Beauty Diaries by Kimi

My Simple Low Fat Dessert recipes I usually love to have something sweet after my meals. It was my habit to take out a scoop of ice cream, or a piece of cake or a chocolate immediately after having lunch or dinner. However, because of my current condition , I can not eat any of these things to take care of my sweet tooth. So, I've found a few low fat dessert recipes as healthy alternatives to satisfy my sweet cravings and I am quite loving them so far. Here are few of them: Easy and simply Low Fat Dessert recipes 1) Raw coconut:  Somehow strangely I don't like anything much about coconut except for its raw taste. I like coconut chutney but I don't like coconut water, nor coconut milk. At present, just one simple liking of mine has proven to be a boon. A small piece of fresh raw coconut immediately after my meals, helps me satisfy my sweet cravings to a great extent. Also, since just a small piece of coconut requires a lot of munching, it does tire me enough to no...

Hi friends, I hope you are enjoying the festivities to the fullest extent and having a great time with your friends and family. I’ve been missing in action from blogging since almost a month now and the main reason for my absence had been my illness, for which I underwent a surgery recently. I am currently on my recovery phase and hoping to be back on my blog soon. :) Sometimes certain unplanned things do happen at times when you are in full swing of your actions, and then you have to put a halt on all other plannings all of a sudden. For me, though the symptoms of my illness started a year back, it wasn’t until last month that I could figure out the severity of my problem. Throughout my pregnancy last year, I kept struggling with occasional acidity and severe stomach ache, which could be subdued with usual medicines like Eno, Digene and Gelusil. My condition was credited as a side-effect of my pregnancy, and I was told that it’d all go after my delivery. However, things be...

Sleeping Amid Hot Flashes - 6 Tips For Having A Good Night's Sleep During Menopause Sleeping Amid Hot Flashes - 6 Tips For Having A Good Night's Sleep During Menopause Some women in their late thirties or early forties could be experiencing insomnia, and they don't know that this could be related to menopause. At the beginning of menopause, which is known as perimenopause, women experience a number of changes that affect their sleep pattern. Sleeping problems could also be accompanied by hot flashes. In addition to this, some also share that they feel very energetic or active, which is likely due to increased adrenaline production and decreased progesterone and estrogen levels, and their mood swings are worse than ever. With everything that's going on inside a woman's body, how will she get a good night's sleep? When menopause is making you lose precious rest time, then it's time for you to make some changes. Remember that your body needs sleep beca...

High Heels And Health: The Lowdown Could the evergreen fashion for high heels be a health concern? We take a look The rise of the high heel There’s no doubt about it, the high heel holds an elevated place in the fashion world – and unlike some of the more fast-passing fads the fashion world seems to throw up, high heels are here to stay. Maybe it’s the extra height they provide, their way of elongating the figure in a visually enhancing way or maybe it’s the alluring design. Whatever it is, the individual who invented them must have had little idea the massive and enduring success this form of footwear was going to enjoy. These days, it seems that high heels have gone from mere popularity to iconic status. The bigger high fashion brands are talked about in the excited and reverential tones once reserved only for Hollywood A list actors. And it’s a love affair that’s not showing any sign of fading any time soon. High heels and health One of the benefits of fashion t...

Can Exercise Achieve the Same Results as a Tummy Tuck We’re all after a flat, defined, and stunningly smooth stomach. Glossy magazines and catwalks are full of gorgeous women with toned abs strutting their stuff, while ads featuring muscle-clad male models regularly fill our screens. So it’s no surprise, that according to Sydney's Dr Jeremy Hunt , one of the most popular confidence-boosting cosmetic surgery procedures after breast augmentation is abdominoplasty, or the aptly named tummy tuck. Very often, pregnancy, lifestyle and genetics play a part on how tight and toned stomach muscles are. Sadly, the tissue that binds the two muscles in your stomach together can sometimes stretch and tear, meaning that a flat stomach without surgery could be impossible to achieve. But what exactly does a tummy tuck involve? Who would be suitable? And what are the risks? A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty is surgery to remove a large section of skin and fat from the abdomen. There are tw...

Fast foods have become really popular among the consumers because they are affordable and really yummy. Moreover, the excessive work load often does not leave us with enough time to prepare our own breakfast or lunch every day and thus most of us find fast foods to be the best alternative to avoid cooking and manage time. Though fast foods may appear as a convenient option in the short run, but in the long run it may cause many problems like obesity, diabetes and skin problems. Therefore, we must consciously avoid fast foods and at the same time use proven anti wrinkle beauty products like serums to maintain a good health as well as clear skin. Here are the top five fast foods that we must avoid for better and clear skin. Potatoes, Pasta and Cakes These three junk foods top not only the list of our favorite fast foods, but also the one that we must avoid the most. All these are white foods are categorized as high glycemic because the carbohydrate present in these foods can...

Osteoarthritis affects millions of men and women around the world and it is a condition that usually occurs in joints like the knees and hips. Although there are many different treatments and medications available for OA, following the right diet can make a huge difference. Food can help in a number of ways, including the fact that they help to reduce inflammation. Free radicals are damaging molecules that can be formed in the body, and this needs to be reduced as they can cause damage to all kinds of tissue. The cushion that exists between the knee’s joints are prone to free radical damage, just like the skin, bones, and other body tissue. Image source Antioxidants help to protect the body against free radicals, and this may also help to prevent arthritis, or slow its progression. Having a healthy body weight is just as crucial as eating healthy when it comes to reducing damage in the joints. Additional fat is the body is metabolically active and can produce hormones and c...

Keep Your Skin Radiant With Essential Vitamins And Antioxidants If you are like most people, you want to keep your skin looking smooth, youthful and supple. You can't stop aging altogether; but there are many vitamins and antioxidants that can be used to keep your skin looking fresh. Vitamins and antioxidants are very important for skin health; being deficient in certain vitamins can prematurely age your skin and make you look years older. Image source If you want younger looking skin, then it is important to use vitamins and antioxidants to help protect, refine and repair your skin. Try these vitamins and antioxidants for visible improvements: Vitamin A Vitamin A is an excellent solution for dry and flaky skin. This vitamin helps restore old skin and keeps your hair and nails looking young. Vitamin A skin creams contain Retinols that directly influence your DNA to reverse the signs of aging. A good cream will exfoliate the top layer of your skin and reverse signs of...

Everyone is talking about superfoods nowadays, as more and more people are switching to a holistic lifestyle. One superfood that is now well-known is organic chlorella. Also called freshwater seaweed or green algae, chlorella is a single-celled, blue-green alga that lives in ponds and streams. It is widely known in Japan, and is used by millions of Japanese every day. Chlorella is now being studied in various places around the world. You can buy chlorella in both tablet or capsule and powder form. It is sold in many health stores and pharmacies. Of these two options, powdered chlorella is usually preferred and found easier to incorporate in many people’s favorite recipes. What’s more, taking multiple chlorella tablets every day can be tiring.Some chlorella tablets can also have an unpleasant aftertaste. If you want to use chlorella powder instead of chlorella capsules, you must find simple but viable methods to incorporate it into your meals. There are many recipes that ...

A view on the Social Aspect of Breast Cancer Awareness Though I am not a medical person to throw any light on the physical and mental aspects of breast cancer, I'd certainly like to see what Breast cancer awareness means under our social lens. With the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month arriving in October , I thought of sharing a few thoughts with you here. Breast cancer has impacted the lives of millions of women as well as their families, friends and societies since past many years. According to a the earliest most statistics that I found about the illness - more than 175,000 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the year - 1999, and around 44,000 died of the disease. These statistics were quite stupefying and since then every year have drawn a great deal of attention towards the illness. The painful physical and mental experience of the patients who go through the treatments has lead the disease to take a very significant social meaning. Gen...

Instead of watching TV, try to read a book for leisure. Watching television slows down your metabolism and hence makes you feel tired, sluggish and lazy. Image Source

The nationally acclaimed EIF Revlon Run/Walk for women has touched the lives of millions of people by raising money to increase awareness, education, research, and diagnostic treatment services in the fight against women's cancers. Every year, Revlon does this walk/Run in New York and raises funds, which are then used for treating Women against Cancer. Below are the exclusive pictures from New York: Jessica Alba, Revlon's CEO Ennis and Jessica Beil Revlon Global Makeup Artist Gucci Westman 30,000 people came on the Street of New York to participate in Revlon Walk for Cancer Revlon’s CEO Alan Ennis with Gucci Westman Let’s keep up the  WOMENTUM.... Note: PR info