Who told Nigerians that drinking garri automatically means going blind?
If it's processed properly, garri will not affect your eyesight.
If you constantly take garri that's poorly processed, it can contain small amounts of cyanide that can reduce oxygen supply to your eyes, causing severe macular degeneration.
But it won't just affect the eyes alone.
It can get to the thyroid, it can lead to hypothyroidism
Your kidneys and pancreas, too, might be affected as it can reduce insulin production. This insulin is what regulates your blood sugar.
So except you buy garri from wicked people who do not pass the cassava through ALL the processes to properly remove cyanide. It can be poisonous. But the chances are slim.
However, properly processed garri will NOT affect your eyesight.
Don't forget to drink water.
You can tell the quality of a society by how it treats vulnerable people.
The last time I checked, children are vulnerable, and if I go by how those kids are being treated both in detention and in court.
We've lost it as a nation.
It's sad!
Where is our Child Rights Act?
The rate of kidney failure and disease are increasing amongst young people. Please ๐:
Don't smoke
Control your blood pressure
Stop abusing herbal medications/supplements
Don't abuse pain medications especially NSAIDS like Ibuprofen etc
Don't bleach your skin