​“She’s aggressive!", “She’s intimidating!”, “She looks so manly!”, “Her arms are too big for a woman!”, “She doesn’t look very feminine!” Blah blah blah!
 
These are just some of the lines I’ve heard being said about black female athletes as well as myself, particularly when it comes to my arms, as they've always naturally been toned and defined (thanks mum!).

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Our relationship with herbs and plants as remedies started a long time ago. Think of Georg Ebers’ 1872 purchase of a medical Papyrus, a 20-meter scroll dating from 1,600 B.C., summarizing 1,000 years of Egyptian medicine. It describes over 870 formulas based on 500 different plants. In the year 500, Ancient Egyptians were known as the best doctors of the Mediterranean.

​Before we went into full lockdown in the UK, the gyms remained open and I was happy that I still had my safe haven to keep me sane within the madness going on around the world.

​Given the natural and holistic wellness’ growing popularity, and the billion dollars behind it, it’s easy to be deceived by sellers of anything with an “organic”, “vegan”, “eco-friendly” or “superfood” stamp, even detoxes, cleanses, natural products, or self-help and spiritual healing modalities or philosophies. After 13 years of this lifestyle, I experienced enough to help others shift into this way of life in a smooth way, guiding people on what to look for, what to avoid, and most importantly, who to trust: our Intuition. As I said, not everything that glitters is green in the “holistic industry”.