In addition, a physician enlightened him about the connection between poor nutrition and skin care; as a result, he consulted a dermatologist about the dark spots he had developed under his eyes. Once he began to eat better and got skin treatments, his skin cleared up, although rumors circulated that he bleached his skin.
The time Charlamagne Tha God spends in the book about his health was an unexpected surprise. He is just as hilariously motivational about that area of his life as he is about everything else. Readers of #BlackPrivilege will certainly find his commitment to his body inspirational, and through his candor and wit, he stresses the benefits of good health.
“I’m glad I came to the realization that I didn’t want to be one of those people who treat their material possessions better than they treat their own bodies,” he says. “Who will clean their Jordans by hand with a toothbrush but won’t put nearly the same amount of care into their health.”
Well said, Charlamagne. Well said.
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