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10/04/2026

18th April on my mind.
I sincerely can't wait

What to expect:
Everything you need to know about food labels.
How to decode ingredients lists and what to look out for.
Hidden names for sugar.
Healthy "buzzwords" that mean absolutely nothing.
A simple 3-step label check you can use on every shopping trip.

Bonus:
Downloadable summary of everything in a single page pdf you can always refer to (for registered participants only).

Link is in my bio.

08/04/2026

I have been teaching for most of my adult life- ward rounds, conferences, church halls and with children.
I have written seven children's storybooks because I believe health education belongs at every stage of life.

Teaching is not something I do on the side. It is how I am wired.

In this season, God has given me a message for Busy professionals.
Enough of watching colleagues collapse at 42, watching our parents struggle with chronic diseases, and hoping we don't become sick with the same thing.

I cannot be quiet about this and the work needs to be done

This is why I am teaching again.

The Food & Lifestyle Medicine Series with Dr. Titilayo Kayode-Alabi is here.

Session 01: Stop Guessing at the Supermarket — How to Read Food Labels Like a Pro

📅 Saturday, 18th April 2026
⏰ 7:30 PM GMT+1
💻 Virtual | FREE
Register: http://bit.ly/ReadFoodLabels

Link in my Bio

06/04/2026

Lessons from Scripture This Easter

Hosea 4:6 — "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."

Paul said don't be ignorant of the devil's devices. And Jesus — speaking to His own disciples — had to remind them that they didn't even know what spirit they were operating in.

This Easter is an opportunity for us to reflect deeply on what the death and resurrection of Jesus means for us. The Bible calls us gods, joint heirs, and temples of the living God. But that truth hasn't impacted how we live — or what we put in our bodies.

We are consuming "what we know not."

Food companies spend millions making sure you don't ask questions — beautiful packaging, clever names, and ingredient lists no one reads are designed to get into your body without your full awareness.

Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19). The truth will set you free (John 8:32). But only the truth you go looking for.

This Easter, let discernment follow you all the way home — into your kitchen.

"Read Labels Like A Pro" is on the 18th of April. Link in my Bio.

Happy Easter Monday 🌸

01/04/2026

Let's change our focus from eating for fuel and energy. Make fibers the backbone of every meal and one of your body's manufacturing line will never lack its basic raw materials.

30/03/2026

Some days ago, I made a post about the vegetable oils in our kitchens.

I talked about how the oils we call "healthy" — the ones marketed to us as light, clean, and refined — have gone through processes of bleaching, deodorising, and decolorising before they reach our shelves. And how we collectively demonised palm oil, which in its natural state is actually closer to real food than most of what we replaced it with.

Then I got this comment.
Someone shared that they used to import hexane for one of these manufacturers. Out of curiosity, they asked what it was used for and stopped importing it since.

I'll be honest with you — even though I had researched this before I posted, a part of me was hoping I was wrong. Because what does it mean if it's true? What do the manufacturers truly have to gain? Money? And what about the health of their customers? Did they know the health implications, and chose profit anyway? Or did they simply not know?

I don't have all the answers. But I know this — we cannot afford to not know what is going into our bodies.

"My people perish for lack of knowledge."
— Hosea 4:6

I have always wanted to go beyond posts and emails. I wanted to create a space for real conversations, deep dives, and questions. And while I was still planning — the comments kept coming. The questions kept coming. And I knew it was time to start.

This is why my very first topic is:
🛒 Stop Guessing at the Supermarket: How to Read Food Labels Like a Pro

I advocate for real food, cooked at home. But the reality is that most of what we eat still comes from supermarkets, market stalls, and packaged shelves. We cannot change that overnight. But knowledge empowers.

See the flyer. Save it. Share it. And come ready to learn.

27/03/2026

TGIF!!!

This weekend, share a bar of dark chocolate with your loved ones. Remember, do all things with moderation.

25/03/2026

Growing up, I used to think the beans my aunt made with vegetable oil tasted better than my mum's palm oil version. And until recently, I actually believed "vegetable oil" meant something cold-pressed, clean, and closer to nature.

It does not.

Here is what your bottle of "vegetable oil" likely is: crude palm oil that has been degummed, neutralised, bleached, and deodorised until it is colourless, odourless, and completely stripped of the nutrients it started with.

So why are we choosing this over traditional red palm oil in the first place?

Crude palm oil is naturally rich in beta-carotene (that deep orange-red colour). That colour, and everything it represents nutritionally, has to be removed for the oil to look "clean" and have a long shelf life.

To do this, manufacturers run the oil through acid-activated clays (treated with sulphuric or hydrochloric acid) under high heat and vacuum. Then deodorisation by heating the oil above 200°C to strip away taste and smell.

But what you should know is: This high-temperature refining leaves behind:

— 3-MCPD esters: classified as possibly carcinogenic (IARC Group 2B).

— Glycidyl esters: when digested, these break down into glycidol — a substance the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed is both genotoxic and carcinogenic.

These are not added ingredients. They are created by the refining process itself.

Meanwhile, unrefined red palm oil — the one we pushed aside for looking "too local" — never goes through this process. Its beta-carotene, vitamin E, and natural fatty acid profile remain intact.

I am not saying palm oil is perfect. I am saying we need to ask harder questions about what we replaced it with and why.

What oil are you cooking with?

23/03/2026

18/03/2026

Shalom Shalom!

❤️💞❤️

16/03/2026

I come in peace.
✌️

13/03/2026

Last Sunday was International Women's Day.

We celebrated trailblazers. Pioneers. Powerhouses.
But today I want us to talk about a different kind of woman. The one in your home. Your house carer. Your nanny. Your house girl.

With some recent events in my estate, I had the time to think hard— please hear this:

👁️ Watch your female staff closely. What's their relationship with your male staff like?
💬 Build a relationship where she can tell you hard things.
📢 If something is wrong — report it. Don't manage it quietly.

She is not just your employee. She is a destiny placed in your care.

Nurture her. Protect her. See her.

This is what Women's Day means in our homes.

Save this.
Share with every woman who has domestic staff.
This matters