Adrian Brown, founder of Honey Brown Health Products, has transformed a daunting health report into a growing business, and is now helping many others to maintain their health.
The Christian business owner said he had received the diagnosis for a health condition that he would have to live with for the rest of his life, and this pushed him to realize the significance of eating healthy.
Brown, a bee farmer, produces honey, moringa-based products, and cold-pressed coconut oil, and describes himself as a health-conscious person.
He outlined, in an interview with Freedom Come Rain Newspaper, his journey to becoming health-conscious and how it led to the development of his business.
“In fact, how I became health-conscious was the fact that there was a time in my life that I just ate anything [and] live anyway,” he explained. “But I got sick at one time, and I rushed to the doctor, and the doctor told me that I will have to live with that condition in that way for the rest of my life. All I would need to do to treat it is to take whatever is necessary to tolerate it.”
He says that he chose in that moment to exhibit resilience, refusing to accept the diagnosis as a lifetime ailment, “And then I walked out of that doctor’s office. And I did not say for him to hear. But I said, “You’re a liar.’ And from then on, my life was transformed in terms of how I live, how I eat, how I think, how I behave.”
“And that was what changed me into a health-conscious person. And so, being a health-conscious Christian, that’s what led me into becoming a honey farmer. Because I did not use sugar, and I want to produce honey as a substitute for sugar.”
Brown added that though the diagnosis was meant to have a negative effect, he believes that God has used it to benefit him and his customers. It is God, he believes, that led him into the craft and has helped him to maintain his small business until now.
“I am convinced that it is the Lord who has led me in this direction. You see, everything that happens in our life is for a reason. And even when the devil meant it to destroy you, God allowed it to happen for your good and for your blessing. I always think of Job when I talk like this. And anything that happens in our life as Christians, God has to allow it. He could have prevented it. But if He allows it to happen, it’s for our own good”
“And so, because I have been led into this health-conscious business, health products, I have discovered that the products that I have chose; it is Spirit-led. God has directed me because the [TBC] bazaar was the first one I participated in. But there, I did not have enough products to sell.”
He went on to describe Honey Brown Health Product as a “total package” connecting his health and his Christian faith.
“It is God’s will that we should be healthy. We are told in 3 John 2 that it is the will of God that we should prosper and be in good health, even as our soul prospers. And so, the fact that I have this business is because I am convinced and I know that God wants us to be healthy,” he explains.
Following the development of his business in 2018, Mr. Brown has since expanded his offerings to include moringa-based products and coconut oil. He said that due to his health-consciousness, he changed his method of oil production.
“Because of my health consciousness, I included coconut oil. I was retailing coconut oil, and it was the regular type of coconut oil first. As a country boy, my parents used to produce coconut oil, and they would boil it on the fire, and then get the oil, dry the oil, and stuff. So, I used to produce that first. I used to retail that type of oil first. But now, as I have become more aware and health-conscious, I am now producing the cold-pressed coconut oil.”
Cold-pressed coconut oil is an unrefined oil extracted from using mechanical pressing. This method excludes the use of heat or chemicals, preserving its natural antioxidants, vitamins, and medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) for health benefits like aiding metabolism and immunity.
The moringa plant, which is rich in vitamins, minerals (iron, calcium, potassium), protein, and antioxidants, is ground into powder, or made into capsules for consumption and marketed.
“I recognize that the moringa is one of the healthiest plants that you can find around. In fact, it is called the miracle plant. It is also called the tree of life. And in some parts of the world, it is used even more. Some people use it as the main source of nutrition. In this part of the world, we just mainly focus on the leaf and the seed. But every part of that plant is healthy and usable for our health,” he said.
