Model: Tehmeena Afzal

Tehmeena Afzal, is more known amongst her friends for her quick wit, sweet outgoing personality and great sense of humor than for her risque appearance. This fun Pakistani beauty is making a grave difference; not only in the modeling world but in music videos, television and magazines viewed worldwide. Her vibrant personality and superb style make her the wave.

She continues to make an impact on the Middle Eastern Culture, with the understanding that most Pakistani families would have disowned her because of her actions. Although her parents don't, 'technically' approve her of her decisions they have always been proud of her Intelligence, education and creativity and have continued to show her love. 

10 Best Vitamin C Rich Foods to Eat More This Spring

All of us know how essential Vitamin C is for our immune system health. Vitamin C is also needed for normal growth and repair of body tissues. The best way to get enough Vitamin C is through food like fruit, berries and vegetables. Fortunately, there are many Vitamin C rich foods that we can consume every day to stay healthy this spring season. In fact, it’s important to keep a great supply of these foods in the fridge all year round, but especially in spring, when many people suffer from vitamin C deficiency. Enjoy learning about delicious Vitamin C rich foods to eat more this spring and make sure you consume a few of them daily.

1. Cherries

Rich in Vitamin C, cherries are a great natural healer. Consuming cherries helps improve immunity, prevent inflammation, and they can even help you sleep better. Snack on cherries raw, add them to your smoothies, or make an ice cream with raw or frozen cherries and bananas in the blender. Yummy!

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7 Best Spring-Summer Fruits You Should Be Eating More

Spring has finally arrived and it’s time to think of the fruits to add to your healthy diet now. From rhubarb, mangoes to honeydew melon, there are many delicious and incredibly healthy spring-summer fruits to consume more to be healthy and full of energy. Take a look at the list of some of the best spring-summer fruits and start adding them to your diet day by day. These fruits are easy to store, easy to eat, and generally have plenty of health benefits.

1. Strawberries

Spring is the right time for sweet red berries everybody knows. Between April and June you can find strawberries at local farmers’ markets. Sure, you can buy them now, but I don’t recommend eating strawberries right now since they are less healthy. You can use strawberries in almost every meal. Personally, I like to add strawberries to my grilled chicken salad anв smoothies. Strawberries are a great source of vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin E.

2. Apricots

This bright orange fruit is another delight of spring and summer. It tastes as if it was made for making pies. If you don’t like cherry pie, I suggest that you try an apricot one. Put some cream on top of it and you will get the food of the gods. You can dry some apricots as well to save some lumps of summer sun for winter days. Apricots are high in fiber, vitamin C, potassium, water, calcium, iron and antioxidants.

3. Honeydew Melon

Honeydew melon has a very long growing season from May to October. So you will have a bit of spring, the whole summer and autumn to try all the tastiest recipes with this sweet-scented and colorful season fruit. If you don’t like bananas you can eat honeydew melon, instead, as it is a great source of potassium. But better try to mix the both in a salad or smoothie in order to get the best from both. Bon appétit!

4. Mangoes

A delicious fruit that you can use in all kinds of spring recipes. Mango is highly popular fruit in spring. It comes from warmer, tropical climates and is ripe from March to June. Mango is rich in essential vitamins and minerals that help to improve your brain function and immune system, keep your digestive system healthy and fight cancer. It tastes perfect in fruit salads, as trimmings, and as it is. A great choice for an outdoor spring parties!

Read also – 10 Fabulous Reasons to Fall in Love with Mangoes

5. Blueberries

Blueberries are healthy and delicious and you can start buying them from May to August, and if you go in for gardening, you can even try to grow them in your own garden. You can add blueberries to your yogurt and fruit salads and enjoy a proper spring taste combined with benefits for your health. Blueberries help to improve memory function, reduce inflammation, prevent urinary tract infection, reduce belly fat, and are good for your eyes, skin and hair.

6. Cherries

Cherries have incredible health benefits. They can help you boost your energy levels, relieve pain, prevent muscle cramps, improve your brain function, improve your sleep and prevent cancer. Moreover, they have high anti-inflammatory properties and are good for your digestive system, eyes, and heart. You may use them in a pie, smoothies, salads, or gelato. In fact, there are many recipes to choose from. Unfortunately, the growing season of cherries is only from May to June. It’s so hard to wait till the next spring to eat cherries under the bright warm spring sun.

7. Rhubarb

It may surprise you as it did surprise me, but rhubarb is a fruit too! Well, you may call it whatever you like, but the main thing about it is its popularity and amazing taste. Rhubarb is one of the first spring fruits that you can enjoy right now. You can try rhubarb in pies, tarts, jams, and even soufflés. Any recipe that needs fruits in it will taste great with this funny little plant! Rhubarb is wonderful source of Vitamin C that helps to maintain a healthier immune system. Due to its low sodium and saturated fat contents, rhubarb helps to prevent heart related diseases.

It’s always a great idea to consume fruits year round, but when it comes to spring and summer, the options are endless. Fruits are fortified with powerful nutrients that help you feel better and look better. What are your favorite spring/summer fruits?

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Why Do We Paint Eggs for Easter?

We all do it each year – we dye and paint eggs for Easter, or simply buy them. Has anyone ever thought about why we do it? The tradition of painting and decorating eggs pre-dates Christianity.The first Easter eggs were birds’ eggs. Although we still use birds’ eggs, we opt for chicken eggs only. My grandma once told me that she painted hard-boiled turkey eggs or any other birds’ eggs they could find on their farm – duck eggs, for example. She said that there was no difference which eggs people used. A few days ago I conducted a small public opinion poll and found out that 2 out of 10 people still paint turkey eggs for Easter.

So, why do we paint eggs for Easter? People worldwide believe that eggs are symbols of rebirth, new life, fertility, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ (for Christians). The Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches have a tradition of painting hard-boiled eggs red in order to represent the blood of Christ that was shed on the cross.

According to the old Anglo-Saxon legend, when Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of Spring and of Rebirth, found an injured bird, she knew that this bird wouldn’t survive the cold winter season so she decided to transform it into a hare. When this hare discovered that it could lay eggs (I know it sounds unbelievable, but it’s a legend!), it decorated the eggs and gifted the goddess with them each spring.

King Edward I of England made the tradition of painting and decorating eggs even more significant. In 1290, he ordered 450 eggs to be colored and gold-leafed for Easter presents for the royal household. It was a beautifully luxury gift.

There are many egg-related traditions around the world. Some of the most popular include egg rolling, Easter egg hunts, Pace Egging, Egg jarping, etc. Children loves Easter egg hunts. If you have a child, hide a few eggs around the house and ask your little one to find them on Easter morning, or any other part of the day. It’s like a scavenger hunt, but more interesting.

Read also – 9 Easy and Budget-Friendly Easter Decoration Ideas

A popular Easter Monday sport, egg rolling,also known as an Easter egg roll, is a favorite activity of many Britons. People roll painted hard-boiled eggs down a hill. The winner is the person whose egg survives the most rolls, rolls the farthest distance or rolls between two pegs. Some people claim that egg rolling has no religious significance, while others say that it has some religious reasons. Egg rolling has become a popular activity in the United States as well.

Egg jarping, or egg tapping, is one of the most popular traditional Easter games. I know this game as egg fight, and you may call it egg knocking. The aim of competition is the only one – see whose boiled eggs are the hardest. While this game is perfect for families with kids, it’s also a fun activity for couples.

Easter is one of the major holidays of the year. It has many traditions that people can’t explain these days. Painting eggs is probably one of them. Unfortunately, modern people take most holidays and their traditions for granted. We celebrate Easter and follow its traditions because other people do it so we know that we have to do it too. However, it’s crucial to know at least something about the holiday and teach your children to appreciate traditions.

People paint eggs for different reasons. Be it religious or common, it’s hard to skip this tradition. I suggest painting your own hard-boiled eggs instead of buying them. First of all, because you know that they are fresh and organic. What Easter traditions do you follow? Do you know why you paint eggs each year? Share your thoughts with us please.

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