Hello Grace, Bye-Bye Fear!

Song for your Sunday morning. Sing this to your fear. Cheers!

Facts About Cortisol and How it Affects Fat Storage

The body produces Cortisol as a natural response to stress.  This includes injury or trauma to the body, emotional stress, and lack of sleep or illness. Even relatively minor situations like traffic jams or an argument with a friend or co-worker will cause the body to produce this hormone.  So why is this problem?  Simply put, the process in which the body deals with stress causes an increase in heart rate, increase in fatty acids and fat creation as Cortisol is released.  Additionally, visceral obesity, or fat deep within the abdominal cavity, is also increased when the body is under stress.

As medicine advances over the decades, more and more information is made available to the public about the human body and how it functions.  In recent years cortisol has been in the public eye via the media and in medical literature.  What it is and how it affects the body has been a widely discussed subject for many years by medical personnel as well non medical people who are interested in the latest issues with regard to health.  Cortisol is one of many hormones in the body. It is produced by both males and females in the body’s adrenal glands.  Cortisol has several functions including increasing blood sugar and immune system suppression among other functions. However, it is cortisol's affect on the body when it is under stress that is the cause of concern for many people.


Unfortunately, although some people have more stress in their lives than others, no one living on this planet can completely avoid stress.  Since that is the case, we are all susceptible to the affects of Cortisol on our bodies.  And it is a well known fact that excessive fat can cause a myriad of health problems, including heart disease and osteoarthritis. Fat around the abdominal cavity, in addition to being unsightly, can be linked to type 2 diabetes. And since the release of this hormone is unavoidable, it is important to find a way to counterbalance the release of this hormone that is beneficial to the body in so many other ways.

It is no secret that keeping weight within normal ranges, eating healthy and keeping emotionally fit are keys to a better and longer life.  While this sounds good in theory, millions of people find it too difficult to incorporate a plan into their everyday lives, in addition to dealing with the unavoidable stressors of everyday living.  Combine these stressors with unexpected crises or illnesses that may arise, and it becomes extremely hard to keep a handle on weight gain.  The good news is that help is available to assist individuals to get their weight loss and exercise habits under control.  PrimalBurn has proven to be successful for a variety of people.

PrimalBurn is a program that incorporates all of these things through safe nutritional guidance that results in weight loss without starvation. The program also addresses exercise, which is vital to losing and maintaining weight, by offering safe and effective routines to supplement the nutritional plan for people at all levels of fitness.  Additionally, PrimalBurn includes motivation, tips and wellness information all in one affordable program.

When size matters: ICMR says condoms are too big for Indian men

A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men.

The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were shorter than international standards for condoms.

It has led to a call for condoms of mixed sizes to be made more widely available in India.

The two-year study was carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research.

Over 1,200 volunteers from the length and breadth of the country had their penises measured precisely, down to the last millimetre.

The scientists even checked their sample was representative of India as a whole in terms of class, religion and urban and rural dwellers.

The conclusion of all this scientific endeavour is that about 60% of Indian men have penises which are between three and five centimetres shorter than international standards used in condom manufacture.

Doctor Chander Puri, a specialist in reproductive health at the Indian Council of Medical Research, told the BBC there was an obvious need in India for custom-made condoms, as most of those currently on sale are too large.

The issue is serious because about one in every five times a condom is used in India it either falls off or tears, an extremely high failure rate.

And the country already has the highest number of HIV infections of any nation.

‘Not a problem’

Mr Puri said that since Indians would be embarrassed about going to a chemist to ask for smaller condoms there should be vending machines dispensing different sizes all around the country.

“Smaller condoms are on sale in India. But there is a lack of awareness that different sizes are available. There is anxiety talking about the issue. And normally one feels shy to go to a chemist’s shop and ask for a smaller size condom.”

But Indian men need not be concerned about measuring up internationally according to Sunil Mehra, the former editor of the Indian version of the men’s magazine Maxim.

“It’s not size, it’s what you do with it that matters,” he said.

“From our population, the evidence is Indians are doing pretty well.

“With apologies to the poet Alexander Pope, you could say, for inches and centimetres, let fools contend.”

Top 5 potentially habitable planets for men

Researches have shown there are 700 planets and beyond and the interesting thing is some of these planets could in all likelihood support life. Just in case the zombie apocalypse turns out to be real, it's good news to know there are places we can run to..hahaha. We are even free to choose; how good does it get! Here are the top 5 potentially habitable planets that support life.

1. Gliese 581g

This rocky world was announced in September 2010 and has been controversial ever since, with some researchers casting doubt on its existence and its discoverers remaining firmly behind their find.

Gliese 581g, which is located just 20 light-years away, is likely two to three times as massive as Earth and zips around its parent star every 30 days or so. This orbit places the planet squarely in its star's "habitable zone" — that just-right range of distances where liquid water, and perhaps life as we know it, could exist.

2.  Gliese 667Cc

Gliese 667Cc, which was discovered in February 2012 by the same core team that spotted Gliese 581g, orbits a red dwarf 22 light-years away, in the constellation Scorpius (The Scorpion).

The alien world is a so-called "super Earth" that's at least 4.5 times as massive as our planet, and it completes an orbit every 28 days. At least one other planet circles the star Gliese 667C, which is part of a triple-star system.

3. Kepler-22b

Kepler-22b was spotted by NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope in December 2011. It's a super Earth about 2.4 times as wide as our planet. If the greenhouse effect operates on Kepler-22b like it does on Earth, the alien world would have an average surface temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius), researchers have said.

Kepler-22b is found about 600 light-years away, and it orbits a star very much like our own sun.

4. HD 85512b

HD 85512b is another super Earth, one that's thought to be 3.6 times as massive as our planet. The alien world is found about 35 light-years from us, in the direction of the constellation Vela (The Sail).

Astronomers announced the discovery of HD 85512b in September 2011. The planet's estimated surface temperature is 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius).

5. Gliese 581d

This world, which is about seven times as massive as Earth, orbits a bit farther out than its planetary sibling Gliese 581g.

When 581d was first discovered in 2007, many scientists regarded it as too cold to be potentially habitable. In the years since, however, atmospheric-modeling studies have suggested that the planet may indeed be able to support life as we know it — provided 581d is warmed by a greenhouse effect.

The ends of the Earth

Curiosity got the better of me yesterday when I got thinking what the ends of the earth  really look like. I had just seen Stephen Hawking on TV and when I got to read about him, his famous quote ''there's no north of the North Pole'' got me wondering. I searched through Google and Wikipedia to know more about the North Pole.

OK, so people have been there. The North Pole is right in the middle of the Arctic Ocean and is mostly covered with ice. All directions on the compass point to the south at the North Pole. The question again: so what's north of the North Pole? I saw a video on you-tube about some tourists being taken to the Pole aboard the Russian ice-breaker: 50 years of Glory. I was able to find out that the nearest inhabitable places to the Pole are Alert in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada and  Kaffeklubben Island, off the northern coast of Greenland which are both due south. So what lies north of the North Pole? Is that some place no man has ever trod or what? Or perhaps it doesn't exist at all. I'll find out more about this very interesting topic and post what I find on the blog in due time.

Now, that's that for the North Pole. Then my curiosity shifted to the South Pole. Here, man has made more progress than the North Pole, most likely because it's just a continental land mass in difference to the North Pole which is right in the middle of the ocean. All directions in the South Pole also point to the North. There's no east or west. So the question again: what lies in the south of the South Pole? The U.S. has a manned station permanently at the South Pole where temperatures are frigid. Unlike the North Pole, the South Pole is the bottom of the earth. The Southernmost part of the earth and the Earth's axis of rotation. Call it Antarctica and you'll be darn right! It just piques my interest. What lies at the north of the North Pole and at the south of the South Pole? Call me stupid but hey, a man is free to ask questions, right! Like it was when I wanted to know what the deepest part of the ocean looked like. My curiosity sent me surfing the web to know more about the Mariana Trench until I stumbled on James Cameron's National Geographic expedition to the deepest point of the Ocean. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out.

I'd like to read as much as I can about this. In case any of you readers have an answer to my curiosity, I crave your indulgence to educate me more on this or I'll search all the geography books I can find to satisfy my curiosity. I know curious minds think alike..#wink

What lies beyond the ends of the two farthest points on Earth? Watch this space!

How to Improve Your Memory

Wouldn’t it be nice to just look at a page and never forget what was on there? What if you could never again forget a friend’s birthday? The bad news is, not everyone has a photographic memory, otherwise known as eidetic memory. Most of us rely on mnemonic devices. The good news, however, is that everyone can take steps to improve their memory, and with time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize seemingly impossible amounts of information. Whether you want to win the World Memory Championships, ace your history test, or simply remember where you put your keys, this article can get you started.

Why Short Duration, High intensity Exercises are Better than Long Duration Workouts

No matter what age, background or geographical location, the most important thing in a person’s life is their physical health.  Getting healthy and staying healthy includes several activities that must be done on a consistent basis.  These include eating healthy, balanced meals and regular exercise.  However, millions of people dedicate time, energy and expense to regular exercise routines but see little or no real weight loss within a reasonable time.  Many people get frustrated or discouraged and decrease or stop exercising all together.

How Sleep Can Help You Lose Weight

Everyone tries to keep their weight down for better health, improved appearance or any number of reasons.  Some people who are desperate to take off pounds or maintain their weight resort to any means necessary with fad diets such as eating lemons or other single foods, liquid only diets and colon cleanses.  Sadly, some people even turn to dangerous habits such as binging, purging or even starvation.  Any of these activities can cause serious harm to health and if continued, can even lead to death.  There are ways to safely lose weight that are available for people of all sizes.  In addition, there is something that almost everyone does each day without effort that research has shown helps shed pounds-simply going to sleep.

8 Things You Should Never Be Caught Saying To A Mom Of An Only Child

I saw this article and it kinda struck me. Many a times we just utter words that come to our head without thinking of what the person listening to us is feeling. After reading through, I realized that I have been guilty of some of these faux pas and so have many of us without knowing. Please, take a read  and share your thoughts but not before you have read Suzanne Murray’s article on ’8 Things Never to Say to a Mom of an Only Child’.

How to Be a Good Girlfriend

If you want to be a good girlfriend then you need to unveil brilliant qualities beyond the outward smile. You need to be the most salient part of your boyfriend’s life.

Here are a few strategies to attempt, if you are keen to be a good girlfriend. Also, these below hints came to me as I considered on what I most treasure about my girlfriend.

Relationships: 15 Truths About Men!

1) I don't have to remind my woman 'I love her', I already told you once.

2) If you cheat on me, I will NEVER forgive you. 

3) When you're upset with me, I tend to look at other women more often.

4) I expect you to be ready when I come pick you up.

5) Cigarettes make any woman look cheap and easy.
6) If you do something hurtful, and I don't bring it up, I'm considering leaving you.


7) I am not a woman, and I cannot read your mind.


8) Don't tell me what to do when I didn't ask for your help. 

9) If you sleep over, I might eventually marry you, but I am less motivated.

10) Being respected is more important than being loved.

11) I want every man to envy me, when your next to me. So please don't get FAT.
12) I don't always know how I feel, that's why I don't tell you.

13) I never want to hear about your ex-boyfriend. regardless of the point.

14) Don't ask me 'are you going to wear that' when I'm already dressed.

15) A gentleman, MUST Always be respected by his woman in public, no matter what.

We don't actually agree with all this! What do you ladies think?

Food Scandal in Europe: GM food causes cancer!

French team claim bestselling brand of GM corn caused tumours and multiple organ damage 

Leading scientists have questioned the study and its results, claiming it has 'no value' 
Rats fed a lifelong diet of one of the bestselling strains of genetically modified corn suffered tumours and multiple organ damage, according to a controversial French study published today.
Scientists said the results raised serious questions about the safety of GM foods and the assurances offered by biotech companies and governments.
The first lifetime trials involving rats fed on GM corn found a raised incidence of breast tumours, liver and kidney damage.


The French team has released shocking images of tumours in mice caused by exclusively eating GM corn. However, the research has been criticised as being of 'no value' by other scientists

Tips To Getting A Girl of your Dreams

Men have been asking: “How can I find a nice girl?”
Here are some things you need to know before you start searching.

Get a job:

A busy man is a very attracted kind. When you have a job it gives you a certain kind of confidence that completes your masculinity. As a man, you want to be in control, and financial strength gives you the ability to be in charge. Women do not take jobless men seriously; and having a job doesn’t necessarily mean you are locked up in an office, you could run your own business – no matter how small initially as long as there are prospects of growth, and a healthy sense of ambition.

Pizza-Racism at Istanbul Airport

A racist incident took place at the Istanbul airport while I was waiting for my connecting flight onwards to my destination. Anyone who has been to this airport would know it's a magnanimous piece of real estate where most flights to every part of the world transit. Since my flight had been delayed, I looked for a cafe to grab a bite while I was waiting for my airplane. Reading Christian Jacq's 'RAMSES', and biting into my chicken burger, I noticed a group of guys saunter into the cafe. They were in high spirits, laughing and joking about something.

The tough choice of life

Odd: Spanish school offers prostitution as a professional course!

A Spanish firm offering a professional course in prostitution which it says 'guarantees a job offer on graduation,' has survived its first legal challenge to be closed down.

For €100, students are taught the history of the world's oldest profession, how to use erotic toys and the most popular positions contained within the Kama Sutra.

Rules to keep your relationship going

I like to think that sex appeal is way beyond getting a man turned on by your luscious curves and whips of seduction because sexiness may get you a man but it takes a lot more to keep a wise man.
To get the right man to appreciate the beauty of your alluring art of seductive body and style, you need to first know what kind of qualities in a man should complete and compliment your persona….
its so surprising to discover that most ladies really do not know the Right QUALITIES to look out for in a MAN.
As an intending Wife, you are to be a HELP-MEET, not a HELP-EAT. Ladies, please before you Make Demands from your Man, consider his INCOME/SALARY… If he attends to your Demands, would he still be ABLE to Survive the Next 28/30 days with what’s left with him?

Best solution to a cheating husband?

I know you'll be really shocked!!! Such was my surprise when I stumbled on this.

For centuries, after the empowerment plan for women was pushed out of obscurity, women have had just one single problem, and that is keeping men from cheating on them with other women. Every other thing seem to have come in easily, except this aspect. Finally a Blacksmith made a breakthrough, and the proposed method had to be that one used in the days of great prophets to stop slaves from actually getting each other pregnant in the prison.
See this woman as she decided to flaunt her own, showing she has been able to subdue her man, and he now wears it everywhere he goes. So what do you think of this? Will you allow your wife lock down there in prison? Share your opinion.

The rules of life

Often letting go has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength. We let go and walk away not because we want the universe to realize our worth, but because we finally realize our own worth.
And that’s what this short article is all about – realizing your worth, and harnessing this realization to identify the negative ideas, habits, and people in your life that you need to let go of. Here are some points to consider:
1. The past can steal your present if you let it. – You can spend hours, days, weeks, months, or even years sitting alone in a dark room, over-analyzing a situation from the past, trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve or should’ve happened. Or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and walk out the front door into the sunlight to get some fresh air.

When your partner offends you, is starving them of love making and food, right?

New Video from Rick Ross - Hold Me Back (Nigeria)

Rozzay shows the depth of poverty and Lagos slums in this video. While many Nigerians have condemned this video as sending a wrong signal to the world like hitherto giving meaning to the already long known stereotype of Africa being just a land mass of poverty and slums, they  fail to realize it's a wake-up call on the government to make the wealth of the country go all around the populace so that the common man would benefit from it. True there are slums and ghettos everywhere in world.

P.S. This video was shot in a ghetto in Lagos, Nigeria. It doesn't depict what the whole city is though. Lagos is pretty in whatever sense you can think of.

Behold the oldest celebrity virgins!

We just want to know if VIRGINITY is overrated or just an unfortunate loss of opportunity?
Do you still think we have virgins that are in their late twenties or even thirties? Is it still a thing of pride?
Because we see the confused look on some people's faces when a girl in her twenties she is still chaste… they think you probably have been living under the rock!
We are going to take our time to see some people who placed and still place value on that priceless gift from a woman to her man in HOLLYWOOD!

Lolo Jones 

Dealing with police 101

Don't know how to deal with cops? We offer a comprehensive video manual from Chris Rock about dos and donts of your behavior around police officers. Enjoy!

Can An Ex-prostitute Still Be A Good Wife?

We have a case of an ex prostitute who is married to the love of her life after an early life living in a home that was abusive and detrimental to her health because it affected her psychologically to the point that she was all by herself for close to two months, not communicating with anybody.
When she couldn’t take it anymore, she ran away from home at the age of 19 and became a prostitute for 4 years ; where she met a patron that fell in love with her at first sight.
After 2 years, they got married and ever since then, this man kept on judging her based on her past, he had never for once trusted any other man who came close to her because he felt like “once a prostitute, always a prostitute”…
The bitter truth that he seemed not to get is the fact that this woman had been totally faithful to him ever since the relationship became official.

His distrust for her had even gotten him to jail several times and now he is left with no friends.
At some point, she disclosed to me that she was at  cross-roads as to making a decision whether to  just walk away from the marriage and go back to her former profession of prostitution because her husband had  closed down her business.
 Now, let us have your honest opinion, is it that ex-prostitutes can't be faithful wives when they eventually get married?
Now men, why get married to one, if you know that you would judge her by her past, after-all, we all have been shoddy at one time or the other.

We're just saying, but why would anyone go as far as using people’s past in not just destroying them and making them feel worthless, but also killing their relationship…
 So back to the question at hand….how do you advice a man who is in this similar situation?
How else do you make your partner forget or cope with your past?

I Would Use And Dump Her!

I am a guy of 28 years who just finished youth service in June and newly got a job. Around July, I met a girl that I am currently dating.
Prior to this day,  I have not really found someone I love more than this girl. She loves me too, though  she is a student and works as well but I have noticed that there is this kind of way she answers my call sometimes , so much so that I tend to suspect that she is with some other guy.
She is no longer cheerful on phone and would just wish I dropped the Call sooner or she would say “ okay bye! we will talk later” and stuffs like that.
Where she lives in school has no network, so she goes somewhere outside her house whenever she feels she wants to talk with me.
 I used this knowledge to monitor her whereabouts because when her line goes through, then I know she ain’t at home. For two days now her number has been going and from the background, I deduced that she could only be in a room and not outside her house. When I asked her about my observations, she fumed and hung up on me.

Romney shows his true colors in a scandalous secret video!

When he doesn't know a camera's rolling, the GOP candidate shows his disdain for half of America.

During a private fundraiser earlier this year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a small group of wealthy contributors what he truly thinks of all the voters who support President Barack Obama. He dismissed these Americans as freeloaders who pay no taxes, who don't assume responsibility for their lives, and who think government should take care of them. Fielding a question from a donor about how he could triumph in November, Romney replied:

World's most annoying tourists

Noisy chatterers, smooching lovebirds, armrest hogs and selfish seat recliners – we hate them all with the utmost passion. But nasty travelers get classified not only by the infuriating things they do on planes. Every now and then a list of the world's most annoying nationalities gets published, stirring as much consenting laughter of those at the receiving end as it does clamor among those who find themselves complete the roll call. Here's 8 that always get the dubious badge of their countries' bad ambassadors, together with 8 reasons why we are ready to turn a blind eye

INDIANS: Indians don't fair well in the politeness stakes as hoteliers all over the world describe them as rudest, most indifferent to local culture and least likely to tip. Local cuisine is also something they will approach with suspicion, and the level of noise they generate is considerably higher than what's on average considered tolerable.

Latest Twist On The Death Of Wunmi Adebayo!

This Update on the murder of Wunmi Adebayo, a Tai Solarin student will shock you, and it should serve as a lesson to ladies who run after big boys without knowing the source of their income.

Peradventure you haven’t heard about the death of  Wunmi  Adebayo.

It was reported that Wunmi was killed few days ago by armed robbers at her boyfriend’s apartment in Ijebu Ode. Well, there is a new development in the story now, as her boyfriend has confessed to the Police that he killed Wunmi.

New Video: Onyeka Onwenu - Falling in Love

My Boyfriend Impregnated Me And My Two Daughters" - 53-Year-Old Mum

I am in my early 50s. I am divorced, have been for more than a decade. I live on my own with my three children.

About a year ago, I went into a relationship with a man four years younger than I am. Being married, we meet in my place. As a matter of fact he has the key to my flat. It was better than going to hotels.

Besides, my daughters are grown ups to appreciate that I need a man in my life. Well, I thought I could trust him so I gave him permission to come to my house whenever he likes whether I am in or not. I also assumed my daughters were responsible enough to see him as their father. Unfortunately, I miscalculated. Unknown to me while he was having affairs with me, he was also sleeping with my two older daughters.

"My Husband is a 5-Second man In Bed" - Wife Seeks Help

Hello, please post this as you might just be helping me save my future. My name is Tayo. I'm 25 and might be getting married in December, if only I will say yes to my man.

He's 31 by the way, but I told him I was going to think about it. To cut the story short, I'm really scared of getting married to him because I wouldn't want to cheat on my husband.

This guy is not even a one minute man when it comes to sex. He is a 5 seconds person. I've complained severally and he has tried to take all kinds of drugs to make him last but they don't work.

Top 10 myths about Africa

There are several myths and misconceptions about the continent of Africa especially in the Western world. Most of these originate from the media where several people look up to for information. I have compiled below some of these myths. Now you'll know how wrong you've been about the ''dark continent''.


1. Africa is a country: Heck no it isn't. Recently Sarah Palin of the U.S.A. made this terrible goof when talking about Africa and this just shows how ignorant most people are when it comes to Africa. It is a continent home to 54 independent, unparalleled countries. South Sudan joined the fray in July 2011.

Please forgive us. U.S. pleads with Islamic nations.

Even with tears over the killing of the U.S ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens and 3 others, the United States of America has apologized to the whole world, particularly to Countries ruled by Muslims over the anti-Islamic film released by an American video film, which assaulted Prophet Mohammed.

Already, the crisis has spread to Yemen and some few Muslim ruling nations, including Nigeria. Muslims in the City of Jos have been protesting over the anti-Islam film released online. They have embarked on burning American flags even as soldiers are working towards putting them off the streets.

Speaking through its Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Obama had described the video as repulsive and disgraceful, adding that the purpose was to condemn religion and to provoke violence.

Clinton, who spoke while attending a meeting in Washington D.C. with Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister yesterday, pleaded with all Islamic nations to pardon the Americans for such blunder.

According to her “We are closely watching what is happening in Yemen and elsewhere, and we certainly hope and expect that there will be steps taken to avoid violence and prevent the escalation of protests into violence.

“I also want to take a moment to address the video circulating on the internet that has led to these protests in a number of countries. Let me state very clearly – and I hope it is obvious – that the United States Government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. We absolutely reject its content and message. America’s commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. And as you know, we are home to people of all religions, many of whom came to this country seeking the right to exercise their own religion, including, of course, millions of Muslims. And we have the greatest respect for people of faith.

“To us, to me personally, this video is disgusting and reprehensible. It appears to have a deeply cynical purpose: to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. But as I said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. We condemn the violence that has resulted in the strongest terms, and we greatly appreciate that many Muslims in the United States and around the world have spoken out on this issue.

“Violence, we believe, has no place in religion and is no way to honor religion. Islam, like other religions, respects the fundamental dignity of human beings, and it is a violation of that fundamental dignity to wage attacks on innocents. As long as there are those who are willing to shed blood and take innocent life in the name of religion, the name of God, the world will never know a true and lasting peace. It is especially wrong for violence to be directed against diplomatic missions. These are places whose very purpose is peaceful: to promote better understanding across countries and cultures. All governments have a responsibility to protect those spaces and people, because to attack an embassy is to attack the idea that we can work together to build understanding and a better future.

“Now, I know it is hard for some people to understand why the United States cannot or does not just prevent these kinds of reprehensible videos from ever seeing the light of day. Now, I would note that in today’s world with today’s technologies, that is impossible. However, even if it were possible, our country does have a long tradition of free expression, which is enshrined in our Constitution and our law, and we do not stop individual citizens from expressing their views no matter how distasteful they may be.