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[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Foods West African elders trusted for VITALITY.

🌿 Orógbó (bitter kola) kolaviron support testosterone and testicular protection.

🌿 Òfìò, ìmùmu (tiger nut) is rich in arginine increases sexual activity.

🌿 Atalẹ̀ (ginger) gingerols = better blood flow and semen quality.

🌿 Ẹ̀pà (groundnut) contains arginine, which the body uses to make nitric oxide.

🌿 Watermelon (bàrà or élégédé òyìnbó)
citrulline, converts to arginine. It improved erection hardness in mild ED.

Our grandfathers didn't have the lab, they had the plants and the lab is just catching up.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

I want to give you the nitric oxide conversation because this is the biological mechanism behind most natural approaches to male sexual function, and most men have never heard it explained properly.

Nitric oxide (NO) is a gas molecule produced by the endothelial cells lining your blood vessels.

It relaxes the smooth muscle of blood vessel walls causing vasodilation, increased blood flow.

In erectile tissue, this is the mechanism that produces and maintains erection.

Anything that damages endothelial function impairs nitric oxide production; and therefore impairs erectile function.

Here are WHAT damages endothelial function:
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Chronic inflammation
- Smoking (most potent endothelial toxin available, yes even secondary smoking)
- Chronic elevated blood sugar and insulin resistance
- Hypertension
- Alcohol

What supports nitric oxide production:

🌿 Watermelon (citrulline → arginine → NO)

🌿 Garlic allicin supports endothelial NO production

🌿 Dark leafy greens = dietary nitrates → converted to NO

🌿 Beetroot has the highest dietary nitrate concentration of any food

🌿 Omega-3 foods supports endothelial cell membrane integrity

🌿 Exercise is the most potent stimulus for eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) activity

If you understand this pathway, you understand why sexual function decline is a cardiovascular conversation first.

The blood vessel is the organ.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Let me tell you something about bàrà (watermelon) that most people don't know.

It contains citrulline, an amino acid that your kidneys converts to arginine.

Arginine is the precursor to nitric oxide which is the molecule responsible for blood vessel dilation, including in erectile tissue.

Watermelon (specifically the rind, has the highest citrulline concentration) works earlier in the same pathway.

It is not Viagra as the concentration and mechanism are different.

The compound in bàrà is real, the pathway is documented, and the traditional use of
bàrà (watermelon) as a warming, vitalizing food across cultures was not coincidental.

We covered the seeds for kidney health in Month 1.

Now I'm telling you: the rind for nitric oxide. The flesh for citrulline and hydration.

Nothing from the watermelon was wasted by accident.

Your ancestors were precise, not superstitious.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

You get sick 4-6x a year and you think this is normal. It is NOT, your immune system has been dismantled or is operating at a fraction of its capacity if:

1. You catch every illness that moves through your environment
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[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

The reluctance Nigerian men have around health checks is not weakness.

It is a cultural pattern built around STOICISM, around not showing vulnerability, around being the one who holds things together without asking for support.

I understand where it comes from BUT I want you to hear this from me clearly:

Getting a PSA blood test is not weakness, getting a testosterone panel done is not weakness AND ddressing symptoms you've been ignoring for years is not weakness.

It is exactly the kind of strategic thinking that protects your ability to be everything your family needs you to be; for decades.

You cannot provide, protect, or be present if your health collapses at 45 from something that was preventable at 35.

Get checked, do the blood test and BE the man who took care of HIMSELF.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Mind where you source what you eat

What are we going to call this? IGNORANCE or WICKEDNESS

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Men, I want to create a safe space for something that rarely gets discussed openly.

Has anyone here dealt with prostate symptoms; urinary changes, pelvic discomfort, anything you noticed but didn't know what to do with?

Or has anyone had a prostate scare (an elevated PSA, a biopsy, a diagnosis) that you navigated?

You don't have to share details. Just whether this conversation is reaching people who need it.

Because the silence around men's health is what makes these conditions deadly.

Drop whatever you're comfortable sharing. 👇

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Men, when last did you eat ẹgúṣí soup?

Not as a question about food but as a question about your prostate.

Because the zinc in every bowl of ẹgúṣí soup is doing specific work in your prostate tissue; regulating cell growth, inhibiting DHT conversion, providing the antimicrobial mineral that your prostate concentrates more than any other soft tissue in your body.

Our grandfather ate it weekly without knowing any of that. His prostate didn't need to know the mechanism.

Yours benefits whether you know it or not.

Eat it this week. Tell me what our grandmother or mother put in their ẹgúṣí that most people don't add. 👇

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

I want to tell you about QUERCETIN; a flavonoid that most people have never heard of but eat regularly without knowing.

Quercetin has anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative activity in prostate tissue.

In one double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, quercetin significantly reduced chronic prostatitis symptoms compared to placebo.

Best food sources:

🌿 Onions (alubosa) especially red onions
🌿 Garlic significant quercetin content
🌿 Green tea
🌿 Guava
🌿 Zobo, Hibiscus
🌿 Pumpkin
🌿 Avocado
🌿 Ginger (àtàlẹ)
🌿 Bay leaf

The base of every REAL Nigerian soup (onion and garlic sautéed in oil) is delivering quercetin to your prostate with every meal.

You didn't know that. Now you do.

And if the base of your soup has shifted to bouillon cubes for the actual onion and garli; you're losing the quercetin along with the cultural authenticity.

Cook with real onion. Real garlic. Every time.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Calabar, 1855.

Efik healers used the Esere bean (calabar beans) in ordeal trials; a practice colonial observers called barbaric.

Within 20 years, a British scientist had isolated physostigmine from that exact bean. It became the first effective glaucoma treatment in modern medicine, and is still on the WHO Essential Medicines list today.

They called the practice primitive and kept the compound.

Ask yourself who was actually doing science.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

I want to give you the clearest possible information on prostate screening because confusion around this topic costs lives.

PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) is a protein produced by the prostate. A blood test measures your level.

Elevated PSA can indicate: prostate enlargement (BPH), prostate inflammation (prostatitis), or prostate cancer.

It cannot diagnose cancer alone but it indicates when further investigation is needed.

Recommendation:
- Discussion of PSA screening from age 40 for average-risk men

- From age 35 for men with first-degree relatives (father, brother) with prostate cancer

In Nigeria, where late-stage diagnosis is the norm, I am telling you to push for earlier, not later.

The test is a simple blood draw. It costs relatively little and it takes 20 minutes.

The conversation you avoid having with your professional health personnel today could determine whether prostate cancer is caught at stage 1 or stage 4.

Book the blood test. This week NOT next year.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Your body runs a 24/7 pharmacy you never paid for.

7 "weird" things it does are actually built-in defence systems:

1. GOOSEBUMPS
Your sympathetic nervous system contracts tiny arrector pili muscles at the base of each hair. It's a leftover from when we had fur that trapped warmth or puffed up to look bigger.

2. SWEAT
Evaporation cools you down. Sweat also carries dermcidin, an antimicrobial peptide that fights bacteria on your skin.

3. SNEEZING
Your trigeminal nerve senses irritants in the nose and triggers a forceful reset of the nasal passage.

4. Coughing
Cilia normally sweep mucus and debris upward. When that is NOT enough, the cough reflex clears the airway.

5. SCABS
Platelets and fibrin form a clot, then a scab shields the wound while new skin cells migrate underneath to rebuild it.

6. TEARS
They keep the eye moist and flush out particles. They also contain lysozyme and lactoferrin, which break down bacteria.

7. EARWAX
It traps dust and debris. It's also slightly acidic and antimicrobial, and jaw movement slowly carries it out on its own.

NONE of this is a malfunction. It's your body defending you, quietly, all day.

Ara ni oogun akọ́kọ́ (the body is the first medicine).

Save this, SEND it to someone who still wipes off their ear canal every day.

@DedayoRoots

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

You are ageing faster than your parents did at your age and your skin knows before your mirror admits it.

Skin ageing prematurely SIGNS from the inside out:

1. Fine lines forming before 35 in people who don't smoke

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@ThEBaness @DedayoRoots This same Google

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

PROSTATITIS (an inflammation of the prostate gland), a prostate condition most men have but don't know the name for 🧵

It's not the same as prostate enlargement (BPH) or prostate cancer; though it shares some symptoms with both.

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[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Someone told me Ẹ̀wà (beans) is "too heavy" and should be avoided for weight loss.

I laughed, HERE'S what people don't know:

Ẹ̀wà (beans) is actually ANTIDIABETIC amongst others beneficial properties

Here is what ẹ̀wà (beans) actually does for body composition:

1. Resistant starch that feeds gut bacteria and improves satiety hormone signaling

2. Protein content comparable per naira to chicken, at a fraction of the cost

3. Low glycemic index, yes beans has one of the slowest-releasing carbohydrate sources on a Nigerian plate

4. Fiber that measurably increases fullness at the next meal, not just this one

The "heaviness" you feel is satiety. That's the point.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

The complete dietary approach to prostate health; what PROTECTS it and what DAMAGES it 🧵

Men, this thread is for you.

Save it. Share it with a father, an uncles and with the men in your life who never talk about this.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

"Doctor said my BP is 150/95 but I don't feel anything, so I stopped the medication."

I hear something like this weekly. So let me the things happening while you "don't feel anything":

1. Arterial walls thickening under constant pressure; silent, cumulative, can be irreversible past a point

2. Kidney filtration units damaged gradually, with no symptom until significant function is lost

3. Left ventricle thickening as your heart works harder every single beat

4. Small vessel damage in the brain, linked to later cognitive decline

FEELING FINE is not the same as BEING FINE. Don't stop medication without your HEALTH professional.

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

Your prostate IS NOT wrecked by age.
It's wrecked by what's on your plate at 30.

7 FOODS men treat as "normal" that is links to prostate trouble 👇

1. Refined carbs (white rice, white bread, bleach semo, bleach flour, pizza dough, pastries) and sugary drinks. They spike insulin, which is tied to prostate enlargement

2. Processed meats (suya-style sausages, bacon, hot dogs) = higher BPH and prostate cancer risk

3. Charred, grilled meat: high-heat cooking creates compounds (HCAs) = cancer risk

4. Fried street food, reused oil: trans fats and oxidised oils drive inflammation

5. Alcohol irritates the bladder and prostate, and worsens urinary symptoms

6. Salt-heavy seasoning cubes high sodium is tied to poor urinary and vascular health

7. Excess full-fat dairy and high-dose calcium supplements

Most men won't see symptoms until LATE. The damage builds quietly.

What helps:

🌿 Cooked tomatoes (lycopene)
🌿 Pumpkin (elégédé) seeds = zinc
🌿 Vegetables and bitter greens
🌿 Fish and healthy fats

Men over 40 (35 if there's family history) should ask for PSA screening. Food helps, it doesn't replace a check.

Which one are you eating this week? 👀

[Dédáyọ̀ Roots @DedayoRoots]

There is a nutrient with some of the strongest evidence in all of nutritional oncology for prostate cancer risk reduction.

LYCOPENE.

Men with high lycopene intake have significantly lower prostate cancer risk.

Lycopene is a potent antioxidant that concentrates specifically in the prostate gland and protects prostate cells from oxidative DNA damage, yes the kind that initiates cancer.

Best food sources of LYCOPENE:

🌿 Cooked tomatoes (cooking increases lycopene bioavailability so your tomato stew is more effective than raw tomato)
🌿 Watermelon
🌿 RED palm oil contains lycopene alongside other carotenoids
🌿 Guava: higher lycopene than tomato per gram
🌿 Pawpaw (papaya)
🌿 Grapefruit

Best herb sources of LYCOPENE:

🌿 Apricot
🌿 Bugleweed
🌿 Stinging nettle
🌿 Saffron
🌿 Green tea
🌿 Marigold

Nigerian tomato stew (not your tin tomato stew o) cooked in red palm oil delivers LYCOPENE in one of the most bioavailable forms possible.

The fat in red palm oil enhances lycopene absorption (fat-soluble nutrients require fat to be absorbed).

Your daily stew of REAL TOMATO with red palm oil was a prostate cancer prevention protocol that preceded the clinical trial by centuries.