Medal winning Olympian teaches yoga at Santani

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Ditte Kotzian is a German athlete who is currently teaching Yoga and Flow Balancing at Santani Wellness Resort and Spa. In the 2008 Bei...

Healthy Food Fixes In And Around Colombo

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The second we thought of doing a roundup of all the places that serve healthy food only did we realize we had no idea what really const...

Types Of Dieters

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At one point or the other in our lives, many of us have found ourselves going on a diet, either to get healthy or to gain / lose weight...

The first Donkey-Assisted Therapy Centre

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Mannar which was once called ‘Donkey Town’ is a city with a large population of donkeys. Although these innocent animals were once ...

7 Jogging Tracks In And Around Colombo

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It’s time to trade in your stilettoes and Derby’s for a pair of trainers as we run through the jogging tracks of Colombo and its su...

Suicide Awareness

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In this day and age of technological progression, the act of engaging in hashtag activism has been imbibed in our psyche. And not witho...

Lankan Household Myths Laid Bare

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Now, I know we’ve all had our fair share of anecdotes ever-so-generously conveyed to us by the older and possibly wiser folk. From li...

Unhealthy Eating Habits In Young People

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’’Oh! You have put on some weight!’’ is a rather brutally honest remark, which we often hear from our relatives or loved ones. ...

Three meals a day: a progression through history

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“Aiyo, you shouldn’t skip breakfast! It is the most important meal of the day- if you want to focus, you must eat breakfast.” “...

Vegetales: Dare to be a vegetarian

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As a nouveau vegetarian, who decided the meat had to go from the diet, I would say that the journey to get there was no walk in the par...

App Roulette: Clue

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Period tracker apps have gained in popularity due to their usefulness and convenience - after all, gone are the days of surreptitiously...

Multitasking or brain damage?

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Today, whether it is a stay at home mother or a corporate big-wig, multitasking seems to be the order of the day, to get through jam-pa...

Drugs - An Urgent Issue That Needs To Be Addressed

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They come in many forms - from powder to stamps and even as candy – so what’s been done to dissuade our youth from giving into pee...

Know your fad diets

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Ordering meals at a restaurant has, quite honestly, never been harder than it is now. Between the buddy with gluten-free preferences an...

Cabinet to legalise abortions under special circumstances

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The rights of a woman have always been a topic of discussion in not only Asian countries but around the world as well. Although much pr...

An uncluttered mind

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Sitting down at my computer, I tried to focus on the article. Two hours passed and the contents were rolling around in my head without ...

The Fitness Connection

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Don’t be afraid to reach out for that last serving of pudding this season as The Fitness Connection promises to cater to all your fit...

Introducing Fitness Connection

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Fashion and fitness have a symbiotic relationship; in case you were wondering why you’re reading about fitness in a style column, wit...

Consumer Health in Sri Lanka

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In the recent past, Colombo in particular has witnessed a sudden surge in restaurants, hotels, fast food chains, supermarket and organi...

Why Suicide?

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Way back in 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked Sri Lanka as the 4th from among 172 countries for suicide rates. A more re...

The Teatox Detox

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Those pesky toxins are getting into our bodies and making us feel cruddy all day! Unfortunately, few of us take the time to detox ourse...

Mental Health

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Recent news reported of a 22yearold Turkish man Erdogan Ceren who shot himself dead live onFacebookafter accusing his girlfriend of adu...

Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation Celebrates Their 5th Annivers...

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It’s World Alzheimer’s Day today and the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation is also celebrating its 5th anniversary today! But this cou...

The Kiss Fitness

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Staying healthy has become a challenge for many people with their busy schedules today. While some cannot find time to go to a gym, som...

The Subject Of Body Shaming

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To have perfectly toned thighs, high cheekbones, not so flabby arms and a flat stomach is every guy and girl’s dream. To have people ...

Eat Right Reviewed

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Who says healthy food has to be boring and bland? Head over to Eat Right situated under the High Octane gym and indulge in their yummy ...

Taking too long to hear the baby cackle?

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You may have been happily married for a while now and you wish to hear a baby cackle in your love nest. Is it taking too long or foreve...

7 tips for beginners who wish to cycle for fitness

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Cycling is a fun way to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Lalanthi and Dharshini from Pedal Pushers with their members have been doing it f...