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Dancing keeps actress Bhavna Pani fit. In a candid chat she discloses more about her health regime.

My exercise regime

All my exercise comes from dance. I have done a diploma in contemporary dance, and also I am intensively involved in yoga, nutrition, Pilates and various forms of dance - Jazz, Ballet and Modern Contemporary.

Apart from this I'm also into Indian classical dance forms like Odissi and Kathak. I never go to a gym. I do not like weight training. I prefer doing free hand floor work, using my own body weight and resistance bands.

Chances are, at some time in your life, you've made a New Year's Resolution -- and then broken it. This year, stop the cycle of resolving to make change, but then not following through. If your resolution is to take better care of yourself and get your inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) under control, you'll have a much better year if you are able to keep your resolution all year long. Here are 10 tips to help get you started.

Always read labels!  This is the first thing women -- and men -- need to learn when buying personal care items like shampoo, soap, and cosmetics.  But this is especially true when it comes to perfume and cologne.

Corporations know that these buzz words like "organic" and "natural" appeal to consumers looking for heatlhy, safe products.  That's why you have to pick that product up, turn it around, and read the list of ingredients on the back.  

THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING A FRAGRANCE

Near the drugstore counter where Maggie Sergio recently filled a prescription stood a large display of d-CON. The popular rat and mouse killer was available without a doctor's order -- or proof of age or exterminator certification, for that matter. The incongruity struck Sergio.

"Anyone can buy rat poison," she said. "That's scary."

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