You don’t need to spend thousands of dollars to get beautiful and healthy skin. Just follow a few sedu guidelines to get a flawless skin easily and naturally:

1. Eat healthy. Avoid foods that cause breakouts and pimples, this will make your skin less oily and more resistant to blemishes. Avoid junk and fried foods like fries, chocolates, pizzas and soft drinks. You dont need to give up everything that is bad for your skin. You can eat these things in moderation.

2. Keep your skin hydrated at all times. Drink atleast eight glasses of water every day to flush out the toxins from your body.

3. Exercise regularly. You can do some aerobic exercises, walking, running, cycling or swimming. Play some outdoor games to keep your body fit and active. Exercise helps in proper blood circulation and gives a natural glow to your skin.

4. Limit exposure to sun. Use a good sunscreen or sunblock cream whenever you step out. Also wear a hat and sunglasses and avoid going out in the sun during the peak hours between 11 a.m and 3 p.m.

5. Follow a regular cleansing routine. Cleanse and moisturize your skin with a good cream every day. Also tone and exfoliate your skin once in 2 days. Do not use hot water to wash your face.

6. Remove all traces of makeup before going to bed every night.

7. Use a facial mask once or twice in a week to refresh your face.

All of us desire to have beautiful and healthy hair, but the weather and improper handling can play havoc on the hair. Here are a few tips that may help you bring back the lusture and shine in your hair:

1. Use a proper hair brush. Everybody should possess one good hair brush. It helps you deal with tangles and messy hair. You can also style your hair using a hair brush.

2. Use a wide-toothed comb. A wide tooth comb lets you manage your hair properly, and ensures lesser hair fall when you comb. De-tangle your hair before bathing. But do not comb immediately after bathing on wet hair. Wet hair is weaker and brittle, so there will be more hair-loss. Let your hair dry for sometime, then comb gently using a wide-toothed comb.

3. Do not use a blow-dryer to dry your hair everytime you wash them. It makes your hair dull, dry and lifeless. Use it sparingly, only when you are short of time and have to attend an urgent meeting.

4. Do not use hair-straighteners and iron on your hair. All these techniques will damage your hair and make them lifeless after sometime. Use sparingly if you need it badly. Constant use may cause split ends and frizzy hair.

5. Do not use hair gels and hair colors on the hair very often. The chemicals will have a bad effect on your hair. Keep your hair as natural as possible.

6. Apply warm oil to your hair once in a week (or more if you wish to) and massage with gentle finger strokes.

7. Use a shampoo that is mild and suits your hair type. Check out what kind of hair you have - dry, greasy or normal.

8. If you have dandruff, use a good dandruff shampoo to keep dandruff at bay. Dandruff is also one of the leading cuses of hair fall.

9. If the weather is too harsh and you fear that your hair may be damaged by the sun, use a wide hat, cap, bandana or scarf to cover your hair.

10. Do not tie your hair too tight, as this may loosen the roots and make them brittle.

A recent study shows that smoking may make adolescents more vulnerable to alcoholism and other addictions. It was noted that the younger they start smoking, the more their risk of other addictions.

It was observed that smoking, especially in adolescence, has a higher likelihood of alcohol problems and dependence later in life. Dr. Elissa Weitzman of the Harvard School of Public Health, says, “smoking and drinking present a troubling nexus of interacting risks. Use of one is a good indication that use and abuse of the other may be present, too”. She added that her own research has shown that youths who became regular smokers by the age of 15 were at a fivefold higher risk of developing an alcohol-related disorder by the age of 18-21, compared to their nonsmoking peers.

So stay away from smoking in your teens, to avoid other problems in the future. Live Healthy !!!

According to a new study, when teenagers play violent video games, they become more emotionally revved up than if they play nonviolent video games.

The study was presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Chicago. It was observed that when teens were exposed to violent video games, they bacame more charged up emotionally. This finding may receive severe criticism from psychologists bacause of the negative effects of violent games.

Violent video games and internet are already receiving much flak from child psychologists worldwide. The growing number of cases on internet abuse and child molestation only add more to their woes.

The study was conducted on several healthy adolescents who were randomly assigned to play violent or non-violent video games for half an hour. But some more studies need to be conducted to know whether these temporary effects of violent games on the brain are linked to violent behavior in teens or not.

Our hands are the most used but probably the most neglected parts of our body. We try to keep our face glowing and vibrant all the time, but turn up at parties with dirty hands and fingernails. And most of us don’t have the time to visit a saloon and get a manicure done.

Here are some simple and quick steps to do manicure in a few minutes:

1. Remove all old nail polish from your nails.

2. Wash your hands thoroughly. Then cut your fingernails. Wash your hands again after cutting.

3. Now shape your nails. Take a nail file and file the corners of your nails. Avoid using a sawing motion, as this makes the nails brittle. Take your nail file to a corner and using an upward motion, file to the center of your nail.

4. Now soak your fingers in a bowl of warm, soapy water to soften the cuticles and loosen the dirt.

5. Now remove all the dirt from under the nails. And push back the cuticles using the stick. Wash your hands again.

6. Now soak your hands in a bowl of warm water to which a little lime juice and johnson’s baby shampoo has been added. Do this for 15 minutes. Then rinse off your hands.

7. Use a good moisturise to massage the hands and cuticles. This will make your hands soft and silky smooth.

Voila ! Now your hands are ready to be shown off everywhere with pride.