BodeMaxwell

About 30 years later, still the same girl. Same heart, same crooked smile, and the same God who has carried me through it all 💖 Forever grateful 🙏🏾

I once told my genius brother that he only topped his class because private school competition is weak. He took it personally and transferred to public school to prove me wrong. My dad begged him not to listen to me. He didn't listen to my dad. Got to public school. Class of over 200 students. First position. Got to secondary school. First position. Made senior prefect in both junior and senior levels. Now in university 300 level. 5.0 GPA. Top of his class. Still hasn't seen second position. And this boy plays a lot. 😂 I created a monster with my mouth.

A little while ago, my brother @pokigbo invited me to join a small book club of select people. Every month, we read a topical book, meet at his lovely home, discuss the book for two hours, and then enjoy a sumptuous dinner prepared by his beautiful, intelligent wife. Last Saturday, we met in his home to discuss the book ‘How China Escaped The Poverty Trap’ by Yuen Yuen Ang. Remarkably, we were joined online by the author herself and in person by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria who shared his lived, empirical experiences of China’s transformation. I actually gave up watching a crucial Arsenal match and braved the Abuja rain to join. 😀 What I found most remarkable about the book was how China used what it already had, including imperfect institutions, to lift their people out of poverty. They did not wait until they had “strong institutions” or to eliminate corruption, before they led their people to prosperity. It was growth and economic prosperity that led to stronger institutions, not the other way round. They used what could be called ‘Directed Improvisation’ where Beijing set out a vision and then allowed the provinces to innovate and compete among each other. Anything that worked in one province was encouraged and replicated elsewhere. It was humbling that cities like Shenzen alone had double the GDP of Nigeria! And there weee many more cities! It was a refreshing break from the mud pit that Twitter can be. And no, you cannot join because he carefully curated who he invited, and each participant brought a particular perspective that complemented others'. From policy makers to academics to senior government officials (current and former) to young men and women. Although you can’t join this particular book club, you can start your own book club, since I’ve shared his template with you. 😀 I look forward to next month’s book, the informed discussions and intellectual sword crossings, and the lovely dinner and good wine. 😀

Peter Drury 🗣️"The mocker mocked! A plastic bottle raised in April, now a mirror in May. That water must taste like bitter herbs now" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

1936: Nigerian physics lecturer at Yaba Higher College Titus Oluseye Ejiwunmi (left), Colonial Administrator Eric James Hussey (middle) and Botany lecturer at Yaba Higher College, M.E Okorodudu, Lagos 1936. E. H. Duckworth Photograph Collection.

FACT: High blood pressure is not a salt problem. It is an insulin problem. When insulin stays elevated — from bread, from sugar, from snacking all day, from the malt drink at 4 p.m. — the kidneys hold sodium. Sodium holds water. Water increases blood volume. Blood volume increases pressure. You have been reducing salt for years. The pressure has not moved. Because salt was never the root. The root is the plate. Your doctor reduced the salt. Nobody reduced the sugar. Nobody removed the bread. Nobody questioned the three meals and two snacks pushing insulin up every ninety minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Salt did not build this pressure. Insulin did. Send a message on WhatsApp: +2349118909688 to get a well-structured meal plan designed to stabilise insulin, support blood pressure, and help your body work the way it should. Share this and tag your friends.

Final truth: Obesity Type 2 diabetes Hypertension Fatty liver Gout Fatigue Brain fog and many more… Are NOT medication deficiencies. They are consequences of metabolic dysfunction. Fix the root… And the system heals.

Step 9: Stay consistent. Be patient. This is not a hack or a fad. It’s a return to proper human nutrition and physiology. Do it long enough… And the body heals itself.

Step 8: Expect pushback You’ll be told: • “You need carbs for energy” • “This isn’t sustainable” • “Your LDL went up” Meanwhile: • Weight is dropping • BP is improving • Glucose is normalizing • Gout is resolving • Liver markers improving Stay the course.

Step 6: Track meaningful markers Don’t fixate on LDL. I’d follow true metabolic improvement • Continuous Glucose Monitor • Waist circumference • Blood pressure • Weight • Fasting insulin • A1C • Triglycerides • hs-CRP • Uric acid • Liver enzymes (ALT)

Step 5: Fix electrolytes (this is why people feel awful early on) As insulin rapidly drops: • Kidneys dump sodium + water • Potassium and magnesium go out of balance too This leads to fatigue, headaches, muscle cramps, and brain fog. Most people quit here. Don’t. I would salt my food generously, take electrolytes and stay hydrated.

Step 4: Rebuild muscle Muscle = metabolic engine I’d prioritize: • Strength training 3–4x/week • Walking daily (especially after meals) Muscle is critical for: • Glucose disposal • Insulin sensitivity • Long-term weight maintenance • Independent living into old age

Step 3: Lower insulin more → unlock stored energy I would: • Eat 2–3 meals max • Cut snacking completely • Start time-restricted eating This allows: • Insulin to drop further • Fat to be mobilized (weight loss) • Liver to unload fat • Uric acid metabolism to improve

Step 2: Build a metabolically appropriate whole food diet • Meat, fish, eggs • Natural fats (butter, olive oil, etc.) • Low-carb vegetables • Salt to taste This directly provides: • Nutrient dense food • Satiety • Stable energy • Low hunger and cravings

Step 1: Remove the drivers I would immediately eliminate: • Sugar and alcohol • Refined carbs • Ultra-processed foods • Seed oils These drive hyperinsulinemia, high BP, inflammation, liver fat accumulation, high glucose, and uric acid issues. You can’t heal while continuing the cause.

I would stop chasing each diagnosis individually. I would stop asking: “What drug do I need for each symptom?” And focus on the only question that matters: Why are insulin and inflammation chronically elevated? Because until that’s fixed, nothing truly reverses.

First, I’d understand one thing: These are NOT 7 separate problems. They are 1 condition: Metabolic dysfunction driven by insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. Fatigue and brain fog included. Treat the root → everything improves together.

If I woke up tomorrow obese, with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, gout, constant fatigue, and brain fog. On 6 different medications. Here’s exactly what I would do to fix them all and be off all meds… 🧵

Suprise those girl by washing white dressing

Did you know that an imaginary number raised to an imaginary power is a real number? iⁱ ≃ 0.2078…