The Secret of Eternal Youth: What to Eat to Retain your Beautiful Looks

For ages, mankind (and the womankind as well) has been fascinated by the ideas of ‘eternal youth’ and ‘everlasting beauty’ and the ‘fountain of youth’. The last, especially, featured prominently in mythology; has been mentioned in fairy tales; discussed extensively in moralistic fables, found a place of honor in fiction, and portrayed dramatically in popular cinema, too. Obsessed with the ideal of eternal youth, people have searched for centuries, but the fountain has remained elusive and hidden beyond the grasp of mankind.

So what if we can’t get our hands on the fountain of youth. You could still head over to the nearest supermarket and buy these food items that help retain youthful looks and keep your age a well-kept secret. Let’s go shopping, shall we?

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A Boring-to-Death Diet Can Help you Lose Weight

What would you say is the biggest concern for a woman? Ask anyone this question and nine out of ten will say “figure”. And they would be right too! The fairer sex’s absorption with the curves of their body is well known and their obsession to get into the jeans they wore in college has become a standing joke.

Every woman would like being described as having a “svelte”, “lissome”, “toned”, “slim” body. But, alas, more often than not, the words that are attached to most women (in the most well-meaning way possible) are “curvaceous”, “ample”, “well-rounded”, “plump”, and “chubby”. (more…)

5 High End Kitschy Products for your Kitchen

What’s your dream buy for your home? Maybe it’s the latest Bose system, an Xbox or a home theater system. All that’s great, but it won’t help if you love cooking and drinking. Well, how about picking out one of these high-tech ‘dine and drink’ devices lined up for your use? (more…)

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Vegetarian Festival in Phuket

It’s that time of the year when the streets of Phuket spill over with revelers and joyous celebrators participating in the traditional cleansing ritual that lasts for ten days. Perhaps the most horrifying, yet fascinating, aspect of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival is the spectacle of various participants, also known as “mah song” (meaning “horses of the gods”) walking down the streets with various large, pointed, shiny and evidently dangerous instruments/weapons thrusting through their cheeks. Yes, “through their cheeks.”

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Truffles: What makes them so Expensive?

Two thousand dollars for a pound does seem like an indecent amount of money to pay for mushrooms, even if they are known as “white diamonds.” However, you generally expect that when you shell out so much for something it should look impressive enough to justify the cost. However, white truffles disappoint sorely in this respect. They look very much like potatoes, except dustier and lumpier. It is when they are cut open that you are able to see the true worth of white truffles. Apparently, the scent is intoxicating enough to give you a high and it has a marbled interior, with creamy, ivory veins.

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The Art of Fixing Common Kitchen Bloopers – Without Breaking into Sweat

If you’ve spent any amount of time in the kitchen, you’d know that for every one dish you manage to cook perfectly, there are at least half a dozen kitchen bloopers you’ve had to survive. A kitchen where there aren’t occasional mistakes isn’t a kitchen at all, and even the best chefs are not above admitting to the occasional “oopsy-doopsy” they end up making in their career. In fact, they will console you by pointing out that it’s all part of the inescapable learning curve. (more…)

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