: There's a rumor going around that, if it's true, is extremely troubling. MediaTakeOut.com is hearing whispers that last year R&B singer Alicia Keys suffered from a stroke.
Insiders in the music industry are chattering that early last year Alicia suffered from an unknown illness - which led her to suffer a mild stroke. Word is that the Grammy Award winning singer was in the hospital for weeks.
Luckily for everyone, MediaTakeOut.com is also hearing that the stroke caused no permanent damage and that Alicia made a full recovery from the illness.
Ok lets be educated for a second:
It may not be a stroke there is something call
Bell's Palsy which is Bell's palsy is a form of temporary facial paralysis resulting from damage or trauma to one of the two facial nerves. It is the most common cause of facial paralysis.
Generally, Bell's palsy affects only one of the paired facial nerves and one side of the face, however, in rare cases, it can affect both sides.
Symptoms of Bell's palsy usually begin suddenly and reach their peak within 48 hours. Symptoms range in severity from mild weakness to total paralysis and may include twitching, weakness, or paralysis, drooping eyelid or corner of the mouth, drooling, dry eye or mouth, impairment of taste, and excessive tearing in the eye. Bell’s palsy often causes significant facial distortion.
Most scientists believe that a viral infection such as viral meningitis or the common cold sore virus -- herpes simplex-- causes the disorder when the facial nerve swells and becomes inflamed in reaction to the infection.
I see so many relatively young people today having massive and small strokes...
ITS AN EPIDEMIC!
The cause is diet related heart disease...Arteries and the small capillaries get clogged from eating a high fatty and high junk food diet and those little blood vessels to teh brain gets obstructed and you stroke out from lack of bloodflow and oxygen to the brain...
PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease)...This is the same reason why so many young men(Irv Gotti) needs to take viagra to get a ***...Poor diet and lack of bloodflow to the ***...
The peripheral areas are the head, the ***, the legs and the parts of the body furthest from the heart...
Prevent this from happening to you by adopting a diet high in fresh fruits and veggies and exercise outdoors everyday for at least 30 minutes...
This has been a public service announcement from Uncle Tom and I approve of this message.
@ supersexychick
Well no its not a diagnosis but my mother had one side of her face one time was swollen and the other was normal so for someone like Media Take Out to say its a stroke by rumor I just gave some suggestions on what it might been. Now if you check out the other comments like Uncle Tom he also is doing the same which is cool.
Bell's Palsy
Sleeping on one side of your face
Plastic Surgery
High Salt in take
There are several reasons for why she may look like that.......Regardless I love Alicia and I think she looks amazing!
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I see so many relatively young people today having massive and small strokes...
ITS AN EPIDEMIC!
The cause is diet related heart disease...Arteries and the small capillaries get clogged from eating a high fatty and high junk food diet and those little blood vessels to teh brain gets obstructed and you stroke out from lack of bloodflow and oxygen to the brain...
PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease)...This is the same reason why so many young men(Irv Gotti) needs to take viagra to get a ***...Poor diet and lack of bloodflow to the ***...
The peripheral areas are the head, the ***, the legs and the parts of the body furthest from the heart...
Prevent this from happening to you by adopting a diet high in fresh fruits and veggies and exercise outdoors everyday for at least 30 minutes...
This has been a public service announcement from Uncle Tom and I approve of this message.
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you right, didn't know that we had doctors on this post...... lmao
lmao at strawcream!
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And I sincerely hope this thread isnt turned into some kinda of "coonfest" with these wild negro women coming on here throwing feces at one another...This is a very serious topic and if MTO is just making this *** up, then all I can say is shame on them ************************************************
it already has began cuz you logged in....
Uncle Tom
Thanks I didnt want to stop the first time around but had to. Yes Im back on the horse and will ride it till the end.(in the spiritual sense ofcourse) Im sure he's doing well, he was really determined to do the 10 days. Im just afraid of losing the weight, I cant afford to loose more than 5lbs. I dont want to look sickly.
Uncle Tom
Thanks you made a good point. I certainly feel good and stay active. I just got used to being a certain weight that I thought looked good on me. If I loose it I guess I can live with it. After this fast I cant say I will give up eating meat but I will stick to more salad and fruits. How long have you been a Vegan?
@prettylatina and Uncle Tom....got a couple of questions.....
PL, why did you have to stop last week? Curious because I'm thinking of doing this too and I'd like to know how mentally prepared I should be. I'm more worried about the side issues with my BP (hereditary) in general and if there will be side affects with my meds. Another concern is that woman time.
UT, seeing how you are a veteran at this, how many days do you recommend for a newbie? I do a lot of walking (got kids and a Golden Retriever who needs LOTS exercise). Don't eat salt or a lot of fried foods (if rarely and because of BP). I have a bad habit of not eating. Most days I only eat once and that's dinner. I appreciate any insight and help.
justhangingout
I had to stop because I was using organic grade A and it shouldve been grade B to supply my body with all the nutrients it needs. You definitely have to psych urself up to do it and stay positive. I think it might be beneficial if you do it considering your BP situation, but Im no Dr or healer so dont take my word for it. LOL Just google Master Cleanser and get all the info you need online.
JustHanging Out
It would be best if you prepared not only mentally for a couple of weeks, but also prepare your body by eating some flax , mostly salads and fruits and cutting out meat and fried foods and whiet starches for a couple of weeks...
But I aint no doctor so basically we cn encourage each other and give personal experience, but you have to do your research cause ultimately you are alone in your choices.
pretty latina
I dont really like to classify myself as a vegan as such...I havent eating animal products in about 7 years, but im a survivalist and I know how to fish and I am a deer hunter and learned how to catch a deer in case we need venison and fish to be able to survive a winter and have a source of clean meat(venison) and fresh lake caught fish (bass, sunfish, and even the catfish is push came to shove)...Every man should know how to hunt and fish and every woman should know what herbs and barks are edible, which are poisonous and how to prepare good mushrooms and such for food.
Thats why I dont like to call myself a vegan...I just like to say I try to eat at least 70% raw fruits and veggies to maintain an alkaline bloodstream...Too many vegans I see are fanatical about veganism and they dont keep it real..Sometimes , you may need a little animal flesh or fish and sometimes your body may call for you to have a little salmon or something..Hasnt happened to me yet, but if it does, Im just gonna eat it happily...I'll eat pork too, if there was a hog to *** and my family and I were starving.
@prettylatina and Uncle Tom...thanks to you both. I'll pick up on the salads, some days I feel like a rabbit. LOL. Gotta give up the white wheat and starches, that's gonna be hard. Now that I know a little something something and I'm going to research some more, I can prepare and set my goal for 2 weeks. Thanks!
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JustHanging Out
It would be best if you prepared not only mentally for a couple of weeks, but also prepare your body by eating some flax , mostly salads and fruits and cutting out meat and fried foods and whiet starches for a couple of weeks...
But I aint no doctor so basically we cn encourage each other and give personal experience, but you have to do your research cause ultimately you are alone in your choices.
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WHO WOULDA THUNK IT? YOU AREN'T A DOCTOR! REALLY? NAW.....
She looks the same to me. I'm glad to see alot of these Black celebraties wearing black clothing in public. White celebs never seemed to have a problem with it but alot of Black ones seem reluctant. With these silly P.Diddy white parties. Quite as kept the color Black is worn for protection against evil spirits ( priest,rabbis etc).
@strongblackwoman
why are you following me around throwing thorns in my path?
Is it because if the weave/wig thing?
Fine, I give you special permission to wear a nice blonde Remy-Ma style skunk weave...
If anyone asks you who gave you permission to wear such a thing,tell them that "Uncle Tom said I could".
Her face is twisted because of all the bad tootie that she has been eating at the YWCA.
She is probably smelling the sh!t that MTO is posting then wants to say how beautiful she is on the cover of Ebony.
A stroke that she suffered LAST YEAR and your lame *** *** are just now getting the story. Get the fu@*** out of here MTO with that ***!t.
FIRST OF ALL IF *** E ONE OF U PPL WERE SMART U WOULD KNO THAT A STROKE GENERALLY EFFECT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY. NOW MTO IS SAYIN THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE IS DISTORTED. BUT ITS NOT HER LEFT. ITS OUR LEFT FROM LOOKIN AT THE PICTURE. IF U PAY ATTENTION U WOULD KNO THAT IT IS THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER FACE THAT IS MESSED UP. NOW I DONT KNO WATS CAUSIN IT BUT IT SURE AS HELL AINT A STROKE.....SHAME ON EVERYONE...TSK...TSK...TSK
@DAISA... Correction boo...a stroke attacks the left side of the brain and affects the right side of the body. I did my thesis paper in college on brain attacks. I know of several people close to me that have suffered strokes. There are simple test that you can do when you suspect someone of having a stoke. 1. Have them squeeze your hand with all their might to test their strength. 2. Have them say a simple sentence to check for slurred speech. 3. Ask them to raise their hands above their heads.
Oh yall gettng serious now...
Im glad there is so much interest in regaining our health...
"google" The Cincinnanti Test <spelling>
If you suspect someone is having a stroke is is VITAL you get them to the ER within 30 minutes so their bloodclots can be broken up and bloodflow resumed...
Like I said, I see so many 40 year olds who have had massive strokes and spend their lives in wheelchairs...ALL BECAUSE OF POOR DIET.
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probably from taking too much ectasy while she was having *** sex with her girlfriends...
That ectasy is a helluva drug and its causing alot of people to stroke out and/or develop long term psychological complications.
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All rise. The dishonorable Uncle Tom presiding. Judge, judge, judge, that's your primary function.
That was very crass. Who says she has *** sex with ecstacy? Does this make her less of a person or performer? And even if she does have *** sex, why does taking ecstacy have to be apart of it? Suppose she really has suffered from an ailment of some sort; it's good to know that you exude such empathy about the situation. **hats off to you for proving yourself contradictory everytime**
Ok how do you come up with these heading! Alicia's right eye has always been a lil lazy and her smile for most occasions has always been crooked. By the eye already being lazy flashing camera lights from 20 plus paparazzi irritates the eye even more.
Too see more beautiful pics from this event that alicia was headed to go to the following link:http://www.alicia-keys.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=1383
Oh yall just meanies! Some stroke victims suffer from paralysis that cause one side of the face to sag DOWNWARD. Paralysis is a common feature of stroke, often on one side of the body (hemiplegia). The paralysis or weakness may affect only the face, an arm, or a leg or may affect one entire side of the body and face.
Leave my Alicia alone. Sh*t I gotta crooked smile too - don't mean I had a stroke, geesh.
I hope this is not true :( If it is, I will pray for her. Then again, MTO isn't always right anyways. I think Licia always looked liked that ever since she came out. If this isn't true. Why MTO why would you make rumors like that. This *** is NOT funny. She probably just have a lazy eye and need to get her eyes checked.
My baby Alicia is healthy. This leads to my lopsided head speech:
One time my homeboy was giving me a haircut when i looked in the mirror and noticed how freakin' lopsided his head was. he went on to say "it's not as lopsided as your freakin' head". That's when i started noticing that everyone *** near has a lopsided,odd-shaped head. So, no my baby does not have bell's palsy or a stroke, the camera just got her from an odd angle.
O My GOD!! MTO how could you say a thing like that. I mean *** do you guys have no shame??? To even make up a story like this shows me that whoever runs this website are disturbed individuals, seriously!!! If she had a stroke it would have been all over the news. You guys are tortured souls. If you want you readers to believe you then it starts with YOU bringing us credible stories. You guys have a BAD reputation amongst other cites that you are a bunch of LIARS!! Not a good look!
@TAIJE....U got that off...i wasnt completely right wat i wasnt completely wrong either
Right side - If the stroke occurs in the right side of the brain, the left side of the body and the right side of the face may be affected. There may be paralysis on the left side, vision problems, memory loss and a quick, curious manner of acting.
Left side - If the stroke occurs in the left side of the brain, the right side of the body and the left side of the face may be affected. There may be paralysis on the right side, speech and language problems, memory loss, and a slow, deliberate manner of acting.
http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/stroke/location.asp
