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Causes Of Stress On The Modern Generation

Many sufferers experience feelings of “stress,” anxiety, and discomfort without an easily identifiable cause. Some people are stressed for clearly identifiable reasons: being fired, bereavement, or ill health. While this is something everyone experiences, the causes of stress can vary from person to person. Stress can be external and related to the environment [3], but it can also be caused by internal perceptions that cause a person to experience anxiety or other negative emotions associated with the situation, such as pressure, discomfort, etc., which he then considers. stress.

To better address this issue, it’s important to understand what causes stress and how modern life affects mental health. From persistent connections (see point 1 and this article “Why the modern world is bad for the brain”), to air pollution that affects our health, and noise pollution that affects our ability to hear our own thoughts… it’s no wonder we’re so easily exposed pressure. Our bodies and minds are caught up in everyday life, which results in a stressful environment. So, in fact, you can protect yourself by understanding stress and how to reduce these damaging effects of stress. With the development of society, the pace of modern life is getting faster and faster.

Financial stress is also linked to many health problems, including depression, anxiety, skin problems, diabetes and arthritis. Expected wages, timely promotions, material advancements like houses and cars, marriage, etc. often go hand in hand with anxiety, stress and lifestyle ailments. So, it can be said that today’s young people are very vulnerable to stress, and consumer culture is partly responsible for this.

From unattainable standards of beauty, lifestyle and social media performance, to constant stress at work and with friends, there are many ways online can lead to stress. Sometimes interpersonal stress can also be related to our relationships with people on social media like Facebook. For example, models and actors who adhere to society’s perception of beauty lead many to aspire to be like them, creating stress and anxiety when they try to do so.

Due to the increased use of technology, the number of face-to-face conversations or meetings has decreased, leading to loneliness, depression, and stress. Due to the increased use of technology, the number of conversations or face-to-face meetings has decreased, leading to loneliness, depression and stress. In addition, insomnia caused by the excessive use of technological gadgets has shortened the life expectancy of the modern generation.

Currently, people do less sports, physical work and consume more fast food, junk food, and due to family problems and stress, some are involved in criminal activities, which further increases stress and health problems. Studies show that stress levels in humans have reached noticeable levels in recent times. In this article, we will discuss the top 5 reasons why stress levels are on the rise these days. This article collects the reasons why the modern generation is so full of stress and mental problems.

The only word that comes to mind when we think about life in this century is stress. Stress affects all social groups and all age categories; no one can escape it.

Stress is a constant factor in the life of a five-year-old, young or old. Stress is a normal part of teenage life and can have many causes. At times, young people often feel stressed. Stress is actually a normal part of life, and sometimes useful.

But if you can’t manage stress and it becomes long-term, it can seriously interfere with your work, family life, and health. In the long term, financial stress causes distress, which can raise blood pressure and cause headaches, stomach pain, chest pain, insomnia, and general malaise.

Stress can also lead to various problems such as depression, diabetes, hair loss, heart disease, obesity, ulcers, cancer (possibly), sexual dysfunction, dental and gum disease, etc. It is impossible to completely eliminate stress from your life; however, applying some stress management techniques can mitigate some of the effects. Chronic stress and lack of coping resources available or used by the individual can often lead to the development of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety (see below for more information).

Signs of relationship-related stress are similar to common general symptoms of stress and can include sleep and physical health problems, depression, and anxiety. Toxic people are present in every area of ​​our lives, and the stress we experience as a result of these relationships can affect our physical and mental health.

High levels of parental stress can cause parents to become harsh, negative, and overbearing with their children. Older people find that retirement income can be a major stressor when adults are stressed to cope with family expenses. Getting a raise or a promotion is stressful, even just being fired from a job is stressful. On the one hand, this can be useful, but unfortunately, this constant pressure often leads to situations of increasing stress.

But if we’re going to deal with stress, we need to be on top of the basic building blocks, or our health can exacerbate the stress we experience.

In addition, people who do not believe that stress affects their health are not at high risk of getting sick, falling ill, or dying. Compared with younger generations, older adults are less likely to report high levels of stress, possibly in part because they are also more likely to recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle or receive advice from a healthcare professional to reduce stress levels. Mature adults were significantly less likely than younger generations to report being irritable or angry due to stress in the past month (23% of adults, 42% of Baby Boomers, 51% of Gen X and 44% of millennials). Likewise, older adults are less likely to feel overwhelmed or saddened by stress in the past month than other generations (24% for Millennials and 38% for Gen X).

Three-quarters of millennials (76%) believe that stress can have a very high or high impact on health; this percentage rises steadily to 80% Gen Xers, 87% Boomers, and 92% adults. The American Psychological Association (APA) Stress in America 2020 report found that, on average, Gen Z adults reached a stress level of 6.1 out of 10 in the last month, with 10 being above. Americans aged 18 to 23, also known as Generation Z adults, report the highest stress levels of any generation in the country, according to the survey. Generation Z faces chronic stress from many environmental factors, including gun violence, harassment and abuse, anxiety about financial insecurity, politics, and even social media.

Need Of Having More Women In The Police Force

In fact, Evans and Davis studied the presence of female police officers on prime-time television shows by analyzing 46 programs from various networks and comparing them to local and state data on women in police departments. They also used data on crime victimization and found that with an increase in the representation of women among officers in the area, violent crimes against women in the area, especially domestic violence, were reported to the police at a significantly higher rate. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department conducted a study by assigning a number of newly hired female officers to patrol jobs traditionally reserved for male officers.

Female patrol officers are often more effective than their male counterparts in avoiding violence and addressing potentially dangerous situations. A 2003 report by the UK’s National Women’s Police Centre also examined male and female officers’ responses to domestic violence calls. It found that male police officers were less likely than female officers to report a second call about domestic violence at their place of residence.

In all four cities—Cincinnati, Indianapolis, New Orleans, and Orlando—the rate of accidents among female officers was lower than that of their departments. Gender disparity is one of the main reasons why there are only a few female officers in the police force. With separate entry and promotion frames for different genres; basic infrastructure structures in police stations; women who are only pushed into the affairs of women and children, and so on. These are factors that are increasingly preventing women from entering the military.

Another huge obstacle for women to stay in the profession once they become police officers is that some face the treatment of their male counterparts. CHRI research shows that police are very apathetic towards women. There are far fewer women at the state level (Assistant Deputy Inspector of Police to the Deputy Commissioner of Police) than at the police level.

However, the percentage of women in different police departments varies greatly. In some major cities and counties, women make up over 20% of all officers, but in state police departments, they may make up less than 6% of officers. In many countries, such as South Africa, the United States, Australia and Canada, women in the police are much better represented (between 15 and 30%).

While the central government has the power to enact and amend criminal laws when necessary, including the participation of women in the police force, it cannot force state governments to increase the number of women in their police forces. So, even if we follow simple math, without having a minimum female representation in the police force of around 16%, the mandate of the various laws will not only be ignored, but will also affect the everyday social order (with the participation of women). public expectations.

Despite a fair amount of women in popular police dramas, the country’s 18,000 police departments are not swarming with women. Among the 20 of the nation’s 25 largest police departments that provided data to CNN, the proportion of women sworn in to the oath ranges from 10.6% in San Antonio to 25.2% in Detroit. In total, 400 female officers serve in the Baltimore Police Department out of 2,535 sworn members, or only 15.8%.

Upton Police Chief Michael Bradley, who is also vice president of the Massachusetts Police Chiefs Association, said he wished he had hired more women to better reflect society, but it has been difficult. Luther Reynolds, police chief of Charleston, South Carolina, said recruiting women is a top priority and recently fired or reassigned officers who questioned his decision to promote a young female lieutenant. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said he decided to promote more women. Over at least two decades, the percentage of women serving as agents in local police departments has risen slightly to around 12%.

A new study by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) suggests that women make up six percent of all police forces, much less than in other South Asian countries and even the BRICS countries. The NCRB data shows that while the average female police presence has increased from 2% in 2001 to 7% in 2016, it is still far from satisfactory to effectively tackle female-related crime. Although the number of women in the police has increased, there are many problems in the form of a lack of women in leadership and senior positions, their insignificant role in law enforcement in general, gender issues, lack of infrastructure and stereotype management by men. colleagues.

Coupled with a growing awareness of their potential to make a positive impact, more needs to be done to encourage women to work in law enforcement. An example of a recruiting effort that targets women is the US Border Patrol, and recruiting is exclusively targeted at women. In addition to women recruitment campaigns that encourage girls and offer mentoring, Montoya says, this is another way to get more women into the field.

The organization of police academies for boys, where up to 50% of the participants must be women, can help. Craven also said that police departments should consider creating recruitment groups that include women, even if they are not agents, to make them more welcoming. More female patrol officers will help police be “officers of the world, and not just rely on a sentinel or warrior mentality,” adds Victoria, who has a Ph.D. in the administration of justice and worked in the police force for 28 years.

Police service is also ideal for patriotic women who wish to serve their country and citizens. Women are more sensitive to social needs, so female officials are more confident than male officials. International research has also shown relatively positive outcomes in a police force with more female officers. Early research on women in the police showed that female police officers had a “sedating effect” on male partners, which in turn reduced civilian deaths at the hands of police officers.

Pew research shows that female officers believe that the culture of most police departments supports masculine values, which negatively affects women’s police experience, making them reluctant to stay in the force or even be the first to enter the field people. In addition to the perception that women are not physically fit for police work, some men may resent the presence of female police officers because they represent more “feminine” aspects of police work, such as social work and policing. Hiding behind the more heroic and aggressive side of the police. The police subculture, which is associated with “masculinity” and coercion, has less of an impact on women’s participation.

Police groups cite a variety of factors, including a small number of role models among female police officers, recruiting efforts that typically target men, and a lack of support systems for women who want to have children. Proponents argue that the increase in the number of female police officers cannot be dismissed simply as a matter of women’s rights. But she said she had read that past attempts to increase the number of women in the police force and firefighters had not been successful, and she was not entirely convinced that there was strong evidence that female officers were more effective in reducing violence.

YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors

 The Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education today launched YUVA-  Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors, an Author Mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally.

The launch of YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is in tune with PM’s vision to encourage young writers to write about India’s freedom struggle.  It was during Mann ki Baat on 31 January 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called upon the young generation to write about freedom fighters, incidents associated with freedom, the saga of valour during the period of freedom struggle in their respective areas – as the best tribute to the heroes of India’s freedom – as we celebrate 75 years of Indian Independence.

“This will also prepare a category of thought leaders that will decide the course of the future”, said PM.

YUVA is a part of India@75 Project (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) to bring to the fore the perspectives of the young generation of writers on themes like Unsung Heroes, Freedom Fighters, Unknown and Forgotten Places and their role in National Movement, and other related themes in an innovative and creative manner. This scheme will thus help to develop a stream of writers who can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture and knowledge system.

The National Book Trust, India under the Ministry of Education as the Implementing Agency will ensure phase-wise execution of the Scheme under well-defined stages of mentorship. ​The books prepared under this scheme will be published by National Book Trust, India; and will also be translated into other Indian languages ensuring the exchange of culture and literature, thereby promoting ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. The selected young authors will interact with some of the best authors of the world; participate in literary festivals etc. 

NEP 2020 has emphasised on the empowerment of the young minds and creating a learning ecosystem that can make the young readers/learners ready for leadership roles in the future world. In this context, YUVA will go a long way in laying the foundation of the future leaders of the creative world.

Highlights of YUVA (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors):  

  • A total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest to be conducted through https://www.mygov.in/ from 1 June – 31 July 2021.
  • The winners will be announced on 15 August 2021.
  • The young authors will be trained by eminent authors/mentors.
  • Under the mentorship, the manuscripts will be readied by 15 Dec. 2021 for publication.
  • The published books will be launched on 12 January 2022 on the occasion of National Youth Day (Yuva Diwas).
  • A consolidated scholarship of Rs.50,000 per month for a period of six months per author will be paid under the Mentorship Scheme

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Late periods?

A period is the part of the menstrual cycle when a woman bleeds from her vagina for a few days. For most women this happens every 28 days or so, but it’s common for periods to be more or less frequent than this, ranging from day 21 to day 40 of their menstrual cycle. It is a very important process that a female goes through in her life and any kind of stress can leads to its delay which is obviously not a good signal. Sometimes getting a late period for 3-4 days is normal but if it is always so and about a month or more late than it needs to be treated well before time.

How to prioritize work

Learning how to prioritize

It means getting more out of the limited time you have each day. It’s one of the cornerstones of productivity and once you know how to properly prioritize, it can help with everything from your time management to work-life balance.

Master lists

Capture everything on a Master List and then break it down by monthly, weekly, and daily goals.

  • Start by making a master list—a document, app, or piece of paper where every current and future task will be stored. 
  • Once you have all your tasks together, break them down into monthly, weekly, and daily goals.
  • When setting your priorities, try not to get too “task-oriented” – you want to make sure you’re prioritizing the more effective work.
Eisenhower Matrix

The matrix is a simple four-quadrant box that answers that helps you separate “urgent” tasks from “important” ones:

  • Urgent and Important: Do these tasks as soon as possible
  • Important, but not urgent: Decide when you’ll do these and schedule it
  • Urgent, but not important: Delegate these tasks to someone else
  • Neither urgent nor important: Drop these from your schedule as soon as possible.
The Ivy Lee Method

Rank your work by its true priority with the Ivy Lee Method:

  • At the end of each workday, write down the 6 most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow. 
  • Prioritize those 6 items n order of their true importance.
  • When you arrive tomorrow, concentrate only on the first task. Work until the first task is finished before moving on to the next one.
  • Approach the rest of your list in the same fashion. At the end of the day, move any unfinished items to a new list of six tasks for the following day.
  • Repeat this process every working day.
The ABCDE method

Instead of keeping all tasks on a single level of priority, this method offers two or more levels for each task:

  • Go through your list and give every task a letter from A to E (A being the highest priority)
  • For every task that has an A, give it a number that dictates the order you’ll do it in
  • Repeat until all tasks have letters and numbers.
Set the tone of the day by “Eating the frog”

Once you’ve prioritized your most important work, it’s time to choose how to attack the day. How you start the day sets the tone for the rest of it. And often, getting a large, hairy, yet important task out of the way first thing gives you momentum, inspiration, and energy to keep moving. 

Warren Buffett’s 2-list strategy

Cut out “good enough” goals with Warren Buffett’s 2-list strategy.

  • Write down your top 25 goals: life goals, career goals, education goals, or anything else you want to spend your time on.
  • Circle your top 5 goals on that list.
  • Finally, any goal you didn’t circle goes on an “avoid at all cost” list. These are the tasks that are seemingly important enough to deserve your attention. But that isn’t moving you towards your long-term priorities.
The sunk cost fallacy

Humans are especially susceptible to the “sunk cost fallacy”—a psychological effect where we feel compelled to continue doing something just because we’ve already put time and effort into it. But the reality is that no matter what you spend your time doing, you can never get that time back. And any time spent continuing to work towards the wrong priority is just wasted time.

REFERENCE

https://blog.rescuetime.com/how-to-prioritize/

Super foods for weight loss

What makes a food a superfood? More than just fuel for your body, superfoods yield benefits beyond the nutrients they provide,So whether you’re eating to shed a few pounds, maintain a healthy weight, or for overall health, superfoods make the cut. In fact, you’ll find these foods on healthy eating plans that include a variety of fruits and veggies, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats.

1.Black Beans

A cup of black beans packs 15 grams of satisfying protein and doesn’t contain any of the saturated fat found in other protein sources, like red meat. Plus, their polyphenol content makes them a potent antioxidant. Black beans belong to a food group known as “pulses,” the edible seeds of legume plants. A 2016 analysis of randomized controlled trials found that a serving a day of pulses may contribute to modest weight loss. That makes all sorts of beans, dry peas, chickpeas, and lentils great superfood choices.

2.Oats

Oats are rich in a type of soluble fiber called beta-glucan. It can keep you feel full throughout the day and may help reduce cholesterol. Oats also provide magnesium, an essential mineral that can help regulate blood sugar. When given a choice, go for whole grain oats . Skip the processed, sugary stuff that can spike your blood sugar. Other healthy whole-grain superfoods to try: quinoa (a high-fiber, protein-packed seeds) and black rice(rich in anthocyanin, a type of antioxidant). 

3.Avocados

These emerald beauties contain monounsaturated fatty acids, a heart-healthy type of fat that can keep you full for longer periods and stave off hunger.This plant-based source of fat and carbohydrate can lower inflammation in the body, which may aid weight loss.

4.Salmon

As a source of protein, you can’t go wrong with salmon. This cold-water fish contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, known to protect against heart disease and reduce inflammation. Salmon is a rich source of selenium, a trace mineral which helps prevent cell damage, and it also provides several B vitamins.

5.Blueberries

There’s a reason blueberries edge out other fruits for superfood status. These versatile berries—tasty raw, cooked, or frozen—are abundant in anthocyanins (plant pigments that give them their rich hue) and other flavonoids (plant chemicals) that have been shown to protect against cell damage and obesity, among other benefits. Fresh blueberries clock in at just 85 calories per cup. Include different kinds of berries in your diet for variety and maximum nutrition.

6.Broccoli

Cooked or raw, this member of the cabbage family is a stand-up addition to any plate. Along with its cruciferous cousins, broccoli is known for its potential to suppress tumor growth and reduce cancer risk. But with a punch of filling fiber, it also keeps blood sugar steady and supports weight management.

7.Almonds

Tree nuts, like almonds, may play a role in reducing body mass index and waist circumference, research suggests. “In addition to being satiating, the combo of healthy fat, plant protein, and fiber in almonds boosts feelings of fullness and delays the return of hunger,” explains Sass. “Plus, research has also shown that almonds actually contain about 20% fewer calories than the labels state, because some of the calories are not absorbed from the digestive tract into the bloodstream.”

8.Green tea

Green tea leaves consist mainly of antioxidant-packed polyphenols known for warding off cell damage and inflammation. Polyphenols are thought to protect against heart disease by acting on blood pressure and cholesterol. For a tasty pick-me-up, whip brewed green tea into a satisfying smoothie.

Though the evidence is preliminary, some small studies support the idea that green tea can aid in weight loss; one small study found that dieters who drank green tea lost more weight than those who drank water.

9.Dark chocolate

Cocoa is rich in flavanols, a category of polyphenols associated with lower insulin resistance and high blood pressure in adults, says the American Heart Association. Plus, flavonols may benefit vascular health by improving blood flow to the heart and brain, notes Cleveland Clinic. Choose dark chocolate (the darker, the better) and avoid versions loaded with extra ingredients that can bump up the fat and sugar content.

10.Potatoes

Despite what you may think, there’s no need banish carb-rich potatoes from your plate. One medium baked potato packs a ton of potassium—over 1,100 milligrams, or more than 1,500 if you eat the peel. Potassium is essential for keeping blood pressure in check. Potatoes also provide a good amount of filling fiber.

11.Bell peppers

Bell peppers get their fire from capsaicin. This compound is responsible for boosting metabolism, causing your body to burn extra calories, says Sass. “Hot peppers have also been shown to curb hunger and lead to naturally eating fewer calories,” she adds. Eat them raw, cooked, dried, or in powdered form, and when in doubt, throw some cayenne or hot sauce onto your meal.

12.Spinach

While kale has enjoyed superstar status in recent years,Spinach (and really any dark, leafy green) is just as healthful and shouldn’t be overlooked. Besides being low-calorie, low-carb, and vitamin-rich, spinach is bursting with plant chemicals that “curb food intake by inducing secretion of satiety hormones,”.

13.Pear

Just one medium pear packs 6 grams of fiber. That’s about one fifth of your daily recommended intake. One study found that women who ate three pears a day consumed fewer calories and lost more weight than those who didn’t. Ditch the peeler though; the skin is where all that filling fiber is hiding!

14.Oranges

More than just a vehicle for vitamin C, this sweet citrus fruit makes the superfood list for its antioxidant, antimicrobial , and antiviral properties. With 3 grams of fiber, a medium orange can help fill you up and support gut health too.

15.Chia seeds

These tiny seeds provide 10 grams of fiber per ounce, plus a good amount of magnesium (95 milligrams) and other minerals. The fiber content is “a major benefit for weight loss,” says Sass. That’s because fiber helps regulate blood sugar and insulin levels, reduces calorie absorption, increases fullness, delays the return of hunger, and supports a healthy gut, she explains. Also, the plant-based omega-3s in chia seeds, called ALA, have an anti-inflammatory effect.

How To Tame Frizzy Hair?

Frizzy Hair

Frizzy hair is the effect of different individual hair fibers running in multiple directions, which is why frizzy hair has a rough feel to it. As a result, hair appears dry and frizzy instead of smooth and defined.

Frizzy hair happens when the cuticle layer of your hair is raised, which allows moisture to pass through and swell the strands. But, what is the cuticle layer? The cuticle layer refers to the outermost layer of the hair strand that protects the innermost layers of the hair shaft.

What Causes Frizzy Hair?

“There are essentially four primary factors that cause frizz,”. “The first is the environment, such as humidity. Hair fibers act like sponges and when exposed to moisture, the hydrophobic bonds created with styling products break as moisture moves in and out of the hair fiber. Then there’s the diameter of the hair fiber itself. As we learned previously, frizz is misaligned hair fibers and the thicker the hair fiber, the more difficult it is to reshape and realign. The third cause is related to how curly a person’s hair is. The curlier the hair, the greater the challenge it is to align the hair fibers.”

Curly hair can be prone to frizz, but certain hairstyles work to tame frizz and define your beautiful, curly hair. Lastly, The amount of damage to the hair leads to frizz. For instance, split ends, cuticle loss and breakage gives hair that frizzy look because the hair fibers aren’t uniform or aligned.”

Tips to avoid frizzy hair

  1. Avoid using a terry cloth towel to dry your hair. Cloth towels can add damaging friction to your hair. Instead of drying your hair with a terry cloth towel, air dry your hair or use a microfiber towel.
  2. Avoid using a traditional bristle hairbrush. Certain hairbrushes can damage hair cuticles and lead to frizz. Switch to a widetooth comb to prevent breakage.
  3. Avoid using an old blow dryer. Traditional hair dryers use hot air to quickly dry your hair. Excess heat can damage your hair and lead to frizz. Instead, pick an ionic hair dryer to reduce damage while drying your hair.
  4. Avoid washing your hair every day. Washing your hair too often can deplete your hair of moisture and raise your hair cuticles, both of which contribute to frizz. Instead, wash your hair 2-3 times a week to prevent frizz.

What causes Frizz?

Frizzy hair isn’t always easy to deal with and varies based on your hair type. Therefore, knowing what frizzy hair is and what causes it is the first step.

  • Frizzy hair happens when all the different individual hair fibers are running in multiple directions.
  • There are four primary factors that cause frizz: the environment, diameter of the hair fiber itself, level of curl, and the amount of damage.
  • Avoid long and hot showers, excess exfoliation, and hot tools like traditional hairdryers and flat irons to prevent frizz.

Hair serum for frizz free hair

Hair serums may not be the magical elixir for thinning hair or hair loss, much less to promote hair growth. But it’s definitely the go-to frizzy hair treatment. A serum is formulated with a mix of argan oil, jojoba oil, and sunflower oil. Besides that, it features a custom blend of synthetic and naturally derived ingredients, including vitamin E, depending on your favourite hair goals. 

One of the greatest benefits of using a hair serum is its ability to block out humidity and create a sleek, polished finish. Simply put, there’s no better product to use when you’re trying to create that perfect glossy hair look.

Rather than just applying your serum to damp hair before heat styling, we suggest also using it in place of your hairspray to help tame any unruly strands. 

Simply rub a small amount of serum through the palm of your hands. Then, using two fingers, gently apply it to the strands using a pressing motion anywhere you want a smoother hair texture.

Serum only on the tresses and not the roots:

The idea of having super-shiny hair from root to tip may sound like a good idea in theory. But trust us when we say that, unlike a scalp treatment, you’ll want to avoid applying your serum directly on your roots or scalp. This holds especially true for those with naturally-fine  or oily hair, as even the most lightweight serums have the potential to weigh the hair down, cause product buildup, and make your roots look greasy.

For that reason, we always recommend applying your serum to the ends first and slowly working your way up to the mid-shafts. This will not only ensure that you don’t overload on the product, but that you’re also only applying it to the part of your hair that needs it most.

Don’t Apply Right Away:

Unlike hair oils, hair serums tend to be a little thicker in consistency, which can make working them into your hair a bit more difficult for some.

Our tip? Don’t try applying your hair serum as soon as you dispense it. Instead, try warming up the product between your hands for a few seconds so that it has the chance to break down and liquify a bit, giving you a little more slip. This’ll not only help your serum perform better but also ensure a more seamless, even application.

Don’t Over-Apply:

Whether your hair is long or short, thin or thick, there’s a fine line between looking perfectly polished and flat and greasy. That’s why it’s important to start with a small amount of serum and then gradually work in more only as needed.

When in doubt, start with the least number of pumps recommended for your hair type and then slowly build from there. Whatever you do, just remember: a little goes a long way.

Benefits of Honey

Honey is a liquid sweetener that bees make. After they collect nectar from flowers, they take it back to the hive and regurgitate it. Then, the other bees chew it until it becomes honey. The bees deposit the honey into tiny, waxy storage units called honeycombs. They fan it with their wings to dry it out. This process makes it stickier.

“Honey gets its sweetness from its chemical makeup,”. “It’s made up of two simple sugars called glucose and fructose, along with some minerals.”

Types of honey

The U.S. boasts more than 300 different types of honey. You can buy it:

  • Raw: Raw honey comes straight from the hive. “Raw honey is the least processed and probably has the most antioxidants,” Ilic says. Despite its raw status, it’s considered safe to eat except for children younger than 1, who should avoid all honey.
  • Pasteurized: Pasteurized honey has been processed to remove imperfections and improve its shelf life. “It can also be spiked with added corn syrup or other sweeteners,” Ilic notes. “Not all honey sold in the stores is the same even though it all starts naturally in the hive.”

Why is some honey light and others dark?

Whether honey is light or dark in color depends on which kind of plant the bees who made it took the nectar from. “For instance, dark buckwheat yields dark honey,”. “But nutritionally, there’s evidence that darker honey has less water and more antioxidants than light-colored honey.”

Honey has so many different tastes you can enjoy compared to plain sugar, she adds. “It can be sweeter or more bitter, depending on the flower source.”

Light honey varieties

Light-colored honey tends to be mild in flavour. Varieties include:

  • Acacia honey: It has floral scents and sweetness but doesn’t change the taste of what you put it in, such as tea and oatmeal.
  • Clover honey: This honey is common in the U.S. “It has a floral, sweet taste and a bit of a sour aftertaste,”. “It’s good for baking, sauces and dressings.”

Dark honey varieties

Dark honeys are known for their stronger flavours. Examples include:

  • Buckwheat honey: “This full-flavored honey can be used in marinades,” says Ilic.
  • Manuka honey: Manuka honey comes from the nectar and pollen of the Manuka bush in New Zealand. “Studies have shown it contains antioxidants, along with antibacterial and antifungal properties. It’s also expensive,” adds Ilic. It’s traditionally used topically to treat burns, cuts and sores.

Is crystallized honey bad?

Store honey in a cool location away from sunlight. But sometimes, even in the perfect spot, honey can crystallize and solidify. “Honey with a higher ratio of glucose versus fructose crystallizes sooner,”. “Glucose may also attach to the little particles of honeycomb and pollen in raw honey and is more likely to crystallize as a result.”

But crystallized honey is still safe to eat: It can be used as a spread, like butter. You can also re-liquefy it by putting the container in a warm water bath.

Honey’s health benefits

Honey contains antioxidants, minerals, enzymes that have many potential health benefits. There’s also evidence that honey can:

  • Soothe coughs: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics both endorse honey as a natural cough remedy. 
  • Treat wounds and burns: Pharmaceutical-grade manuka honey dressings have been used in clinical settings to treat burns and pressure ulcers.

“Many other claims have been made about the health benefits of honey – some based on very small studies, others overstated and based on mixed study results,”. “Additional studies are needed.”

How to add honey to your diet

While honey has health qualities that other sugars only dream of, it’s still an added sugar — and eating too much of it can wreak havoc on your health. The American Heart Association recommends:

  • Women: Consume no more than 6 teaspoons daily of added sugars (100 calories).
  • Men: Consume no more than 9 teaspoons daily of added sugars (150 calories).

Those limits include all sources of added sugar in your diet, so use honey in moderation to avoid exceeding the limits. “Try sweetening plain yogurt with a light drizzle of honey and add your own fruit, instead of eating flavoured yogurt with too much added sugar.” You could also use honey in sauces and marinades or as a skin mask.

Learning how to learn!

“Focused” and “Diffused” Modes

When learning, there are times in which you are focused and times in which you allow your mind to wander. Both modes are valuable to allow your brain to learn something.
Take regular breaks, meditate, think about other things, and give yourself plenty of time in both modes.

Chunking

This is the idea of breaking what you want to learn into concepts. The goal is to learn each concept in a way that they each become like a well-known puzzle piece. 
To master a concept, you not only need to know it but also to know how it fits into the bigger picture.

Beware of Illusions of Competence

There are many ways in which we can make ourselves feel like we have “learned” a concept. Instead of highlighting or underlining, rather take brief notes that summarize key concepts.

Recall

Take a couple of minutes to summarize or recall the material you are trying to learn. It goes a long way to taking something from short-term memory to long-term learning.

Bite-Sized Testing

To avoid breakthrough illusions of competence, you should test yourself as you’re encountering new material. The recall is a simple example of this mini-testing.

Over-Learning

Do not spend too much time in one sitting going over the same material over and over again. The law of diminishing returns certainly applies. Spread it out over many sessions and many different modes of learning.

Interleaving

Once you have a basic understanding of what you are trying to learn, practice jumping back and forth between problems that require different techniques. This will solidify your understanding of the concepts by learning how to choose to apply them in various situations. Knowing when to apply a particular concept is as important as knowing how.

Process over Product

When facing procrastination, think of the process over the product.
Instead of thinking that you have to get X done, rather think to spend an hour on X. It is then not overwhelming and doesn’t require a long breakdown of tasks.

Metaphors and Analogies

They are often talked about as helpful study techniques. 
Try to make a deliberate effort to teach what you learn to someone else and, in doing so, you will likely be forced to explain concepts with relatable metaphors and analogies.

Study Groups / Teamwork

This has proven to be most beneficial to maintain continued progress and hold each other accountable. Finding the right group is key.

Reference

https://medium.com/learn-love-code/learnings-from-learning-how-to-learn-19d149920dc4

SARAH’S : A CHANGE IN THE NOTION OF MOTHERHOOD

Jude Anthony Joseph’s 2021 Malayalam film Sarah’s is making a revolutionary turn in Malayalam cinema by changing the notions of pregnancy, abortion and motherhood. The protagonist Sarah is a woman who is not willing to get pregnant and to bcome a mother. As she gets older day by day this decision gets stronger. she even marries a man on this agreement. The tension arises when she becomes pregnant, by a contraceptive failure. But even after this Sarah is stronger with her opinion of her own pregnancy, but her husband, family and the society compells her to continue this pregnancy without considering her opinion. But towards the end the decision made by Sarah on her pregnancy is something revolutionary. This kind of representation of womanhood and motherhood is very rare in Mollywood.

Through the character of Sarah the film portrays the fact that women are not just medium of reproduction. The direction also shows themes like modern sexual relations, legal side of abortions etc. Through the medium of satire the movie comments on old notions of motherhood. And also states that there is no need to glorify motherhood, if that affects the mental physical and emotional state of mother. The movie says that parenthood is not a social norm. The film even not glorifies abortion. It opens a discussion that when and why a person can decide it. The comment ” Better not be a parent, than a bad parent” is thoughtful. The film can be considered as an ode to women about parenthood, identity and opinion.

IMPORTANCE OF SELF LOVE

Self love, which is the “consideration of one’s own happiness or advantage” is a basic human necessity. It is a kind of appreciation for oneself that results in the well being of one’s physical, psychological and spiritual self. It includes actions and thoughts which is for one’s own needs and not sacrificing one’s well being to please others. The habit of self love and self appreciation is considered as compulsory for the psyche of human. Because people who love themselves are less likely to suffer from anxiety, depression and such similar psychological conditions. It also lessens procrastination and increases the focus to work.

Loving oneself is a different task, but to develop the habit is easy. One of the practice to develop self love is to stop comparing oneself with others. This comparison is natural, but if it sometime leads to danger. There is no need for comparison because every individual is unique m Apart from this one needs to focus on his or her self energy and spirit. Neglecting other’s opinion is also an important habits with regard to self love. Constructive criticism is important for one’s personality development. But worrying about other’ opinion and thinking what the society thinks before doing anything is a bad practice. It is human to make mistakes. Nobody is perfect. With each mistakes one learn each lessons. So the freedom to do mistakes is an important factor in self love. Good decision making, forbidding how one’s body look, avoidance of toxic people, understanding and rejecting fears and finding beauty in simple things are some steps to develop the habit of self love.

Another important factor is the freedom to feel pain and happiness equally. Limitations in feelings like happiness, pain and fear are dangerous. It is human to experience every emotion in its fullest form. These experiences will make one to realize oneself. Giving priority to oneself is a good practice. Even though it is in every one, women is more accustomed to putting other’s first.

When a person practices self love, others will also start feeling love with himself or herself. As a result of this one’s confidence increases and it leads to success in professional and personal life. It helps to understand one’s passion and this habit attracts others. Thus self love is a necessary habit in one’s physical psychological and spiritual well being.

Kinds Of Essay

An essay is a short composition in prose. It discusses, either formally or informally, one or more topics. This term was first applied to Montaigne’s volumn of informal pieces. This volume was first published in 1580. After seventeen years, Francis Bacon used the English word ‘essay’ to describe his brief philosophic discourses. With the development of periodicals, the essay become a popular form. Addison, Steel, Lamb, Hazlitt, and Pater made it their major concern.

The Aphoristic Essay Bacon was the first to write proper essays in English. Though he was inspired by the French writer Montaigne, his essays are more objectives and impersonal than those of the French master. Bacon’s essays are written in an aphoristic style. They contain mostly short, crisp sentences with a didactic bent. Bacon called his essay’s ‘counsels civil and moral’ and ‘dispersed meditations’. Aphoristic essays are known for their precision of style and balancing structure. No superfluous words are used and sentences flow rapidly. They seem abrupt and rugged but express the ideas directly and clearly. As a critic says, the sentences in an aphoristic essay are in a state of ‘literary undress’

The Character Essay In the earlier part of the 17th century, the essay took the form of character sketches in the writings of Joshep Hall, John Earle, and Sir Thomas Overbury. They were inspired by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus and the Roman Seneca. The early character essays were marked by minute details and were often presented in a humorous and satirical manner. Such essays were almost like pen pictures of various types of men and women. Some traits of the character essay can be seen even in Addison’s essays on Sir Roger de Coverley.

The Critical Essay Dryden introduced this type of essay during the Restoration period. Though the critical essay retained the traditional form, its theme was literary criticism. Dryden’s Prefaces and other prose writings can be included in this category. The critical essay is the main objective. However, it often exhibits traits of the personal essay because critical opinions are generally colored by the personality of the writer. In the 19th century, the critical essay flourished in the writings of Emerson, Hazlitt, Arnold, Carlyle, and Ruskin. The 20th century has seen a host of critics who made valuable contributions to the critical essay. Among them, T.S.Eliot and F.R.Leavis are the most important.

The Periodical Essay The periodical essay became popular in the 18th century especially with the publication of the ‘Tatler’ and the ‘The Spectator’. The essay that began to appear in the periodicals drew their inspiration from the social life of the people. The periodical essay was adapted for literary criticism and the delineation of character. Addison’s essay delineating the character of ‘The Spectator’ and the several essays by Steele and Addison on the imaginary character Sir Roger de Coverley is the examples of how journalistic writings could attain artistic perfection.

The Personal Essay In the Personal Essay, the personal element predominates. Charles Lamb is known as the greatest writer of the personal essay in English Literature. There is no formal or logical development of thought in an essay. The various points are mentioned haphazardly. Its author likes to enjoy the freedom of conversation. So, he is informal and often chatty. Hazlitt, De Quincey, and Charles Lamb brought the personal essay to a level that has remained unsurpassed. George Orwell, E.M. Forster, James Thurber, and E.B. White are excellent model practitioners of the personal essay.

Twentieth Century Essay In the 20th century, the development of the essay is encouraged by a large number of periodicals and newspapers. Many of the modern essays appear in the form of articles and are often collected and published in book form. In the modern essay, the distinction between the personal and the objective is hardly noticeable. It is at once expository, reflective, and descriptive and one of its main elements is humor. Some of the important modern essayists are G.K.Chesterton, A.G.Gardiner, F.L.Lucas, Max Beerbohm, and Hilaire Belloc

https://track2training.org/2022/01/11/what-is-an-essay/

The Old Man and The Sea

The Old Man and the Sea is a novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cayo Blanco (Cuba), and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

CHARACTER  SKETCH

SANTIAGO

Santiago is the protagonist of the novella. He is an old fisherman in Cuba who, at the beginning of the book has not caught anything for eighty-four days. The novella follows Santiago’s quest for the great catch that will save his career. Santiago endures a great struggle with an uncommonly large and noble marlin only to lose the fish to rapacious sharks on his way back to land Despite this loss. Santiago ends the novel with his spirit undefeated. Santiago represents Hemingway himself searching for his next great book.

MANOLIN

Manolin is Santiago’s only friend and companion. Santiago taught Manolin to fish, and the boy used to go out to sea with the old man until his parents objected to Santiago’s bad luck. Manolin still helps Santiago pull in his boat in the evenings and provides the old man with food and bait when he needs it. Manolin is the reader’s surrogate in the novel, appreciating Santiago’s heroic spirit and skill despite his outward lack of Success.

The Marlin

Although he does not speak and we do not have access to his thoughts, the marlin is certainly an important character in the novella. The marlin is the fish Santiago spends the majority of the novel tracking, kiling, and attempting to bring to shore The marlin is larger and more spirited than any Santiago has ever seen. Santiago idealizes the marlin ascribing to it traits of great nobility, a fish to which he must prove his own nobility if he is to be worthy to catch it

Summary and Review

This is a story about an old fisherman who is on somewhat of an unlucky streak. The only other fisherman who still believes in him is a young boy who has helped him fish in the past. The boy often takes care of the old man, who lives in a shack and often goes hungry.

The old man goes out, as he does every day, and tosses his line over the edge of the boat. He waits until something sharp pulls on the line. The fish is so strong that it begins to pull the boat.

The fish is resilient and continues to pull the boat further and further through the night. On the second day, the old man realizes he needs food and catches a dolphin, which he eats.

On the third day, he finally outlasts the fish and harpoons him. He drags the marlin to the side of the boat and is happy with his catch. However, he has to defend his catch against the slew of sharks.

He manages to kill several sharks, but by the time he makes it back to town, the marlin is nothing but bones. Exhausted, he barely makes it back to his shack, where he is greeted by the boy.

While other authors have dealt with man against nature, this story concentrates on that theme through its length, as well as the narrative. Hemingway often puts the reader into the mind of the old man with dialogue, but also internal monologue. This may present the old man as crazy, but it also reveals his emotions as he battles the fish over three days.

This, of course sets up the tragic ending where he is left to fight off the sharks from his prize catch that nearly took his life. The guy spent three days out at sea and had nothing to show for it when he got back. The ending is somewhat questionable as well. The old man is still poor, but the boy, and the other fishermen, have newfound respect for him. You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but he may still be able to impress you.

India’S Weekly Cases Rise With Covid And Omicron

At the DDMA meeting, it was discussed that the restrictions imposed on Delhi should also be introduced in the National Capital Territory region to prevent an increase in the number of cases.

Tighter restrictions are expected in the coming days as the number of cases continues to grow. Italy has banned public New Years celebrations, as well as all concerts and outdoor events, until January 31st in an effort to contain an increase in infections caused by the omicron variant. Delhi is imposing a weekend curfew to limit the rise in omicron cases in an Indian city. Delhi, where daily cases are increasing more than fivefold in a week, is moving into a 55-hour period from Friday evening to Monday morning.

As Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh join a growing list of states that have blocked night curfews under new curfews to tackle the expanding pandemic, the Union government has announced a 6.3-fold increase in COVID cases over the past eight years. days – occurs in cities and the Omicron variant is the predominant circulating strain. India reported 90,928 new daily COVID-19 cases on Thursday, nearly four times since the start of the year, mostly from cities where Omicron has overtaken Delta, according to health officials. India reported 179,723 new cases on Monday, mostly in the country’s largest cities – New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, where Omicron has overtaken Delta as the most common strain of the virus.

According to data from the Ministry of Health, India added 58,197 new coronavirus cases in a single day, the highest level in about 199 days, bringing the total number of cases to 3.50.18.358, which also indicates that the number of active cases exceeds 200,000. About 81 days later. India reported 33,750 new infections on Monday, which is only a small part of the number reported by the United States and many European countries, but an increase of 22% from the previous day, the highest total in more than three months. Given the low vaccination rate and other factors, some experts worry that the new variant may hit India more than other countries. On Friday, at least 15,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal.

India on Saturday reported 141,986 new cases, the highest one-day increase since May 31 last year, according to Indian Health Ministry CNN data. India on Saturday reported more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus infections for the second day in a row, and also maintains an upward trend in the one-day increase in infections for the 11th straight day. Italy also recorded a record number of new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row.

There were 119,789 new cases of Covid-19 in the UK yesterday, another record. Records in the country say nearly half a million people have died from coronavirus infection to date, but a recent study estimates the real figure to be 3.2 million deaths as of last July. The death toll from covid-19 in India could be six to seven times higher than officially recorded. Russia has reported 741 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours due to the ongoing spike in cases.

India has recorded 325 deaths in 24 hours, officials said, but only one was associated with Omicron. India has confirmed at least 2,135 cases of Omicron and one death associated with this variant in an elderly man with diabetes. India reported 35,368,372 cases of Covid on Saturday, including 483,463 deaths and 3,071 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Ministry of Health. To date, India has recorded over 35 million cases of Covid and about 482,000 deaths from the virus.

In the first half of 2021, India experienced a huge second wave of coronavirus infection, resulting in overwhelming hospitals and oxygen shortages across the country. While the omicron variant appears to cause less severe disease than the delta variant, India’s huge population, densely populated cities, and understaffed hospitals mean that healthcare systems could still be overwhelmed. Other experts, however, hope that the wave of Omicron in India will be similar to other countries, where the huge increase in infections has not yet led to a corresponding significant increase in hospital admissions.

In other news, IIT-Kanpur professor and mathematician, Manindra Agrawal, predicted that in big cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, the spike in Covid cases could be halted very soon, perhaps by the middle of this month. Covid-19 cases may have stabilized in London and could begin to decline in other parts of the UK within 3 weeks, the epidemiologist and government adviser said. CALCUTTA, January 6. Reuters India’s daily COVID-19 cases surged to 117,100 on Friday, a fivefold increase in a week and is on the verge of exceeding the previous peak of infection as the rapidly spreading omicron variant replaces the delta in cities.

The ministry said the number of active cases increased to 7 23 619, representing 2.03 percent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 cure rate fell to 96.62 percent. It crossed the 20,000 mark on Saturday, along with Mumbai, which had 20,318 new cases. On Thursday, he reported more than 90,000 cases, almost six times more than last week, which experts said was caused by the Omicron variant. India on Wednesday 5 January reported its first death related to the Rajasthan variant of the Omicron coronavirus as the number of new COVID-19 cases topped 70,000 in what the Union government called “exponential growth” with acceleration “steeper than ever.” that is reflected R-value, which is not higher than during the peak of the second brutal wave.

At the end of the first week of January 2022, India’s coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic looks dire with rapidly growing one-day cases, even as the number of Omicron variants continues to rise. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia must “weather” the fast-growing outbreak of the Omicron virus as the country’s total COVID-19 cases topped a million, with more than half of the cases reported in the past week alone.

NEW DELHI-With the surge of new Omicron variants, India may be caught in a third wave of intense coronavirus infections within a few weeks. NEW DELHI-On Monday, medical and front-line staff, as well as people over 60 with health problems, lined up at vaccination centers across India to receive a third dose of the vaccine for infections associated with elevated omicron variants. As the number of newly confirmed coronavirus infections soared to more than 179,000 on Monday, almost eight times the number in a week, India introduced these doses, which India calls “warning” injections rather than booster injections.

Meanwhile, India has started delivering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers and elderly people with variants of Omicron, resulting in a nearly eight-fold increase in daily infections since the start of the year. The Delhi government said on Monday that 84% of all samples tested in the capital between December 30 and 31 were Omicron infections. The city began mass testing of all its residents on Sunday after 20 children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, at least two of whom have the Omicron variant.

The Deadly Fashion Trends that Actually Killed People

Beauty is the subject of a magnificent exhibition of around 150 objects assembled in the British Museum—Defining Beauty: the Body in Ancient Greek Art. One quoted epigram from Socrates sums up the central idea of this show—”It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.” But as Ian Jenkins, a Senior Curator at the museum, argued in a talk at the preview, this exhibition is really about “the quarrel between art and philosophy”.

The definition of beauty has changed a lot with time. The feminine beauty ideal, which also includes female body shape, varies from culture to culture. The feminine beauty ideal traits include but are not limited to: female body shape, eyelid shape, skin tones, height, clothing style, modified facial features, hairstyle and body weight. From a very young age, women are raised to live up to unrealistic beauty standards put upon them by society. They are expected to be hairless all over their body, have to be slim with no tummy but big butt, smell like daisies and roses all the time, not have regular bodily fluids and gases, and be an all-around perfect Barbie. It is hard to live up to something so unobtainable especially starting at an age as low as three. Having a normalized yet extraordinary societal implication drilled into you as soon as you are out of the womb is and can be mentally and physically draining. Social media, magazines, newspapers, and even televisions tend to push high and barely achievable standards. You must look a certain way for society to at least acknowledge your “beauty” even when you have tried to mold yourself to please them. Even then there is always criticism behind it all. Women have to be slim but not too slim, thick but not too thick to where you have a tummy. Women can wear makeup but not too much because it would look like we are trying too hard. We can show skin but not too much because we would get shamed. It is considered weird or impolite for a woman to even have bodily gases. What can we do but try to love ourselves as is?

All these beauty standards are not modern things. These are going on from the past and today I am going to show you how women used to make their body beautiful by using the following “so called” beauty stuffs or hacks which were actually killing their body.

1) ORGAN CRUSHING CORSETS

The ideal of what a woman’s body should look like has changed dramatically over time and varies by culture. One of the most well-known historical attempts at changing a woman’s body shape, corseting of the waist to make an hourglass figure left lasting effects on the skeleton, deforming the ribs and misaligning the spine. Corset-wearing was common in the 18th and 19th centuries across Europe and across different socioeconomic classes. Women wore corsets to shape their bodies away from nature and toward a more ‘civilized’ ideal form. A woman would wear her corset for almost her entire life. Very young children were placed in corsets, as advertisements from Paris at the time mention sizing “pour enfants & fillettes.” Even in pregnancy, special corsets were made to fit a woman’s growing belly and, later, her need to nurse her baby. Side gussets or special snaps over the breasts, were used to accommodate their changing form while still allowing them to follow the fashion of the time. While scholars still debate the extent to which patriarchal control over women’s bodies and women’s own clothing choices affected corseting practices, it is clear that long-term use of these garments caused changes in women’s skeletons. By looking at the variation in corsets and their physical effects on the spine, and correlating those observations with age-at-death.

Corsets
The corsets crushing the organs inside

2) EATING TAPEWORMS TO LOSE WEIGHT

Individuals seeking to lose weight are constantly confronted with a variety of diets, supplements, and weight-loss regimens to choose from. Whether in magazines, on television or on the Internet, the consumer can be bombarded with any number of advertisements that claim to offer them the opportunity to lose weight with their products. However, individuals need to be cautious and well-informed when considering what products to use, as certain weight-loss marketing claims are not only misleading but also potentially detrimental to your health. The use of tapeworms for weight-loss purposes illustrates this risk. Sometimes the affected individual may notice a segment of the tapeworm in their feces. More serious complications can also occur in some individuals. Tapeworms rarely can cause obstruction of the intestines, requiring surgery in order to resolve the blockage. Infection with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) can sometimes result in a disease called cysticercosis, which occurs when the eggs of the pork tapeworm are ingested by humans. The larvae can then penetrate the intestinal wall and disseminate into the bloodstream to other parts of the body, leading to the formation of cysts throughout the body. These cysts can sometimes spread to the brain (neurocysticercosis), leading to headaches, confusion, seizures, and rarely, death.

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3) HOBBLE SKIRTS

A hobble skirt was a skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer’s stride. It was called a “hobble skirt” because it seemed to hobble any woman as she walked. Hobble skirts were a short-lived fashion trend that peaked between 1908 and 1914. Hobble skirts were directly responsible for several deaths. In 1910, a hobble-skirt-wearing woman was killed by a loose horse at a racetrack outside Paris. A year later, eighteen-year-old Ida Goyette stumbled on an Erie Canal bridge while wearing a hobble skirt, fell over the railing, and drowned.

The Hobble Skirt

4) THE STIFF HIGH COLLAR

Not only women but men were also the prey for this so-called fashion trends. The detachable collar sound innocuous enough, but in reality it was a deadly hidden killer. Known as the “Vatermorder” (father killer), this collar was designed to keep the necks of men straight and, er, erect (you can guess what parallels they were attempting to draw there). This meant that they were essentially corsets for the throat. The stiff, high collar could easily cut off blood circulation and air supply, leading to death by asphyxiation at the slightest pressure or swelling, and there were even reports of the torture collars literally cutting through the neck of the wearer.

Father Killer Collar

5) FOOT BINDING

There’s nothing worse that a woman galumphing around the place with her normal-sized feet, is there? Well, something just had to be done. Foot binding was practiced by the Chinese for more than a thousand years, and is thought to have claimed the lives of more than a million women during that time. First, a girl of around four years old was treated to a nice foot spa of vinegar and botanicals. He toenails were then removed, her feet broken and bent in on themselves and wrapped in tight bandages. The broken and bound feet were highly susceptible to infection, and bits often dropped off due to lack of blood supply. If a girl’s feet were still considered too big, shards of broken tile were sometime inserted into the bindings to encourage the toes to fall off through infection. Death by septic shock was common, as was gangrene and broken bones from “falling off” bound feet.

Foot binding tradition from China