7 Scientific Reasons You Should Practice Being Silent

Did you know that the Finnish Tourism Board raked in great moolah with a marketing campaign about silence? They tried to entice people with how ‘silent’ Finland was and how it would help them discover themselves. And, it worked! 
We cannot move to Finland, but we can, however, practice keeping our mouths shut for two minutes everyday. Here's how science says it helps.
And it’s about time we listen to science

1. A study found that two minutes of silence can be more relaxing than listening to music

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A study in the journal Heart states that being silent has more effect on you than listening to music. The study made a conclusion based on changes in blood pressure and blood circulation in the brain. It is therefore suggested staying silent for a few minutes to get into a state of calm.

How to Make Your Breasts Beautiful with Exercises

As centuries pass by, the standards of a beautiful bosom have changed a number of times, today a perfect bust is considered the one with a shape that remains the same no matter what movements your body performs. Hence, a beautiful bosom is considered the one with high breasts, regardless of their size; the main point of a beautiful bust is its tone. The perfect workout for improving the tone and appearance of your breasts is swimming, the second alternative, in case there is no way to practice this sport, is to see a fitness trainer or do some simple but effective exercises, which will help you strengthen the pectoral muscles by yourself.

Exercise 1 for Beautiful Breasts. Pressure

Applying pressure is the simplest exercise for your bust. Stand tall facing the wall, lean against it with your hands. Press against the wall as hard as you can, as if you want to move it, keep on pushing for 10 seconds. Relax, shake your hands. Do a set of 10 repetitions.

Learn How To Meditate And Transform Your Life

We’ve all been there: the chaos, drama, stress, loneliness, sadness, anger or a combination of it all. Why not learn how to meditate to help you go through the difficulties of life?

In this obstreperous and fast paced life, it is hard to pay attention to all that lies beneath us: our feelings, understanding who we are, the role we play in our relationships and, most importantly, our health.

Although emotions and feelings like anger, stress and sorrow have become the norm for many, there is one way in which we can retrain our brains to feel and to react in a more positive manner: Meditation.

Just to get this out of the way: many people associate meditation with religion, but that is not necessarily true; the purpose of meditation is to examine or develop our behaviors, emotions and feelings through the retraining of our minds.

In a study by Dr. Sara Lazar from Harvard University, “The Impact of Yoga and Meditation on Brain Activity and Structure”, it was found that the groups that meditated during an 8-week period developed thickening in certain regions of their brain—the region that involves self-relevance, the region of cognition and emotional regulation and the area of empathy and compassion.

I guess science agrees that meditation is good for you!

So, how can meditation transform your life? Sitting back and reflecting on who you are or where you want to be can make a difference, and life may just become a little bit lighter because of it.

It is through the practice of meditation that healing, relaxation, well-being, self-awareness and a more conscious lifestyle begin. By embracing worries, fears, anger, any unwanted feelings and emotions and understanding your desires and purpose, you can create your own path for happiness.

Here are 5 ways in which meditation will change your life.

1. Become more focused

Photographer Captures Intimate Moments Of Couples Madly In Love & The Results Are Stunningly Beautiful

In a world of flings, one (or half?)-night stands, Netflix and Chill and open relationships, there exists love that’s pure, raw and unabashedly real. Love that is in small, mundane, everyday things, love that’s so explosive, it’s hardly containable, and love that lies in seemingly little gestures.

A Bucharest-based photographer, Natalia Mindru, wants to prove that such love stories do exist. So, she travels around the world to capture portraits of couples at their homes, sharing these very intimate moments. Her ongoing series titled ‘Urban Love Stories’ features many couples, from France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, UK, Italy and Portugal, sharing that raw, emotional moment and the images are so stunning, they’ll make you giddy!

In a post on Bored Panda, she said, “This is my ode to stolen kisses, kept secrets, and unspoken words shared between lovers in a metropolis that rarely stands still enough to notice. I’ve always felt like love and affection were really important to me.” She wants people to “believe in love, be romantic, be dreamy, fall in love and want to express their love." And, that’s exactly what her photos will do to you.

Check them out.

Check them out.

 

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This Woman Tells You Why Divorce Rates Are Increasing & She Couldn’t Have Said It Better

Divorce rates are increasing every passing year in almost every part of the world. And of course, the moral police has never felt more threatened. And when author Arnessa Buljusmic decided to say the unthinkable, of course, sh*t hit the roof. But she went on and made several powerful statements. Her tweets on increasing divorce rates in the world is the most important thing to read on the internet right now.

11 Unknown Weird Facts About Love Making

Though the human race has reached the outer space and moon, it still fails to find answers to many questions in many areas of life. One such area is love and lovemaking.

Yes, love and romance are still mysteries and even scientists fail to explain why some things happen in a certain way when someone falls in love.

In fact, we still don't know why nature has designed us to secrete certain hormones and release certain chemicals that make us feel good when we touch someone or when a loved one touches us.

Frankly speaking, the external stimulus is just a trigger to the internal chain reaction of events that happen in the chemical world that exists amidst the biological world inside our bodies. Now, let us discuss more about such facts.

11 Unknown Weird Facts About Love Making

What Exactly Is 'Chemistry'

What Exactly Is 'Chemistry'? 
What's chemistry? Well, when you say that you have chemistry with her, you mean you are attracted to her. Well, it is a very complex aspect of relationships as you feel that 'uncontrollable pull' towards that person. And then, it is a very strong connection.

In most of the cases, strong chemistry leads to physical intimacy as you tend to feel the pull strongly when that person is around. In some cases, though it doesn't involve physical touch, it tends to be very strong.

To put it in a nutshell, chemistry is nothing but an unconscious pull towards someone for which several factors play a role without your knowledge.

Some factors that play a role are effortless and smooth communication, physical attraction, trust, being non-judgmental and lots of similarity between two people. When such factors exist, chemistry develops very fast. And then starts love, lust and the desire to get naked with that person. Now, let us learn more about chemistry....

Facts About Chemistry

How Fitness Levels Improve Bed Life

Though desires start in the mind, your body has to be in proper form to help your mind achieve its romantic dreams. If you are too heavy, your libido levels may dip and your performance in bed suffers too.

Fit people score well in many areas of life and even in the bedroom too. A fit body helps you become a better lover. Also, it can help you do anything effortlessly.

Of course, it doesn't mean that people who don't exercise tend to surely fail in bed but fitness offers its own set of benefits to make you win in bed. Read on to know about them.

5 easy, early morning rituals that will make you hate mornings a little less

These 5 simple habits can help you go from I'm-zoned-out to I'm-in-the-zone.

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Tattoo Artists Cover Breast Cancer Survivors’ Scars With Beautiful Tattoos

While tattoos have become super trendy in recent years, with many people getting ridiculously inked up with seemingly no rhyme nor reason, there is a form of tattooing which serves a very cool purpose, adding beauty and art in place of the scars and the difficult ordeals of mastectomies.

This has served as a huge psychological boost for many who have had to go through this difficult procedure. It’s a sort of reclaiming of one’s own body. There’s actually a website called P.Ink which has assisted women and tattoo artists to hook up with one another, and come up with artistic beautifying ideas, symbolizing the conquering of the situation, while moving forward in a positive manner.

David Allen is a tattoo artist who speaks highly of the process:

“What was clinical became beautiful again… we turned sterile into sensual. We took back control.”

Indeed. And right on for using the art of tattoo in a truly symbolic and significant manner that changes the individual for the better.

9 Home Remedies That Will Cure Hair Fall And Help Get Rid Of Bald Patches

One thing that scares men the most is going bald. Men suffer from hair loss after a certain age and there are plenty of reasons for losing hair. Among many reasons some of the obvious ones are hereditary and lack of proper nutrition. No matter what the reasons are, losing hair is not a good sign and the best way to cure baldness is by relying on nature. So, we list some of the best home remedies for you that can cure hair fall permanently.

1. Apply Oil Twice A Week

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Are You Depressed or Just Sad?

Whether it’s the death of a loved one, a devastating breakup, or a super sad movie, plenty of things in life can bring you down. And it can happen to anyone. (Even the most optimistic people in the world aren’t always happy.)

Feeling all the feels is common—and even beneficial, researchshows. “Sadness is a normal part of the range of emotions that humans typically feel,” says Russ Federman, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist based in Charlottesville, Virginia. “These feelings will occur throughout your life as appropriately sad events happen.”

Quickest workout for a toned body

Here are five simple exercises that you need to do for a minute each to get a slimmer you

Not all of us manage to find time everyday for a completeworkout. So, here are five simple exercises that you need to do for a minute each. Done together, they'll just take five minutes and will effectively add up to a proper regimen. Also, they can be repeated as many times as you can. These exercises are easy to fit into your daily routine without disturbing your lifestyle. Do these everyday at least thrice and see the difference in your body in a week!

7 home remedies to curb cold and cough

With the change in weather,viral cough and cold are common ailments that kidssuffer from. Try some of these remedies to treat the ailment and boost your kid's immunity:

1. Steam: If your little one suffers from cold and has trouble breathing, get him/her to take steam. Make the kid stand in the bathroom with hot water running or simply heat water in a wide bowl and make the kid inhale the hot fumes for at least 10 to 15 minutes. Adding eucalyptus oil can also help soothe your child's system.

8 Genius Ways Of Making DIY Facial Moisturizers At Home

In an age where departmental stores are overflowing with “beauty and wellness” products, it is becoming more and more important to dodge all the chemical-based cosmetics and lotions that eventually ruin your skin, and resort to what you believe is natural which will obviously benefit your skin in the long run. When it comes to facial moisturizers, like all other beauty products, going DIY with your ingredients and face packs is the best alternative, because that way you can ensure that the natural-ness of all the ingredients are intact, and you can also see more instantaneous and long-lasting results on your skin.

Here are some of the easiest, yet most effective DIY facial moisturizers for soft, hydrated skin.

1. The banana mask

Women Need More Sleep Because Their Brains Work Harder, Study Finds

Finally! Research has proven that women need more sleep than men because they are smarter. It’s a scientific fact.

Ok… not exactly.

What research has been able to prove is that women have more complex brain activity than men.

Science Explains How Staying Near Water Can Change Our Brains

Have you ever felt at peace when you’re walking by the ocean? A sense of rejuvenation when you stand by a waterfall? How about taking in the view of a breathtaking lake from your window? We can often report feeling a sense of calm when we’re around water and scientists say, this is having a positive effect on our brains.

How to sit in office to avoid back pain

#1 Work Slouch Do you sit exactly like this guy while at your 9 to 5 job? If so, you've got a lot of work to do on that posture...

#2 Sit Up! We get that you're bored and drained at work, but you might experience constant back pain because you sit like this...

#3 It Truly Affects You Even worse, you'll notice that back pain becomes constant no matter where you are. You're basically bringing the stress and dullness of your job back home with you in physical form.

#4 Wrong, Wrong, Wrong Slouching, huching and sitting directly straight in your chair are all completely bad for you. And yes, we thought 90 degree position was the correct way as well!

#5 The Perfect Position If you sit at a relaxed yet upright position like this, you'll notice your muscles are completely relaxed in every way. Besides, who can actually sit at a 90 degree angle for 8 hours a day?! 100-135 degrees is the best way to go!

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Groom your beard

Simple things such as using beard oil help in maintaining the moisture of the skin beneath the beard.

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A beard is just another form of hair growth, and nothing works well for hair other than proteins.

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One of the most common problems a man faces when he likes to keep a full beard is itching and acne. And monsoon season worsens these problems. Regularly trim your beard, use oil and keep it clean, says an expert.

10 Surreal Hill Stations In India For Honeymoon

First thing that comes to your mind when you think of honeymoon is a place that is tucked away in the colors of love and India is dotted with these fanciful places. Emerald lakes, colossal mountains and amazing sightseeing is what one can find in almost every corner of our country. For a passionate and intimate honeymoon, it is very important to choose a perfect place to have an unforgettable experience.

Simplifying this task, here we give you a list of top 10 hill stations in India for honeymoon that are packed with ultimate ingredients to kick start a romantic journey with your soulmate.