Dont let a crash diet crash your body. Go for the Honey Diet instead with Dabur Honey

It's a known fact that junk food is bad for your health. But if you see the fast food joints spread around the city, you'll see people swarming to them like there's no tomorrow. We're all hostages to our tongues and I can't say I have always followed a healthy eating habit as fast food is irresistible at times. But i really feel bad when i hear my friends and family say 'I'm going on a crash diet' every time there's a family function or a big date coming up.

In India, the word diet is always associated with eating less. And crash diets seems to be the go-to option for a bride or groom-to-be. Many people may not know this, but a crash diet may seem miraculous in losing weight on paper, but it can wreck havoc to your body in reality.

Yes. Crash diets are notoriously known to lower your metabolism when you aren't eating and then speeding it up when you do eat, leading to GAINING MORE WEIGHT. It's called a yo-yo effect and has been proven to hurt your heart as per the International Journal of Obesity.

Did you know a no calorie or low calorie diet can make your vital organs sluggish and instead of burning fat, you may end up burning tissues of liver, heart, and even kidneys and brain? Would you want that to happen to you?

Everybody may think eating less is the key to a healthy diet. No. The key is to eat right; have a balanced healthy diet that can help you lose weight. And the best part is, you needn't start with eating vegetables like bitter gourd or broccoli. You can actually start your day by having something sweet. You can start your day with a Honey Diet.

As the name suggests, a Honey Diet is simply having a spoonful of honey (My favorite is Dabur Honey) with a glass of warm water at the start of the day.

Why honey?

Because honey is a great substitute for sugar as it has less calories and is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Crash diets can make your skin rough and dry, while regularly having honey can improve your skin. Honey is a great source of energy and can also improve your digestion.

So if you eat honey, is it enough? No!

Follow up your Honey Diet by drinking lots of water during the day. Eat leafy greens, fruits and stuff made out of whole grains. The key is to keep it balanced with a regular dose of exercise.

A healthy diet provides all the essential nutrients for your body to function properly, giving you energy throughout the day.

A healthy diet boosts your immunity, giving your body the ability to fight diseases in a much more effective manner.

A balanced diet can improve your mood, making you more happy. Isn't that a great way to brighten up your day and your loved ones too?

So take a pledge today and say no to crash diets and a firm yes to a healthy and balanced one, like the Honey Diet.

To know more on how the Honey Diet helps in improving your health and to generally know more about how you can keep your body fit and active, visit http://www.daburhoney.com/

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For the love of Cricket - UC Browser

In the world of sport, Cricket is the holy religion in India. Nothing can beat it; nothing can come close. And the fans, they will go to any length to watch their favorite team. I remember a time in college when it was the exam season and some daring folks including me had snuck in a couple of old time transistors. You could see the fear and the adrenaline rush on every students' face whenever the teacher passed by one of them. The voices would suddenly drop low when he was near and they would grow whenever he moved away. Crazy time indeed. Today the world has changed. You can keep yourself constantly updated, but all the apps and the browsers don't come close to the speed at which i want updates. They have to be like that - lightning quick - and the only valid solution that i have found for this is the latest UC Browser.

Check out the #YuviSurfsUC tv commercials to see what i'm talking about.

Just load up the ESPNcricinfo website on that browser and it'll load it in seconds. And for more dedicated fans like me, they have the option of UC Cricket. All you have to do is find UC Cricket on the home screen of the UC Browser and bam -  updates as they happen. They dont just provide scores, but also the latest news along with latest videos. It's a god send.

You might think i am saying that simply. But honestly, every time i am out now shopping with my wife and there is an important match playing, i don't have to miss a single update. I can just fire up the UC Browser on my phone and both my wife and me are super happy.

I don't have to search and pull her into stores that have a TV playing the match. I dont have to sit sulking expecting my browser will load now... the next moment... the next second while she is yelling at me in the background. 

Now I can take selfies with her. Give a big smile when she comes out of the dressing room and do so much more. Honestly i didn't think a single app would allow me to enjoy SHOPPING WITH MY WIFE.

I remember the time she always complained that i am not attentive. I am always distracted and stay home to watch cricket matches. But now look at the smiles that i can share with my friends and family. It's priceless.

Now i have the best of both worlds. I have an app that lets me be connected to the thing i love and also appreciate the beautiful moments of life with my loved ones. Amazing what technology can do, isn't it?

So as you can see with UC Browser you can track your favorite team's cricket score instantly. So what are you waiting for? Download the browser now at http://www.ucweb.com/ and check out UC Cricket option to get cricket updates as and when they happen.

Taazgi Ka Dhamaka with 9 super awesome songs to brighten up your day

Before I begin my post about why I’m writing this, take a look at the video below.

Wow. I’m all energized looking that Allu Arjun video. And if you ask me, every morning should start like that - with a blast of freshness. So I’m making a playlist of 9 songs that bring a Taazgi Ka Dhamaka whenever I listen to them.

#1 Manwa Lage by Happy New Year

Seeing that song just makes you feel all good inside, doesn’t it? It automatically brings a smile onto your face, helping you get a fresh start for the day.

#2 Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe – Junglee

From the second this song starts playing it’s a explosion of enthusiasm, excitement and just raw energy. There’s no other song that will make you wanna jump up and down as much as this one.

#3 Jalwa – Wanted

Anytime I’m in a party mood and just want to be stress free, I listen to this one. It lifts my mood right up. I even sometime make my cat dance to it. The poor thing might think what the hell I’m doing with it. But, I don’t care. Its fun and I love it.

#4 Dilli Wali Girlfriend -  Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Just look at that song, those steps and that super awesome moves. The movie was awesome, but this song; this song is something else altogether. It just delights you beyond measure.

#5 Rang De Basanti - Rang De Basanti

This song is like a breath of fresh air. How many times have you heard the song Rang De Basanti from different Bhagat Singh movies... But this movie and this song is amazing in the way its shot and executed. Brilliant stuff.

#6 Lungi Dance - Chennai Express

The combination of South with North. The perfect blend of crazy and insane. The song will jumpstart you out of your bed every day. Nothing like ridiculous dance moves to freshen your day right up.

#7 Dhating Naach - Phata Poster Nikhla Hero

The movie might not have been that popular but you can't deny Shahid's dedication to his craft. Superb music with fantastic moves. Anytime i feel low on energy, i listen to this and it jolts me awake.  

#8 Tamanche Pe Disco - Bullett Raja

I dont play this song in front of my mom because she will get furious and we always get into a long debate about the insane lyrics that are now called as songs in the modern Hindi films era. But i tell her 'It's entertaining mom. That's the whole point.' She will stick to her ever green Kishore Kumar or Rafi songs while me and my friends stick to this and just dance and dance and keep on dancing.

   

# 9 OK Go - I Won't Let You Down

Nothing is more fresher than an idea that lets you audibly go 'Wow. That was awesome.' Just look at the video and the amount of dedication that has gone into creating it. It's incredible. Freshest and the coolest idea of video treatment i have ever seen.

So there you have it. 9 incredible songs to freshen your day right up. Give it a listen and why not make your own playlist?

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The Quest for the Odor Eliminator

It’s been a long time since I blogged and when I learned about the new mystery activity up at Blogadda, I was all excited. Curiously enough it was named #SniffSniff Activity.

My nose has won wide applause from all the members of my family on many different events, so much so that our neighborhood dog was jealous of me and scowled every time he saw me. So when I saw the activity, I thought ‘This is right up my alley. Bring it on.’

When I signed up I had no hope of getting selected. But there I was sitting in a crowded office quietly wishing to god ‘Please god. Let it be me this time.’ And God did listen and the fine Monday morning of June 1, I got the good news.

I was ecstatic when I learnt I would be getting clues to figure out what the final product would be. I thought it might be different smelling paper and we might have to guess the fragrance and many such things like that. So when the first clue arrived I was rather disappointed. It was a picture of man with a clothes pin on him. I opened to find out the cause. And it was about the lengths we go sometimes to avoid body odor. My mind immediately blurted out ‘The product is a Deo’. But the curiosity remained.

The next clue came in a slightly bigger box. And this time when I opened it, I saw that it was a small jute bag which smelled delicious. I quickly opened it and found deliciously smelling coffee beans. I said to myself. ‘Wow this is a nice little way to market products.’ And then sat down to send away my tweets and FB updates.

The 3^rd clue came in the form of another blue box that was slightly bigger than the last 2. I tried smelling it from outside to take a guess about what it would be. It smelled like nothing at all. I opened it to find a wild surprise. It was a mask. But I guess I should have guessed it would be that. So I fired up some more tweets. Truth be told I have never tweeted a lot. But this activity had me all acting like a social diva even though I have like only 50 or so followers.

I was now all curious about the final product. The day finally arrived and I must have called home like 10 times asking about whether it came or not. They were like “Be calm, son. Be calm.” But I was all antsy at office. When I finally raced home in the evening, there was another pretty little blue box. I quickly opened it and found this little boy inside.

It was a deodorant alright, but with a twist. It was the Nivea Men Body Deodorizer.

Let me tell you a little story.

I have had good days with odor (not really). I have had bad days. I have also had days when people have pushed me away where they would be like ‘Dude, use a deodorant.” And I would be like “But, I used it….. twice.” But that voice would be like smoke in the wind. There for once second; gone the next, never to be noticed again.

I had searched for any and every product that works, but most of them would play their magic for an hour or two and then poof, hello body odor. (Trust me I did not want to welcome it)

Today I used the Nivea Men Body Deodorizer. It had absolutely no gas and with 2 small little splashes I was set. I must have smelled myself more than 10 times in office, earning weird glances every time from my colleagues for the way that I was acting. But I didn’t care because my body odor was completely gone and I smelled good. I was super happy with the product.

Thank you BlogAdda and Nivea for fun filled good smelling adventure trip. It was time well spent.

“I'm using my investigative skills to uncover the mystery of #SniffSniff at BlogAdda.”

The day i defeated my nemesis and rose above my fear

I was 10 years old when I was first introduced to my nemesis. My dad had claimed victory over him a long time ago and he wanted me to do the same. When I first met him, I felt cold. There were several thoughts clouding my mind, but one stood prominent. I won’t be able to defeat him. That one thought paralyzed me; made me shake to the bone, rendering me motionless. Every time I thought I would defeat him, I would learn a new way to lose. My dad who always hoped for victory would then come to my help and rescue me like a knight in shining armor. I hated my nemesis. I hated how he made me feel. I hated how he had this power over me that would make me go numb. I hated the fear he created in my heart. My nemesis was water and I was scared every time I stepped into it as I thought it would swallow me whole and never let me go.  

It was a different story altogether with my sister. She was a champion swimmer just like my dad. Every time dad took us to the swimming pool in our apartment complex, she swam like she belonged there; like it was her home. She would tease me whenever I sat near the water not wanting to get inside. The fear kept on growing everyday and I never quite learned how to master it.

That all changed on April 16^th.

It was my birthday and I was alone at the swimming pool playing with my nemesis. The water seemed like an eager dog licking my feet, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. But I knew his intenstions. I knew his plan. He just wanted me lose focus for a second and then he would claim me as his own and show the viciousness for which I feared him.

I was still playing with him when I felt a hard push and then all of a sudden I was inside him. I panicked. I drank him in and that only made him stronger. No matter how much I hit him with my small little hands, it didn’t stop him. I was in his clutches now. He held me tight and pulled me down deeper and deeper. I felt all of my strength draining out of my eyes and the water eagerly lapped it up like a bee drinking nectar from the morning flower.

I was slipping out of consciousness with the poison of fear growing strong in my heart. And then I don’t know where it came from, but it did. Maybe it was the feeling that I had accepted defeat. Maybe I knew I had nothing to lose now. I raised my hand and then I did it again with another. I then started kicking my feet, one after another. I had a vision of my dad urging me to push hard, kick faster and as I did what he told, I swam up. My nemesis was in shambles as he lost his hold over me. 

He finally gave up after a long struggle and I exploded out of the water, screaming high and loud. My dad who was sleeping in his lounge chair woke up to the sound of my cries. Without stopping to think, he ran up to me and jumped inside the swimming pool. He swam towards me and said ‘I’ve got you.’

I tapped him on the shoulder and said ‘No dad. I've got this.’ He looked at me in surprise and then let me go. I swam across the swimming pool and then around my dad and then got out of the water.

My dad stood beside me with a big smile on his face and hugged me. I turned my face to see my nemesis in chaos, bobbing wildly like he was furious, angry and frustrated with himself. I looked at him and said ‘I defeated you. You don't have any power over me. You never will.’ And I felt the fear seep out of my heart forever, finally marking my win over my nemesis.

This post has been written for the ‘Rise above Fear’ campaign from Mountain Dew hosted at Indiblogger.in

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