Lifestyle
From eggs to salmon: foods that help ease muscle soreness
Dhaka, July 6 (UNB) - Strenuous exercising can sometimes lead to muscle soreness. But if it gets worse, it becomes a matter of concern as it can lead to extreme pain in the gluteus maximus. When even the simple act of picking up a bag starts feeling like a task, you are possibly suffering from DOMS — or delayed onset muscle soreness, which is usually caused after workouts, reports The Indian Express.
Tunisia bans face veils in public buildings for security
Tunis, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Tunisia has banned face-covering veils in state-run buildings for security reasons, ending a policy of official tolerance with the garment.
Sargassum: The biggest seaweed bloom in the world
Dhaka, Jul 5 (UNB) - A floating mass of seaweed stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is now the biggest seaweed bloom in the world, according to satellite observations, reports BBC.
Japanese collector returns ancient artifacts to Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Jul 5 (AP/UNB) — Millennium-old Cambodian artifacts displayed in a Japanese collector's home for two decades have been returned to the Southeast Asian country's National Museum.
Gram flour: the wonder beauty ingredient for all your skin woes
Dhaka, July 5 (UNB) - Gram flour has been used in recipes all over India since time immemorial. In fact, I can think of very few states that do not use this amazingly tasting and healthy flour in a variety of dishes, be it pakoras, kadhi, chillas or mithais. So many of us are also familiar with gram flour, or besan as it is more popularly called in India, as a beauty ingredient too. When used in the correct way, and for the appropriate skin-type, besan can work wonders to improve the quality of your skin, reports NDTV.
Low-carb diet: 5 interesting ways of adding carrots to your daily meals
Dhaka, July 5 (UNB) - Carrots are one of the healthiest vegetables among the rainbow of veggies available to us. The reddish orange vegetables are fortified with beta-carotene, which is incredibly essential for healthy eyesight. Besides this, carrots are also low in calories and are one of the most popular negative-calorie vegetables.
Give your green tea a summery spin with this cooling herb
Dhaka, June 5 (UNB) - Summers are here and how! In this sweltering heat, all you need is a refreshing cup of green tea to rejuvenate and boost the system to get along the day. The many nutritious benefits of green tea have made it a popular option across tea lovers and even those who are not. Green tea is known to soothe our body, mind and soul like nothing else. It is believed that a cup of green tea everyday can cleanse and rejuvenate our body from within, reports NDTV.
San Francisco to paint over debated George Washington mural
San Francisco, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — The San Francisco Board of Education will spend up to $600,000 to eliminate historical artwork depicting the life of George Washington.
5 good times to shop for almost anything
New york, July 4 (AP/UNB) - There's a best time to buy just about anything , but knowing which product will go on sale at what time isn't always easy.
Smoking kills 17 Australians every day: study
Canberra, July 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Smoking is killing 17 Australians every day through preventable heart attacks and other cardiovascular conditions, a study has found.