The reason why Black women and other women of color are hesitant to trust an esthetician is simply lack of education. There are not enough resources readily available to us in the form of skincare education. Most of us either use drug store brand products that we were introduced to us as adolescents or use nothing more than regular soap and water.
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I like to approach self-care from a model I coined as the "PEMSS" model - a holistic approach that is targeted for your specific needs when feeling burnout in these five areas: Physical, Emotional, Mental, Social and Spiritual.
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Due to the opioid epidemic in America, sickle cell patients are prejudged for abusing opioid pain medicine during sickle cell crisis, making that their main reason for coming to the ED. To add on to this judgment, many physicians believe that Black women can tolerate higher pain levels than anyone else, therefore, decreasing the need for medical attention.
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As a family physician, I treat all types of diabetes, and even I was surprised when I heard my diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a temporary glucose intolerance that develops during the second or third trimester.
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