I've been wondering, how did we [Africans] lose our resistance to tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever? 200 years ago, we were virtually immune to these diseases and now they continue to claim lives.

We became too religious. 200 year ago, we would go out to find the cure. Today most african would rather pray to "god" than work.

^^^ I concur

We have decided to burden God instead of helping ourselves with the resources he has given us.

Rgp92:

We became too religious. 200 year ago, we would go out to find the cure. Today most african would rather pray to "god" than work.

lol quite funny but real truth

We became westernised. See that the western drug is only one that is good. Our normal herbs 'agbo' is not good anymore.

I still gat ma own IMMUNITY.

I still gat ma own IMMUNITY.

And who said people weren't dying of these ailments 200 years ago?
These diseases, I'm sure people died from back then but they didn't know what it was,they termed most of those that died from one disease or the other back then"OBANJE" or a curse from the gods,the only thing I agree with is that the death rate is higher now,saying people were totally"IMMUNE to them 200 years ago is not true.

odumchi:

I've been wondering, how did we [Africans] lose our resistance to tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever? 200 years ago, we were virtually immune to these diseases and now they continue to claim lives.

One of the reason for this is poverty. African population is increasing in geometric progression while the resources to cater for her population is increasing in arithmetic progression. Africans are richer 200yrs ago than they were now in terms of per capita. Poverty is directly related to malnutrition. Malnutrition leads to loss of immunity. While the loss of immunity makes us susceptible to diseases.

Ggee:

We became westernised. See that the western drug is only one that is good. Our normal herbs 'agbo' is not good anymore.

I don't think so brother otherwise , instead of praying for our healing we would straightly go to hospital like westerners do


Poster good morning, I think this is also about new environnement, food which is less and less healthy almost everywhere in the globe and we African don't do the exception

Rgp92:

We became too religious. 200 year ago, we would go out to find the cure. Today most african would rather pray to "god" than work.

On the contrary. I think we were religious back in the days. Back then, we attributed deaths from such diseases to some gods being angry and so they were 'appeased'.

Another explanation - maybe the diseases are now 'immune' to our drugs

simply our lifestyle. it changed! we started eating processed food instead of 'greens'. driving about instead of walking d distance. too much beer instead of palmwine and water. the list goes on, we need to change these habits or even loose our immunity to even infection like catarrh

Where u dere 200years ago?

Rumor spreader

kpolli:

Where u dere 200years ago?

Rumor spreader

If you got nothing to contribute, just shut up!

freecocoa:

And who said people weren't dying of these ailments 200 years ago?
  These diseases, I'm sure people died from back then but they didn't know what it was,they termed most of those that died from one disease or the other back then"OBANJE" or a curse from the gods,the only thing I agree with is that the death rate is higher now,saying people were totally"IMMUNE to them 200 years ago is not true.

What I mean to say is that back then, people didn't need mosquito nets, mosquito pills or mosquito spray to survive. And also consider that at that time, most people went about "topless" so that ought to suggest a few things. This was also one of the reasons why Africans were sold of as slaves to work in the mosquito-infested Carribean.

I'm bit saying that people never died from it, but not in the amount we see today.

odumchi:

What I mean to say is that back then, people didn't need mosquito nets, mosquito pills or mosquito spray to survive. And also consider that at that time, most people went about "topless" so that ought to suggest a few things. This was also one of the reasons why Africans were sold of as slaves to work in the mosquito-infested Carribean.

I'm bit saying that people never died from it, but not in the amount we see today.

How wud they need net, when they used to hunt mosquitoes then #OkBye

Nayah:

I don't think so brother otherwise , instead of praying for our healing we would straightly go to hospital like westerners do


Poster good morning, I think this is also about new environnement, food which is less and less healthy almost everywhere in the globe and we African don't do the exception

Good morning, Nayah. You know if anything, I'd day that food is abundant now than it was then. Asian rice, potatoes, chickens and etc all came after that time period. Maybe there are just a large amount of mouths to feed but the same amount of food. Who knows?

odumchi:

Good morning, Nayah. You know if anything, I'd day that food is abundant now than it was then. Asian rice, potatoes, chickens and etc all came after that time period. Maybe there are just a large amount of mouths to feed but the same amount of food. Who knows?

hEY oDUMUCHI HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
Well I was refering to many chemical things imported that Africans eat!

ANSWER: The Europeans


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Alexander the great died as a result of malaria, That wasnt 200 years ago

yommysomguy:

Alexander the great died as a result of malaria, That wasnt 200 years ago

Alexander was not African. So your point mate?


Before total brainwash, Africans were more Advance in medicine that Europe. One of the few thing they cant disagree on. How herbalism was far more superior to their chemical stuff.

True, food may be much more abundant today than it was 200 years ago, but it's mainly overprocessed and probably not as nutritious as what our ancestors ate. Besides food contains medicinal components, for instance there are over 15 different natural foods with anti malarial properties and I can confidently tell you that I have never had to treat malaria again for the last three (3) years since I discovered this.

Finally there are more toxins in our air and water today than there were 200years ago, and many of these toxins destroy the immune system, such as heavy metals, plastic compounds e.t.c.

The disease causing bacterias and viruses are getting immuned to our body system.

Africans didn't lose their immunity, some are immuned and some are not. End of story. Sickle cell carriers are still less susceptible to Malaria than other ppl.

I took a class for this, never taking one of them African classes again. Boring as heck

Western (Amorite) lifestyle

I so agree with Pro1.

We became over westernised.Palm wine is razz beer is cool,dogonyaro is evil and dirty quinine is cool,garden egg is local and out of fashion,Cocumber is classy and in vogue.

We wan yellow pass yellow.

Does a change of diet mean change of resistance?

prechear:

simply our lifestyle. it changed! we started eating processed food instead of 'greens'. driving about instead of walking d distance. too much beer instead of palmwine and water. the list goes on, we need to change these habits or even loose our immunity to even infection like catarrh

^^^ I totally agree wit u.

ifyalways:

I so agree with Pro1.

We became over westernised.Palm wine is razz beer is cool,dogonyaro is evil and dirty quinine is cool,garden egg is local and out of fashion,Cocumber is classy and in vogue.

We wan yellow pass yellow.

Lol true talk

@ i,,doc

pls share with us those natural foods that contain medicinal components that u know. thanks in advance

white man brought spiritual and materialistic disease, i.e., christianity and smallpox.