Welcome to Dgeek's world

It's a new year and a different one at that; everyone wants things done differently this year. We all want to be seen in a new garment of different colors and style. We want to undo our errors in 2015 and perfect our wonderful deeds. It's the beginning of the year and all things bright and beautiful. Even the sky can't stop our accomplishments but it often doesn't pan out that way at the end of the year. It was the same for last year and the years before. Our beautiful plans become short lived and somehow dont make it to reality. It is said that once the cause of a thing is known, the effect could averted. Some other common causes of these failed resolutions are listed here: 1.Unwritten resolutions: When we make our resolutions one thing we fail to realize is that 366 is too long a time to keep those resolutions in mind. Any long-term decision that is not in black and white has only 30% chance of survival because there is always a million reasons to fail but just...

We see time as the most valuable commodity that should be duly accounted for.  Some even say a waste of time is a waste of life. For economical reason we plan our time in some kind of time budget. Every seconds of every minutes of every hour of every day of every …(you know the rest) is appropriated living only no time to catch your breathe. In the end so much is achieved with so much at stake. With time you begin to live your dreams alongside its nightmare. You, a man, next most powerful creature to god, now become a slave to the abstract, a slave of TIME. I have seen organized people who have everything meticulously planned but still wail over poverty of time. Some even feel cheated saying God isn’t fair to have made a day only 24 hours and not more. But the question really is, is man the problem or time? Let’s take a look at the smallest unit of time known to us all, the frame of reference of all happenings and happenstances, the second. It takes a man only ...

Cassava as we know it has earned a unique spot in the diet of Africans, particularly Nigeria. It's not only seen asManihot esculentusanihot esculentusthe commonest diet among the low income earners but also a perfect substitute for cereals and other staples as each tuber is a bag of calories. Many avoid cassava meals particularly because of its cyanide content which if not extracted out to the barest minimum could lead to eye defect and other health abnormalities. For this reason and many more, cassava is regarded as a poor man's meal. This cheap source of carbohydrates could be all you need to supplement your vitamin intake as it is discovered that manihot esculentum will do a lot than give you calories. Dietary benefits of Cassava 1. Cassava has almost twice the calories than that of  potatoes and maybe one of the highest value calorie food for any tropical starch rich tubers and roots. 100 g root provides 160 calories. More tubers means more calories. The calor...

Ever wonder if there is any reason for you to spend your token on the agbalumo fruit except for it sometimes irresistible sweet taste and sour feel in the mouth. By the time you are done reading this column, you will more than just mouth utility as a reason to consume agbalumo The exotic fruit which has a chewable edible skin that ranges in color from green to orange, depending on the stage of ripeness. The tender, sweet inner flesh is off-white with seeds making the inner to look like a star-shaped fruit. This obviously shows where it got the nickname ‘star apple’. purple and white and has a star shape formed by seeds through the middle of the fruit. The beautiful fruit can be gotten mostly everywhere in Nigeria towards the end of November till later in March when it would have gone out of season. According to NurseRita, here are a few out of the countless benefits of African Cherry: Vitamins and Minerals Star apples serve as a good source of calcium, with each serv...

We eat alot of stuff we dont know how they work. So you've been told to avoid gluten. You immediately march to the bookstore and read books about it, or even worse, Googled it. After learning about what it means to be gluten free, you are now positive that you will never enjoy eating again. Or perhaps you have a child who has been diagnosed with celiacs. Whatever your reason, diving into the world of gluten-free food does not have to be scary. For everyone who has gone to the store to buy a N60 loaf of bread (if that tiny thing is even considered a loaf), and for all the mothers who are having a tough time keeping their children happy without doughnuts or cookies, this article is for you! The beginners guide to gluten-free happiness. First, begin by doing research. Make sure you fully understand what you should be avoiding. This is different for everyone so we won't go into depth here. The Celiac Disease Foundationhas a great guide for gluten-free living, as well as an in-de...

People say everyone is afraid of one thing or another but yet they can find a name for this fears. Here is a list of fears you can think of in the universe. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet your fears and know their names Cibophobia- Fear of food. Dikephobia: Fear of justice. Chrometophobia- Fear of money. Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors. Fear of looking into mirrors Aurophobia- Fear of gold. Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants. Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music. sportaldislexicartaphobia- Fear or hatred of visual art or painting Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease. Menophobia- Fear of menstruation Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten. Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables. Laliophobia/Lalophobia- Fear of speaking. Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations. Glossophobia: Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general. Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms. Kenophobi...