Technology has become an integral part of our lives and to a huge extent, it has helped in making our life simpler. For example, with the advent of e-commerce, you no longer need to step out of your home for shopping, buying groceries or even for bill payment. In fact, with the increased internet penetration, push for Digital India and rise of Fintech, customers can now access financial products also at the click of a button.

There are many of us who use fitness bands, smartwatches, etc. also called as Wearable Technology products that have the capabilities to track your fitness, monitor sleep patterns, etc. however, there are very few gadgets that let you know when you are dehydrated or not consumed sufficient amount of water. In a nutshell, no matter how much data your wearable device analyzes and shells out to the user, it can only act as an enabler and the motivation to lead a healthy lifestyle still lies in the hands of the user. Timely water consumption is very important to stay dehydrated and hence you need to consume the right quantity & right quality of water so that you can also beat the heat in summer! In many cities, people are still consuming water from taps which is very risky since it might not be purified and could cause diseases. This is where Water Purifiers play a vital role in the purification of the water and ensure that consumers drink healthy and pure water[Source].

Water Purifiers use a technology called Reverse Osmosis [RO] that is used to remove a majority of contaminants from water by pushing the water under pressure through a semipermeable membrane while Ultraviolet [UV] water purification penetrates through harmful pathogens in your home’s water and eliminates their ability to reproduce. Drinking purified water is one of most essential things that keep us healthy. By examining these methods, LivPure contributes in providing clean water with a diverse set of water purifiers in India with their main products being RO and UV water purifiers. These water purifiers help remove everything from water, not only all bacteria, viruses, and germs but also dissolved chemicals that could be much more dangerous than germs.

LivPure has been instrumental in bringing pure water to consumer’s homes for many years and offer India’s first smart touch RO+UV+UF+Taste Enhancer at customer’s doorstep. Best purifiers in India are also available online at competitive prices, many other competitors worry only about germs in water, but LivPure offers the best water purifiers for home & commercial use. Their customer service is available on call, email as well on the mobile app. They have stringent quality checks to bring the best product to their consumers and believe in maintaining the highest standards of hygiene to avoid any contamination. Each water purifier is manufactured and assembled in a sterile environment and tested thoroughly at our quality control lab.

With advanced products LivPure, consumers can expect pure drinking water with 100% Sampurna RO Suraksha. If you are an existing LivPure customer, do leave your experience in the comments section…

Having a car of your own is one of the greatest conveniences of life. You can travel wherever you want without the hassles of public transport. However, maintenance of a car is not cheap. Overhead expenses such as fuel, car insurance premium and servicing can strain your budget.

To top that, there could be surprise repairs which could cost you a trip to the mechanic. However, with some simple tools and basic knowledge, you can take care of many repairs yourself. Here’s a list of simple DIY car repairs that can save you time and money:

Changing Brake Pads

Don’t be intimidated by the word brake pads. Changing the brake pads is a very easy procedure and can be done using simple tools such as a wheel lug wrench, basic wrenches, pliers and jack stands. The procedure is pretty straightforward. Here’s how to do it-

• Remove the wheel
• Pull out the hardware
• Remove the worn out brake pads
• Push in the calliper piston
• Install the new pads
• Reinstall the hardware
• Repeat the same steps for each wheel

Most of the car brake pads need to be replaced around every 30,000 kilometers. However, every car is different, so check the owner’s manual for the exact specifications.

Changing the Battery

Changing the car batteries is by far the easiest of the DIY car repairs. All you need is a basic set of wrenches and you are good to go. Here’s how to do it-

• Remove the negative [black] cable first and then the positive cable [red]
• Remove the old battery and place the new one
• Replace the positive cable first [red] and then the negative cable [black]

Most of the car batteries last almost 4-6 years. Don’t wait for the problems to start showing as your car may breakdown anytime. So check the date stamped on the battery and replace it on time.

Changing the Oil

Most of the car experts recommend changing the oils every 4000 km or so, in order to maintain the engine in top condition. You don’t need to visit the mechanic for a simple oil change. However, you need to follow certain precautions such as, not changing the oil when the engine is hot and handling the jack with care. To change the oil, you will need a jack, an oil filter wrench and a drain pan. Here’s how to do it-

• Fix the jack and locate the oil pan under the car
• Remove the drain plug and drain the oil into the oil pan
• Replace the plug once the oil is drained
• Go to the engine and remove the old oil filter with the oil filter wrench
• Lubricate the rubber gasket on the new oil filter
• Fill the new oil filter with new oil
• Screw in the new oil filter
• Fill the engine with new oil using a funnel
• Check with the oil level with a dip-stick to make sure it’s full

Nowadays, air fresheners have become an integral part of our daily lifestyle, be it home, cars, or bathrooms. Everyone wants his/her home and car to smell good and fresh. Here is a permanent solution to your problems – Godrej Aer. There is a constant push to make the environment more eco-friendly. Godrej Aer brings you a wide range of eco-friendly air fresheners for your home, cars and bathrooms.

Your car might be a heaven for speed, but the most important factor in car is the interior environment & the smell, which ultimately decides the comfort of your journey, more than the speed. There are various brands of car perfumes online with different and amazing fragrances.

Also, with the advent of e-commerce, customers can now enjoy buying amazing stuff from the comfort of their homes! Nowadays, people are more specific of how their rooms or bathrooms smell when guests visit them. Home fragrance sprays or toilet freshener sprays are the perfect solution in such a situation. Many branded companies come up with air fresheners and best car fresheners; the choice is difficult but one can decide on the basis of price, variety of fragrances, durability, etc.

Cricket, the game is synonymous across India and it is one game that is considered as a passion & religion by many of us! Be it the World Cup, Champions Trophy, the excruciating five days of Test Cricket or IPL – the latest sensation; we love following the game to the core. Though Cricket has changed considerably over a period of time with few new rules being added for the betterment of the game, changing temperament of the players, etc. the core and the passion still remains the same 🙂

If you are a 90’s kid like me, you would have grown up learning the nuances of Cricket by watching the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, our current Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team – Anil Kumble. Each of these players had different traits and one specialty, Sachin Tendulkar – Cover Drive, Sourav Ganguly- Offside stroke play, Rahul Dravid – Solid technique and determination, Anil Kumble – Flipper. Even though the T20 format of the game resulted in shifting gears, contributions by these players in One-day Internationals, Test Cricket and T20 format [where few of them played] would always be cherished.

There are some achievements in Cricket that leave a mark forever and one such feat is Anil Kumble’s 10 wickets in a Test Innings against our arch rivals – Pakistan. This is the reason why Kumble’s flippers, wrong one’s were very effective on any cricketing surface! Even Cricketers have other passions [apart from Cricket] which many of them pursue post-retirement.

Anil ‘Jumbo‘ Kumble who achieved this feat is currently the Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team. It is fun to listen to stories on how sport-stars, particularly cricketers got their pet names and the story is no different for Anil Kumble. Though Kumble was a leg-spinner, some of the deliveries that he bowled were faster than a medium-fast bowler and that is also one of the reasons why he is called Jumbo. He is nicknamed Jumbo not only because of his deliveries, that, for a spinner, are as fast as a jumbo jet, but, also because his feet are quite big or Jumbo as observed by his team-mates [Source].

Apart from being an ardent servant of the game, Anil Kumble also has interests beyond cricket. He is also a motivational speaker, Fitness freak and above all a wildlife photographer. Kumble is a big lover of wildlife safari and enjoys mountain biking as well. He is very passionate about wildlife conservation and that is one of the primary reasons he setup the Kumble Foundation – Jumbo Fund. The fund primarily strives to raise funds and recognize the hard work of the people behind wildlife conservation! His passion for wildlife photography is visible from the work shared by him on his Twitter Handle.

Apart from wildlife photography, Jumbo also captures Indian team’s recreational activities when they are on a tour. Being a cricket fan, this is something that each one of us would love to have a look at – life of cricketers off the cricket pitch and Kumble’s amazing camera work does wonders for us! That is one of the primary reasons he also doubles up as a ‘Team Photographer‘. Anil Kumble also dons the hat of an Author 🙂 He is the author of the book  Wide Angle which is a journey through the Indian Cricket Team’s dressing room. The book takes us back in time with Kumble sharing his childhood pictures, pictures of him with other Indian cricketers particularly his other Karnataka players, Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad. The book also captures off the pitch funny moments, dressing room pictures and particularly wildlife photography.

Anil Kumble loves to click pictures of animals in their natural habitat and as mentioned earlier, he shares his amazing photography work on social media. In a nutshell, Anil Kumble is a true all-rounder that champions the cause of wildlife conservation by being active on-field to drive that change!

However, like normal netizens, even cricket stalwarts face difficulty with inconsistent data speed. As mentioned earlier, Anil Kumble takes his passion for wildlife photography very seriously and that is one of the primary reasons why he also needs a consistent ‘Data Strong Network’. A network that allows him to upload his photography to his social media profiles when he is on-the-go, be it trekking or clicking pictures from his safari adventure!! Anil also endorses Vodafone which provides him service he can rely on for high speed uninterrupted connectivity whether roaming abroad or on his wildlife expedition!!

An avid twitter user, Anil’s Twitter page is full of updates and pictures from his travels and #Wildlife tours and expeditions, his suggestions and feedback on various cricketing and social discussions. Anil loves to stay connected to his fans, friends, and colleagues on a regular basis and while he uses a DSLR Camera to capture some breathtaking pictures, he shares them through his data strong Vodafone network.

If you are on the Vodafone Network, please leave your experience in the comments section…

How many of women have tried adhering to strict diet patterns and sacrificed their favourite foods in a bid to lose that extra bulge? Ranging from expensive and non-feasible juice cleanses to starving crash diets-many have failed miserably not only at the inability to shed the fat but also have felt rather more fatigued after being on such special kinds of a diets.

Post the Age of 30, why do women tend to gain weight?

Science tells us, that post the age of 30 years, women’s body begins to undergo sarcopenia (muscle loss) which of course, happens as a result of lack of physical activity among other things. However, what muscle loss with age generally leads to is more weight gain through fat accumulation, as fat tends to fill in the spaces that muscle formerly was in.

What is Protein’s role in breaking down Fat?

Now, most of us are aware how protein has always been one to help with the basic body functions (muscle building, hair and skin health and what not!) But the one thing where it becomes an important ingredient to be emphasized upon as a part of our diets is due to its role in the breakdown and burning of fat. While not all fats are harmful, as long as fat fits well into the normal range of fat requirement, you are good (as shown in the table below).

How do you get your protein intake right? comes next as being a part of a chaotic schedule and very little time to spare for oneself, one might as well wonder.

This is where OZiva Protein & Herbs has been and continues to grow as an integral part of most women’s daily life in India.

As quoted on OZiva’s website

At Oziva we aim at solving the basic challenge faced by many people – the lack of nutrition. We have worked with nutritionists and researchers to develop the perfect, nutrition-rich products ranging from well-rounded meal replacements to high protein blends, to help tackle the problems like irregular meal timings, faulty food choices, to combat the stress of a fast-paced life among other problems that are now a part of everyone’s life.

Why OZiva Protein & Herbs?

It is easily one of the healthy and wholesome protein rich food option that one can have post workout or as your breakfast shake, especially for those who are running short of time. Super yummy and effortless preparation make Protein & Herbs be your first choice in the mornings!

The First Whey Protein with Ayurvedic Herbs – Different Herbs for Men & Women

Coming to the nutritive value, in total, it gives more than 30 gm of protein per scoop when taken with milk. Also, the fact that this product is enriched with an Ayurvedic herbal blend is something to watch out for! With the choicest herbs specific to men & women, ranging from Shatavari (for hormonal balance and vitality), Tulsi (for its purification properties: boosts hair health and even, clear skin tone), Ashwagandha (for boosting metabolism and de-stressing), ginger extract (for strengthening immunity) and green tea extract (powerhouse of antioxidants to help you burn all that extra flab!).

Not only that, Protein & Herbs also houses the multifaceted omega 3 with its horde of health benefits. Traced from plant sources to suit vegetarian and jain preferences, this product stands as an impressive choice for everyone. Omega 3 fatty acids are not only helpful in keeping with your heart’s health, but also help with muscle maintenance (lowering your chances of muscle loss!).

Taste matters, so does time!

With its easy mix-ability and delicious chocolate flavour, it can be easily blended with absolutely anything- be it, dark chocolate or oats or fruits or even nuts. The result is deliciously indulgent yet healthy shake in less than 2 mins.

It also serves as the perfect on-the-go option when one is running short on time and needs a quick fix for a healthy meal! Protein & Herbs shake is low in sugar and yet tastes amazing! So, while you are trying to watch out your fat% and food habits, this shake will be one to keep you on the right health track.

Another, worth mentioning fact about OZiva is the diet consultation which is absolutely free with the product. It’s commendable that the brand has taken such a customer friendly approach to quench the user’s queries! You can read more about the product on OZiva website (Click Here) or Amazon

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