Eating healthy does not have to be difficult. If you develop a routine of adopting positive healthy practices, eating healthfully can become second nature.
Make a few changes in your lifestyle and adding few eating habits that can do wonders to your skin and body.
A fashion news editor of Grazia magazine has said that socks with sandals is the latest fashion statement.
Katherine Ormerod said that the Birkenstock look is a more affordable take on looks from Prada and Marni, but she warns there’s a finite period to get your slide on because the visuals only work with a flash of bare skin, the Guardian reported.
Contrary to popular belief, supplementing your exercise with resveratrol, a compound found in red wine and grapes, may not enhance the effects of physical activity, according to a new study.
Use of the supplement resveratrol (RSV) may not actually enhance the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), researchers said.
Many news outlets and health blogs have long recommended RSV as a complement to exercise and to enhance performance.
Babies born to mothers who used recreational drugs during pregnancy are more likely to have birth defects in the brain, said a study.
The study found no significant links between recreational drug use and any other type of birth defect.
“Our findings suggest a link between brain birth defects and recreational drug use in expectant mothers,” said the lead author of the study, Anna David from the University College London.
A sweatshirt is a must-have item in your autumn-winter wardrobe. Mix it up with jeggings or team it up with hot pants to jazz up the look.
Sweatshirts are not only comfortable and cosy, but they can be high on style and apt for different occasions, if worn the right way.
Pop star Rihanna, for example, wore one with a pair of denim cut-offs. Her red lips, blown-out tresses and nude heels ensured a feminine edge to her look, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Try seaweed body wraps in a spa for improved skin elasticity and reduction of cellulite.
A seaweed wrap is typically made by combining seaweed with hot water and sometimes essential oils, clay and other skin-loving ingredients. The thick paste is applied and spread over the entire body. Your body is then wrapped in a heated towel, sheet or blanket while the paste is soaked by the skin, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
There are many skin benefits you get from a seaweed body wrap:
With around 1.5 lakh breast cancer cases being diagnosed every year in India, health experts Saturday called for more public awareness and community screening before the disease takes on epidemic proportions.
“Public awareness, community screening for early detection are essential interventions to save a lot of lives before the disease takes epidemic proportions,” said Prem Nair, director of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) here.
It’s often said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now, scientists say the same is true even for tangerines which have properties that keep several diseases at bay.
Researchers from the University of Western Ontario in Canada found that eating the citrus fruit regularly could protect against heart attacks, diabetes and stroke as well as it helps stave off obesity.
According to them, tangerine’s peel has a pigment, called Nobiletin, which is ten times more potent than a similar one derived from grapefruit, the Daily Mail reported.
A vacation must mean a vacation in its truest sense. A majority of Indian women have admitted in a new survey that they prefer to go on a holiday without their children, primarily due to a lack of personal time with their spouse.
The survey, was spread across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi NCR with a sample size of 1,000 females above 33 years of age.
As many as 63 percent of the respondents indicated that they’d prefer a holiday with their husbands alone, even if it means going out of their way to make special arrangements for leaving the kids behind.
Reading bedtime stories is a positive way to interact with your kids, but it would not influence children’s intelligence later in life, said a research.
The findings support the argument that intelligence is passed down from parent to children genetically, not socially.
“The way you parent a child is not going to have a detectable effect on their IQ as long as that parenting is within normal bounds,” said researcher Kevin Beaver, professor at Florida State University in the US.
If you have only talked over the phone, looked at a profile picture or texted each other – he really doesn’t know exactly how you look until you turn up on your first date. So the first important thing is to dress right for the first meeting.
Chiara Atik, a dating expert and author of “Modern Dating: A Field Guide,” feels that looks matter the most during the first date.
Leopard is a statement print that never dates, and it’s back with a vengeance for autumn. One should embrace the fashion must-have with open arms but be very careful of choosing the right piece.
Such prints may have tacky connotations, but if it’s done right it can look sleek and sexy. The only rule to really follow when it comes to leopard print is to wear one piece at a time, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
On Tuesday Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) director Dr Ch Mohan Rao released a research paper by CCMB scientists that has been published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, itself, Low birth weight could further result in cardiovascular and diseases diabetes.
While during the years 2005-2010, the centre had as many as 130 publications in different journals, the number rose to 173 during 2010-2013.
Pop star Shakira is working on a range of baby toys, which will go on sale next month.
The pregnant singer, who also has 21-month-old son Milan with boyfriend Gerard Pique, has teamed up with toy dealers Fisher-Price on the First Steps collection of baby products, and has co-developed six items.
Some of the products include a bouncer, which plays music, alphabet blocks and a musical soccer ball, reports contactmusic.com.
“I saw how important developmental milestones are and how toys can help babies reach them — including with my own son,” the pop star said in a statement.
Future-oriented women are more likely to take concrete steps to reduce global warming, says a study.
“They are more politically liberal and liberals are more likely to value the environment which makes them more likely to believe in global warming,” explained lead researcher Jeff Joireman, associate professor of marketing at Washington State University.
The future-oriented women are the voting bloc most strongly motivated to invest money, time and taxes toward reducing global warming, he added.
If you’re waiting for gender equality in the workplace, be prepared to wait a long time.
While women are rapidly closing the gender gap with men in areas like health and education, inequality at work is not expected to be erased until 2095, according to a report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) today.
The organisation, which each year gathers the global elite in the plush Swiss ski resort of Davos, said that the worldwide gender gap in the workplace had barely narrowed in the past nine years.
Are you overweight? Is selecting the right outfit a challenge for you? Here is an expert who can guide you through the right wardrobe.
With the help of style editors of Navabi, a designer fashion brand which offers sizes 14 to 30, one can find out the “Do’s and Don’ts” while dressing up:
Do:
* Soft fabrics such as jersey, cotton, flannel or cashmere
* Figure-hugging shirts and blouses
* Narrow V-necklines
* Low-cut and single-breasted jackets
* Straight-cut, wide trousers
* Pencil skirts with a high waistline
Women employees of public sector insurance companies will soon be entitled to get posting at a place of their choice.
The Finance Ministry has asked the all public sector insurance companies, including LIC, to formulate women- friendly transfer policies so that they can get transfers at places where their husbands are working or parents are living.
LIC, GIC and five public sector general insurance companies are advised to frame a policy on posting or transfer with approval of board, a circular said.
Women’s ethnic wear e-commerce portal Ishi Maya will enter Bangladesh through a partnership with a local company to sell its merchandise in the neighbouring nation.
Vinayak Online Marketing Private Ltd, which sells merchandise from Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal, through the Ishi Maya platform, will launch a dedicated portal for Bangladesh. It has tied up with Bangladeshi firm Karigari for the same.
Leather trousers are stylish, but the thought alone puts many women off them. Hence it is important to get the styling right for these wardrobe essentials and choose the right fit.
Model Kendall Jenner may be just 18 years old, but she seems to get the most out of the leather trousers with a loose fit vest and a necklace. Model Sofia Vergara at 41, still looks amazing in her leather trousers with a zipped up peplum jacket.
A new study has found that consuming sugary drinks leads to cell aging and it also might promote disease independently from its role in obesity.
According to UC San Francisco researchers, telomeres – the protective units of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells – were shorter in the white blood cells of survey participants who reported drinking more soda.
A new study confirms what many Internet users know all too well: Harassment is a common part of online life.
The first-of-its-kind report by the Pew Research Centre found that nearly three-quarters of American adults who use the Internet have witnessed online harassment. Forty per cent have experienced it themselves.
The types of harassment Pew asked about range from name-calling to physical threats, sexual harassment and stalking. Half of those who were harassed said they didn’t know the person who had most recently attacked them.
The midi-skirt has been in fashion for quite some time now and the style is here to stay.
It was prominent on the ramps this season, thanks to Burberry Prorsum, House of Holland and Tata Naka to name a few, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
The midi-skirt comes in different sizes.
Balance the silhouette with a full skirt and pair it with a fitted top or blouse, then add something a little thicker, like a fluffy jumper with a fitted shape or pencil skirt.
It’s festival time and apart from indulging in shopping and partying, one should also take good care of one’s skin.
The revelry should not stop you from looking gorgeous and a head-turner. Sangeeta Amladi, head medical services, Kaya Skin Clinic, has laid down some easy-to-follow beauty tips that will help you put all your qualms about looking good to rest and focus only on having a good time, said a statement.
Fashion Designer Oscar De La Renta has passed away at the age of 82 after a long battle with cancer. The Dominican American fashion designer had dressed celebs namely Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Hillary Clinton, Sandra Bullock and Jessica Chastain, Deadline.com reported. La Renta was born into the high society of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 22, 1932, and gained fame for swathing women in silk-taffeta and chiffon gowns that were praised as pieces of art. (ANI)