As I was building my arsenal of weapons to fight breast cancer 28 years ago, I came across an article by Herb Pierson, of the National Cancer Institute. He was doing a study on “phytochemicals” contained ONLY in plant foods that have formed the basis of folkloric recipes to evaluate the levels and effects of those phytochemicals on human health.
Read MoreI also remember my days as a Home Economist in GA listening to Black women talk about broccoli. They were shopping in the grocery store and one was trying to convince the other to eat some broccoli. “I ain’t eatin’ no White folks food” was her answer. For some reason, most of the “standards” that are promoted as normal or best, including those around health and health issues are based in Eurocentrism.
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