Lifestyle
Why to Give Blood? Know the Benefits of Blood Donation
World Blood Donor Day 2021 has arrived this year with the slogan “Give blood and keep the world beating”. The world needs blood donors to deliver safe blood to sick people who are struggling to survive injuries, surgeries, or diseases. Though Blood donation is a noble cause in every civilised society on earth, many healthy adults fear donating blood. Read this article to know the basic concepts and benefits of blood donation.
Why Shouldn’t You Throw Away Lemon Peel? Know the Benefits and Uses.
Amid coronavirus pandemic situation health-experts are advising people to consume vitamin C. In our country lemon is one of the most available sources of vitamin-C. Do you throw away lemon peels after extracting the juice? You may not do this practice knowing what lemon peel can do for your health and skin . Interestingly, lemon peel is full of nutrients which can strengthen your immune system and prevent many diseases. What’s more, lemon peels offer versatile uses for skin-care, and diverse house hold applications. Read this article to know the benefits and uses of lemon.
Vitamin C: Where to Found and How Much to Consume
Vitamin C is one of the most essential nutrients for the human body. During the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, many health experts are advising people to consume Vitamin C every day. The recommended Daily Value (DV) for vitamin C for an adult is about 90 mg for males and 75mg for females per day. However, a breastfeeding mother requires an extra 30 mg, and an individual who consumes tobacco needs an extra 35 mg per day. You can easily consume the required amount of Vitamin-C by eating a variety of fruits, nuts, and vegetables. Read this article to know the benefits and food sources of vitamin C.
World Oceans Day on Monday
June 8 is World Oceans Day!
The United Nations marks the day celebrating the role of the oceans in our everyday lives and inspiring action to protect the ocean and sustainably use marine resources.
Many countries also celebrate this special day since 1992, following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro that year.
Easy Homemade Summer Drinks to Beat the Heat and Increase Immunity
During summer rise of daytime-temperatures makes our everyday life more difficult. The impact of scorching heat can cause dehydration, heat exhaustion, stroke, loss of appetite, and various gastrointestinal disorders like food poisoning, gastroenteritis, diarrhea, heartburn, constipation, stomach cramps, irritable bowel syndrome, vomiting, bloating, etc. These consequences can weaken our immunity system making us more vulnerable to COVID-19 and other harmful diseases. In these summer days, consumption of healthy drinks can keep the body hydrated, improve digestion, and boost up immunity system. Stay with us to know about some easy homemade summer drinks to beat the heat!
Gallery Cosmos hosts first-ever virtual art camp on June 8
Gallery Cosmos is going to organise the first-ever online live art camp on June 8 in association with 'Hidden Her Foundation' and Cosmos Foundation to raise funds for coronavirus victims.
With the theme ’Brightening The Spirits With Art’, the art camp is going to portray six of the most renowned Bangladeshi artists who will go live from 11am to 5pm through video calling app ‘Zoom’ on the Gallery Cosmos Page on Facebook - all at the same time but from their own studios.
The six art maestro of the country - Mustafa Monwar, Biren Shome, Mohammad Eunus, Kanak Champa Chakma, Anisuzzaman Anis and Bishwajit Goswami - will create two paintings each. They will also talk about their paintings, current situation, social awareness and other art-related topics. Moderators will host the events on behalf of the Gallery.
Cosmos Foundation and Sunehra Z Islam, Founder, Hidden Her Foundation will complete further procedures going forward with selling the artworks in order to raise funds for those affected by the pandemic.
“At a time when the entire world is literally captive at the hands of a pandemic, Gallery Cosmos, in association with Hidden Her Foundation & Cosmos Foundation, is set to break barriers with the country‘s first-ever online, or virtual art camp, taking advantage of the technological advances at our disposal,” artist Sourav Chowdhury, Executive Artistic Manager of Gallery Cosmos and Cosmos Atelier71, told UNB.
Best Air Purifying Plants to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution of Home/Office
The health experts are advising people to stay at home to avoid the risk of getting infected by the life-threatening COVID19 disease. What if, your home environment is also polluted? The indoor air quality of your home can be hazardous due to several reasons like density of population, synthetic household materials, kitchen smoke, tobacco smoke, word burning, coal burning, waste disposal, dung, various other chemical compounds like gasoline, aerosols, paint, ink, rubber, detergent, etc. In 1989, NASA Clean Air Study identified the best air purifying plants which can improve the air quality of an indoor space. Read this article to know about some of these beneficial filtering houseplants.
'My Life My Yoga' - online video blogging competition planned as part of IDY
Indian High Commission in Dhaka, along with the Ministry of AYUSH and Indian Council of Cultural Relations, has announced to host online video blogging competition titled "My Life My Yoga" in Bangladesh.
Hand sanitiser vs soap and water
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been debates over which is more effective – hand sanitisers or soap and water.