put in our mouths long before we would kill each other with any other weapon! STOP THE KILLING! It is a wonder that our poor diets are the inducer of anti-social behavior, violence, and killing. Again, we are teaching our infants in the womb, then our children and teens; spiraling destructive habits, choices, and behaviors. The diseases above are symptomatic of obesity. Yet in this day and age- when the food in the grocery stores is adulterated with growth hormones, obesity becomes an exacerbating consequence and effect. We are what we eat, so even though we are inflated with growth hormones in appearance, we are masking and not necessarily overeating, the symptoms of malnourishment.

http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/populations/remp/black.html



U.S. Food Deserts

Solutions

The Amen Par Ankh (sacred temple of life) was established to promote health and wellness in the most desolate areas in Kansas City, MO. to remove the hand of disease and Death for Indigo African Americans.

We can have sustainable urban communities! This starts with Feeding ourselves! 

IN ORDER TO FREE OURSELVES WE MUST FEED OURSELVES!

• Taking back our involvement with what we consume and feed to our families is the most empowering action we can take. We used to have victory gardens, as a way of preparing for disaster and being responsible to our families and community. Even the act of having a container garden full of herbs that can be grown indoors is an excellent start. If you are not ready to connect with nature and the foods you consume, then purchase your food, locally from local growers as often as possible. 
• Participate and seek out and get to know your urban growers and agriculturalist and locally grown food markets.

• Get to know the people and how they grow their food.
• We so often eat alone and on the run- we need to make time to sit down, prepare a meal with love, and eat together as family- at least once a week.
• Find or make healthy snacks for your teens and yourself. Homemade Sunflower seeds, granola mixes, smoothies and even riding in your car with fresh fruit to quail the temptation to stop at a drive-thru window can save you time and money this is healthy and natural "FAST FOOD". 
• Finding fresh water might be a problem nowadays. Find alkaline and Springwater as often as you can. Collecting Rain Water and reconnecting with natural springs, can reconnect us to our foraging Ancestors.
• Use glass, ceramic and stainless steel containers, instead of plastic.
• We also must make time to exercise. Parking a few blocks from where you work, then walking, dancing, joining a sports team, or just a few calisthenics can start healthy heart habits. Reconnect with your spiritual and cultural value systems and ancestral folkways.

Your Body Temple

•  We are living souls having a human, temporal, empirical experience
• Take Care and treat your body as you would a temple. Your body is your organic "Space Suit"
•  Connect to the earth around you as a steward and not in dominion.
•  Establish Knowledge of Self- know your Destiny, Name, Health, Career & Relationship Consultations with the Aku (Contact the Amen Par Ankh by Appointment)
•  Meditation/Visualization
• Conscious Breathing
•  Hydration: Drink 8 Glasses of Water per day
•   Healthy Alkaline Foods in a balanced diet
•   Recreation /Exercise
•   Relaxation
•   Get plenty of Sleep from Sunset-Sunrise- especially between 10pm-2am
•   Maintain Normal Weight
•  Use Whole (Left and Right Brain) stimulation
• Spirituality/ Connection to Life- Plants- Animals
• Value/Belief system
•  Reduce/Remove Toxins and pollution from your body, mind and spirit

This seems like such a delicate bridge - from Capitalism to Self-Cultivation. Capitalism will only exploit and rape the natural resources from the land and use them for exploitation and greed, more than feeding ourselves and our family. It will draft and conjure away, of taking these natural resources and put them on the market floor to sell... to grind into machinery or be used to feed a military agenda- this is ominous.

Remember, Your Body is a Sacred Temple, The True House of All That Is You, and that you Live In. You Live in Your Skin. Therefore, The Thoughts, Emotions, and Lifeforce Energy that we Call Food must not be compromised.  As you Choose The People & Places You Get Food From, You Directly Invite Those Energies Into Your Temple. When you feel like someone is Getting on Your Nerves & Stressing You Out, Remember, it is the energy that You have invited. 

*Grow and harvest your own foods

*Make Wiser Choices, 

*Love Yourself, and Your Cells More Completely- every day. #AmenAnkh

Remember, The vitality of an infant is in the quality of energy that their mother feeds to the infant. If Mother is fearful, angry, worrisome, sorrowful, etc., It has a direct influence on even the very milk she is feeding her infant. When a child is colicky, or even lethargic, The energy from their environment plays a pinnacle role in child development. 

The mother is the first teacher of her children. So, as you teach a girl, you heal a nation! As we return to feed ourselves, we can best provide the optimal health of our future generations. It is important to work to break the cycle of hereditary illnesses that can easily be eliminated with a healthy lifestyle of locally grown foods, exercise, non-toxic water, air, soil, and home environments, and positive relationships for our body, mind, and spirit. What we feed to our children will affect the health and future success of our nation, for generations to come.

We must teach our youth a true knowledge of self. to empower them with a legacy of wealth. We must teach each of our young girls their self-knowledge - to understand the power of their bodies, as a sacred temple of life, and to return their self-esteem and self-respect, not only for each individual girl and her family, but for her nation.

At Amen Par Ankh our Motto is: 
Teach a Girl- Heal a Nation!

We Celebrate Life with a group called You G.R.O.W.W. Girls. GROWW Stands for Gaining Resilience, Opportunity, Wellness and Wealth. We teach STEAM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Vocational Arts, Mathematics, and Medicine) through Art, biology, and ecology. Our young girls learn Self Awareness, Plant Identification of herbs, and food nutrition. They are growing their own foods and learning about health and wellness. Manufacturing of Home and domestic products using natural materials. Develop skills like sewing, canning Jewelry making, and many other Crafts while they are also learning about alternative careers in STEAM fields. We Invite Young Girls between the ages of 8-18 and Mentors to join us and support our youth. Feel free to Contact us to learn more about our women's circles and study groups. Email QueenMa Nuta AmenRa at amen.ankh@live.com or amen.parankh@gmail.com, and Call Nuta Beqsu Moses aka Adenike AmenRa: 816-281-7704

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The information on this website has been put together for general information, education, reference, Spirituality Current Events, and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to provide medical advice. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any specific condition. Ask your doctor for his professional advice before making radical changes in your diet and lifestyle.

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