10 great health benefits of eating Avacado

Avocado is a very popular “superfood” at the moment. Not only is it filled with nutrients and good fats,it is also creamy and delicious, and can be used in sandwiches, salads, and omelettes – you can even use it as moisturizer for your hair!

Here are 10 amazing health benefits of avocado.

1. It is great for Weight Loss

Want to lose a little weight? Buy some avocados; they contain monounsaturated fatty acids, which means they are likely to be stored as slow burning energy rather than fat. This mean you’ll feel satisfied and full after you’ve eaten avocado, helping to keep your hunger at bay.

2. It Helps Keep You Smart

Here is some food for thought: avocados are filled with omega-3 fatty acids and natural vitamin E, which are both great for your brain. For instance, they improve the blood supply to your pre-frontal cortex, which is the part of your brain responsible for planning, decision making and critical thinking.

3. It Reduces Cholesterol

Avocado is filled with fats that are good for you, with one cup of sliced avocado providing you with 32% of your daily fat recommendation. The reason the fat is so good for you is because it is monounsaturated fat, which may help to lower bad cholesterol – which has lots of other benefits for your body, such as lowering risks of stroke and heart disease.

Another bonus of monounsaturated fats is that they may also raise levels of good cholesterol in your body.

4. It Helps You To Absorb Other Nutrients

Many important vitamins are fat soluble, so they actually require fat to be absorbed into the body. These vitamins include vitamin A, K, D and E – so adding avocado to any vegetable heavy meals will help you to get all the vitamins you can out of the meal.

5. It helps Relive Symptoms Of Arthritis

Avocados contain Polyhydroxylated Fatty Alcohols (PFAs), which is an anti-inflammatory agent that helps your body to reduce inflammation which can later lead to arthritis.

Avocados also contain important antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E that also help to fight inflammation, which may help to relive the symptoms of Arthritis.

6. It is good for Your Eyes

Avocado contains lutein and zeaxanthin, which are carotenoids that are essential to the overall health of your eyes, as they help to protect your eyes from harmful light waves while decreasing your risk of eye disease. Amazing!

7. It has high fibre content

Avocados are very high in fiber, with around 7% of its total weight made up by fiber. One avocado contains around 27% of your fiber for the day, which is great news as fiber is a big part of weight loss and your metabolic health. It can also reduce blood sugar spikes!

8. It Contains Potassium even More Than A Banana!

Potassium is an important mineral most people don’t get enough of, but avocados will help. You can find 14% of your recommended daily amount of potassium in an avocado – much more than the 10% found in a banana.

High potassium intake is linked to reduced blood pressure, lowering the risk of strokes, heart attacks and kidney failure.

9. It Is Beneficial During Pregnancy

If you’re pregnant, try to stock up on avocados. Just one cup of avocado contains nearly 25% of your recommended dose of folate, which is essential for both you and your baby.

10. It Is Filled With Nutrients

Avocados contain an amazing 20 vitamins and minerals – including a quarter of your daily vitamin C, which plays an essential role in growth and repair of your body tissues. On top of that, avocado is filled with B-6, which helps your body to fight off infection and disease.

Do you know any other useful health benefits from eating avocados? Comment with your ideas below!

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14 heels problems every woman understands

Wearing heels on a date with a guy.....and then he suddenly feels like taking a long romantic walk.

1. Staring at your feet the whole time terrified you're going to hit a bump in the road or a crack on the pavement and face-plant into the concrete. Man, taking this simple, death-defying stroll to my car sure is fun!

2. Wearing heels on a date with a guy and he suddenly feels like taking a long romantic walk. Yeah, I'd love to take a romantic walk I was not expecting while wearing these five-inch heels that starting hurting me on the way over here and now my feet are definitely going to be on fire the entire time we stroll alone merrily.

3. Having to try to walk with plasters on the back of your heels but the plasters keep falling off, so then you just keep walking while you bleed freely in the street. No big.

4. Wearing heels in the morning and then around 2 p.m. all you want to do is throw your shoes into the bin forever. ​

5. Having flats in your bag and therefore having to carry a giant bag and just also being a person who carries around shoes.​ This '90s stereotype looked ridiculous for a reason but now I'm living it.

6. Being scared that people can smell your flat shoes from your bag because ugh, you can't win.

7. Cobblestones. If you live in a city where you've never had to walk in between specifically placed stones that I swear were designed to make women fall, I applaud you. And if you do live in a city where they exist, I would like to give you a medal.

8. When you think your shoes are comfortable because you've only worn them for two-hour spans before and then you wear them to a wedding and want to die.

9. When you want to wear heels but you're not sure if it will make you taller than your date and you don't know if he's one of Those Guys who will feel weird about it. So then you have to figure out some guy's potential insecurities about being shorter than you when all you wanted to do was wear your new platforms because they look so freaking cute with that skirt.

10. Owning so many pairs of cute heels and feeling too lazy to wear them so you never really do. Why? Because they all have ~*pRoBLEmS*~ so you just stare at them longingly like they're beautiful little goals.

11. When the shoe has a steep arch and the ball of your foot suddenly starts killing you out of nowhere. And it is a fire, my friends. A fire that no man shall ever know. A burning well within the ball of your foot that rages on until you sit, at last, victorious.

12. When you buy the shoes a little bigger so they won't rub your ankles but surprise! Now you keep slipping out of them. ​Haha, idiot. (*Cries*)

13. When you finally take your heels off and walking on a flat surface makes you feel like Sandra Bullock in Gravity. And it actually takes you a minute to remember how to walk like a normal person again, which is just jarring.

14. When your baby toe is acting like its trying to escape from its sandal prison. So you just end up with weird marks and scabs all over it from its unsuccessful jailbreak attempt. Poor toe. You didn't stand a chance.

Fun time! Now, it's your turn to share your experience in the comment box . 

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5 things never to do if you want a happy relationship

One of the sweetest things in life is to love and be loved. A happy relationship makes you look forward to each day and makes the stress we encounter in other aspects of our life seem non - existent. We can however, ruin this sweetness when we indulge in certain behaviors that I consider a no-no for any relationship that wants to preserve it's sweet taste.
Here are the 5 things to avoid:

Comparing your lover with another person. This is a killer of love. No one likes being compared to someone else. If you think that you will get your husband to do something for you by telling him how his friend did same thing for his wife or worse still, how your ex did same thing for you then you need to think again. This will only worsen things and turn the relationship soar rather than getting things done.

Not putting effort in your relatinship. 
Relationship is like an empty box, what you put inside is what you get back. If you fail to put beautiful things inside, don't expect to have a happy relationship. If you know what you did to get your partner, do same to keep them happy. It's that simple. Donot stop looking after yourself too. It is very important. Although that doesn't mean you have to starve yourself to be skinny, 'the TV image of being beautiful'. Just try to keep fit and be amazing for your lover.

Being disrepectful. You cannot claim to love someone without respecting them. If your husband annoyed you, do not give him attitude as a way of expressing your anger. Men interpret this as disrespect. Rather, approach him at the right time and talk things through with him. You can never go wrong when you use this method.

Being selfish. No relationship can be sustained without sacrifice. This tells your partner that 'you care'. Always consider your lover's programme and make adjustments where necessary for the smooth running of the relationship.

Cheating. Am I supposed to tell anyone about this one too? Well, let me say something. Cheating is bad, infact, evil. It makes your partner feel worthless and unloved. It affects the person drastically including their confidence. Please, do not listen to anyone who makes you think that it's ok to cheat because it's not! If you can put yourself at the other end perhaps, you won't be looking for any justification. Even if your partner cheats on you, don't pay back by cheating too.

Unhappy relationship comes with a lot of stress which makes you age quicker and I don't want to see you at that end.

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12 easy ways to make your skin look healthy and beautiful

When it comes to looking beautiful, maintaining the skin is really essential. Our busy schedule can mean that we have little or no time to visit a skin care professional but you can still get your skin looking its best if you apply these tricks.  

1. Opt for shorter, cooler showers. Long steamy showers strip the skin of it's moisture and wash away protective oils. Limit showers to 10 minutes.

2. Moisturise your skin especially your neck and upper chest as it is a prime spot for telltale sign of aging. If this area is extra dry, use a facial moisturising mask twice a month.

3. Stay away from irritating beauty products. keep your beauty products simple. Products with colour, fragrance, produce bubbles or have "antibacterial" can all irritate skin.

4. Use unscented baby powder to keep areas of your skin that come in contact with another skin clean and dry. Places like the inner thighs, underarms, beneath large breasts. This helps to prevent intertrigo, a common skin condition that occurs in moist areas fostering the growth of bacteria or fungi.

5. Cut off the end of an aloe leaf, split open and spread the gel over the extra-dry skin. The acids in aloe eat away dead skin cells and speed up the healing process.

6. Embark on exercise that gets you sweating example running, ridding a bicycle, jogging. Sweating is a natural way of eliminating toxic substances that can build up under the skin. Regular exercise also maintains healthy circulation and blood flow throughout your body, including your skin. Remember to wear a sunscreen that protects against ultra violet rays or a moisturiser that does same job if you are exercising outdoors on a hot day.

7. Avoid smoking, tanning salons and sunbathing; they will age your skin prematurely.

8. Limit your alcohol intake. Too much of it enlarges the blood vessels near the surface of your facial skin.

9. Donot rub your eyes rather apply a cold compress or washcloth to the area where you are itching.

10. Keep your hands off your face. This transfers all the germs and dirts to your delicate skin.

11. Sleep. This helps to recharge our body. For an adult, 6-8 hours of sleep is recommended daily.

12. Smile. This helps to exercise your facial muscles and keeps you looking younger. 

7 top things anyone who wants to marry should know about getting the 'right' spouse

Marriage is beautiful. YES! but it is only true when you are with the right person.

The divorce rate in our society is on the increase and that’s because people fail to prepare themselves and most times marry for the wrong reasons.
There are higher chances of saving yourself from the heartbreak of going through divorce if you marry your soul mate.
Marriage is a life time commitment and should be taken seriously. Just like other things in life, the saying "if you fail to prepare, then, you have prepared to fail" also applies in marriage.
To make the preparation so much easier, I will share with you the 7 things that I have learnt from successful marriages on how they began the journey in the right step.

1) Prayer This point might seem lame to some people but as a Christian, one thing I've come to know is that if you want something, pray for it. This is very essential as you want to communicate to God yourself about the kind of partner you want. It is also very important to give plenty of time for this. I believe you don't want God to give you a 'crash' spouse so, no 'crash' prayer too. My sweet Dad(RIP), always told tell me to give God at least 5 years to choose a life partner for me if I want to enjoy a happy home. Which means that if you want to marry at 25years, start praying about it at least when you are 20. The more time the better. I can confidently tell you that it worked for my Dad who prayed for 6 years and everyone I know that followed this simple rule.

2) Shun the 'single' behaviour. If you want to get married, you have to show it in your behaviour. You cannot be partying and coming home drunk everyday and still expect to have 10 suitors knocking on your door daily. Even if they do, I don't think they are the responsible type. Your behaviour attracts your kind of person. I have not seen anyone that wants to settle down with a drunk or party freak. If you want to be seen as a wife, behave like one. The same applies to men too. Believe me no responsible woman would like to settle down with such man.

3) Love yourself We all enjoy staying around people that show us love. If you don't love yourself, you can't love another person genuinely. You can't give what you don't have. Learn to love yourself.

4) Know what you want. Donot settle for people that don't have the qualities you want in a life partner during your 'waiting' period. You can afford to do that when you are maybe 17 and want to marry at 25 but not when you are 23 and your target age is 25. If you don't want to marry a smoker, don't be in a relationship with one. If you think that the person will change when you finally marry, then you need to think again because most people don't. My piece of advice is that it's high time you left that relationship. You can only change yourself not others.

5) Don't be desperate. This piece of advice is especially for ladies. Being desperate will only make you fall 'prey' for men. Avoid been tempted to throw yourself around any man because you think you are getting older. Just be yourself, nothing can beat that.

6) Have self respect. The way you treat yourself is the way others are bound to treat you. If you are in a relationship that you are not proud of or don't feel comfortable in, respect yourself enough to leave. Please, donot in any way take any abuse from anyone because you want to get married. Remember not to also force yourself on anyone.

7) Avoid unnecessary competition. Be it with yourself, your friends or the world. It's still best to wait for God's own time than rush into marriage because you think you are getting older or worse still, because all your friends are married. If you rush into marriage without carefully taking your time to know the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with, you will rush out of it.

Marry when you have found your soul mate not when your friends have found theirs.

15 things that change when you have a baby

Babies are indeed bundle of joy which comes with whole new changes to your life. There are also many surprises that comes along too and that’s why it’s important to equip yourself with as many valuable information as possible so you know what to expect. As my journey of becoming a parent has progressed, I think this is what I will say are the changes that came alongside.

 1)  Your baby becomes your ‘boss’. Your bundle of joy sets your schedule and the sweetness of it comes from the fact that you don’t need a clock any more.

2) You respect your parents and love them in a new way.

3) You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.

4) You respect your body in a great way.

5) You discover an inner strength you never thought you had.

6) Everyday is a surprise.

7) You see yourself being pleased rather than repulsive at bodily functions (Hooray! A poo).

8) You may find yourself become more concerned about what you eat and try to live a healthy life.

9) You realise you can love an entirely different person even more than yourself.

10) You will realise how precious time is and won’t dare take it for granted especially your free time.

11) You will realise that no amount of pictures or videos of your baby can be too much.

12) If you are the type that hates going to the doctor when you feel unwell, you'll find yourself not contemplating even for a minute when it comes to taking your baby to the doctor.

13) Knowing that they do more of staring and observing from few months old, you'll become very conscious of your behaviour as you don’t want to set bad examples.

14) You see yourself really having great time watching TV channels for babies.

15) You kiss and hug your baby even when you are running late.

Lastly, even if you think some changes are horrible and messy, believe me, it won’t bother you in the long run. I think most parents would agree with me that having a baby is so, so worth it. 

Just think of this as a mental preparation.

Finding unconditonal happiness

 "I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it." Groucho Marx

As we live our lives, we encounter different events; both good and bad which we have no control over. More often than not we attach a priceless gift to those events; our happiness. 

Regardless of our different beliefs, the fact remains that you were born and you are going to die one day. During the time in between, you choose whether or not you want to enjoy the experience. Happiness is a precious gift which thankfully we have the freedom to choose whether we want it or not.

Being bothered about life events isn't going to change the world anyway; rather it just makes you miserable. It’s bad enough that we sometimes allow our happiness to depend on our actions and even worse when we allow it depend on the actions of others we have no control over their behaviour. For example, if you say to yourself; “If only my friend didn't betray me, I would have been happy”. That is simply making your happiness conditional and giving others the power to control it. There should be no ‘ifs or buts, go on and take charge, it’s your life.  You have limited time in this life and what's not really reasonable is not to enjoy it.

Learn how to be truly happy with these 5 tips:

1) Love and appreciate yourself, others and the world around you

2) Refrain from unhealthy comparison

3) Don't dwell so much on the past. Learn the lessons it brought and move on

4) Learn to take life simple

5)  If any part of you begins to be unhappy or makes you feel there's a reason to be unhappy, meditate and speak to yourself to let go.

If you learn not to close your heart even when you encounter the not-so-good events in your journey of life, you will begin to notice the great things around the corner. You have all it takes to be happy today don't wait until tomorrow. If you slip from your happiness vow, pick up yourself as soon as possible.

 I've tried it and it's paying off, you too can.

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