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Dates are so amazing!! I used to think of them as been too sweet for my taste buds until I got to learn more about this amazing fruit from Suleiman..This fruit has countless benefits ranging from been a great natural aphrodisiac to been an awesome protector of the Heart.. I once read an article titled'' Dates: The World's number one food against Heart Attacks, Hypertension, Stroke and Cholesterol... I found it very interesting! Dates are packed with lots of nutrients and as seen in the picture below, Here are some of the reasons why you should eat dates.. Judging from the percentage of fat contained in a date palm, it is unarguably an ideal snack for weight watchers amidst other awesome benefits.. I guess it's ideal to say we ought not to worry so much about the sweet taste since the percentage calorie is less than 13% which in my opinion could be seen as irrelevant when placed in comparison with their other tremendous nutritional values. Of parti...

Hello dearies.. so good to be back again. I recently got an information about alum which I thought would be very useful to all of my readers .  Did you know that some people use alum in grinding plantain/yam flour for consumption?  It's sickening! Just when you working so hard to eat right and reduce some carbs..... Then you find this!! I want to give a big Shout-out to  @1qfoodplatter for giving us a heads up on the current happenings in the market...  We all need to be extra careful.. Spread the Word! Photo credit:  @1qfoodplatter

Madam what do you have in the canteen? '' A colleague asked the catering woman... I listened in the background as he threw another question? '' Do you have Quail Eggs?'' I wondered within me what quail eggs were... ... I had a taste of these eggs and they were nice but while I savored the taste, I pondered... '' Where have these eggs been ever since? '' ... All I had ever known were the small, thick shelled eggs from the guinea fowl and that was asides the normal eggs... Quail eggs are produced by quails and they are known for their many health benefits some of which I would love to share on the post.. Improved Vision is one of the many benefits of the quail eggs due to an increased amount of Vitamin A contained therein. Prevention of Chronic Diseases through the presence of Anti-oxidants. As you all know we combat daily with free radicals which are the major causes of cancers and other chronic diseases.We live in a world heavi...

Talking about yet another compulsive disorder usually present in some individuals without them realizing, are obsessions. OCD's involves unwanted and disturbing thoughts, images or urges(obsessions) that intrudes an individual's mind causing a great deal of discomfort and anxiety which the individual tries to overcome by engaging in repetitive behavior or mental acts (compulsions). It's a chronic and long-lasting disorder in which the person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over again. According to the National Institute of Mental Health , people with OCD's have symptom that may interfere with all aspect of their lives. Common symptoms of obsessions includes: Having things symmetrical or in perfect order, Fear of germs or contamination, unwanted forbidden or taboo thoughts involving sex, religion and harm and also Aggressive thoughts towards others or self.  ...

   I'll be blogging about a condition that describes someone to be a pathological liar. We all have that one friend who does nothing but tell lies. Sadly for some of these people, it's not intentional while for others it is. Just before you walk away from such a pal, i would want to ask if you've ever considered the fact that they may be suffering from a disorder... Compulsive liars find comfort in lying as they tend to do this with so much ease even when the truth is staring right back at them. People with this attitude have a personality disorder and are in dire need of help although most times they do not see the need to get help. What would you do if someone around you was a pathological liar? Would you stop hanging out with them? or would you try to reform the person by talking it out with them? or would you simply live on with the person knowing that every word that ever proceeded from their mouth were all lies? I have had friends who never told the truth for once...

The expected norm for most couples is to conceive right after the wedding... Everyone usually seem interested in the first bulge so they all look to the woman with great expectations. The woman's anxiety tends to build up 'cos they never stop asking questions... She anticipates a  bulge as quickly as possible and when it's not forthcoming, the buildup deepens. The waiting time is a very delicate time for women and I wish to share some tips on some fertility boosting methods which I think would help increase the odds... I read about them a while back and I would love to share them with you... Get Checked: The presence of underlying infections could greatly hamper your chances of getting pregnant. It is advisable that women with a history of regular douching, infections or STD's visit their gynecologist for a thorough examination and for those who may not have had a history of infections, it's just necessary to get checked up. Having good knowledge of the prese...

I was watching a documentary on the spread of zika virus and I grew really inquisitive. I got to read up some facts which I would love to share with you.  So if you planning a trip to a Zika infected area, it's important you take note of these things. A particular mosquito specie called Aedes which is commonly know for the spread of the dengue fever virus is mainly responsible for the spread of this virus. The most common symptoms are fever, rashes, conjunctivitis (Redness of the eyes) and joint pain. People infected with this virus usually do not get so sick as to need a trip to the hospital and there are rarely any records of death due to the virus and this is the tricky part because most people infected do not even know that they carry the virus. The virus can be spread through mosquito bites or through sex.  Of particular importance is the effect of the virus on pregnant women. Men who has worked or lived in areas with the Zika infections are advi...

Having full knowledge of your body makeup is essential to your health and in continuation of the previous blog where I spoke about C-sections, I would be discussing the pelvic floor. In trying to picture what the pelvic floor looks like, imagine the elasticity of the base of a bouncing castle seen at most children parties, it's ability to stretch when pressure is applied on it by the kids and bounce back up again. The PF is a broad string of ligaments and sheet-like tissues that stretch from the pubic bones at the front of the body to the base of the spine at the back.  It's ability to bear weights for a long time and still stretch back to its normal position makes it so amazing but over time the muscles and tissues may become over stretched and weakened. Hey guys, just when you thinking this post is strictly for the ladies, it would please you to know that the pelvic floor supports the bladder, bowel and uterus (womb) and this is what gives you control over when you e...

The birth of a child comes with the best feelings ever.. A considerable amount of women yearn for the pangs of childbirth while others would gladly opt for a C-sections... For most women, this feeling spurs from various factors but for some, their choice of a c-section is mainly due to the presumed expansion of the vagina walls which makes sex with their partners lack that enjoyable penetrative effect....  ''I need to stay tight so he does not seek this pleasure from another..'' says Mrs Lola Brown I'm sure you all know that every time you have a C-section, the procedure is always more complicated than the last and after 3 cesarean sections, it is termed risky to undergo a vaginal delivery. These complications arise due to the bands of scar-like tissue which arises after each abdominal surgery and their formation varies from one c-section to another... I have always wondered what the post -delivery healing process would be like as I hear it differs greatly...

A child is a blessing and a gift from God regardless of the sex but this is not the case in most homes. The preference of the male child to the female child has posed a lot of problems in most African homes and this is a very harmful practice which we must all desist from. These practices have constituted a grave burden on women in most developing countries as they have become victims of these cultural and religious bigotry. At the birth of a son, the proud father spreads his feathers like a peacock...He now has a child to carry on his name! He can now stand tall among his age mates..His voice would now be heard.... The child's mother rejoices also..She is so thankful for the gift of a male child..Now she would be recognized by her in-laws... Now she has a say.. Now her voice would be heard... The male child thus grows up in the family knowing how priceless he is! How indispensable he is! He is treated differently from his female siblings...   This gap between genders kee...

With a torn heart I wish to post this blog today. The title of this post spurs from the recent happenings in the country  today. Women with unfulfilled destinies lying in cold blood! Children been forced to live without their mothers.. Kids made to watch their mum's go through the most inhumane treatment from men they recognize as their father.. The stigma never leaves... The memory lingers...                '' Mummy is not waking up ...! Mummy is not waking up!!...'' They continuously pull on her clothes..tears flowing non-stop from their eyes! Fear beyond all telling builds up within them... it all seems like a dream.. they watch her eyelids hoping for a flicker of hope and yet she lies there motionless.. while her husband flees before the break of dawn...                               Love that once blossomed becomes nothing but a...