OPLUEAS Lifestyle

Every morning, she followed almost the same routine. Bath, soap, cream, perfume, then out the door. Nothing seemed unusual until she started noticing the difference in her skin. Her elbows became rough. Her legs looked ashy shortly after applying cream. Sometimes her skin felt tight after a shower, and the more products she added, the more confused she became. She blamed the weather first. Then she blamed the cream. Then she bought another soap. One evening, she stood in the bathroom looking at the collection of products on the shelf. Different creams. Different soaps. Oils she had barely used. Everything had been bought with the hope of getting softer, smoother skin. But there was one thing she had never really stopped to consider. What if some of the things she was doing to care for her skin were actually making the dryness worse? Everyone wants to have healthy skin with an attractive tone. But taking care of the skin can be somewhat tasking, especially when it is dry. Everyone wants...

Egusi / melon seeds!  What exactly are these seeds? I have heard a lot of myth about melon seeds.  So many people believe egusi seeds do not have good  health benefits.  Oh yes! But they do have.  Health practitioners' take A good number of health practitioners have advised cardiovascular patients to discontinue the consumption of egusi soup and meals prepared with melon seeds.  Solely because, they presumed that the large amount of oil in melon seeds is harmful to heart and overall health. One of my correspondences sometimes ago told me that her doctor once listed melon soup among the foods she should abstained from when she had increased level of LDLP cholesterol. What is melon seed? Melon seed is a family of Benincaseae which can be cultivated in many parts of the world. It is called egusi in eastern Nigeria. Melon fruit is not normally consumed may be due to it’s  irritating and bitter taste but the seeds when dried and milled is a staple ingredien...

After a particularly exhausting day, a young woman returned home, dropped her bag beside the bed and sat quietly for several minutes. There were still unfinished tasks waiting, messages that needed replies and thoughts that refused to settle. Nothing seemed worth doing. She picked up her phone and played an old favourite song. One song became two, then three. Slowly, the silence in the room disappeared. She began humming, then smiling. The problems were still there. The unfinished work had not disappeared. Yet something about the atmosphere had changed. By the time the music stopped, she opened her laptop and returned to the work she had abandoned earlier. Nothing had changed around her. Something had changed within the moment. Introduction Music is life! I have heard this line over and over again. Ever imagined life without sounds, beats, lyrics and rhythms? Charles Darwin said, "If I had my life to live over again, I would make a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music...

By 6:00am, Chinedu was already on his way to work. He had left home early enough to beat the morning rush. His shirt was neatly ironed, his bag was packed, and he had even skipped breakfast because he did not want anything delaying him. But by 7:15am, his bus had barely moved. Another bus squeezed into the lane. A danfo stopped suddenly to pick up passengers. Motorcycles appeared from nowhere. Cars pushed into spaces that barely existed. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry, yet nobody was going anywhere. Chinedu looked at his watch again. 7:30am. Then 7:45am. The driver sighed and tapped the steering wheel impatiently. Someone inside the bus called the office to explain that they were stuck in traffic. Chinedu opened his phone and stared at the time again. 8:00am was getting closer. He had done his part. He woke up early. He left home early. Yet somehow, he was still going to arrive at work late. Let me research this thoroughly before writing.Let me also research self-blame, stress and wo...