Top 5 Brilliant Benefits of Vitamin E

Vitamin E is the generic name for “tocopherol” and is available in four different forms. It is a fat soluble antioxidant, which can be obtained only as a food supplement. The most widely known health benefits of vitamin E are protection against toxins such as air pollution, premenstrual syndrome, eye disorders such as cataracts, neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes.

The health benefits of vitamin E come from its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants remove free radicals — the unstable compounds that damage the cell structure. Immunity levels improve when vitamin E is consumed. Another important benefit of vitamin E is that it reduces cholesterol and the risk of developing cancer.

Vitamin E thins the blood which is another significant health benefit. In other words, it prevents the blood platelets from clumping. High levels of vitamin E reduce the risk of sunstroke and coronary artery disorder or heart disease.

Another widely known health benefit of vitamin E is in skin care and hair care. Owing to its antioxidant properties, vitamin E promotes the circulation of blood to the scalp. Vitamin E helps alleviate fatigue and strengthen capillary walls while nourishing the cells.

Pure vitamin E oil is extremely versatile. A major benefit of vitamin E oil for the skin is that it helps the healing process. As vitamin E is absorbed by the epidermis layer of the skin, it can be used for treating sunburn or protecting you from the sun.

Another wonderful benefit of vitamin E oil is that it can be used to treat scars, acne, and wrinkles because it speeds up cell regeneration. This creates an anti-aging effect, which makes the skin look younger.

Vitamin E oil benefits the skin by helping it retain its natural moisture content. Vitamin E oil makes dull-looking, dry skin look healthier and fresher. You can apply a few drops of vitamin E oil to your nails and cuticles which is an effective way of treating the skin.

This post is a part of  #Evion - Vitamin E Mantra, an awareness campaign by Evion, in collaboration with Indiblogger.

Understanding the ABC of Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an important nutrient and antioxidant. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, vitamin E is found naturally in many foods, such as nuts and sunflower seeds. It is available as a dietary supplement in the form of oil capsules. In order to grow healthy hair, it's important to include enough vitamin E in your diet. You can also use vitamin E capsules to create a homemade, healing formula to repair dry, damaged hair and split ends.

Things You'll Need 

· Vitamin E capsules

· Vitamin E-enriched shampoo

· Small bowl

· Moisturizing conditioner

· Wide-toothed comb

· Shower cap

Step 1

Eat foods rich in vitamin E, such as broccoli, spinach, nuts and peanut butter. The Office of Dietary Supplements suggests that the average adult needs 15mg of vitamin E per day. Getting enough vitamin E in your diet helps repair your hair from the inside, as it helps stimulate oxygen uptake and increases circulation to the scalp.

Step 2

Make a healing vitamin E treatment for topical application. According to author and homeopath Melanie Grimes in a 2010 article found on website Natural News, you can use vitamin E oil to treat dry hair and heal the hair shaft. Snip the ends off twenty or more vitamin E capsules. Depending on the length of your hair, you may need to use more capsules. Squeeze the contents of the capsules into a small bowl. Vitamin E is sticky, so handle them carefully so you do not drip any oil onto delicate or easily stained surfaces.

Step 3

Apply the vitamin E in its pure form to your hair before shampooing. Massage the oil into your hair and scalp, focusing specifically on dry or split ends. Gently comb through your hair using a wide-toothed comb. Cover your hair with a shower cap to help the oil absorb more fully. Leave the oil in your hair for at least an hour to allow the oil to penetrate and coat your hair shaft.

Step 4

Wash your hair thoroughly with a gentle, cleansing shampoo enriched with vitamin E. Shampoos containing vitamin E won't strip your hair of moisture and they clean your hair gently while hydrating and adding an extra coating of vitamin E.

Step 5

Apply on your hair a conditioner containing vitamin E. Many moisturizing conditioners already contain vitamin E because they include extracts of sunflower, hazelnut or almond as ingredients. Look for conditioners labeled as moisturizing and read the label to see if it contains any of these ingredients. Leave the conditioner on your hair for five to ten minutes and rinse thoroughly with cool water.

This post is a part of  #Evion - Vitamin E Mantra, an awareness campaign by Evion, in collaboration with Indiblogger.

Evion - My Vitamin E Mantra

Vitamin E is an important nutrient and antioxidant. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, vitamin E is found naturally in many foods, such as nuts and sunflower seeds. It is available as a dietary supplement in the form of oil capsules. In order to grow healthy hair, it's important to include enough vitamin E in your diet. You can also use vitamin E capsules to create a homemade, healing formula to repair dry, damaged hair and split ends.

Things You'll Need 

· Vitamin E capsules

· Vitamin E-enriched shampoo

· Small bowl

· Moisturizing conditioner

· Wide-toothed comb

· Shower cap

Step 1

Eat foods rich in vitamin E, such as broccoli, spinach, nuts and peanut butter. The Office of Dietary Supplements suggests that the average adult needs 15mg of vitamin E per day. Getting enough vitamin E in your diet helps repair your hair from the inside, as it helps stimulate oxygen uptake and increases circulation to the scalp.

Step 2

Make a healing vitamin E treatment for topical application. According to author and homeopath Melanie Grimes in a 2010 article found on website Natural News, you can use vitamin E oil to treat dry hair and heal the hair shaft. Snip the ends off twenty or more vitamin E capsules. Depending on the length of your hair, you may need to use more capsules. Squeeze the contents of the capsules into a small bowl. Vitamin E is sticky, so handle them carefully so you do not drip any oil onto delicate or easily stained surfaces.

Step 3

Apply the vitamin E in its pure form to your hair before shampooing. Massage the oil into your hair and scalp, focusing specifically on dry or split ends. Gently comb through your hair using a wide-toothed comb. Cover your hair with a shower cap to help the oil absorb more fully. Leave the oil in your hair for at least an hour to allow the oil to penetrate and coat your hair shaft.

Step 4

Wash your hair thoroughly with a gentle, cleansing shampoo enriched with vitamin E. Shampoos containing vitamin E won't strip your hair of moisture and they clean your hair gently while hydrating and adding an extra coating of vitamin E.

Step 5

Apply on your hair a conditioner containing vitamin E. Many moisturizing conditioners already contain vitamin E because they include extracts of sunflower, hazelnut or almond as ingredients. Look for conditioners labeled as moisturizing and read the label to see if it contains any of these ingredients. Leave the conditioner on your hair for five to ten minutes and rinse thoroughly with cool water.

This post is a part of  #Evion - Vitamin E Mantra, an awareness campaign by Evion, in collaboration with Indiblogger.

Manju Devi - Coolie No. 15

Strong women don't play victim, don't make themselves look pitiful and don't point fingers. 

They stand and they deal.

While this quote from blogger turned New York Times best-selling author and speaker Mandy Hale inspires and motivates thousands of women across the world, Manju Devi from Jaipur has gone ahead and given her flesh and blood to Hale's words. In our society where patriarchy is deep-rooted and a woman venturing to work in male dominated sectors is considered a blot on the family's name, Manju Devi is defying the odds working as a porter. Yes, you read that right. Manju Devi is a porter at the Jaipur railway station, she's the only female porter at this station, and the first female porter of the entire North Western Railway Region.

Porter Manju Devi | Photo: Point Blank 7

A rural home-maker, Manju was left to fend for herself and her three little children when her husband Mahadev, a porter at Jaipur railway station died of liver failure. Illiterate and a widow at just 33 years of age, she had no one to fall back on, to help her cope with the seemingly hard and harsh life that lay ahead of her. Her in-laws were poor and going back to her parents too was out question, for there too her many siblings were trying to make ends meet though odd jobs.

It was under these circumstances that she decided to approach the porter union to help her claim her husband's job. With the help of the union and the railway authorities, Manju finally got her porter's license in March 2013. Armed with her porter badge no. 15, she joined the porter service at the Jaipur railways station, setting a huge example of courage and determination in the face of adversity.

We've all travelled by train and we know that life of a travel porter is not easy. Besides physical strength, one needs a lot of stamina to run around the platforms all day long. Quite naturally settling now in her new job was not easy for Manju. She would often break down and spend more hours crying instead of working. She had left all her kids back home with her mother, so their absence too added to her sorrows. But she knew that crying would not help her in any way and so gradually started immersing herself more in her work. With the help of some supportive porters at the station, she learnt the basics of her job, understanding the techniques of carrying heavy luggage on her head and shoulders. Today, she proudly says that she is happy with the work she does and is able to take care of her family with her earnings.

While many women in Manju's place would have given up and cursed their fate in the face of such misfortune, Manju's will of steel led her towards a braver path. She did not just break into the male bastion, but is also going stronger and steadier by the day. People like Manju Devi deserve admiration and accolades. May the force always be with her.

Chandigarh - The City Beautiful!

TataMotors' latest #madeofgreat campaign is making headlines everywhere. With football icon Lionel Messi as its new brand ambassador, the brand has got the perfect man to reiterate what they stand for - strength and greatness.

Check out this video of Messi showing his mettle on the field and there's no missing the grit the mettle that has helped him become the icon that he is!

In a recent blogging campaign, Tata Motors asked bloggers to write about their favourite city in terms of design, technology and connect, and the moment I read the theme I knew which city I was going to gush about - none other than Chandigarh, the city beautiful!

Chandigarh is the best-planned city in India,with world-renowned design and architecture and a healthy and beautiful quality of life. As the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and the face of modern India, Chandigarh, is the manifestation of a dream that Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru envisaged and legendary French architect Le Corbusier executed.

Certainly one of the best cities in India, it is neatly planned and divided into sectors which are nicely connected to one another. Adding to that, every sector has a park and a shopping street with plenty of greenery all around. Along with the neighbouring cities of Mohali and Panchkula, it is known as the tricity, though it's difficult to tell where the boundary of one ends and another begins. India’s first planned city, it is a rich, prosperous, spic and span, green city rightly called - The City Beautiful!

Serenity and a city are two diametrically opposite concepts, which however, get belied in the 'City Beautiful'. Chandigarh is a rare epitome of modernization co-existing with nature's preservation. It is here that the trees and plants are as much a part of the construction plans as the buildings and the roads.

Chandigarh is well connected to almost every small and big town in northern India. It is also conveniently located within motor-able distance from a number of major cities of north India. National Highways 21 and 22 run through the city. Near perfect road condition and breath-taking views on either side of the road offers a pleasant drive. So the next time you are planning a trip to the mighty mountains up north, make sure you explore Chandigarh too - and you would sure agree that this pretty city is different from the rest of the country - cleaner, greener and beautifully planned! And if you don't know already, there's a lot to explore here - from the serene Sukhna Lake to the intriguing Rock Garden, from the pretty gurudwaras to the lovely Rose Garden, from museums and art galleries to pubs and bars, Chandigarh has something of interest for all kinds of visitors.

This post is a part of Tata Motors' #madeofgreat campaign in association with Indiblogger.

Kids Showcasing Their Dance Moves! #MaxFreshMove

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.

-- Edwin Denby

The aforementioned quote by Edwin Orr Denby, American writer of dance criticism and poetry so beautifully brings out the very essence of dancing. I have always believed that dancing involves a kind of frenzied passion and reckless abandon - Denby used the word 'insanity' instead. There's no denying the 'does a great deal good' part of the quote either. Dancing so fills the surrounding with happiness and positivity, both the dancer and the audience look pepped up and this happy energy positively impacts others too.

For this post, I particularly picked up Denby's quote because this write-up is all about insanity in dancing. If you have come across Colgate's Taazgi ka Dhamaka video, you must have noticed how the song is all about mad fun around singing and dancing. The reckless abandon showcased in the video is so infectious that anyone who listens to this foot tapping number gets energised!

See how fun the video is! Burst of energy actually!

And this precisely is the reason the kids in my neighbourhood has blast showcasing their dance moves on this peppy number! While 10 year old Gauri seemed in sync with the beats of the song, the bigger group of children opted to go freestyle! And it was INSANE, to say the least! Here, check out both the videos - Gauri first, for this little girl is a natural dancer! Watch her grooving to Taazgi ka dhamaka!

While Gauri is a natural when it comes to dancing and prepared her own steps, her brother and other friends opted to go freestyle instead. And what followed was a series of goofy videos with them dancing and teasing each other in a fun way! To say that it was crazy would be an understatement! They danced, they laughed, they giggled, they acted silly and finally I decided to capture all their amusing antics in this video! Click on it and I am sure you will have as much fun watching it as I had recording it!

I am sure you will agree that this one was a cracker! And before I wrap this post up, I will repeat the dance quote again - with the hope that it inspires you too to dance!

Photo courtesy

These videos are based on Theme 3 - Kids dancing to the music.

I am dancing for #MaxFreshMove activity at BlogAdda. If you are not blogging, you can join me by participating in this #MaxFreshMove facebook activity.

Airtel 4G - The Fastest Network Ever

I am a mother of two grown up kids and have only recently discovered the magic of WhatsApp and other applications on my mobile. Thanks to technology, I am mentally not too far away from my kids, who both live in different cities. However many a times, because of terrible internet speed on the phone, it gets difficult to share something with them via Whatsapp or Skype. Especially if I have to buy something and want their opinion immediately, then if the connection is slow, it becomes very annoying to keep staring at the phone to see if the network bars are full or not. Many a times, even the 3G speed is so slow that investing more money on a recharge seems like a huge waste of money. But now with the commercial launch of Airtel’s high speed 4G services (also called LTE), it looks like my annoyance about slow phone speed would soon become a thing of the past.

I had been hearing my kids discuss about the 4G launch and now with the kind of buzz the launch has created, it looks like people are really looking forward to get their hands on the free 4G SIM – yes, if you already have an Airtel 3G pack, you are entitled to a free 4G upgrade, and get the same data benefits as your 3G pack. So in effect, if one has an Airtel 3G pack, they will get to enjoy high speed 4G speeds at no extra cost.

The new Airtel TVC too has listed down the features of 4G connection in a fun manner and needless to say I cannot wait to always remain connected with my children through Skype and Whatsapp. The idea of super-fast 4G internet it's impressive and what's adding to the fun factor is the fact that Airtel has put up a challenge too - if your other network is faster, then they will pay your mobile bill for life! 

Airtel 4G SIM is Just a Tweet Away!

The 4G services have been commercially launched in 296 towns across India, and Airtel customers can enjoy 4G services at 3G data prices, with packs starting at Rs. 25. And the icing on the cake is the fact that Airtel is offering a unique 4G SIM delivery service wherein any Airtel user with a 4G compatible handset can tweet using #GetAirtel4G to get a 4G SIM delivered to their home for free! Once a user tweets #GetAirtel4G he gets a reply from @AirtelIndia handle directing the user to a link where a user needs to enter his details for SIM delivery.

To know more about Airtel 4G services, and the other aligned products, you can browse through the Airtel website. The brand's new website will take you through all the offerings of the new services.