Art of redefining small eyes
Life Desk :Large eyes add to the beauty of a face – but what of those who have been gifted by nature with small eyes? Makeup artist Aashmeen Munjaal and Aakriti Kochar, Beauty and...
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Write about your feelings
Life Desk : If the anxiety of performing an upcoming task is giving you stress, simply writing about your feelings may help you perform the task more efficiently, suggests new research. The research –...
Myths around coconut oil busted
Life Desk : Coconut oil is made up of medium-chain triglycerides which are a super fuel that are used up by our bodies very efficiently. However, hydrogenated coconut oil should be avoided as the...
Travellers moving on from selfie to ‘welfie’
Life Desk : Young holidaymakers are now more likely to upload a photo of them engaging in outdoor sports (15 per cent) than a swimwear shot (10 per cent). The survey of 8,400 adults...
Sedentary lifestyle could harm your health
Life Desk : Sedentary lifestyle, is a lifestyle which has very little or no physical activity. In a sedentary lifestyle, the person is always sitting or lying down and feels lethargic to perform even...
Cigarette smoke reduces self-healing capacity of lungs
Life Desk : Smoke from cigarettes blocks self-healing processes in the lungs and consequently can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).‘Targeting the expression of Frizzled 4 receptor can restore the WNT/beta-catenin signaling pathway,...
Spare children from physical punishment
Life Desk :The recent video of a little girl struggling to say her numbers and getting slapped elicited horrified reactions across the board, from cricketer Virat Kohli to school WhatsApp groups. A week later,...
Want to rock the 1980s’ style?
Life Desk :The 1980s fashion was associated with loud colours, sequins and bold outfits, and such styles are making a comeback on the ramps and in daily wear. From bell bottoms to customized jackets,...
Even refined sugar invites health risks
Life Desk :When the rest of the world is turning their face away from refined or processed sugar, consumers in Bangladesh have been tending to the detrimental food item. Refined white sugar attracts a...
Types of garden in your home
Life Desk :Herb GardenHerb garden consists of culinary or medicinal herbs, and often has ornamental designs. In fact, herb plants are often underrated as potential design elements in land scaping. Mint and creeping thyme...
If tomorrow comes
Life Desk :Pramila Le Hunte is disturbed by the way things are. “The world is a dark place and the power of love and humanity of the soul is needed now,” says the British...
Ruby, a new type of chocolate
Life Desk :A Swiss chocolate giant claims to have invented a new chocolate type: ‘ruby’, adding to the already existing – milk, dark and white – list. Barry Callebaut claims to have used ruby...