My Life In My Love

Simple tips to enhance your natural beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:57:06 PDT

Simple tips to enhance your natural beauty - How to boost your beauty in ten simple steps: from getting down and dirty in the bedroom to grooming your eyebrows, being more beautiful is easy when you make a few small changes to your routine. Here are our top ten ways to make you look and feel irresistible.Beauty tip 1: ExfoliateIt’s often hard to keep up with our skin. One minute we’re smothering

Sex and the Single Mom

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:49:18 PDT

Sex and the Single Mom - Single moms, more so than anyone, have to be exceedingly careful about the type of man they select as life-long partners. No sensible woman wants to be judged soley on her appearence or sex appeal, right? Moreoever, who would even want a man mostly interested in sex without a real commitment, right again? These questions create an age-old conundrum. Exactly, how does one

Putting Meditation Back on the Mat

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:59:07 PDT

Putting Meditation Back on the Mat - Seated cross-legged on a black cushion atop a yoga mat, I struggled to keep my eyes closed and repeat the Sanskrit mantra in my head: ham-sa — I am that. Outside, on Third Avenue, police sirens wailed and cars honked as I tried to sit still in a room with eight other meditation students, keeping my breath slow and steady. Just as I was about to lose the focus

Is this the smallest ever portrait of the Queen? Artist creates piece of work on top of a pin to mark Diamond Jubilee

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:16:50 PDT

Is this the smallest ever portrait of the Queen? Artist creates piece of work on top of a pin to mark Diamond Jubilee - An artist has created what is believed to be the world's smallest ever portrait of the Queen.Graham Short decided to mark the Diamond Jubilee by engraving the image on top of a 2mm wide gold pin - a piece that took him nine months to complete.The miniature masterpiece is so

Relaxing Yoga Moves to De-Stress

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:00:58 PDT

Relaxing Yoga Moves to De-Stress - Recovering from Tax Day is a two-step fitness process. Yesterday included a sweaty interval-circuit workout to help release all pent-up aggressions. But today, it's time to recover, restore and renew with yoga.Anna Dioguardi, certified instructor at YogaWorks in New York City, put together a restorative yoga flow that will help relieve any lingering post-Tax Day

8 Habits of Highly Productive People

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:53:08 PDT

8 Habits of Highly Productive People - While your co-workers start every day enjoying a cup of coffee together in the break room, you're barely able to find time to call your doctor. While they're taking lunches, you're rushing through another meal at your desk. Sound familiar? Here's the good news:This apparent discrepancy may not mean you've got a bigger workload or that you're a harder worker.

The “Yoga” of Islamic Prayer

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:34:53 PDT

The “Yoga” of Islamic Prayer - Called “one of the oldest systems of personal development encompassing body, mind and spirit” by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, yoga has become one of the fastest growing health trends today. It has been renowned for centuries for its curative powers of movement.Yoga consists of a number of “asnas,” or body positions, which one retains for a desired

The Road to Pregnancy

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:25:09 PDT

The Road to Pregnancy - Pregnancy is a play of several acts and scenes; a combination of feelings and memories that can never be forgotten as long as a mother lives.It is the best of times; it is the worst of times. Apart from what Charles Dickens was describing in his epic A Tale of Two Cities, any mom will tell you that her journey through pregnancy can be summarized in these words. It is not

What Do You Have for Mummy? - Express Your Love

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:15:47 PDT

What Do You Have for Mummy? - Express Your Love - Many mothers when are asked what they like as a gift from their kids would simply answer, “My kid is my real gift. Spending time with my babies is the all happiness for me.”No wonder, moms’ love is unconditional!Always the ball is in the kids’ court, they should be creative to express their love to their moms in different ways for showing

Tai Chi named as perfect exercise for the elderly

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:41:32 PDT

Tai Chi named as perfect exercise for the elderly - Practising the ancient martial art of Tai Chi is so beneficial to elderly people’s health that it should be “the preferred mode of training”, according to scientists.Researchers found that older people who regularly performed the traditional Chinese “mind and body” technique were less likely to suffer high blood pressure and were physically

Is Yoga ‘Un-Islamic’?

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:48:56 PDT

Is Yoga ‘Un-Islamic’? – Despite being popular among Americans as a stress-buster, Muslims are shying away from practicing yoga, citing its Hindu mantras and elements of worhsipping.“When I came here, I see there is yoga and everything, but we don’t go,” Anwar Hassan, 27, who is from Bangladesh and works in the Queen of Sheba grocery in Jackson Heights, told The New York Times on Monday, April 9.

Yoga Could Help Teens Ward Off Anxiety

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:50:17 PDT

Yoga Could Help Teens Ward Off Anxiety, Study Shows - Considering yoga's stress-busting effects, one would think that high-schoolers might benefit from the practice.And now, a study shows that yoga does confer benefits to teens. The research is published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School conducted

Temperature Coffee Tastes Bad? Blame Cavemen

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:32:41 PDT

Temperature Coffee Tastes Bad? Blame Cavemen - "My coffee has become tepid." To a coffee drinker, is there any realization more sigh-inducing?It is strange, when you think about it, that a piping hot cup o' joe can be so delicious, and that iced coffee can be very nice, too, but that between those temperature extremes there lies an unpleasant no-man's-land of bitterness. Room-temperature coffee

How sleep apnea can wreck your sex life

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:02:58 PDT

How sleep apnea can wreck your sex life - It was a normal follow-up to see how Kurt was adjusting to his CPAP, the continuous positive airway pressure machine prescribed for people with sleep apnea. Not only did he report having a pretty easy time of getting used to sticking some plastic up his nose every night, he said he also felt more rested when he awoke and was more alert throughout the

Study shows risk with sleeping pills; conclusion criticized

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:49:31 PDT

Study shows risk with sleeping pills; conclusion criticized - Common sleep medications may be linked to a shorter lifespan, according to a study released Monday in the British Medical Journal.Researchers compared 10,500 adults who took prescription strength sleep aids with people who did not. Those who popped just one to 18 sleeping pills during the course of a year, had a 3.5 times increase risk

An actual magical bean? How green coffee bean extract could help you lose weight

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:02:37 PDT

An actual magical bean? How green coffee bean extract could help you lose weight - Forget the acai berry. Green coffee beans could be the newest weight-loss fad as research has found that the bean extract may help people lose weight.The bean, which is sold as a supplement in the U.S., has been deemed an effective weight-loss food by author Joe Vinson who is a chemist at the University of Scranton

Hair fall can get worse in summer but there's no need to panic

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:35:02 PDT

Hair fall can get worse in summer but there's no need to panic, writes - With summer approaching, your hair could take a beating. Dull hair, dandruff and excessive hair fall are some of the problems you could face. The scorching heat leads to excessive sweating and damp skin. As a result the pores on the skin's surface open up to release sweat. This constant moisture on the scalp makes the hair

Coffee versus Calories

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:03:08 PDT

Coffee versus Calories - The Coffee Board should have the freedom promote its own South Indian coffee varieties, which would be healthier and tastier than the calorific coffee drinks available today. Most people who drink the daily home-made cuppa go lyrical about its callisthenic effect on the mind and on stimulating the nerves with the concurrent benefit of recharging the energy level to a new

Caffeine high

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:25:57 PDT

Caffeine high - There is some truth to caffeine, after all. It really does help you feel more awake. Brain studies show it reduces sleepiness and improves alertness, effectively jump-starts a sleep-deprived mind, and increases the ability to pay attention — a real bonus when there's no time to rest.For those who consume caffeine regularly, an even more intriguing benefit may be its capacity to

Why are sports stars prone to depression?

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:42:56 PDT

Why are sports stars prone to depression? - When Michael Yardy flew home from the Cricket World Cup this week suffering from depression, he joined a long list of elite sportsmen who have made the difficult decision to seek help for a mental illness.England batsman Marcus Trescothick left the Ashes tour to Australia in 2006 with what was described at the time as a "stress-related illness". Later

Why do some people never get depressed?

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:40:04 PDT

Why do some people never get depressed? - Confronted with some of life's upsetting experiences - marriage breakdown, unemployment, bereavement, failure of any kind - many people become depressed. But others don't. Why is this?A person who goes through experiences like that and does not get depressed has a measure of what in the psychiatric trade is known as "resilience".Confronted with some of

Extra smoking counselling 'doesn't help quitters'

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:02:37 PDT

Extra smoking counselling 'doesn't help quitters' - Offering free nicotine patches or intensive counselling to smokers calling the English NHS helpline does not help them quit, a study in the BMJ says. University of Nottingham researchers found that this additional support - on top of what is already offered - had no effect on numbers giving up smoking. More than 2,500 smokers

Making a meal of what comes naturally

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:33:06 PDT

Making a meal of what comes naturally - Jewels Bowering started growing food a couple of years ago to feed her two sons "as naturally as possible". Now, depending on the season, you'll find crops ranging from tomatoes to Madagascar beans and snowpeas to pawpaw - as well as three much-loved chickens - in the modest patch outside her Bondi home.Ms Bowering has joined forces with more than 150

Narcissism and Facebook Activity

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:24:03 PDT

Narcissism and Facebook Activity - How Many Facebook Friends Do You Have? Study Links Narcissism and Facebook ActivityFor the average narcissist, Facebook is tool that may promote anti-social behavior.Facebook "offers a gateway for hundreds of shallow relationships and emotionally detached communication," according to study by Western Illinois University professor Christopher Carpenter.Narcissism

Antibiotic Resistance Could Bring 'End of Modern Medicine'

noreply@blogger.com (Razano Dafi) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:41:13 PDT

Antibiotic Resistance Could Bring 'End of Modern Medicine' - As bacteria evolve to evade antibiotics, common infections could become deadly, according to Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization.Speaking at a conference in Copenhagen, Chan said antibiotic resistance could bring about "the end of modern medicine as we know it.""We are losing our first-line