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I Have a Strong Hunch Whitney Houston Died from PE as a Result of DVT

I know many people are waiting on the autopsy report and several media outlets have already reported that Whitney Houston had a drug problem, but I have a feeling she died from a more common health matter that impact people her age, especially African-Americans and it is a topic we have to discuss. I believe even in advance that Whitney Houston cause of death was Pulmonary Embolism (PE) as a result of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), the same cause of death that impacted Heavy D.

I’m not a health specialist but I mentioned this topic several times and I also remember SandraRose.com mentioning this topic about DVT and PE several times. This is a condition where the blood begins to clot due to poor circulation and other factors. What happens is the blood clot tend to break off and travel to the hearts and lungs or even brain and this is what causes PE and render a person unconscious immediately and die.

Many of you remember I mention DVT all of the time because quite frankly, a lot of people in their 40s, especially sistas drop dead from this all of the time. The reason why it is not a big deal in the media is because they consider it “natural causes” and not newsworthy even though it is common. Another issue is many Black people are prone to DVT genetically through hereditary factors and people should go and see their doctor about this concern. Think about it – why do you think they say in Jamaica “blood clot” all of the time when they talking about something? This DVT and PE combo is a common worldwide problem and I hope cats are paying attention.

If you look at the news, you will see plenty of stories about people collapsing and dying shortly thereafter and weeks later, it comes out that it was PE as a result of DVT. One of the most common causes is when people tend to sit down all of the time and do little activities which cause poor circulations. Most African-Americans or Black people altogether do have some clotting issues due to poor eating habits, hypertension and genetic factors and that means we cannot ignore this health issue. But another thing and people don’t want to admit and especially sistas is some of us sit around all day and do little activities that increase blood circulation.

One of the things I remember is people who have DVT are strongly advised to not take a hot bath or soak in a hot tub because this will cause the clot to break and start traveling to the vital organs. Whitney Houston was found in a tub and that is why I believe this is the most likely cause. In addition, is never advisable for people to be in a shower for a long period of time for this same reason. Just like Heavy D just fell down the stairs, this is how quickly DVT and PE can take you out. It was reported that Heavy D would take long flights back and forth and this coincide with the sitting down for a long period of time.

The best thing brothas and sistas should do is first get a doctor to advise them if they have blood clotting issues to know upfront. Keep in mind, eating all that slave food like pork neckbones and fried food cause clotting and clogging of the arteries so diet is also something to take seriously. Exercise and activity is extremely important and I’m straight testifying it is a lot of sistas who do nothing but sit around on the couch watching reality television and think laying on her back and having sex counts as physical activity – it does not. Get a walking club together and start moving around and keep the blood circulating.

However, the most important is when you are jet setting . If you are taking any flights longer than 2 hours, I would strongly suggest wearing extremely loose clothing. I tend to wear track pants with no underwear and just let it all hang when I’m flying to places like Europe and Asia and a t-shirt that is larger than my size. If you a sista, don’t even wear a bra when you fly. Real talk, screw all that 777 international formal dress crap because you begin to get paranoid about DVT after a few hours of flight and you don’t want to be wearing tight clothes on an 11+ hour flight.

With that said, I just have a strong hunch Whitney Houston cause of death is going to be PE and DVT. Even if I’m wrong, it is still a serious issue that we have to start taking seriously especially young African-Americans who think they invulnerable but do not do much activities and poor eating habits. Starting eating right, go get a checkout and most important, stop asking me to go on a date to see a movie with you sistas and start asking me if you want to go to the park or Stone Mountain or LifeTime Fitness or LA Fitness instead…that’s real date stuff in my book.

One good web site for sistas is http://thisisserious.org to learn more about PE and DVT.