Africa's numerous cultures have long enjoyed a heritage of diets based on items known to be good for gut and metabolic health, including a range of vegetables, grains, fruit, and fermented goods.

African Beauty has come to western shelves and helped me connect to my culture. Here are the brands making an impact. Like many Black Americans of African descent, I grew up removed from my heritage.

BUSHBUCKRIDGE, South Africa (AP) — The walls of Shadrack Mashabane’s hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of ...

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - A sample of African culture could be experienced today in Killeen as the Taste of Africa event held their fifth annual celebration while also raising funds to benefit youth in ...

A traditional African diet rich in vegetables, fibre, and fermented foods can reverse inflammation and protect against chronic diseases in just two weeks, while Western diets exacerbate these ...

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – A Cameroonian priest and intellectual has published a ground-breaking book that could potentially change the way African Traditional Religion is perceived by the Catholic Church.

When Patty Sabol opened Maddy’s African Market on North Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire, her goal was to give the growing community of African-born residents a taste of home. Now, she’s opening ...

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

Fermentation is a process where microorganisms like bacteria and yeast work together to break down complex carbohydrates and proteins into simpler, more digestible forms. The fermentation process not ...

Registrar of Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board, Babatunde Adele, yesterday urged stakeholders in traditional medicine to improve research, and properly document their work. He said this is ...