Boost your skin elasticity naturally

One of the first signs of ageing is the sagging of skin. This happens because of loss of elasticity. You get fine lines and wrinkles. Today there are many products in the market that can come to your aid and make you look young again. It does so by gradually fading away those lines and wrinkles. But it rarely addresses the problem of sagging skin. Besides many of these products have harmful chemicals that may harm you in the long run. What if you could tighten your skin with some natural ingredients? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, here we reveal how you can do just that. Regular use of these natural anti-ageing measures will leave you looking 20 years younger.

Egg Whites: These are a natural astringent. It nourishes the skin and lifts loose skin. It is very good for sagging skin. Just whisk the egg white till it takes on a frothy consistency and then apply it to your face and neck. Rinse off with cold water after half an hour.

Aloe Vera: It boosts skin elasticity and fades away fine lines and wrinkles. You can buy this gel from the market or grow your own plant. Just slice the leaf and remove the gel with a butter knife. Apply on face and neck and wash off after half an hour.

Coconut oil: It contains powerful antioxidants that eliminates free radicals that damage your skin. You can apply it at night and leave it on till morning for best results.

Rosemary Oil: This is rich in antioxidants. It stimulates the production of fibroblasts and boosts skin elasticity. It is a great anti-ageing agent.

Cucumber: It can also tighten your skin. At the same time, it also refreshes and rejuvenates your skin and makes it look younger. Just grind some cucumber and apply it on your face for half an hour. Wash off with cold water.

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Take a night bath to get rid of tiredness

After a hectic day at office, the only thing you look forward to is your bed. But, maybe, not always.Sometimes, you might want to head straight to the shower.Taking a shower after a long day at work will help you in more ways than you think. Though it might be more tempting to head straight for bed, just try taking a bath at night and see the difference for yourself. Contrary to popular belief that a shower or bath at night will take your sleep away, actually the opposite is true.Most of us take a shower in the morning and just wash our faces at night. In this hot and humid weather, just a splash of water relieves you. Think what a shower can do. Here, we reveal the benefits of night baths that will surely tempt you to change your mind.

Gives you great skin: Bathing before going to bed makes your skin feel soft and radiant. It washes off all the germs and bacteria from your body and reduces all skin-related problems.

Makes you sleep better: A morning shower wakes you up and makes you feel fresh, but to induce sleep, you must take a shower at night. A shower cools off your body and helps you get better sleep.

Relieves stress: Having a bath is quite relaxing, and, after a busy day at work, it feels more relaxing as it removes stress and stiffness from body. Taking a shower triggers feel-good hormones and uplifts our mood.

Regulates Blood Pressure: Bathing at night helps to control blood pressure. The temperature of our body tends to rise due to generation of heat throughout the day. It is extremely important to bath at night to keep a check on it.

It refreshes and cleans: Just imagine how many people or surfaces you come in contact with during the day. You might be unknowingly touching germ-filled surfaces. Have a bath after you return home so that all the germs are washed away. Sometimes, when you come home, you are sweaty and hot. But you just ignore it and go to sleep because you are so tired. This can put you at risk of infections.

Prevents allergic reactions: People who are allergic to environmental surrounding like dust and pollen should take a bath whenever they come back home. If you don’t take a bath, you transfer allergens to your bed, which makes your allergic reaction worse.

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Why Getting Distracted Isn't a Bad Thing

Alexander Graham Bell was never a fan of multitasking. He felt that true creativity comes from a single-minded concentration on the issue under consideration and that any other thoughts would only take you further away from your goal.

 

Psychological research, until recently, seemed to agree with him, showing that we’re more efficient and accurate when we keep our minds firmly on track. However, a couple of eye-catching new studies have called this assumption into question, at least when it comes to the kind of creative tasks that were so close to Bell’s heart. When you’re trying to come up with new ideas, a sharp focus might actually backfire and a distraction of some sort could actually increase your chances of finding a novel solution to your problem.

  This is because our minds often become stuck in a rut, meaning that we spend far too much time concentrating on the first ideas we thought of, rather than coming up with some truly novel solutions. This phenomenon is known as cognitive fixation, and many psychologists now consider it to be the principle barrier to true creativity.

 

To find out whether multitasking can actually help people break out of a rut, a team of researchers used a common laboratory test of creativity. The participants in this study had to think of as many uses as possible for a common object, such as a kitchen bowl, within a fixed amount of time.

The participants then had to find alternative uses for a brick and a toothpick. The only difference was that some were asked to do so in blocks, listing all the uses for a brick first before listing all the uses of a toothpick, while others were asked to alternate between the two.

According to Bell’s opinion that immersed concentration is better for creativity, you’d expect that the first group would have performed better, but this wasn’t the case. While they might have believed that they were on a roll, the reality was that without the breaks afforded by the continual task switching, their progress was limited.

From the sheer number of ideas that they produced to the perceived novelty of their ideas, the multitaskers performed much better.
For more evidence, the team next looked at a test of convergent thinking, in which you’re given three words and you have to think of a common linking word. This test is meant to measure your ability to find the associations between apparently unconnected concepts, and unlike the previous task, you’re looking for a single answer that comes in a single flash of insight.

Once again, some of the participants were asked to consider two problems simultaneously, by switching their attention between the two, while others were asked to look at them in sequence. The end results were even more striking than the team’s first experiment, with 51% of the multi-taskers solving both problems compared to just 14% who looked at them sequentially.  

 

Perhaps the biggest benefits can be found in group brainstorms – something that we’ve all been involved in at one time or another – which often involve a lot of talking and not much innovation.

The problem is that besides facing the cognitive fixation of each individual member, the group as a whole becomes distracted by one person’s idea rather than considering the ideas of others. This means that teams working together often produce fewer ideas that individuals who are working independently. “There are a lot of findings showing that working as a group is not very efficient, and even a tiny improvement would have a big impact,” says another researcher.

By working with colleagues, the researcher has shown that forcing groups of students to multitask (by switching between two problems) can break those dynamics, leading to more creative solutions to questions about the ways to improve the campus, including potential ideas to increase the students’ physical activity or measures to increase access for disabled people. Importantly, the benefits seemed to grow over time, so the longer the brainstorming was, the more advantageous it was to switch between tasks.

It doesn’t need too much thinking to see how you might put these findings to immediate use. If you’re struggling to think of a title for your project or the name of a new product, you might have been tempted to devoting a fixed amount of time to thinking about it. However, this research would suggest that you’d be better off keeping a notepad next to your computer and jotting down new solutions while working on other tasks.

At its simplest, this research might just be another excuse to take a much-needed break. When you’re working on tasks that would benefit from creative thinking, take regular breaks to refresh your approach.

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How To Refresh Tired, Dry Eyes In 6 Easy Ways

Some of the side-effects of summer aren't as cheery as blue skies and sunshine. The heat can also leave your body dehydrated, your skin thirsty and worse, your eyes dry. This summer time worry is especially prevalent in contact lens wearers as the climate further dries the eye's natural lubricant on top of lenses. The result can be dry eyes that you end up itching, just because they are so parched. We're going to change that with these six ways to soothe your tired, dry peepers, even in the middle of May.

1. A Warm Compress
Before you wonder question what a hot compress can do for your eyes, hear us out. A warm compress over the eye area can open clogged ducts and encourage the glands to produce more tears. All you have to do is placed a warm towel directly on closed eyelids and hold in place for 10 minutes. Repeat this twice a day for best results.

2. Look Around
Make sure your surroundings aren't worsening the condition of your eyes. Stay away from smoke, heat and air conditioning drafts or wear protective glasses when you are exposed to any of them. If the air in your home is too dry, consider installing a humidifier to add moisture to it.

3. Eat Well
What you eat directly impacts the rest of your body, especially your eyes. To keep dryness at bay, add foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids to your diet. Such foods include chia seeds, salmon and tuna, walnuts and eggs. They reduce inflammation in the body and help the production of tears in the ducts.

4. Switch Off
Continuously staring at your screen can tire your eyes and further dry them out. Prevent this from happening by taking a break away from your screen for a few minutes after every hour so that your eyes aren't strained and get excessively dry.

5. Splash And Blink
Twice daily, make it a habit to splash your eyes with water as it will refresh them and reduce the itchy, dry feeling. Also add a blinking exercise to your routine. Try blinking slowly by keeping your eyes closed for two counts and opening them. This will help lubricate the eyeball surface and even remove any irritants.

6. Eye Drops
If you aren't able to produce tears naturally, try lubricating eye drops under the care of a doctor. Their formula is close to natural tears and will keep the eyes wet and healthy.

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Home-made Mouthwash

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Ingredients: Juice of 2 freshly squeezed lemons
1/2 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
1/2 or 1 teaspoon baking soda (more whitening properties)
1 1/2 teaspoon of honey
1 cup of warm water (to melt the honey)
A clean bottle or jar with a lid

Mix together all of the ingredients and give it a shake. Swish or gargle 1-2 tablespoons of the mouthwash for a minute after brushing your teeth or whenever you want to freshen your breath. Don't use the mouthwash more than once to twice a day (the lemon is very acidic).

 Honey: This ingredient has a number of anti-bacterial properties that kill off all the bad bacteria in your mouth, instead of feeding them with sugar. Also, adding honey makes the wash taste better. Use organic or raw honey for the best results.

Cinnamon: A miracle spice in every way, cinnamon gets rid of odor by killing off the odor-causing bacteria in one blast. The International Association for Dental Research found that people who chewed cinnamon gum had a 50 percent decrease in oral bacteria versus people who chewed mint gum.

 Lemon: The last ingredient- lemon is strong, refreshing and cleansing, so it will wash all the hidden food and bacteria from your mouth. It also has whitening properties. Just make sure not to add too much lemon because it can erode your enamel if not used properly.
 

Myths about noon nap

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Myth: Napping is only for the lazy or those under the age of 5.

Fact: A short snooze can boost everything from alertness and memory to creativity and productivity. And not one of those perks sounds like laziness.

Myth: If I take a nap, I'll only wake up feeling worse.

Fact: That groggy feeling after you wake up from a nap is real, but it's not a guarantee. How you feel after your snooze is probably a factor of how long you slept. Experts generally agree that a nap should last no longer than 30 minutes.

"If you take it longer than 30 minutes, you end up in deep sleep," said sleep expert Michael J. Breus.

Anyone who has ever felt worse upon rising from a nap is "sleeping too long," he added.

Myth: Coffee before a nap will keep me up.

Fact: There is such a thing as a caffeine nap -- affectionately referred to as the nappuccino. To do it right, enjoy that cup of coffee or tea, and then take your nap. As you sleep, the caffeine will begin to kick in (it reaches peak effectiveness about 30 minutes after you drink it), so that when you wake, you'll be feeling your most refreshed.