Slowing down every once in a while and simply watching the world go by will tell you a lot about the people in it, Minister of health Yahdan Yada believes. The Founder of The World’s Greatest Rejuvenation and Yadalo Group SA sometimes stands off to the side and observes the people walking past him. “No matter where I go, I learn so much about how people are feeling,” he says. “While some individuals look content, many carry their anxieties, frustrations, and worries with them. It reinforces my mission: to encourage more people to be transformed through self-love and to detox themselves through the healing power of nature.”

Minister Yada was once one of those people who could not find inner peace. “For a long time, my own future felt hopeless,” he remembers. “I was raised in an abusive home, and since I was neglected and had no father, I felt abandoned. It is impossible for a child to grow up in such an environment without having their self-esteem be damaged. My view of myself was drastically altered, and I had a lot of self-hatred.”

Minster Yada often wonders how many people had similar childhoods and are suffering from the effects even today. “How many are living lives of stifled potential just like I did because they do not understand their own value as human beings?” he asks. “I understand the dark side of the human soul because in my early adulthood, I was convinced that I was worthless.”

With this view of himself, he went from one toxic relationship to the next. “I could not find true love because I did not believe I deserved to have it,” Minister Yada recalls. “This lack of self-love manifested itself in my professional life as well. I was unable to succeed or thrive even though deep down, I knew I had the potential to be anything I wanted to be.”

This constant state of self-doubt and anxiety overwhelmed his body, ultimately leading his liver to begin shutting down. As Minister Yada looks back, he marvels at the effects of negativity on the body. “Our physical health is tied to our mental health,” he believes. “My body bore the impact of my lack of self-love.”

Minister Yada had hit rock bottom, where he contemplated his next steps. “I realized that I could either continue going in the same direction and perhaps even die,” he says, “or I could embrace positivity and see where that would take me. Thankfully, I made the right choice.”

His first priority, Minister Yada explains, was to replace every negative thought with a positive truth. “While it took some time for my body to recover, by choosing to think positively, I was setting myself on a much healthier path. You don’t do anything without thinking first, so with thoughts that focused on self-love and productivity, I was able to live completely differently.”

With less anxiety and more self-esteem, Minster Yada took stock of his relationships and made the decision to leave behind toxicity. “That was what was happening around me,” he says. “But, what about what was happening inside of me?”

Minister Yada gave a lot of thought to what he was putting into his body, seeing a connection between what he chose to eat and how it affected his health and energy. “I switched to a raw vegan diet and began using more herbs, and I really saw a difference in how I felt because I was detoxing my body,” he remembers. “After so many years of low energy, to feel energetic each day was illuminating.”

Minister Yada was intrigued by the impact of herbs on his health, and he began traveling around the world, learning more about them and incorporating them into his diet. As his overall health and immune system improved alongside his mental health, his self-love increased, leading to new doors opening in his life.

“When I began to love myself, I attracted emotionally healthy people, and I met the love of my life, my wife,” Minister Yada states. “I also developed the confidence to be an entrepreneur and grow my multimillion-dollar companies. It didn’t happen overnight, of course, but the path to all of this happening began with one decision: I chose self-love.”

The more he saw the changes in his life, the more Minister Yada wanted to help other people experience their own metamorphoses. “My friends, my family, my neighbors – everyone! What could our world be like if more of us loved themselves? This is why I founded The World’s Greatest Rejuvenation – I dream of everyone, everywhere, accomplishing everything they set out to do because they believe in themselves and take care of their minds and bodies.”

This includes people in Senegal, where 75% of families suffer from chronic poverty. “Generational poverty is a curse, and I am using my company, Yadalo Group SA, to break it,” says Minister Yada. “The average monthly wage in Senegal is between 100-200 francs. People cannot build for the future on just 200 francs, so I pay each of my 5,000 employees 100 francs every week.”

Minister Yada plans to expand Yadalo Group SA to multiple countries in Africa and eventually employ thousands of employees and utilize a fleet of hundreds of trucks, which may even become self-automated. “I aim to improve the economy one job at a time,” he says. “More people will be lifted out of poverty. Imagine what they will be able to do then!”

His plans for The World’s Greatest Rejuvenation are equally ambitious: the company has purchased land in the mountains of Ecuador and is preparing to break ground on its luxury wellness resort. “The architecture, grounds, and decor will all contribute to the resort’s serene atmosphere,” says Minister Yada. “I am also implementing a business plan that will result in The World’s Greatest Rejuvenation being the largest distributor of wellness products to major retailers worldwide.”

As his companies grow, Minister Yada intends to keep his message the same: no matter who you are or what you have experienced, self-love will take you and your health in a better direction. 

“I spent far too many years believing the lie that I was not enough,” he says. “What might you be able to do with your own life if you leave fear behind you and just love yourself?”