If you’re trying to drop a few pounds, don’t start off by trying to overhaul all your eating and exercise habits. You’re better off finding several simple things you can do on a daily basis—along with following the cardinal rules of eating more vegetables and less fat and getting more … Read more
The shine, the stickiness, the irritating oiliness. Oily skin can be a pain. But maybe the ways we were using to wash down the oil on our faces was actually making it worse. Read on to get over the old soap and water routine. Around 30 to 40 per cent … Read more
Dark bags and circles under your eyes make you look shattered even when you’re not. Here’s how to combat these dark shadows that make your pretty eyes look sad and depress you every morning… What causes under-eye circles? An under-eye circle is a hollow, bluish or grey coloured marking caused … Read more
What can be done about hair loss? Many people seek treatment for hair loss, and there are several different types of treatment, which vary in effectiveness. Examples of treatment include taking medication to reduce hair loss, wearing a hairpiece, or having hair transplant surgery to cover bald areas. Research on … Read more
Recipe Type: Dessert Serves: 12 Ingredients: 3/4 cup whole milk 1 large egg 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract with seed 2 cups self-rising flour 3/4 cup superfine sugar 3 1/2 ounces white chocolate chunks, heaping 3/4 cup raspberries To serve: confectioners’ sugar, for dusting You will need … Read more
Papaya is a great natural skin exfoliant. Use this DIY mask to exfoliate your skin at home. Ingredients 1/4 cup green (or) ripe papaya* 1/4 cup pumpkin 1/2 tablespoon plain yogurt 1/2 tablespoon honey 1 egg white (or) yolk* 1 small carrot (cut into round slices) optional Boil the carrot … Read more
The Alkaline Diet – If you hadn’t realised, 2013 is the year that we all go hard core for health. Now this can be great, getting a bit more clued up about healthy eating is obviously a winner, but some of the diets that have burst onto our scenes promising us the world have … Read more
If you really want to go back to basics, or if you ever find yourself on one of those Pioneer Family reality TV shows, you can use milk or yogurt as a facial cleanser. I tried this beauty trick once when I was at my parents’ house and the only … Read more
Recipe: Type: Main Cuisine: Pakistani Much like any other child, I had a special hatred for the deceptive ‘tinda’ which looked just like a potato but much to my dismay, wasn’t one. However, as I grew older I developed a taste for the stuffed gourds which my aunt was a … Read more
Are you facing the challenges of an oily skin everyday? Tired of the greasy shine, pimples and other embarrassing blemishes that your face can’t seem to get rid of? Well, why not try out Coffee Seeds and Milk Powder Mask. This mask will help cure your oily skin problems. And … Read more