Beauty, Body and Health Care Tips

Make Time for Yourself

2010-10-25T18:10:00.001-04:00

Are you willing to give up what you want now for what you want most? Make time to be a healthier and happier you. You are worth it!

How much time will you make for yourself every day?

5 minutes

- Meditate with your eyes closed. Breathe deeply and imagine yourself in a tranquil scene. Open your eyes feeling refreshed and renewed.

10 minutes

- walk briskly for 10 minutes three times a day to fulfill your 30 minutes of recommended physical activity.

30 minutes

- Walk, run, cycle, swim, lift, etc. Do whatever gets your heart pumping and body sweating.

- Take a group exercise class.

- Condition your body to meet your goals with a Coach.

About heart attacks

2010-07-07T08:14:00.000-04:00

A serious note about heart attacks:

·        Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting,
·        Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
·        You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
·        Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.
·        60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
·        Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH

2010-07-07T08:13:00.000-04:00

DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:
Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases.

METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life

The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases:

1.     High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2.     Gastric (10 days)
3.     Diabetes (30 days)
4.     Constipation (10 days)
5.     Cancer (180 days)
6.     TB (90 days)
7.     Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily.

This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.

It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.

This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain...

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.

Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Home remedy for Stress, Anxiety and Restlessness

2010-06-26T09:40:00.003-04:00

Home remedy for Stress, Anxiety and Restlessness

Certain events or incidents in our life triggers bouts of depression, anxiety, stress and induce lower self-esteem, negative thoughts in our mind. I will be sharing few home remedies with you over a span of few days that will help you make your mind stable and restore your mental peace.
I can vouch for the following remedy as I have experienced positive effects of this remedy. It has helped me gain a positive outlook towards life and put all the negative thoughts, anxiety, restlessness to rest.

200 grams Fennel seeds
50 grams Cardamom pwoder
50 grams Bramhi powder
25 grams Carom (Ajwain) seed powder
25 grams Basil (Tulsi) powder

Mix all the above ingredients and take 1/2 tsp of this mixture with 1 tsp ghee and have it twice a day.
This formula indeed works wonders!!

General Motors Weight Loss Diet (Vegetarian Variant) - GM Diet

2010-06-04T10:11:00.003-04:00

General Motors Weight Loss Diet (Vegetarian Variant) - GM Diet

The following diet and health program was apparently developed for the employees and the dependants of General Motors Inc.
The program was developed in conjunction with the grant from the US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. It was first tried at the Johns Hopkins Research Centre and was approved for distribution by the Board of Directors of General Motors Corporation at a general meeting on August 15, 1995.

General Motors Corporation wholly endorsed this program and is making it available to all employees and families. This program will be available at all General Motors Food service facilities.
It is the management’s intention to facilitate a welfare and fitness program for everyone.

This program is designed for a target weight loss of 5-6 Kgs. per week. It will also improve your attitude and emotions because of its systematic cleansing effects. The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the foods eaten burn more calories than they give to the body in caloric value. This plan can be used as often as you like to without any fear of complications. It is designed to flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well being. After seven days you will begin to feel lighter by atleast 10 pounds. You will have an abundance of energy and an improved disposition.

During the first seven days you must drink 10 glasses of water each day.

The Diet

Day One

All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consists of all fruits you want. It is suggested you consume lots of watermelon and cantaloupe.

Day Two

All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the new and cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the account or type. Avoid oil and coconut while cooking vegetables. Have large boiled potato for breakfast.

Day Three

Any mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet and no potatoes today.

Day Four

Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. You can also have one bowl of vegetables soup.

Day Five

Today is a feast day. You will eat 1 (one) cup of rice. You also have to eat 6 (six) whole tomatoes and drink 12 (twelve) glasses of water today to cleanse your system of the excess uric acid you will be producing.

Day Six

Today is another all vegetables day. You must eat 1 cup of rice today and eat all the vegetables you want cooked and uncooked to your heart's content.

Day Seven

Today your food intake will consist of 1 cup rice, fruit juice and all the vegetables you care to consume. Tomorrow morning you will be five to eight kilograms lighter than 1 week ago. If you desire further weight loss, repeat the program again. Repeat the program as often as you like, however, it is suggested that you rest for three days before every repetition.

You have your system under control now and it will thank you for all the purging and cleansing you just gave it. Even more than a diet program it is good to follow this diet once in a while to clean your digestive system and remove toxic substances that have a accumulated in the system.

Stomach reduction home remedy

2010-06-04T09:52:00.003-04:00

How to lose Belly Fat

Stomach reduction home remedy
Man who has bloating stomach

1) You have to avoid taking fried food and non vegetarian food. Eat steam cooked vegetables

2) Follow the below home remedy

take

1 tsp Cumin seed powder
1/4 tsp Ajwain seed powder (Carom seed powder)
1 Pinch Hing (Asafoetida)
1/2 tsp Black salt

1 tsp Caltrops powder (if you get add it else continue with rest)

Add all the above things and make a mixture
Make it 3 parts and take it 3 times a day with water.

Take it everyday till your stomach get flat.

Why Does My Body Do That?

2010-06-04T09:50:00.001-04:00

Why Does My Body Do That?

Learn the common causes behind your body's little quirks

Whether uncomfortable, embarrassing or just plain weird, there are some pretty funky things that our bodies do. Curious about the causes of such reactions as hiccups, goose bumps and eye twitches, we spoke with Eric Plasker, DC, author of The 100 Year Lifestyle, to get the real scoop. Read on to discover the common reasons for 14 peculiar bodily functions.

Yawns

If your body is low on oxygen, your mouth opens wide and tries to suck more in. Yawning is a way to regulate the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in your blood. Unfortunately, yawns are nearly impossible to stifle.

Eye Twitches

Serious eye twitches can be a symptom of neurological disorders, but often there is a more mundane explanation. Common causes for eye twitches include stress, lack of sleep, extended staring or eye strain. Before you get frantic, try reducing your stress level, cutting back on caffeine and catching up on sleep.

Itches

According to Dr. Plasker, our skin most often gets itchy because of dryness associated with the environment or over-washing-water and soap can strip skin of its natural oils, thus sapping moisture. Face or body lotion should be able to keep these types of itches under control; also look for body washes and soaps labeled "moisturizing." If you still have itchy patches, you may be experiencing an allergic reaction to a chemical, plant, food, animal or drug. See an allergist if the itching is persistent.

Hiccups

If you've frequently got a case of the hiccups, try slowing down when you eat and drink, suggests Dr. Plasker. Doing either too quickly causes your stomach to swell; this irritates your diaphragm, which contracts and causes hiccups. You may also get hiccups in emotional situations or if your body experiences a sudden temperature change. In both of these cases, the hiccups are a result of a glitch in your nerve pathways, which is why a sudden scare-which might shake up and reset your nerves-can sometimes end an episode.

Goose Bumps

Those tiny bumps that cover your skin when you're cold or scared are actually a defense mechanism. Goose bumps occur when the arrector pili, a tiny muscle that connects the hair follicle with skin, contracts and makes the hair stand on end. If you had more hair-like cavemen did-the upright hair would trap air to keep you warm or make you look bushier and therefore more threatening to predators.

Sneezes

Sneezes happen when your body is trying to expel an irritant from the nasal cavity. If you have allergies, pollen or pet dander is usually to blame. If you have a cold, your body makes mucus to trap the virus, and sneezing helps force it (and the sickness) out of your body. An over-the-counter allergy or cold medicine helps suppress your reaction to allergens or reduce mucus production, which should prevent sneezing fits.

Coughs

A cough is another mechanism your body uses to get rid of irritants. There are special cells along your air passage, says Dr. Plasker, that recognize irritants and force them out. Common colds, sinus infections and pneumonia all increase your body's mucus production, which triggers coughing. Smoking and asthma also tend to irritate the cells. To help cut down on chronic coughing, exercise regularly and practice good posture to keep your air passage open.

Charley Horses

These sudden, super-painful muscle spasms can be blamed on several things, including dehydration or electrolyte imbalances-often from strenuous exercise. After a demanding workout or an extra-long run, sip a sports drink to keep your system running smoothly. If you experience this type of cramping, walk around to help relieve the pain.

Shivers

Shivering, says Dr. Plasker, is full-body muscle twitching. When your temperature drops too low, your body shakes all over in an attempt to generate heat. The only way to cure these kind of shivers is to get your temperature back to 98.6°F.

Ear Ringing

Ear ringing, or tinnitus, can happen for two reasons. If you have fluid or an infection in your middle ear, you may hear a constant buzz. However, the more common cause is damage to the microscopic ends of your hearing nerves, which often happens when you're exposed to loud noises. To prevent permanent damage (and preserve your hearing), wear earplugs at concerts and sporting events-or even when you mow the lawn.

Stomach Rumbles

As food, liquid and gas move through your digestive tract, your stomach muscles and intestines contract and cause rumbling noises-borborygmi is the scientific name. Everyone's stomach makes noise during digestion, but if you have extra-loud rumbles, a teaspoon of olive oil or a cup of herbal tea with lemon may help ease them, says Dr. Plasker.

Limbs Falling Asleep

When there's consistent pressure on part of a limb-like when you sit on your feet or rest your head on an arm-the pressure squeezes your nerve pathways and scrambles messages sent to your brain. The mixed messages make you lose feeling in the squished body part because your brain has trouble telling it what to do. To prevent a case of pins and needles, avoid sitting or lying in positions that compress your nerves.

Seeing Stars

If you stand too quickly, suffer a blow to the head or are stricken by a migraine, there's a good chance you'll see stars as blood surges to different parts of your body. Generally these tiny flashes of light will fade in a few seconds. If you see stars for more than a few moments, you could have a tear or tiny clot in your retina, and you should consult a physician immediately.

Ear Popping

The Eustachian tube in your inner ear is responsible for maintaining equal pressure on both sides of your eardrum. When you experience a rapid change in altitude-during takeoff in an airplane or when riding an elevator in an extra-tall building-the Eustachian tube opens to release pressure, and you hear a pop. To force the tube open (and "pop" your ears), squeeze your nostrils closed while exhaling forcefully through your nose.

Face pack for to improve the face glow

2010-04-11T14:12:00.000-04:00

Take rose petals and dry them and make powder.
Take 1 spoon milk and mix
1 pinch of dry rose petal powder and mix
1 pinch of besan powder and mix well.
Apply this paste as face pack and wash with cold water after 15 mins.
Do like this twice in a week. Your face glow will increase.

Tip to improve the digestion power.

2010-04-11T14:04:00.002-04:00

Take 1 pinch of black pepper powder, add it to 1 glass of butter milk and drink daily after the lunch or dinner to improve the digestion power.

Home remedy cure for Kidney Stones

2010-03-04T11:50:00.003-05:00

The one who has kidney stones feels the pain in the lower back, after some time the pain is felt in stomach. It feels as if someone is giving you signals. The pain shifts to the area where it had started from. The pain is continuous, it pains so much that one can neither sit nor sleep. Pain makes the person restless and it’s intolerable.
Massaging with hot oil or keeping hot water bag gives relief.

But this remedy helps get rid of kidney stones

Take
1 teaspoon of cumin seed powder
1 teaspoon of coriander seed powder
¼ teaspoon of cardamom powder
1 teaspoon of ‘gokhru’ (gokhshur) powder

Mix all the ingredients and make 4 parts of it.
Mix each part with half a glass of water and drink it.
Have it 4-5 times a day.

You can replace water with barley water if you can.

It will be best if you have them with barley water.
Take 1 teaspoon of barley. Add 4 glasses of water. Pressure cook it and filter it. Have half a glass of barley water 4-5 times a day.

Having this, flushes out the stones

If the stones are smaller (2 millimeter) in size, they will pass out in 3-4 days

If the stones are bigger in size, they may take 3 months to 1 year.

Do this remedy for 6 months; the kidneys will always flush out excess toxins and preventing the re occurrence of kidney stones.

Cumin is diuretic. It helps pass urine. People suffering from urine problem can also try this remedy.
Cumin helps cure swelling of the body. Many people don’t have fat. Inflammation causes swelling, taking cumin helps reduce swelling

Grape Face pack for Oily skin face

2010-03-03T11:09:00.003-05:00

For the oily skin face.
Take 1 table spoon of fresh grape juice and add egg white part to it and mix well.
Apply this mixture on face and rub gently. Wait for 15 minutes.
Later wash the face with cold water.

Grape Face pack for Dry skin face

2010-03-03T11:09:00.000-05:00

For the dry skin face.
Take 1 table spoon of fresh grape juice and add egg yellow part to it and mix well.
Apply this mixture on face and rub gently. Wait for 15 minutes.
Later wash the face with cold water.

Grape Face pack for smooth skin

2010-03-03T11:08:00.000-05:00

Take 2 table spoon of fresh grape juice and add
1 table spoon of Yogurt (curds)
1 table spoon of Honey and mix well
Apply this mixture on face and rub gently. Wait for 15 minutes.
Later wash the face with cold water. Your face skin gets cleaned and will become smooth.

Prevent face wrinkles using white grapes

2010-03-03T11:07:00.000-05:00

Aged people get wrinkles on face, under the eyes and at the edges of lips.
To prevent wrinkles
Take big seedless white grape and cut it in to 2 vertical half.
Use this white grape half and rub the face and rub under the eyes and at the edges of lips for 15 minutes.
Later wash the face with cold water. It prevents the face wrinkles.

Grape Face pack for face freshness

2010-03-03T11:06:00.000-05:00

After roaming all the day in sun, your face looks tired.
Then you have to take 1 cup of white grapes and mash them and take paste.
Add 1 table spoon honey to that grape paste and mix well.
Apply this honey mixed grape paste to the face and wait for 15 minutes.
Later wash the face with cold water. Your face will look fresh.

Quick info about dental cavities

2010-03-03T10:37:00.002-05:00

Frequent eating of Lime and orange flavored lollipops increases the acidity in saliva and routes to dental cavities.

Quick Tip about henna and hair color

2010-03-03T10:32:00.002-05:00

The hair color won’t get applied properly on the henna applied hair. Henna prevents hair color sync on hair upper layer.
You have to use hair color remover and remove the henna and then later apply the hair color.

Quick tip for cough

2010-03-03T10:24:00.002-05:00

Take
1 table spoon fresh lime juice and
1 table spoon fresh ginger juice and add these two to a glass of luck warm water and drink it.
Do this 3 times in a day. You will get relief from cough.

Rice and Health

2010-03-03T08:03:00.000-05:00

Many people think that as rice is full of starch and if they eat more rice they get fat.
But it is not true you gain weight not because of carbohydrates, it is because of excessive unused calories in the body.
The Brain, Muscles and body cells need these starch food for good health.
India, China, Japan and Philippines countries people’s primary food is Rice, as per World health measurements these countries has less percentage of fat people.
Steam cooked rice has more percentage of rice congee, this rice congee works as layer in the large intestine and prevents large intestine cancer.

How to Control Stress using small stress busters

2010-02-26T11:38:00.000-05:00

If you observe the current lifestyle, the common problem everyone faces is stress.

To overcome stress within minutes, one can use stress balls, slinky springs, and cube.

If you overlook stress chances of facing mental and physical problems, especially like increase in heart rate, blood pressure, fail to remember things, loss of appetite, sleepless nights, anger, irritation and loss of concentration in work.

To keep stress under control one can use these less expensive stress busters.

Press the stress ball using your palm and fingers. Finger movements will improve the blood circulation resulting in increase of oxygen and glucose. The movement in the nerves will help in making our minds sharp which in turn will help to control your thoughts. To begin with you can start with 15 minutes workout with these stress busters.

Indian Gooseberry for good Health

2010-02-26T10:52:00.000-05:00

Do you know that Indian Gooseberry has vitamin-c 20times more than an Orange?
Even the gooseberry is getting ripe the vitamin-c wont get reduced. That’s why scientists say that it will be good if you manage to have 1 gooseberry per day. Gooseberry prevents different health problems.
•    Vitamin-c in Gooseberry reduces the high blood pressure.
•    It improves immunity against different diseases.
•    Gooseberry acts on hair roots, so it helps in hair growth, prevents white hair and prevents dandruff formation on scalp.
•    Gooseberry helps in improving eye sight.
•    Gooseberry prevents cold, bronchitis and breathing problems.

A note about heart attacks

2010-02-24T08:16:00.002-05:00

A note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE':
Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer!

2010-02-24T08:02:00.000-05:00

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer!
Can u believe this??
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

2010-02-24T07:17:00.001-05:00

Read this....It could save your life!!
It's long but very informative

We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.

In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil....

So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining — every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc — actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

KIWI:
Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY:
Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE :
Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON:
Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene — the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA:
Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content.. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

Fish food and Pregnant woman facts

2010-02-20T23:07:00.000-05:00

If the pregnant women takes the fish as food. The child, who is going to born will be sharp minded, because the fish has omega-3 fatty acids.

The kids will have sharp mind and also they will have good machinery usage skills, driving skills and they have the skill to easily mingle with other people.

But you should not eat more fish as food, as the mercury in the fish will cause problems and it will be danger as per the doctors.

It would be enough if you eat weekly once or twice the cad fish, salmon fish, as these fish has less mercury.