Health & Food

We value our hair and quietly weep at the sight of hair in the brush and on the floor. We may have tried products promising total hair repair solutions, but even these don't do much and hair fall continues to feature in our everyday nightmare list. Today, we're going back to the basics to bring you natural hair care solutions for healthy and strong hair. So how does one prevent hair loss? Here are...

Bangalore, Aug 8: Are you a gym rat aiming for a six-pack, and washing down spoonfuls of dietary supplements to tone up your body to impress your gal? It’s time you rethought all that. With no regulations governing the sale of muscle-enhancers, what with their easy availability over the counter, wary dietitians have cautioned users about their efficacity. “These supplements are rich in protein and...

Here are some exercises you can do to banish the extra flab under your chin Double chin is common among overweight men and women. And if you are sporting one too, you certainly know how unflattering it is. And alternate names like turkey neck, chin twin, second chin, etc. just proves the point. However, getting rid of a double chin is not that easy and one has to religiously do exercises for the...

For the marinade: Chicken - 1 kg Yogurt- 2 cups Ginger garlic paste - 3 tbsp Red chilli powder - 3 tbsp ( we love spicy food) :p Salt to taste Red food color- A pinch To Saute: Onions - 4 small Chopped Ginger - 1'' For the masala: Whole Coriander - 2 tsp Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp Fennel - 1 tsp Poppy paste -3 tsp Method: 1. To marinate chicken, wash and cut the chicken to the desired size. Add in...

Ingredients Peach: 1 tin (or take fresh peach slices) Strawberry jelly 2 packets Thickening cream: 3 packets (each pack contains 125g) Sweetened condensed milk: 400g Gelatin: 1 teaspoon Nuts for garnishing Method 1. Pour half packet of strawberry jelly in a wide glass dish used for making pudding, and keep it in fridge to set. 2. Mix peach slices, thickening cream and condensed milk in a separate...

Weight loss diets or weight loss foods do not require a 'special ingredient', they constitute foods that you see every day in your Indian kitchens. These weight loss foods can be eaten directly or consumed in combination meals that you eat daily. Some health enthusiasts avoid typical Indian dishes that are are creamy and submerged in ghee or butter, but you can opt for healthy cooking methods...

Things needed: A sponge cake Tinned pineapple- 1 A Chocolate bar Whipped cream Vanilla custard ( i used half litre milk for the custard) Strawberries ( For the topping) Tutti frutti & Cherries ( Topping) Method: 1. Slice the sponge cake horizontally into two parts. Soak both the parts in the pineapple syrup till It is completely soaked. ( from the tinned pineapple). Best to use fresh pineapple...

Cigarette sales have long been in decline, and the pace accelerated in first quarter of 2013, with Wells Fargo today predicting sales volume was down 4.5% over the same period last year. That is above the historic average of 3-4% falls, and may have been helped along by economic factors like higher gas prices and the payroll tax increase, which took enough cash out of low-to-middle income pockets...

Women are not alone in this! Men also do care immensely about their looks and indulge in elaborate grooming rituals to enchant women. They spend ridiculous amounts of time studying their reflection in the mirror from various angles, and prefer to keep themselves abreast of the latest skincare products among other toiletries on the market. Some even love hitting the salon or spa for a luxuriant...

Ingredients:1. ¼ kg Mushroom2. 1 chopped onion3. Butter4. 2 tsp pepper powder5. Salt6. 1 cup milk.Method:1. In a pan add butter, chopped onion and fry for a while.2. Now add chopped mushrooms , salt ,and mix for 2 mins.3. Now cool it and put it in a mixer or blender and whisk just once.4. Now put little butter , then the mushroom mix, milk, pepper powder and let it boil.5. You can add pepper...