LIFESTYLE

'Shooting for unrealistic body types is harmful'
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According to National Eating Disorders Association, the International No Diet Day on May 6 encourages the rejection of diet culture. This movement, started by Mary Evans Jones in 1992, celebrates the importance of body acceptance, diversity, and respect for all body shapes and sizes.
The impact of Covid-19 on high blood pressure
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It has been over a year and the entire world continues to battle Covid-19. Moreover, the second wave of Covid-19 has put more lives in jeopardy than before, including those of youngsters. People with diabetes, hypertension, heart conditions, and other co-morbidities fall continue to into the high-risk category and may encounter serious complications, if infected.
Dealing with a demanding boss
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You open your laptop only to find a bunch of emails which need to be replied. With that comes more work that needs to be completed within the shift of "working hours" (which keeps extending most of the time) while we work from home.
How to choose the best sunscreen for your skin type
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Not only outdoors, sunscreens plays a crucial role in protecting your skin while you are indoors from UVA rays which enter through standard glass windows and can penetrate deeper into the skin than UVB rays, becoming a contributing factor to photo-aging -- which are changes seen as dark spots, wrinkles, and leathery textured skin.
Crowdfunding breathing new life in relief efforts
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Milaap, a crowdfunding platform witnessed hundreds of people embracing crowdfunding to give/receive help during a crisis. Last year, during this time, when the pandemic had set in, Milaap witnessed a three-fold increase in the number of campaigns. The outpouring of global solidarity and the response has resulted in raising a whopping Rs 139 crore for Covid-19 causes from 3.5 lakh donors, Milaap said.
Why age matters when it comes to your fertility
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Fertility with age has a different effect on men and women. A woman is born with certain number of eggs that only get depleted over a period of time, and after some time she can't produce any more eggs. But in the case of a man, he can produce sperms his entire life.
Use regional languages to communicate with customer base in 2021
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India, with a population of 136.6 crore in 2021 has witnessed a massive 179.8 per cent increase in social media user base since the genesis of Digital India Campaign, launched in 2015. It is estimated that the user base will grow by 12 per cent till 2023. So why is it important to communicate with the regional language users in their language?
2020 lockdown revealed India's creative and altruistic side: Research
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According to the data, confinement and other restrictions have also liberated India's creative side: more than one-in-five Indians (22.9 per cent) are now more likely to cook, paint, sketch, or pursue other creative hobbies to keep themselves happy. Nearly a quarter (23.2 per cent) found solace reading or listening to music during periods of lockdown.
Top gemstone and jewellery brands launch a free sustainability resource platform
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World-leading jewellery makers Chopard, Kering, LVMH, Richemont, Swarovski and Tiffany & Co. (now part of the LVMH Group) and coloured gemstone mining companies Gemfields and Muzo (together, the Coloured Gemstones Working Group or CGWG) announce the launch of the Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform, uniting gemstone and jewellery brands through shared commitments for people and planet.
ITC Maurya's gourmet delicacies a phone call away
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Celebrations always include an indulgent meal and some revelry. Why not up the ante with some fine dine and gourmet takeaway from ITC Maurya.
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