Rev Run Is Riding The Wave

Inspiring kids to make healthy choices is about to get a lot less “tricky.”

Right after leading a school assembly with 4th and 5th graders at PS 104 in Bayswater, hip-hop legend, TV personality and Netflix series actor Rev Run is going back to his Queens roots by joining The Wave's Editor-in-Chief Mark Healey on this week's Riding The Wave.

Rev will discuss his personal connection to diabetes, and how his health journey began 
How he makes smart, healthy choices while traveling around the globe to deejay, act, film, cook, and tourEncouraging Americans to find out about their risk of type 2 diabetes and raise awareness about the need for early screeningThe importance of educating the African American community about their risk, considering African Americans are twice as likely to develop diabetesHow he and his family revamped the way they eat and the lifestyle they live once he and his wife Justine became spokespeople for Novo Nordisk’s Ask.Screen.Know campaign