On this week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike, we have iridologist, detox therapist and Stacy’s eldest cousin, Cindy Davis! Stacy and Cindy dive deep into the misconceptions of dieting, actual healthy foods versus foods that are marketed to us and Cindy shares information about parasites and how they affect our bodies and brains. SHOW NOTES | KEY TAKEAWAYS:  00:00 - Intro 01:17 - Song of the week 01:20 - Book of the week 01:30 - Reflection Question - Whether it’s physically, mentally, or spiritually is there one thing I can detox now for the betterment of my soul later? 03:25 - Honest Gems Segment What’s something that people don’t really tell us about detoxing? What’s something they really don’t tell us about sugar? What’s something that we all think that we know but we really don’t when it comes to things that are marketed to us? 07:35 - Cheese and sugar are the most addictive products on this planet 08:40 - Cindy elaborates on how different blood types, race, and how where you live matter in your diet 11:15 - Cindy tells us how we can take control of our own life by what we put in our body 11:45 - Cindy shares that what we consume is really all about balance 12:30 - Cindy talks about her experience of living in Nigeria for 9 years 13:35 - Cindy dives into the time she didn’t eat meat or salt 13:54 - Cindy explains how stressful it was relearning how to eat for her own body 15:00 - Cindy dives into how parasites affect our bodies 18:10 - Cindy talks about having self-love and being curious 19:34 - Cindy shares why you need to eat living food with vital nutrients to give yourself a chance and operate in a happy place 20:50 - Stacy and Cindy dive into why or why not go vegan or plant-based 31:55 - Cindy shares what food items to add to your diet 38:25 - Cindy dives into how to make kombucha at home 46:35 - Cindy talks about not attaching yourself to food trends but looking into the history of what has been good, or not good, for you 49:00 - Cindy talks about foods she completely divorced herself from 52:40 - Cindy shares tips on how to start a detox 56:51 - Learn more about Cindy at www.wellnessguidecenter.com and follow her at @wellnessguidecenters on Instagram “Saying that it is hereditary is a really big problem. What’s hereditary is that the diet that you're eating is the same thing that your parents ate. The foods that were introduced to you as a child you are now continuing to eat those things and you're feeding it to your children.” [09:30] “Love yourself enough to do the research.” [10:55] “Then during this journey, I learned about parasites which were omitted at first from a lot of these health conversations…parasites are not being talked about.” [14:38] “I put a lot of energy into what I was eating to the point that I noticed that it was my attitude that wasn't exactly where I would like it to be.” [25:18]  “Beans are really important…beans are a superfood.” [35:54] “In my culture, we have something called Ogeri. Which is a fermented seed pumpkin seed that we add to our soup and it gives us fresh bacteria that our body constantly needs.” [37:27] “You as an individual need to understand your body. You need to study for yourself and never put your life in the hands of anybody else.” [42:28] “We as a people need to start accepting that something can be good for us and we will take it because it's good for us. It doesn't need to taste like candy.”[51:10] If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, rate, leave a review, and while you’re at it share it with someone you love, or like, as long as you share it! CREDITS: Executive Producer: Stacy Ike Associate Producer: Henrietta Biayemi  Associate Producer: Emma Jackson Audio Engineer: Brian Shaffer Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall" Music released by: Chill Out Records  Post Production Audio: The Revolt Podcast Network