Title: The Healing Within By: ABDULAZEEZ KHADIJAH OLAMIDE--- Zahra could barely lift her head off the pillow. Another morning. Another headache. Her body ached, her skin broke out often, and every doctor she visited had the same prescription: more pills. None of them worked. For months, Zahra suffered in silence, retreating further from her friends and her once-thriving catering business. Even cooking—her greatest passion—had become a chore. One rainy afternoon, while cleaning out her late grandmother’s old room, Zahra found a dusty wooden box beneath the bed. Inside lay an old, leather-bound journal titled “Nature’s Healing: Recipes of Alhaja Mariam.” Zahra opened the book. Page after page, she saw remedies using herbs like moringa, turmeric, ginger, neem, and honey. Her grandmother had always been vibrant, rarely sick, and had lived to 98. Desperate, Zahra decided to try one recipe for fatigue—a morning tonic made from warm lemon water, turmeric, and cayenne. Within a week, she noticed subtle changes. Her sleep improved. Her headaches faded. Her energy returned. She swapped out white flour for millet and sugar for dates. She added leafy greens and herbs to every meal. Zahra started documenting her journey on social media under the name “From Sick to Strong.” What began as daily posts turned into a movement. Women from across Nigeria and even abroad began sharing their healing journeys. She revived her business, this time offering healthy versions of traditional Nigerian dishes—bean cakes with coconut oil, zobo with hibiscus and ginger, and detox soups with moringa leaves. A year later, Zahra stood on stage at a wellness summit in Abuja, telling her story to hundreds. “I found healing,” she said, holding up her grandmother’s journal, “in my roots.” --- Moral: Sometimes, healing isn’t in a bottle. It’s in your kitchen. It’s in your history.