Almost 50% of people all over the world regardless of their culture or ethnicity are affected by dandruff. Dandruff is a scalp disorder which can be caused by a number of factors. I am sure most of you reading this must have been affected by it at some point in your life. While getting those white flakes in your hair for a short period of time may not be a cause to worry but the prolonged condition can be really annoying.
I have been waiting for quite some time to start this series. I and a group of friends had planned this trip to cover Italy from north to south in 10 days. We started planning in January to visit Italy in June which is although a bit hot is the peak season to visit the country and this is probably the longest I have planned for any trip. So, we planned to cover most of Italy in 10 days which included Milan, Venice, Lake Garda, Tuscany, Florence, Chianti, Rome, Vatican city, Pisa, Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi coast, Capri, and Anacapri.
Summers are great and we love it because we get to wear all the floral cute dresses. But not everything is great about summers, especially the suntan or sunburns which can make your skin look dull and damaged. When your skin is exposed to sunlight for a long period of time, it starts producing melanin, the pigment which gives your skin it's colour and protects it against the harmful effects of the UV rays of the sun. So the more you stay out in the sun, the more melanin is produced. Over time, this results in skin tan.
It is well known that exercising can help control a lot of health issues including heart diseases, cancer, and diabetes. Aerobic exercises have long been shown to control blood sugar level (1). But you don’t need to limit your fitness plan to just cardio or aerobic exercises, especially if you are diabetic.
Recent research conducted at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, has shown that rigorous exercises such as strength and weight training can reduce accumulated liver fat and improve blood sugar control in obese and diabetic people in a short period, even before weight loss occurs.
ouching up your makeup again and again can be a really annoying task. Since it’s summertime and pretty soon monsoons will arrive running makeup will be a common issue. While it’s advisable to normally avoid makeup during this season but what if you have to attend meetings or go to a party. Certainly you want to look the best but it’s likely that you won’t have the time to touch up your makeup in between.
Carbs or Carbohydrates are probably the most misunderstood macronutrient of all. Considered as the enemy, if you aim at losing weight these macros have such a bad reputation that almost every diet warns you to stay away from them. But no matter how much you try to avoid them, if you plan on having a healthy body and sane mind carbs are important to accomplish that.
For years, the diet and fitness industry has been bad-mouthing carbs so much that most of us don’t even know that something called “good carbs” exists. On the contrary, a lot of research has proved that a well-balanced meal with an adequate amount of all the macros including carbs is essential for proper development of body and to live a long and healthy life.
Shiny nails not just make your hands look beautiful but they are a sign of good health too. Most of us get regular manicures thinking that this will make our nails look good but the truth is that this is just a temporary solution, regular use of nail paints makes your nails lose their natural shine and turn to an ugly yellow color.
Even Though you can cover the damage by using nail paints but in this process you are further damaging your nails by not letting them recover from the damage they have already suffered.
Everyone at some point of time must have tried losing weight by following those numerous crazy diets available on the internet.
Well, I was no different!! Without proper research, I tried out a lot of different diets. In fact in my desperation to lose weight, I ended up paying a good amount of money to a dietician, only to realise that my diet was nothing more but a modified version of the popular General Motors (GM) diet (1985).
Makeup brushes are crucial to get a airbrushed natural look, especially if you are not very experienced with doing your own makeup. While most famous makeup artists prefer using their fingers to get the right look, a few brushes certainly make the task easier.
But you don’t need to buy a thousand brushes to get the perfect look. While there are a number of makeup brush sets available with 17, 18 or 20 brushes most of them are useless. If you own them you must be aware of this.
Only a few brushes can help you create even the most difficult looks including contouring, dramatic eyes, etc.
Replacing your daily foods with healthier options is not as difficult as it sounds. Switching for a few healthier options is one of the easiest and achievable way to gain health and lose weight. You don’t need to start with any extreme diet, just a few simple changes are the ones that will work in the long run.
So don’t wait anymore, replace these unhealthy foods and remember even small changes overtime can add up to a big overall difference.
You can find tons of beauty tips and tricks on the internet and you must have heard a lot of them growing up from your mom or grandma. But every tip you heard or read somewhere might not be as true as it seems. Myths and lies are all over the beauty industry and it's hard to distinguish the fact from the lies. Here are some common myths that have misguided you for too long and you need to stop believing them asap.
We have all grown up listening that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you should not skip your breakfast, breakfast like a king..blah blah blah. But is breakfast really the most important meal of the day.
I wouldn't have given this a second thought until the whole “Intermittent Fasting” buzz started. For those who are not aware, intermittent fasting is the new fad in the diet and weight loss industry. Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern which includes periods of eating and fasting, these periods of fasting may vary giving rise to different types of intermittent fasting.
I can’t imagine my day without a lipstick neither can most other women. There are always two or three lipsticks rolling at the bottom of my bag. No matter how effortless a good pout looks, the journey to get that perfectly coloured pout is difficult. With your lipstick smudging, fading, and stuck to your teeth, maintaining a flawless lip colour requires a lot of effort.
These quick hacks will lessen your efforts by a tad bit and that perfect pout will not be a dream anymore.
Few people know that there is a connection between nutrition and mental health too. Most of us just think that a good diet is necessary to maintain a healthy body physically but diet also has a very crucial impact on our mental health. All our cells, tissues, molecules, etc. are made from what we eat. Whoever said that “we become what we eat” was absolutely right. For example, dietary fats are the building blocks of our brain tissues.
Pampering your skin should not be limited to visiting a spa or a salon. With just a few simple ingredients available in your kitchen you can take care of your skin even at home.
Face masks should be a part of your weekly skincare routine. Try using a face mask twice a week to maintain a healthy and problem free skin. The great thing about DIY masks is that you have control over what ingredients go into the mask and so you can customise them exactly according to your requirement. Additionally, since they are completely natural you can use them without thinking twice.
When it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle ditching sugar is the first thing to start with. WHO recommends limiting daily sugar intake to less than 50g i.e. 12 teaspoons. Now you must be wondering- What? you don’t take that much sugar. But sadly most people don’t have a clue they consume much more than just 12 teaspoons a day. Almost every processed food you consume is loaded with sugar and high fructose corn syrup.
I love nail paints and my nails are almost always painted. However, I also let my nails stay polish-free once a while to let them gain back their lost shine. But every time I douse my fingers in a nail polish remover and the polish wears off, I end up with ugly yellow stains on my nails.
I am sure most of you must have experienced the same. The pigments in nail-polish (especially the dark ones) and even repeated use of nail polish without giving your nails a chance to recover can cause these stains.
Keratin is the new buzz word in almost every hair salon right now, leaving rebonding behind people seemed to have moved onto keratin. Keratin treatment is known to give you smooth, silky, glossy, and straight hairs. It is nothing less than a miracle, especially for women with frizzy and dry hairs. When your dry, unmanageable tresses get to be turned to silky smooth with investing just a little time and money, probably you won’t even give it a single thought before trying it.
However, before you plunge into getting you hairs treated it is always better to understand the process and what to expect out of it.
Have you been working out hard enough and taking a healthy nutritious diet but still nothing seems to work and you are still far away from your goal? Apart from a healthy diet, exercise, and sleep, stress could be the factor that is pushing you back.
It has been known for long that stress could be an important factor behind weight gain. While most people are under the impression that stress and tension lead to loss of appetite, it’s the other way round in the long run.
Sunscreens are an important element in any skincare routine, we all know how crucial it is to protect our skin from the damaging sun rays. But still, there are so many myths surrounding it from “it causes cancer” to “dark-skinned people don’t need it”.
Since its summer time and this is the worst time for your skin a sunscreen could really rescue you from a lot of problems. But first, we need to clear our head and get rid of all the myths floating around.
