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Eriokanmi:
Nice write up. But none of these tips is applicable to those living in the village. Its only meant for us living in the cities, chasing everything and cutting corners.

An old man or woman in Ekiti still eats same amount of pounded yam he's been eating since he was young, nothing has changed. He still treks kms to and from his farm daily, burns calories and sweats like no man's business as he works in his farmland. He gets to farm, plucks fresh vegetables, even plucks the traditional pepper that acts as a detox with lots of health benefits, grinds it and adds the vegetable with locust beans, no seasonings, only salt is added. He catches rodents or bush meat eating his farm produce and eats it fresh. He goes to the swampy area of the farm,cuts the cane sugar and eats almost a whole stick under a cool environment where he inhales fresh oxygenated air, free from free radicals. He drinks water at the streams, water that has travelled kms or those coming from underneath the rocks which had swept off calcium and magnesium as it travels along its course, which are vital to the body. Many of them walk straight even in old age without using a stick.

He drinks palmwine and feels good. Don't forget locust beans and palmwine help your eyesight's wellness. He has his dinner before 7pm and goes to sleep then wake up as early as 5am and gets set to hit the road to his farm.

In the city, the reverse is the case. We go to work as early as 6am amd come back late, from home office to car AC and to ac in the office. No time to do exercise even to eat that food taken to work becomes difficult. We cant trek a long distance..its either keke or uber. Breakfast turns to brunch. And the cycle continues. My granny only visited hospital when he had his hernia surgery at old age. He had never stepped into hospital all his life for treatment. We eat vegetables that had travelled far and beaten by sun in the road. We preserve everything, drink iced water always, eat frozen foods that had spent months on the high sea. We see kids wearing recommemded eyeglasses,some as thick as test tubes in lenses. We hardly enjoy sound sleep and our atmosphere is polluted with free radicals.

Onetechnews:
To be honest here, many of us are still eating the same way we did in our twenties and wondering why our bodies are suddenly “misbehaving.”The truth is, nothing is wrong with you. Your body is simply changing, but most of us don’t want to admit it. We ignore the signs, push through the discomfort, and say things like, “I’ve always eaten this food, it can’t be the problem.” But it is. And it’s time we talked about it properly.
Your Body Is Not as Young as Your Mind
In your head, you still feel the same. You can still work long hours, stay up late, and handle stress. So you assume your body should cooperate.

Unfortunately, the body doesn’t work like that.
As you get older, your metabolism slows down. This means your body no longer burns food as quickly as it used to. That rice you ate late at night? Before, nothing happened. Now, you wake up feeling heavy, tired, or bloated.
It’s not village people. It’s biology.

Digestion Is Not What It Used to Be
Many Nigerians don’t like to hear this, but the stomach also gets older.
With age, your body produces fewer digestive enzymes. These enzymes help break down food properly. When they reduce, certain foods start to cause problems.
This is why:
Milk suddenly makes you uncomfortable


Beans gives you serious bloating


Heavy swallow makes you feel sluggish for hours

Instead of adjusting, we say, “I’ll manage it.”
But managing discomfort every day is not wisdom.
Your Gut Has Changed, Even If You Refuse to Accept It
Your gut bacteria, the ones helping you digest food, change over time. Stress, medication, poor sleep, and years of eating processed food all affect them.

So when you eat the same foods now and your body reacts differently, it’s not drama. Your gut is telling you something has changed.
Ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. It just makes the reaction louder.
Sugar and Refined Carbs Are No Longer Your Friends. This one is painful, but we need to talk about it.

As you get older, your body becomes more sensitive to sugar and refined carbohydrates. White bread, pastries, sugary drinks, and even too much white rice can now cause:
Sudden tiredness

Headaches

Mood changes

Weight gain around the stomach

But because “we’ve always eaten it,” we pretend not to notice the effects.
Your body is no longer forgiving like before.
Inflammation Is the Silent Problem We Ignore
Many foods we eat regularly increase inflammation in the body, especially highly processed foods, too much oil, sugar, and alcohol.
When inflammation increases, your body reacts more strongly to food. Joint pain, constant fatigue, stomach issues, and even brain fog can start showing up.
Most of us just call it “stress” and move on.
But the body is speaking. Are we listening?
What Your Body Is Asking for Now
Your body is not asking you to stop eating.
It’s asking you to eat better.
As you get older, your body responds more to:
Proper portions

More protein

More vegetables

Less processed food

Enough water (many of us are guilty here)

Quality now matters more than quantity.

The Truth We Need to Accept
Aging is not punishment. It’s adjustment.
The problem is not that your body is reacting differently to food.
The problem is that many of us refuse to adjust our habits.
We hold on to old eating patterns and then complain when our bodies no longer cooperate.
Wisdom is knowing when to change approach.
Final Words
If certain foods no longer sit well with you, it’s not a personal failure. It’s your body asking for attention.
Listen to it. Adjust. Do better.
Your future self will thank you.

Arda1000:
How does one debloat naturally,am 28 but my cheeks feel so full and big but my stomach is very flat my weight is around 60-63 kg.
Few months ago it wasn’t like that though I ate wetin no good this festive season now am trying to readjust but am finding it very hard to choose what to eat and drink any suggestions.
I will really appreciate

ollyboy900:
From the day we were born, human body has started breaking down. We are a machine, created with flaws and bound to breakdown irrespective of what we eat.

Okiemute101:
Ahhhh.... this message is just for me. I feel crazily different and sick with food I used to love very much nowadays. In few months I will be hitting 40. This i agree could be the changes in my appetite for these foods especially the rice and sugar foods you mentioned. This is not just a post but a voice I must reckon with. Thanks for sharing 👍

Elxandre:
Your weight is very good.
You're lucky. 😂

Zocalite:
Who doesn't want to eat right

Who doesn't want to take fruits, vegetables etc

.....

Oga na money

Go price fruit for market

tinubulation of the economy is not mouth talk, it's reality

ednut1:
Since 2023 i have been doing 10k steps a day and eating salad for diner

Silentgroper:
Oh jesus ....


This me and beans right now .. if I eat beans or anything made from for two days straight, omoh na diarrhea straight ..



And this wasn't so back then when man was a boy...


Chaiii

3kay945:
I have made it an habit not to finish a bottle of soft drink at once no matter how tempted it is.

I can drink a bottle of Pepsi or coke for a week or two.

Silentgroper:
Lol .. the woman I buy from always Wondered I usually want to buy the small size of any soft drink or caffeinated drink.. if e no dey, I no dey ever buy ..


In which this is exactly by reason ... To reduce the intake .. no way I go buy that big size and not finish it at once so this is the I felt I could help myself ... The fear of diabetes is the begining of wisdom.. my dad is already battling is own, I no wan follow join ...

Silentgroper:
Oh jesus ....


This me and beans right now .. if I eat beans or anything made from for two days straight, omoh na diarrhea straight ..



And this wasn't so back then when man was a boy...


Chaiii

Onetechnews:
To be honest here, many of us are still eating the same way we did in our twenties and wondering why our bodies are suddenly “misbehaving.”The truth is, nothing is wrong with you. Your body is simply changing, but most of us don’t want to admit it. We ignore the signs, push through the discomfort, and say things like, “I’ve always eaten this food, it can’t be the problem.” But it is. And it’s time we talked about it properly.
Your Body Is Not as Young as Your Mind
In your head, you still feel the same. You can still work long hours, stay up late, and handle stress. So you assume your body should cooperate.
Unfortunately, the body doesn’t work like that.
As you get older, your metabolism slows down. This means your body no longer burns food as quickly as it used to. That rice you ate late at night? Before, nothing happened. Now, you wake up feeling heavy, tired, or bloated.
It’s not village people. It’s biology.
Digestion Is Not What It Used to Be
Many Nigerians don’t like to hear this, but the stomach also gets older.
With age, your body produces fewer digestive enzymes. These enzymes help break down food properly. When they reduce, certain foods start to cause problems.
This is why:
Milk suddenly makes you uncomfortable


Beans gives you serious bloating


Heavy swallow makes you feel sluggish for hours

Instead of adjusting, we say, “I’ll manage it.”
But managing discomfort every day is not wisdom.
Your Gut Has Changed, Even If You Refuse to Accept It
Your gut bacteria, the ones helping you digest food, change over time. Stress, medication, poor sleep, and years of eating processed food all affect them.
So when you eat the same foods now and your body reacts differently, it’s not drama. Your gut is telling you something has changed.
Ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. It just makes the reaction louder.
Sugar and Refined Carbs Are No Longer Your Friends. This one is painful, but we need to talk about it.

As you get older, your body becomes more sensitive to sugar and refined carbohydrates. White bread, pastries, sugary drinks, and even too much white rice can now cause:
Sudden tiredness

Headaches

Mood changes

Weight gain around the stomach

But because “we’ve always eaten it,” we pretend not to notice the effects.
Your body is no longer forgiving like before.
Inflammation Is the Silent Problem We Ignore
Many foods we eat regularly increase inflammation in the body, especially highly processed foods, too much oil, sugar, and alcohol.
When inflammation increases, your body reacts more strongly to food. Joint pain, constant fatigue, stomach issues, and even brain fog can start showing up.
Most of us just call it “stress” and move on.
But the body is speaking. Are we listening?
What Your Body Is Asking for Now
Your body is not asking you to stop eating.
It’s asking you to eat better.
As you get older, your body responds more to:
Proper portions

More protein

More vegetables

Less processed food

Enough water (many of us are guilty here)

Quality now matters more than quantity.

The Truth We Need to Accept
Aging is not punishment. It’s adjustment.
The problem is not that your body is reacting differently to food.
The problem is that many of us refuse to adjust our habits.
We hold on to old eating patterns and then complain when our bodies no longer cooperate.
Wisdom is knowing when to change approach.
Final Words
If certain foods no longer sit well with you, it’s not a personal failure. It’s your body asking for attention.
Listen to it. Adjust. Do better.
Your future self will thank you.

meobizy:
I exercise frequently. I experience this, but not as much as my peers. Of recent, I’ve been exercising twice daily to stave boredom. Sleep and digestion are easy work. Use Google to find out exercise is good not only for one’s muscles but the body in entirety.

OBTMOS:
I use to eat vegetable soup and stew very much when I was younger, it was among my favorite but all of a sudden each time I eat it I get running stomach

Dogalmighty17:
Anything wey Una go talk, make Una no carry am near beer.
Anyways, snark aside, I am taking a very keen interest in the emerging field of medical knowledge that is of the view that our digestive system has an entirely different nervous system of its own. That gut bacteria and by extension, the food we eat, plays a deep role in our psychology and mental health. This is an exciting frontier.

Rilwayne001:
Overall you need to excersise everyday. Doesn't have to be a heavy one. A simple 30minutes walk everyday couple with eating fruits after meal will do a lot good to ones health as you age.

Zocalite:
Who doesn't want to eat right

Who doesn't want to take fruits, vegetables etc

.....

Oga na money

Go price fruit for market

tinubulation of the economy is not mouth talk, it's reality

Arda1000:
How does one debloat naturally,am 28 but my cheeks feel so full and big but my stomach is very flat my weight is around 60-63 kg.
Few months ago it wasn’t like that though I ate wetin no good this festive season now am trying to readjust but am finding it very hard to choose what to eat and drink any suggestions.
I will really appreciate

Wotowotoman:
Take selfie and post am here. Make we see as e be. Na then we go fit advise you well