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7 HEALTH PRACTICES YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED

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In life there are things we do or do not do on daily basis and yet we know they are wrong. We are accustomed to these things and before we know it we think it's okay to do them or not to do them. Here's a list of things that a large population of people do or do not do right in their daily life.

1. Not drinking water
You probably think this is stupid thing to write about considering the fact that you have heard it all your life. You have learned the importance of drinking enough water all the way from kindergarten to where you are right now. It's probably some sick repetition of things and it's getting on your nerves. Today just bare with me and read through about the importance of drinking water for your body. Most people drink water when they are thirsty.....come on people water isn't all about quenching your thirst. It regulates your body temperature, keeps the tissues in your body moist, helps your body remove wastes,it aids in digestion. It's good for your skin and a list of many more things. Isn't that enough to give water a chance in your life? After all water is life. Visit @drinkingwaterallday for more advantages of water in our body.






2. Listening to loud music
 There is no better feeling than loud banging music blasting out of the speakers. The beat is so clear and hypnotising and for a moment you feel like you are on top of the world. Loud music is a thing for teenagers  at least in my part of the world. Therefore the likelihood that they would be affected more is high.  Music soothes the heart and makes you feel good inside and out which is a good thing however my only concern is on loud music. Normally what we consider normal hanging out places like loud bars, night clubs, music events and even music from our personal audio devices( e.g ear phones) can permanently damage your hearing. The WHO found out that 50% of those studied listen to unsafe sound levels on personal audio devices while about 40% are exposed to damaging levels of music at entertainment venues.  So clearly only 10% of the people are safe which sucks.  Why don't you start now, today listening to safe sound levels of music on your personal device.  It's not worth it, loosing your hearing simply because you couldn't turn your music volume down.




3. Not eating fruits and vegetables
"Totally uncool" that's what you are probably thinking. I know vegetables do not have appealing taste that most people would desire and who the hell would want to choose vegetables over nice grilled meat.
But here's is the thing people your fruits and vegetables are true and good friends in ways you could never imagine.  Here's what they do for your body; they reduce your chances of ever getting cardiovascular disease and diabetes. They supply you with enough fibre, vitamins and minerals that function as antioxidants, phytoestrogens and inflammatory agents.  So people eat your fruits and vegetables do not push then down your napkins, don't do that to friends.




4. Not using  a straw  to drink juice
Okay I know what you are all thinking right now. Is lame. It might sound as a small issue but it's a big deal people. The environment people may come to me hard but just read through to the end and decide for yourself. Most juices we drink today be organic or inorganic contain a grate deal of acids;  tartaric, malic, citric, carbonic and you name it all.  Whether inorganic or organic each juice contains one or more of these acids.  Acids seam to have a thing for our enamel because every time they meet the acid corrodes it. In this fight our teeth always end up loosing.  Straws helps us avoid this problem and we can take our juices while keeping acids out our teeth. It's not easy having to have your juice and concentrate so that it does not touch your teeth but it's worth it.






5. Phone addiction 
Very often human beings get attached to things and those things are precious to them.  People get attached to their pets, certain clothing and other material things.  There is  this new issue where people are attached to their phones and attach their happiness with them.  They can not be happy if anything they do does not involve their phones. Google that am pretty sure it's some kind of disorder. Most people use their phones from dawn to dusk even when they could be doing other things.  Addictions to smart phones makes it seem entirely impossible to live without one. There are consequences when you love your smart phone so much and once addicted it is hard to withdraw from the addiction like any other form of addiction, back problems,  nerve damage,  anxiety and depression, disrupted sleep and social effect. It's not old school to decide one day of the week to entirely forget about your phone and engage in other activities that do not involved your smart phone. Can you?



6. Not doing body exercises
This activity is not for some people and less or not supposed to be done by the other half of people. Exercises are for everyone. Recently body exercises are attached with an objective; increasing butts,  getting jaw dropping abbs and getting that hourglass figure. It's okay but when was the last time you performed exercises that didn't neglect certain parts of your body or when was the last time you performed exercises at all.  Making exercises part of your daily routine is a good thing because exercises help you in a number  of ways. Exercises help one control body weight, they reduce the risk of heart diseases, the body is able to manage blood sugar and insulin levels, they help one quit unhealthy habits like smoking,  they keep thinking and learning skills sharp,  they reduce risks of certain cancers and improve sexual health. So get up and exercise buddies it's worth the try.



7. Staying up all night 
Who has ever stayed up all night watching TV, clubbing and even hanging out with friends. I am a guilty party here, but with years and experience I have come to learn how precious sleeping hours are to me, you should too.  You probably learned that the day after you stayed up late you woke up with a blasting headache. Sleep not only boosts your mood but goes beyond other importance's like improving your memory, you could live longer, sleep reduces risk to certain diseases, it spurs your creativity and even sharpens your attention. It's okay to cancel that night party, it's okay to switch off your TV and watch the recap the next day, it's okay to turn in for the night at your friends sleep over. All these could be arranged to happen some other time but trust me you need your sleep. Do not rob yourself of that.






These practices do not necessarily have to show you the effects now.  Later in life people keep wondering what happened to them and they often ask themselves "how did I get here? ". There is no juju or any kind of magic that happened. You happened ,and if you want to change the potential bad ending of your story then start now. It's never too late to behave healthy. 















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OLD IS MAKING A GRAND COMEBACK

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Since man's civilization there has been those kind of people who have always wanted to standout among the others. Those kind of people where often not understood by people within their societies and where probably the social misfits. Thanks to globalization today being different, dressing different, talking different is kinda of a special thing. Through out humans history man has always shown different preferences in things and actions. Those preferences that stood out and were understood by the majority of the population is what we call  fashion today.  Mans fashion typically the clothing fashion  changes with time. This is the reason why fashion trends   rock for a time being before they are lost, that is they are replaced by new fashion.  But today the old fashion has been making a grand comeback, I dont know if people are running out of ideas or if they are trying to uphold the lost fashion trends again.There has been trendy hairstyles, clothing, shoes and accessories that rocked the 70s to 90s but seam all new today.
Here's a list of some of the trending fashion today that were here all along

 1. Chocker necklaces
Who didn't wear this kind of necklace? I did, my BFF did, all the people around me did. It was almost suffocating when it came out because people were all over it like its some kind of new stuff. They came in all sorts of material and designs like velvet,plastic,beads,leather,metal and name it all. They have been around for thousands of years. For those of you who didn't have the chance to see them( which is unlikely) here Is a photo of them.


2. Tartan
You have probably come across this kind of clothing, seen someone wearing it or at least watched a movie with a character dressed in a tartan. Its always wrapped around the waist and cast over the shoulder and fastened at the front.




3. Pants with wide legs
The fashion is still getting its stamina back since in some places its still considered the most unfashionable wear ever. Its kinda making a big comeback in the women collection. The grate feature about them now is the tight high waste top. The fashion is kinda popular for official wear ( atleast thats what i see in my part of the world.




4. Sweatpants
Fitness people have decided it doesnt have to be loose big clothes wear anymore. Rather todays sweat pants are kinda loose yet slightly tight fitting, cosy and comfortable.  No one has to feel like he/she has been stuffed in a cloth again. Though the intention might have been to provide clothes for athletic purposes today you can wear sweat pants almost anywhere and for this reason there a variety of sweat pants that have evolved including fashion pants,windpants, tearway  pants, and muscle pants.


5.Ripped jeans

This is a typical look of a bad boy or of a bad girl. Its the look that cool people would go for without to have to say anything about their coolness.



6.Cut off jean shorts

Whenever "SUMMER IS HERE" people always think of the fun and pleasure that comes with it.  And what's summer without cut off jeans shorts? Male or female the wear gives you the casual homey kinda of look.  You could wear the jeans out on a picnic,  in the pack and at the beach. actually all summer activities could involve your inseparable friend "cut of jeans shorts". They are the kind of wear that are fun, versatile and festive that most people have learned to love. They are making a grand comeback in all kinda of stiles





There are so many more and the list goes on and on. I would probably write the whole book if I were to write them all down. So am going to list em with photos.
7.Combat boots



8.Crop tops


9.Flannel shirt




10.BIG hair-afros,bobs and bangs







11.Denim jackets or shirts


12.Flip-flops (platform)


13.Pixie cuts



14.Mirrored and round sun glasses





15.Backpacks






16.Shoulder pads



17.Neon colored wear



18.Printed clothes




19.Mommy jeans




20. Box braids


21. Leather jacket





And the list goes on and on because each day that goes by a person wakes up and decides to pop up with an old fashion wear and the rest of the world follow along. Why don't you tell us your most favorite old fashion wear and how you rock it.


Photos: from instagram 











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Let's sum up the "Loyal wedding ".

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While everybody is talking about the loyal wedding ( at least thats what most of us are doing, did through the weekend and are gonna do for a couple of days) some of us are trying, yes TRYING so hard to sum it all up and get on with our lives( as if that's possible).Come on you can't summarize this historical event and get away with it. Anyway am going to TRY and pick up all the bits from social media specifically instagram and tell it  all in short.

1. The hat game
People all over the world are wishing the couple a lovely life yet some can't help but get stuck at hats of some of the people who attended the wedding.People are trying to compare this person and that person so as to get the winner of the game. Why don't you tell us who rocked the hat look?


2. Celebs who attended
Megan being the actress and of course Prince Harry being the prince they sure have one hell of celeb " friends" . So here's the list of some of the celebs who attended the loyal wedding; Prianka,  Oprah, Celena and Marcus. The list goes on and on and oh don't think I have a thing for female celebrities but these people are everywhere on social media.

3. Mother daughter moments
People have decided it's time to show all Megan bonding times with her mama. Some posts have shown a mother's proud face kinda of look on Megan's mom. It's a face every girl would kill for so that the mother can have plastered on her face.


4. The ring 

You can't talk about the loyal wedding and leave this out. Out here people are having all kind of opinions about her wearing that ring but all of this doesn't matter. All that matters is that it meant a lot to the prince and he wanted her to have it( what a great love?). The ring formerly belonged to prince Harry's mom( Princess Diana).



5. Princess  Charlotte decided to follow somebodys footsteps 
Occasionally Prince Harry was spotted in different areas letting  his tongue out as a child and even as an adult. At the royal wedding the lovely princess Charlotte thought she could do the same and she looked all adorable in her rossy pink chicks. It's all over the internet how an apple does not fall far away from its tree.



6. Megan's father wasn't at the wedding
As much as she loved to see him there she also wanted to let him have a good recovery. It's known that earlier this week Thomas had his  heart surgery. Although he was watching from afar like the rest of us the father couldnt help but send his wedding blessings when he saw his beautiful daughter in white.

Photo from enews instagram page

7. The World takes it as "new hope"
While the union seams to be just a wedding for some of us but some people are looking at it as new hope and a symbol for grate things to come. People are expecting so much out of this wedding because not only did it break certain boundaries but it also gave hope and confidence to dream.


8. The prince tears up
Although this is a simple action the fact that the prince is head over hills for Megan kinda sets people on fire.  Being a public figure and all people expect him to be tough and all that like he is not human.  But come on who wouldn't tear up?  Man he is whipped so hard. Look what love could do to a Prince.

9. She just paused outside Buckingham Palace at 15 and got married to him 22 years later.
I think this should be in the world greatest manifests. To all girls out there here's a clue all you gat do is pause outside your Prince Charmings house and wait for a few years to get married(kidding). But seriously now I believe anything is possible, all you gat do is MANIFEST.





10. AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER











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