Eat That Damn Okra, It is Good For You! Healthy Benefits of Eating/Using the Slimy Pods from Ethiopia

I’ve always loved the delicious and unique taste of okra. Ever since my grandmother used to cook it with Sunday dinner dishes, when my aunts would fry it on the holidays, and when my mother would whip it up on occasion, it was one of my favorite side dishes. Okra wasn’t something that freaked me out, like what most people described as their first time. It was pleasant, filling, and when I ate it I just felt healthier.

Recently I have been trying to treat my boy better. I struggle with the inconvenient disease of “eating my damn feelings”. So when life gets busy, hectic, and I’m juggling a lot of things at one time, instead of stopping to smell the flowers, I would much rather stop for some cheeseburgers and fries. I am a bad girl to my body when I’m stressed, and that was apparent to everyone around…