Loose Weight

TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS 

Swap the two choco digestives you have with your morning cup of tea with a small apple.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Do this every day and you’ll lose three kilos in six months without any other changes.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
The next time you go to a café, ask for a skimmed milk latte. Make the swap from a whole milk latte five times a week, and that’s around four kilos in around 10 months.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
When you are out to have dinner, have a soup starter. Compared to melon, or cheese and crackers containing the same calories, tomato soup significantly reduces the intake of a second food course. If you cut out 100 calories a day as a result that adds up to losing three kilos in eight months.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Take your time and eat your meal. Your brain only starts registering you’re eating after about 10 minutes. So the more slowly you eat, the more chance your brain has of telling you that you've had your fill. Chew every mouthful carefully. Expect to shave off at least 125 calories a day, adding up to a weight loss of about four kilos in just over six months.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Can’t do without butter or ghee-laden parathas ? Don’t worry. Shave 70 calories and 8 gms fat every day by swapping from butter or full-fat margarine to a low fat spread on two slices of bread or your parantha. To be low-fat, a spread has to have 40 per cent fat (40gm per 100g) or less.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Have eggs for breakfast: According to American research at the Rochester Centre for Obesity, eating eggs for breakfast could help to reduce your calorie intake throughout the rest of the day, by more than 400 calories. In a study of 30 overweight women, those who ate a couple of eggs for breakfast, felt less hungry and ate a smaller lunch and dinner. Saving 400 calories a day will lose about four kilos in just over two months.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
A lot us can’t do without thick, creamy yoghurt to go with our meal. Well, you can certainly enjoy your yoghurt; simply swap to low-fat frozen yoghurt.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Jog on the spot while the TV ads are on: That could add up to around 15 minutes exercise an evening, burning around 150 calories. Do the same every day to lose five kilos in six months.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
A tried and tested method:
Switch to green tea — four or five cups a day could lose you about three kilos in about 10 months through the boosting effect green tea has on fat burning.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Now here is a really simple trick. Fidget more. Taking every opportunity to move can make quite a difference to the amount of calories you burn. Researchers at the Mayo clinic found slimmer people burnt up to 350 calories more each day through toetapping, muscle-clenching and pacing. You could shift over three kilos in less than three months.
TIPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

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The Papaya

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The Papaya Punch

Papayas are spherical or pear-shaped fruits that can be as long as 20 inches. They usually grow about seven inches and weigh about one pound. Their flesh is a rich orange color with either yellow or pink hues.

Papaya is soft and has a deliciously sweet, musky taste. On the inner cavity of the fruit are black, round seeds encased in a gelatin-like substance. Papaya’s seeds are edible, but can be slightly bitter. Papayas, native to Central America, have been long revered by the Latin American Indians. Spanish and Portuguese explorers brought papayas to many other subtropical lands to which they journeyed, including India, Philippines, and a few parts of Africa.

Christopher Columbus called it the fruit of the angels. Today, the largest commercial producers of papayas include Mexico, Puerto Rico and the US. For consumption within a day of purchase, choose papayas that have reddish-orange skin and are slightly soft to touch. Those that have patches of yellow will take a few more days to ripen.

Papayas totally green or very hard should not be purchased, unless you cook them, or want to use them in a cold dish such as a salad, as their flesh will not develop their characteristic flavour.

While a few black spots on the surface will not affect the papaya’s taste, avoid those that are bruised or overly soft.

Papayas partially yellow should be left at room temperature, to ripen in a few days. If you want to speed up this process, place them in a paper bag with a banana. Ripe papayas should be stored in the refrigerator and consumed within one or two days, to enjoy its flavour.

Health benefits

Papayas are rich sources of carotenes, Vitamins C and B, potassium, magnesium and fibre. These nutrients improve the cardiovascular system and also protect against cancer. In addition, papaya contains the digestive enzyme papain, which is similar to the enzyme found in pineapples, and is helpful in treating injuries and allergies.

War Dance

War Dance

War Dance
War Dance

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War Dance

The Haka dance is an integral part of the rich Maori culture of New Zealand. Literally meaning ‘fiery breath’, it is a posture dance performed mainly by men. Though haka has various forms, its warrior dance is more familiar around the world.

War Dance

War haka was originally performed by warriors before a battle to frighten the enemy with their show of strength. Today it is performed during ceremonies and to welcome dignitaries.

War Dance

The dancers use frightening expressions like bulging out their eyes, sticking out their tongue, slapping their hands against their bodies and stomping their feet in addition to roaring out rhythmic chants. Every part of their body is used to indicate ferocity, velour or joy as the situation demands.

A haka performance is extremely vigorous and aggressive. Dancers have to be in excellent physical condition to be able to dance the haka.

War Dance

The haka has become an expression of New Zealand’s national identity. The country’s rugby team, All Blacks, performs a famous haka called ‘Ka Mate! Ka Mate!’ before major games. Soldiers even danced the haka on the battlefront in Bosnia.

War Dance

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