Nourishing Our Roots: Culturally Tailored Lifestyle Wisdom for Afro-Caribbean Health

Keep the food you love. Protect the health you deserve.

An evidence-based guide to managing blood sugar and blood pressure the Afro-Caribbean way. No bland diets, no giving up ground provisions, no throwing away your grandmother's seasoning.

Type 2 diabetes is about three times more common in people of African and African-Caribbean heritage in the UK, and high blood pressure often starts earlier. Yet most advice tells us to give up yam, plantain, rice and peas. Nourishing Our Roots shows you how to keep traditional foods on your plate while changing how you choose, cook, season and portion them.

WHAT'S INSIDE (6 PDF files, instant download)

1. The Nourishing Our Roots ebook (20 pages): UK health numbers explained, blood sugar and blood pressure made simple, the balanced Caribbean plate, bush teas (what helps and what to avoid), and staying safe on medicines.

2. 7-day Caribbean meal plan, smart snacks and weekly shopping list, with vegetarian, Ital, halal and budget swaps.

3. Ground provisions glycaemic index chart: yam, green banana, breadfruit, dasheen, cassava and more, and how cooking changes their impact.

4. Illustrated home exercise guide and weekly log: wall push-ups, chair squats, high marches and calf raises.

5. Master no-added-salt green seasoning recipe card.

6. 30-day action blueprint and printable weekly habit tracker.

HEALTH NOTICE

This guide is educational and lifestyle information only. It is not medical advice and does not replace care from your own doctor, nurse, pharmacist or dietitian. If you have a medical condition or take regular medicines, speak to your healthcare team before changing your diet, exercise or use of herbal remedies.

Digital product: as access is immediate, refunds are not offered once downloaded, except for faulty files. Licensed for personal use only.