13/05/2026
*What do you use to keep your body fuel gauge in it's place*
I think I am upset that too many young people has died this year, its been candle everywhere or I am upset that Cancer is evulllllll or I am upset that we struggle so much in life and we dont get to rest until we die and it doesnt fvvvvvking worth it. I am just so upsettttttt.
My mentor is a naturopath oncologist and I shared here how she added me to her community of cancer patients, survivors and relatives and that group will make you hate cancer with so much passion.
My mentor is such a hardworker, a guru and a breathe of knowledge but cancer makes this woman work so hard, spend a lot of dinars on research and start from afresh over and over again. I have seen her build protocol over and over and over again but cancer still takes her people.
One day I asked her how to prevent cancer or how to detox against cancer, she said you cant prevent it or detox it away, she said you can only build your immune system always and ensure it fights any abnormal cell it sees immediately and make sure your entire body is never inflamed.
She said something that really stuck to my head:
She said "Ruqayyah, If you tell your people to stop bleaching to prevent Skin cancer,
But what about the radiation from the CT scan they just sent you for?
What about the aflatoxin in the groundnuts they have been eating since childhood?
What about the Hepatitis B they were never vaccinated against?
What about the contraceptive they have been on for 10 years?
What about the firewood smoke their mothers cooked with every day?
What about the processed meat they eat three times a week?
What about the chronic inflammation nobody told you was silently destroying your cells?
What about the HPV you were never told to test for?
What about the stress hormones flooding your body for years?
What about the pesticides on the vegetables you thought were healthy?
What about the plastic containers you reheat your food in every single day?
What about the alcohol everyone said was just one or two drinks?
So tell me, which cancer exactly are we running from? Because cancer is not just a disease.
It is the air.
It is the food.
It is the medicine.
It is the kitchen.
It is the culture.
It is the environment.
It is the things we were never taught to question.
Visit a hospital today and take a trip to the oncology department, you will see that cancer has eaten deeper than we know, chances that someone reading this has lost someone to cancer is high? (Please if you have, kindly indicate).
So tell me, which cancer exactly are we running from?
Because cancer does not have one face. It has over one hundred.
Breast cancer. Cervical cancer. Liver cancer. Prostate cancer. Colon cancer. Lung cancer. Skin cancer. Stomach cancer. Ovarian cancer. Uterine cancer. Blood cancer. Bone cancer. And dozens more.
Each one with different causes. Each one with different triggers. Each one living in the same world we walk through every day.
In Nigeria specifically, we are losing people to:
Breast cancer, the most common in Nigerian women
Cervical cancer caused almost entirely by HPV, a virus we can vaccinate against
Liver cancer driven largely by Hepatitis B, another vaccine-preventable condition
Prostate cancer the most common in Nigerian men, and Black men have the highest risk worldwide
Skin cancer worsened significantly by skin lightening creams that strip the melanin protecting us.
These are not the sure best to be cancer free, we can only honestly pray the world finds a cure, we need it, we deserve it but until then let me borrow from my mentors protocol:
Turmeric:
Curcumin blocks cancer cell growth signals, reduces inflammation and supports apoptosis, the natural death of abnormal cells. Take with black pepper to activate.
Green Tea:
EGCG in green tea has direct anti-tumour evidence across multiple cancer types. 2 cups daily is protective. Particularly strong for breast and colon cancer.
Moringa:
Rich in antioxidants, isothiocyanates and vitamins that neutralise free radicals, the unstable molecules that damage DNA and initiate cancer cell formation.
Reishi & Lion's Mane:
Medicinal mushrooms with clinically studied immunomodulatory and anti-tumour compounds. Strengthen the immune system's ability to identify and destroy abnormal cells.
Black Seed Oil:
Thymoquinone, the active compound in black seed has shown anti-cancer activity in over 40 studies, particularly for liver, colon and breast cancer cells.
Cruciferous Vegetables:
Broccoli, cabbage, ugwu, garden egg leaf. DIM compound helps the liver process and eliminate excess oestrogen reducing hormone-driven cancer risk significantly.
Vaccinate:
HPV vaccine prevents cervical, throat and a**l cancer. Hepatitis B vaccine prevents liver cancer. Two vaccines we all should take.
Screen Early
Breast self-exam monthly. Pap smear for women over 21. PSA test for men over 45. Colonoscopy from 45. Early detection turns deadly cancers into survivable ones.
Store Grains Properly:
Aflatoxin from mould on poorly stored groundnuts, maize and grains is a leading cause of liver cancer in Nigeria. Store in cool, dry, airtight conditions. Discard mouldy food, ditch pesticides filled vegetables as well.
Hope Oyiza Yakubu
