The oldest living person in the world by arguable standards, 124-year old Nigerian woman, Safi Oyeyemi has shared insights on why she was able to outlive not just her peers, but the many children of her peers.
Born in Lagos in the year 1896, Oyeyemi lived through the colonial times, the 1st and 2nd World War and can said to be a vivid example of a rare specie of long life.
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The Nigerian Centenarian in an interview says one of the reasons she was able to live that long is because she has clean blood vessels, while explaining how a herbalist put her through the routine of taking care of her body.
In her words:
" It's all about clean blood vessels. My dear old friend Ben told me that, back
before the war. Ben lived here, he was a herbalist. All the folks from all around would come to him to be treated, people came even from neighboring towns. But then he got drafted into the army to fight in the war and never came back... We used to be neighbors. He would come over in the evenings usually for tea and we would chat. He was the one who told us how to treat which part of the body. I had a sister back then. She had some issues with her health. My parents treated her blood vessels and subsequently she got better. Ever since then we’ve been sure that clean vessels are the key to excellent health and our whole family would have them cleaned regularly".
She continued: "Unfortunately both our parents died in a tragic accident in 1987.
And my sister also lived for a long time, but less than me. She died when she was 95. I also made sure all my kids knew the importance of keeping their vessels clean."
According to her, the secret of longevity lies in the vessels; as they need to be cleaned from time to time.
She believes the reason many people die early is because they hardly clean the vessels of their blood.
She averred that even someone with a poor health status will be able to live longer if the person cleans up his or her blood vessels.
Think about it, she continued, "Blood flows through the vessels bringing nutrition to all the organs. The better the nutrition, the healthier the organs. Vascular health ensures the health of the rest of the body. But vessels become dirty over time. After all, blood can come to contain dirt and all sorts of indigestible substances that accumulate on the vessel walls. They simply have nowhere else to go. As a result, vessels become corroded, like rusty pipes. The internal organs stop getting enough blood supply. As a result, they “starve” and get ill. The kidneys, stomach, liver and bladder all suffer from poor blood supply. Even the brain does. Imagine if, for example, I stop feeding a cow normally. Naturally, she will immediately fall ill!"
"But if you restore proper blood supply, your organs will recover. Perhaps, the person won’t live as long as me, but will definitely prolong their life for some time. For 3, 5, and maybe even 10 years. This used to be the dominant treatment method, before the advent of pills and the pharmaceutical market."
She further gave an instance when she said:
"I just remembered a story. A woman wrote me a letter a long time ago. Her husband suffered terribly from hypertension. Several pre-infarction syndromes. The doctors were predicting a prompt (permanent) end to his suffering. They told the woman to start looking for a burial spot. I was one of those she turned to to cure her beloved. She thought I had a secret or something. I suggested he clean his vessels. That’s my only secret. 10 years have passed since then" , she added.
Full interview on Muvamao.Ru
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