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Take Supplements Without Tasting Coffee   It’s improper to pop supplements while sipping coffee. But many make this common mistake. Health researches reveal that the chemical compounds in the beverage meddle with the nutrient compositions to leave an adverse impact on health.   By PRAMITA BOSE Perfect intake time Patients are always advised to take iron supplements ideally on an empty stomach. “So if you take iron tablets early morning, then have your breakfast after an hour or so. This maximises iron absorption. Or else, you may take it in the afternoon at least a couple of hours before lunch time. Leave a time gap of minimum one to two hours between your iron intake and a cup of coffee,” dispenses Dr Murtaza S Bagwala, head of emergency medical services at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai. Consuming calcium with a good meal improves its absorption quality. So having the element in the afternoon shows a better outcome. Magnesium intake is normally recommended at night before ...

  Denim Diktat for Your Wardrobe   Discover the benefits of easy-breezy denim to up your fashion quotient this season.   By PRAMITA BOSE Going miles Has denim evolved from the casual category with actors, entertainment hosts or industrial magnates slipping into denim jeans and jackets as officewear even for formal meetings, launches and presentations? “Denim doesn’t just come a long way; it mirrors the times. It is the ultimate fashion chameleon, permanently relevant and entirely reinvented for every season we experience,” enlightens Umashan Naidoo, head customer and beauty at Trent Ltd , a popular Indian retail company that operates major fashion and lifestyle brands like Westside, among others. Fashion designer Jasminum Kaur too nods to this idea saying that “denim has irrefutably crossed the casualwear segment to get introduced to semi-formal and professional fashion arenas and is widely accepted there when styled well.” “Discernibly, denim has br...