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PREVENTING PREGNANCY.

Vaginal Contraceptive Sponge. T he vaginal contraceptive sponge is soft and round,approximately 2 inches diameter, and made of a synthetic substance impregnated with a spermicide.Before intercourse,the sponge is moistened with water to activate the spermicide and inserted in to the vagina to cover the cervix.The spermicide halts sperm activity,and the sponge acts as a barrier to block sperm for entering a women's uterus.The sponge is for one time use only over a 24 hour period,and should never be reused or used during menstruation. Good Sides The sponge is easy to insert and may be inserted immediately prior to intercourse ; intercourse may be repeated within a 24-hour period .The sponge may protect against certain sexually transmitted diseases .It can be purchased without prescription and needs no fitting. Bad Sides The sponge can cause an allergic reaction which should disappear when the sponge is discontinued .Removal problems can occur; if the loop cannot be located,or

Ayurveda and Anti-aging

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Ayurveda plays a huge role in anti-aging. Ayurvedic treatments are based  on natural laws and use herbs or other  materials from nature . When different  herbs are used for rejuvenation of cells  and tissues.They aid the healthy system function in the body along with detoxification . This helps slow down the process of aging

What is a Calorie ?

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EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CALORIES, BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK. A calorie is a unit of energy that measures the amount of energy contributed by food to your body. A calorie is also understood as a measure of heat(energy) produced when food  is being processed during metabolism in the body. Good Calories v/s Bad calories Good calories are contributed by foods that give you energy as well as nutrition, eg, a big guava contains 100 calories, but it also stores minerals and vitamins. A small packet of potato chips , on the other hand, will give you 200 calories but no essential nutrients . Does gaining calories mean gaining weight ? Weight gain is determined  by the total number of calories consumed, as against the total number of calories burned / used for energy.In other words,if you consume more calories than you burn through  exercise or physical activity.your body stores these excess calories as fat,resulting in those extra unwanted kilos ! How do e

WHAT DO BEAUTY SUPPLEMENTS CONTAIN ?

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SKIN CARE Papaya  www.askvikass.in N o pill supplement can promise to be the elixir of youth.Yet many do appear to offer a relatively "natural " anti aging solution  - something beyond surgery or " soft option" clinical treatments such as botox and dermal filler injections. Vitamin C ,which helps build collagen,one of the skin's natural binding ingredients ,is almost a given in most beauty supplements . So are B vitamins to battle dry,flaky skin and Vitamin A for its proven role in skin repair.Iron,copper,protein,folic- acid and vitamin E also feature strongly.  Most beauty supplements also contain a selection of what are known as "actives." These, researchers have discovered,play a major role in diminishing the appearance of wrinkles and/or help to increase  the moisture  content  of skin.They include  alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, flax seed oil, green tea , soya , ginkgo biloba ,kinetin, copper peptides , chromium , selenium , magnesium ,