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A Man Tells A Woman How to Deal With Menopause?
Yes. Hormonal imbalances, sweats, hot flashes, irritability. Herbalist Dr. Sebi knew these symptoms, not by direct experience, of course, but by counseling and treating women who sought release from these discomforts, discomforts that today, affect all who exist in a woman’s world: family, friends, co-workers.
In a menopause webinar, Dr. Wen Shen of Johns Hopkins University Menopause Clinic said that in 2020, 75 million women in the United States, ranging from ages 40 to 58, experienced the effects of menopause. The average age when it starts, 51. She also mentioned a little-known fact that females with premature ovarian failure begin menopause as early as their teenage years; 15-, 16-, and 17-year-olds with this condition face the same hot flashes and night sweats as 50-year-old women.
[Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), now commonly known as Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI), occurs when the ovaries stop functioning normally before age 40. It causes irregular periods, early infertility, and estrogen deficiency, which increases long-term risks for osteoporosis and heart disease.]
By contrast, Dr. Shen has patients approaching the age of 60 who are still having a period, a normal menstrual cycle, and often express anxiety about having continued monthly flows of blood beyond middle age.
To his senior clients stressed about their period, Dr. Sebi offered advice and herbs aligned with the natural flow of life. In the new book Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later, he says, “You should welcome the period. When the period is present it means that the body is in sync. It is balanced and all of the irritability should not be experienced. The longer you keep your period the more in harmony you will be.”
Dr. Sebi’s take on going through the changes?
For women who endure their private summers of menopause, Dr. Sebi recommended a change many women found equally as stressful as middle-aged menstruation: diet.
“What they should know,” he says in the book, “is that whenever your endocrine system is out of balance, then you have nerve problems also. That’s why you have the sweats and are very irritable. . . Evidence of the fact that the diet has influenced menopause is that on more than one occasion we removed a sister from her usual diet and gave her compounds that afforded cleansing to the reproductive system and the entire body.”* What happened next might surprise you.
And for men in the throes of prostate cancer, Dr. Sebi recommended that same cleansing strategy. Read his full prescriptions, including his herbal therapy the African Bio Mineral Balance (tested and validated by Lancaster Laboratories), in Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later, specifically the chapter titled “Dr. Sebi Shared More That Week in Honduras: His Methodology.”
And bear in mind, “African” in the title of Dr. Sebi’s therapy pays homage to what he considered uncelebrated African medicinal practices that have healed all races for hundreds of years. As a matter of fact, some of Dr. Sebi’s first clients were Caucasian and Asian.
The African Bio Mineral Balance, Dr. Sebi’s Usha Herbal Research Institute, and menopause therapy explained in Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later.
https://www.sevendaysinushavillage.org/20th-anniversary-edition
*See Dr. Sebi’s food guide at Sebi’s Daughters LLC
Read a Sample of Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later
Still wondering if you’ll learn something new in the 20th anniversary edition of Seven Days in Usha Village? You will. The first 14 pages are brand-new, with a new Prologue that offers insight into the tug-of-war between the herbs and Dr. Sebi’s job as a thermal engineer.
A seminal new chapter in Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later is “Dr. Sebi Shared More That Week in Honduras: His Methodology.” He mentions painful menstrual periods, menopause, diabetes and prostate cancer—the cause and his proven effective solutions for each one.
Read the sample at Amazon. And thank you.
SEBISMS: Sage Wisdom You Can Test and Live By
Test them, assess them, stack them side by side with conventional wisdom. What is the outcome? Dr. Sebi wouldn’t call the following passages philosophy or sage wisdom. From what I know about him, he’d call them his observations, his knowledge, his experiences with what works in the human body and what wreaks havoc in it. If you’re at wits’ end with conventional wisdom, consider what Dr. Sebi has to say.
Here now, snippets of Dr. Sebi’s prognosis, found in the newly released, updated book Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later in the chapter titled “Dr. Sebi Shared More That Week in Honduras: His Methodology.”
“The intracellular chelation and the African Bio-Mineral Balance Therapy are designed to replenish the cells that have suffered more than others.” page 146
“According to medical science and its research, there are 1.5 million new diabetic patients each year. If we are going to properly address diabetes, we should go to its cause and identify why it occurs. In other words, we should treat the cause and not the symptoms.” page 147
“Vibration is electrical and iron is electrical, and it is the only magnetic mineral. Being deprived of such a necessary substance makes the system go out of balance, causing sickle cell anemia in some of us, while in others it causes leukemia, hypoglycemia, and general anemia. All of these blood conditions are directly related to iron deficiency.” page 151
“The reproductive organs begin to show signs of deterioration at age sixteen and sometimes earlier. We find that when our young women first find themselves on their period, they experience excruciating pain. This occurs because the same mucus that causes all other diseases is now invading the reproductive organ and sending the message that it is present.” page 152
“The male doesn’t have an ovary. He has a prostate gland. That is what becomes inflamed. By the time the physician detects the condition, the gland may already be cancerous. The male individual was unaware that the food that he was eating was undermining not only his reproductive organs, but also one of the most important systems in the body—the central nervous system.” page 153
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“Dr. Sebi Shared More That Week in Honduras: His Methodology,” a seminal chapter in the 20th anniversary edition of Seven Days in Usha Village, begins on page 143 in paperback and offers an in depth look at how and why Dr. Sebi uses his herbal compounds. Read the chapter in paperback and an immediate read in ebook format at Smashwords.com.
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When he addresses young women and their menstrual cycle he says,
“The reproductive organs begin to show signs of deterioration at age sixteen and sometimes earlier. We find that when our young women first find themselves on their period, they experience excruciating pain. This occurs because the same mucus that causes all other diseases is now invading the reproductive organ and sending the message that it is present.”
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New Book Revisits Usha Village: A Timely Conversation With Dr. Sebi, 20 Years Later
Author Beverly Oliver explores the legacy of Dr. Sebi and the cultural impact of Usha Village in her latest work.
In Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later, Beverly takes readers on a transformative journey through the famed healing retreat in Honduras. Blending cultural storytelling with wellness insights, the book revisits Dr. Sebi’s philosophies two decades later, offering fresh reflections for today’s audience.
The book captures Beverly’s immersive experience at Usha Village, weaving together conversations and holistic health practices, including Dr. Sebi’s African Bio Mineral Balance Therapy. It highlights Dr. Sebi’s enduring influence on natural healing, Afro-Caribbean traditions and global wellness.
With a mix of narrative and cultural commentary, Beverly bridges past and present, inviting readers to reflect on the relevance of Dr. Sebi’s teachings in modern times.
“Besides celebrating a milestone, the book offers new gems of information about the African Bio Mineral Balance Therapy and how Dr. Sebi used it to cure, yes cure, diseases like diabetes, sickle cell anemia, leukemia and other cancers in the United States and abroad,” says Beverly.
Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later is now available at bookstores and as an ebook.
https://www.sevendaysinushavillage.org/20th-anniversary-edition
About the Author
Beverly is a creative writer in indie publishing, blending nonfiction details with cultural storytelling. Her work includes articles published in The New York Amsterdam News, Howard Magazine and Medium.
Natural Healer Dr. Sebi and His African Bio Mineral Balance Therapy Focus of New Book
On November 26, indie author Beverly Oliver released Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later, a biographical book focused on the culture, observations and healing methods of renowned herbalist Dr. Sebi.
“November 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of my visit to Honduras, Central America, to interview Dr. Sebi, a man I feel is one of the greatest natural healers we’ve ever known. Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later is a book that commemorates that journey and offers an in-depth view of Dr. Sebi’s method of treating diseases like leukemia, sickle cell anemia and diabetes,” says Oliver.
Dr. Sebi, who died at age 82 in August 2016, called his method of healing the African Bio Mineral Balance Therapy, a natural healing process he used for more than 40 years, beginning with his own life, and on clients of all races. Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later keeps front of mind that practice and Dr. Sebi’s quest to share his knowledge of highly effective herbal medicine (a common term used to describe natural plant-based, chemical-less health treatments).
About the book, Reedsy Discovery book interviewer Kennedy Odindo writes, “For readers unaware of Dr. Sebi or aware but only a little, this book is indeed an eye-opener. With regards to what we eat and how best to protect ourselves against disease, he doesn’t fall short of advice and anecdotes that help reinforce his vision. There’s a lot to admire and borrow from this simple man; a lot of inspiration to draw from this book.” The paperback book is available at Barnes & Noble and other retailers. The ebook is available directly through the author’s website, https://www.sevendaysinushavillage.org/shop
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Don’t Let Them Go the Way of the Dinosaurs, Support Your Local Bookstores. Why?
It’s a living, a career. A bookstore owner’s passion, even when competitors’ doors have closed for good, hinting that theirs could be next. They press on. Die-hard bibliophiles keeping literature, authors, and community spirit alive. Coffee and books, sometimes pastries too. Plenty of recommendations. Drop in. Stop by. Peruse, touch, flip through pages, watch your eyes happen upon a book and story you might otherwise pass by. Hit the jackpot if they elevate you to a whole new world of possibilities and landscapes. Sit opposite an author reading from her work—at the bookstore.
Their numbers in the U.S. have dwindled, down from 12,363 in 1997 to 10,800 today, yet bookstores are going to be all right. Anytime The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore becomes a 2024 New York Times bestseller, it’s evidence that bookstores will indeed be in the land of the living for some time to come. We still want them, engage with other book buffs in them, which is why I encourage you to get your copy of Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later from your local bookstore. Several bookstore owners have online catalogs as well. Build your home library. Let bookshops help you.
IngramSpark is the distributor/printer of Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi 20 Years Later.
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Black People and Sickle Cell Anemia, White People and Leukemia, Healing Found in Updated Memoir
“People come to me with leukemia. They say, ‘Dr. Sebi, the doctor said that my child will die with leukemia. What can you offer that the physician did not offer?’ I tell them that all I have to offer is a nutritional approach to disease. We begin by cleansing away the toxins that are invading the whole biology.”
—Dr. Sebi, November 2005
There’s more about how Dr. Sebi cures diseases considered incurable in this celebration of my interview with him in La Ceiba, Honduras, twenty years ago and this new edition of Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi. In the new chapter, “Dr. Sebi Shared More That Week in Honduras: His Methodology,” you’ll read, among other things, why sickle cell anemia, primarily found in Black people, is essentially leukemia and anemia in other races. Iron deficiency is the culprit.
The Prologue and end of the book have changed, with a full circle tribute to Dr. Sebi by the person who helped launch his career in the U.S., Adio Kuumba Akil. She met him for the first time at the Garden Holistic Institute in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, while learning natural healing and food therapy.
Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi: 20 Years Later continues to shine a light on Dr. Sebi’s natural healing methodology, his raison d’être, his thinking-outside-the-box prescription for optimal health—at any age. It also celebrates his more than forty-year quest to share with the world alternative medicine that healed him (widely known as well as unfamiliar plants) and that same method he used to heal others.
Paperback Book Available November 2025.
Ask for it at your favorite bookstore. IngramSpark is the distributor.
Coming Up On A Milestone, 20 Years Since That Usha Village Visit
Audiobook. eBook. Print. Whatever can be done to spread his legacy, his life’s story, the therapeutic healing procedure he crafted, Dr. Sebi’s protégés—his got-your-back advocates and awestruck healed clients who named him Dr. Sebi—clearly stand front and center in that quest; and for almost 20 years, Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi has played its role in propelling Dr. Sebi and his African Bio Mineral Balance system into the future.
When November 2025 arrives, 20 years will have passed since a week-long visit to La Ceiba, Honduras. That seven-day fireside chat. A crash course in botany, natural botany. A deep delve into Dr. Sebi’s metamorphic upbringing from Alfredo to Fred to Mama Hay.
A new, extended edition of Seven Days in Usha Village: A Conversation With Dr. Sebi will mark and celebrate the book’s 20-year milestone.
Below, Dr. Sebi on his book and foreigners in Honduras
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