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How to prevent from germs

noreply@blogger.com (K Viswanathan) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:46:00 +0000

Where can you find germs and parasites? You cannot see, hear or feel them but these microorganisms can infect your body very easily.

They are everywhere in the air we breathe and in the water we drink. These organisms cling to every surface on earth. You want believe, even the vehicle steering wheel, the gear-shifting lever house, hand dryers contain enough germs to infect a person. Normally, disease-causing microorganisms flourish more in damp surface. Kitchen sponges are the best breeding grounds for the germs. Study has found that more than one billion germs can grow in a damp sponge.

Amongst the many varieties of the germs very, few are dangerous and can make one ill quickly. Normally when disease-causing microbes enter our body, our defence mechanism alerts and defends most of them. However, if some virulent germs attack us or if the numbers out number, then they can over power our body defences and we fall sick. Some of the common germ havens listed below.

Children

Children are the quickest source of germs. This is mainly because they touch every place unknowingly and often some part of their body is damp which further multiply. Children, who go to crèches, play schools or schools every day exposed to many other youngsters often share his or her germs.

On the positive side, children exposed to lots of other kids and their germs can develop a very strong immune system. This helps them protect from any germ attack.

While encountering some microbes that may be good to children, it does create some illness also. Besides colds, some of the infections most commonly transmitted from child to child include diarrhoea and impetigo a bacterial skin infection.

Prevention: Rather than preventing the child from going out and exposing them to germ attack, it is better disinfect periodically the surroundings, toys etc.

Office coffee cups

Microbiologists have found that most coffee cups mostly infected with diarrhoea causing microbes called Escherichia coli. These germs transmitted from the dirty sponges used to wash them.

Prevention: Protect yourself by having your own cup or mug, and washing it thoroughly with sap and hot water after each use. Else, use a disposable paper cup.

Public phones

You pay for the phone, but in turn get free cold or flu. The receiver handle, mouthpiece and buttons of any well-used public phones are loaded with influenza and cold viruses.

Prevention: Handle the receiver with a handkerchief or preferably a disposable tissue. Keep the mouthpiece at a fair distance from the mouth.

Public Toilets

All public toilets are intense breeding ground of germs. Studies have found that toilets that appeared very clean and tidy were actually dense with bacteria. As always, in high traffic areas, such as airports, bus terminals and train terminals are the highly dangerous with the maximum percentage of bacteria. Hand basins harboured more bacteria than the toilets as per the study reports.

Prevention: Choose the toilet closest to the door; it is usually the least used and therefore the cleanest. Next, scrub your hands vigorously with water, soap, and hold your hands under flowing water. Drying need done with your own towel and not the one hanged inside the bathroom. Similarly, drying avoided under the hand dryers. This appears very soothing but equally risky because bacteria thrive most inside the nozzle.

How to fight obesity naturally

noreply@blogger.com (K Viswanathan) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:45:00 +0000

Is your weight very much above the difference between your height in centimeters and 100? Some natural ways to cut down excess fats.

What is Obesity

Obesity defined as the condition when a person’s weight is 10 percent or more above the ideal weight (see below table). This is in relation to his height, sex, and age and frame size. It is the weight, which statistically gives the individual his longest life expectancy. When in the body, the fatness deposits more than the necessity, then it becomes over weight. This leads to sluggishness of all his activities. This state becomes more prone to various diseases.

Causes

Overeating
Disturbances of thyroid or pituitary glands
High intake of calories beyond the requirement of the body’s energy needs

Symptoms

Average weight of the body increases
The strain on the heart and even the kidneys increase
High blood pressure, diabetes and disorder of the gall bladder

Remedies

Plenty of water to be taken
Lemon juice in lukewarm water with a tea spoon of honey
By substituting the daily meal with cabbage salad
Intake of tomatoes daily during breakfast for a couple of months is sure remedy for obesity. This results to the reduction of weight

Precautions

1. Fasting with only fresh fruit juices for at least a week

2. Relying on a complete fruit diet afterwards

3. Well balanced diet of fruits and vegetables

4. Avoid fat foods like butter, ghee, chocolates, cream, and sweetmeat

5. Avoid all kinds of soft drinks. Drinking coconut water is the safest soft drink in the world

6. Recommend steam bath, sauna bath, and heavy massage

7. Walking and swimming are very essential to reduce weight

8. Daily intake of green tea is a quick answer to maintain your weight within limits. Add 1 or 2 teaspoons dry natural tea in a cup of cooking water. This should be taken in at least three servings a day

Table of Ideal weight in lbs against height in feet

Ideal Weight in lbs for men (aged 25 and above)
Height	Small frame	medium frame	Large frame

5.2	116	124	131
5.3	119	127	133
5.4	122	130	137
5.5	126	134	141
5.6	129	137	145
5.7	133	141	149
5.8	136	145	153
5.9	140	149	157
5.1	144	153	161
5.11	148	157	165
6	152	161	169
6.1	157	166	174
6.2	163	171	179
6.3	168	176	184

Ideal Weight in lbs for women (aged 25 and above)
5	105	112	119
5.1	107	114	121
5.2	110	117	124
5.3	113	120	127
5.4	116	124	131
5.5	119	127	133
5.6	123	130	138
5.7	126	134	142
5.8	129	137	145
5.9	133	141	149
5.1	136	145	152

Goodness of Coconut

noreply@blogger.com (K Viswanathan) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:44:00 +0000

Coconut is from the famous Coconut palm tree grown normally in the sandy coastal areas of India. Coconut grooves are a very common sight in various parts of India. Coconut Palm Tree considered in Sanskrit as “Kalpavriksh”. Meaning it is the most important and useful tree amongst all the trees grown in India. We use all the parts of this tree. The tree bears the scientific name “Cocos Nucifera”. The name ”Cocos” originated from a Portuguese word meaning “monkey” and “Nucifera” means “bearing nuts”.

Coconut Palm Tree and its uses

Most nutritionist considers tender coconut water, which is the clear water inside the coconut as the world’s safest soft drink ever produced. People can obtain commercial copra. This is the white flesh derived after opening the nut form a part in confectionery, in making soaps, margarine, etc. Dried Copra used for extracting the coconut oil. The dried residual of copra used for preparing poultry and cattle food. Coir is the solid, hairy skin of the nut used for manufacturing ropes, coir mattresses, coir brushes and carpets. Grated coconut, which is the white flesh in side the coconut used for preparing coconut milk. It is a thickening agent for all the Indian recipes. Villagers use the coconut shell as firewood.

People employ the web-like substance that grows where the flower branches expand in the making of bags and coverings, also for the straining of toddy (fermented coconut water). The toddy also contains Vitamin B. The leaves of the coconut palm tree used for roofing and the trunk used for roof beam, bridges and canoes. In this way, none of the parts of the tree is wasted.

Coconut’s health affects

Many are under the impression that food cooked in coconut oil has side affects of raising the cholesterol levels in the human body. They are worried coconut oil is a saturated fat, which is harmful for health. Although, the food cooked in coconut oil stays longer and promotes nutritional absorption. This misconception needs correction in the minds of the people. Doctors have removed this misconception through various studies.

Doctors say that fats classified in to three categories like those that are short, medium or long chain based on the number of carbon molecules present. Studies say that coconut oil contains around two thirds of medium chain fatty acids. Normally when long chain fatty acids consumed, bile secreted in the liver emulsifies them in the small intestine before it is absorbed into our body. Whereas, the short and medium Coconut, chain fatty acids present in the coconut oil or coconut milk, passes directly through the vein to the liver and instantaneously absorbed by the body.

On the contrary, coconut oil is a nature’s gift. It helps lower the cholesterol by burning the fat and a good energizer. Coconut is very rich in fiber, natural vitamins, minerals that help the human body to get its daily requirement. Coconut helps in strengthening our body immune system, digestion and a best source for anti-aging properties. In fact, coconut oil applied on our face, hands and legs act as a natural moisturizer. Thus, you can see a natural glow in our skin when used regularly. Recipes cooked in coconut oil emanates rich aroma that can activate ones appetite instantaneously.

Therefore, coconut oil is safer to use since there is no conversion in our body to fats. There are no harmful affects of consuming this oil in any form either directly in to our foods or applying on our skin. Coconut helps in strengthening our body immune system, digestion and a best source for anti-aging properties.

How to Eat Fruits

noreply@blogger.com (K Viswanathan) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:41:00 +0000

What is the correct way of eating fruits? We think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It is not easy as you think. It is important to know how and when to eat.

Fruits should be eaten on empty stomach and not after meals as most of them do. If you eat fruits in empty stomach, it will help us in detoxifying our body systems. It will supply you with great deal of energy. It will also help in weight loss.

What happens when you eat fruits along with food?

In case, you eat some food and bite a slice of fruit afterwards. The slice of fruit normally finds it way through the stomach and then in to the intestine. This, is because, fruits contain simple glucose. These are easily, digested unlike the complicated glucoses structures available in our regular foods. However, this action prevented. When the fruit meets, the food when it is in the process of digestion and the digestive juices the entire mass of the food begins to spoil and starts rotting. This results in your stomach bloating due to the formation of gas in the stomach. Sometimes you even run to the toilet immediately. Therefore, it recommended first having a fruit and consuming any other food after 50- 10 minutes. The process of fruit digestion is very fast.

Ill effects like early greying of hair, balding, nervous outburst and formation of dark circles under the eyes are the common result. Therefore, please make it a habit to eat fruits in empty stomach or at least before you take food. Secrets of beauty, longevity, health, energy and happiness are with you this way.

Eating a whole fruit is better than drinking fruit juices. While drinking fruit juice you need to ensure that you consume mouthful by mouthful, than gulping down in one stretch. Allow the juice to get it mixed with your saliva before swallowing. It is always advisable to eat fruits throughout a day for 2 to 3 days in a week, just see the energy and the radiance in your looks. This may sound difficult since our tongues have already tasted hot spicy foods, but this practised gradually by increasing the number of fruit servings.

KIWI: This is tiny but mighty. It contains plenty of vitamin C even more that oranges. Sufficient quantities of potassium, magnesium vitamin E along with fibre are present in this fruit.

APPLE: An apple a day keeps doctor away. It has very low content of vitamin C, but the presence of antioxidants and flavonoids enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping lower risks of colon cancer, heart attacks and stroke.

ORANGE: This is the sweetest cure. Consuming 2 – 4 oranges keeps common cold away, lowers cholesterol, prevents and dissolves kidney stones as well as the chances of colon cancer.

GAUVA & PAPAYA: This has the highest amount of Vitamin C. Guava is very rich in fibre and helps prevent constipation. Papaya is very rich in carotene and is good for your eyes.

WATERMELON: This is very good thirst quencher. Though this fruit contains 92 % water, it contains a high dose of glutathione, which helps our immune system. It contains lycopene and tough cancer fighting oxidant.

STRAWBERRY: This fruit contains a very high content of antioxidant. This fruit protects from cancer and prevent blood vessel clogging free radicals.

Lastly very important: Drinking Cold water after a meal can cause cancer. Unbelievable.

It is very satisfying to have cold water after meals. However, drinking cold water as usual solidifies fatty substances present in the food. This will slow down the process of digestion. Thereby, the sludge developed will react with the acids in the stomach and break down and finally absorbed by the intestines quickly. The resultant chemicals form inner linings in the walls of the intestine. These further converts in to fats and form cancer cells.

6 Tips for Natural Dandruff Treatment | Dandruff home remedies

noreply@blogger.com (K Viswanathan) — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:44:00 +0000

Dandruff is a very common skin condition that nearly all people of all ages experience at one point of time in their life. There are a quiet a few natural dandruff treatments available and easily done at home. Our daily food is our medicine. Many of us fail to understand natural foods contain abundant healing properties for all types of diseases. We can prevent us from diseases by the practice of daily food usage. Learn the way our ancestors lived healthier and happier.

Dandruff home remedies include the use of varieties of fruits, fruit preparations, vegetables, and nuts that we regularly use in our day-to-day life. These dandruff solutions are harmless and have no side effects whatsoever. Anyone of any age group can adopt this procedure with out any fear. There are some methodologies to adopt these dandruff control treatments in order to make it more effective. The following are the ingredients used for dandruff treatment.

Henna powder,olive oil,lime,apple cider vinegar,coconut milk,beetroot juice,ginger juice,fenugreek,shikakai,almonds.

One needs to understand the root cause of dandruff. Dandruffs are scales formed in the scalp, arising due to unclean scalp. Over a period, these scales build up into larger and more noticeable flakes called dandruff before they fall off the skin. Dandruff begins with unbalanced diet and poor nutrition. Therefore, what you eat is important. Intensity of scaling further triggered by food allergies, stress, excessive perspiration, and usage of harsh shampoos. Climatic conditions also play a major role in worsening the intensity of scaling or dandruff. Dry winter seasons are the main culprits to worsen the dandruff attack.

Prevention of Dandruff

· Avoid scratching your head using sharp corners of your comb. This may appear very soothing at that moment, but this injures your scalp causing burning sensation while taking bath. This further worsens and forms dandruff.

· Stay away from fried and oiled foodstuffs. Too much of coffee and liquour adds dandruff. Instead, depending on foods containing zinc like rice with bran, oysters, lean meat (chicken), and pasta is a good prevention against dandruff.

· Wash your hair once a week with green gram paste to prevent dandruff.

Dandruff home remedies

Lime juice dandruff treatment: Rinse your hair with fresh lime juice instantly squeezed from a lemon. Alternatively, use a peel of lime (dried in sun for 10 days) immersed in coconut milk to rinse your hair. One can also mix fresh lime-juice with curd to rinse your hair before going to bed. Finally rinse your hair with flowing water.
Apple Cidar Vinegar dandruff treatment: Pour equal parts of apple cidar vinegar and water in a container. Apply evenly throughout your hair and leave it for few minutes. Finally rinse your hair with flowing water.

Olive oil dandruff treatment: Massage your scalp with warm olive oil. (Care to taken to use good quality olive oil). Steam a clean towel and wrap round your head for few minutes.

4.     Beetroot dandruff treatment: Peel off fresh beetroot and cut in to pieces. Pluck a handful of henna leaves. Mix them well and grind it to form a good paste. Apply the paste on the hair and allow it remain for a few minutes and rinse with flowing water. Alternatively, prepare a mixture of beetroot juice, ginger juice, and apply to your hair. This preparation is also a good solution for hair fall. Wash thoroughly your hair with the help of shikakai.
5.   Almond and olive oil dandruff treatment: Peel off the brown skin of almonds (5 – 6 nos). Prepare a paste and mix with olive oil. Apply this paste evenly on your scalp and allow it remain for a few minutes and rinse with flowing water.
6       Fenugreek dandruff treatment: Soak a teaspoon full fenugreek seeds in water the previous night. Ensure that the seeds a swollen. Grind it in to a paste and apply evenly on your scalp. Allow it remain for a few minutes (30 - 45 minutes) and rinse with flowing water.
7. There are a few ready-made natural dandruff treatments available in the market.

You can try this proven product for dry itchy scalp treatment. I have personally tried it and I have achieved results in one month. I would recommend this to anyone suffering from dry itchy scalp problem.
Home Remedies for Better Health gives natural remedies for many problems apart from dandruff treatment.

Green Tea-Diet to Lose Weight

noreply@blogger.com (K Viswanathan) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:32:00 +0000

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Diet to Lose Weight

Long before the world discovered the benefits of green tea for weight loss, the Chinese people have used this in your diet for a long time. This can be in the known health benefits that greatly affect the life of green tea drinkers. Little did the Chinese know that, apart from the benefits offered to your body, but also contributes to increased metabolic rate and actually burns fat. This has reduced to the conclusion that the benefits of green tea for weight loss are real and effective.

Before going to see how natural tea will help you shedbody weight, it is best to know the advantages that you can discover by adding in your diet. Teas ingredients known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial which are the essential causes why the Chinese will never ignore this in their foods for over 3000 years. To obtain its healing results, add 1 or 2 teaspoons dry natural tea in a cup of cooking water. This should be taken in at least three servings a day.

Antioxidant benefits of green tea also help in skin rejuvenation. This is an external effect. Built-in fact it would be a good stomach, and the proper functioning of the digestive system. This is also the added contribution of weight loss. Condition of the digestive functions, the body is able to remove the toxins that introduced on farms useful substances in the body.

Studies have shown that the benefits of green tea for weight loss because of its ability to increase metabolism. Although there are similarities with the properties of caffeine, green tea has the drug may actually increase energy expenditure of the body. This is crucial for people who are determined to lose weight with an extra effort to exercise and proper nutrition. Further explains that when a person has a regular dose of green tea, the body will be able to burn calories faster. The rate of body fuel combustion is called Thermo genesis. This particular factor increased by the inclusion of substances from the extract of green tea. The body will react so that fat burning increases due to the weight loss.

Since the effects of green tea for weight loss is very funny, people still have to consider other ways to lose weight, such as regular exercise and appropriate weight loss diet. The benefits of green tea are just aids in accelerating weight loss, but this is not the only way to achieve the objective. If the person is obese, drinking green tea will not be enough. The person still needs some programs to reach his drinking green tea. On the one hand, green tea may help maintain an appropriate weight, as it prevents the glucose converted into fat cells. Remember, weight added when there is an excessive intake of fat and sugar in the body and the benefits of green tea weight loss are ideal for keeping your body from gaining weight.