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18 May 2013

Makeup Guide for Beginners

makeup guide for beginners Oh! So you are new to makeup. Don’t you worry! We will tell you the secrets to do it just right. There is a thin line that defines the right look from looking overdone. Someone has rightly said, “the prettiest makeup is the one that can’t be noticed”.

Alright now, let’s get to business!

Highlighter & Blush – How to Get Gorgeous Glow

If you want the right glow on your face, do not hesitate to use highlighter or blush. You have to focus on some specific facial areas- bridge of nose, over your brows, cheek bones & chin.
Try and use these as sparingly as possible.

Concealer & foundation

Use concealer on blemishes and problem areas only. Do not use it all over your face. For the rest, apply foundation with moisturiser instead.
Avoid wearing too much powder. Even if you have an oily face, go for oily skin makeup products instead. You can use mattifying lotions and primers too.

Eyes & Lips- How to Get the Right Combination

Be careful when using eye shadow. Do not overdo it and build it slowly to get the right smokey look. Choose your colour wisely.
While using eyeliner, draw a line along the two corners over the root of your lashes. Slant the line a bit upward at the outer edge. Do not overdo and extend too much.
If you have sparse or thin brows, use an angled brush. Dip it in brow powder. Work the brush along your natural brow line till the edge of your eyes.
If dark lip liner is your thing, do not wear light lipstick. Go for a clear lip gloss instead.
If you are wearing lipstick, it goes great with natural colour lip liner.
Avoid putting too much of lipstick or gloss. Trust me, it won’t fade or come off!
If you want to highlight your lips, go for a simple coat of mascara. Similarly, if you want to make a statement with your eyes, try some bold eye shadow and eyeliner. But, make sure to wear a natural colour or clear lip gloss. This is one of those things that always work.

It doesn’t matter if you are a new to make-up. Don’t be shy using different colours and experimenting different styles. You see, if you won’t try, you will never learn. Just remember not to go overboard with anything.

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17 May 2013

Cool Drinks To Keep You Cool This Summer!!!

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healthy drinks for summers It’s hot, isn’t it? With the summer approaching its peak, you obviously want to drink cold drinks all the time? It’s natural at this time of the weather. You must be frequently drinking a Pepsi or a coke to cut the heat, but these drinks won’t actually cool your body internally. In fact, too much of carbonated drinks can prove harmful in the long run.

Your body loses a lot of water due to excessive heat in summers. You need to eat food items high in water content. These may include cucumber, water melon and musk melon. Well you can’t be eating cucumber and watermelons all the time. You need to have certain drinks which keep your body cool from the inside. These drinks on a daily basis keep you energetic in summer.

Some healthy drinks for summer:

Coconut water: This is quite the most popular drink in South India. Due to the excessive heat in the southern states, people prefer this over all the other cool drinks. It replaces water content lost from the body due to solar heat. It’s rich in minerals and vitamins which help in corporeal rehydration of the body in extreme summer.
Watermelon juice: This is a sweet fruit juice with high water content. It is rich in sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium and other hydrating salts. It helps in rehydration of the body. It tastes better with chunks of fruit in it.
Lemon with crushed ice: The combo sounds cool, doesn’t it? It is as cool as it sounds. Lemon is rich in vitamin C along with other citric nutrients. These nutrients are body energizers which refresh you. Heat causes your body to lose a lot of water. This mixture of lemon and cold water replaces it.
Apple and cucumber juice: A juice of the mixture of cucumber and apple serves as an excellent rehydrating agent. This juice containing high water content from cucumber and sweet taste of apple rehydrates your body and energizes you. Apple juice keeps body weakness away.
Rose sherbet: The essence of rose with a few cubes of ice serves as an excellent coolant.

All these drinks are not harmful to the body in anyway. So have these cool drinks for the whole week alternatively and keep your body cool this summer.

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16 May 2013

Why Only Cow’s Milk? Try Camel’s Milk!!!

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drinking camel milk Is it possible for you to skip milk from your daily routine? The most probable answer is no. Hardly few people who follow a completely non-milk routine, would say yes. Most of these people are allergic to milk.

Believe it or not, milk in one form another becomes a part of your daily food intake. You drink a tea or coffee at least twice a day. Both of those contain milk. Other milk products which you consume through the day include butter, cheese and curd. In summer you often resort to milkshakes which undoubtedly contain milk. No matter what, milk somehow finds a way in to your body.

The most commonly used milk comes from cow. Some other animals which produce milk are goat, sheep, buffalo, dog, cat and camel.

Ever thought of drinking Camel’s milk? As a matter of fact drinking camel’s milk has a lot of health benefits. It has a nutrient content similar to that human mother’s milk.

Some health-related facts about camel’s milk:

Vitamin-rich: Camel’s milk is rich in essential vitamins like vitamin A, B and B2. Drinking this milk cuts the possibility of diseases like night blindness and scurvy.
Mineral-rich: Camel’s milk contains a lot of important minerals like potassium, zinc, sodium and iron. These minerals keep you immune from blood-diseases and heart-diseases. The presence of sodium renders it a salty taste.
Enhances immunity: This milk contains many useful antibodies and immunoglobulins. Consuming this milk regularly keeps your immune system stable and hence prevents many diseases.
Keeps diabetes in check: Regular consumption of camel’s milk helps to control the sugar level in blood. It brings down the sugar level to the required limit and hence cuts the chances of diabetes.
Treats autism: Autism is one of the most common brain disorder observed in human beings. Medical science has proved that camel’s milk helps to treat this problem. It has immunoglobulins and many other antibodies which are required for the development of a healthy brain.

Camel’s milk is becoming increasingly popular among nutritious foods. It has a considerably lower fat content when compared to cow’s milk. Start drinking it for a healthier body and a sharper mind!!!

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15 May 2013

Kick out Depression!!!

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problem of depression Lost interest in your passion? Feel guilty for no reason? Feel low all the time? Does everything feel boring? If your answer for these questions is yes, then you are definitely under depression. It’s time you kicked the damned thing out!!!

Being depressed and depression are different from each other. The daily problems at office or home cause you to be depressed. You can easily get over it.

But depression is a biological disorder. It is also hereditary. So if any of your ancestors has suffered from depression, you may be at the risk of the same. Depression is caused by bio-chemical imbalance in the brain. Sometimes extreme depression may also induce hallucinations.

Causes of mild depression:

Too much sensitivity towards problems.
Genetic factors.

Triggers for depression:

Exam stress
Work stress
Financial problem
Relationship ending
Family troubles

If you have been in a depressed mood for two weeks or more, then you are suffering depression:

Some common symptoms of depression:

Forgetting important things.
Frequently occurring pains and aches.
Unusual weight loss
Loss of appetite.
Lowered self esteem.
Guilt for no reason.
Lower confidence level.
Insomnia
More hours of sleep.

Depression is of two types: Dysthymia is the first type which shows small number of symptoms over a long period of time. The period may vary from two years to whole life.

Recurring deep depression: this type of depression shows severe symptoms for a short period of time, say two days. But it may happen again if it is triggered.

Treating depression:

You must be clearly aware of your moods and your state of mind: In case you feel low, you should immediately uplift your mood by thinking something funny or listening to some good music. Some people are not able to figure out that they are under depression and they believe that they are normal.
Do some exercise: Apart from keeping you fit, exercise releases endomorphins which sets a happy feeling
Lower your work stress: Reduce your work stress and change your lifestyle periodically.

People suffering from depression need peace of mind as well as social support. They should also consult a psychiatrist regarding medication and progress in their recovery.

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14 May 2013

Good Habits to Ease Weight Loss!

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lose weight Working out daily and still having excess of flab? Do you think the rate at which you work out is not right? Physical exercise is just a part of the whole weight loss plan. It does not constitute the whole process. If you’re skipping meals or having inappropriate diets in the hope of losing weight faster, it’s not going to work. It will only make your body weak as you will be skipping most of the nutritious food items. It may also cause you to develop a weird physical shape. Surely you don’t want that, do you?

All you need for a successful weight loss is a few healthy habits. These habits keep you from gaining unnecessary weight. It also speeds up your weight loss.

Healthy habits to lose weight with ease:

Avoid eating at small intervals: If you keep on eating something or the other within short slots of time, you will increase the calorie content of your body. So restrict yourself to three meals per day with an interval of at least three hours. Chew your food well and then swallow it. This will let you know when your stomach is full.
Take a proper nap: When you’re completely exhausted, it causes the level of your stress hormone to increase which causes your body to retain excess water. This causes an increase in your weight. So make sure you get enough of sleep after your work time.
Consume natural forms of sugar: Have a bowl of fruit salad in the morning. The natural sugar in those fruits will meet your body’s sugar needs. This way you won’t resort to artificial sugar.
Drink only up to a limit: Excessive alcohol drinking inhibits the digestion of oily foods. This may increase the fat content of your body. So limit yourself to one or two drinks at a time.
Eat homemade food: Develop the habit of eating foods prepared by you or someone else at your house. This way you can keep yourself away from the junk foods outside.

Apart from all these, you better avoid eating no-vegetarian food as they may considerably increase your weight. At meal times, know the sufficient amount of food for you and restrict yourself not to have more than that.

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13 May 2013

Save your Skin this Summer!!!

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save skin this summer Staying in the sun for a long time? Are you working in a place too far from home, where you have to walk for a minimum of fifteen minutes in broad daylight? Constant exposure to solar heat for a long time results in excessive sweating and loss of important mineral salts from the body. Working in such a situation may get you tired much earlier than usual. Now is the time to give your skin a little work out.

Skin requires special care during each and every season because changes in weather affect the skin considerably. In winter, the skin tends to become dry and rough, if a particular cream is not applied. In summer, the skin becomes sticky and hence needs to be cleaned regularly. Skin may also tan due to exposure to sun.

Cucumber as a skin coolant:

Do you really think that cucumber is just another vegetable for a salad? No it’s not.

It is a vegetable with very high water content. It contains enough water to cool your body down at the peak of summer. Why do you think cucumber slices are placed on your eyes in the beauty parlor? It cools your eyes and relaxes your mind, while the beautician does her work.

Cucumber is one of the best coolants used by beauticians. It can cool down the eyes and skin and even removes the greasy feeling due to heat when applied on the feet. It also helps to get rid of sun burns. For treating skin tan, a coconut facepack is used. It acts as natural bleach.

Remedy for oily skin:

Instead of sunblock, use gel-based sunscreen.
Apply fresh and cool cucumber paste on the skin, leave it for fifteen minutes and remove it.
Splash your face with water at least three times a day.
Apply scrub to your face once in every 10 days, if your skin is not too sensitive.
Use aloe vera gel for moisturizing and cooling the skin as an alternative to cucumber paste.

To get rid of a tan:

Gently rub ice cubes on face and palms.
Massage skin with a gel or cream.
Apply a mixture of honey, rosewater and lemon to the face.

For a healthy skin during summer, eat plenty of vegetables and fruits having high water content such as cucumber, musk melon and water melon. A mixture of sesame oil, almond oil and olive oil can be used as an herbal sunscreen at home.

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12 May 2013

Meditation: For a Free Mind and Healthy Body

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meditation Life is not fair. Obvious fact, isn’t it? Everyone knows that. Life is full of struggle and stress… You may adapt to several situations, but being happy in all the situations is a task next to impossible. Someone is thriving to find a job while some other person is dissatisfied with his job. One guy is working too hard to get a promotion while the other is expecting a raise. Such situations cause people to become workaholic.

At this stage mental pressure crosses the threshold and turns into frustration. A person unable to show his or her frustration in office gets the anger out at home. This may lead to family troubles.

As a cure to all these problems, the person needs something to get his or her mind at peace and body relaxed. People may resort to smoking, alcohol, drugs and other addictions to get them high and happy. But what escapes their notice is the fact that these addictions slowly kill them.

Meditation or yoga fits best as the solution while considering the above factors. It is the sole means to relax your body and mind at the same time.

Reasons why you need meditation:

Peace of mind: It brings absolute peace to mind. With each long breath, it makes you feel better and light-headed.
Increase in concentration power: Several scientific studies have shown that meditation makes the mind concentrate higher.
Improved vision: Continuous yoga and meditation helps to improve your eye vision. You may get rid of your glasses if you keep meditating.
Better focusing ability: Meditation helps to increase your ability to focus on any work.
Healthy body: Meditation relaxes your body organs and improves the complexion.
Stress reliever: Meditation allows you to get rid of all the stresses including worry, nervousness, anxiety, fear and even illness.
Easy for all: Meditation for the well-being of the mind and the body can be easily learnt and practiced by anyone irrespective of whether it is a kid or an old person.

Meditation is a boon for all those who are struggling from work stress, fear, illness or even inferiority complex. Regular practice of meditation will keep you healthy, relaxed and peaceful. It certainly allows you to live a longer life.

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11 May 2013

Deal with Dry and Sore Feet At Home!!!

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dry and sore feat Do you develop dry feet or sore feet very often? Dryness arises as a result of moisture. The same is the case with your skin. In summer your skin can remain moist most of the time due to humidity in the weather. The water vapor in the air condenses on the skin and keeps it moist. However skin frequently becomes dry during winter.

To avoid dry skin during winter, you apply a cold cream best suited for your skin. This keeps your skin moist. But sometimes you may develop dry feet or sore feet which make the skin on your feet rough which is painful. You must avoid it.

Homemade solutions for dry or sore feet:

Soaking in vinegar or baking soda: Soak your feet in a mixture of warm water, a little dish-wash liquid and vinegar. Wash your legs after soaking. Your feet will be soft after the wash. You can also soak your legs in baking soda solution. This remedy will refresh your feet, make them soft and avoid swelling.
Use socks: Before sleeping,apply a skin ointment like Vaseline to your feet. Then put on your socks and go to sleep. When you wake your feet will be soft.
Apply peppermint oil: Sprinkle a little peppermint oil on your body lotion. Then apply the body lotion to your feet. The peppermint oil attacks the bacteria which cause sore feet. It also refreshes your feet thus making them soft.
Apply oatmeal scrub: Apply a mixture of oatmeal scrub with jojoba oil to your feet. Leave it for half an hour and wash it off. Your feet will be soft after that.
Elevate your feet: Take an ice-pack and place your feet on it. Relax for some time. Elevating your feet will drain out the unnecessary fluids.

Apart from all these you can maintain your feet by regular massage. Better stick to a vegetarian meal which is rich in vitamin E. Vitamin E is good for your skin. You should use a body lotion which best suits your skin.

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10 May 2013

Choose the Right Doctor!!!

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choose right doctor An apple a day keeps the doctor away!!! Is that really working for you? If yes, well and good!! If not, you certainly need to consider some facts about your health and the need for a regular doctor.

What do you do when you’re not feeling well? You probably try to get some rest. If that doesn’t work, you take a medicine and everything goes fine in an hour or two. This will work for common body problems like headache, cold, cough, fever and body pain because you can handle most of these problems alone.

As far as dangerous diseases like malaria and jaundice are concerned, you strongly need medical attention. In such a case you can’t afford to walk to a nearby hospital or clinic because you’re too weak to do so. You need a personal doctor whom you can call when needed.

Tips for choosing the right doctor:

Consult others: If your neighbors or friends have appointed a personal doctor, ask them about their doctor. Find out how good he or she is. If suitable for you, appoint that doctor or enquire about another doctor.
Use your health insurance plan wisely: If you’re having a health insurance policy, better consult only those doctors who have been approved by your insurance plan. Otherwise you may end up paying a great cost consulting any other doctor.
Decide your need: Choose the doctor who is specialized in what you need. Decide whether you need a physician, pediatrician, gynecologist or any other specialist.
A doctor staying nearby: In case of an emergency, your doctor must not be late to attend you. Better choose a doctor living near your area of residence.
A doctor from a high-class hospital: If you need a surgery, choose a doctor from a highly reputed hospital. You can’t put your life at risk in such a situation.

You must keep yourself healthy but at the same time you need to be prepared for any health problems which may cause prolonged illness. Hope for the best!!! Prepare for the worst!!!

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9 May 2013

Keep On Cycling to Stay Fit!!

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cyceling to stay fit When was the last time when you were riding a bicycle? Several years back at school, I guess? In those days you had a habit of riding a bicycle to nearby places like school, shops and friend’s house. When you let go of that habit, you lost one of the best chances to stay fit.

Yeah, that’s right. Cycling is one of the finest exercises that keep you fit. In case you have gone to a gym, have you ever noticed that the first you do is cycling for warm up. After cycling for at least half an hour, you start with the other exercises.

For those who don’t know how to ride a bicycle, it is better if they learn now because the way petrol is being consumed in India, prices for petrol will become higher and no one will buy petrol. In that case, bicycle will be the only means of road transport.

So why not learn it now?

Cycling is considered as the best physical exercise by a lot of fitness experts. It not only keeps us fit, it also gives the true joy of travelling.

No wonder all the cyclists in the world are slim and fit.

Some benefits of cycling:

Fitness: Besides being an ideal way to lose weight, cycling helps to develop perfect lower body structures with toned legs and strong thighs.
Keeps the calories away: While cycling, the body sweats a lot and thus burns the excessive fat. As a result the body loses a lot of calories.
Reduces the body flab: Cycling takes a lot of physical effort. Hence it helps to burn the calories and allows the body to lose the flab.
Reduces the risk of diseases: Cycling reduces the risk of heart attack and other arterial problems. It also reduces the chances of breast cancer in women.
Eco friendly means of transport: All automobiles release greenhouse gases which cause global warming. A person cycling 10 km to work every day, reduces the greenhouse transmission by about 1.3 million tones.

Cycling is not only the most favorable means of exercising your body. It is also the most eco-friendly way to travel small distances. An hour of cycling allows you to lose 300-700 calories per day. Cycling as a primary means of transport can reduce a large number of environmental hazards.

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