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What your sugar cravings really mean

July 27, 2016 Srijitacravings, mean, really, Sugar, What, Your

What your sugar cravings really mean (Getty Images) Sweet cravings are usually very hard to explain. From pondering over spreadsheets, power points, nappies, or whatever else has caught your fancy, your mind suddenly wanders in the direction of cookies, cupcakes, chocolates. And, depending on where you are, your body suddenly wanders towards a bakery, a fridge or a secret stash in a secret drawer that nobody knows about. Because, you know, it’s a secret. Could this sugar craving be symptomatic of something else? While sugar cravings could mean that you…

Deepika’s messy bun to Priyanka’s waves: Let your hair rule this monsoon

July 19, 2016 Srijitabun, Deepika's, hair, Let, messy, monsoon, Priyanka's, Rule:, This, to, waves:, Your

Let your hair rule this monsoon (Image Courtesy:Twitter) As we welcome the monsoon, it’s time to embrace the cheerful drizzle and flaunt your gorgeous mane. From Deepika Padukone’s favourite messy bun to Priyanka Chopra’s classy waves, one can easily try out these hairstyles with a few simple ways. Shailesh Moolya, National Creative Director, Hair at Lakme Salon, decodes four of their top hair trends that can add style and glamour to your monsoon look. Deepika Padukone’s messy bun: First, mist the hair with a volume boost product on the…

Glam up your look with confetti eyeliner

July 19, 2016 Srijitaconfetti, eyeliner, Glam, look, Up, With, Your

WHAT IT IS: A makeup trend in which your cat eyeliner resembles confetti. HOW IT STARTED: The trend started when makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes posted pictures of her new eyeliner concept. After that, it took off on social media, with other beauty-grammers creating their own versions. If you want to go all out, there is actual confetti eyeliner — well, eyeliner with confetti-sized glitter — that you could try out. HOW IT’S DONE: Add a dot to the outer corner of your eye — basically, where you want…

How to ensure your hair color lasts long

July 19, 2016 Srijitacolor, Ensure, hair, How, lasts, long, to, Your

Colored hair Once you get your strands colored, it looks lovely doesn’t it? However, you have to remember that you have to make the color last long. Use include these protective measures in your daily activities to make it last longer. Avoid shampooing the very next day Try to wait for three days before you shampoo your hair after the color treatment. And if you cannot wait, just opt for a dry shampoo instead. Conditioning helps hydrate your hair which has been exposed to chemicals during coloring. Ensure that…

Cinnamon May Boost Your Kid’s Learning Ability

July 18, 2016 SrijitaAbility, boost, Cinnamon, Kids, Learning, May, Your

Is your kid finding it difficult to memorize lessons at school? Worry not, a new study suggests that adding a pinch of cinnamon to milk or their morning meal may help improve their learning ability, The study led by an Indian-origin researcher and based on a mice-model shows that consumption of cinnamon on a regular basis improved memory and learning at a level found in good learning mice. “This would be one of the safest and the easiest approaches to convert poor learners to good learners,” said lead researcher Kalipada Pahan, professor at…

How a Healthy Gut Could Stop Obesity: Your Guide to Understanding Gut Bacteria

July 15, 2016 Srijitaa, Bacteria, Could, guide, Gut, Healthy, How, Obesity, Stop, to, Understanding, Your

Images via iStock Recent studies suggest that Americans are working out more than ever but aren’t losing weight. Brits, on the other hand, spend billions each year to get into shape. Every two in three adults in the UK are now overweight or obese and one in five children aged 10-11 is clinically obese. It is common knowledge that daily nutrition plays an important part. What we eat is much more important than our total calorie count. However, choosing what to eat to be healthy is far from easy. We…