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For women of African descent, we have to be careful when others attempt to paint our traditional practices as "unhealthy" or "bad". Everything our foremothers did wasn't perfect, but they did, and do, have mastery over natural healing techniques. We cannot be afraid to use them.
Don't let the powers that be convince you that 'bush tea' is no good. Don't wait for them to monopolize the crops, repackage it and sell it to you as 'superfood'. It is what strengthened your ancestors. It can heal you, too. #TheVillageAuntie
Take bouye, or baobab fruit, for example. I drank it throughout my 20's, mixed with vanilla and banana as a cool vegan substitute for a milkshake. I didn't know that it aids in digestion, delivers vitamin C, & helps w/iron absorption. But my village mamas did.
