OPLUEAS Lifestyle

  Introduction You know how in the village, when rain falls too much, the small stream that used to flow gently through the farmland begins to carry along leaves, sticks, and all sorts of debris until the water can no longer pass freely. That same stream, when the rain is moderate and the water clean, brings life to the crops instead of choking them. Cholesterol in your body works somewhat the same way. Too much of the wrong kind, and your blood vessels get choked. The right kind, and your body actually flows better because of it. Cholesterol is a waxy substance in blood and body cells usually synthesized in the liver.  The major sources of cholesterol are foods. You might have heard that cholesterol is bad. Just like fat, cholesterol is associated with something very bad, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and of course death. As such most health experts listed different blood cholesterol raising foods, consumers with souring blood cholesterol should keep at bay. But is choleste...

Introduction You know how it is when a mother is carrying her small baby and the baby stumbles while trying to walk. That mother will not shout at the child or call the child useless. No. She will pick the child up gently, wipe the tears, and say "try again my dear, you are doing well." That same gentleness the mother gives to her toddler is exactly the gentleness many of us refuse to give to ourselves. What are your aspirations in life? To be wealthy, famous, to have an awesome home, wonderful relationship or to be happy ? How do you feel when your set goals and aspirations seem far fetched? I remember a friend of mine, a very hardworking young woman, who used to cry herself to sleep every time her business struggled while her mates were posting flashy pictures online. She felt like life had passed her by. She used to tell me "I don close finish, my life don spoil." But today, that same woman runs one of the most respected catering services in her area. The only th...

Introduction Let me tell you something my grandmother used to say back in the village. She would look at us children gathered around the fire and say, "My pikin, na who you follow waka go market go determine wetin you go carry come house." Meaning, the person you walk with to the market will determine what you bring back home. That woman never went to any university, but she understood something that modern psychologists are only now writing long grammar about in their research journals. Many young people are confused today because they were advised by wrong persons. Friends, cousins, classmates, even acquaintances. Confusion everywhere you turn. I remember a young man in my hometown, brilliant boy, everybody in the compound used to call him "future doctor." His parents trained him well, sold their only piece of land to send him to school. But one bad friend entered his life in his second year at the university. Before you knew it, that same boy who used to lead mor...