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.

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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