Afri-culture is honored to introduce to you this wonderful lady’s achievement. purpose and drive as a Nutritionist, Health and wellness professional. Yemisi Dolapo Lawal is a Nigerian mother and wife. She currently works as a Nutritionist at a State hospital in Nigeria. She’s also a public health speaker and provides content for health and wellness columns of Nigerian newspapers.
It is our belief Yemisi Lawal will serve as a source of inspiration to many, so we got to interview her to tell us more about what she does.
Good day ma can we get to know a little about your background briefly please?
I am a trained mental health nurse and a nutritionist.
You had your tertiary education in the UK, why did you decide to move back to Nigeria for work?
Having worked in the health field in the UK for six years and seeing how the system over there works, I was motivated to come back to Nigeria to introduce some of the unique ways the healthcare system is being run over there in the UK to our own healthcare system.
What do you love most about your job as a Nutritionist?
Advising and encouraging people on eating healthily and maintaining a safe weight.
Working in Nigeria is no doubt a tough terrain, what would you say are the challenges facing the health care sector in Nigeria?
The challenges facing the health care sector in Nigeria include provision of safe treatment area, safe continuity of care for patients if they change hospitals, and affordable safe treatment for patients.
I am aware you are also a health and wellness entrepreneur, could you tell us about that as well as the challenges that come with it?
Well, I give nutrition and health talks to schools, companies and I also write in newspapers. This is a means of promoting good health to the public including young school kids who can educate their parents at home and practise the good health and nutrition ideas provided to them so as to reduce the risk of ill health like diabetes and high blood pressure in the future. The challenge however is most people find change difficult but by providing this health information in an easy way to understand, it can be accomplished.
What would you say is a popular myth or controversy going around, if any, as it concerns the nutrition and well being of man?
“Being fat means you’re healthy”.
As a nutritionist and a proud Nigerian and African, it would be interesting to know what your favorite local dish is, can you tell us what that is?
Ogbono and white amala
If you were to leave us with one health tip, what would that be?
Eat well & don’t forget to exercise for thirty minutes daily
What are your plans for the future as a Nutritionist and Wellness Professional?
To continue to educate the general public through ways they can easily understand.
What advice would you give to younger ones out there to be successful in their chosen career or business endeavours?
Never give up on your dreams and aspirations
Finally on a lighter note, how do you like to unwind off the job?
Having a lovely time reading story books to my kids
How about that for a hobby! Thank you for your time ma’am.
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