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Control your Craving for just 10 minutes {Health}

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Weight Loss has again become an iddue after all the binging during the Christmas and then, New Year and then, Lohri and Bogi and Pongal and Makar Sankranti so I have a simple tip for you today to keep a check on your weight and not go off the course to weight loss.
Scientists have found that a craving for a certain food typically lasts for about 10 minutes. (Source:Yahoo Lifestyle)
I don’t remember where I have read this but the article said that if you are able to contain yourself for just 10 minutes without giving into your craving then you will no longer feel the craving. It is those crucial 10 minutes you just have to endure. So, whether it is a pizza, burger or any dessert you are craving, better take an apple or a banana at the same time and your craving will pass over.
Another way to control the cravings is to increase the fiber content in your diet. Eat lots of fiber and it will make you feel full and you will really not feel like binging.
How do you control your cravings?

Green Tea Hair Spray {DIY}

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I have been dying to make a hair spray at home because of many many reasons. First, it is free of chemicals and I can use anything I want which will improve the shine, impart a beautiful fragrance and help in its growth. And, I did give this a try. I am not really sure of the results but if not good, they wouldn’t turn out to be bad, that’s for sure. Green Tea is a versatile ingredient with amazing benefits for hair, skin and health. So, this can double up as a toner too 🙂

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoon Green Tea Leaves
  • Distilled Water
  • 1 tablespoon Glycerin
  • 1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)
  • 25 drops Rosemary Essential Oil (EO)
Method
  • Prepare green tea and set it aside to cool down
  • In a spray bottle (100ml), add glycerin and ACV
  • Add the Rosemary EO
  • Pour the green tea in spray bottle to fill it (I used the Body Shop Aqua Lily Body Mist bottle)
  • Voila!!! Your hair spray is ready and you can use it as a toner too as all the ingredients in it are skin-friendly
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Hair Grows more if tied up? {Hair Care}

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Statement: Hair grows faster if you keep it it braided or styled and not simply left open.

Well, what is the fact behind this statement? Does hair really grow just because you braid it up. If you keep it tied all the time, doesn’t it put pressure on the hair? So, what are the answers to these questions??
Yes and no The statement is true in one sense but it can prove much stressful for the hair if over done. When you tie your hair, you are putting some pressure on your hair. If this pressure is less than the tensile strength (weight the hair can bear) of the hair, it will help your hair to grow a bit. But, if the pressure becomes too much for the hair strands to handle, the result is hair fall and breakage. So, keeping your hair tied up is a good thing but when done in the most comfortable way. You should not feel any pressure anywhere on the scalp or the hair while your hair is tied up.
Another reason why tying up the hair is recommended is that it prevents the hair from being left loose and open and this way, they will lose less of their moisture and turn dry. If you have observed, the more you leave your hair open, the more dry they become. If the ends of the hair are well-secured, your hair will look beautiful int he long run but avoid putting pressure on the roots. And, always keep on changing your hair style – make it a braid sometimes, pony tails can be high, low or in the center or even on the sides, create a bun. The focus is to make the hair pull down but make sure that you are not rough with your hair and when you keep on changing your styling of the hair, it distributes the pressure on the hair equally on all the hair strands because of which there is a uniform growth.
And, don’t forget to leave your hair open for sometime everyday. Hair too needs to relax but always make sure to braid or tie your hair while going to bed because that is the time when it loses most of its moisture.
What do you think?