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  1. ADMIN
    Remember back when the FaceApp fiasco was a thing? People, particularly Bollywood celebrities would post their âagedâ photos on social media, probably impressed by how good looking they would be at the age of 70-75 years. 

    © Instagram/arjunkapoor
    Oh boy, were they mistaken. They couldnât have seriously thought that 40-50 years from now, they would have a full set of teeth, a full head of hair, and most obviously, a tight set of washboard abs. 

    © Instagram/aparshakti_khurana
    Or could they? Well, if the following men are any indication, they sure as heck can. For these men, age is just an arbitrary number - meaningless, and futile. Here are eight Indian male celebrities who have proved over the years, that men too can age like fine wine.

    Anil Kapoor, 63 © Instagram/anilskapoor
    This jhakaas man has set some serious style goals for men over the years. After all, has a man ever looked considerably younger and stylish than his own son in law? Or his son for that matter? We rest our case. Truth be told, Anil doesnât look a day more than 30. 

    Milind Soman, 54 © Instagram/milindrunning
    That salt & pepper hair, those just out of bed eyes - there are a number of reasons why women and men just start gushing and drooling at the sight of Milind Soman. Guys, seriously, you should follow him really closely and try to imbibe what he does for his grooming and fitness routine as much as you can.

    Jackie Shroff, 63 © Instagram/apnabhidu
    Gruff, stylish and chilled out - apna bhidu Jackie Shroff defines cool and dapper. Always dressing impeccably is a huge task; adding a bit of flair and panache that is always spot on, is even more difficult. However, our Jaggu Da not only aces this each and every time, he has given us style lessons on more than one occasion.

    Mammootty, 68 © Instagram/mammootty
    If you think that Rajnikanth is a style icon, you clearly have been living under a rock and donât know who Mammootty is. Always a sharp dresser, and someone who has an immaculate grooming routine, Mammootty, in spite of being 68 years of age, clearly trumps most guys half his age, when it comes to style.

    Boman Irani, 60 © Instagram/boman_irani
    Man oh man, where do we even begin with Boman Irani. He has a very refined and nuanced sense of style, which oozes class and elan. As impeccable as he is as an actor, as a bona fide style icon, he is someone who you should be stalking on social media if you want to class up your act and wardrobe.

    Akkineni Nagarjuna, 60 © Twitter/iamnagarjuna
    Honestly, we need to get our hands on Nagarjunaâs grooming routine. The man looks not a day over 45, especially when he has his beard and moustache styled in a particular way. Plus, in spite of being a safe dresser, all of his ensembles work just perfectly and greatly accentuate his personality and build.

    Amitabh Bachchan, 77 © Instagram/amitabhbachchan
    Honestly, this list would be incomplete without Amitabh Bachchan. Be it streetwear or Indian ethnic wear, the man looks seriously cool in whatever he wears. Also, points for giving us a lesson or two in sustainability when it comes to fashion.


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  2. ADMIN
    Yesterday, CNET published a video that tests the Motorola Razrâs durability. In the video the smartphoneâs hinge begins to give up just after 27,000 consecutively non-stop folds. Last night, Motorola responded to this with their own test video where a folding robot is seen conducting a similar test. 

    © YouTube/CNET
    In CNETâs test, the Razr was found to have a âvery stiffâ hinge after 27,000 folds and would not fold all the way. The issue was resolved by âflexingâ the hinge, but it never returned to the original state. In response to CNETâs test, Motorola told The Verge in a statement:

    âSquareTradeâs FoldBot is simply not designed to test our device. Therefore, any tests run utilizing this machine will put undue stress on the hinge and not allow the phone to open and close as intended, making the test inaccurate. The important thing to remember is that razr underwent extensive cycle endurance testing during product development, and CNETâs test is not indicative of what consumers will experience when using razr in the real-world. We have every confidence in the durability of razr.â

    In response to the test, Motorola published its own video titled âThe real razr flip test- flip for yearsâ where the folding test is noticeably slower and more accurate to human usage patterns. It isnât as aggressive as CNETâs test but the company claims that the Razr can âflip for years.â Motorola has still not specified how many folds the Razr can withstand which is a bit alarming as Samsung does not shy away from giving those numbers for their folding smartphones. 
    © Youtube/Motorola
    The Motorola Razr retails in the U.S. for $1,500 + taxes and the smartphone is yet to launch in India. The Indian pricing is not yet known, however it would be nice to know how many times one can fold the phone before shelling out over Rs 1 lakh for a smartphone. Motorola claims that the Razr can last up to two years with an average of 80 folds a day, but it still doesnât sound convincing enough. A smartphone that doesnât come with a guarantee of how long it can last, especially when it comes to the durability of a folding screen seems like quite a gamble right now.  


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  3. ADMIN
    A deadly virus was all it took to bring a part of China to a standstill. The sky is gloomy, the air is weighted with infection and the last breaths taken by hundreds who succumbed to the virus invasion. The streets are empty with not a soul to whisper to.

    © ABC News
    Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly Coronavirus outbreak looks nothing short of the deserted ghost towns we have witnessed so many times in those zombie movies.

    Streets are empty in Wuhan, city of 11 million people and the epicenter of the #CoronavirusOutbreak, as Chinese officials enforce a lockdown to try to contain the virusâs spread. All flights, trains and buses leaving the city have been canceled; public transit is suspended#virus pic.twitter.com/RjVZRfAtDG
    â Wuhan Corona Virus News (@famous9_vlogs) February 3, 2020

    As the death toll due to the outbreak continues to rise steadily in China, the lockdown in Wuhan seems all the more heavy. Drone videos and pictures from the city have surfaced online since and they are so eerie, it will give you chills once you understand the extent of the quarantine.
    Itâs Friday in Wuhan and Iâm stepping out for a while. Weâre a week into the lockdown, and in some ways the city â at least this part of it â feels more sci-fi deserted than ever. Thereâs much more actual news on the Timesâ live briefing. https://t.co/r1surJCdNR pic.twitter.com/y4xuN2JCWL
    â Chris Buckley å¨ç¾äº® (@ChuBailiang) January 31, 2020

    As the cityâs 11 million inhabitants live in quarantine, the pictures reek of isolation and fear that so many are living under in order to protect themselves from contracting the illness.
    © ABC News
    It has been more than two weeks since the Chinese government called for a lockdown in Wuhan on January 23rd. With even public transportation brought to a stop, it is being called the biggest quarantine in human history.

    Drone footage shows almost empty streets in typically bustling Wuhan, China, amid a citywide lockdown over the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

    The viral outbreak has infected more than 20,600 people globally. https://t.co/K9g7lCir38 pic.twitter.com/ZctumKNM1Q
    â ABC News (@ABC) February 4, 2020  
    © ABC News


    China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in âWartimeâ Battle With Coronavirus - The New York Times https://t.co/pTigLrDaw1 #wuhanpneumonia #coronavirus #nCoV2019 pic.twitter.com/0xHk8FQCCw
    â Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV (@PneumoniaWuhan) February 7, 2020China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in âWartimeâ Battle With Coronavirus - The New York Times https://t.co/pTigLrDaw1 #wuhanpneumonia #coronavirus #nCoV2019 pic.twitter.com/0xHk8FQCCw
    â Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV (@PneumoniaWuhan) February 7, 2020
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  4. ADMIN
    Animals are better than humans, tbh. They're so pure that we truly do not deserve them.

    Recently, an orangutan's heartwarming gesture towards a forest warden won everyone's heart and it was just great that someone was able to capture it, so we can now see the incredible moment.

    Just look at it!

    © Anil Prabhakar/SWNS
    So, here goes the story behind this. 

    This took place in a conservation forest area in Borneo, where endangered species are protected from getting hunted. The photographer of the picture, Anil Prabhakar, was just trekking with his friends while out on a safari when he saw this unusual incident.
    Basically, the man in the picture is a part of a non-profit organisation called the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation and was actually in the water to clear away snakes from it as they pose a threat to orangutans. 
    © Anil Prabhakar/SWNS
    The interesting part, though, is that he apparently refused the helping hand since it was, at the end of the day, a wild animal, no matter how sweet the action was. Fair enough.

    Anil said, "Someone told him there was a snake in the river. The warden went there and cleared the bushes. An orangutan came to the banks and was watching what he was doing. He then came closer and gave his hand. The warden just moved away. I asked him why later and he said, 'It's a wild animal, not one we are familiar with.' But they are to protect them."
    People are obviously applauding the orangutan's thoughtful gesture and also are in awe of how the great moment was captured.
    Not us.
    Need a hand? Incredible moment orangutan reaches out to help a conservationist who looked stuck in the river as he cleared snakes from apes' habitat. How can one show kindness after what weâve done to them? Just who is the superior species? ï¸ð¦§https://t.co/JMNUCechYq
    â Xpose Trophy Hunting (@XposeTrophyHunt) February 7, 2020

    They are the best.

    Just a photo of a man clearing out snake infested waters and a Orangutan reaching out as he thinks the guy is in danger/needs help. I love animals so much man. pic.twitter.com/qhqjFzCQ5a
    â Della Kemp (@Della_Kemp) February 7, 2020

    Hmm.
    Live = life
    â hendrike de haan (@hennyh53) February 7, 2020

    Yep.
    Yes Mo, it would be hard not to but itâs the right thing. The orangutan is wild, he could have passed it germs, or anything could have happened, risking harm or worse to either or both. Sam
    â Xpose Trophy Hunting (@XposeTrophyHunt) February 7, 2020  

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  15. ADMIN
    If youâre into wildlife documentaries, chances are you've seen a lot of thrilling chases in the natural world - lions and gazelles, snakes and lizards, you name it. We guarantee that none of those can possibly top this heated showdown involving a man, a monkey and⦠a bear suit.

    Manoj Gangal, Airport Director says: Langoors are scared of bears and so we made a costume. When our staff member wore it and tired to scare the langoors, they started running away. So this is a good&successful experiment. We have been doing this from the past one week. #Gujarat https://t.co/8FjDBdyPgS pic.twitter.com/YGykqI9QJJ
    â ANI (@ANI) February 7, 2020
    In a bizarre, somewhat jugaadu solution to the problem of monkey menace on the runway, Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport staff put their heads together to come up with a plan to get rid of a population of langurs. The result is truly spectacular - a hairy, probably terrifying suit designed to make staff members look like black bears - a natural predator of the species. 
    Bear12.jpg (Wikimedia)
    Caption: A fragile co-existence between bears and humans at Ratanmahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Dahod district, Gujarat, India.
    A common species of bear in Gujarat, the Sloth Bear, also happens to thrive in state wildlife sanctuaries - so weâre sure that those langurs were well aware of the apparent threat, and hopefully wonât be found strolling by the runway anytime soon.
    Despite the somewhat low-tech, high-jugaad solution, several social media users have found the approach fascinating, and ripe material for jokes.
    Can they try a similar experiment inside the parliament???
    â B.Paul (@bjpaulshere) February 7, 2020

    Mom, I got a job at the airport

    Oh wow, what do you get to do

    Well I wear a costume and chase monkeys

    Umm ok
    â Shiva (@shiva2607) February 7, 2020
     While one user highlighted how the costume managed to scare off the langurs without harming them.
    Good approach without harming those langoors.
    â Gaurav Jain (@GauravJaindian) February 7, 2020

    Langurs are quite a common sight across the subcontinent, with eight diverse species found everywhere from the Himalayas to the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu. Despite being an occasional nuisance - stealing food and breaking into residences in several hillside towns, theyâre commonly worshipped in Hinduism as representations of the deity, Hanuman. 
    © Wikimedia; A grey langur family looks out over the edge of a hillside fort.
    Able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats, theyâre particularly good at making a living in human settlements - the Rajasthani city of Jodhpur, for example, is home to a population of up to one million langurs.

    In response to the incident, Airport Director Manoj Gangal spoke to ANI.
    âLangurs are scared of bears and so we made a costume. When our staff member wore it and tried to scare the langurs, they started running away. So this is a good and successful experiment. We have been doing this from the past one week."
    A week, it seems. Letâs see how much longer the bear-chase can keep going.

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  16. ADMIN
    Valentine's weekend is almost here and itâs time to plan the perfect date with your bae. Even though watching your favourite rom-com is a great idea, why not dial it up a few notches and opt for something that hits harder. 
    In this digital age of binge-watching, director Shaad Ali of Saathiya and Bunty Aur Babli fame is all set to recreate his magic with this upcoming modern-day love story Pawan & Pooja on MX Player. He has joined hands with other prominent Bollywood directors like Siddharth P Malhotra (We Are Family and Hichki) and Ajay Bhuyan to deliver this ambitious new take on love. 
    The trailer for the show dropped recently and here's why it automatically climbed to the top of our must-watch list:
    1. Storyline About Complicated Love:
    The romantic drama explores the lives of three couples â all coincidently named Pawan and Pooja â who at different stages of their lives discover that love is indeed conditional, breakable and questionable. While we love to watch movies that make love all roses and rainbows, the reality is different and this show brings out the struggle that comes with being in love. 
    2. A Huge Star Cast:
    The show not only has a great storyline, but also amazing characters. The ensemble cast includes acclaimed veteran actors Mahesh Manjrekar and Deepti Naval as one of the couples. The other two are played by powerhouse performers Sharman Joshi and Gul Panag, and newcomers Taaruk Raina and Natasha Bharadwaj.
    3. Bringing Technology Into The Story:
    The storyline between Taaruk Raina and Natasha Bharadwaj, who play the youngest Pawan & Pooja talks about the repercussions of having a relationship in the age of social media. Their relationship is tested again and again when Pooja tries to make it in the spotlight and Pawan craves for a normal life. This resonates with most of us in todayâs time and seeing it on screen in a huge plus.
    4. The Imperfect Relationship:
    Exploring love across three different generations, the show is drawn from real-life experiences which makes the characters bring forward the imperfect side of relationships that we deal with in our daily lives. It will make the viewers question the âhappily-ever-afterâ love that we all persistently chase. According to director Siddharth P Malhotra, âthe show deals with the grey shades of love and life.â
    5. Three Different Stages:
    The unique part about the show is that it features three different phases of life. Life is different when you are in your 20s as compared to your 40s and 60s which is exactly what the makers have bought forth. The problems we face in our relationship today as millennials are different from what our parents go through or what our grandparents faced and that makes this a must-watch. 
    If these reasons are not enough, it is the perfect way to spend your Valentineâs day even if you donât have a date. The MX Original series goes live on the 14th of February. 

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  17. ADMIN
    It is no secret that the work our Armed Forces do is risky, life-threatening and commendable. But the fact that these young soldiers donât think twice before putting their life on the line for us, despite the absence of fool-proof protective gear, while incredibly brave, is saddening.

    © Twitter
    However, in a great move of camaraderie and service to the Forces, an Indian Army Major has now developed a bulletproof helmet which can allegedly stop an AK-47 bullet shot from a distance of 10 metres. 

    The amazing creation is highly praiseworthy given that if it stands true to its claims, the helmet can save thousands of lives by protecting the most important organ in our body.

    Award-Winning Major

    © Twitter
    Major Anoop Mishra had previously developed a bulletproof jacket to protect the troops against sniper bullets and other assault ammunition called âSarvatra Kavachâ. For the same reason, Maj Anoop, who is currently posted as an Instructor at the College of Military Engineering, Pune, was also awarded the prestigious Army Design Bureau (ADB) Excellence Award in 2019 by former Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat.

    The Backstory

    © ANI
    Reportedly, In 2014 Maj Anoop was hit by a bullet while he was deployed in the Kashmir Valley. However, the bullet failed to be life-threatening since it hit his armour plate and he was saved.

    It was this personal trauma that motivated Maj Anoop to develop an armour which could protect soldiers from all kinds of ammunition. Thatâs how Sarvatra Kavach was created.

    From The Horseâs Mouth

    © ANI
    Earlier, talking to ANI Maj Anoop had shared that, âDuring one operation, I was hit by a stray bullet on my bulletproof jacket. The bullet was not able to penetrate but the trauma was a bit more than what I could have taken. So I decided on that day that I will be making my own bulletproof jacket which will be reducing the trauma which is transferred to the body.â

    Talking about his latest creation, Army officials told ANI "The ballistic helmet has been developed under project Abhedya by Major Anoop Mishra who has also developed a full-body protection bulletproof jacket which can withstand even sniper rifles. 

    Congratulations to Major Anoop on his latest life-saving creation.


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  18. ADMIN
    Elon Musk is known to be very frank, honest and sometimes witty and thereâs no denying that he likes to take a few digs at rivals and competitors as well. And now, he has tweeted a dig at WhatsApp. Tesla CEO thinks that the popular messaging app WhatsApp is not great at security and prone to hacks. Musk tweeted a meme highlighting a new emoji that indicates the messaging app comes with a âfree phone hack.â

    New emoji! Last one comes with free phone hack. pic.twitter.com/T3jjwZycog
    â Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2020
    Facebook's security advisory had also explained the issue and said, "A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone allows cross-site scripting and local file reading. Exploiting the vulnerability requires the victim to click a link preview from a specially crafted text message.â

    © Reuters
    The âfree phone hack" is probably a dig at WhatsAppâs recent lapses in security. WhatsApp was in the news recently. Earlier this week, reports claimed that a WhatsApp bug would let hackers read files on a victimâs computer. Investigators believe that Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezosâ iPhone was hacked and compromised after he received a video on WhatsApp that fetched personal data. In a similar fashion, 1,400 journalists and human rights activists' phones were also broken into by Pegasus software from Israel-based NSO Group last year.


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  19. ADMIN
    Before all you Matt Damon and Christian Bale hopefuls come swinging at me with a nice, hefty wrench, letâs all step back a bit.

    Ford v Ferrari, on paper, has always been my dream as a motor enthusiast to see recreated on film. The story of plucky driver Ken Miles and his adventures on the famed 13-odd kilometres of Le Mans were like campfire stories of old for racing fans - told through the ages by countless books, documentaries and the like. You can feel it on the pages of the 2009 book Go Like Hell and its tense, minute-by-minute interview recollections, you can feel it when watching that much-loved TopGear special with the GT40.
    But you cannot 'feel' it while watching Ford v Ferrari, and hereâs goddamn why.

    1. For A Racing Film, The Pacing Is Stuck In First Gear

    © 20th Century Fox
    Donât get me wrong, itâs fun to watch the racing itself, for a while - the sounds and angles captured are enjoyable especially in a theatre setting. I will, however, admit that I got a bit tired of watching the camera cut constantly to Bale and his ever-deepening grimace during these sequences.

    No, the problem here is with pace - the editing kind. For a film all about racing, the opening 45 minutes or so are painfully sluggish and the reason seems abundantly clear. Throughout the film, it seems that director James Mangold has gone out of his way to provide a âmoralâ to the events of Le Mans - clumsily hammering the chaotic events surrounding â66 into an overused feel-good template that weâve seen in every sports film, ever. 

    2.   Dialogue Writing? Whatâs That?
    © 20th Century Fox
    Granted, the film does have a few good dialogue moments (youâll see below) - itâs the inconsistency here that pulls the film down severely. Characters constantly state the obvious - from the unnamed Porsche executive who early on observes Ken Miles (Christian Bale) and mutters, âAh, he is good, but difficultâ - mere seconds after we see Ken lose his cool, smash the windshield of his car and proceed to win the race. 

    No shit, Mr Porsche.
    This would have mattered at least a little if the character had some kind of plot relevance, but unfortunately, heâs discarded in a mere four minutes of screentime. The problem rears its head again towards the end of the film. When Carrol Shelby (Matt Damon) needs to spur on Ken during crucial moments of a preliminary race, thereâs no snappy words or realistic rag-tag solution to the limitations of their race team - Ken is simply told to go faster, and the film treats this âadviceâ as some kind of messianic revelation.
    3.  The Wrong Title
    © 20th Century Fox
    Midway through the flick, thereâs this one scene that I believe actually captured the spirit of what makes the â66 story so interesting - when the fiery Italian-American rivalry between Ferrari Enzo and Henry Ford II gets ignited. Played by Remo Girone, Enzo spits out a string of obscenities in Italian at Fordâs executive (played by Jon Bernthal of Punisher fame) - itâs gloriously fun to watch and is more than inspired by similar scenes in films like The Godfather.

    Unfortunately, this is the only real Ford v Ferrari moment in the film. Despite the incredible potential for playing around with the heavy-handed corporate figures that literally have the names Ford and Ferrari, the film chooses to focus on Kenâs private life instead, and quiet dad-son moments that feel more Disney than Daytona. 
    Nothing wrong there again - but certainly nothing new for serious film enthusiasts, and nothing interesting for gearheads either.
    4.  Historical Inaccuracies
    © 20th Century Fox
    Straying away from the facts in historical films is a thin line to walk, and it seems that filmmakers choose to either walk that line with absolute focus (Black Hawk Down), backflip off the line in spectacular chaos (Inglourious Basterds) but more often than not, stumble their way towards the credits and quietly show themselves out.

    This film is clearly the latter. There are a few cherry-picked moments of historical clarity - the yarn air resistance test and removable brakes were neat, accurate nods towards the world of 1960s racing tech. Unfortunately, the film takes massive dramatic liberties with what it pays the most attention to - its characters. 
    Shelby and Miles get into full-fledged fistfights in the movie, which Shelby (in his biography) claims was never the kind of relationship they had. Strapping the Ford CEO into a racecar without protection was another dramatic twist of fact, while even the final scenes made major changes to the original tale - going so far as to change Milesâ death so that it poetically fits in with a forgettable line from earlier in the film.
    5.   Everyone Is A Stereotype
    © 20th Century Fox
    For me, this is the greatest sin this film commits and it does so with pretty much every single character. Miles is a stubborn racer, and nothing else. Shelby is a good-boy car designer, and nothing else (despite the real-life Shelby going through multiple marriages and raunchy detours from them during the years depicted in the film). 

    Leo Beebe (Josh Lucas) plays the creepy marketing head-honcho for Ford, and is never given a chance to hold his role with some kind of justification or backstory - all he appears as is a moustache-twirling executive who wants Miles gone, because the film needs a villain to maintain its âmoral of the storyâ.
    All in all, the film quite simply isnât on par with the rest of the Oscar lineup - and feels like an old white manâs film designed for a white manâs jury. 
    While films such as Parasite play around with nuanced social satire and Joker weaves together psychological narratives with stellar acting, the good bits of Ford v Ferrari seems much like the fate of Ken Miles at the 24 Hours of Le Mans â66 - underutilised, underappreciated and pulled down for the sake of looking good.

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  20. ADMIN
    Intermittent Fasting (IF) has been the most popular fitness trend in the world, and in India for the past couple of years and more and more people are joining the cult with hopes of getting fitter, reducing the extra kilos and even adding some years to their lifetime.

    The phenomenon involves alternating between eating and fasting cycles and a lot of research has gone into churning out its positives and negatives ever since it was popularised by Martin Berkhan of Leangains.com.

    Having said that, there exist a lot of myths related to IF that people are believing in blindly and we are here to debunk them with the help of Sheryl Salis, a registered dietician, certified diabetes educator and wellness coach with a career spanning 19 years.

    MYTH 1: Fasting Decreases Your Metabolic Rate

    It is believed that fasting will slow down your metabolism or the biochemical processes that break down food molecules and transform them into energy. But is it true?

    âNo, fasting does not slow down the rate of metabolism in your body. In fact, research has shown that the blood levels and growth hormone may increase by as much as five-folds with fasting. Higher levels of these hormones can increase fat burning. It also increases muscle gain and has numerous other health benefits,â says Salis. 

    MYTH 2: You Can Eat As Much As You Want When You Break Your Fast

    Does it make a difference if you eat a lot of food after not eating anything all day long? How much can something like that affect your entire dayâs resistance and hard work?

    âAt the end of the day, you have to achieve a caloric deficit if you want to get rid of the extra weight. So you have to keep a watch on how much you are eating. The quality of food that you consume also matters,â she says. âWatch your portions and make sure what you eat is a nutritionally well-balanced meal.â

    Intermittent Fasting is just the first step towards healthier living. If you let yourself go crazy during that one meal of the day and consume calories worth the entire day, it just defeats the purpose.

    Myth 3: You Can't Workout While Intermittent Fasting

    Will you be able to go to the gym or play your favourite sport while you are in the middle of an IF session? Will your body be able to take it?

    âWorking out is not impossible. We tell our clients to work out towards the end of their fasting period. If you are fasting for 16 hours, then we tell them to work out in the 15th hour so that they finish their workout and break their fast food,â Sheryl tells MensXP.

    So, get out there and shoot some hoops or lift some weights, whatever floats your boat.
    Myth 4: A Big Breakfast Is A Must
    We were always told that we must have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar, but does that saying stand valid in todayâs era?
    âThis is a myth as well. Today, we see so much insulin resistance, especially during the morning time and we have a large number of pre-diabetic people in our country, we still need to be careful about what we are eating,â she says.  
    âBreakfast should be low-carb with a good amount of complex carbohydrates, high protein, and healthy fats. If people have a lot of insulin resistance in the morning, it would load them with extra carbs and that will only increase your fat storage,â she adds.
    MYTH 5: Will Give Similar Results To Everyone
    © Pexels
    The idea seems simple enough, right? Donât eat anything for the larger portion of the day and consume a well-balanced diet when you are supposed to. So, everyone who tries Intermittent Fasting must get similar outputs if not the same, correct?

    âThere are different ways to do Intermittent Fasting. It is already very popular in our country because traditionally a lot of people have been familiarised with the phenomenon. For example, Jains finish their dinner before sunset and then they break their fast only the next day. Be it Ramadan, Lent, Chauvihar or any one of the many other fasting practices in our country.â
    Intermittent Fasting, however, has various types: 
    It could be a â5-2 Fastâ: You eat everything for five days and then for two days you restrict yourself to 500 calories;
    Alternate Day Fasting: 
    Dry Fasting: You donât eat or drink anything for a given period of time. âWe need to figure out what really works. Not everybody will actually do well with IF. We choose our clients and make highly customised diets for them,â says Sheryl.

    âYou also have to taking other conditions into consideration such as pregnancy, lactation, if they are on insulin or any other drug, which causes the blood glucose to drop,â she adds. âThose people arenât the ideal candidates for IF.â

    On the other hand, some people really do well with IF, especially if they feel the need to keep eating through the day, and take a lot of calories.

    âThere is a lot of evidence today that IF also activates the gut-brain pathway, that helps improve the gut health as well. Evidence also exists that suggests that IF reduces the risk of Alzheimer's, dementia, as well as improve longevity or life expectancy.â

    Sheryl Salis also recommends adding coconut oil to your Intermittent Fasting diet.
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    âCoconut oil is a good source of MCTs (medium-chain triglycerides) and due to their chemical structure, they are metabolised differently than other fats. They are converted into ketone and give energy almost instantly and donât get stored up like other fats,â she says.

    âAdding coconut oil to your diet will help reduce hunger and also allow you to extend the fasting period without giving you a lot of cravings. However, we have to remember that we need to monitor how much coconut oil we are having daily,â she clarifies. 
    She recommends consuming two teaspoons of coconut oil in the morning with water while you are in the middle of an intermittent fasting stint. 

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