The Traditional Afrika Diet: Myth Vs Reality

MYTH: Afrikan people are Traditionally Vegan.

REALITY: Afrikan people have always eaten meat, unless vegetation was so plentiful it was deemed unnecessary. Afrikan people did, however, eat plants as the majority of their diet, unless vegetation was scarce. Afrikan people were hunters in the earliest times. As Civilizations developed, wild animals were domesticated and raised to be made in to food, clothing, and Ritual offerings. Milk was obtained from domesticated animals to be consumed raw or made into butter. Hunting animals is a part of the Rites of Passage for males in a large number of Afrikan groups as well. Not to mention that Breast milk isn't vegan.

MYTH: Afrikans need an "Alkaline" diet to be healthy.

REALITY: While the majority of the diet should be Alkaline food, the optimal PH for an Afrikan to be healthy is slightly acid. The body of an Afrikan needs to be between a PH Balance of 6.4 and 6.6 sometime throughout everyday to be able to absorb all of the vitamins and minerals needed by the body. There is actually a disease called alkalosis that is result of the body's PH being to high. The range of the body PH varies throughout the day based on the food eaten, and the amount of water consumed throughout the day. Also, most of the food labeled "Alkaline" isn't. Nuts, grain, legumes, agave, himalayan sea salt and cooked oils are acidic to the body, while most fruits and vegetables, including lemons and garlic, are Alkaline.

MYTH: You need to eat a lot of protein to be healthy.

REALITY: The Afrikan diet consists of less protein than other races. Whether you eat meat or not, 80% of your diet should be raw fruits and vegetables. The Afrikan body has Traditionally been slim and lean. The body builder body type originated with the greeks who named body parts after their mythological gods. The greeks believed that working out a particular body part would give them the powers of the god it was named after.

MYTH: You need to eat three times a day.

REALITY: Afrikans Traditionally ate once or twice a day, except on special occasions such as festivals. There were Ritual fasts that took place before and after the festivals to prevent becoming sick after eating so much during the festivities. Eating more than twice a day puts wear and tear on the digestive tract, and makes it difficult to properly space out meals. Meals should be eating at least 4 hours apart, and at least 4 hours before going to bed. there should also be at least and hour between the time a meal is eaten, and a beverage is drank.

MYTH: You have to drink milk or eat fish to get Vitamin D.

REALITY: Afrikan people can get their vitamin from the sun, due to their high Melanin content. Every Afrikan requires a minimum of 2 hours of direct sunlight a day in order to be in optium health. Sunlight that is filtered through windows has no benefit to the body. Vitamin D can also be obtained from other sources, namely Mushrooms, Alfalfa, Spirulina and Sunflower Sprouts.

MYTH: Water has to be "Alkaline" to be healthy.

REALITY: The Alkaline water sold in grocery stores is made Alkaline by adding chemicals. The body naturally makes water Alkaline by the process of distillation. In order the distillation process to occur, the liver needs to be healthy. If not, then herbs can be added to the water to help in the process.