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Showing posts with label Healthy Tips. Show all posts

Monday, May 7

Exercises for neck pain

















Neck tension arising from long hours at the desk or behind the wheel of the car can be relieved by certain neck exercises.

These include rotating the head clockwise and anticlockwise, allowing the head to drop forward and backward as far as possible and turning the head to the right and left as far as possible several times. 

These exercises help to loosen up contracted neck muscles which may restrict the blood supply to the head.

Neck tension may also be relieved by the yogic discipline pranayama, if the arms are held closely to the body through the exercise. Stand erect with the feet aligned straight and touching each other. Lock the fingers together with the hands beneath the chin and keep them there through the entire exercise.

Saturday, May 5

Create Your Own Healthy Eating Plan For Greater Weight Loss


















One of the hardest things about losing weight is finding foods that are nutritious, tasty and low fat and so the ideal way to ensure that food is varied as well as nutritious is to create your own healthy eating plan. This is not difficult to do providing you are able to plan ahead.
If your lifestyle borders on erratic and unorganized, then rethinking your association with food on the run is vital. Developing a positive mindset is important when you start any healthy eating plan; this is simply because making changes to your current eating habits can be difficult but instead of seeing it as a negative process or as a necessary evil, think of your healthy eating plan as a challenge and one where you will succeed.

Learning all about the nutritional values of food needn't be a chore because the more that you can comprehend what those food sources will do for you individually; this will help you to develop a healthy relationship with food. When you create your healthy eating plan, you also change your connection with food entirely and this means avoiding issues such as comfort eating. Creating your own healthy eating plan will pay dividends in the long run and offers many benefits in the process.

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Some of the benefits of creating your own plan include:

· Fresh, nutritious food suited to your individual requirements
· Helps you to plan ahead so you buy only the food that is necessary saving you money on your weekly shop
· Frees up time during the week so that you can relax with family or do the things that you want to do.
· Preparing food ahead also helps to stop you from snacking in between meals.
· Learning to enjoy food. Mealtimes should be an occasion and one to be shared with family and friends. Too often mealtimes are rushed.

If you seriously wish to lose weight then it is imperative that you change your current eating habits. It can help to keep a food journal for a while so that you can start seeing any recurring eating patterns and if negative patterns do start to emerge, then they need to be addressed and eliminated. Stress or problems in general could make you waiver on your diet forcing you to comfort eat, if you feel that this could happen you need to create an alternative way in which to deal with those negative situations.

Once you understand how to make a diet work for you then it will no longer be an uphill struggle. Learn to work with your individual needs but just keep the focus on reaching your goal weight so then you will be much more likely to stick with your healthy eating plan.

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Home Remedies for Dandruff


 













Several home remedies have been found useful in the treatment of dandruff. The use of fenugreek (methi) seeds is one such remedy. Two tablespoons of fenugreek seeds should be soaked overnight in water. The softer seeds should be ground into a fine paste in the morning.

This paste should be applied all over the scalp and left for half-an hour. The hair should then be washed thoroughly with soap nut (ritha) solution or shikakai. The use of a teaspoon of fresh lime juice for the last rinse, while washing hair, is equally beneficial. This not only leaves the hair glowing but also removes stickiness and prevents dandruff. Washing the hair twice a week with green gram powder in curd is another useful prescription.

Dandruff can be removed by massaging one's hair or half-an- hour with curd which has been kept in the open for three days, or with a few drops of lime juice mixed with amla juice every night, before going to bed. Another measure which helps to counteract dandruff is to dilute cider vinegar with an equal quantity of water and dab this on to the hair with cotton wool in between shampooing. Cider vinegar added to the final rinsing water after shampooing also helps to disperse dandruff.

Monday, October 17

Cure for colds and flu....Herbs for Flu....

 












Certain remedies have been found highly beneficial in the treatment of influenza. The most important of these is the use of long pepper. Half a teaspoonful of the powder of the long pepper with two teaspoonfuls of honey and half a teaspoonful of juice of ginger should be taken thrice a day.

This will help greatly if taken in initial stages of the disease. It is especially useful in avoiding complications which follow the onset of the disease, namely, the involvement of the larynx and bronchial tube.

Another excellent remedy for influenza is the green leaves of basil or tulsi plant. About one gram of these leaves should be boiled along with some ginger n half a litre of water until about half the water is left. This decoction should be taken as tea. It gives immediate relief.

Garlic and turmeric are other effective food medicines for influenza. Garlic is useful as a
general antiseptic and should be given as much as the patient can bear. Garlic juice may also be sucked up the nose. A teaspoonful of turmeric powder should be mixed in a cup of warm milk and taken three times in the day. It will prevent complications arising from influenza and also activate the liver which becomes sluggish during the attack.

Saturday, October 1

Type 2 Diabetes and preventions for it...












What is Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 Diabetes, also known as non-insulin dependent or adult-onset diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes and usually develops in overweight people after the age of 40 due to the body not responding to insulin properly, causing there to be too much glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood.

The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is increased by being overweight and inactive, having a family history of diabetes, and eating too much fat and refined carbohydrates.
Type 2 diabetes can be managed, and in some rare cases reversed, through healthy eating, weight control and physical activity.

How to prevent type 2 diabetes with diet.
As type 2 diabetes is predominately a lifestyle disease, following a healthy eating plan and regular exercise is the best way to stave of this disease. 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise most days should be maintained.

How to control type 2 diabetes with diet.
Diet has a huge influence on not only controlling weight, but also blood glucose levels. When suffering from diabetes of any kind it is recommended that you follow a healthy eating plan based on high-fibre foods, as well as choosing foods low in saturated fats and sodium. Only eating a moderate amount of sugars is also recommended.

Tuesday, September 13

Diet for Hypoglycemia






















The high animal protein diet generally prescribed for hypoglycaemia is not suitable for this disorder. It may help control the condition temporarily, but it is harmful in many other respects and may result in other diseases like heart 4trouble, arteries, kidney problems and cancer. 

The ideal diet for hypoglycaemia should be based on three basic food groups, namely grains, seeds and nuts, vegetable oils. 

Seeds, nuts and grains should be the main constituents of the diet. Seeds and nuts should be taken in their raw form. Grains, in the form of cereals, should be cooked. Cooked grains are digested slowly and release sugar into the blood gradually six to eight hours after meals. This will keep the blood sugar level normal and constant for a long period.
Persons suffering from low blood sugar should take six to eight small meals a day instead of two or three large ones. Eating raw nuts and seeds such as pumpkin or sunflower seeds or drinking milk, butter milk or fruit juices between meals will be highly beneficial. All refined and processed foods, white sugar, white flour and their by-products should be completely eliminated from the diet.

Coffee, alcohol and soft drinks should also be avoided. The consumption of salt should be reduced as an excessive intake of salt causes loss of blood potassium, which causes blood sugar to drop. The following is the menu suggested for hypoglycaemia.

* On rising: Fresh fruits such as apples, peaches, melons, berries, avocado or a glass of fresh fruit juice.

* Breakfast: Nuts, seeds, fruit, cottage cheese and buttermilk.

* Mid-morning: Fruit, fruit juice or tomato juice.

* Lunch: Cooked cereals and milk.

* Mid-afternoon: A glass of fruit or vegetable juice or a snack consisting of nuts.

* Dinner: Vegetable salad with a cooked vegetable from among those allowed, one or two slices of whole wheat bread, cottage cheese and butter milk.

* On retiring: A glass of milk or buttermilk.

Vegetables which can be taken in hypoglycaemia are asparagus, beets, carrots, cucumbers, egg-plants, peas, radishes, tomatoes, spinach, kale, lettuce, beans, baked potatoes. Fruits which can be taken are apples, apricots, berries, peaches, and pineapples. Consumption of citrus should be limited.

Thursday, July 7

Range of Juice Cures

  












Range of Juice Cures
Some common ailments and fruit and vegetable juices found beneficial in their treatment are mentioned below:

Acidity: Grapes, orange, mosambi, carrot and spinach.
Acne: Grapes, pear, plum, tomato, cucumber, carrot, potato and spinach.
Allergies: Apricot, grapes, carrot, beet and spinach.
Arteriosclerosis: Grapefruit, pineapple, lemon, celery, carrot, lettuce, and spinach.
Anaemia: Apricot, prune, strawberry, red grape, beet, celery, carrot and spinach.
Arthritis: Sour cherry, pineapple, sour apple, lemon, grapefruit, cucumber, beet, carrot, lettuce
and spinach.
Asthma: Apricot, lemon, pineapple, peach, carrot, radish and celery.
Bronchitis: Apricot, lemon, pineapple, peach, tomato, carrot, onion and spinach.
Bladder Ailments: Apple, apricot, lemon, cucumber, carrot, celery, parsley and watercress.
Colds: Lemon, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, carrot, onion, celery and spinach.
Constipation: Apple, pear, grapes, lemon, carrot, beet, spinach and watercress.
Colitis: Apple, apricot, pear, peach, pineapple, papaya, carrot, beet, cucumber and spinach.
Diabetes: Citrus fruits, carrot, celery, lettuce and spinach.
Diarrhoea: Papaya, lemon, pineapple, carrot and celery.
Eczema: Red grapes, carrot, spinach, cucumber and beet.
Epilepsy: Red grapes, figs, carrot, celery and spinach.
Eye Disorders: Apricot, tomato, carrot, celery, parsley and spinach.
Gout: Red sour cherries, pineapple, tomato, cucumber, beet, carrot, celery and spinach.
Halitosis: Apple, grapefruit, lemon, pineapple, tomato, carrot, celery and spinach.
Headache: Grapes, lemon, carrot, lettuce and spinach.
Heart Disease: Red grapes, lemon, cucumber, carrot, beet and spinach.
High blood pressure: Grapes, orange, cucumber, carrot and beet.
Influenza: Apricot, orange, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, carrot, onion and spinach.
Insomnia: Apple, grapes, lemon, lettuce, carrot and celery.
Jaundice: Lemon, grapes, pear, carrot, celery, spinach, beet and cucumber.
Kidney Disorders: Apple, orange, lemon, cucumber, cucumber, carrot, celery, parsley and beet.
Liver ailments: Lemon, papaya, grapes, carrot, tomato, beet and cucumber.
Menstrual Disorders: Grapes, prunes, cherry, spinach, lettuce turnips and beet.
Menopausal Symptoms: Fruits and Vegetables in season.
Neuritis: Orange, pineapple, apple, carrot and beet.
Obesity: Lemon, grapefruit, orange, cherry, pineapple, papaya, tomato, beet, cabbage, lettuce,
spinach and carrot.
Piles: Lemon, orange, papaya, pineapple, carrot, spinach, turnip and watercress.
Prostate Troubles: All fruit juices in season, carrot, asparagus, lettuce and spinach.
Psoriasis: Grapes, carrot, beet, and cucumber.
Rheumatism: Grapes, orange, lemon, grapefruit, tomato, cucumber, beet, carrot and spinach.
Stomach Ulcers: Apricot, grapes, cabbage and carrot.
Sinus Trouble: Apricot, lemon, tomato, carrot, onion and radish.
Sore Throat: Apricot, grapes, lemon, pineapple, prune, tomato, carrot and parsley.
Tonsillitis: Apricot, lemon, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, carrot, spinach and radish.
Varicose Veins: Grapes, orange, plum, tomato, beetroot carrot and watercress

Sunday, April 17

The Basic Protocol for Heart Disease


 
The following is the suggested diet for persons suffering from hypertension or some disorder of
the heart:
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