16/03/2026
Her name was Mama Chidi.
She came to me with a bag.
Inside that bag- 6 different drugs.
Hypertension.
Ulcer.
Early-stage diabetes.
She was 52 years old and she was tired. Not just of being sick.
She was tired of being sick and confused.
"They keep giving me medicine but nobody is telling me what to eat or any other thing to do, just 'get this and this drugs', every time!" she said.
That sentence has never left me.
The struggle I saw in her is one I see everywhere:
Nigerians living with hypertension, ulcer, and diabetes who are managing their drugs faithfully but destroying their health quietly with every meal- because nobody sat with them and explained the connection.
Salt and hypertension.
Pepper and ulcer.
Eba and blood sugar.
The things we eat every single day, working against us, silently.
My turning point as a coach came from her.
I stopped doing general nutrition education and went deep.
Specifically into lifestyle-related chronic diseases.
Into the everyday Nigerian diet.
Into what it means to enjoy food without paying for it with your health.
Today, Mama Chidi is on 2 drugs, down from 6.
Her doctor is happy.
Her son calls me to say thank you every few months.
And she still eats her ofe onugbu, just prepared differently now.
This page exists for every Mama Chidi.
For every person managing hypertension, ulcer, or diabetes who deserves real, practical, Nigerian-context nutrition guidance.
Follow this page.
Your food can work for you, not against you.
for busy professionals and remote workers who want to prevent lifestyle related chronic diseases