10 facts about Hookah you dint but should know

1. A false belief among users is that the smoke from hookah is less dangerous than that of cigarettes. This is wrong! However since people think this is true, it gives a false sense of security and reduces concerns about true health effects. Doctors at institutions including the Mayo Clinic have stated that “use of hookah is equally detrimental to a person’s health as smoking cigarettes,” and a study by the World Health Organization also confirmed these findings.

2. Hookah use may lead to infertility. Yes, you read that correctly.

3. In a one-hour (1 hour) hookah session, users consume around 100 to 200 times the smoke and about 70 times the nicotine as they do in one cigarette.

4. Water pipe smokers are seven times (7 times) more likely than non-smokers to show signs of gum disease and mouth cancer.

5. There are over 250 different kinds of Hookah flavors, and that number continues to rise.

6. Each hookah session (commonly referred to as “a sesh”) consists of 50 to 200 inhalations that each range from 0.15 to 0.50 liters of smoke.

7. Hookah users may become infected with herpes.

8. Chilling with friends and smoking hookah may seem fun and put you in the “cool group.” However, the reality is thirty (30) minutes of smoking hookah is the same as chain-smoking half a pack of cigarettes.

9. Hookah contains 69 different carcinogens.

10. Hookah use may cause impotence. If you don’t know what this means, then here’s your definition: “Impotence is a common problem among men characterized by the consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse or the inability to achieve ejaculation, or both.” – medicinenet.

How To Pass Exams Without Revising

As an adult with a respectable job, I am still persecuted by corporate higher education.

I have to study for meetings, seminars, talks.

In the past, it was spending hours and hours studying, wasting my life – social life at that – all for a fancy graduation paper with your name on it sounds idiotic to say the least.

By following these Xpert tips on passing (and acing) exams without studying, you will not have to waste the best years of your life buried under a pile of books.

Mentioned below are some of the smartest revision-reducers to have ever been formulated.

Subliminal Learning

Who needs books when you have technology to help you out? All you need to do is to record a few sessions of key facts (a little soothing background music can also help) and feed it into your iPod or MP3 Player. Then whether you laze all day long or spend it surfing porn or making out with your chick, as long as the headphones are plugged into your ear, your subconscious is doing its share of work. Whether you realise it or not, you will be able to regurgitate everything that you subconsciously memorised while playing Halo 3.

Use Study Aids

Why reinvent the wheel when you have dozens of experts to help you out for a few hundred rupees? Your main course books, if you stick to them will confuse, confound and frustrate the life out of you. A lot of what you need to know for your exam is condensed within a few pages of text contained within a study guide. The slimmest version is often all you need to get through your exams with eminently respectable grades.

Time Management

Why study for several hours a day, when by focussing hard (and I really mean focussing) for couple of hours you can absorb massive amounts of information. This way you will be left with more than enough time for all your fun-filled pursuits and won’t develop the kind of mental scarring I did for studying way too hard for my board exams.

Tune in to your natural way of learning

Yes we all have our very personal ways of tuning into the process of learning. For example my elder brother studied best when the rhythmic abuses of Eminem played in the background. If you are finding it difficult to concentrate, it might be because you completely missed the way your brain prefers to learn. As a kid I learnt my lessons by playing at school, with my girlfriend. She was the teacher and I was her willing student, and whatever she taught my brain absorbed so readily that even now I can sit for 4th standard exam and ace it with flying colors.

There you have it – A collection of smart ways you can use to limit the amount of study time. Don’t get too carried away though. Study hard but study smart and don’t blame this article if you flunk.

Hair and skin guide for men

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  Here's a hair and make-up guide exclusively for men.

  Vanity Secrets Hair: If you have long hair, pull it back and tuck it neatly behind the ears - tie a knot at the back to keep it from getting sweaty and sticky and falling all over your neck.

  Headgear: During the day, wear a casual or sports (cotton) cap or a hat - not just because headgear is a strong trend this summer, but also because it protects you from the sun. Place the cap / hat at an angle that flatters your face.

  To avoid accumulation of sweat underneath, ensure you take it off occasionally, allowing the scalp to stay dry as well as to breathe. Face and neck: Try and refrain from maintaining a shadow stubble or sporting any facial hair for that matter - this will keep you feeling less itchy and moist in that area.

  Underarms: Trim or remove hair to prevent excessive sweating. To smell fresh through the day and to avoid sweat patches on your T-shirts and shirts, use a long-lasting and alcohol-free deo stick.

  Elbows: Use an exfoliating scrub (once a week) to keep elbows looking clean and free of grime. Better still, when in the shower, use a loofah scrub (with some soap or shower gel on it) to remove dry and dead skin.

  Arms: Removing the hair on your arms doesn't just make them look wider, but also makes your skin feel lighter and softer. Vest: If you tend to sweat excessively on your back and chest, wear a light coloured cotton vest under your shirt to absorb the moisture and keep you dry.

  Hair Care Nourish: In summer, avoid using oil or heavy styling products on a daily basis. Having said that, ensure that you condition your hair with an application of a nourishing oil (Salon / Modicare - almond & vitamin E oil) no more than once a week.

  Condition: To wash daily, use a mild frequent use shampoo (Fruit of the Earth - arnica and tea tree shampoo) followed by a good conditioner (Fruit of the Earth - almond and aloe vera conditioner). The Styles Under 20:Wild & Rebellious Hair Length: Medium to long.

  Sides: Very short, graduating and blending into medium to long strands. Slim, narrow sideburns.

  Top: Uneven and ruffled in an upward and outward direction to look sharp and to add dimension. Less than 25: Short & Sporty Hair Length: Short.

  Sides: Flattened and pressed down. Thick but short sideburns.

  Top: Messy - lifted at the back, then styled unevenly in all directions. Over 25: Textured & Masculine Hair Length: Medium.

  Sides: Pressed down towards the ears and face. Long and bushy sideburns that end in a two day old stubble.

  Top: Lifted at the top and centre. Above 30: Even and Mature Hair Length: Short.

  Sides: Short and flat, set in place without any product. Medium length and narrow sideburns.

  Top: Pushed forward towards the forehead. Here's a hair and make-up guide exclusively for men.

  Vanity Secrets Hair: If you have long hair, pull it back and tuck it neatly behind the ears - tie a knot at the back to keep it from getting sweaty and sticky and falling all over your neck. Headgear: During the day, wear a casual or sports (cotton) cap or a hat - not just because headgear is a strong trend this summer, but also because it protects you from the sun.

  Place the cap / hat at an angle that flatters your face. To avoid accumulation of sweat underneath, ensure you take it off occasionally, allowing the scalp to stay dry as well as to breathe.

  Face and neck: Try and refrain from maintaining a shadow stubble or sporting any facial hair for that matter - this will keep you feeling less itchy and moist in that area. Underarms: Trim or remove hair to prevent excessive sweating.

  To smell fresh through the day and to avoid sweat patches on your T-shirts and shirts, use a long-lasting and alcohol-free deo stick. Elbows: Use an exfoliating scrub (once a week) to keep elbows looking clean and free of grime.

  Better still, when in the shower, use a loofah scrub (with some soap or shower gel on it) to remove dry and dead skin. Arms: Removing the hair on your arms doesn't just make them look wider, but also makes your skin feel lighter and softer.

  Vest: If you tend to sweat excessively on your back and chest, wear a light coloured cotton vest under your shirt to absorb the moisture and keep you dry. Hair Care Nourish: In summer, avoid using oil or heavy styling products on a daily basis.

  Having said that, ensure that you condition your hair with an application of a nourishing oil (Salon / Modicare - almond & vitamin E oil) no more than once a week. Condition: To wash daily, use a mild frequent use shampoo (Fruit of the Earth - arnica and tea tree shampoo) followed by a good conditioner (Fruit of the Earth - almond and aloe vera conditioner).

  The Styles Under 20: Wild & Rebellious Hair Length: Medium to long. Sides: Very short, graduating and blending into medium to long strands.

  Slim, narrow sideburns. Top: Uneven and ruffled in an upward and outward direction to look sharp and to add dimension.

  Less than 25: Short & Sporty Hair Length: Short. Sides: Flattened and pressed down.

  Thick but short sideburns. Top: Messy - lifted at the back, then styled unevenly in all directions.

  Over 25: Textured & Masculine Hair Length: Medium. Sides: Pressed down towards the ears and face.

  Long and bushy sideburns that end in a two day old stubble. Top: Lifted at the top and centre.

  Above 30: Even and Mature Hair Length: Short. Sides: Short and flat, set in place without any product.

  Medium length and narrow sideburns.

  Text: Hindustan Times

A Smoking Bodybuilder….Nah!

I share my gym with guys who can’t do without a ciggi-break between their workouts.

I can hardly whine. I too, was a part of this tribe. However, kicking the habit has made a world of difference to my training and sense of well-being.

Those who get into weight training give up smoking once they start seeing the benefits. With a sustained weight training regime, one begins to take greater pride in his physical appearance, and the cigarette becomes an unsightly blemish that has to be wiped clean.

Healthy heart vs Smokers heart

Bodybuilding & Permanently Stubbing the Butt!

Reduced lung capacity is the worst that can happen to a bodybuilder. A dude who never stepped into a gym will never know the havoc cigarettes surreptitiously play on health; a heavy set of squats, followed by a few bench presses, will completely exhaust a smoker.

Ultimately he’ll be forced to make a choice between smoking and bodybuilding.
The biggest determining factor that leads body-builders to making the conscious decision to quit smoking is the very tangible result they are made to witness in the form of an inferior physique. Not only do cigarettes affect one’s ‘performance’ in the gym but tobacco smoke destroys all of body’s cells…including muscle cells. Ask any doctor.

Tobacco has the following impact on your performance:

• Irreversible damage to the respiratory system, which directly translates into an inability to train as hard as a non-smoking bodybuilder. When the all important factor is the ability to push oneself to add an extra set or do another hour of cardiovascular training when you’re exhausted – the likelihood of ever being able to do these things gets significantly reduced. Both lung growth and function get diminished, leaving a bodybuilder helplessly gasping for air when he needs it the most.
• Due to the stimulating effect of nicotine, a smoker’s heart beats almost 30% faster compared to a non-smoker. This forces the smoker’s body to expend more energy, increasing the blood pressure, and resulting in reduced performance.
• Smokers produce twice the amount of phlegm as non smokers. When produced in increased quantities, phlegm starts collecting in air passage and prohibits correct respiration.
• Haemoglobin (carries oxygen through the blood stream) prefers carbon monoxide (present in cigarette smoke) to oxygen. A smoker's muscles are thus fed with carbon monoxide instead of oxygen during exercise, resulting in reduced performance.
• Tar in cigarettes coat the air sacs in lungs, reducing their elasticity. This results in reduced absorption of oxygen into the bloodstream.

Hopefully this article will help a number of aspiring body builders give up this disgusting habit, a lot sooner than they would otherwise have.