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Feature: Shopaholics Galore!

Shop till you drop? Don’t! SHEILA KUMAR Retail therapy makes for good jokes but not good advice. One can easily cross the line between enthusiastic shopper and compulsive shopper We are forever hearing that retail therapy is the best cure for all sorts of blues, and your bank balance be damned. We also know…

The Wellness Column: Common Sense Does the Job!

Common sense does the job! You don’t need to consult a doctor/nutritionist/wellness coach all the time; sometimes, daily doses of common sense works wonders. Here’s a list of must-knows and must-dos for a healthy lifestyle. Eating right Drink coffee. Yes, you read that right; coffee’s link to heart disease has been debunked over and over…

The Wellness Column: Wash It Right

Wash it right! How often and how thoroughly you wash your hair shows in your crowning glory. Most of us dunk our head under water, scrunch some shampoo into our hair, wash it off with just as much water we think we need, and we are done. This is actually, the wrong way to wash one’s…

The Wellness Column: The Fear of Failure

Facing the fear of failure Tripping and not getting up still remains our core fear. We have grown up on a steady diet of Fail Tales. Consider all the adages: Failure is the stepping stone to success. Fail, fail and then succeed. We are all failures — at least, the best of us are. Failure is…

The Wellness Column: Sniffles in the Sun

Sniffles in the sun Summer colds can really ruin fun in the sun. Here’s how to handle the sniffles that hit between May and October. I’m back and still on the subject of summer. This time it’s the tale of summer colds, one of the occupational hazards of enjoying days of bright sunshine. For years,…

The Wellness Column: Surviving Summer

Lighten up this summer! Summer has begun with a bang and the mercury has begun to soar. But you can survive the heat with just a few simple tips. Weather-wise, the best does not lie in the sweltering months before us. The basic survival mantra is: lightly does it. Here are some ways you can…

Feature: Quit That nagging!

Quit that nagging! It’s time people realised that nagging gets them nowhere. I have a friend, male, of course, who insists nagging is in women’s genes. It seems that haranguing comes naturally to women only because it is hardwired into their psyche. While I definitely do not agree with the friend’s theory, there is no…

Travel Books: Go Places, Sitting at Home

It’s in the books! Armchair travel takes on a special charm with the right books. EXPLORE THE WORLD THROUGH TRAVEL BOOKS! Sitting in the cosy confines of your favourite easy chair and going places, seeing sights, meeting all sorts of people, all without having to don camping gear, resort to insect repellents or learn a…