Five ageing myths busted

<div style="width: 10px; float: left;"> </div> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="It gets harder to lose weight" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9693772.cms" title="It gets harder to lose weight" width="340" /></div> <h3>It gets harder to lose weight<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>Busted! Though metabolism rate might dip as you get older, you can't blame it for failing to shift the kilos. You need to switch to a low-fat or low-calorie diet to lose weight effectively. Even a low-sodium diet can help you shed kilos because it increases water retention. If everything else is in order, talk to your doctor about the medication you are on. Often medicines prescribed to older adults cause weight gain. Seek alternatives in consultation with your doc. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></span> <div style="width: 10px; float: left;"> </div> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Gel makes me lose hair" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9693768.cms" title="Gel makes me lose hair" width="340" /></div> <h3>Gel makes me lose hair<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>Abusing hair products such as gel, hairspray, mousse, wax and the like can alter hair texture, but are not entirely responsible for hair-loss. Hair growth is dictated by hair follicles; and since hair products coat the hair shaft and do not penetrate the scalp, they can't interfere with hair growth. However, for long-term health of your mane and scalp, go easy on these products. </span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div style="width: 10px; float: left;"> </div> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Mom's genes design male pattern baldness" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9693765.cms" title="Mom's genes design male pattern baldness" width="340" /></div> <h3>Mom's genes design male pattern baldness<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>You can't blame this one on your mother, like you do with your poor cooking skills. Baldness is a hereditary trait; both parents have an equal hand in. If you want to envision your baldness in advance, take a close look at both sets of grandparents and then hope you were adopted.</span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div style="width: 10px; float: left;"> </div> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="I should switch to low-intensity work-outs" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9693761.cms" title="I should switch to low-intensity work-outs" width="340" /></div> <h3>I should switch to low-intensity work-outs<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>Don't make age an excuse to grow old in front of the TV with a bag of chips. Any form of activity is good for every age and not exercising is more likely to damage your health than working out. Vigorous exercise will improve cardiovascular functioning and help prevent heart attacks, and other diseases, such as diabetes, that come with extra kilos. If you do suffer from an existing condition, consult a personal trainer to tailor-make a routine for you. </span> <br /> <br /><div style="width: 10px; float: left;"> </div> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="I will age like my parents" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/9693754.cms" title="I will age like my parents" width="340" /></div> <h3>I will age like my parents<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>While your parents' genes may have provided a blue print for ageing, you life circumstances – where you live, diet, exercise determine your particular ageing process. What your parents gave you will affect only tissue degeneration throughout your body, while external factors exert a far more massive influence. This means you are more in control than you think. So wear sunscreen, walk in the shade, eat healthy, get off the couch and spend some time outdoors getting fresh air.</span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.indiatimes.com/picture-stories/five-ageing-myths-busted/It-gets-harder-to-lose-weight/photostory/9693772.cms">http://www.indiatimes.com/</a> <br /> <!-- Below is the AtContent repost button code. Please don't delete or change it in any way. --> <script async="true" src="https://w.atcontent.com/-/2s0PzqMTHY_/tech09/7KUPsyY1_Ee.text/Panel/Autocheck"></script>

Five ageing myths busted

It gets harder to lose weight Busted! Though metabolism rate might dip as you get older, you can't blame it for failing to shift...

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Wild & Wacky

<div class="innerbox"> <div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="storybox"> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="'Riot kiss' goes viral" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/8903133.cms" title="'Riot kiss' goes viral" width="340" /></div> <div class="strytext"> <h3>'Riot kiss' goes viral<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>Flanked by police with shields and batons battling a riot following Vancouver's hockey championship loss, a young couple kissed. The striking image taken by photographer Rich Lam has been splashed around the world over the past two days and on June 17, the couple was identified. Lying in the middle of a downtown street in Vancouver was Canadian Alex Thomas and her Australian boyfriend Scott Jones, seen cradling her in his arms and brushing his lips against hers. Scott was comforting her and gave her a kiss to say, 'It's going to be OK,' and the photographer just took the shot at that moment.<br /><br /><br /></span> <div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Say No to pull up pants!" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/8903130.cms" title="Say No to pull up pants!" width="340" /></div> <h3>Say No to pull up pants!<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>It has emerged that a passenger was deboarded from the plane at San Francisco International Airport and arrested after he refused to pull up his baggy pants. Deshon Marman, 20, was asked to pull up his sagging pants before boarding a US Airways flight to Albuquerque. Marman's pants were reportedly below his waist, exposing much of his boxer shorts. An airline employee asked Marman to pull up his pants at the boarding gate, and the request was repeated aboard the plane, but he refused. At that point he was asked to leave the plane.</span><br /><br /><div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Cat survives 14-storey-fall" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/8903125.cms" title="Cat survives 14-storey-fall" width="340" /></div> <h3>Cat survives 14-storey-fall<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>A cat has incredibly survived the severe consequences of slipping from the 14th floor of her owners’ New York City apartment building. Angela Lang and her family, who moved into the Upper West Side apartment last month, never thought that nine-year-old Copper would be able to slip out of the building through the windows, which hardly opened very wide. But the pet somehow managed to slip out onto a ledge only to fall 14 stories to the street below. When admitted to a local veterinary hospital, the cat not only had survived the ultimate after-effect but also managed to limp away with only a fractured foot.</span><br /><br /><div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Boys vomit to lose weight" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/8903124.cms" title="Boys vomit to lose weight" width="340" /></div> <h3>Boys vomit to lose weight<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>A study of nearly 16,000 schoolchildren has shown that children as young as 10 are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight and the problem is more common in boys than girls. The study of 120 schools, carried out for Taiwan''s Ministry of Education, also found that 16% of the boys made themselves sick, compared with 10% of the girls. The findings also suggest that self-induced vomiting might serve as an early marker for the development of obesity and/or other eating and weight-related problems</span><br /><br /><div class="innerbox"> <div style="width:10px;float:left;"> </div> <div class="storybox"> <div class="stryimg"><img align="left" alt="Teabag & poached egg" border="0" height="308" src="http://www.indiatimes.com/photo/8903122.cms" title="Teabag & poached egg" width="340" /></div> <div class="strytext"> <h3>Teabag & poached egg<span class="stryimgsep"></span></h3><span>It has always been difficult to make a perfect poached egg, but now, the invention of a pouch that is like a teabag, has made it possible. The Poachet, which is made from a semi-permeable papery fabric and allows contact with water, is very different from other poaching devices, which are made from synthetic materials. It works in a similar way to a teabag, and holds the egg in the perfect shape while it cooks. All one has to do is open the Poachet and place it in a small glass, with the open end up, then crack an egg into it, before placing the bag in boiling water.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.indiatimes.com/picture-stories/wild-wacky/Riot-kiss-goes-viral/photostory/8903133.cms">http://www.indiatimes.com/</a><br /></span></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div> <!-- Below is the AtContent repost button code. Please don't delete or change it in any way. --> <script async="true" src="https://w.atcontent.com/-/2XTHFd808XR/tech09/0eP_zGeAFQM.text/Panel/Autocheck"></script>

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'Riot kiss' goes viral Flanked by police with shields and batons battling a riot following Vancouver's hockey champions...

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