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smart start MAY 2020 LIVE HEALTHY, STAY FIT Quarantine fi tness Sustainable menstruation Understanding sepsis One on one with Chef Chinu Vaze Nidhhi Agerwal Ready for action LIVE HEALTHY, STAY FIT Letter from the Editor VOLUME NO.10 • ISSUE NO. 04 MAY 2020 EDITOR Philip Mathew CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR & DIRECTOR Riyad Mathew SUBEDITOR Oshin Grace Daniell SENIOR CORRESPONDENTS Priyanka Bhadani, Pooja Biraia Jaiswal Confucius once said, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in ART EDITOR M.T. Jayakrishnan rising every time we fall.” The lockdown may have fl attened our spirits but it gave us space to introspect, take a breather and, probably, come out stronger. DESIGN Sujesh K. With quarantine trending on social media, many are trying to stay peachy Ajeesh Kumar M., Sumesh C.N. amid the tension. From daily vlogs on skin care, cooking hacks and even long- EDITORIAL forgotten hobbies, celebrities have made use of the opportunity to pick up Karthik Ravindranath, new interests and, in the process, increase their fan following. Apart from the Reuben Joe Joseph, Nirmal Jovial glitterati, athletes are also into vlogging quarantine workout and diet regimes. PHOTO RESEARCH Head to Fit Bit to read about how some of the Red Bull athletes are spending Bimal Nath C., Jomy M. Joseph their time during the lockdown. From their diet to even their reading list, we BUSINESS OFFICES have got it covered. Apart from the panic associated with the virus and the frustration of being VARGHESE CHANDY, BANGALORE VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING, RANJIT KURIAN, REGIONAL stuck at home, this period also brought about a lack of fresh food supplies. ADVERTISING SALES CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, Although many have spoken about sustainable living in the past, it is only now OOMMEN P THARAKAN, MARKETING DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, PRAVEEN GOPINATHAN, that most people got the complete essence of the concept. Read about gourmet MARKETING REGIONAL DEPUTY GENERAL chefs who have made sustainable cooking their mantra and how they have MANAGER, MARKETING NEW DELHI reduced their carbon output by acquiring food locally. And it is not just cooking, ATUL ARORA, KOLKATA DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, MANORANJAN ANANDAN, we also have a story on sustainable menstruation—menstrual products which MARKETING DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, do not produce waste. MUMBAI MARKETING SHREE KUMAR MENON, HYDERABAD In this issue, we have our cover girl Nidhhi Agerwal talking about her RESIDENT CHIEF GENERAL ABRAHAM T GEORGE, journey into the fi lm industry. From her fi rst movie Munna Michael to her box MANAGER REGIONAL DEPUTY GENERAL PARNA CHATTERJEE, MANAGER, MARKETING offi ce hit iSmart Shankar, the 25-year-old actor has evolved both personally and HEAD SALES, LUXURY COIMBATORE professionally. “People’s opinions constantly change with time and it is mostly MAGAZINES, WEST RAJESH NAIR K, CHENNAI DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, based on one’s last performance. I think it is about time we rise above it. Every- SURESH K C, REGIONAL CHIEF MARKETING thing is a journey. It is never about the destination, so just enjoy your journey,” GENERAL MANAGER, MARKETING PUNE she says. Her Kollywood debut Bhoomi was supposed to be released on May 1, JOHN SUDHIR ABRAHAM, AMARNATH JOSHI, SENIOR MANAGER, MARKETING SENIOR MANAGER, MARKETING but the lockdown has delayed it. “I can confi dently say that I performed excel- lently well in Bhoomi; it is a kind of role that I have never done before. I can’t For Advertising inquiries: [email protected] or call: +919895395097 wait for people to watch it,” she says. In One Shot, chef Chinu Vaze talks about her favourite season and some CIRCULATION food memories associated with it. She has also shared some summertime M. RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, HARI M. VARRIER, recipes. VICE PRESIDENT, CIRCULATION GENERAL MANAGER, SALES So, get your chef cap on, make yourself some mango colada and enjoy this SUMIT DEVASSY, SENIOR MANAGER, CIRCULATION issue of Smart Life. Subscriptions: For all subscription-related inquiries Stay safe, stay healthy and, most of all, stay at home. please write, email or fax to Manager, Circulation, Malayala Manorama, PB No. 4278, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi-686 036 Kerala, India. Email: [email protected] or call: +919895395024 Printed at Malayala Manorama Press, Kodimatha, Kottayam-686039 and published from Manorama Buildings, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi-682036 by Jacob Mathew, on behalf of the Malayala Manorama Co.Ltd., Kottayam-686001. Editor: Philip Mathew. Reproduction in any form is prohibited. Feedback: [email protected] MAY 2020 • SMART LIFE 3 MAY 2020 LIVE HEALTHY, STAY FIT Quarantine fitness Sustainable menstruation Understanding sepsis One on one with MAY Chef Chinu Vaze Nidhhi Agerwal Ready for action CONTENTS PHOTOGRAPH BY FARROKH CHOTHIA 2020 42 30 PAUSE 30 Sustainability Ahoy: Top fi ve cooks in the country go gourmet with local produce EXHALE 52 What I Ate Today: Actor Alina Rai talks about her diet and fi tness SMILE 60 It’s A Wrap: Overcoming the fear of heights 54 ON THE COVER 14 Doc Talk: All about sepsis , the silent killer of pregnant 38 women 18 Fit Bit: Athletes on their quarantine fi tness and diet SMART START regime 6 Ink Away: Ways to get a tattoo removed 38 Green Way: Menstrual products which do not 8 Quick Bites: Lucid dreaming, super food produce waste mung beans and more 42 Cover Story: Actor Nid- 10 Why My Life Is Smart: Singer Rahul Jain on hhi Agerwal talks about her how things happen at the right time passion for acting and her desire to work in multilingual 12 Eat Right: Tips to boost immunity projects 54 One Shot: Chef Chinu Vaze INHALE shares her favourite summer- time recipes 24 Viral Load: All about life beyond the pandemic FOCUS/IN FOCUS FEATURES ARE MARKETING/PR INITIATIVES 4 SMART LIFE • MAY 2020 MAY 2020 • SMART LIFE 5 smart start removed as well as the technique and technology used. How exactly tattoo removal works Unlike a laser pointer that produces a continuous beam of light, tattoo removal lasers produce pulses of light energy. Each pulse of energy goes to the skin, making contact with the tat- too ink. Th e ink is broken down to par- ticles small enough for the lymphatic system to dispose of it and the body then begins to absorb the broken ink and fl ush it out. It generally takes 10-20 sittings for the tattoo to be removed, but there is always a possibility that the results could be less than satisfactory. However, you should know that there are many factors that could aff ect how the tattoo will react to the treatment. Some of the reasons can include the age of the tattoo, its placement and the ink used . Th e treatment might sting a little Tattoo removal is not completely pain-free. Mentally prepare yourself for sittings which are more than just Clean slate laser treatments. Tattoo removal is uncomfortable, but there are a lot of Do you have a tattoo that you are not proud of? methods to minimise this, like numb- There are ways to get rid of it ing creams and ice. Th e placement of the tattoo determines how much pain BY SUNNY BHANUSHALI and discomfort you may feel. In the past, tattoo ‘removal’ just meant leaving a weird outline where the he stigma of having and get- So, if you are a not-so-proud owner of tattoo used to be hoping for the best. ting tattoos seem to have some regrettable ink from your teens Th anks to new and growing laser tech- Tdisappeared in the last decade, or you just want to get rid of an old tat- nology, they can now be fully erased. bringing tattoos into the mainstream too to make room for a new one, there culture. But there are some who are is a way. What to expect once your tattoo still worried about getting a tattoo But before you book your appoint- is removed because it is permanent. However, ment, you should probably know what After the treatment, it is normal to with the advancement of technology, you are getting yourself into. expect the area to be red, swollen and tattoo removal is not only becoming bruised. Some people experience blis- more eff ective but also a lot more Tattoos are easier to remove than tering and crusting as well. People go accessible and aff ordable. you actually think through discomfort for about a week Although there is an initial adora- A tattoo is a form of body art where ink post the treatment. Th e area needs to tion of the tattoo, some regret getting is inserted into the layer of skin where be covered in a salve and bandaged for inked later in their life. Especially if the pigment is retained. Contrary to a few days and then they start to scab the person had the name of a partner popular belief, in most cases, tattoos and peel. inked and then they break up, the are not permanent. However, this does Bhanushali is founder and celebrity tattoo tattoo would seem like a big mistake. depend on the ink and colours being artist at Aliens Tattoo Studio, Mumbai. 6 SMART LIFE • MAY 2020 Quick bites Registry for emotions super FOODof the month A new study by the Molecular Mind Laboratory (MoMiLab) at the IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy, unveiled a 3cm-area of the brain where emotions are registered. The study examined the correlation between data from two experiments measuring participant responses to the same movie. The fi rst experiment gathered self-reported emotional responses to each scene in the movie. The second gathered data from a brain imaging study that measured activated regions within the cortices of participants while they watched the movie.

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