Kiran Sawhney

An interesting range of beauty products from India is Forest Essentials . They have a beautiful range of skin care, body care, hair care products. Recently I have seen even their baby care products. I love their aggarbattis (incence sticks) and oils. Their fragrances are so very ethnic and refreshing, unlike other fancy products. I love their sandalwood and mogra range. Though my mom likes Indian Rose better. But we both like their bath and shower oils in our own chosen fragrances. The skin feels so supple and nice if you put these light oils after bath. The range meant for babies has lovely picture of Bal Gopal (Lord Krishna). All the products from Forest Essentials are purely herbal and ayurvedic. They have very nice gift hampers as well and I have gifted these to many of my friends. So far all my friends have appreciated them. My mom, who is firm and staunch believer of naturopathy and prefers home made products and ubtans to any other, also fell in love with these, when I gifted th...

Monday morning. A new week has begun. This week I am going to be focussing on beauty products, face packs, scrubs.... One product and brand that I can swear by is La Mer . All their products are exceptionally good. In fact, I have never been to a parlor to get a facial etc done. These are the products I use at home and the job is done. They are expensive but worth it. Out of many of La Mer's products, one that I like especially, is The Refining Facia l.It is white coloured scrub. It has tiny Diamond particles in it that stay even after you have washed the face. It makes the skin so very radiant. Trust me, I don't even need any make up like foundation and compact after this. The Creme de la mer is an OK product- nothing great. Do watch their video on their website. It is indeed a miraculous product. If you know of any such miraculous products- home made or off the shelf, do share them.

Last night I went to a beautiful lounge on the Terrace of Metropolitan Mall in Saket. It is caled Ai. It serves Japanese cuisine. Ai in Japanese means Love. It had opened few days back. Of course, since I am fasting during Navratras, so all I had was a fresh juice, but I was awestruck by the ambience and music. I also saw the menu and healthy food options available. Arjun Rampal was also there (not on the menu. I mean live). But he politely refused to oblige Yours Truly with a picture. His Loss- I must say. Now coming back to our main topic- Japanese food and how healthy it is . Do you know that- Life expectancy in Japan is the highest in the world. The Japanese diet includes foods with very low cholesterol content and is practically free from the saturated (“bad”) fats. Instead, the Japanese diet abounds in seafood: fish, rich in polyunsaturated (“good”) fats (in particular, eicosopentaenoic acid, EPA), and the seaweeds Kombu (from warm waters) and Nori (from cold waters) . These con...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Symptoms associated with Breast Cancer The most common outward sign of breast cancer is a hard lump in the breast that is usually not movable and may or may not be painful. The skin over the lump may be thickened and dimpled (like the skin of an oranges) or indented in areas where the cancer has spread. The nipple may be inverted (turned inward) or leak dark fluid. Possible symptoms of breast cancer include: A lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the underarm area. A change in the size or shape of the breast. Thickening, swelling, distortion, or tenderness of the breast Skin irritation or dimpling Nipple pain, scaliness, ulceration, or retraction. A change in the way the skin of the breast, areola, or nipple looks or feels (for example, warm, swollen, red, or scaly). Swelling or lump in armpit. Breast pain is commonly due to benign conditions and is usually not the first symptom of breast cancer.

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I saw this lovely blog of keshi. Here she had mentioned about a website photofunia . This is what I did. Try it. It is loads of fun. Mom loves Vogue magazine. See mom I am on its cover. On madonna's T

World over personal trainers are using few phrases constantly. If you have ever worked with a personal trainer, or even seen some fitness videos on youtube, you would have heard of following terminology Engage your core. Engage your pelvic floor muscles. Focus on your Powerhouse. Draw your naval in towards the spine. On exhalation focus on taking you belly-button to the floor. Use your core. Keep a neutral spine. Keep your neck aligned. Just suck in your gut. I am not saying that any of the above is wrong. What I am saying is that don't say these phrases just for the heck of saying. Don't say it to an amateur for whom these words have no meaning. Explain how to do so, what it really means. Don't say this because other trainers are saying the same. Ask 10 fitness pros what the core is and you are likely get 10 different answers. As a certified trainer, I am really sick of people selling "Core" which is a current fad. Mostly these trainers do not explain to their c...