Health

10 Health Benefits of Koupye, or Pourpiers (Purslane in English)

Vegetables in Haiti - Pourpiers / Koupye (purslane in English) Many Haitians have grown accustomed to eating "koupye", called pourpiers in French, purslane in English, but would you believe the number of health benefits this often ignored leafy green vegetable has? more »

I am getting Watery Eyes, Google says I am getting too old LOL

I Drank Water on an Empty Stomach for a Month, and This Happened I Googled "watery eyes" and then I find out that I may be getting too old LOL... more »

More Americans are working pass age 75 and it is not because they are broke

At 76 years old, Haitian man Jeudy Jean Horel went back to high school Would you still work if you were 75 years old or older? More and more Americans are working pass age 75 and it is not because they are broke. Discover the reason why. more »

Can I Eat Mangoes if I have Diarrhea?

Haitian Mango - It's Mango season in Haiti! Can you eat mangoes when you have diarrhea? The answer is YES. Did you know eating mangoes can help to control diarrhea? more »

Stroke and Hypertension in Haitian Communities, is it because of all that extra SALT in the way Haitians cook?

Haitian Food - Bon Manje Kreyol - How do you say Diri Shela in English? Most Haitians care more about their foods tasting really good than how healthy the food is. That makes me think: Stroke and Hypertension (high blood pressure) in the Haitian community, are they linked to all that extra salt in the way we cook? more »

I found out why my shoes don't fit anymore and why my feet seems to be getting bigger with age

We found Bigfoot - My dumbass brother cracking jokes on me At what age does your foot stop growing and why is it that my shoes suddenly dont fit anymore in my early 50s? more »

Haiti sending unused and expiring Covid-19 vaccines back to the United States

The United States donated 500,000 doses off the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to Haiti back in July most of which have not been used and will expire in November. Haiti is returning them back to the USA so that they can be sent elsewhere in the world where needed most. more »

Covid-19 vaccine: Only about 20,000 people in Haiti are fully vaccinated out of 11.4 million

As of October 2021, only 20,354 people in Haiti are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 out of 11.4 million people, Hades Ministry of Public Health reported. more »

Earthquake - Young Haitian doctors fresh out of medical school brave the dangers to help their brothers and sisters in south Haiti

A group of young Haitian Doctors Volunteer to help earthquake victims This is the story of five brave young Haitian doctors and a physical therapist, all in their 20s, who pooled their money, bought bandages, antiseptic, gauze and medication, crossed the dangerous frontier of gang infested Martissan to go and help the earthquake victims in South Haiti. more »

20 year old man dies from coronavirus in Haiti

A 20 year old man died from covid-19 in Haiti on Wednesday, April 29 2020. He is the seventh person to died from the coronavirus pandemic in the country. more »