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5 Reasons to Practice Sitting on the Floor

Swathy · September 5, 2023 · 7 Comments

family sitting on the floor, earth element, floor sitting — Source : Photo by Andrea Piacquadio at pexels.com

Originally published in July 2014.

The practice of sitting on the floor is an age-old tradition in India. And, with changes in lifestyle and modernization, we have somehow lost this practice which is responsible for so many benefits for our body. What used to be a part of life earlier is now a special practice for which we have to make time.

Due to Scleroderma, floor sitting was actually a difficult task for me. Thankfully, with medicines and regular habits, I am now able to sit comfortably. Getting up still becomes an issue sometimes though.

Let me add a disclaimer here. Floor Sitting is not recommended for people with arthritis or knee problems and if you have any such medical condition, please refrain from doing so or get medical advise at once.

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Sitting on the floor cross-legged with straight spine ( half padmasana or sukhasana, depending on which posture you hold ) provides a lot of benefits for our posture and overall health. Lets check out what are those.

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How Free Radicals and Antioxidants affect our Bodies?

S&S Partners · August 30, 2023 · 2 Comments

Free radicals are notorious for their aging effect on the skin. Topical application and ingestion of anti-oxidants is the only known way to combat their effects. However, bad lifestyle and other regular habits can also lead to the formation of free radicals in the body and if un-combated for long, they can result in serious diseases like cancer and auto-immune diseases.

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#DidYouKnow the very thing which we need to live ages us? The oxygen we breathe reacts with the skin cells to produce energy and build proteins.

And, the by product of this reaction is reactive oxygen species. They can also result from environmental factors like excess sun exposure, smoking, drinking, pollution.

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The Ordinary Buffet Copper Peptides 1%

Swathy · January 15, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Available at the price tag of Rs 2800, Ordinary Buffet Copper Peptides is an expensive face serum that comes in a regular dark glass bottle with a dropper. Unscrew and squeeze the dropper to reveal an appealing watery blue serum. Needless to mention I love the color.

Before I start my review, let me clarify that it has been years for me since I followed a proper skin care routine so this is one of the few products I have tried in a long time. I have been using this product in Delhi from October 2022 to January 2023, sometimes intermittently and sometimes regularly. My review is based solely on how my skin did after this long hiatus and when it is not coupled with any other products. I have a combination that varies from oily to dry but since it is peak winter now, my skin is definitely dry.

The Ordinary has been more of a hit-or-miss with me. I have used its Marine Hyaluronics which I like but not really a fan of the Squalene Oil. I have used a couple of other products like salicylic acid face wash but did not talk about them on the blog.

The serum spreads easily and does not drip down. In one go, I usually take an entire dropper full of the product but 5-8 drops should be enough for any skin type. Though the serum is watery enough, it dries off pretty quickly.

The serum alone was enough to keep the skin moisturized in the earlier months of October and November but it needs another layer now. I am currently using one of Kiehl’s moisturizers which I quite like.

Overall, if I have to recommend Ordinary Buffet Copper Peptides, I would say no. It did not do anything for my skin that I would expect from a serum, especially after all the negligence my skin has suffered. This was disappointing especially since Ordinary Buffet comes with quite a lot of rave reviews.