Srijita, Author at Pinfaves

How to Get Six Pack Abs Without Going to the Gym

February 16, 2017 SrijitaABS:, Get, Going:, Gym, How, Pack, Six, The, to, Without

The summer season is around the corner and it is time to get into your short pants and t-shirts to flaunt your physique. That perfect V-shaped torso, chiseled muscles and toned body are desired by all yet achieved by very few. Burning enough calories and following a strict diet is one way to get into shape. Six-pack abdominal muscles are one of the most desirable fitness goals around the globe today. It’s a fitness statement like no other. What exactly is ‘Six-Pack’? Six-pack is a thin sheet of abdominal muscles;…

Why Adults Shouldn’t Eat Baby Food

February 14, 2017 Srijitaadults:, baby, Eat, Food., Shouldn't, Why

Celebrities have quite the knack for causing a stir when they release their “diet secrets,” and this week is no different. Today, Girls writer and star Lena Dunham posted on Instagram her “Trump Diet.” Dunham, a liberal stalwart, was facetiously remarking on how difficult she’s found eating since the November election. Her tone is clearly joking, but tucked in the third entry is a shout out to baby food, an infamous celebrity diet trend. Indeed, several celebrities tout baby food as their secret elixir for shedding pounds. Last summer, Camila…

Use This Cooking Hack to Reduce Arsenic Levels in Your Rice

February 14, 2017 SrijitaArsenic, Cooking, Hack:, In, Levels, reduce, rice, This, to, Use, Your

Worried about arsenic in your rice? Try this simple kitchen hack: According to an experiment that aired this week on the BBC show Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, soaking rice overnight and cooking it with extra water can reduce levels of the carcinogen by up to 82%. Experts say this cooking method is a simple way to limit exposure to arsenic, which may be especially dangerous for pregnant women, children, and anyone who eats a lot of rice. Arsenic is a naturally occurring element that’s present in soil and can make its…

How to Slow Down Ageing: Eat Less and Live Long!

February 14, 2017 Srijitaageing:, and, Down, Eat, How, Less, Live, long, slow, to

No one wants to grow old and experience wrinkles, pale skin, grey hair and weak bones. Although ageing is a part of our natural metabolism, there is a multi-billion-dollar industry devoted to all sorts of products that claim to fight signs of aging. The truth is that these products only go skin deep while ageing occurs deeper, at a cellular level. A recent study has suggested that eating less can slow down ageing processes. Published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, the study offers one glimpse into how cutting calories impacts…

Delaying Pregnancy Till Age 35 May Make Your Kids Smarter

February 14, 2017 Srijita35%, Age, Delaying, Kids, Make, May, Pregnancy?, Smarter, till, Your

Living the life of a working woman is not easy. While you are trying to build your career to make a name in the competitive world, your family members seem to be more concerned about when you will marry, settle down and have kids. This is a common debate in various households across the country. You just don’t get to hear the end of the drawbacks of late marriage and late motherhood, and that biological clock which keeps ticking. Life decisions such as marriage and motherhood can’t be made under…

How to Do Meditation: A Beginner’s Guide

February 14, 2017 Srijitaa, Beginners, Do, guide, How, Meditation, to

When was the last time you sat down in a quiet corner with complete awareness of yourself, your breath and your immediate surroundings? Not in a really long time, isn’t it? We’re so used to ‘multi-tasking’ in our daily lives that being consumed with myriad thoughts, all at once, has become second nature to most of us. We’re zipping through meetings, taking work home, working while on vacation and thinking about the next break when at work. It’s a stressful life and we only have ourselves to blame for it.…