The Savvy Villa Traveller

Jamaican Saying: What sweet nanny goat a go run him belly.

English Translation: What a goat loves and therefore over-indulges in will make him sick.

Meaning: Too much of a good thing is good for nothing.

Many older Jamaicans use home remedies before or in conjunction with seeing a doctor. We have known for years that chewing ginger works well for nausea. Guess what, the National Cancer Institute funded a trial looking at using ginger for chemotherapy related nausea and vomiting. Kudos to the grant recipient but, Geez, we could have told them that for free!