WEBVTT - Wellness Wednesday with Dr. MJ Collier  

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<v Speaker 1>Health, happiness, and hope.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Wellness Wednesday on the Rick's Smiley Morning Show. All right, y'all.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick's Smiley Morning Show every Wednesday. It is Wellness Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 2>We got the one and only Dr. MJ Collier in

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<v Speaker 2>the building, and he's here to help us stay healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>Dr.

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<v Speaker 2>Collier, good morning. Happy to have you. Thank you. Good morning,

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<v Speaker 2>Ricky Smiley. Thank you so much for having me. It

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<v Speaker 2>is a pleasure as always. Good morning, Rock T, Special K,

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<v Speaker 2>Gary with the T, Alfredus and the Brat. And Ricky,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for the opportunity to bring health care information

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<v Speaker 2>to the listeners of the Ricky Smiley Morning Show. So, Ricky,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we are focusing always on the health of

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<v Speaker 2>African-American people. and try to give some emphasis to that

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<v Speaker 2>of African-American men, always disproportionately affected by various disease states.

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<v Speaker 2>And so there is a process called Healthy People. It

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<v Speaker 2>started in 2010, I think. And the next guidelines are

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<v Speaker 2>Healthy People 2030. And the objective of Healthy People 2030

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<v Speaker 2>basically is to do things to optimize people's health, particularly

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<v Speaker 2>people of color because of the disparities in health care.

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<v Speaker 2>So one of the things that this is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be focusing on this time, between now and 2030, are

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<v Speaker 2>the social determinants of health. Because we know, we always

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<v Speaker 2>talk about genetic predispositions and why African Americans and other

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<v Speaker 2>people of color are disproportionately affected by disease states. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>now there's an entire science based on the social determinants

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<v Speaker 2>of health. And this basically means the conditions in the

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<v Speaker 2>environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, And

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<v Speaker 2>at the age that affects a wide range of health

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<v Speaker 2>function and quality of life outcomes and risk. Basically, in

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<v Speaker 2>the Atlanta area, there's health disparities in various zip codes

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<v Speaker 2>depending upon whether you live above the I-20 perimeter or

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<v Speaker 2>below the I-20. So, you know, health disparities. Access, things

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<v Speaker 2>like food, deserts, all of these are things that over

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<v Speaker 2>time can affect a person's health. And oftentimes it's not

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily people that are undereducated. You can have a good education,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you live in a certain difficult, your lifespan

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<v Speaker 2>will be shorter because of that one choice that you

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<v Speaker 2>made that you wanted to live on the south side

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<v Speaker 2>of town or whatever. So they're going to be addressing

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<v Speaker 2>those social determinants of health, Healthy People 2030, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>something that we're going to be talking about as more

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<v Speaker 2>information comes available. And so, Ricky, one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to happen this weekend, Saturday, August 29th, the

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<v Speaker 2>Sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated will host the

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<v Speaker 2>Champion Impact Moment. This is in Atlanta. It's a citywide

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<v Speaker 2>day of service and celebration in Atlanta. It's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be at the Georgia International Convention Center. And this free

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<v Speaker 2>event starts at 9 a.m. and goes to 12. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's focusing on health, education, and family support. Myself and

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<v Speaker 2>brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Paternity Incorporated, Rophi Lambda Chapter,

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<v Speaker 2>will be presenting a forum focusing on men's health. And

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<v Speaker 2>we have a segment, Ricky, called, you know, Alpha the

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<v Speaker 2>Ice Cold. We have a forum called Cold Conversations. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is going to be about men's physical and mental health.

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<v Speaker 2>Letting men know that taking care of themselves, that it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be, you know, it's safe to do so.

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<v Speaker 2>And that it's not, you're not weak if you decide

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<v Speaker 2>you want to, you know, get counseling and things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So there you have it, Ricky. Let's go to the phones.

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<v Speaker 2>You're on with Dr. Collier. Good morning.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a stabbing pain between my shoulder and my joints.

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<v Speaker 1>And it seems like it's internal, so I wanted to know,

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<v Speaker 1>is that something that I should seek medical attention for

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<v Speaker 1>or simply just take some meds or if you can

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<v Speaker 1>tell me what it is?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, oftentimes from what you're describing, it can be gas.

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<v Speaker 2>And so an anti-acid such as a Pepsit can give

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<v Speaker 2>you relief. Try something like Mylanta or Maalox. If that

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<v Speaker 2>does not, just take a standard anti-inflammatory such as Motrin, Advil,

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<v Speaker 2>or Aleve to see if you can get some relief.

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<v Speaker 2>If you have a history of injury, stretching, heavy lifting,

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<v Speaker 2>you felt a pop or a pull, it might need

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<v Speaker 2>to be further evaluated. Or if you don't get relief

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<v Speaker 2>from those simple things, then definitely pain is always an

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<v Speaker 2>indication that something is not right. Pain tells you I

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<v Speaker 2>need to be evaluated. And, you know, don't minimize that.

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<v Speaker 2>You go into the physician's office and that's the first

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<v Speaker 2>thing you talk about, that I'm having this pain. How

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<v Speaker 2>long has it been going on? Can you relate it

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<v Speaker 2>to an activity or an injury that could have happened

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<v Speaker 2>or not? And oftentimes if it's spontaneous, it definitely needs

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<v Speaker 2>to be evaluated and possibly some imaging such as a

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<v Speaker 2>CT scan or an MRI. All right, gentlemen, Dr. Collier,

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<v Speaker 2>good morning. I recently started taking blood pressure medicine like

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<v Speaker 2>last year, and it's starting to affect my performance in bed.

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<v Speaker 2>So I want to know what can I do to

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<v Speaker 2>reverse that. Okay. Treating hypertension, particularly in men of color,

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<v Speaker 2>African-American men, it requires some great understanding of medications that

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<v Speaker 2>can negatively impact your ability to get and maintain an

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<v Speaker 2>erection or, you know, the choices that can be made

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<v Speaker 2>to treat that blood pressure. Dr. Collier not only never

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<v Speaker 2>puts anybody on those types of medications, always sometimes try

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<v Speaker 2>to give you some medications that can enhance that. that function.

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<v Speaker 2>The class of drugs that I like to use are

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<v Speaker 2>called angiotensin receptor blockers or ARBs. What they do is

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<v Speaker 2>block the effect of a hormone that makes your blood

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<v Speaker 2>pressure go up under stress. When that hormone isn't present,

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<v Speaker 2>the medications literally don't do anything. So they have zero

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<v Speaker 2>side effects unless you're allergic to the product proper, which

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<v Speaker 2>about 2% of people can be. So those help tremendously.

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<v Speaker 2>And then vasodilators such as verapamil or amlodipine cause the

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<v Speaker 2>blood vessels to increase in size because the mechanism of

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<v Speaker 2>erection is one of blood flow. You get more blood

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<v Speaker 2>flow going into that area, so you have a better response, longer,

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<v Speaker 2>harder erections. So those are the two classes of drugs

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<v Speaker 2>that I oftentimes will put patients on. It is unusual

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<v Speaker 2>to not get good control with those. But then also

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<v Speaker 2>look at other disease states like diabetes that can negatively

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<v Speaker 2>impact that. And then it also could be a function

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<v Speaker 2>of aging and low testosterone. Because if you were on

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<v Speaker 2>the medication for over a year and not having a

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<v Speaker 2>problem with it, there's really no reason for you to

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<v Speaker 2>start having a problem with it now. And, Big Dog,

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<v Speaker 2>when you get back right, stir it like coffee. Stir

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<v Speaker 2>it like coffee. Stir that coffee. Life on the beach. Dr. Carly,

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<v Speaker 2>let them know how you can be reached. Okay, Ricky Smiley, tonight, tonight, tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>YouTube live, Facebook live, Instagram live, and now TikTok live.

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<v Speaker 2>MJ why, because your health is important. This is not

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<v Speaker 2>a podcast. It is a live broadcast. the only interactive

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<v Speaker 2>ask your health care questions. Tune in tonight, 6.30 p.m.

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<v Speaker 2>on the Ricky Smiley Morning Show.