The bread, over 20 million Lagos residents and over 200 million Nigerians eat every morning is banned in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

Not restricted.
Not regulated.
Banned.

NATURAL ingredients = flour, water, yeast, salt. That’s it.

No preservatives
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https://twitter.com/DedayoRoots/status/2063874099605016737

It's called potassium bromate.

Added to commercial bread in Nigeria to make dough rise faster, look whiter, and feel softer.



Costs almost nothing to add. Classified as a possible human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer since 1999.

https://x.com/i/status/1929953728905523458

🚨 Nigerian foods you're eating wrong

Our market has the most powerful food on earth. Most people are wasting half of it.

1. Ọgbọ́nọ́ (bush mango seed aka apon)

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https://twitter.com/DedayoRoots/status/2063874099605016737

1. Ọgbọ́nọ́ (bush mango seed aka apon)

❌ You discard the outer seed coat before grinding.

✅ The dark outer skin of the dried seed contains the highest concentration of ellagic acid and phenolic antioxidants.

Grind the whole dried seed, coat included. That's where the anti-inflammatory load sits, not the inner oil alone.

10 worst foods for your heart

Avoid them.

Your heart cannot speak until it stops. These foods are quietly destroying your heart.

Most of them are on your table right now.
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1. Instant Noodles (Indomie)
Instant Noodles (Indomie)

Your daily quick fix = refined flour, sodium, TBHQ preservative

900mg+ sodium per pack + TBHQ (a petroleum-derived preservative) disrupts mitochondrial function in cardiac cells.

Zero fibre means your body cannot clear the cholesterol this meal generates.

The problem isn't convenience. Eaten daily, this is a slow arterial assault on 200 million people.

12 Herbs your body needs (WEST AFRICAN EDITION)

Same science, deeper roots.
Your ancestors knew first.

1. Ewúro (bitter leaf)
Supports liver detox by activating phase II detoxification enzymes and reducing oxidative load on hepatocytes.
Vernonioside B1 inhibits NF-κB, reduces ALT/AST markers in studies

https://x.com/DedayoRoots/status/2063010288363098315

2. Iru (locust bean)
Feeds your liver's detox army (the gut microbiome) with natural fermented probiotics and prebiotic fibre.
It increases short-chain fatty acid production, supports hepatic bile circulation

3. Efinrin (scent leaf)
Clears pathogens from the gut and lymph, reducing the toxic burden your liver has to process.
Eugenol + linalool = broad antimicrobial, modulates gut-liver axis inflammation

They're selling you 7 synthetic compounds for younger skin.

Your grandmother had all 7 growing in her compound.

Here's the African version Western dermatology doesn't want to discuss 🧵

https://twitter.com/AscendenciaX/status/2062213496297689210

BAOBAB OIL (epo igi ose)

They sell you, RETINOL, a synthetic Vitamin A. It forces skin cell turnover often causing redness, peeling, sun sensitivity.

Baobab oil contains natural Vitamin A, D and E together with 70% omega fatty acids.
Cold-pressed. Zero irritation.
Your skin knows the difference

The 7 most powerful medicinal plants on Earth that happen to grow in Nigeria.

With the compounds, the mechanisms, and the peer-reviewed evidence.

No supplements.
No capsules.
No shipping.

Just what was already there 🧵

1. Bitter leaf (Ewuro) Vernonia amygdalina 1. Ewuro (bitter leaf) Vernonia amygdalina

The compound: Vernodalin + Vernodalol
The mechanism: AMPK activation → glucose uptake in muscle cells.
Same pathway as Metformin (the world's most prescribed diabetes drug).

A 2014 study (Journal of Ethnopharmacology) showed a 23% reduction in fasting blood glucose in diabetic subjects over 8 weeks.

Your egusi soup with bitter leaf was managing blood sugar before your doctor had a name for pre-diabetes.

Cost: ₦200-₦1000 from any market woman.

The food companies spent billions making these look like everyday staples.

8 Nigerian kitchen foods quietly loaded with REFINED SUGAR and nobody is reading the label.

Your FIBROIDS, INFLAMMATION, and INSULIN are saying thank you. 🧵

1. TIN TOMATO

https://twitter.com/DedayoRoots/status/2055562904972272125

1. TIN TOMATO (Hunts, Tomi, Gino etc)

6–8g of sugar per 2 tablespoons.
Every Nigerian stew starts here. Every day.

Nobody counts it because it tastes like tomato not like sugar.

Used fresh tomatoes. The tin/sachets is not the same thing.

Some, are not even from real tomatoes

10 West African foods that rebuild men's TESTOSTERONE NATURALLY.

Our grandfather ate these. Your doctor has never mentioned one of them to you, WHY?.

1. Bitter Leaf (Ewuro) = The T-booster they buried.
1. Bitter leaf (ewúro) = Forgotten T-booster

Vernonia amygdalina contains steroid-like compounds called sterolins that support androgen production.

Studies show it reduces cortisol, the hormone that directly kills testosterone.
Yoruba men weren't just eating soup. They were protecting their masculinity.

Aidan fruit (Tetrapleura tetraptera), also known as Prekese, is a highly valued medicinal plant native to West Africa. It has been used traditionally for its various health benefits, particularly in Ghana, Nigeria, and other parts of the region.
Some benefits of Aidan fruit👇 Antimicrobial Properties
Known for its strong antimicrobial properties. It has been traditionally used to fight off infections caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
It also makes it useful in promoting the healing of wounds and preventing infections when applied topically.
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