Nutrition is a hot topic these days, yet many of my clients still struggle with consistently following through with “the basics,” and the stats show that missing the mark on many healthy habits is the norm. For example, the median daily intake of produce for U.S. adults is 1.1 servings of fruit and 1.6 servings of veggies, far below the minimum recommended five daily servings. If you’re going to set […]
Juicy and delicious fruit, plum belongs to the family of peaches, apricots and nectarines. The fruit comes in diverse colours and shapes with over 2000 different varieties. It’s juicy pulp varies from creamy yellow to crimson red. Even the colour of the outer skin may vary considerably from yellow or dark red to purple or black. Here are some of the health benefits of this juicy fruit: Obesity: Plum extracts […]
After Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984, when Rajiv Gandhi revealed that he was being asked to take over as prime minister, Sonia Gandhi sobbed, “They’ll kill you, they’ll kill you!…” This may not be exactly what happened. But Spanish author Javier Moro’s version of the Congress president’s life, “The Red Sari”, is finally in Indian bookstores for readers to decide. The author calls it a “dramatized biography” as the dialogues […]
The nominations for the 87th Academy Award, to be held on February 22, 2015, were announced in Los Angeles. Here’s a complete list of Oscar nominees. Best Picture Birdman Boyhood Selma The Theory of Everything The Imitation Game The Grand Budapest Hotel American Sniper Whiplash Actress in a Leading Role Julianne Moore, Still Alice Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl Reese Witherspoon, Wild Marion Cotillard, Two […]
Drinking packaged water may appear to be good for health but you are wrong. A new study has revealed, that it may be exposing your body to an onslaught of chemicals. Recently, a research was conducted by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 18 bottled water companies in Mumbai and revealed the presence of harmful chemicals in samples of bottled water. The centre took 5-5 sample from the 18 bottled water […]
New Icthyosaur is 1st uniquely Scottish marine reptile ever discovered and studied. Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile — and, no, we’re not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster. Scientists have announced the discovery of the fossil remains of a dolphin-like seagoing reptile on Scotland’s Isle of Skye that lived about 170 million years ago and was about 4.3 metres long. The creature, named Dearcmhara shawcrossi, […]
The key to learning and memory in early life is a lengthy nap, say scientists. Trials with 216 babies up to 12 months old indicated they were unable to remember new tasks if they did not have a lengthy sleep soon afterwards. The University of Sheffield team suggested the best time to learn may be just before sleep and emphasised the importance of reading at bedtime. Experts said sleep […]
Kamal Haasan has made Pongal doubly special by releasing the trailer of his much awaited film – Uttama Villain. Kamal always believes in coming up with unusual concepts in his films and ‘Uttama Villain’ comes across as an addition to the list of films which have made the stalwart an institution. The film also features the Late K Balachandar, K Vishwanath, Jayaram, Urvasi, Pooja Kumar and Andrea Jeremiah. ‘Uttama Villain’ […]
If you thought that the only benefit of sex was, well, pleasure, here’s some news for you. Making love is good for adults. And making love regularly is even better. Not only does it help you sleep well, relieve stress and burn calories, there are also several other reasons why you need to have sex more often. Improves cardiovascular health A recent study says that men who have sex more […]
Looking at the rising number of bird injuries due to the use of glass-coated strings ‘manja’ by the kite flyers in India on Makar Sankranti festival, PETA urges people to go for standard cotton strings instead. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will hold a demonstration outside Albert Hall Museum here on January 12 with activists dressed as “injured” people, wrapped in bandages and hobbling on crutches to […]
