On this week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike, we have iridologist, detox therapist and Stacy’s eldest cousin, Cindy Davis! Stacy and Cindy dive deep into the misconceptions of dieting, actual healthy foods versus foods that are marketed to us and Cindy shares information about parasites and how they affect our bodies and brains.

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SHOW NOTES | KEY TAKEAWAYS:

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00:00 - Intro

01:17 - Song of the week

01:20 - Book of the week

01:30 - Reflection Question - Whether it’s physically, mentally, or spiritually is there one thing I can detox now for the betterment of my soul later?

03:25 - Honest Gems Segment

What’s something that people don’t really tell us about detoxing?

What’s something they really don’t tell us about sugar?

What’s something that we all think that we know but we really don’t when it comes to things that are marketed to us?

07:35 - Cheese and sugar are the most addictive products on this planet

08:40 - Cindy elaborates on how different blood types, race, and how where you live matter in your diet

11:15 - Cindy tells us how we can take control of our own life by what we put in our body

11:45 - Cindy shares that what we consume is really all about balance

12:30 - Cindy talks about her experience of living in Nigeria for 9 years

13:35 - Cindy dives into the time she didn’t eat meat or salt

13:54 - Cindy explains how stressful it was relearning how to eat for her own body

15:00 - Cindy dives into how parasites affect our bodies

18:10 - Cindy talks about having self-love and being curious

19:34 - Cindy shares why you need to eat living food with vital nutrients to give yourself a chance and operate in a happy place

20:50 - Stacy and Cindy dive into why or why not go vegan or plant-based

31:55 - Cindy shares what food items to add to your diet

38:25 - Cindy dives into how to make kombucha at home

46:35 - Cindy talks about not attaching yourself to food trends but looking into the history of what has been good, or not good, for you

49:00 - Cindy talks about foods she completely divorced herself from

52:40 - Cindy shares tips on how to start a detox

56:51 - Learn more about Cindy at www.wellnessguidecenter.com and follow her at @wellnessguidecenters on Instagram

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“Saying that it is hereditary is a really big problem. What’s hereditary is that the diet that you're eating is the same thing that your parents ate. The foods that were introduced to you as a child you are now continuing to eat those things and you're feeding it to your children.” [09:30]

“Love yourself enough to do the research.” [10:55]

“Then during this journey, I learned about parasites which were omitted at first from a lot of these health conversations…parasites are not being talked about.” [14:38]

“I put a lot of energy into what I was eating to the point that I noticed that it was my attitude that wasn't exactly where I would like it to be.” [25:18]

“Beans are really important…beans are a superfood.” [35:54]

“In my culture, we have something called Ogeri. Which is a fermented seed pumpkin seed that we add to our soup and it gives us fresh bacteria that our body constantly needs.” [37:27]

“You as an individual need to understand your body. You need to study for yourself and never put your life in the hands of anybody else.” [42:28]

“We as a people need to start accepting that something can be good for us and we will take it because it's good for us. It doesn't need to taste like candy.”[51:10]

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CREDITS:

Executive Producer: Stacy Ike

Associate Producer: Henrietta Biayemi

Associate Producer: Emma Jackson

Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer

Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall"

Music released by: Chill Out Records

Post Production Audio: The Revolt Podcast Network

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