Name: To see or not to see? That is the question
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This German artist creates sculptures that seem to disappear. Julian Voss-Andreae, combines quantum physics with art, and the sculptures disappear as you move around th

To see or not to see? That is the question

This German artist creates sculptures that seem to disappear. Julian Voss-Andreae, combines quantum physics with art, and the sculptures disappear as you move around them. He begins by using a 3D scanner to photograph  the subject he wishes to create. Through the process of laser cutting, the steel is shaped and welded, and stacked on a single plane. As you move around the statue, your eyes are tricked into seeing the statue vanish into thin air. 

According to NASA’s an asteroid, named ‘2008 GO20,’ sized about 220 metres in diameter, will zoom past Earth on July 25. It will cross our planet

An asteroid thrice the size of the Taj Mahal will pass close to Earth and according to NASA, it will reach its closest approach Sunday.

Asteroid 3 times the size of Taj Mahal will zoom past the Earth on July 25

An asteroid thrice the size of the Taj Mahal will pass close to the earth on July 25
According to NASA&rsquo;s&nbsp;an asteroid, named &lsquo;2008 GO20,&rsquo; sized about 220 metres in diameter, will cross our planet at a distance of 4.7 million kilometres at 3 am IST.
The asteroid is moving towards Earth at a speed of 29,000 kilometre per hour.
Though the asteroid is hoped to safely pass by the earth&rsquo;s orbit,&nbsp;NASA has flagged it as a potentially hazardous object, given it is more than 150 metres in diameter.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Running is incredibly beneficial to the body, mind and spirit. Even short runs can leave you feeling more energised and focused.

When you become a runner, it changes your life. But you may not know how much it improves your overall health. Here are some amazing benefits of running.

Amazing benefits of running that will make you want to log extra miles

Running is a popular form of physical activity. It doesn&rsquo;t need much equipment and you can do it just about anywhere or at anytime that is convenient for you. It's also an activity that spans across ages as it's never too late to take up running.
Running is one of the most effective ways to burn calories and build cardiovascular endurance. It helps to increase your mental strength and if you run outdoors, you benefit from exposure to nature. It can also reduce stress, relieve anxiety and boost your mood. A beginner to exercise should start with brisk walking, progress to jogging and work up to running.
Whether it's your favorite part of the day or something you have to push yourself through, the benefits are undeniable. Here are some amazing benefits of running, as suggested by the US, National Institute of Health (NIH).
Better long term health
Running even five to 10 minutes a day, at slow speeds is associated with a drastically reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Runners enjoy an overall improved quality of life. A consistent running habit can add extra time on the clock for you and save you from heart diseases as well.
Improves Immunity
The pulmonary benefits of running are incredible, each stride of our run forces our lungs to clear out most airborne bacteria. Running elevates body temperature while also improving the overall circulation in our bodies, thus helping build a robust immune system.
Better sleep
Quality sleep is essential for your health. Your body repairs itself when you're asleep, which is why you wake up feeling refreshed. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine has found that regular exercise can improve the quality of your sleep and help you sleep through the night. But try to avoid running too late in the day. This can interfere with how well you sleep at night.
Strengthens knees
No, running doesn&rsquo;t wreck your knees, it does the exact opposite. Research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that running decreases the risk of arthritis. That may be because it increases the flow of nutrients to the cartilage in your knee while also strengthening the ligaments around the joint.
Improves memory
If you find that you have problems with your memory, start running. It affects your brain in the short and long term. Aerobic exercise gets your heart rate up and makes you sweat. This can boost the size of your hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for memory and learning.

This German artist creates sculptures that seem to disappear. Julian Voss-Andreae, combines quantum physics with art, and the sculptures disappear as you move around them. He begins by using a 3D scanner to photograph the subject he wishes to create. Through the process of laser cutting, the steel is shaped and welded, and stacked on a single plane. As you move around the statue, your eyes are tricked into seeing the statue vanish into thin air.

Guru Purnima 2021: Guru Purnima is the day when disciples pay tribute and express gratitude to their gurus. This year it will be celebrated on 24th July.

Guru Purnima 2021: In the Hindu culture, Guru or teacher has always been revered as God. Guru Purnima is the day when disciples pay tribute and express gratitude to their gurus. As per the Hindu calendar, this auspicious day falls on the full moon day in the Ashadha month. This year it will be celebrated on 24th July.
Guru Purnima is also known as Vyasa Purnima as it marks the birthday of the sage Ved Vyasa who is the author of the Mahabharata. This is also the day when Lord Shiva, who is known as the Adi Guru, transmitted the knowledge of Yoga to the Saptarishis. It is also believed that on this day Lord Buddha delivered his very first sermon at Sarnath. All of these events make the day all the more sacred and auspicious.
On Guru Purnima people offer prayers and seek blessings from their Gods and Gurus. They also worship Lord Vishnu, visit temples, observe a fast during the day and donate to the needy. But with the Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions in place, visiting the temple or your gurus will not be possible. What you can do instead is offer prayers at home, listen to online&nbsp;Satsangs&nbsp;and organise virtual meets to thank your teachers and gurus.&nbsp;
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France's Louvre museum and Italy's Uffizi are suing adult entertainment website Pornhub for illegally using classical masterpieces from the museum.

Adult entertainment site Pornhub is facing legal action from the&nbsp;Louvre Museum in France and the Uffizi Gallery in Italy over&nbsp;its&nbsp;new art-themed&nbsp;adult entertainment&nbsp;app&nbsp;and website.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Called &lsquo;Show Me the Nudes,&rsquo; the interactive platform reportedly features adult actors recreating&nbsp;classical works of art&nbsp;and using the masterpieces as jumping points for sexually explicit content.&nbsp;
The museums claim that this is a rights infringement&nbsp;as the adult site has no authorisation or permission to&nbsp;use&nbsp;the art.&nbsp;&lsquo;It is necessary to have the permission, which regulates the methods and sets the relative fee to be paid,&rsquo; a representative from Italy&rsquo;s Uffizi told the press.
Meanwhile,&nbsp;Asa&nbsp;Akira&nbsp;who is&nbsp;Pornhub's&nbsp;ambassador for the project asked people to&nbsp;'skip all of the boring paintings like The Mona Lisa and go straight to the pervy stuff' in an Instagram&nbsp;post promoting the 'Classic Nudes' project.&nbsp;

IIT Mandi team has developed an AI-based computational model for automated disease detection in potato crops to prevent future famines.

One of the most versatile vegetables &ndash; we eat potatoes&nbsp;in&nbsp;everything from curries&nbsp;to&nbsp;biryani&nbsp;or in the form of French fries&nbsp;or even&nbsp;aloo parathas.
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But did you know that this beloved root vegetable is threatened by&nbsp;one of the most devastating plant diseases of any crop! Called Potato Blight,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is a common disease of the potato plant, that starts as uneven light green lesions on the&nbsp;plant&nbsp;and soon spreads into large brown to purplish-black necrotic patches that eventually lead to rotting of the plant and can wipe away the entire crop, if left undetected.
As of now, the&nbsp;detection and identification of blight is done manually in India and in most developing countries as well.&nbsp;Trained personnel scout the field and visually inspect&nbsp;the&nbsp;potato foliage. The process is tedious and impractical but researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi are trying to simplify the process with the&nbsp;use of artificial intelligence.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Working&nbsp;in collaboration with the Central Potato Research Institute in Shimla, the team has developed an AI-based computational model&nbsp;for automated disease detection in&nbsp;potato&nbsp;crops using photographs of its leaves.&nbsp;
Publishing in the journal&nbsp;Plant Phenomics,&nbsp;the team says their idea may help prevent financial catastrophe to the farmer and the country&rsquo;s economy.&nbsp;
To make their technology easier to use, the IIT Mandi team is now&nbsp;working&nbsp;on a smartphone app&nbsp;that will be accessible as part of the&nbsp;Department of Biotechnology&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=plantvillage.farmerzone.cropadvisory&amp;hl=en_IN&amp;gl=US">FarmerZone&nbsp;Crop Advisory</a> app.&nbsp;
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According to a new study, just one night of sleeplessness can affect your well-being.

If you are under the impression that your weekly sleep requirement can be covered up over the&nbsp;weekend, then here&rsquo;s a study to prove you wrong. According to researchers at Annals of Behavioral Medicine, it takes only one night of sleep loss to affect your physical and mental health. The study included 2000 middle-aged adults who were relatively healthy and well educated.&nbsp;Researchers observed the result of sleeping less than six hours for eight consecutive nights.
Soomi Lee, Assistant Professor at University of Florida and lead author of the paper said that as per the results, one night of sleep loss significantly impairs daily functioning. When observed further, by day three, mental and physical problems steadily peaked and by day six, participants reported that the severity of physical symptoms was at its worst. There was reportedly, a pile-up of anger, nervousness, loneliness, irritability and frustrating feelings as a result of sleep loss. They also experienced more physical symptoms, such as upper respiratory issues, aches and gastrointestinal problems.
In order to avoid these, Lee said that&nbsp;the best way to maintain a strong daily performance is to set aside more than six hours to sleep every night.

Making food a large sum of their total expenditure, Gen Z spends about 23% of their budget on food products and eating out.

Born after the mid-1990s to the early 2010s, Generation Z&nbsp;is known as the age group that loves expression,&nbsp;individuality&nbsp;and&nbsp;hates labels. But you might not know much about this digitally native generation&rsquo;s food habits!
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Well, a&nbsp;US study has found that Gen Z wants to eat less meat but does not shy away from their munchies.&nbsp;Making food a large sum of their total expenditure, Gen Z also spends about 23% of their&nbsp;budget&nbsp;on food, found the bi-annual Piper Sandler report.&nbsp;&nbsp;
So, what is Gen Z eating? The survey of 7,000 teens found three key food trends common amongst the kids.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h3>No additives for us, please!&nbsp;</h3>
Clean eating is incredibly important to Gen Z. Both boys and girls in the survey expressed a preference for organic or natural food, free of any additives. This&nbsp;shows that paying attention to the ingredients labels is not an exception but a norm!&nbsp;
<h3>Give me all the snacks!&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
While the older gen may prefer proper&nbsp;sit-down&nbsp;meals, Gen Z is more into snacks and short meals dispersed throughout the day.&nbsp;More than half (or 54 per cent) of the&nbsp;teens&nbsp;surveyed said they&nbsp;invest in healthy snacks, but only 3 per cent of them said they reach out for fruit or veg as their snack of choice.&nbsp;
<h3>Reducing meat is a big feat!&nbsp;</h3>
Half of everyone surveyed claimed they have already reduced their meat consumption&nbsp;and 15 per cent said they have switched to&nbsp;plant-based meats.&nbsp;This makes sense as the younger generation is known to raise alarm over the environmental issues with commercial meat production.
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Some parts of the Amazon rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases than they can absorb, finds an alarming new study

The Amazon rainforest, which covers&nbsp;most&nbsp;of north-western Brazil and extends&nbsp;into&nbsp;other South American countries, is the world&rsquo;s largest tropical rainforest. While we&rsquo;ve all grown up hearing about how forests help clean the air and oxygenate the Earth,&nbsp;human actions seem to have flipped the script.
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The&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;jungle&nbsp;may no longer&nbsp;be&nbsp;the&nbsp;carbon sink of the world,&nbsp;finds an&nbsp;alarming&nbsp;new study.&nbsp;Published&nbsp;in the <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03629-6">journal Nature</a>,&nbsp;the&nbsp;research says that parts of the rainforest are now emitting more carbon dioxide&nbsp;and greenhouse gases&nbsp;than they&nbsp;can&nbsp;absorb. This is&nbsp;mostly&nbsp;due to&nbsp;large fires,&nbsp;often set&nbsp;off&nbsp;by humans.
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The study adds&nbsp;to&nbsp;growing&nbsp;fears of the potentially&nbsp;catastrophic impact of deforestation,&nbsp;land burning and droughts on the Amazon&rsquo;s fragile ecosystem which is home to nearly a fifth of the world&rsquo;s land species.&nbsp;&nbsp; The research team found that&nbsp;eastern Amazonia, which has been subjected to most&nbsp;deforestation, warming and moisture stress&nbsp;now&nbsp;emits 410 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year but is able to only absorb&nbsp;about 120 million metric tons. This leaves out a whopping&nbsp;290 million metric tons in net emissions.&nbsp;
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The study&rsquo;s lead author explained that&nbsp;in places where deforestation is 30% or more, the carbon emissions were&nbsp;10 times&nbsp;compared to&nbsp;places with less than 20% deforestation.&nbsp;
What&rsquo;s more, a similar study&nbsp;published in&nbsp;Nature Climate Change earlier this year used a different assessment method but came to a very similar conclusion.&nbsp;In more damning evidence, a 2020 study had said that&nbsp;the entire Amazon, which is about twice the size of India, could soon flip to become a net carbon source by as early as 2050.&nbsp;
But&nbsp;the battle may not be over yet. Offering some hope, the team&nbsp;underscored&nbsp;two possible solutions to&nbsp;help&nbsp;reverse the damage. They suggest curbing&nbsp;illegal logging and other large-scale human disturbances of forests as well as investigations into&nbsp;fire-fighting&nbsp;solutions for the Amazon.
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Mangoes have a sweet taste and aroma which is relished by many. From Langra to Chausa, celebrate National Mango Day with some exquisite varieties famous in India.

NATIONAL MANGO DAY 2021: In India, mangoes are not just a fruit but a delicacy known for their juicy flesh and sweet aroma. From mango milkshakes, mango salads, mango kulfi to mango chutneys and pickles, it is enjoyed in various forms and as a part of several recipes.
The first known cultivation of mangoes was in India around 5000 years ago. Now India is one of the largest producers of mangoes, offering several kinds and varieties to the world. Each variety has its own distinct flavour, size and texture.
This mango day on 22nd July, celebrate with some of the famous varieties found in India.
Kesar
Kesar or also know as Gir Kesar is one of the most sought-after varieties. Majorly grown in Gujarat, it was first cultivated by the Nawabs of Junagarh. It is famous for its juicy and bright orange pulp.
Chausa
Chausa is known to have been introduced by Sher Shah Suri. Named after a city in Bihar, it is quite popular in North India. It is relished for its sweet taste and yellow skin.
Langra
Langra is that variety of mango which is known to have originated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It has a sweet aroma and the skin of the mango remains greenish even when it is ripe.
Banginapalli
Banginapalli is largely produced in the Banganapalle of Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh. It has an oval shape, thin yellow skin and a sweet aroma.
The list doesn&rsquo;t end here as there are hundreds of different varieties available in India. Irrespective of the variety, don't forget to bite into the juicy and sweet flesh of mangoes this Mango Day!
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India’s food regulator FSSAI said in a tweet that the risk for food-borne and other illnesses is much higher during monsoons and shared some tips to stay fit and health

Cool winds and pouring rains are synonymous with delicious snacks and good vibes. But as beautiful as the monsoon&nbsp;rains may look, the weather also brings with it a hoard of diseases like dengue, malaria,&nbsp;diarrhoea&nbsp;and of course,&nbsp;common cold and flu.
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India&rsquo;s primary food regulatory body, the&nbsp;Food Safety &amp; Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a tweet that the risk for&nbsp;food-borne and other illnesses&nbsp;is much higher during the monsoons and shared some tips to stay&nbsp;fit and&nbsp;healthy!&nbsp;
Here are FSSAI&rsquo;s top tips:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Wash all food items thoroughly before cooking them</li>
<li>Be extra vigilant about keeping yourself and your surroundings clean</li>
<li>Cook only&nbsp;the&nbsp;amount of food that you can consume right away and eat only freshly prepared meals&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Refrigerate any leftover food as soon as possible to avoid microbial growth. When eating leftovers, always warm them before consumption&nbsp;</li>
<li>Milk, curd and other perishable food items should be stored in a&nbsp;refrigerator&nbsp;at all times</li>
<li>Improve your immunity by&nbsp;adding&nbsp;spices such as black pepper,&nbsp;garlic, ginger, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and turmeric powder&nbsp;to your regular diet. These wonder ingredients help your body defend itself&nbsp;against&nbsp;pesky monsoon diseases</li>
</ul>
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A new study by researchers shows that antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.

A new study led by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Padua shows that antibody levels remain high nine months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, whether the person was symptomatic or asymptomatic. The results of the study were published in the journal Nature Communications.
For the study, the team tested more than 85 percent of the 3,000 residents of Vo' in Italy in February/March 2020 for infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They then tested them again in May and November 2020 for antibodies against the virus. Antibody levels were tracked using three assays; tests that detect different types of antibodies which respond to different parts of the virus.
As per the findings, 98.8 percent of people infected in February/March showed detectable levels of antibodies in November. The results also showed that there was no difference between people who had suffered symptoms of COVID-19 and those that had been symptom-free.
The team also investigated the infection status of household members, to estimate how likely an infected member is to pass on the infection within the household. Their modelling suggests that there was a probability of about 1 in 4 that a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 passes the infection to a family member and that most transmission is caused by 20 percent of infections.

Paleo Diet aims to include unprocessed animal and plant-based foods with enough physical activity for a healthier lifestyle.

If the food is made in a factory and is full of preservatives, do not eat it! This is the basic principle of the paleo diet which is designed to resemble what humans must have eaten in the Paleolithic&nbsp;era or during the stone-age. Paleo diet aims to include unprocessed animal and plant-based foods along with propagating enough&nbsp;physical activity in order to lead a healthier life. According to a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, paleo diet reduces systolic blood pressure, lowers insulin sensitivity and improves cholesterol balance.
What to eat?
Modern-day food is heavily processed and modified using preservatives and other chemicals. In paleo diet, the essential premise is to eat simple, unprocessed and fresh food. All kinds of plant and animal based whole foods like meat, fish, eggs, nuts, fruits, healthy fats and oils can be consumed. While water should be the main source of hydration, beverages like black tea and coffee are not entirely prohibited. And for some cheat day indulgence, small amounts of red wine and dark chocolate are also allowed from time to time.
What to avoid?&nbsp;
All things processed or preserved must be avoided at all costs. Packaged food, soft drinks, artificial sweeteners, processed dairy products like cheese and butter, legumes and vegetable oils must also be avoided in the paleo diet.
While there is no specific way to follow the paleo diet, the main idea is to avoid processed foods and focus on healthy, whole foods to live a longer and fuller life. It is also advisable to consult a professional dietician&nbsp;before making any dietary changes.&nbsp;
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The pasta chips are a crunchy, chips-like flavoured snack that can be relished with dips or just munched on by itself.

From&nbsp;cacio&nbsp;e&nbsp;pepe&nbsp;and carbonara&nbsp;to tangy&nbsp;arrabbiata, there are many ways to cook and enjoy pasta.&nbsp;There are said to be&nbsp;at least 300 types of pasta&nbsp;shapes, known by&nbsp;many different&nbsp;names.&nbsp;And the Italian favourite can be as easy or as complex a dish to prepare depending on how much effort&nbsp;you want to put into the process.&nbsp;&nbsp;
And if the hundreds of traditional&nbsp;or&nbsp;modern pasta recipes don&rsquo;t interest you, Internet chefs are experimenting with a dish called &lsquo;pasta chips&rsquo; that&nbsp;just might do the trick.&nbsp;The recipe reportedly went viral after being shared on&nbsp;video-sharing app&nbsp;TikTok&nbsp;by&nbsp;Emily Chan of @bostonfoodgram&nbsp;who said she found the recipe on Delish&nbsp;and gave it her own twist for her followers.&nbsp;Since then, many have recreated and shared their own versions of the spicy snack on social media platforms.&nbsp;
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For the uninitiated,&nbsp;pasta&nbsp;chips are a crunchy, chips-like flavoured&nbsp;snack that can be relished with dips or just&nbsp;munched on&nbsp;by itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;
To make&nbsp;your own&nbsp;pasta chips at home, all you have to&nbsp;do&nbsp;is boil any pasta shape of your choice&nbsp;and mix in some&nbsp;vegetable&nbsp;oil, cheese and&nbsp;your favourite&nbsp;spices&nbsp;to the strained pasta. Once you&rsquo;ve mixed this well, just deep fry, air fry or bake the pasta&nbsp;till it's crunchy&nbsp;and your&nbsp;delicious&nbsp;pasta chips&nbsp;are&nbsp;ready!
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Stanford researchers have revealed that fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi and cottage cheese can reduce chronic inflammation in the body

A new study by researchers at Stanford School of Medicine says that fermented foods in the diet can help lower inflammation in the body. Fermented foods improve overall microbial diversity, thereby lowering inflammation.
Inflammation is a natural healing process in the body. Whenever there is physical stress like infection or injury to the body, the immune system releases antibodies and proteins as a biological response. Blood flow also naturally increases around the area to help in the healing process.
However, there are times when the body mistakenly perceives its own cells or tissues as harmful. This causes collateral damage and can lead to auto-immune diseases. And while inflammation is a natural response, chronic inflammation can increase the risk of various diseases, like type 2 diabetes, asthma and tuberculosis.
In the study, 36 healthy adults were observed for a period of 10 days. Fermented foods like yogurt, kefir&nbsp;(a fermented milk-based drink), kimchi and cottage cheese were incorporated into their diet. Alcoholic drinks were not included in the diet plan for the subjects. After 10 days, four types of immune cells showed less activation in the subjects. This proved that fermented foods decreased the activation of immune cells that are involved in chronic inflammation. Larger servings of these foods showed stronger effects.

Detox Diets that are known to detoxify, remove waste, improve digestion and regulate body weight may not be as beneficial.

With so many diets taking the rounds, it is but natural to get confused about which one to follow. Amongst the several known diets, there is the infamous Detox diet.
Detox Diets are short-term diets that can vary from one day to almost a month. According to the British Dietetic Association, these diets may include, fasting for short periods of time, consuming only fruits and vegetables, cutting out wheat and dairy foods, consuming a limited range of foods, or avoiding caffeine and alcohol. This diet is known to detoxify, remove waste, improve digestion and regulate body weight.
But is this diet worth your time and effort? As per experts and dieticians from BDA, the Detox diet is not as beneficial as people think it to be. They highlighted that the human body has its own &ldquo;built-in ability&rdquo; to help detoxify and remove waste, and thus people&nbsp;need not be dependant on a specific diet to do so.&nbsp;
A lot of people who follow this diet claim to feel a lot better when they follow a focused eating or fasting plan. They don&rsquo;t realise that eating less or fasting more can leave you feeling more weak than healthy. People also forget that it is actually the elimination of unhealthy food items like alcohol and other processed food that makes you feel better and not the diet in itself.
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Coconut water has many health benefits. Coconut water contains natural enzymes, nutrients and minerals, making it an important summer refreshment.

Coconut water is a refreshing tropical drink that many fitness enthusiasts swear by! Its natural electrolytes make it a great energy drink that can be safely consumed on the regular. Coconut water is the juice found in the centre of a young, green coconut. As the coconut ripens and its&nbsp;colour changes to dark brown, some of the&nbsp;coconut water solidifies to form the soft white coconut meat.&nbsp;
The tropical drink contains many natural enzymes, nutrients and minerals like potassium and magnesium, making it a lot healthier than aerated energy drinks. Apart from quenching your thirst during the hot summer months, coconut water additionally comes with a plethora of health benefits.
Helps prevent kidney stones
Kidney stones form when calcium,&nbsp;oxalate and other compounds combine to form crystals in the urine. Researchers at National Center for Biotechnology Institute in the United States suggest that coconut water&nbsp;may prevent kidney stones by reducing crystal formation.
Improves digestion
Coconut water is rich in fibre and magnesium content, both of which are essential for bowel movement. Fibre in the diet is crucial for healthy digestion as it aids the movement of water through the system. And magnesium relaxes the body muscles to relieve constipation.
Antioxidant properties
Coconut water contains antioxidants that protect the cells of the body from damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are the atoms in the body&rsquo;s cells that are unstable and share electrons with other atoms. When there are too many free radicals, the body enters a state of oxidative stress, which can damage your cells and increase disease risk.
Benefits against diabetes
Researchers at the National Center for Biotechnology Institute of the United States of America&nbsp;conducted a study on diabetic rats by giving them coconut water. This study suggested that coconut water may help to improve blood sugar levels as the subjects showed long-term blood sugar control. It is also a good source of magnesium which can increase insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar levels. &nbsp;
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A Finnish study says that renting clothing, long considered the sustainable fashion alternative, is actually very damaging for the environment.

We buy more than 80 billion items of clothing every year globally, which is 400% more than what we bought just two decades ago.&nbsp;And not surprisingly, we throw away most of it, creating mountains of textile waste that clogs up landfills.
As more and more people become aware of the environmental cost and impact of the fashion industry, many are trying to come up with sustainable solutions.
One of them has been the concept of renting clothes, as opposed to buying them. But is rental fashion actually a more eco-conscious&nbsp;alternative? A new&nbsp;study&nbsp;has answered this question with a&nbsp;resounding&nbsp;&lsquo;no.&rsquo;&nbsp;
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Published in the&nbsp;scientific journal&nbsp;<a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abfac3/pdf">Environmental Research Letters</a>, the Finnish research compared&nbsp;five different ways of owning and discarding clothes, including rentals, resale and recycling.&nbsp;The team found that renting clothes had the highest adverse environmental impact of all, thanks to hidden costs like&nbsp;multiple deliveries between the warehouse and renter, packaging material costs and repeated&nbsp;rounds of dry cleaning.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Renting has recently gained a lot of popularity as the frugal and sustainable alternative to permanent ownership, thanks to the&nbsp;advent of companies like Rent the Runway,&nbsp;ThredUp&nbsp;and India&rsquo;s Stage3.&nbsp;Even celebrities have adopted and promoted the practice.&nbsp;However, research suggests&nbsp;that the growing&nbsp;fashion rental&nbsp;sector, valued at US $1.86 million in 2021,&nbsp;needs to be regulated much better before we can look at it as a game-changer.
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The research suggests that rental companies will have to make their logistics more environment-friendly&nbsp;before jumping to tall sustainability claims.
As for the consumer who wants to be a better friend&nbsp;for planet&nbsp;Earth, the most eco-friendly option is to buy fewer things and wear them for as long as possible.

A study published in The Lancet Oncology journal reveals that alcohol consumption was linked to 62,100 or 5% of all newly diagnosed cancer cases in India in 2020.

Here&rsquo;s another reason to think harder before pouring your next drink!&nbsp;A large-scale study published in The Lancet Oncology journal has revealed that alcohol consumption was linked to 62,100 or five per cent of all newly diagnosed&nbsp;cancer&nbsp;cases in India&nbsp;in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Globally, 740,000 or four per cent of new&nbsp;cancer cases&nbsp;in 2020 were attributed to alcohol by the research team. Of this, men accounted for 77&nbsp;per cent&nbsp;of the alcohol-associated cancer cases compared to women at 23 per&nbsp;cent.
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Even relatively low levels of drinking contributed to DNA damage&nbsp;and caused hormonal imbalances in people.&nbsp;Alcohol even&nbsp;worsens the cancer-causing effects of other substances, such as tobacco, noted the team.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cancers of the oesophagus, liver and breast accounted for the largest number of cases.&nbsp;These cancers have well-established causal links to alcohol consumption, and the estimates of the direct associations with alcohol in the recent peer-reviewed study are the first of their kind for 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The study also demonstrates how alcohol consumption is decreasing in many European nations but is steadily rising&nbsp;in Asian countries like China and India, and in sub-Saharan Africa.&nbsp;The&nbsp;International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) also says that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a spike in drinking rates in some countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;
While the study highlights the rise in alcohol-linked&nbsp;cancer rates, it also suggests that even small changes&nbsp;to public drinking behaviour may improve the situation. Suggestions included&nbsp;reduced alcohol availability, labelling alcohol products with a health warning, and marketing bans to reduce the rates of alcohol-driven cancer.&nbsp;
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Here’s a small kick-starter for you to plan your Eid-al-Adha dessert menu. These traditional desserts make Eid celebrations even more ethnic, rich and delicious.

Eid al-Adha or Bakrid will be celebrated on 21 July 2021, in India. It is one such festival that involves indulging in rich and celebratory meals or as we call it, Daawats. But since we are in the middle of a pandemic, celebrations have been restricted within the four walls of our homes. But that should not stop the spirit of festivities surrounding&nbsp;Eid.
Here&rsquo;s a small kick-starter for you to plan your Eid-al-Adha dessert menu. These traditional desserts made in Muslim households make Eid celebrations even more conventional, ethnic, rich and delicious.
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/eid-al-adha-2021-here-s-how-you-can-celebrate-eid-amidst-the-covid-19-pandemic-1626581863093">Eid</a><a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/eid-al-adha-2021-here-s-how-you-can-celebrate-eid-amidst-the-covid-19-pandemic-1626581863093"> al-Adha 2021: Here&rsquo;s how you can celebrate Eid amidst the Covid-19 pandemic</a>
<h3>1. Sheer Khurma</h3>
Ingredients
Milk Vermicelli Sugar Butter Cardamom Dry fruits Dates
Sheer or Sheer khurma&nbsp;is a delicious milk pudding made with vermicelli, milk, dates and a host of chunky nuts. Treat your family and loved ones to this rich classic dessert and begin your Eid celebrations on a sweet note.
<h3>2. Kimami Seviyan</h3>
Ingredients
Seviyan Khoya Sugar Milk Ghee Dry coconut Dry fruits
This Eid dessert though made with some similar ingredients as those of the Sheer Khurma stands out because of the presence of dry coconut,&nbsp;and has been an all-time favourite of kids, adults and older people alike. Kimami Seviyan is mostly dry vermicelli and is so greatly loved that people eat it like a snack.
<h3>3. Phirni</h3>
Ingredients
Milk Rice Cardamom Pistachios Almonds Saffron
Cool the summer heat with this frozen specialty. Phirni is the perfect replacement for ice cream or kulfi. It gives an aromatic and sweet ending to your heavy meal on Eid.&nbsp;
<h3>4. Shahi Tukda</h3>
Ingredients
White bread Ghee Sugar Milk Rabri Dry fruits Few rose petals Saffron
Shahi Tukda, as the name suggests, is truly a piece of royalty. Bread pieces fried in pure ghee, soaked in flavored sugar syrup and topped with creamy and flavoured milk. It is the best way to make Eid&rsquo;s feast all the more special.
<h3>5. Zaffrani Pulao</h3>
Ingredients
Butter Ghee Green cardamom Basmati rice (semi cooked) Sugar Milk Saffron Dry fruits Khoya
What can make a dessert richer than saffron! Try this light Zaffrani Pulao which is a simple dish with a plethora of flavours. Add this sweet dish to your Eid menu for more stars on your apron.&nbsp;
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/one-dish-many-histories-how-biryani-wears-different-flavours-all-over-india-1626668755888">One dish, many histories: how biryani wears different flavours all over India&nbsp;</a>

If you're looking for a breakfast cereal that is naturally rich in fibre, vitamins, minerals and protein, you should try oatmeal.

Oats are a type of pseudo-cereal with great health benefits and are also easy to use in many recipes.&nbsp;If you're looking for a breakfast cereal that is naturally rich in fibre,&nbsp;vitamins, minerals and&nbsp;protein, you should try oatmeal.
You can choose from a number of varieties of oats, but you may be confused about how to choose the best one for you!&nbsp;Here&rsquo;s what to keep in mind while making the choice.
STEEL-CUT OATS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Chewy in texture and nutty in flavour, steel-cut oats are&nbsp;whole, hulled oats cut a few times using steel blades. Thanks to their standout taste, steel-cut oats are a great replacement grain for traditional recipes like oat khichdi or risotto. They&nbsp;are the least processed and&nbsp;take approximately 20 minutes to cook.
ROLLED OATS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Rolled oats are one of the most common varieties you&rsquo;ll find in the market. These are oats that have been toasted, hulled, steamed and then rolled.&nbsp;They can absorb a lot of liquid and are used in granola or overnight oat recipes.&nbsp;They take about 15 minutes to cook.
QUICK OATS&nbsp;
Great for a hot breakfast&nbsp;in a pinch of time, quick or &lsquo;quicker cooking&rsquo; oats&nbsp;are ones that have been&nbsp;cut, steamed and rolled into thinner flakes, which ensures they cook faster than the rolled version.&nbsp;They are nutritionally on par with rolled oats but can be cooked in around five minutes.
INSTANT OATS&nbsp;
Instant oats are generally sold as single-serve pre-flavoured packages&nbsp;that can be microwaved for an instant meal.&nbsp;They are convenient but often include additives that&nbsp;aren&rsquo;t exactly the healthiest. To be on the safe side, read the ingredient list and opt for&nbsp;a cleaner product. Instant oats, as the name suggests can be cooked in about a minute.&nbsp;
No matter the variety you choose,&nbsp;oats are&nbsp;a great&nbsp;gluten-free and&nbsp;complex carb-rich meal option!

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