Overweight people eat more than thin people and are more likely to travel by car, making excess body weight doubly bad for the environment, according to a study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
“When it comes to food consumption, moving about in a heavy body is like driving around in a gas guzzler,” and food production is a major source of greenhouse gases, researchers Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts wrote in their study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. “We need to be doing a lot …

Bread, this ubiquitous basic food, is the forebear of all prepared foods. It is the foundation of cooking, as we know it, and in many countries represents one of the pillars of nutrition and gastronomy.
For a Middle Eastern, a meal without bread is unthinkable. Yet many nations use rice instead of bread, and indigenous peoples in the Americas ate corn until the first conquistadors arrived in the 15th century. To this day, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Indonesians and others in the Orient use rice as their basic starch. In fact rice …

What causes dry skin?
• When you lack oil, which holds water, the skin becomes dry
What are the symptoms of dry skin?
• Flaking
• Ashiness
• Itching and tightness
To combat dryness:
• Use a super-fatted
• Take short baths in warm water with non-soap formulas
• Exfoliate body skin before moisturizing to eliminate ashiness
• Use a moisturizer containing humectants
• Avoid wool garments unless you wear a layer of protection like a camisole or a slip between the garment and your skin
• Drink eight glasses of water daily
• Wash clothing in a fragrance-free detergent
• Eliminate fabric softener
• …

If you have sensitive skin you may find that many of the treatments you try are too harsh for your skin. While other women are buying skin care products with vitamin C or anti-oxidants, you are using the mild brand with no anti-aging benefits.
So, what can you do about it? How can you, with your sensitive skin, get the same anti-aging effects that other women are getting?
Rather than applying expensive anti-aging products on your skin, you can eat them. Now, of course, I don’t mean for you to eat your …

Shah Rukh Khan’s Knight Riders may have failed to create magic, yet again, but King Khan takes it all in his stride.
In fact, he cites his team’s ouster from IPL 2 as a life lesson. He has no plans of giving gyaan like a guru; nevertheless, he did a good job when he pep-talked the audience at the Delhi chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organisation here on Thursday.
Talking about the event, a source present at the function says, “YPO has members in almost 85 countries. Every year, they invite people …

More and more women are getting conscious nowadays to develop themselves not only in the career that they have but in every aspect of their lives from family, career, health and even the personality itself. This insight made women continue their pursuit to improving themselves which made women choosy in the things that they have from the ideal home, cars and even the things that are in a woman’s wardrobe. While you value business suits, the gowns and other wardrobes that you have in your closet, you might as well …

Think thin! This motto has become very popular nowadays. Dozens of books, TV shows, magazines are talking about diets. Is it good or bad? Is it effective? Which one should I choose? We suggest you 10 most popular diets all over the world.
Diet number10 – “Rosemary Conley’s Hip and Thigh Diet”. It’s a healthy diet being low in fat. Fruits, vegetables, starchy foods and smaller amounts of low-fat milk are the main things in this diet. Rosemary Conley also promotes exercise, which makes her diet unique and more effective.
Supplements …

Cellulite is a kind of fat tissue in the subcutaneous layer of the skin that contains constricting bands of connective tissue. This connective tissue, which varies in thickness and is laced with fat cells, is held in place by a network of fibers that protects our body, cushioning our muscles and organs; it is surrounded by a liquid that both nourishes it and provides it with an effective waste system. When all is working well in the system, waste products are removed and smooth curves result; when fats, fluids and …