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Founder spotlight this week: Odunayo Eweniyi. Co-founder of PiggyVest. Co-founder of FirstCheck Africa, backing women founders across the continent. A builder thinking about long-cycle product, not spike-and-fade growth. Worth following.

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Öncelikle ortada bir Alman bilim adamı falan yokt; bu tarif yıllardır Facebook ve WhatsApp'ta bazen "Japon profesör", bazen "Harvard araştırmacısı", bazen "Alman bilim insanı" etiketiyle dolaşan anonim bir viral içeriktir ve Africa Check, FirstCheck India gibi doğrulama kuruluşları tarafından defalarca çürütülmüştür [1,2]. Daha doğrusunu yazmayı beceremedikleri "Fermantasyon" iddiası ise tamamen komedi: Gerçek fermantasyon, Lactobacillus veya Saccharomyces gibi mikroorganizmaların şekerleri metabolize etmesiyle günler veya haftalar içinde gerçekleşen spesifik bir biyokimyasal süreçtir. Sarımsak, zencefil ve limon suyunun bir arada bırakılması fermantasyon değil, tam tersini üretir, çünkü bu üç bileşenin antimikrobiyal özellikleri fermantasyon için gereken bakterilerin çoğalmasını baskılar [3]. Bir kapta bir gece beklettiğiniz şey oksidasyon ve faz ayrışmasıdır, fermantasyon değil. İçeriklerin kanser hücrelerini öldürdüğü iddiasına değinelim: Evet, kurkumin, allicin ve gingerol laboratuvar ortamında PETRİ KABINDA kanser hücrelerini öldürür, tıpkı çok sayıda başka ALAKASIZ maddenin de öldürdüğü gibi [4]. Sorun kanser hücresini öldürmek değildir, sorun bunu canlı bir insan vücudunda sağlıklı hücrelere zarar vermeden yapmaktır. Kurkuminin oral biyoyararlanımı yüzde 1'in altındadır; 8.000 mg kurkumin alan hastalarda bile plazma konsantrasyonu 22-41 ng/mL ile sınırlı kalmış, laboratuvar çalışmalarındaki etkili dozun yüzüncü birinden bile azdır [5]. Nelson ve arkadaşları 2017'de Journal of Medicinal Chemistry'de kurkumini PAINS (her tahlilde yanlış pozitif veren bileşik) olarak sınıflandırmış ve "hiçbir çift kör, plasebo kontrollü klinik çalışma başarılı olmamıştır" sonucuna varmıştır [6]. Bu tür iddiaların gerçek bedeli ise ölçülebilir ve ne yazık ki korkunçtur. Yale Üniversitesi'nin Journal of the National Cancer Institute'da yayınlanan çalışması, kanıta dayalı tedavi yerine alternatif yöntemleri seçen hastaların ölüm riskinin 2,5 kat, meme ve kolorektal kanserde ise 5 kata kadar arttığını göstermiştir [7]. Steve Jobs, yüzde 87 beş yıllık sağkalım oranına sahip erken evre nöroendokrin pankreas tümörü tanısı aldıktan sonra 9 ay boyunca vegan diyet, bitkisel tedavi ve meyve suyu kürleri denemiş, ameliyata razı olduğunda kanser yayılmıştı ve 2011'de hayatını kaybetmiştir [8]. Bakın Ulusal Kanser Enstitüsü, Memorial Sloan Kettering, WHO ve ASCO'nun ortak pozisyonu açıktır: Hiçbir gıda, bitki, vitamin veya takviye kanser tedavisi yerine geçemez [9,10]. Ulusal Bilimler Akademisi çok güzel ifade etmiş bakın. Bunu söylemek bile komik ama: "Limon kanseri tedavi edemez." Bir kanser hastasının bu saçmasapan gönderiyi görüp kemoterapisini bırakması halinde o hastanın hayatının sorumluluğu bu saçmalığı paylaşan herkesin elindedir. Kaynaklar [1] Africa Check. Garlic, ginger, turmeric immune/cancer claims. 2023. [2] FirstCheck India. Garlic lemon turmeric drink fact check. 2024. [3] NCBI Bookshelf. Prescott's Microbiology: Fermentation. [4] Gorski D. Science-Based Medicine. Killing cancer cells in a dish. [5] Anand P, et al. Mol Pharm. 2007;4(6):807-818. [6] Nelson KM, et al. J Med Chem. 2017;60(5):1620-1637. [7] Johnson SB, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018;110(1):121-124. [8] Isaacson W. Steve Jobs. Simon & Schuster. 2011. [9] NCI. Diets, supplements, and cancer. [10] MSK. Herbs and supplements advisory. [11] National Academies of Sciences. "Lemons cannot cure cancer."

Impact in tech is measured by how many lives your work improves. Odunayo Eweniyi has done this at scale through PiggyVest, helping millions build better financial habits, while FirstCheck Africa pushes more women-led ideas into reality.

A strong advocate for gender inclusion, Eloho Omame co-founded FirstCheck Africa in 2021 — an early-stage venture capital firm backing tech startups founded or co-founded by women. Since its launch, the firm has invested in startups across Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya, supporting female founders building in financial services, education, healthcare, and retail and commerce. “Women are building startups in Africa at unprecedented rates,” she told Rest of World — a statement that reflects both the momentum and the mission behind her work. Through capital, conviction and community, she is helping reshape who gets funded — and ultimately, who gets to build Africa’s future.

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