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The 1200 Calorie Diet: A Tailored Meal Plan for Weight Loss

December 15, 2016 Srijita1200, a, Calorie, Diet:, for, Loss, Meal, Plan, Tailored, The, Weight

A 1200 kcal/day diet for an adult is a calorie-restricted meal plan for weight reduction and should not be made a way of life. National institute for Nutrition, recommends a healthy 1900Kcal/day for a woman (sedentary) and 2300Kcals/day for Men (Sedentary). Very low calorie diets i.e. below 1000Kcal/day should be under medical supervision only. If you have been recommended to go on the 1200 calorie diet, this what your day’s food chart should ideally look like: Breakfast Is the morning cup of tea a custom for you? By all means,…

5 Beauty Secrets to Glow Like a Goddess This Festive Season

December 13, 2016 Srijita5%;, a, beauty, Festive, Glow, Goddess, Like, Season, secrets, This, to

The very mention of the coming festivals fills one with the urge to look their best. It’s the time of celebration, with numerous functions to attend to with friends and families and rejoice the grandeur of the Maa. I believe in the famous quote, “a thing of beauty is a joy forever,” not only in how we beautify ourselves but in our surroundings too. For this year’s festivities, I have selected some of my secret and most exotic recipes to make you resonate like the goddess herself. So start early…

Health Benefits of Cloves (Laung): A Spice That Deserves More Attention

December 13, 2016 Srijita(Laung):, a, Attention, Benefits, Cloves, Deserves, Health, More, of, Spice, That

One of my favourite winter spices, cloves are often pushed to the edge of your plate. They are mostly used to flavour dishes but seldomly eaten whole. But if you’d know about their impressive qualities, you’d agree they deserve more attention. Looking back, cloves were probably first used by Chinese emperors to hide bad breath. Over the years, cloves grabbed a prominent place in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda to treat nausea, digestive disorders and flu. The clove tree which is native to Indonesia bears dry, aromatic flower buds which…

Spirulina: An Algae Which is a Superfood (No, Really!)

December 11, 2016 Srijitaa, Algae, an, Is, No, really, Spirulina:, superfood, Which

It looks a little bit like pond scum, but – as they say, never judge a book by its cover – if you stick with that theory you’ll quickly learn that the blue-green algae, known as spirulina, is truly the earth’s biological gift to vitamin supplement takers everywhere. Did you know that it grows naturally in alkaline water in warm regions around the world. India though, has its own dedicated centre for clean-grown spirulina in Auroville, Pondicherry, where the climate is perfect for the algae to develop, filled with just…

E-Cigarettes a ‘Major Public Health Concern’: US Surgeon General

December 10, 2016 Srijitaa, Concern':, E-Cigarettes, General, Health, major, Public, Surgeon, US

E-cigarette use is exploding among young people and is now “a major public health concern,” the US Surgeon General warned Thursday, sparking disagreement from experts in Britain where the devices are seen more favorably. The battery-powered devices heat a liquid containing nicotine into a vapor that is inhaled, and some experts worry that a new generation of smokers is becoming addicted. About one in six US high school students say they have used e-cigarettes in the past month. “E-cigarette use has increased considerably in recent years, growing an astounding 900…

How to Breath Correctly During Yoga: A Step-by-Step Guide

December 9, 2016 Srijitaa, breath, Correctly, During, guide, How, Step-by-Step, to, Yoga

Right at the center of human existence lies breathing. We wouldn’t exist if we didn’t breathe. One of the most common and basic processes of the human body, the act of breathing, remains wrapped under ignorance. In this feature, we attempt to get to the core of yogic practice – the significance of breathing and how to master it. Breathing influences the activities of each and every cell in the body and is linked to the performance of the brain. It is said that humans breathe about 15 times…