Jun28
Water is essential for our life. If we don’t drink water we become dehydrated. To keep ourselves hydrated we need to consume a certain amount of water every day. It forms sixty percent of our total weight. By itself, water is tasteless. It is difficult to drink plain water when we are not thirsty. Flavored water is a good option when compared to colas and other soft drinks which have a lot of sugar and is harmful for health in the long run.
There are many manufacturers who sell bottled water with different flavors added to it. Some of them are really very tasty. They not only make us want to drink water but are also good for our health. They contain various types of natural minerals and herbs which give the water a different flavor and make it easy for us to drink water.
Many people, children and adults, do not like having bland water. So, they have colas, coffee or tea. If taken in large quantities, these are harmful for our health. When water is flavored with herbs and other minerals, it tastes very good. Some of the flavored water companies add sugar while others do not add sugar. As too much sugar is not good for health, it is best for adults to have flavored water without sugar.
You can make flavored water at home by adding different flavors to the water that you drink. You can add lemons, pineapple, watermelon, ginger, basil leaves etc. You can also make flavored ice cubes and add it to the water that you drink to add flavor to it. You can also add coconut extracts, chocolate flavor, mint, grape juice etc. You can also add the flavor of oranges or strawberry. You can also add peppermint candy to get a peppermint flavor. You can add cucumber slices to make the water tasty. You can even add a little bit of coffee to get a coffee flavor. When such water is cooled it really tastes good is very refreshing.
The reason to choose flavored water is that they do not contain empty calories like colas and have not carbohydrates or empty calories. It is essential to drink the necessary amount of water daily. This helps us to maintain the body temperature and helps in flushing out the waste from our body. For some of us it is very difficult as we find plain water without any flavor very dull, boring and tasteless. The flavors added not only make it interesting, tasty and refreshing, but is also good for our health, as we get the juice of the fruits and herbs in this manner.
Choose the flavored bottled water that you are going to drink, with care. For a healthy lifestyle, it should not contain sugar or artificial sweeteners. It should have natural flavors without artificial sweeteners, artificial flavors and preservatives. Do not buy flavored bottled water that claim to calm you or give you extra energy as these would not have been tested for the same.
The clear liquid having the hint of a flavor is enough to make us drink the water. As drinking water is so very important, it would be best to make the flavored water at home with all the fresh natural ingredients. If this is not possible, you can always go in for many varieties of flavored bottled water. As the main point to be noted is that we should consume enough water, we can make clear natural flavored water at home or buy it.
Jun18
YOGA FOR HEALTHY LIFE
YOGA is a science. Like all other sciences it is based on observation and experiment. This method of observation and experiment is regarded in the west as a distinctly modern innovation, but as a matter of fact it was adopted in India in very ancient times by the “RISHIS”, or seers of truth. Through the process of close observation and constant experimentation, they discovered the fine forces of nature, as also the laws that govern our physical, mental and spiritual well being. The truths thus gained through their own experiences and investigation, they wrote down in Upanishads, preached in public and expounded to their pupils.
“PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE” it is the famous quotation and meaningful quotation..
Yoga helps us to not only prevent from the diseases; it also helps us to cure some of the common diseases.
Yoga is the only branch that has exercises to make us fit in a physical, Physiological, and psychological manner.
ESSENTIAL OF YOGA PRACTICES:
In order to derive the full benefits of yoga it is necessary to understand the following requirements and principles related to its practice.
TIME:
Though the morning time, before breakfast, is regarded best for practicing yoga. One can do it also in the evening or at any other time provided the stomach is empty and not heavy with food.
The individual should select a time which is convenient for his daily routine and should try to do yoga at the same time everyday. A practice for atleast 5 to 6 days in a week should be enough to show improvement.
PLACE:
Practice yoga on the floor. Avoid chowki (Or Bed). Use a carpet, rug, blanket, or mat on the floor. The place of practices should be neat, clean and well ventilated.
SILENCE:
One should maintain silence while doing yoga. Any conversation, mental activity and even listening to music should be avoided.
REST:
Two types of Rest:
1.Short Rest
2.Long Rest
Short Rest:
The short rest should be for about six to eight seconds only. This is taken between two rounds of asana, or between one and the other asana. The Shorter restis completed by breathing twice at the completion of one round of a posture
Long Rest:
Long Rest comes at the end of all the asanas, pranayamas and other kriyas which one does at a stretch. The general principle is to devote one fourth of the actual practicing time for this rest. For e.g. : If one has done yoga for 20 minutes , the rest at the end should be for 5 minutes
DRESS:
There should be minimum clothes on the body while doing yoga. Male practitioners can wear half pants or pyjamas along with an underwear. Ladies can wear saree, slacks or stretch pants with blouse. In winter, light woolen clothes may be used while doing yoga.
BATH:
It depends on the convenient and personal choice of the practitioners to bath either before or after the practice. For taking a hot bath after yoga practice one must wait for about 15 minutes
METHOD OF PRACTICES:
In order to obtain the fullest benefit of yoga, one must practice in a proper way. Since yoga is the scientific systems it requires to be done in a specified manner. What is more important here to mention is that though every one cannot practice all the postures which perfection, they can certainly follow the method of doing them without any difficulty. Therefore the advice is;do yoga according to the limits of your body. Do it only as much as you can. You need not be perfect in form. If you cannot do the full form, do half it or even less
FEMALE PROBLEMS:
Female practitioners should avoid the yoga practice during menstrual period and during advance stage (After 4 month) of pregnancy. Pregnant women may practice yoga under proper care and instruction of a yoga experts.
HOW MUCH YOGA? :
Yoga can practised for a longer time in the winter season than in summer . Maximum times devoted for actually practicing yoga should not exceeed 45 minutes in a single day of winter. In summer maximum time for actual practice should be 30 minutes.
DIET:
Foods have been divided into 3 categories
1.RAJASIK
2.TAMASIK
3.SATTVIK
First 2 categories is not suitable for yoga practitioners. Third one, SATTVIK, is highly recommended for the yoga practitioners,
QUALITY OF FOOD:
Eat not more than 85 % of your capacity. In other words always keep some space left in your stomach after dinner.
WATER:
Yoga practitioners should drink about 5 lbs (10 to 12 glasses) of water everyday. Water should be not taken at the time of eating, but after half an hour of eating..
Before starting yoga practice we should know the above the factors then only our yoga practices will be meaningful and beneficial one.
YOGA AND HEALTH BENEFITS:
1. PADMA ASANA
2. PASHCHIMOTTAN ASANA
3. MATSYA ASANA
4. ARDHA MATYENDRA ASANA
5. HALA ASANA
6. BHUJANGA ASANA
7. DHANUR ASANA
8. SHALABHA ASANA
9. SARVANGA ASANA
10. PAWAN MUKTA ASANA
11. TARA ASANA
12. VRIKSHA ASANA
13. SURYANAMASKAR ASANA
14. SHAVA ASANA
HEALTH BENEFITS: (PREVENT FROM THE DISEASES)
PHYSICAL:
1. MUSCULAR STRENGTH
2. FLEXIBILITY
3. POSTURE IMPROVEMENT
PHYSIOLOGICAL:
1. NEURO MUSCULAR CO-ORDINATING
2. CARDIO RESPIRATORY EFFIENCY INCREASES
3. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM BENEFITS
4. EXCREATORY FUNCTION IMPROVES
5. IMMUNITY INCREASES
6. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM NORMALISES
PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS
1. SELF ACCEPTANCE AND SELF REALISATION
2. SELF CONFIDENCE
3. FREE FROM ANXIETIES ,STRENGTH AND TENSION
4. PEACEFUL MIND
5. SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
YOGA CURE FOR COMMON DISEASES:
In the Medical system on external agent (medicine) does the corrective work, in the yogic system this external agent is not needed at all .It is the patient himself whose personal understanding, practice and care cure his diseases in the yogic system
In certain cases, the medicine provided them immediate relief, but not a lasting cure. On the other hand, a great number of such patients achieved permanent cure through thereaptic yoga within in a period of two or four months .This has specially been so in case of diabetes, arthritis, asthma, gastro intestinal disorders, nervous tension and various other cases.
YOGA HELPS US TO LEAD A HEALTHY LIFE
Jun12
Lettuce is one of the most delicate salad plants – there is usually nothing but disappointment to be gained from trying to bring a wilting specimen back to life. It has been cultivated since the earliest times, and varieties such as Cos or Romaine had become popular by the middle ages. Culpeper, the old English herbalist said, `The juice of lettuce mixed with oil of roses, applied to the forehead and temples procureth sleep and ease the head-ache’. He goes on to say that when taken ‘it abateth bodily lust’ this, it seems, is an accurate observation. Lettuce juice has been likened in effect to the sedative action of opium without the accompanying excitement. H.M. Evans of the University of California demonstrated in a series of experiments that whilst the lettuce had a calming effect on sexual ardour, there was a surprisingly strong compensatory effect in that the rate of fertility was greatly increased. So although the normal person might well find these two results to be incompatible (or at any rate inconceivable) lettuce is frequently suggested to help men who suffer from premature ejaculation. Pythagoras, the ancient Greek mathematician, therefore knew only half of this information when he called lettuce ‘The plant of the eunuchs: This compensation results from a mixture of tonic and sedative components in which the calming effect on the nervous system and digestive organs as well as the sexual is combined with a tonic action upon the glands. There is a slight laxative action with the unusual feature that the odor of ill-smelling stools is often much improved.
Lettuce contains a good spectrum of minerals, although these are present in average rather than exceptional quantities. The vitamin content includes a fair amount of carotene, but it is essential to bear in mind that the outer leaves may contain fifty times more than the white inside leaves, so juice everything. The strong therapeutic effect results from the many alkaloids present. These include asparagine (see asparagus), lactucine, lactucic acid and hyoscyamine. A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice is said to help the growth of hair if drunk to the extent of a pint or so a day. So much hair loss is caused by your genetic inheritance and not through deficiencies that this information is given for the sake of the desperate. There is much more evidence for its effectiveness in dealing with a nervous cough and as supportive therapy which might help but not cure the diabetic and the asthmatic and help ease those who have continuous pain.