Wabi-Sabi

The umbilical cord supplies the foetus with oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood. Once it is cut off, the infant still remains attached to the mother. All thanks to oxytocins — the mammalian hormone often called the love hormone. There is something about science that makes it often talked about. Emotions do not arise from the heart as we all are told at an early age; they are developed in the brain and through its patterns. It is not news that the parent-child relationship affects the other associations that the child is likely to form at later stages of his or her life. But a new study by psychologist Jeffry A. Simpson, the author, with University of Minnesota colleagues W. Andrew Collins and Jessica E. Salvatore shows that your interpersonal experiences with your mother in particular during the first 12 to 18 months of your life as an infant predicts your behaviour in romantic alliances 20 years later. Before one is aware of the thought process and the language to describe...

Hauz Khas Village is a fashion hub in the morning and a food hub at night that attracts expat crowd. Hauz Khas Village remains a creative hub, in every possible way.                         In Hauz Khas Village, the creative inclination co-exists with the commercial interest, and mainstream taste mixes with alternative. Even by the late 1980s, the village had more than 40 designer stores and a few restaurants catering to a foreign clientele. At the moment, this quaint urban village is a narrow street lined with expensive boutiques, art galleries and well thought-out antique shops. There are a number of reasonably priced cafes to grab a bite and some good restaurants to dine at. The place has seen many a new restaurants coming up; Lah, Golconda Bowl, Yeti, Elma’s Tea Room and Thadi to name a few. Kunzum Cafe is a welcome change in the city that harbours air-...

Everybody should believe in something. I believe I‘ll have another coffee. — Anonymous Legend has it that Ethiopian shepherds first noticed the effects of caffeine after their goats started acting loony once they ate coffee berries. Originally, coffee was eaten in Africa as the African tribes used to mix the beans with fat to make high-energy coffee balls. One of the most consumed beverages in the world, known by many a name across varied countries, coffee is surely a popular beverage. Aside from its great taste and the endless ways one can enjoy a cup of coffee. Due to its fairly high caffeine concentration, coffee is frequently used as a stimulant and the usage counts back to the ninth century. Everyone recognizes a roasted coffee bean but unless you have lived in a country or city with coffee plantations, you would not be aware of its true nature, its essence. A coffee tree can grow up to 30 feet and live up to 20-30 years and it takes nearly a year for a cherry...

Drinking an alcoholic beverage that contains impurities or preservatives can give you a hangover, even if you only have one drink. Some of these impurities may be other alcohols besides ethanol. Other hangover-causing chemicals are congeners, which are by-products of the fermentation process (Fermentation, in simple terms, is the chemical conversion of sugars into ethanol.). Sometimes impurities such as zinc or other metals may be added to sweeten or enhance the flavour of liqueurs. Otherwise, it matters what you drink and how much you drink. Drinking excessively is obviously more likely to cause a hangover than drinking moderately. You get a hangover because the ethanol in the drink causes increased urine production, leading to dehydration. Dehydration leaves behind headaches, dryness in the mouth and fatigue. Alcohol also reacts with the stomach lining, which can lead to nausea. Brandy is considered to be the worst for hangovers. As a result,vitamin B and C are lost so it is ...

The Mechanics of Dreaming While we dream, our body undergoes noticeable changes.  Our adrenaline rises, blood pressure increases, and our heart beats faster. Given this hyperactivity, it should be no surprise how someone with a weak heart can die in their sleep.  Dreaming takes place during REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.  It is thus called, because our eyes move rapidly back and forth under the eyelids. From the point we fall asleep, it takes 30 to 90 minutes before we start dreaming.  It sounds as if the body goes through a lot during this period but when in REM we remain completely still, even though we might shift quite a bit during the other stages of sleep. This period is commonly known as "REM Paralysis". In REM sleep, the mind is as active as ever but the body is completely immobile and the muscles remain completely relaxed.  The chemicals, noradrenaline and seratonin are missing in the brain when in the d...