African-Americans for Balanced Health (AABH) was founded in 1996 by a group of "Wholistic" health advocates interested in educating themselves about alternative (natural) methods of treating and healing dis-eases and sharing their findings/knowledge with the African-American community and other interested individuals.

African-Americans are dying at extremely young ages, at a faster rate than any other culture of people in America. Poor diet/health is the primary cause of these deaths. In fact, did you know that 95% of all dis-eases are caused by toxins in the colon? Heart disease is the leading cause of death among African-Americans. Cancer is the second leading cause of death with lung, colon-rectal, and prostate cancer at the top of the list.

Most of us have a friend(s) or family member(s) who became ill with cancer, heart disease, chronic asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. between ages 40 and 60 or even younger. A primary contributor to these health statistics is simply the lack of education related to the proper way to care for the human body, mind and spirit.

AABH wants to change the existing statistics by educating the African-American community on how to achieve wellness/wholeness.

Mission Statement

The mission of African-Americans for Balanced Health (AABH) is to provide education, inspiration and support to the African-American community and others who want to learn about alternative (natural) methods for preventing, treating and healing diseases of the body and mind; to teach individuals how to create harmony and balance in one’s life; and, to decrease the illness and death rates of African-Americans in the United States.

Vision

• To continue hosting monthly seminars which provide education to the community relative to improving eating and thinking habits for the purpose of preventing and minimizing/eliminating the symptoms of many diseases
• To become an “around-the-clock” institution for provides support and education related to making significant “lifestyle changes” for improving the qualifty of the health and life for African-Americans who are dying at disproportionately higher rates than any other ethnic group in this country
• To teach children how to be healthy and parents how to be role models for their children thereby reducing the childhood obesity rate in the State/Country
• To host large annual health conferences in an effort to reach the masses of the people, at once, to incite them to utilize forums (such as those described above) and other opportunities as provided by AABH
• Provide business opportunities to the African-American community by developing their knowledge of health/nutrition and business and presenting opportunites for self-employment in the health field
• To expand beyond California and establish AABH Chapters nationwide