How to Remove Ear Wax- Remedy To Blocked Ears

Earwax, more scientifically called “cerumen” and sometimes spelled in two words as “ear wax,” is a substance secreted in the ear canal. It cleans and lubricates the area, and helps fight against bacteria, insects and fungi. The wax forms in the outer third of the ear canal, and normally leaves the ear due to jaw motion from chewing and talking. However, cleaning ears with Q-tips, bobby pins, paper clips, wet napkin corners or a pinky finger, can push this wax further into the ear, plugging the canal.

Using Removal Kits

An effective remedy for cleaning your ears of cerumen is through a kit that combines a softening liquid solution and a flushing tool, also called an irrigator. Such kits also have additional accessories such as basin or earplugs that are nice to have but not required. You can also buy the liquid and tools separately, which is useful if you prefer the solution from one manufacturer and the tool from another. This will naturally be more expensive than buying a kit.Readmore

Golden girl Aishwarya Rai Bachchan nails it at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's red carpet appearance at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival was the most awaited one. And the former beauty queen didn't disappoint.The lady infact, took our breath away as she walked down the red carpet in golden fish tail Roberto Cavalli gown.Readmore

8 Reasons Why I Don’t Wear Daily Sunscreen

Almost every health or women’s magazine recommends we wear daily sunscreen in an effort to protect us from cancer and skin damage. For years I followed their advice, but then I learned about the toxic chemicals in most sunscreens and our need for unprotected sunlight each day. As I’ve often found – when I educated myself on the topic, I learned some new information that completely changed how I think about sunscreen and the sun.

• The skin is the body’s largest organ. More importantly, “Substances placed on the skin can penetrate into the underlying tissue and eventually reach the blood stream.”
• Most sunscreens contain toxic chemicals.
• 500 of the most popular sunscreens may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer. Environmental Working Group.ReadMore

Do You Really Know What Food Labels Really Mean?

There seems to be a new food label popping up all the time and many of them can be confusing. Knowing what a food claim truly means is a great way to educate yourself about where your food comes from and how it has been produced.

Food Claims and What They Actually Mean:

Antibiotic-Free: 

means that an animal was not given antibiotics during its lifetime.

Cage-Free:

means that the birds are raised without cages. What this doesn’t explain is whether the birds were raised outdoors or indoors in overcrowded conditions. If you are looking to buy eggs, poultry, or meat that was raised outdoors, look for a label that says “pastured” or “pasture-raised.”

Grass-Fed: 

means the animal was fed grass rather than grain. A “grass-fed” label doesn’t mean the animal necessarily ate grass its entire life. Some grass-fed cattle are “grain-finished,” which means they ate grain from a feedlot prior to slaughter.

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Grape Fruit: Medicine For Diabetes:19 Other Benefits

The grapefruit (Citrus × paradise- the “x” stands for hybrid) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its tart and tangy taste, with an underlying sweetness. Grapefruits are related to the orange, lemon and pomelo, have either yellow or pinkish-yellow skin and categorized as white (blond), pink or ruby, based on the color of their flesh. The wonderful flavor of a grapefruit is like paradise as is expressed by its Latin name, Citrus paradise.

19 REFRESHING HEALTH SECRETS OF GRAPEFRUIT:

Acidity: 

Grapefruit juice has an alkaline reaction after digestion, neutralizing the acidity in the stomach.
Atherosclerosis: Grapefruit contains Pectin that is effective in reducing the accumulation of arterial deposits, and vitamin C helps to strengthen and maintain the elasticity of arteries.

Cancer: 

Bioflavonoids found in grapefruit eliminates excess estrogen, and fight carcinogens in breast cancer patients. Pectin acts as a bulk laxative, protecting the colon mucous membrane from stomach and pancreatic cancer. Lycopene along with Vitamin A fight lung cancer and oral cancer. Naringenin, a flavonoid helps to repair damaged DNA in prostate cancer cells.

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World’s Oldest Myth: Milk Is Good For Your Bones.

Milk from many animals, particularly cows, has long been a regular food staple for many, but not all, cultures. It provides other food sources such as cheese, yogurt, butter and kefir and is a source of protein, vitamin D and calcium. But is Milk the “Super Food” as we have been made to believe?
Health Issues due to Milk consumption:

Lactose intolerance: 

Lactose is a sugar usually digested in the intestinal tract. Many people lack or lose the ability to digest lactose and will suffer from significant bowel cramping, bloating or even loose bowels upon consuming dairy products.

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Potato chips are fun snacks to munch on while watching a movie or football game. In fact, they taste great with almost everything - cream cheese dips, spreads, salsa, guacamole, even ice cream (yes, we've seen this many times). Of course, if you're a purist, chips are fine just by themselves.

We know they're not too healthy, but how bad can it get? After all, they're potatoes and a source of energy. At the very most, after wolfing down a bag of chips, you have the choice of eating less rice at dinner to prevent a carbohydrate overload, right?

Wrong.

The problem with the common potato chip is that it's got an ingredient that's not friendly to balanced diets: trans-fats.Readmore

10 Things Your Hair Stylist Doesn't Want You to Know

You may love your hair stylist. He may make you look like a star, massage your scalp like nobody's business, embody the very concept of drop-dead genuine flattery.

He is also getting paid. Which is not to say you don't have the thickest, shiniest hair he's ever seen. It's simply to point out that what he tells you, or doesn't tell you, may not come from a place of absolute objectivity.

Or even absolute knowledge. While some stylists have been taking care of hair for 40 years, others graduated from beauty school five minutes ago.

Here, we present you with 10 facts your hair stylist may be tinkering with, leaving out or not know at all.

To begin with, if something seems counterintuitive, you should sometimes trust that assessment.Readmore

10 Things You Should Never, Ever Wear to a Wedding

You might wear a uniform or follow an office dress code Monday through Friday, and on the weekend, you like to have a little fun with fashion. Your friend's wedding isn't the place to test drive your new romper or rock those $200 jeans you just splurged on. But you already knew that, right?ReadMore

45 Beautiful and Elegant Bedroom Decorating Ideas

The bedrooms, a spot may be one of the most private rooms in your home. Usually, we want them to be cozy, calm and soothing. Today we bring to you a collection of fabulous and dreamy bedroom styles to inspire you. Which one below is your favorite bedroom design?

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15 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts to DIY

The best Mother's Day gifts are made with love — and paint and glitter.
If you don't have something for mom yet, don't rely on sappy store-bought items to show your mom how much you care. Instead, bust out your craft skills for a cute and creative do-it-yourself present.Readmore

7 Terrible Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Searching for a last-minute gift for your mom? Here's what not to buy
Sunday is Mother’s Day and it’s not too late to buy mom a gift—but that means it’s also not too late to mess it up. Here’s what not to do.ReadMore

18 Free And Meaningful Mother’s Day Gifts.

It doesn’t cost anything to show how much you care.

1. Make a Coupon Book (and honor it!)

Instead of just the basic coupons like a “car wash” or “doing the dishes,” add in some personal things that are specific to your mom.Readmore

Creative Mother's Day Gifts: 20 Fun Ideas That Don't Say 'Mom'

This Mother's Day, your mom deserves something more original than flowers and brunch.

So, we're here to talk you into trying out some creative Mother's Day gifts that don't say "Mom" on them.

How about homemade jewelry or a nice pair of underwear that will make her feel beautiful?

For the more daring we also suggest temporary tattoos, a skull and crossbones scarf and a pentagram jewelry box. ReadMore

The 9 Best Weight-Loss Tips Ever!

We rounded up the best weight-loss tips we’ve ever published and put them all in one convenient spot. Click through to jumpstart your weight-loss goals now! 

Don’t Forget to Eat Right

Hit the gym all you want, but you’ll still gain weight if you eat more calories than you burn working out. In fact, people tend to lose more weight if they really focus on their diet instead of on exercise (although exercise is obviously good for you and your weight-loss goals, too!).ReadMore

11 Beauty Blunders Every Woman Makes

The way you brush your hair, file your nails, and shave your legs is like second nature by now. But what if we told you that the routine you’ve been following since you were old enough to bother is actually…wrong? Don’t worry—plenty of women make the same mistakes. And the good news is, fixing them doesn’t add any extra time to your routine. Make these simple tweaks to your morning and evening prep to look gorgeous without adding any extra items to your beauty to-do list.ReadMore

12 Weird Beauty Uses for Coconut Oil

Finding a good beauty product is like making a new friend. But finding a product that can help with practically every beauty issue out there is like finding the holy grail. Coconut oil, which is all-natural and available at just about every grocery store within a two-mile radius of wherever you are right now, is that holy grail. The evidence? These 12 weird beauty uses for coconut oil:

Oil Pulling

If you haven't heard the buzz about oil pulling yet, it's time to get on the bandwagon. Swishing coconut oil around in your mouth for 20 minutes a day (preferably at the beginning of the day, before you brush your teeth) may help to detoxify your body, cure headaches, whiten teeth, and more.ReadMore

5-Minute Breakfasts That Are Actually Healthy

If your idea of a grab-and-go breakfast is a bowl of cereal or a granola bar, prepare to have your mind blown. You can make a pretty impressive morning meal that’s actually good for you in five minutes or less. Still skeptical? Check out these tasty, time-saving recipes—all under 400 calories! ReadMore

9 Beauty Habits That Give You Wrinkles

Wrinkles are a part of aging—and life. While we know to expect wrinkles as we get older, some of the battle has nothing to do with age. Your beauty routines and habits can impact wrinkling as well. See the bad habits that affect your skin's aging process so you can cut them out ASAP.

Smoking

Smoking is the most common cause of wrinkles. "There have been studies of twins that showed proof of this in stunning detail," says Joel Schlessinger, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon and founder of LovelySkin.com. "So skip cigarettes and lose the wrinkles!"ReadMore

101 Beauty Tips Every Girl Should Know

In the world of beauty, there are endless tips and rules to keep you looking fabulous. In the list below Beauty High breaks down all those tips to make the industry less scary for women from makeup artists, hairstylists, skincare gurus and of course, our beauty staff. Remember, beauty should always be fun!

101. “Always keep your summer makeup minimal. Minimal and sheer makeup is the way to go when it’s hot and muggy outside.” – Mary Greenwell, celebrity makeup artist. ReadMore

Easy Smokey Eye

Smoky eyes are up there with cat eyes on the intimidation list. But if you can draw lines in a checkerboard, you can create a smoky eye! Don’t worry about it being an exact duplicate of what I did above, just make sure you have the right liner formula and prep your lid with foundation first, otherwise, it won’t work. Here’s how: ReadMore

Bobbi Brown's make-up guide for girls with glasses

"Your eyes can get lost beneath your frames unless you adjust your make-up," says American make-up guru Bobbi Brown. Here's eight quick tips as to how:

Brown's 8 top tips for framed faces:

1. "Eyeliner is key; it really adds definition from behind your lenses."ReadMore

The 15 best ballgowns at the Met Gala 2014

Consider it the carnival of the fashion world: a stage for the most outrageous ensembles, wildest beauty looks and ballgowns that could literally sweep you off your feet.

The 2014 Costume Institute Gala, hosted by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, chose to honour the 20th century designer widely considered to be the first American couturier with its exhibition, 'Charles James: Beyond Fashion'.ReadMore

6 Celebrity Hair Trends Worth Trying

The cure for the common ponytail: any of these styles, fresh colors and cuts, seen on the Emmas, the Jennifers and more stars at the top of their mane games.From one angle, Anna Kendrick appears to be sporting your average pony and Bella Thorne's hairstyle looks like a basic messy bun, but a 360º view reveals plaits in unconventional places.Readmore

Roger Federer Welcomes Twin Sons Leo and Lenny

The tennis star, 32, and his wife Mirka welcomed twins — again! — on Tuesday, May 6, he announced on Twitter shortly after the birth.“Mirka and I are so incredibly happy to share that Leo andLenny were born this evening! #TwinsAgain #Miracle,” Federer Tweeted.ReadMore

Top 10 Myths About the Brain

The brain is one of the most amazing organs in the human body. It controls our central nervous system, keeping us walking, talking, breathing and thinking. The brain is also incredibly complex, comprising around 100 billion neurons. There's so much going on with the brain that there are several different fields of medicine and science devoted to treating and studying it, including neurology, which treats physical disorders of the brain; psychology, which includes the study of behavior and mental processes; and psychiatry, which treats mental illnesses and disorders. Some aspects of each tend to overlap, and other fields cross into study of the brain as well.Readmore

10 Secrets Of Happy Women

Seek joy in the small stuff

The value of taking time to appreciate positive experiences seems obvious—trite, even.

Yet it's a skill that few people have mastered, says Loyola University Chicago social psychologist Fred B. Bryant, PhD. The reason is simple: We're busy, and we have a lot on our minds. There'll always be other sunrises, we say to ourselves, but if we don't hit the shower soon, we'll never beat the traffic to work. Under the weight of our daily responsibilities and worries, we reflexively tune out the fleeting, spontaneous events that could bring us deeper joy and greater health.Readmore

Worst Dressed Met Gala 2014: All The Stars That Failed On Fashion's Biggest Night

The Met Gala is arguably the biggest night in fashion. Everyone who is everyone makes an appearance, but just because the most talented designers, models and celebrities come together on one red carpet, that doesn't always mean the fashion is fantastic.Readmore

10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science

Happiness is so interesting, because we all have different ideas about what it is and how to get it. It's also no surprise that it's the Nr.1 value for Buffer's culture, if you see our slidedeck about it. So naturally we are obsessed with it.Readmore

5 things you can't buy with a credit card

Marijuana. Mug shot removal services. Lottery tickets. Gambling. Online porn. Try to make one of these purchases with your credit card and you will likely be denied.Readmore

Glow in the dark roads

In early April the first 'Glowing Lines' section of road was unveiled on a provincial highway near Oss, in the Netherlands. It was designed by artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde, using a light-emitting paint that glows at night. It’s considered a sustainable alternative for areas where there’s no conventional lighting and provides drivers a frame of reference, because the lines make the road’s trajectory visible.Readmore

19 Famous People Who Started as Extras

Although it isn't a written rule, an "extra"—a background player in a movie or TV show—usually has no spoken lines. If a line, or a few lines, are spoken, the person is often referred to as a "bit player" instead of an extra. (If a major star or a "known" actor is an extra in a movie, their non-speaking appearance is called a "cameo.") Readmore

8 Brilliant Tricks to Make Laundry Day Smarter and More Efficient

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10 Interesting Things About Great Britain

1. THE CABBIES ARE SMARTER THAN GOOGLE MAPS

London has the most informed cab drivers in the world—and they’ve got the diplomas to prove it. To become a certified taxi operator in London, a driver must first pass “the Knowledge,” an extraordinarily difficult exam that involves the detailed recall of 25,000 streets within a six-mile radius of London’s Charing Cross railway station. But that’s just the beginning. Cabbies must also memorize the locations of clubs, hospitals, hotels, parks, theaters, schools, restaurants, government buildings, and churches. Plus, they have to be fluent in English.Readmore

10 Interesting DNA Facts

If you put all the DNA molecules in your body end to end, the DNA would reach from the Earth to the Sun and back over 600 times (100 trillion times six feet divided by 92 million miles).Readmore

Top grossing app ‘Candy Crush’ raking in an estimated $633k a day

So much for a simple Bejeweled knock-off. According to ThinkGaming (via Slate), the #1 Top Grossing app Candy Crush is currently pulling in an estimated $633,000 a day. At this rate, the creators of the game could bring in $230 million a year from the revenue of this one game.Readmore

11 Shocking Facts About The World’s Biggest Brands

Ben & Jerry’s is owned by Unilever. Readmore

6 Amazingly Simple Hairstyles That Every Lazy Girl Needs To Know

Ain't nobody got time for salons. The easiest, breeziest DIY styles for straight or textured hair. via

10 Scientific Reasons To Eat More Pizza

Pizza’s so perfect, it’ll be the first food printed in space.

NASA is funding a 3D food printer, and the lucky recipient of the grant’s first choice:pizza. A meal fit for an astronaut! ReadMore

18 Fashion and Makeup Mistakes That Age You

Your choice of clothing and cosmetics can highlight your sense of style, compliment your best features, and keep you looking fresh and full of life. But sometimes these decisions can backfire: an ill-fitting dress that stretches and sags in all the wrong places, or a shade of makeup that accentuates fine lines and wrinkles.Read More

3 Celeb-Approved Short Hairstyles You Can Totally Rock

Itching to cut off your hair? Try one of these updated versions of classic crops as seen on Emma Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jennifer Hudson.Read More