"Sleeping is my best sport"

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Shoe's who's who?

Mirror mirror on the wall? What's most effective tool to call attention after all?

Well, see Bachcha. Gone are the days of rotten tomatoes and Eggs. 'Shoe' has joined latest trend. Hurling shoe is the new comer on the ramp.

The new protest weapon's next missed target is Naveen Jindal, an MP. A retired school teacher hurled his shoe on Mr, Jindal in Kurukshetra, when he was attending an election meeting. This time too the shoe missed the target. After two journos, Zaidi & Jarnail, it was a teacher, who said it was his style of protesting Congress. However, the man is stated to be under the influence of liquor. After the then American President George Bush, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Home Minister P Chidambaram, it was Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal who became shoe hurler's prey. Forget hurling, even showing someone a shoe is a matter of utmost insult. Unfortunately, the latest victim of such rigorous insult is the person who fight for the great pride of hoisting tricolour on private houses. The democracy has also the limit, eh?

Cosmetics with Healing Capacity!

Why anyone wear make up?

To look more beautiful or, to cover the non-beautiful elements. Is wearing make up a healthy practice? Yes, claim scientists. In oldies (of course, grand-aunties), it prevents from falling (not in love, of course). So, always wear lipstick, it's a stretching balm.

Hit by Hormonal Imbalance

Meet this man. Man because he is 26-year-old. Jerly Lyngdoh of Shillong (Meghalaya’s capital), is suffering from a disorder which occurs due to hormonal imbalance. Except his teeth, Jerly looks like an infant. Absolutely innocent.

Quoting pediatrician Dr J. Ryndong The Hindustan Times says,“Jerly’s infantile features are remarkable, and the only things he shares with an adult are his teeth,”

The news paper further says, "at an age when men usually sire, Jerly Lyngdoh is trapped in the body and mind of a baby aged between one and two years. Chronologically in his 26th year, he has a head circumference that babies 9-12 months old have, measures 84 cm like any two-year-old and weighs 10 kilos."

[Pic & News, Courtsey : The Hindustan Times]

Care your teeth, Keep smiling, Always

"Kya aap Close Up karte hain? Aap Close Up kyon karte hain?" (Do you brush with Close Up, a toothpase brand in India, Why do you opt for the paste?). These catchy musical lines often used to appear in TV ads attracting many, especially children. In addition to this, scores of brands claim of total protection. About a decade ago, when I asked my dentist about the best toothpaste, he said, "almost all similar". "I just prescribe some medicated pastes during course of treatment only," he added. Earlier, in rural areas people used to prefer Neem or Babool sticks to clean the teeth. But now the practice is shading off. There too, most of them can be seen using tooth brushes.

Despite all the matter of concerns, it's is only lack of awareness. People seldom visit dentists, untill the problem becomes severe. The only option with the dentist is removal of teeth. The impact of TV ads are so high that the children demand of particular toothbrush and toothpaste, but what about caring? Just zero. In a study in Britain it has been found that Tooth decay putting 30,000 children in hospital every year.

The news item published in Times Online says, "the latest study, to be published in the British Dental Journal, indicates that some toddlers and children have such poor oral hygiene that they are ending up in hospital as emergency cases, or having their teeth pulled when preventive treatment with fluoride treatments or fillings would have been more appropriate. The dangers of severe or delayed dental treatment were illustrated recently by the case of Sophie Waller, an eight-year-old with a fear of dentists who starved herself to death because she refused to open her mouth after having eight milk teeth removed by a paediatric hospital consultant."

So, what's important? Branded toothpaste? Designer toothbrush? Or, somthing else?

Yes, the Else. People have cornered dental caring. It's a must. The teeth are equally important like other parts of body. The teeth are hardest part of body. Keep in mind, "Prevention is better than cure."