Thursday, March 25, 2021

The Truth About Doing Yoga for Weight Loss

© Petri Oeschger - Getty Images Yoga is a great way to reduce stress, improve sleep, and even lose weight. Here's what an expert says you should know about trying yoga for weight loss.

Yoga may not be the most intense, calorie-torching workout, but the practice can help you shed pounds if weight loss is your goal.

Yoga can increase heart rate, burn calories, improve sleep, and reduce stress—all of which helps with weight loss. However, the number on the scale shouldn't be the only reason you begin a workout routine. Plus, it's worth noting that your diet plays an important role in weight management.

Chironji Face Masks: Benefits Of Using Them And Some Recipes

Chironji seeds are one of the most common ingredients found in a wide variety of dishes across Indian cuisine. This seed comes from a plant called Buchanania lanzan and is often characterized by its nuttiness and its sweet and salty taste. But apart from its kitchen use, did you know this tiny little nutty seed can do wonders on your skin? Well, this tiny seed of wonder is packed with lots of antioxidants, minerals, and some mind-blowing anti-inflammatory properties which can prove to be highly beneficial for your skin.

But how do we use it? That's exactly what we'll try to teach you in this article. Here's how you can make chironji face mask for different use case scenarios for your skin, right at the comfort of your home.

Benefits Of Chironji For Skin


© Provided by Her Zindagi chironji face masks

7 Warning signs of sleep disorder and how to get it treated

Sleep problems are one of the most common issues that people face. Due to our hectic life, we often are not able to fall asleep quickly and have sound sleep. If this continues for a long time, then it becomes a sleep disorder. So, before it is too late, watch the warning signs of sleep disorder, so that you can get it treated in time.

Sleep disorder warning signs:

1. You are constantly taking more than 30 minutes to fall asleep.

2. Have fatigue or irritability even after having 7-8 hours of sleep.

3. Waking up numerous times in the middle of the night.

4. You need to take frequent or long naps during the day.

7 healthy ways to gain weight and build muscle fast, according to dietitians

© Oscar Wong/Getty Images 7 healthy ways to gain weight and build muscle fast, according to dietitians


  • If you want to gain weight quickly, eat an additional 500 calories a day.
  • To gain weight, eat high-calorie, yet nutritious foods like nuts, raisins, and peanut butter.
  • If you are gaining weight, add strength training to ensure the added pounds are muscle and not fat.

Being overweight is a more common issue for Americans than being underweight, but that doesn't make being underweight any less unhealthy.

In fact, being underweight - a BMI of 18.5 or lower - can lead to health complications like a weakened immune system or fragile bones.

Many different factors can contribute to being underweight, like genetics, taking certain medications, not eating enough, or recovering from a serious illness.

If you need to gain weight or want to for aesthetic purposes, it's important to do so in a way that ensures you're getting proper nutrition. Here are seven tips for gaining weight in a healthy way.

Just Got Your Hair Coloured? Here Is How To Prevent Them From Fading

The first thing that makes you worry as soon as you get your hair coloured is the fading. After investing so much into a hair colour treatment, all we wish for is that the lovely colour stays for a long period of time.

Or else it would make no sense to spend so much time and money to colour your hair. Right? After you step out of the salon, it is all your responsibility. It is how you take care of your colour treated hair.

For how long will your hair colour last depends on what hair colour you use. Usually, it is said that a regular hair colour stays for around 4-6 weeks but there is no guarantee of the same. Permanent hair colours last for longer, almost 6 months or more.

How can you prevent your hair colour from fading and make it last for long? Read on to know.

20 must-know tips to help you get a flat stomach

 

© ljubaphoto/Getty Images 20 must-know tips to help you get a flat stomach

  • To get a flat stomach, you'll need to follow best practices to lower body fat and lose weight.
  • It's important to eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, get enough sleep, and manage stress.
  • Remember that rock-hard abs aren't necessary and healthy body types come in many shapes and sizes.

It's not easy to get a flat stomach. To lose belly fat and reduce waist size, you'll need to be serious about exercising, eating right, and taking care of your body.

While it's not necessary or realistic for everyone to develop rock-hard abs, trying to cut down on excess abdominal fat can still come with health benefits. And there are many proven strategies to do it - though it will take time.

Important: The strategies in this article can help you lower overall body fat, which may result in a flatter stomach. It's not possible to specifically target weight loss only for a single part of your body.

Here are 20 tips to help you get a flatter stomach.

Monday, March 22, 2021

Warming up to frozen foods

 

© Provided by The Financial Express Currently, potato-based frozen products, such as fries and wedges, are the most sought after.


The pandemic has provided a big boost to the frozen foods category in India. With the rise in at-home consumption of food, this segment too, like other packaged foods, has witnessed growth. BigBasket saw a fourfold increase in the sales of frozen foods on its platform, which, it says, has now settled to twice that of the pre-pandemic period. Godrej Yummiez reported a 60% growth in the July-September period, while Mother Dairy-owned Safal claims to have seen a 100% increase in sales in FY21 as compared to FY20.

Top smart bulbs for lighting up your home



 Smart LED bulbs are not only energy-efficient but also highly customisable. You can change the colour and brightness of the smart bulb anytime with the touch of a button on the app to match your mood or setting. They can easily be paired with Alexa or Google Assistant so you can control the intensity of their light, colour, or turn them off and on with voice command. These handy smart LED bulbs have become increasingly affordable over the years. If you are considering buying a LED smart bulb, you might get bogged down by the several different smart bulbs available in the market. Hence, in this article, we bring to you the best affordable smart bulbs for your homes.

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Six Effective Ways to Keep Your Gums Healthy

 

© Provided by News18 Six Effective Ways to Keep Your Gums Healthy

Maintaining oral hygiene is extremely important. Swollen, tender, inflamed gums are early signs of degrading gum health, however, these can be prevented as well as reversed.

Apart from getting a regular dental check-up, it is always advisable to resort to some natural remedies to ensure your gum health is fine.

Of course twice a day brushing and flossing are some of the good practices that need to be followed. But, there is no harm in knowing and following some more ways to fend off gum diseases.

Here are some ways to ensure your gum’s wellness:

Cannot Sleep? Here Are a Couple of Yoga Poses That Assist You to Fall Asleep

Who doesn't look forward to a night of restful sleep after having worked hard throughout the day? Sleep can and does play a crucial role in maintaining and improving our physical, mental, and emotional health. How well you sleep at night could well determine your productivity for the next day. Sound sleep promotes the healthy functioning of the brain and all your other internal organs. And, thus when the body and mind are in a healthy state it is only then that you can enhance your creativity, productivity, and upgrade your skills.

Yoga can be a very useful practice to include in your daily lifestyle. Yoga is a holistic approach to gaining a healthy, body, mind, and spirit. Yoga helps with the upkeep of your physical and mental states of being. Along with yoga, you can also include a few tips that can improve your sleep cycles. It is advisable to have an early supper and give at least 2 to 3 hours of gap between your last meal for the day and sleeping at night. This will ensure that your body gets the rest that it deserves instead of continuing to work on digestive functions. Yoga brings harmony between the mind, and body which also encourages you to opt for a more positive and healthy lifestyle.

Himalayan Siddha, Grand Master Akshar shares a couple of yoga poses that assist you to fall asleep. To improve your sleep quality, you can hold each pose of these postures for 30 seconds to 1 minute or even longer.

OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro, OnePlus 9R launch in India tomorrow and here is everything we know about them

Tomorrow, that is March 23, is the day when OnePlus launches its next phones as part of the OnePlus 9 series.


There are going to be three OnePlus 9 phones that will be launched in India on March 23. Now ahead of the launch we already know a lot about the phones because the details have been shared by the company officially and then there have been leaks.

Of the three, the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are expected to be top-end phones while the OnePlus 9R is going to be an affordable variant.

5 Proven Tips For Fighting Acne By Expert

 Acne is a skin problem that many suffer from and it could happen to you even due to your lifestyle choices unless hereditary. There are many products out there in the market but isn't it better that we take all precautions and undo certain lifestyle habits instead?


Here are few proven tips that will help you fight acne by Geetika Chakravarti who is a beauty and makeup content creator on Trell and a makeup artist by profession.

DIY

Try the mixture of turmeric and honey. All you need is 1 Tsp turmeric and 2 Tsps of honey. Mix well, apply for 30 minutes and wash it off. Turmeric has curcumin which reduces inflammation, redness and promotes skin healing. Both honey and turmeric have anti-bacterial properties which make them hero ingredients for acne-prone skin.

Homemade face packs are made using ingredients in your kitchen and they are all natural as well. You waste less money on shopping online for these products and making it yourself is a great way to pamper yourself and destress as well.

Following The Right Skincare Routine