Being Black During COVID with Pharadja Andrews

Published: July 3, 2020, noon

Pharadja Andrews is the founder of Wholeistic Nurse and my guest today.  Pharadja shares with us what it means to be black during COVID, and how prejudice pervades healthcare. From her own personal story, and witnessing what other patients have experienced, Pharadja relates the harmful effects on the black community. 

Pharadja is a registered nurse with a holistic twist. As a Wholesistic Nurse she helps her clients with overall health and mental wellbeing; especially in the African American, African, Caribbean, and Latino communities. As a result of struggling with her own thyroid and inflammation issues, Pharadja began her own research, and soon discovered whole, natural foods.  This set her on a path to wellness. She has now made it her life goal to help other women, especially women of color, to overcome illness through natural eating and exercising. Pharadja educates her clients and provides them with resources to attain good health and wellbeing, at an affordable rate. Pharadja is committed to helping her fellow black woman because she knows what is owed to her community.  Equality in healthcare is something the world needs to see, because we are family.