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Thought you were playing it safe with “healthier” food options? All you’ve been doing is deceiving yourself into thinking ‘it’s all beneficial binging’. Mealtime just got serious – no gimmicks - the healthy halo is finally busted. Read on to know if the food you think healthy, are really healthy: Granola Bars ‘Work hard, snack harder’ is the perfect tagline for this high-energy nutrition bar chockfull of dried nuts and rolled oats. Your handbag’s (or work desk’s) BFF, how often has this humble cereal nibble saved the day? Mid-day snack attacks, post-workout hunger pangs…But on the flip side, have you ever read the label? Processed sugars in every form: chocolate, honey, maple syrup, rice sugar, glucose, corn syrup, and bleached white sugar. To put things in perspective – just one ‘’ dressed-up candy bar’’ contains anywhere between 4-5 teaspoons of sugar, whereas a two-finger Kit Kat bar contains half! Healthier Alternative: You’re better off ...

  Look good in your skinny jeans without the sweat The time to huddle under sweaters is over! With spring on our doorstep can summer be far behind?   Watch those hidden fat fields Sure, you're feeling virtuous, ordering the Caesar salad and soup instead of a burger at lunch. But beware! Your supposedly  slimming salad dressing is laced with fat and calories . And the croutons and cheese only pile on more fat. Instead, opt for clear chicken or vegetable soup and some grilled  paneer  or fish with a side of stir fried veggies. Similarly ditch calorie-laden daiquiris, margaritas and milk shakes for diluted fruit and vegetable juice.   Skip meals to….pile on the pounds Skimping on breakfast or foregoing lunch to slip into that LBD is as pointless as trying to traverse a busy street blindfolded. As the days get warmer your metabolism slows down, making you burn fewer calories.  Eat every couple of hours to rev up a sluggish metabolic rate ...

Every man wants to look like Hrithik Roshan and John Abraham. Punishing gym routines, circuit training with ruthless trainers, two hundred stomach crunches, and worse, all for that elusive six-pack. Not so long ago most men devoured two dozen eggs,  parathas,  and a couple of chickens—skyrocketing cholesterol levels be damned—after a gym session all in the name of building those rippling abs. But not anymore. New Bodybuilding Supplements like dietary supplements, protein supplements, and other scientifically designed muscle builders have cut the need for free-for-all face-stuffing sessions. Best Bodybuilding Supplements 1. CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUPPLEMENT Fitness trainer Neha Brackstone concurs. “What you eat accounts for more than fifty percent of your success in creating and then maintaining those six-packs.” Cutting back on fats and simple carbs like white bread, white rice, biscuits, and cakes are important when you’re trying to tone up,...

So many things about your day could go right but life still won’t be perfect if it’s a bad hair day. And there are two ways to deal with it. You either brave the frizz and manage to feign a smile while watching women effortlessly strut around with picture-perfect tresses or you make an effort to change things. Honestly, it’s high time you detangle the mysteries of your mane and trounced bad hair days. On that note, these superfoods have been hair saviors since forever and should urgently find space on your plate. FOODS FOR HEALTHY HAIR 1. Avocado Always lusting for a lustrous mane but inexplicable hair loss giving you a hard time? Presenting the ultimate strand savior – Avocado, the best-known fruit for good hair. A big-time growth stimulator in the world of hair care, this antioxidant-rich fruit unclogs blocked hair follicles and strengthens them to promote dense growth. Loaded with Vitamins, Copper, Iron, and Folic Acid, this buttery berry helps retain natural...