This week's warrior is Jazzlind. She's a 15 year old full of spice and life, and she has candidly opened up about her experiences with sickle cell.
Ever wondered if you could be a working model in NY with sickle cell? If Akimie can do it, so can you!
Tosin explains how you can have a successful and happy life with sickle cell. Once we shift our mentality, we all can achieve all our goals and dreams.
The creator of the Heart of Gold foundation shares her inspirational journey with sickle cell below. Read on...
Meet Kandis, an intrepid and determined young lady. Even with AVN and sickle cell, she has accomplished all her dreams and strives to inspire others.
Hello everyone, It’s been a few months since I posted on here. First of all I need to apologize for the silence. I know that it may have been very frustrating to come here with no new updates. Since October, I’ve faced alot of challenges [continue reading...]
For those of you who haven't zeroed in on your purpose in life, this is a great exercise when you have the time. Often we have 'mental lists', but an actual physical list gives you something concrete, something that you can check off, and something [continue reading...]
As you are well aware, Beets are one of the foods rich in thiocyanate, a protein that helps prevents cells from clumping together. Beets aren't my favorite thing to eat, but this recipe has me going back for seconds. [continue reading...]
Besides making the veggies mush, overcooking can leach out all the nutrients, flavor, and health benefits of the vegetables, and leave you with soggy veggies. Check out this recipe for crispy and steamed vegetables. [continue reading...]
Learn more about black eyed peas (not the singers), and how nutritious and delicious this legume is to your sickle cell diet. [continue reading...]
I chose this recipe because of the Lentils and Squash, which are high in thiocyanate and great for sickle cell patients. I usually substitute regular lettuce or spinach instead of the arugula, just because spinach is my go-to green leafy veggie. [continue reading...]
One of the first things that patients with sickle cell want to know is how they can increase their hemoglobin levels. Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells that binds and easily transfers oxygen all over the body. SC warriors have less red blood cells; which means we have less hemoglobin than other [continue reading...]
I had to go searching for a good Yucca recipe since it’s one of the foods rich in thiocyanate, and it’s easier to get in the US than African yam. Here is the recipe I did last night from AllRecipes. Ingredients: 2 pounds yucca, peeled and sliced lengthwise 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup olive oil [continue reading...]
Lentils, sweet potatoes and swiss chard are on the list of foods that people with sickle cell should love. Here is my favorite lentils recipe from the New York Times. It’s not too spicy, but you can limit the jalepenos if you wish. If you don’t have swiss chard, you can substitute spinach instead, and [continue reading...]
One of the readers on the SCW Facebook page recently got me thinking about foods rich in anti-oxidants and how they can help with sickle cell. In a normal body, there are free radicals (excess oxygen ions from the energy process), that are not naturally excreted from the body. These free radicals wreck havoc on [continue reading...]
Beets and carrots are great for preventing sickling of cells. Here is another recipe to try, juice the veggies with some apples. Yum! [continue reading...]
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