The Positive Neighbourhood

What would happen to your body if you eat avocado every day? Can excess eating of avocado harm your health and body? Nutritionists say it does not harm neither your health nor body to do so since avocado has plenty of nutritional and health benefits. However, people with  hyperpotassemia are advised against eating avocado daily because of its high content of potassium. In truth, your body and health will greatly be improved by the rich minerals and nutrients found in avocadoes. These rich minerals and nutrients helps to lower blood sugar, improve eyesight, cut body weight, improve kidney and liver functions, regulate cholesterol levels, and many more. Avocado the Fruit Majority of us are inclined to think that avocado is a vegetable because of its consumption in numerous diets. However, it is a tropical fruit and just to be specific, it is a typical berry only that it is large and has a seed. It is widely believed that avocado originated from central and south America.

The perception of fatherhood in parenting is slowly evolving from being peripheral to being central. Young men are progressively embracing parenting and actively participate in raising their children. This is evident in Sweden where the government decided to implement the parental leave plan which campaigns for fathers with jobs to get as equal opportunity as mothers to raise their children. The parental leave plan generously give 480 paid days to the working parents to be away from work and go spend time with their children. These leave days are to be shared equally between the father and mother. From the time when this leave plan was implemented, streets in towns across Sweden have been crowded with youngish bearded men carrying their babies in strollers or hanging out with toddlers at the public parks. This has become a common sight as confessed by a Swedish man who was quoted saying, “In Stockholm, it’s common to see four dads with expensive strollers hanging out in the

Hollywood is the one place almost anyone would not pass the opportunity to work and live there. And those who are blessed to be part of the community strife to grow their families stronger. However, the community is faced with challenges to keep families together since they are condemned to a lifestyle that is extreme which at times end up to be unhealthy for relationships. Perhaps for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, who are one of the most influential names in Hollywood and entire showbiz, have coped to the Hollywood lifestyle too well to keep the fire burning in their relationship. Having met each other while working in Hollywood, they got married two decades ago and continue to be stronger in their union. This is unusual given majority of married couples in the community have not lasted in marriage as long as them. Shifting Marriage Perception Because they have been married for that long, their marriage seems too good to be real to skeptics who believe the two a

What’s the hype? Believe it or not, it has been more than 10 years after Facebook (the leading platform) was created by Mark Zuckerberg back in 2004; yet the excitement around social media is even getting stronger to date. And since 2004, there has been a raise in the number of social media platforms. “What is this hype all about?” one can wonder. Well, it can be the mere fact that ‘No man is an island’ and we are constantly seeking to make new connections. Furthermore, there is no denying that social media has brought new experiences and exposures which are both negative and positive. Ultimately, social media has and continues to impact today’s lifestyle. Upraise of Vloggers and Bloggers Among the many impacts of social media in today’s lifestyle, blogging or ‘vlogging’ is definitely noticeable and is more popular with the young generation. YouTube, which is among the major platforms, is responsible in promoting video contents (vlogs) by rewarding the creators han

Learning from XXXTENTACION death Sad Death On 18 th June 2018, the world woke up to the shocking death of US rapper XXXTENTACION. He was gunned down by three shooters as he was leaving a motorbike shop at Deerfield Beach, Florida in what appears to be unclear circumstance of whether it was done intentionally or just victim of day robbery. In whatever circumstances, the news of his death resonated a deep sad feeling across the world. This sadness, perhaps, could be justified by the fact that Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy (his real name) died at a tender age of 20 just when his life had taken a positive turn. Turning over a new Leaf It cannot be denied that since his childhood, X (as popularly called by his loyal fans) has been violent and widely considered as hothead. This is evident by several accounts of assaults, illegal gun possession and drug abuse. There is an instance where he went extreme by hitting his now ex-girlfriend who at the time was just a few months pregnant

Two weeks had passed since the opening ceremony of 2018 FIFA World Cup when reports emerged that Wild Boars football team, comprising of 12 players and their coach, was trapped inside Tham Luang’s cave in northern Thailand. The squad had allegedly completed football practice when their coach agreed to take the team to explore the cave. Everyone on the team, except from the coach, falls within the age of 11 years to 17 years and attends Mae Sai Prasitsart School. Certainly, it is a junior team developing their football skills who are assuredly devoted and aspiring to succeed in football. This grabbed attention from all over the world especially the larger football community and FIFA, which is the global governing body for all football associations. The FIFA’s Gesture. To any football fan or player, participating in a world cup is undoubtedly a dream if not a lifetime fulfillment. And since the 2018 FIFA World Cup was still ongoing, FIFA decided to award the victims with a full w