Beauty and Personal Grooming

Regular exercise has enormous health benefits and it's great for your mind as well as it improves your mood and memory. It improves the overall stamina and strength, improves blood circulation, helps reduce stress and tension and provides a better quality of life.  Some mentionable health benefits of exercise include reduced risk of heart diseases, hypertension, osteoporosis, some cancers etc.  Thus it's the key to the prevention of numerous illnesses and in the maintenance of a fit and agile body.Studies have found that elderly people who indulge in regular exercise have improved immune systems, good bone density, improved flexibility of joints, decreased blood pressure , better heart health, improved metabolism, better quality of sleep and a lower risk of dreaded diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's.

Quick Relief Checklist Before we dive in, here's your daily action plan: ☐ 25-30g fiber from whole foods ☐ 8-10 glasses of water/healthy fluids ☐ 30 minutes of gentle exercise ☐ Probiotic foods (yogurt, buttermilk) ☐ Respond to bathroom urges immediately ☐ Try a home remedy (ghee water, ripe bananas, soaked figs, warm lemon water) It's quite common to experience constipation during pregnancy—in fact, recent studies show that about 32% of pregnant women deal with this uncomfortable issue. It may occur as early as in the first trimester and may persist up to the last trimester, with around 21% of women affected in the first trimester, 34% in the second, and 30% in the third trimester. It can cause a lot of discomfort like abdominal bloating, flatulence and intestinal pain. Straining to pass the stools may also lead to piles and haemorrhoids. So if you are experiencing constipation during pregnancy, do not ignore this problem as an inevitable pregnancy issue but try to allevi...

L asks:  My 10 year old son often asks for tea but I reprimand him saying that his skin tone will get darker by drinking tea for that's what I have heard people around me say about giving tea to kids!  I have heard good things about teas like green and white tea, however!  So does drinking tea really make the skin dark? And what about lips - does it cause darkening in lips?  Please enlighten me on this! Response : If drinking tea could make a person dark, then all Irish and English who cannot do without their morning cuppa would have been dark-complexioned!

Being an oily skinned gal, I love face washes , body washes and exfoliating creams that contain those tiny colorful exfoliating beads. While massaging such a cream on my skin, it feels as if it is sloughing off my dead skin. And truly, my dull, greasy skin pretty much feels rejuvenated and alive after usage. But after reading this piece of news , I am kind of shocked!  The tiny plastic beads that being used in cosmetic products are finding their way in lakes and streams. Apparently this is contaminating water and is toxic to fish and other marine life. So a ban on such products is being proposed. Do check the video below for more details.

In one of the earlier posts, I had blogged about how Zimbabweans make use of okra (Bhindi) as a homemade beauty aid to drive away wrinkles . Now I'd like to share another such DIY recipe with okra that can actually improve the skin's complexion. In fact, okra, also called as lady's finger isn't the only ingredient used, a few other veggies and a wonder spice like cumin / jeera is also included.     

Everyone wants to look and feel their best, which is the very reason cosmetics were created. Image Courtesy of Olivia Proenca Thanks to products like facial creams and makeup, women gain an increased sense of beauty, experience a boost in self esteem, and feel more confident about themselves.

If you have a love for being active and physically fit, a career in physical education may be right up your alley. Academic institutions across the United States - from elementary schools to colleges - include physical education programs in their curriculum in order to promote fitness, health, and well-being. If this is something that is important to you, being a physical education instructor may be your calling. Photo Courtesy of US Army