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Herbs and Health: The medicinal and Nutritional Use of Wild Mango Tree-Igi oro
The wild mango tree is a typical tropical tree common to West Africa. The leaves, fruit, and seed of this plant has both nutritional and medicinal use. The leaf combined with two other certain leaves is macerated to aid in the treatment of gonorrhea. While the fruit produces nutritional juice, the seed also called Apon…
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Food and Wellness: Drink your Way to Weight Loss-Mixed Berry Greens

This Mixed Berry green smoothie is a plant-based wellness booster. It is rich in antioxidants, contains complex carbs, and healthy fats from a variety of superfoods such as kale, chia seeds, spinach, blueberries, and strawberries. This supercharged drink helps in cleansing, purifying, rejuvenating, and supporting the body’s liver, blood, and colon while helping to increase…
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Herbs and Health: The Medicinal Use of Billy Goat Weed (Apasa)

The goat weed plant otherwise known as Apasa by the Yourba people of Nigeria is a widespread plant in West Africa. This annual herb with shallow, fibrous roots has great medicinal value. The extract from the whole plant and the leaves are used in treating many different disease conditions such as wound bleeding, measles in…
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Food and Wellness: Eat Your Way to Weight Loss-Halibut

This low-fat low-calorie highly rich in protein fish has both nutritional and medicinal values. Protein can help build and repair muscle, suppress appetite, and support weight loss. This fish is also very rich in many nutrients such as selenium, niacin, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin b6, b12, and omega H3. Halibut’s selenium, niacin and omega-3 contents can…







