11 Benefits of Lemon Water

1. Gives your immune system a boost.

Vitamin C is like our immune system’s jumper cables, and lemon juice is full of it. The level of vitamin C in your system is one of the first things to plummet when you’re stressed, which is why experts recommended popping extra vitamin C during especially stressful days.

2. Excellent source of potassium.

As already mentioned, lemons are high in potassium, which is good for heart health, as well as brain and nerve function.

3. Aids digestion.

Lemon juice not only encourages healthy digestion by loosening toxins in your digestive tract, it helps to relieve symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, burping, and bloating.

4. Cleanses your system.

It helps flush out the toxins in your body by enhancing enzyme function, stimulating your liver.

5. Freshens your breath.

It also helps relieve toothaches and gingivitis (say wha?). Because the citric acid can erode tooth enamel, either hold off on brushing your teeth after drinking lemon water or brush your teeth before drinking it.

6. Keeps your skin blemish-free.

The antioxidants in lemon juice help to not only decrease blemishes, but wrinkles too! It can also be applied to scars and age spots to reduce their appearance, and because it’s detoxifying your blood, it will maintain your skin’s radiance.

7. Helps you lose weight.

Lemons contain pectin fiber, which assists in fighting hunger cravings.

8. Reduces inflammation.

If you drink lemon water on a regular basis, it will decrease the acidity in your body, which is where disease states occur. It removes uric acid in your joints, which is one of the main causes of inflammation.

9. Gives you an energy boost.

Lemon juice provides your body with energy when it enters your digestive tract, and it also helps reduce anxiety and depression. (Even the scent of lemons has a calming effect on your nervous system!)

10. Helps to cut out caffeine.

I didn’t believe this until I tried it, but replacing my morning coffee with a cup of hot lemon water has really done wonders! I feel refreshed, and no longer have to deal with that pesky afternoon crash. Plus, my nerves are thankful.

11. Helps fight viral infections.

Warm lemon water is the most effective way to diminish viral infections and their subsequent sore throats. Plus, with the lemon juice also boosting your immune system, you’ll simultaneously fight off the infection completely.

How much?

For those who weigh less than 150 pounds, squeeze half a lemon’s worth of juice into a glass of water. If over 150 pounds, use an entire lemon’s juice. You can of course dilute the lemon juice more, depending on your personal taste.

Not only are the benefits of lemon water endless, it’s one of the most substantial yet simple changes you can make for your health.

Make You Instantly Slim

We are always reminded the importance of a summer body. All instafeeds and billboards are decked with the most perfect six packs that tend to shame the slightly bulky individuals. It is hardly surprising that many of us are miles away from beach-body when we can be just bothered to pay for a gym membership, leave alone spending several hours engaged in a hardcore workout session. However, there is a huge difference between not caring and not bothering. We have nothing but praiseworthy words for a man who is cool with his body type and feels comfortable in his own skin. But, for the rest of us, the way we look is still a matter of concern. While we cannot compete with the top notch great bods around town, we can always find ways to trim the excess fat. Read to find out hacks that can make you look slim instantly!

Play vertical
Vertical stripes are the best technique to fight those extra pounds. Stripes, pockets and zips that move vertically tend to draw one’s attention up and down, and help create an optical illusion that makes the body seem elongated and instantly curbs the fat. In the same way, try as much as you can to stay away from horizontal lines that do not only make you look huge, but also reduce your height.

Know your body type
Why is it so that certain men, regardless of being really fit, still tend to appear plump in their clothes? It is possibly because that most of them do not understand the clothes that work well on them. By identifying one’s natural built and learning what does look good and what does not, you can always dress your way quickly to a much suitable silhouette.
Cut down fat
All the garments hanging in your wardrobe are not the only fat-shedding arsenals at your disposal; there is another fat-melting tool in your bathroom vanity. By utilising clippers to carefully angle your beard and hairline, you can also create a jawline you never knew existed on your face. In order to slim down your mug, you can leave the hair around your chin a little longer, clipper hair around your cheekbones and closer to the ear a little shorter. However, try to exercise care, because if you are not absolutely confident with your trimming skills, give up and head towards a professional barber.

Take the jump
V-neck jumpers might not be the coolest move; however they do boast some benefits of its own. They are classic, adaptable and particularly, slimming. In contrast to a crew neck which boasts a round shape, which only exacerbates the roundness of one’s face, a mid-plunge jumper flaunting a V-neck provides diagonal lines that help in lengthening one’s face and the upper body when it is layered with clothing basics. However, there are certain rules to follow. Ensure that you wear a comfortable yet spacious fit that lets you breathe, and you never have to tuck your jumper in your jeans. A similar elongating/slimming effect can also be achieved using a V-neck tee (obviously), also Henley tops and polo shirts.
All Black
It is the most viable colour to help you slim down. Black is undoubtedly slimming. You have heard it a zillion times before, and that is because it is absolutely true. Believe it or not, but all-black ensembles kill the fat, because they tend to hide all the shadows that are cast through your wobbly bits – if there is no colour, then there is no contrast. Just make sure that your entire get-up is same with saturated shades of the colour all over. Washed out dull jeans are not only scruffy, they will also not hide that spare tyre as well.

Forget prints
Vibrant patterns and prints add extra volume to a body; which is okay if you are a runway model, but not if you are someone regular. Rather, opt for certain block-colour pieces in neutral shades such as grey, black, navy and khaki green. A murdered-out appearance may feel boring when it is bright, but you will be grateful when scrolling down the infinite fun summer photos.
Shape it up
The male counterpart of a waist trainer is now on the rise. It might appear drastic, but shapewear is currently making a huge move. The range of shapewear is designed to assemble beneath shirts and creates the illusion of a toned six pack; all without needing a personal trainer. It is still quite a cranny move but if you really do care about the silhouette yet you want to stay gymphobic, this can help in shedding inches instantly.
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Aisha Khan: My life doesn’t revolve around Jeena

Aisha Khan – best known for films such as Waar and Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – has had everyone talking of late, thanks to her portrayal of Jeena on popular serial Mann Mayal.

But according to Khan, she took up the role upon the insistence of her friend Sana Shahnawaz, who co-created and co-produced Mann Mayal alongside Momina Duraid. Aisha also never expected the show to blow up the way it did. “I think the ingredients for Mann Mayal were all just right. Besides, whenever Hamza and I do something together, it always gets noticed. We joke that we are each other’s lucky charms,” Aisha said.

In fact, shooting the serial was double the fun for Aisha as both Hamza and Gohar Rasheed – the second male lead on Mann Mayal – are her childhood friends. Writer Samira Fazal is also amongst Aisha’s loved ones. “Samira has written some of my most prominent works, so I trust her.”

But friendship was not the only factor attracting Aisha to the play. “I did not want to play the bechari girl role anymore as I have done that enough already. As actors, we have to dare to be different, grow and prove ourselves as being versatile. Jeena seemed like a good challenge to me,” she shared.

Nonetheless, the character did not seem as negative to Aisha initially, as it turned out to be on the series. “When I first came on set, I didn’t understand why Jeena had to be so negative. I thought she was just a girl who is in love and so, I became a director’s actor,” Aisha recalled. “I did exactly what I was asked and it worked, because Jeena became different, powerful and truly hated.”

“People would probably have sympathised with Jeena more and wanted it to be a Salahuddin-Mannu love story.”

To Aisha it feels as though Pakistani scriptwriters are stuck in a rut because the audience does not seem to enjoy stories about female empowerment. “I get a lot of hate for Jeena, even on pictures of me doing other things. But my life doesn’t revolve around Mann Mayal and I don’t revolve around Jeena,” she added

Sanam Saeed gives a moving performance in Rahm

You might want to make sure you are all alone when you watch this trailer because you will definitely end up silencing anyone who's talking near you and an unnoticed lone tear might just fall from your eyes. Rahm has actually been in the making for a few years now. The movie is a painful reminder of what's going on around us – people go missing and are never seen again, cases go on for ages without any result, and lone women find it difficult to survive in this society.

Sanam's performance and dialogue delivery in the trailer is enough to keep you hooked. After the opening scene, you might feel it is Kashaf Murtaza all over again, but as the trailer moves forward so does Saeed's acting. Apart from her, another mainstream actor was Sajid Hassan who seems to play the role of a politician (or an authority figure) with a conscience.

Earlier reports suggested that Rahm is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy Measure for Measure. The film's cast includes Sanam Saeed, Sunil Shankar, Sajid Hasan and Nayyar Ejaz in main roles, while the script is written by Mahmood Jamal, who is also the film's producer.