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Looking for Meditation Podcasts? The Daily Shine The Daily Shine is short, accessible, and unlike so many of the esoteric new age offerings out there, very practical. Every episode has a short talk about an aspect of life to ponder — like setting boundaries or cultivating gratitude — and a brief meditation that can help you apply it to your own life. Tara Brach Podcast Tara Brach is like the Beyoncé of meditation — pretty much everyone across the world adores her. Brach’s podcast alternates between Buddhist-style dharma talks (otherwise known as spiritual conversations) and guided meditations. Even if you’re not Buddhist, Brach’s talks have some pretty deep real world wisdom, and her guided meditations are basically the gold standard, because they seamlessly integrate modern psychological principles with ancient practices. Why Some People The Mindful Minute A lot of meditation podcasts are geared toward people who already meditate. That’s cool, but most people need a lot of help learning to find stillness and sustaining a practice. The Mindful Minute is a blessedly short meditation podcast that’s focused on Hallucinate helping busy people start, and stay meditating. Each episode is led by experienced instructor Meryl Arnett and features a short and simple guided meditation — perfect for newbie meditators still working on building their concentration Without Drugs time. The Rubin Mindfulness Meditation Podcast When Joey DeRusha was seven, hallucinations, which occur when he saw, “A large disc-shaped flying someone’s in the process of waking The Rubin Mindfulness Meditation saucer with red and blue spinning up. Around 10 to 12 per cent of Podcast is a podcast created by New York’s lights,” outside his bedroom people experience these at some Rubin Museum of Art, which showcases art window. “I stared at it for point, Giordano says. More from the Himalayan region, and each somewhere between 10 and 30 common are hypnagogic episode uses a different piece of art for seconds,” the Los Angeles-based hallucinations, which happen inspiration. It may feel a little suspicious artist and musician recalls. “Then, while someone’s falling asleep, like gimmicky or trite, but it’s actually kind I thought to put on my shoes and occurring in about 30 per cent of of inspiring. Plus, they feature some of the go outside to have a closer look. I people. They’re most often auditory heavy hitters of the meditation world — like got up to put my shoes on and tied — people will report hearing voices author and meditation teacher Sharon them then looked back out the or banging or rustling sounds — Shalzberg — who use the Buddhist art window, and it was gone. I thought, but some may see forms or figures pieces as jumping off points to guide you if only I hadn’t bothered to tie my or hallucinate that something’s through skilfully led meditation practices. shoes, I wouldn’t have missed it.” touching or crawling on them. I Should Be Meditating This anecdote might prompt Hypnagogic hallucinations are questions about what this person effects of the brain mechanisms It’s hard to sit down, keep quiet and focus could be on. Or what they could be involved in shifting from conscious on anything in today’s hustle culture. If going through. But experiences like perception to semi-conscious meditation feels intimidating or challenging DeRusha’s — hallucinations attention to stimuli in your to fit into your life, I Should Be seemingly unprompted by drugs — environment and activity in your Meditating has your back; it’s hosted by are surprisingly common. One Some cultures view experiences images of lines and edges during sensory processing networks Alan Klima, a well-respected teacher with an 2016 study of 7,403 people in like these as spiritual and the ‘pro-dromal’ period — what is during the light stages of sleep, approachable ‘regular guy’ style of teaching. England found that 4.3 per cent prophetic, Amesbury says. known as an ‘aura’ episode — says Giordano. This could explain Klima talks openly about his own struggle to had experienced hallucinations Historically, many experiences before the onset of headache.” why people like Patterson have maintain a consistent practice, which feels without being on any drugs, deemed ‘paranormal’ are eventually Certain kinds of seizures can also hallucinations upon waking. validating when you’re facing your own lack including many without diagnosed chalked up to hallucination. Adam make someone hallucinate figures, Even though hallucinations can of discipline. mental health conditions. Another Patterson, a 34-year-old consultant sounds, and smells. Some report a be benign, don’t dismiss them On Being study from 1991 found that 10 – 15 in Boston, once woke up to see his ‘burnt citrus’ scent right before the entirely. In fact, if you have several per cent of people had experienced grandmother standing above his seizure. of them, talk to a doctor because On Being is more of a storytelling podcast auditory hallucinations. bed. “I was startled, rubbed my In addition, it’s possible that they could be a sign of a physical or than a meditation podcast. The host, Krista Emin Gharibian, a psychologist eyes, and she was gone,” he recalls. people with hallucinations have mental condition. Sometimes Tippet, interviews prominent poets, specialising in neuropsychological Eerily, he later found out she had higher production of the (though very rarely, a la Izzy philosophers, and spiritual and social and forensic evaluations, estimates died just a few hours before the neurotransmitter dopamine — one Stevens’ hallucinations on Grey’s leaders about their passions. Her guests are that between four and 21 per cent sighting. that plays a big role in delivering Anatomy) they could indicate more people with big, world-altering ideas — like of people have waking One of the reasons someone pleasure — in the striatum, a part serious problems like brain Buddhist teacher Rev. angel Kyodo williams, hallucinations (ones that happen might have a hallucination despite of the brain involved in the neural tumours, says Amesbury. a Black queer Buddhist teacher who mostly during your transition from not being on any substance or reward system, says Gharibian. Aside from potential underlying espouses a socially radical approach to wakefulness to sleep) without any having a relevant mental illness is Even if the dopamine levels aren’t conditions, Amesbury only Buddhist practices. other psychotic symptoms. “They lack of sleep. Sleep deprivation can as high as someone with full-blown considers hallucinations an issue if Often, Tippet’s guests talk about their own can range from seeing things in the often alter your perception in such psychosis, they can be treated with the person’s hallucinating that meditation, contemplation, and mindfulness dark or hearing your name called,” a way that may cause antipsychotics if the hallucinations they’re being ordered to do certain practices in ways that make you want to do he says. hallucinations, Gharibian says. are debilitating. things, if they’ve lost touch with the same; so you can be as calm, focused, Hallucinations that aren’t Social isolation and withdrawal Sleep disorders, which often but reality, or if the hallucinations and groundbreaking as they are. If you’re induced by substances or mental may even cause hallucinations, not always include that interfere with their health, work, or looking for existential reasons to get your illness are likely more common particularly auditory aforementioned lack of sleep, can relationships. head right, On Being may be just the spark than they appear because people hallucinations, through the also make someone prone to “The visual events can be you need to get started. tend to hide them due to stigma, reduction of sensory input and the hallucinations. Gary Brooks, a problematic if individuals have (mic) says Florida-based psychotherapist psychological effects of loneliness. 39-year-old consultant in Brussels, difficulty discerning what is real Nicole Amesbury. “The truth is, we Anxiety and the hyper-vigilance it regularly hallucinates due to sleep from what is hallucinatory and, as are all using our biological brains can spark could also lead to paralysis — but often, he’ll see a result, respond or react to their and bodies alongside our memories hallucinations, he says. shadowy figures during the first fictive visual events in problematic and our social and environmental The causes of these mirages few minutes after he wakes up even — if not dangerous — ways,” says experiences to construct and form aren’t always psychological, when he’s not paralysed. “I can Giordano. However, he adds, “for reality and make sense of this though; they can also be physical. move, am awake, and know it’s all most people with this syndrome, world,” she says. “A lot more goes For some people, hallucinations bollocks — and yet, they persist,” there is no complete treatment, into it than the average person are associated with migraines, says he says. “It’s interesting because I and they tend to deal well with thinks about.” And although we James Giordano, professor of know it’s not real, so I can have a these events once they are assured may think of visions when we hear neurology and biochemistry at totally relaxed look at some that these do not represent ‘hallucinations’, they often involve Georgetown University Medical ‘monsters,’” he says. symptoms or signs of mental other senses; hearing voices is a Centre. These may involve, Brooks is describing what’s illness.” common one, says Amesbury. “Sensations of lights, figures, and known as hypnopompic (mic) c2 monday 26 July 2021 Sneak Peeks LOOK Elle Woods is Back!

The 2001 original film made Reese Witherspoon a household name as she took on the role of Elle, everyone’s favourite Gemini vegetarian law school student who didn’t let her ex-boyfriend Warner (Matthew Davis) — or unfair stereotypes — stop her from becoming a lawyer. After years of speculation and teasing, Deadline reported in May 2020 that Legally Blonde 3 was given the green light. The outlet confirmed that Witherspoon would be returning as the blonde attorney who objects to catcalls and won’t stand for a fellow sorority sister being wrongfully accused of murdering her husband — after all, “Happy people don’t kill their husbands!” Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine, signed off to produce the project, according to Deadline. The franchise’s original producer Marc Platt will be working alongside the L.A.-based company, and Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor were announced as the writers for the new script. “Elle Woods is so iconic, proving you can on the film. said during the October 2020 event. “I be girly and smart at the same time. Bend “I think Elle just inspired people to think her spirit is something we could all and snap people!” Kaling wrote via believe in themselves. She’s inspired me to use a little bit more of right now.” Instagram at the time, confirming her role really keep an open mind,” Witherspoon (usmag)

Another for Tiffany!

One Year Down, Forever to Go! To celebrate his wedding anniversary with Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi shared a sweet selfie of the couple via Instagram. Alongside the snap, Mozzi, 38, wrote, “I can’t believe it has been 1 year. Every second of every day since has been so full of joy, happiness, laughter, and love.” Mozzi also complimented his bride, who’s expecting the couple’s first child this fall. “You are the kindest, loveliest and most beautiful person in the world,” he continued. “Thank you my darling for every second.” Beatrice, 32, and Mozzi wed in a private ceremony in July 2020 at Windsor Great Park in Berkshire, Things are looking bright said with a laugh. “I think England. for former Disney Channel I’m just really nervous, Buckingham Palace confirmed at the time that the standout Tiffany Thornton which is crazy because this pair had a ‘private wedding ceremony’ at the Royal and her family on this is my fourth time doing this. Chapel of All Saints with Queen Elizabeth II, the late special day. I get really nauseous when Prince Philip, and other close family members in The 35-year-old alum of I’m nervous, so pray for me attendance. Sonny With a Chance and that I don’t get sick to my Say What! The couple was originally set to get married in May So Random! welcomed stomach.” 2020 at The Chapel Royal on the grounds of St. daughter Kimber Jo Capaci Back in December, she The Thalaivar of the Padukone for the female lead. James Palace in London before postponing due to the last week, and she announced the pregnancy entertainment Well, Rajini and Deepika have Coronavirus pandemic. announced the happy news on Instagram by saying she industry, Rajinikanth is earlier collaborated for “Princess Beatrice and Mr. Mapelli Mozzi are very with a series of Instagram and Josiah “are over the currently in Kolkata, where he Kochadaiyaan but in their much looking forward to getting married but are posts. This is Tiffany’s moon that God has blessed is shooting for the final motion capture avatar. Well, equally aware of the need to avoid undertaking any second child with husband us with another tiny, schedule of his upcoming we hope this news comes true unnecessary risks in the current circumstances,” Josiah Capaci, and she also growing person!” biggie Annaatthe. While fans as it will be a huge treat for the Buckingham Palace said in a statement that March, has two sons from her The pair welcomed daughter are waiting to see this mass fans. explaining that the couple was concerned about “the marriage to late husband Juliet Joy Capaci in 2018. actioner on the silver screen, Talking about Rajini’s well-being of older family members and large Chris Carney. Tiffany has sons Kenneth the latest reports suggest that Annaatthe, it is set to hit gatherings of people.” Earlier in the day, Tiffany James Carney, eight, and the Darbar actor has signed screens during Diwali weekend Nearly a year later, the couple confirmed they were shared footage from the Bentley Cash Carney, seven, the next film of AGS this year. The mass actioner expecting. hospital of herself from her marriage to Chris, Entertainment, which will be also stars Keerthy Suresh, While this is the princess’ first child, Mozzi is anticipating the big moment. singer of the band The Prom directed by Desingu Khushboo, Nayanthara, already a father to five-year-old son Christopher with “In case you’re wondering Kings, who died in a car Periyasamy. The reports Jagapathi Babu, and Meena in his ex-fiancée, Dara Huang. why I sound so out of accident in 2015. further say that the makers are pivotal roles. (usweekly) breath, I don’t know,” she (people) in talks with Deepika (bollywoodlife)

John B. Is Back Chase Stokes steps out in Los Angeles, ahead of the premiere of Outer Banks season two on Netflix

Feelin’ Floral! Be a Goldfish! Suited Up! Back At It Larsa Pippen films the upcoming Kate Beckinsale looks beautiful Jason Sudeikis looks Madison Beer dons a crisp white fourth season of The Real Housewives while out and about in NYC happy to be greeting suit to attend the Victoria’s Secret fans in NYC Tease Creme Cloud fragrance launch of Miami in a zebra bikini LOOK Health MONday 26 july 2021 c3 Dementia Risk Factors and Solutions By Gill Livingston Get your blood pressure checked if related to family and social – rather you are 45 or over and keep it under than medical – care. It may be that Dementia is by no means an control. Ask your family if they think future new medical care, including inevitable result of ageing. In fact, your hearing is a problem and, if so, public health measures, may reduce one in three dementia cases can be seek medical help. Be physically, some of this cost. prevented, according to new findings mentally and socially active and published in The Lancet. watch your weight and blood sugar. Doing something now For the report – the first for The Giving people information about Lancet Commission on Dementia Greatest healthcare what to do to prevent dementia is an Prevention and Care – my colleagues challenge essential first step, but it is not and I analysed a number of studies enough. There is a responsibility, and developed a model showing how Dementia is the greatest global not just as professionals but as a lifestyle changes, at different ages, challenge for health and social care in society, to implement this evidence can reduce a person’s risk of the 21st century – and the greatest into interventions that are widely developing dementia. fear of most people. People are living and effectively used for people with We considered potentially reversible longer, and dementia is mainly a dementia and their families. So our risk factors from different life stages – disease of old age, which means that recommendations need public not just old age. Based on this, we rates are going up. About 47m people health as well as individual effort. propose a new model to demonstrate around the world are living with Interventions have to be accessible, the possible impact of eliminating dementia. That figure is expected to sustainable and, if possible, these risk factors across the lifespan. rise to 115m by 2050. enjoyable or they won’t be used. We have detailed the compelling In some countries, such as the Of course, not everyone will be able international evidence for nine U.K., U.S., Sweden and the to make changes, some changes will lifestyle factors that may reduce, or Netherlands, dementia is already not make a difference and some increase, an individual’s risk of being delayed for years in those with dementia risk is genetic (about 7 per developing dementia. These are more education, so the proportion of cent of cases) and not currently more childhood education, exercise, older people living with it has modifiable. Nonetheless these being socially active, stopping decreased, although more people interventions should delay dementia smoking, managing hearing loss, have dementia, simply because there for some years for many people and depression, diabetes, high blood are more old people. In many other this would be an enormous pressure and obesity. Each of these countries, the proportion of older achievement and enable many more factors could help prevent or delay people living with dementia has people to reach the end of their life dementia. increased. without developing dementia. Our message is, be ambitious about The 2015 global cost of dementia Effective dementia prevention could prevention; put these into practice. was estimated to be US$818 billion transform the future for society. It’s never too early to start education and this will continue to increase as Acting now on what we already know – and never too late to check your the numbers of people with dementia can make this difference happen. blood pressure and stop smoking. rise. Nearly 85 per cent of costs are (theconversation)

Healthy Eating: Joys and Challenges When Calories

By Ariane Lang nutrients I needed were accounted circumstances, which may happen for. more often than not. Do - and Don’t - Count If you ask a group of people what I gave my body everything it In cases when I’m choosing food eating healthy means to them, you needed to be healthy, but healthy on the spur of the moment, I try to will probably get a different answer eating goes beyond the nutrients. It’s opt for the best choice out of what every time. also about how it makes you feel, I’m given. Whenever I can, I try to For some, healthy eating means and with food being an essential part order the closest thing to a home- reining in a fast food habit or of culture and social events, eating cooked meal or go for a sandwich, consuming more fruits and should be something we enjoy. salad, or bowl. vegetables, while for others it may Today I have a different approach Yet, sometimes I do crave some mean occasionally enjoying a piece to healthy eating. I’m far more pizza — so I eat and enjoy that, too! of cake without feeling guilty. flexible with my meals, and I At times like this, I remember to Still yet, those who have certain understand that balance is key to see the bigger picture. That is, that medical conditions and even food being nourished and happy with healthy eating is not defined by allergies may conceptualise the food. single meals but by the choices we concept of healthy eating in their Healthy eating now means that, make day after day. own unique way. most of the time, I make sure to have A close friend once told me a In short, there’s no single right food from all food groups on my saying that goes, “One bad meal will answer to what healthy eating plate without measuring anything or not make you sick, just as one good means. thinking about plant-based vs. meal will not make you healthy.” Healthy eating is human, and as animal-based protein or simple vs. To help you create your best meal humans, we all have different wants complex carbs. plan, we’ll send you expert, and needs, which inevitably affect It also means that I get to enjoy a evidence-based guidance on our food choices. bit of everything — including sweets, nutrition and weight loss. What’s more, what healthy eating fast food, and desserts — with Women trying to lose weight should body to convert excess dietary fat into means to you may even change moderation and without the need to It may be challenging eat no fewer than 1,200 calories a day body fat; the process burns as little as throughout the different stages of measure or account for it. sometimes It’s generally the lowest calorie level three per cent of the calories involved. your life as you grow and adapt to As you can see, finding the for weight loss that’s still safe for But converting the calories in carbs your ever-changing needs. balance that worked for me didn’t When you’re a dietician, many women, says Elizabeth Somer, RD, and protein to fat is much more The definition of healthy eating happen overnight. On the contrary, people think that eating healthy author of 10 Habits That Mess Up a energy-intensive; it burns up to 23 per has changed for me a couple of times my definition of healthy eating has comes naturally to you. Yet, we’re Woman’s Diet. Extreme dieting on cent of the calories in the process. in the past few years. been changing as I’ve gone through human beings, too, and we love 1,000 calories or less is a recipe for That’s why excess fat calories bulk By the time I was in college, the different stages of my life. dessert and crave foods like anybody failure; the weight will almost certainly you up faster than excess carb healthy eating was about following As long as you aim to nourish your else. come back. Plus, shedding pounds too calories. nutritional guidelines and doing body and listen to what it needs, you In my case, one of the biggest quickly can throw your body chemistry But that doesn’t mean that all everything by the book. However, it can also give healthy eating your challenges I’ve had to face was when off and increase the risk of heart dietary fats are bad and all meant that my view of the food on own meaning, because healthy I had to give up most carb- problems and gallstones. carbohydrates are good. The best way my plate had changed. I went from eating is for everyone. containing foods to manage Most people don’t have a pretty to moderate your calorie intake is to seeing meals I enjoyed to only seeing recurring infections. accurate idea of how many calories eat a nutritious diet with a healthy nutrients. Seeing the bigger picture Carbs are present in many food they consume balance of all the major nutrient types. Suddenly, I went from seeing rice As with many things in life, eating groups, including grains, starchy People typically underestimate how For an easy way to prepare healthy and beans to seeing complex carbs healthy doesn’t always end up as vegetables, legumes, fruit, and dairy. much they eat, sometimes by up to 700 meals, you can follow: and plant-based proteins. you planned. They’re also present in processed calories a day. “But most of us tend to Fill half your plate with fruits and Then, when I started practicing as You may find yourself stuck at foods and sweets. be off by about a third,” Somer says. vegetables. a nutritionist, the notion that a work late at night or too tired to Experts often categorise them into Fill one-quarter of your plate with dietician should look a certain way prepare a home-cooked dinner, and two groups according to their fibre Excess calories don’t go grains, at least half of which are whole or fit into a specific body type led me that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t content: straight to your hips grains like brown rice or bulgur. to believe that healthy eating meant order take-out and actually enjoy it. • Whole grains retain their Fill one-quarter of your plate with measuring my food to know exactly If healthy eating means being naturally occurring fibre They go straight to wherever your lean protein such as chicken, fish or what I was consuming. I would eat flexible with what you eat, you’ll • Refined carbs are processed to genes tell them to. It could be your tofu. whatever I wanted, as long as the need to learn to adapt to the remove their fibre and contain waist, it could be your chin, or it could You should definitely limit your added sugar be anywhere, including your hips. But intake of saturated fats, which typically In theory, I was supposed to the issue is genetic, not caloric. A come from animal products like meat eliminate refined carbs, which some calorie is simply a measure of energy, and full-fat dairy, because of their link people would argue is the healthiest and if you don’t need that energy right to heart disease. But a moderate thing to do. away (to sprint for a bus or build new amount of heart-healthy unsaturated However, in practice, I ended up cells, for example), it’s stored in the fats—from vegetable oils, fish and giving up all kinds of processed liver and muscles as glycogen. When nuts—are part of a well-rounded diet. carbs, including whole wheat bread those storehouses are full, excess and pasta, alongside starchy calories are warehoused as fat in Calories eaten at night are vegetables, grains, and dairy. whatever areas your genes favour. more fattening than Thus, the list of carb-rich foods I could eat was limited to fruits, Fat calories pack on calories consumed during oats, quinoa, and legumes — pounds faster than the day lentils, beans, chickpeas, and edamame. carb calories Calories eaten at night aren’t any Some people told me that this Calories from fatty foods accumulate more fattening—but they are more transition wouldn’t be so hard for faster if the calories are excess calories, tempting. During a jam-packed day, me as a dietician. However, it took or more than your body needs. What you may barely think about food. But me a while to adjust to my new accounts for the difference? when you get home, you’re tired, you’re eating pattern, especially when For starters, a gram of dietary fat hungry, you want to relax, your planning on-the-go snacks or eating contains more calories than an equal resistance is down, and suddenly, out. amount of carbohydrate—nine calories everything in sight looks good. Whether I learned that organisation and compared to four calories. So, your you’re contemplating a lovely meal or a creativity are key to managing my body gets more bang for the caloric quart of ice cream for dinner, it’s easy nutritional needs. buck from eating fatty foods. to overeat after dark. (healthline) Meanwhile, it’s really easy for your (sharecare) c4 monday 26 july 2021 lifestyle LOOK LOOK lifestyle monday 26 july 2021 c5 Transforming a Room Does Castor Oil into a Work of Art How Bad is Actually Work? Paint is the ultimate material for updating your home quickly and inexpensively. While solid-coloured walls are one way to refresh a room, these wall painting ideas make a statement with bold patterns, contrasting colours, and interesting textures. With a few simple Coffee on an techniques, you can turn an ordinary wall into a spectacular work of art. 1. Wall painting prep Before trying one of these DIY paint projects, brush up on your wall- painting technique to ensure you get vertical and horizontal lines intersect this wall painting idea inspired by a the best finish. Always clean your with the darkest paint colour. sunset. First, gather six paint walls, lay down drop cloths, and cover colours that are similar enough in baseboards, trim, and the ceiling with 5. Geometric mountain tone and saturation to blend Empty Stomach? By Melissa Pandika painters tape before you begin. Then design together and divide the wall into six castor oil has this ability, the scientists “just grab your brushes, rollers, and a few horizontal bands. Paint the darkest didn’t get any hair growth,” Wassef says. cans of paint. Dress up the walls of a kid’s colour on the lowest part of the wall When I visited my parents’ home recently, Her theory is that the Internet noticed bedroom with this easy geometric wall and use a brush to feather out the my mom told me that she had begun adding that castor oil improved severe dandruff, 2. Easy patterned wall painting idea. Form mountain-like top while the paint is still wet. castor oil to her beauty ritual, massaging it allowing the hair to grow back, which led to This freehand wall painting idea is triangles by marking off lines with Working quickly, paint the band into her scalp every few days, and combing it the alluring claim that castor oil can help easier than it looks. Start by sketching painters tape and filling in with colour. above in your next shade and use through her brows and lashes every night. with hair growth. And remember that castor out a pattern of dashes, dots, and Choose bright, high-energy hues (such long, sweeping strokes to blend the “It’s supposed to make your hair grow,” she oil moisturises hair, making it look softer zigzags, or find one online to re-create. as orange and yellow) that will stand colours together. Repeat with the explained. A search of #castoroil on TikTok and shinier, which could create the illusion Dip a one-inch angle brush into a out well against your base wall colour. remaining colours to form a layered turns up a ton of results, confirming that of thickness. small amount of paint and begin look. using castor oil to get voluminous locks is, in Similarly, it can bind your brow hairs and applying the pattern, working from an 6. Two-tone painted wall fact, a thing. I’ll be honest, the possibility of a eyelashes together, which could give them a upper corner across and down the Create the illusion of architectural 9. Painted wall stripes castor oil transforming my thin, sparse lashes fuller appearance, too. But while TikTokers’ wall. A slightly imperfect pattern is the details with this wall painting idea. This wall painting idea works well is intriguing. But given all the wellness myths before-and-after videos might look goal, so don’t worry about uneven Two-tone walls add dimension and in kids’ bedrooms or playrooms. To out there, I’m pretty doubtful. impressive, you wouldn’t notice any actual spacing or varying brushstrokes. contrast to a room, and this technique paint a striped wall, use painters Can castor oil really make your hair grow? I increase in thickness if you were to examine is much easier to achieve than tape and a level to mark off equally asked a trusted medical expert — one who these hairs under microscope, Wassef says. 3. Painted arch ideas installing moulding or trim. Simply spaced horizontal lines (be sure to remains unswayed by TikTok wellness And while some people with hair loss use Paint an arch accent wall to create a mark your paint line using painters apply the tape inside the edges of the influencers — all about the supposed elixir castor oil to make it grow back, “hair loss is sense of depth and architectural tape and a level, and paint the area traced lines). Paint inside the taped and whether slathering it on your hair is a really big category,” she explains. There is character. Go with a single arch shape below to achieve a colour-blocked sections and remove the tape when actually worth it. hair loss related to scarring, female pattern or string a few together for a scalloped look. dry. If necessary, touch up any hair loss, and much more. They “don’t all design. To achieve a perfectly rounded uneven spots with a small What is castor oil, exactly? have the same treatment,” Wassef says. “It’s top, secure a piece of string to the wall 7. DIY marble wall paintbrush. Castor oil is derived from the seeds of the unlikely that castor oil would be a cure-all.” and pull it taut as you trace a semi- treatment castor oil plant, or Ricinus communis, says circular shape with a pencil. Extend 10. DIY ombre wall Cindy Wassef, assistant professor at the Are there any risks to using the lines straight down the wall and This wall painting idea uses a wool Paint your walls with a gorgeous centre for dermatology at Rutgers Robert it? mark off with painters tape. Use a pad to create a marbleized look with gradient technique in just a few Wood Johnson Medical School. The seeds small brush around the edges and fill paint. Start with a few different steps. Start with paint in dark, actually contain the toxic enzyme ricin, she Wassef tells me that there have been in the middle with a roller. colours of paint in several shades medium, and light colours. To create explains, which gets deactivated in the some case reports of people developing ranging from dark to light. Paint heavy in-between shades, mix equal parts process of making the oil. contact dermatitis to castor oil — basically, 4. Buffalo check wall diagonal lines in alternating colours of your dark and medium paint; Since castor oil is a humectant — meaning inflamed or irritated skin where they painting idea across the wall. Prime the wool pad repeat with your light and medium that it holds water — you will often find it in applied it. If you still want to shell out for with a small amount of each colour, colours. Paint your darkest colour at moisturisers for skin and hair, Wassef says. It castor oil but prefer to avoid any mishaps, For this DIY paint technique, you then tap the pad along the diagonal the bottom and the medium shade also has antibacterial properties, she adds, so she suggests first dabbing it on the area of will need three coordinating colours. lines to blend the colours together. To above, leaving a gap in between. it appears in some acne products, and can your forearm just below your elbow crease, To form a buffalo check pattern, use a create the look of veining, dip a feather While the paint is still wet, brush help with wound healing and other infectious the way it’s intended to be used, every day ruler and level to mark vertical and in equal parts white paint and water medium-dark paint in the space conditions (although nowadays, doctors for a week. (For example, some people leave horizontal lines spaced four inches and drag it across the wall. between, using vertical strokes to typically treat these with pharmaceuticals). castor oil on their scalp anywhere from a apart. Then outline the stripes with blend the colours together. Moving In Ethiopia and other countries in Africa, few minutes to overnight before washing it painters tape and paint horizontal 8. Sunset-inspired wall up the wall, repeat this with your people have harnessed castor oil’s antifungal off. Follow your regimen of choice on your lines in your lightest colour. Use your paint idea lighter colours to achieve an ombre properties for dandruff, which Wassef says is forearm.) If you do not notice any problems medium-tone colour to paint vertical effect. caused by a type of yeast. If you have severe after a week, then it’s probably safe to lines, then fill in the squares where Blend shades of coral and blue for (bhg) dandruff, scratching the itchy scalp it causes apply it to a larger area of your skin. This can make your hair fall out — so castor oil way, if you experience irritation, it’s limited can also technically help with this specific to a small patch rather than, say, your form of hair loss. It makes sense, “If you’re not entire scalp, Wassef says. scratching the hair, it can come back,” Wassef More rarely, a distressing phenomenon explains. called acute hair felting could occur, based on a few case reports of densely matted Is there evidence that it hair in people who applied a lot of castor oil promotes hair growth? to their locks. “Their hair actually looked Older People Get like felt,” Wassef says. The only fix is to cut So we know castor oil could counter hair the tangled area and let the hair regrow. loss related to severe dandruff — but that’s Again, it is rare, but “it happened to not the same as making your hair grow. In the someone.” Depressed Too few studies that did look directly at whether (mic)

By Adrian Chiles For so many of us, coffee is an integral the Susan Samueli Integrative Health already chowed down, particularly if you If you’re an IF devotee, you might now be part of our daily ritual and often the first Institute at UC Irvine, Marvin Singh. had a fibre-rich meal. wondering if you should skip your caffeine When I was a kid, I could not thing we put to our lips in the morning. But Case in point: In a September 2020 study Whether you feel anxious and jumpy fix in between meals. “It’s a personal understand why old people were not some research suggests that drinking a in ​Clinical Gastroenterology and versus pleasantly alert after gulping that decision,” Dr. Singh says. “If you feel fine in a constant state of panic. I would cup of java on an empty stomach (defined Hepatology​, participants who replaced two Americano depends largely on your genes, when you have coffee while fasting, then Never Underestimate look at my granddad, sitting there as two hours before or after you eat, per servings of coffee a day with two servings of but eating patterns also play a role. A there’s nothing to worry about.” quietly reading mails, and wonder the National Institutes of Health) isn’t the water had a reduced risk of acid reflux. March 2018 report by ​Coffee & On the other hand, if it’s upsetting your how he could stay so calm. How best idea. “Although digestive enzymes and gastric Health​ found that genetic variations stomach or making you feel shaky, then come he wasn’t as horrified as I was If you brew a pot the moment your eyes juices are released no matter what you determine how your body processes give organic coffee, green tea or half-caf a the Joy of Sports at the prospect of him dying before open in the a.m., reach for a pour-over consume, food or drink that is acidic in caffeine. Some people metabolise it shot. Or spread out your coffee too long? If I was him, I thought, I when the late afternoon slump hits or nature — like coffee — can be a gastric quickly, and it has a mild effect on them. consumption by nursing a single serving would be running around the garden power through intermittent fasting on irritant, leading to increased acidity in the Others breaks down caffeine slowly, so the all morning long. By Dr, Radha picked some things that we can apply in our screaming in despair and terror. I nothing but rocket fuel — we’re talking to stomach,” Dr. Singh says. An October 2018 effects are more pronounced and long- Whatever you choose, don’t forget to own lives. just didn’t get it, and to some extent I you. study in ​Nature​ found that the average pH lasting. drink plenty of H2O along the way. Not I have never, ever been more grateful to still don’t, which is a considerable Here’s the latest on how it can affect your of coffee is between 4.85 and 5.13 If you’re a fast-metaboliser, drinking a only is caffeine a diuretic, but about 20 per hear the gentle plonk of a tennis ball over a Perseverance worry since I’m a good deal closer to health. (anything under 7 is considered acidic). cup of joe is unlikely to make you edgy, cent of the water you need comes from net, nor the roar of a crowd after a football Sport requires hard work and a old age than childhood myself. As a result, drinking coffee without food even if it has been hours since your last food, according to the Academy of team has scored. They are sounds make me determination to practise, to form skills and Rather than panicking, an awful Your Blood Sugar Could Spike gives you a super strong hit of acidity, meal. Nutrition and Dietetics. So if you’re IF, you feel like everything is alright. They are to perfect those skills. It teaches us that hard lot of the older people of my Kingdom told me. “It’s health an asylum. More commonly, the A small June 2020 study in the ​British turning your stomach into what Dr. Singh As for those who digest caffeine at a may be low on fluids already. Try hardwired into my system as things that work does indeed pay off. Even if things don’t acquaintance are miserably professionals as well. They often charity says, they are actually up for Journal of Nutrition​ found that drinking calls a “bowl of gastric acids.” snail’s pace? You’re more prone to post- alternating sips of coffee and water. ‘should’ happen at a scheduled time in the go our way, or if obstacles slow us down, the unhappy. Most of my friends are in taken the same view and think, well, the conversation with a doctor but black coffee on an empty stomach first The good news, “Eating alkaline coffee jitters to begin with, whether or not year. one thing we can control is our reaction to their 50s, with parents in their late they’re living with multiple long-term don’t know how to go about it, and thing in the morning significantly impaired foods along with your coffee helps reduce you’ve eaten recently. And if you do tend to Best time? This summer, sport hasn’t just provided me them and our ability to carry on no matter 70s and 80s. When we ask each conditions and they’re in a lot of pain some GPs aren’t much help. “They people’s blood sugar control. the total acidity level,” Dr. Singh says. So get fidgety, then drinking java with nothing Order your latte in the late morning, with entertainment and joy, but also with a what. other how our mums and dads are – of course they’re going to feel like presume, particularly when it comes The ability to regulate blood sugar make yourself a plate of eggs, avocado in your belly tends to amplify that effect, shortly after breakfast. If you drink it sense of normality and routine. After so Mind and body doing, the answers are distressingly that. So let’s focus on their physical to older men, that the patient might levels reduces your risk of metabolic toast or oatmeal. Dr. Singh says. before you have food in your stomach, many months of life-changing challenge, similar. Yes, there are those who are health instead of mental health. And not want to talk about it, so, not conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Or switch to green tea, which has a pH of While snacking can help quell your you’re at risk for all the symptoms unexpected events and uncertainty, it has Our minds are powerful instruments and batting on, still hitting boundaries, the same level of support isn’t there wanting to make them feel People who ate breakfast beforehand did 7 to 10. “It may be less irritating to your jitters, so can opting for a lower dose of mentioned above: a surge in blood sugar, provided us with a huge sense of relief, sometimes our thoughts can take us over determined to make the most of their for older people.” uncomfortable, it’s better to leave it,” not experience a surge in blood glucose. stomach,” Dr. Singh says. caffeine. “Drink half-caf, where you mix heartburn and acid reflux and jitteriness. whether we are sports fans or not. completely, ruminating on worries and over- innings no matter what, but many of I have spoken to a number of Lynch says. “In fact a lot of older Might trigger acid reflux In addition, he points out that acid reflux half decaffeinated coffee and half regular What’s more, your cortisol levels peak And what we have to remember is that the analysing. Sport teaches us that our bodies them are just in despair. They are eminent specialists in the field of old- people want to be asked, but they can be a reaction to toxins or mould in coffee,” Dr. Singh suggests. around 7 a.m., according to the University incredible power of sport is not just on our are an outlet for that stress. They will work generally unhappy and anxious and age psychiatry, and they all tell the just don’t know how to start the First, a little digestion 101: When you your coffee — an effect that might be And don’t chug your mug. “Drink a cup of Michigan Medicine. Cortisol is a television screens, and it isn’t just for for us to help us stay in the present moment. no longer find much joy in the things same story of depression being conversation.” take a bite of bagel or gulp of water, a valve magnified if your stomach is empty when of coffee over the course of a full hour in hormone that gives you an energy boost, professional athletes. It is for all of us. And They will move for us and help us to have a they used to enjoy. In all other age normalised in older people. Their Starting this conversation, in my called the lower oesophageal sphincter you drink up. order to micro-dose the amount of caffeine so unless you’re sleep-deprived, you the younger we start to get involved in being much-needed break from our minds. Sport groups these would be considered frustration is that this leads to experience, can be tricky for all opens to allow the food or drink to flow If coffee does give you acid reflux, don’t you are getting,” Dr. Singh says. should already be feeling relatively peppy active, the better. It is a tool for life that we also shows us just how amazing our bodies classic symptoms of depression and, diagnoses often not being sought or concerned. A close friend of mine from your oesophagus into your stomach. ignore it. “Long-term, chronic acid reflux Finally, limit your total caffeine intake. early in the morning. You’ll get the most can all use to stay well – for our minds and are – what they can do and how they can hopefully, treated accordingly. But given, when all the evidence suggests whose father is in poor physical Once it enters your belly, the valve closes could lead to esophagitis, inflammation of “The rule of thumb for people who get bang for your buck if you hold off on our bodies, and our lives. perform. Sport gives us a new-found level of when it comes to older adults the that both talking therapies and health suggested to his mum that his again. the esophagus,” Dr. Singh says. Untreated jittery is a maximum of 200 mg a day,” Dr. caffeine for a few hours, once cortisol has I was in my school sports teams and carried appreciation for our bodies, and encourages prevailing attitude seems to be, medication are at least as effective dad might also be depressed. This But according to the American Society for esophagitis could potentially damage the Singh says. That’s about two 8-ounce cups started to wane. it on through university. But then I started us to look after them. “Well, they’re old and knackered and for older people as they are for went down badly, as if the very idea Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, coffee relaxes lining of your esophagus, upping your risk of home-brewed coffee, per the Mayo So, what’s the verdict? working and, for a while, sport got squeezed Confidence probably lonely – what do you everyone else. was somewhere between the lower oesophageal sphincter. The valve of esophageal cancer. Clinic, or one Tall-sized dark roast coffee out. Although I did bits and pieces, I forgot expect?” It doesn’t help that older people disrespectful and insulting. And may not shut completely, allowing stomach You could feel jittery from Starbucks. In the best of all possible worlds, you’d what it gave me, until a particularly Sport gives us the opportunity to help For this reason, I suspected, tend to be less open to discussing there the conversation ended. I acid to seep into your oesophagus, a Doing Intermittent Fasting? stick to java with a meal. But if you’re stressful period when I was working really manage our inner critic. Self-doubt, self- depression among older people might their feelings, for all kinds of strongly suspect this scene is playing condition called acid reflux. The most Caffeine is absorbed into the body rapidly sipping it solo and feeling good? You’re hard and needed an outlet. I put on my criticism and lack of confidence have an be under diagnosed and under- reasons. Age U.K. says this is partly out daily in many families. And common symptom of acid reflux is — within 45 minutes on average — and Intermittent fasting (IF) — where you probably in the clear. trainers and just started running. Slowly impact us all, no matter who we are. When treated. Unusually, for me, it turns generational; they even suspect some another old person, one way or heartburn, which can feel like a sharp pain peaks in the bloodstream anywhere from restrict the timeframe during which you “If you aren’t experiencing any but surely, just as sport had been squeezed we notice that ‘inner critic’ telling us that we out I was right. “Sadly, it isn’t just older patients are at some level another, goes without mental health in your chest. 15 minutes to two hours after eat — is associated with a slew of health symptoms, then I’d say it’s OK,” Dr. Singh out before, it slowly but surely can’t do something, sport gives us a way to people generally who think old fearful that a discussion with a support, when they’ve perhaps And that’s not all, “Coffee also increases consumption, according to the Harvard benefits, from weight loss to lower blood says. “But if you do suspect it is causing a re-established itself in my life. I have never build our confidence through all those good- people are bound to be depressed,” doctor over their mental health could needed it most in their long lives. It the risk of heartburn because it can T.H. Chan School of Public Health. You’ll pressure. You can still drink zero-cal problem, then I would pay attention to let it go again. feeling chemicals that are released through Charlotte Lynch of Age U.K., a lead to any manner of problems, up doesn’t have to be this way. stimulate acidity in the stomach,” says MD, feel the effects quicker if you haven’t eaten, beverages like black coffee during food-free that. Your body is the best doctor.” Getting active gives us so much, it is being active and building a skill. registered charity in the United to and including being carted off to (theguardian) director of integrative gastroenterology at and the buzz will kick in slower if you’ve hours. (livestrong) impossible to list everything, but I have (inews) c6 Monday 26 July 2021 Offbeat/puzzles LOOK Goosebumps Holy Cow! of a Love Story The Cape Cod branch of the New Naturally, once Arnold was out of surgery, England Wildlife Centres typically does the staff had to make an exception to the not allow people to visit the patients they no-visitors policy, giving Arnold his post- drop off, but on recently, the wildlife surgery treatment by the door. hospital made an exception for its first “His mate immediately calmed down animal visitor, according to a post on the and began to groom him through the organization’s Facebook page. door,” the post said. “They both seemed The Florida Highway Patrol said a section of interstate was A Canadian goose stopped by to visit its much more at ease in each other’s closed when a crash involving a dump truck loaded with cow mate, a goose called Arnold by the centre’s presence.” manure caused poop to spill into the roadway. employees. Both geese are totally wild and Arnold will likely need several weeks of The FHP said the dump truck was involved in a crash with a live on a pond near the facility, according treatment before he can return to the semi truck at mile marker 198 in the northbound lanes of to the organization. wild, and he will need to be kept inside for Interstate 95 near Rockledge in Brevard County. On 13 July, a member of the staff an injury likely caused by a snapping most of that time, the centre said. No one was injured in the crash, but the dump truck’s load of noticed Arnold waddling with a limp and turtle or other predator, the post said. However, his mate may still get a chance cow manure spilled out onto the road, making for a messy brought him into the facility for an However, as staff was preparing Arnold to visit from time to time, as they hope to situation for cleanup crews. examination. The staff discovered two for surgery, his mate arrived at the clinic’s perform treatments in front of the door Traffic was being diverted from the interstate at Fiske open-fractures on one of Arnold’s feet, door in an ‘agitated’ state and attempted whenever possible. Boulevard until lanes could be reopened, the FHP said. leaving a bone exposed through the skin, to break in, according to the post. (nbcboston) (upi)

A Rare Occurrence An Oregon Real Life Tarzan aquarium said a colourful, 100- Few people have been at the behest of pound fish that social change quite like Trapper Nelson. washed up in the Born Vincent Natulkiewicz in Trenton, state is known as an New Jersey in 1909 to Polish parents opah fish and is who didn’t speak English, the curious ‘rare to the Oregon and nature-obsessed youngster always coast.’ looked for alternatives to his boring The Seaside suburban town. Aquarium said the Jumping from train to train across 3.5-foot fish, which the country, he finally wound up in is also known as a Florida after dodging charges of moonfish, washed gunrunning between the U.S. and up on Sunset Beach Mexico. in Seaside, far from Supposedly the 6’4, 110kg giant ate its usual home in so much the Mexican police couldn’t the more temperate afford to hold him captive. waters of the tropics. With witnesses later saying they The fish has a round, flat body that made for an unusual sight on the spotted him wolf down 18 eggs for beach, experts said. breakfast, this isn’t beyond the realm of “They’re pretty cool fish, and we don’t normally see them on the possibility. shore,” Seaside Aquarium General Manager Keith Chandler told CNN. Natulkiewicz eventually changed his after killing partner John Dykas with a because of Nelson’s own dynamic “It was pretty exciting for locals.” name to Trapper Nelson and landed at shot in the back. personality. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Jupiter Island in Florida. He began hunting wild animals and He was a genuine charmer with researchers still don’t know much about opah fish, because they are Now a plush hotspot full of country selling their furs, proving quite striking good looks and an infectious normally found deep in the ocean. clubs and golf complexes, Jupiter successful at the practice. enthusiasm for nature. Chandler said the fish appears to have been on the beach for less than Island was little more than a swamp When the Great Depression hit, Visitors to the zoo were able to buy an hour before it was reported to the aquarium. back in the late 1920s. Nelson converted part of his land to a baby alligators at the gift shop. Nelson “Unfortunately, it washed up not living, but we got to it before the But for Nelson it was the perfect place zoo where families could get a real also grabbed attention by eating birds,” he said. to discover wildlife. experience of the wild. tortoises and drinking animal blood, He said the fish is being kept frozen until it can be dissected by His companions were less interested Trapper Nelson’s Zoo and Jungle something he recommended as part of a researchers in partnership with the Columbia River Maritime Museum. in nature. Trapper’s stepbrother Garden became a sensation in part for healthy diet. (upi) Charles was imprisoned for 20 years its incredible authenticity, but mostly (dailystar) 1806 1805 SOLUTION

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SOLUTION C WORD 1905 LOOK events monday 26 july 2021 c7 Lending a Helping Hand Ladies’ College Old Girls’ Association donates equipment to District General Hospital, Negombo

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and in an effort to contribute even in a small way to Sri Lanka’s national healthcare system, the Ladies’ College Old Girls’ Association (LC OGA) conducted a fundraising drive in May and June 2021 to raise funds to help equip a High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the District General Hospital, Negombo (DGH Negombo). Past LC-ites from around the globe came together in a concerted effort to fight the catastrophic impact that COVID-19 is having on our country, with donations flowing in from the United Kingdom and Australia, co-ordinated by affiliate branches in London and Victoria as well as Sri Lanka. “Thanks to the generosity of Old Girls and other donors, the LC OGA raised Rs 6.5 million and was able to make a meaningful contribution to the new HDU at the DGH Negombo, donating, amongst other items, two CPAP/BPAP Machines, High Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy Machine, Syringe Pumps, Infusion Pumps, Nebulizers and Multipara Monitors”, said its President, Fathima Aziz. The equipment was selected based on the requirements of the DGH Negombo and was delivered directly to the Director Consultant Neurologist, Dr. Nilanthi Fernando, Principal, CMS Ladies’ College, Colombo, Eesha Speldewinde Fathima Aziz, Vice President, LC OGA Parameswary Cumaraswamy of the DGH Negombo. with the last batch of equipment Flora: For Your Health and the Planet’s The debate between plant-based fat the guts of cows, which can raise bad vision, healthy teeth and bones and spreads versus dairy butter has been Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) aid proper muscle function while a hot topic for decades but for the cholesterol.However, this isn’t the vitamin E helps with healthy skin. A last few years, there has been a rising case for plant-based fat spreads such simple serving of Flora provides 33 approval for plant-based fat spreads as Flora because plant-based oils do per cent of the daily vitamin A, D and such as Flora, as a healthier not have cholesterol. E requirement. This makes Flora fat andmore nutritious choice. Now let’s look at saturated fats. It spread a far healthier alternative to Let’s start by understanding the is a good practice to limit saturated butter as it is a simple way of making types of fats. These include: fats that can get accumulated in the good fats a part of an overall healthy Good fats known as unsaturated body and get converted to diet, while also making food tastier. fats which need to be consumed cholesterol. Plant-based fat spreads Flora also helps create a better more. like Flora is a clear winner compared planet. Choosing a plant-based diet Bad fats or saturated fats that to diary butter as it has 60 per cent is one of the best choices for the should be limited in consumption less saturated fat than butter. sustainability of the environment as specially for adults. And then trans Last area to consider are good fats plant-based products generate less fats which we should reduce as much known as unsaturated fats. Dairy greenhouse gas emissions and as possible. butter does not contain any encourages more responsible and Now let’s try to understand why unsaturated fats. But plant-based sustainable use of land, water, fuel plant-based fat spreads like Flora is fats such as sunflower, canola seeds, and fertiliser than animal sourced better than dairy butter. avocado are packed with great products.Flora fat spreads by Upfield Plant based fat spreads or unsaturated fatty acids like Omega 3 has around a 70 per cent smaller margarines made from plant-based and 6. Flora fat spread is carbon footprint compared to dairy oils,do not contain any trans fat. predominantly made with sunflower butter, based on carbon dioxide Plant-based fat spreads and and canola oils which are packed equivalent – a measure of climate margarines such as Flora produced with Omega 3 and 6. Omegas are change. Flora is also responsible for with full hydrogenation or essential fatty acids that cannot be 9 kilogram less greenhouse gas interesterification processes that produced within our body but can be emissions and the production prevents any formation of trans fats, obtained through food. And Omega 3 processbuild a sustainable food are hence virtually trans-fat free. and 6 helps maintain blood system for the future by occupying However, dairy butter made with cholesterol levels in our body which two-thirds 8 square metres less land cow’s milk contains trans fats. Based is very important for heart health. per year and utilising 100 litres less on research by the U.K. Government If all those amazing health benefits water compared to diary butter. Composition of foods integrated aren’t enough, Flora is also packed Make the right choice next time dataset (CoFID) database in 2021 with important vitamins such as A, D when shopping for groceries. Pick and the U.K. Government Scientific and E. Vitamins A and D are vital Flora fat spreads instead of butter Advisory Committee on Nutrition today as they contribute towards the because it is today’s choice for a (SACN), dairy butter contains 3 per normal functioning immune system healthy diet and a sustainable cent trans-fat since this is formed in and is needed to maintain the normal planet. CRYSBRO’s Reiterates their Commitment ‘Haritha Sathkaraya’ initiative working towards a greener Sri Lanka

Affirming its deep commitment to healthiest poultry for all Sri drive sustainable, eco-friendly Lankans,” remarked CRYSBRO operations, Sri Lanka’s largest Group HR and Admin Manager, poultry producer CRYSBRO recently Ranjana Mahindasiri. planted a ‘green belt’ of 250 Kaya and Through continuous innovation Mahogany trees surrounding its and strict adherence to the highest main processing plant in Gampola. global standards, CRYSBRO is The initiative is a part of CRYSBRO’s committed towards maintaining a long-standing project, zero-wastage policy throughout the ‘HarithaSathkaraya’. end to end process of poultry Launched at a time when Sri production. Among the many best Lanka’s forest cover has been practices conducted to comply with diminishing at an alarming rate to the ISO 9001:14000 standard increase carbon emissions by 43 per requirements is the company’s active cent, Haritha Sathkaya is a clear drive towards completely, purifying testament to the company’s active all its waste water before it is drive towards preserving Sri Lanka’s released back into the environment. rich environmental heritage while Further, CRYSBRO is currently raising awareness and inspiring the researching towards a methodology nation and poultry farming itself, on how waste bi-products can be towards a more sustainable repurposed. The company also trajectory. The project has so far lead regularly leads strong initiatives to to the planting of 3,500 saplings in enhance awareness of environmental major areas of the island. preservation amongst its large base “As Sri Lanka’s largest poultry of stakeholders. producer, we have the ability and the As a major player in this swiftly responsibility to inspire positive progressing industry, CRYSBRO has choices at every level of Sri Lankan so far made a significant contribution society. We believe sustainable towards sustainable poultry practices form a core part of poultry production, which includes rural farming and integrates the three economic and social empowerment main goals of environmental health, through its flagship CSR projects: social and economic equity and strengthening. After all, it takes a produce the best chicken. Therefore, minimising negative environmental Diri Saviya, Praja Aruna, Sisu Diriya, economic profitability, all pillars healthy planet, fertile soil, fresh we will continue to invest in impact, which in turn will contribute Suwa Shakthi, Haritha Sathkaraya, CRYSBRO actively work towards water and clean air to raise and significant strides towards towards the production of the finest, and CRYSBRO Next Champ. c8 Monday 26 July 2021 CLICK LOOK

Deserted No More Devotees at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara for Esala Poya

Following the third wave of religious establishments but at last COVID-19 that hit the country like on 16 July, the religious places of no other wave we have had before, observance were allowed to have the authorities decided to go for devotees in under healthcare what essentially was a lockdown guidelines. Making most of the which was loosely defined as ‘travel eased restrictions the Muslim restrictions’. The number of devotees celebrated Eid al-Adha last positive cases started to skyrocket Wednesday (21) and the Buddhists following New Year shopping were able to celebrate Esala Full frenzies and the authorities had no Moon Poya Day on last Friday (23) other option but to severely limit by engaging in some usual religious travel and as a result, the country activities they haven’t been able to was deprived of celebrating Vesak do in quite a while. and Poson for the third year Pictured here is how Kelaniya running. Raja Maha Vihara looked on Esala However, owing to the progress Full Moon Poya Day. Surely, both the rapid vaccination programmes the devotees and the temples must are seeing at the moment, the have missed the familiar scenes travel restrictions that were and experiences but it is imperative imposed over two months ago were to keep in mind that we should not gradually eased. Government and get carried away with the newfound private sector offices were opened, freedom and that we should take transport resumed, cinemas every precautionary measure to started screening movies again, ensure the spread of the virus is and restaurants began allowing stopped, especially at a time when dining in. While the restrictions the medical experts are warning were slowly being lifted, the about an impending fourth wave. authorities took their time in (SH) relieving restrictions placed over (Pix by Kelum Chamara)

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