3 diet myths that just won’t work

These 3 weight loss claims are wasting your time.

3 diet myths that just won’t work

Lemon juice, watery soups and meal replacements: with so many diets out there all claiming different ‘miracle cures’ for weight loss and health, it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. The truth is not all weight loss habits are equal.

Myth 1: Just eat less

What better way to lose weight than replace real food with shakes or juice, right? Very wrong. Cutting down on calories so much that you’re not getting essential nutrients and essentially starving yourself is actually as detrimental to weight loss as eating too much.

When your body isn’t getting enough nutrients it goes into survival mode to save the calories it does have. Your metabolism slows down, you feel fatigued and your blood-sugar levels drop, causing you to crave unhealthy, sugar-laden foods. Your scales might show a smaller number, but most of that will be less water retention, and will zoom right back up when you do start eating properly again.

Myth 2: Stop snacking

Think of your fat-burning metabolism like a fire. You wouldn’t throw a few huge logs on there and expect it to get started. Feeding it smaller pieces of wood and twigs several times throughout the day is much more affective. It’s exactly the same with our bodies.

The fact is wholesome snacks between meals actually keep your metabolism working at top speed. Eating 5-6 smaller meals a day keeps your blood-sugar level and wards off pesky hunger pangs.

The trick is choosing the right snacks. Put down the chocolate and chips and grab fruit, wholegrain breads, yogurt and raw veggies instead.

Myth 3: Carbs are the enemy

Carbs have a bad reputation, but that’s very unfair. They’re actually the main source of energy for your body and as such should account for 45-55% of any healthy diet. Cutting out carbs can result in a slower metabolism, poor concentration and cravings for sugary treats.

Just make sure you’re choosing the right kinds of carbs. Stay away from the overly processed kind found in sugary breakfast cereals, white breads, pasta and rice, cakes and biscuits and opt for wholegrains instead.

10 Easter Gift Ideas For Babies 2014

If you have an adorable baby or toddler on your Easter gift list, you need a gift that’s just as adorable – but also safe and hopefully, not too messy!

Here’s our list of the top 10 Easter gifts for babies and toddlers this year:
 
 
1. Sterling Silver Engravable Oval Bangle Bracelet for Infant or Toddler

This beautiful bangle bracelet is crafted from sterling silver, and latches closed to make it secure enough to stay put on active toddlers. The oval face can be engraved with a name or monogram.

 
2. My First Easter Basket & Photo Album Gift Bundle

Looking for an Easter basket that’s just perfect for little hands? This combo set of Easter basket and baby-safe photo album will be loved and cherished. The soft cloth basket contains three toys that all make their own sounds: a rattling rabbit, a crinkling egg and a squeaky chick.

The soft-touch photo album has the Easter bunny on it’s washable cover, and holds up to 12 photos.

 
 
3. Easter Surprise (Peter Rabbit)

The beloved Beatrix Potter characters are brought to life in this story of Peter Rabbit and his friends who are on a search for ducklings. Little children will love this story, and it’s simple enough for beginning readers.

 
 
5. Kids Easter Egg Baskets by Bearington Collection

These adorable bunny baskets are soft and huggable – a basket that the kids will love just as much as the gifts that come in side it! It has a furry plush outside and a satin lining.

The handle can fold down for storage. Intended for ages 3 and up.

 
 
5. It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown

Introduce your little ones to your favorite Charlie Brown holiday traditions with this all-new Deluxe Edition re-mastered version of “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!”

Everyone can laugh along with the whole Peanuts gang as Linus does he best to convince them all that the Easter Beagle is on his way. But everyone is too busy to pay attention as they prepare for Easter Sunday. This holiday favorite is great fun for the whole family.

 
 
6. Lil Characters Infant Bunny Costume

Costumes aren’t just for Halloween! You’re little one will be the hit of the Easter Parade in this precious bunny dress up costume.

Made to fit toddlers or infants, you’ll cherish the memories for a lifetime!

 
 
7. Where Are Baby’s Easter Eggs?: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Babies love surprises, so it’s no surprise to us that they love this irresistible “Where Are Baby’s Easter Eggs?” lift-the-flap book. The pages have sturdy flaps that can be lifted to show the hidden Easter eggs.

 
 
8. My First Easter Bunny Booties

What’s more classic than bunny slippers? Give baby her first pair with My First Easter Bunny Booties – soft bunny slippers with long ears and happy faces. Babies will love playing with them as much as wearing them!

 
 
9. The World of Beatrix Potter: Collectible Peter Rabbit by Kids Preferred

This Peter Rabbit plush toy looks like he stepped right out of the pages of the Beatrix Potter books! Nearly 12″ in height and wearing a blue jacket, the huggable bunny will quickly become your little one’s favorite bedtime toy.

 
10. Hide N Squeak Eggs

Hide N Squeak Eggs are egg-sactly what you’re looking for in an Easter present that will be fun long after the holiday passes. Open the eggshells to see the different colored chicks inside. The chicks cheep when you press down on their heads, and each egg is a shape sorter that fits into it’s own spot in the egg carton.

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Nokia XL... Specifications !New in town

Specs & Features
Whats New?	Nokia XL Dual SIM- An Android surprise! Already launched (20th March 2014), stock will be available on 1st of April all over Pakistan. Presenting the all new Nokia XL, wrapped in a solid plastic build, this new addition to the Nokia X family is powered by a Dual-Core snapdragon processor by qualcomm, clocked at 1Ghz. Nokia's XL has 768 MB of RAM and features a 5.0 inches IPS LCD with a WVGA resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Nokia Xl's 2 megapixel front camera is ideal for video calling on Skype, on the back there's a 5 megapixel camera with flash to provide you that extra edge in the night time shootings. XL by Nokia boasts the same old durable Lumia design with a wide range of exciting bright colours. Nokia XL runs on Android platform, enabling you to install millions of applications available worldwide.
Dimension	141.3 x 77.7 x 10.8mm
Weight	190g
Battery	Stand-by time up to 41 days Talk-time up to 16 hrs
OS	Nokia X 1.0 (based on Android OS, v4.1.2 Jelly Bean)
Memory	4GB built-in, 768MB RAM, microSD card (supports up to 32GB, 4GB car included
Processor	Dual-core 1 GHz,Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play, GPU: Adreno 203
Connectivity	Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, USB (microUSB v2.0), WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot), GPRS, 3G
Display Size	480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity
Display Colour	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
Operating  Frequency / Band	Sim:1 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Sim:2 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (HSDPA - not confirmed)
Browser	HTML
Colors	Various
Entertainment	FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, MP4/H.264/H.263 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player, Video/photo editor, SNS integration, Games (built-in)
Camera	5 MP, 2592 X 1944 pixels, auto focus, LED flash Video (720p), 2ndry 2MP
Other Features	GPS DUAL SIM + Mini-SIM , Document viewer/editor, Voice memo/dial, Video/photo editor, Predictive text input, Speakerphone
Ring Tones	Downloadable, Polyphonic, MP3, WAV
Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Price	Price in Rs: 17,500    Price in USD: $180

How To Add Or Remove Yahoo 2 Step Verification?

Recently Yahoo added two step verification in email account for making email accounts more secure. This feature is really good for making your account secure but some time people find this thing very annoying. Because they every time going to  login in different system.

How to add Yahoo two step verification

Step -1:  First login to your Yahoo mail account and click on your profile name or mouse over then select profile from drop down.

select profile

Step -2: Once you click on profile. it will redirect to Yahoo profile page. Here on right side click on settings button.

Step -3:  Now you are on settings page, Here click on Account Info. it will again ask for login.

Step -4:  Now go to Sign-In and Security and click on “Set up your sign-in verification”

Step -5: Here it will ask to enter your mobile no ( which you want to use for the verification ) and then click on “Send Code”

Now enter the code you received on your registered mobile. Now you done with Yahoo two step verification.

How to remove Yahoo two step verification

Follow the steps given above till Step-4 and then click on turn off second sign-in verification.

Set up your sign-in verification

Nokia X budget Android smartphone teased in images ahead of MWC 2014

It has been seen that lots of competitions are going on between the different smartphone makers where numbers of smartphones have come up in the market to attract the customers. Now it seems Nokia has been trying very hard to promote the expected launch of its first Android phone. Teaser images have been launched by the Finnish giant ahead of the launch of Nokia X. Although not much has been revealed about the upcoming device, but it has shown an ‘X’ marks in the images.

The images, which has been posted on Nokia’s Weibo site, shows two monkeys where one of them is standing below a tree and the other on the tree. So, it has been indicated that there might be two devices that would get unveiled in the upcoming MWC event on 24 February.

Nokia Normandy, which was rumoured earlier, might be the one that is going to get launched as this was in news last year. Then there was another image that showed a tree with its DNA shaped helix roots visible thereby clearly depicting an ‘X’ mark.  While the third teaser showed a green colored ‘X’ mark of a pirate treasure map that is formed by negative spaces. In the official conversations blog, Nokia has shown a clear ‘X’ marked which was similar to the one that was seen on the teaser image.

According to rumours, it has been believed that the new Nokia X would feature a 4 inch TFT display and that too with a good resolution of 480 x 854 FWVGA pixels. It is also supposed to have a 1 GHz dual core Snapdragon 200 processor along with microSD card support and that too with 5 megapixel rear camera. With Android 4.4 KitKat, it is supposed to have got a good battery life as well. So, let’s wait for its final launch to get the best look!

Tips For Improving Bone and Joint Health

If you are suffering from some form of chronic joint pain, then you need to make sure that you get the best tips to get rid of it. You need to make some good changes to your lifestyle which would also help you a lot to get the best improvement within a very short period of time.

Try to lose your weight

If you are able to lose your weight in the best way, then this would help you to get the right improvement to your bone and joint health. It is also important to get hold of the best steps to know how to lose your weight in the best possible way.

Get some warm up

It is important to get some good exercises done so that it helps in building some good muscles. You need to warm up your body in the proper way thereby avoiding excess injuries. With the best exercises, it would help you to allow your tendons to flex and become supple as well. This would also help you to get the best flow of blood through your body.

Do not over exercise

You should try to make sure that you do not over exercise and so steps should be taken to perform your exercise in the best way for a short period of time regularly. You would find that people who spend more hours in the intense exercising are prone to chronic joint pain. So, you need to fix a time so that it can help you to get the perfect results thereby improving bone and joint health.

For more information of all the tips on health and fitness, make sure that you try to visit the space regularly.

Prevent Acne Breakouts…

Acne always seems to break just when we least need it to. It seems to save itself for important occasions such as the photo shoot for a family portrait, your first date, or even worse – on your wedding day. On these occasions even a small pimple can ruin your whole day.

So, are there are things you can do to combat a breakout of acne? Fortunately, there is! Adding these 7 tricks to your anti-acne arsenal will help you prevent any unfortunate outbreaks.
 
 
1. Stay Hydrated

Make sure you consume at least 2 liters of water daily (or 8 glasses) to keep your skin nicely hydrated. Having plenty of water in your system helps your body remove all of the nasty toxins that are responsible for acne breakouts.
 
 
2. Twice-Daily Face Wash

An excess of oil on your skin causes a build-up of acne causing bacteria in your pores. The effect produced by washing your face is twofold – you remove the excess oil, and also kill the bacteria.

For people who are prone to acne outbreaks, the recommended procedure is to wash their faces twice daily – once in the morning and once in the evening just before bed. Use warm water (not hot) with a mild soap or facial cleanser for best results.
 
 
3. Fresh Towels Every Day

Most people get by with a weekly wash of bed sheets and pillow cases. For sufferers of oily skin or hair, two or three times a week is recommended.

When our pillow cases, towels, and sheets have been soiled, the acne causing bacteria can be transferred back to our skin while we’re sleeping or drying, causing further breakouts.
 
 
4. Reduce Stress

Probably one of the main reasons acne breakouts occur during important times such as a wedding, is because acne is highly reactive to our stress levels.

Keeping your stress levels down can go a long way to reducing acne outbreaks. Exercising and keeping busy with plenty of productive activities is just a couple of the ways you can reduce your stress levels.
 
 
5. Wipe Off Excess Sweat

If you are the active and sporty type then you should be mindful to remove sweat from your face as often as possible while you are exerting yourself. Once you’ve completed your exercise session, use mild face cleansers to further remove any build-up of dried sweat.

In this way, you are keeping the pores clear of pimple breeding dirt and grime. It might also be a good idea to use a mild exfoliate once or twice a week to clear the pores of excess dead skin cells.
 
 
6. Stop Touching Your Face

Our hands are always picking up dirt and germs from everything we touch, so it makes sense that we should avoid transferring this gunk to our face by touching. Unless there is real need for it, keep your hands away from your face. This will stop dirt and bacteria being transferred to your face and blocking the pores.

Those with long hair might also want to consider keeping their hair away from their face. Long hair is notorious for transferring trapped dirt, oil, and grime to our faces.
 
 
7. Facial Moisturizers

Keep your face moisturized by a daily application of lotions and creams after a bath or shower.

It may seem contrary but the hot water from the bath and shower actually helps to dry out the skin and make it oilier.