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| From : Yatheendradas C.k. at 03:58 PM - Aug 28, 2011 ( ) |
Share it on Facebook“I would encourage patients with acne to moderate the amount of carbs that they eat and not to overdo dairy, as that can also cause acne,” he added. Selecting foods lower on the glycemic index means avoiding blood sugar spikes with white rice, sweets, and white flour breads and opting for fresh foods, such as vegetables, meat, and fruits.
Eating purple and red fruits such as pomegranate, strawberries, black grapes and beetroot can help clear up acne. Have the fruits in form of a salad or as freshly pressed juice.
Green tea is loaded with anti-oxidants and helps fight acne.
Certain green leafy vegetables such as spinach and lettuce also helps clear up the complexion. These vegetables have inflammation fighting nutrients that restrict acne flare-up.
Multigrain breads and chapattis can also stop your sugar levels from shooting up and thereby control acne.
Avoid pastries and cookies as they have high sugar content.
A diet that’s high on dairy products also flare up acne.
If you have an acne prone skin, it’s always good to avoid carbonated drinks and alcohol.
Certain oils such as corn oil or sunflower oil can also aggravate acne.
(Inputs by Dr Varun Katyal, dermatologist)
5 Vegetables for good health
TNN | Oct 11, 2011, 12.00AM IST
While everyone knows that green vegetables are good for the body, most of us tend to still avoid eating them.
Consuming veggies need not be a chore. With the wide variety available, you can easily find one to suit your tastes. Here we suggest some top green vegetables that can do your health wonders.
Broccoli
Broccoli is considered a wonder food for its ability to help prevent cancer. The vegetable is recommended for those suffering from heart disorders and strokes. Being packed with iron its ideal for anaemia patients as well. Boil or steam your broccoli flowers lightly and eat so that they don't lose all the nutrients.
Cabbage
Whether consumed raw or cooked in a dish, cabbage has many benefits. It is said to be great for the skin and eyes as its full of vitamin A. The phytonutrients present in this vegetable help the body fight against the free radicals. It also helps with lung, stomach and colon prostate cancer. Those interested in body building may want to eat cabbage as its full
of iodine that is needed for muscle development.
Bean sprouts
Sprinkled on salads or eaten as a between meals snack, sprouts are a great way of getting some nutrients. They are rich in vitamin C and a handful of fresh sprouts can provide you with three-quarters of your daily vitamin C requirement. In addition they also contain vitamins A, B and E as well as calcium, iron, and potassium.
Spinach
You can be sure if Popeye loved this food, you should be consuming it too. The vegetable contains carotenoid that help prevent cancer. It's also loaded with vitamins like C and A that helps with god eyesight and glowing skin. The high level of potassium makes it very beneficial for high blood pressure patients. Further it strengthens muscles and helps those suffering from anaemia.
Lettuce
Depending on the variety, the nutrients in lettuce vary. Romaine lettuce is said to be the most healthy one boasting of vitamins A, B, and C, folic acid, manganese and chromium. It makes for an excellent salad as it is low in calories. Lettuce is also a good source of iron which helps with blood formation. It also has magnesium, vital for the brain and the nerves.
Mobile phone users are increasingly suffering from a new condition, dubbed ‘text neck’, due to the amount of time they spend hunched over the gadgets, say experts.
According to them, the affliction, caused by flexing the neck for extended periods of time, can be a forerunner of arthritic damage if it goes without treatment. In severe cases, it may get painful to even straighten the neck out properly.
“Keeping the neck and head stretched forwards for long periods could eventually cause the natural curvature of the neck to reverse, potentially leading to serious health problems,” The Daily Telegraph quoted Rachael Lancaster, of Freedom Back Clinics in Leeds, as saying.
Children are most at risk as their heads are larger in relation to their body size than adults. Women with slender necks should also be careful about their posture. However, experts say that text neck can be avoided by taking regular screen breaks, and looking straight ahead while tucking the chin back towards the neck every few minutes. Also, by doing regular neck and shoulder exercises, one can avoid such health related problem.
Daily dose of ginger may cut the risk of cancer. New research finds that ginger’s anti-inflammatory properties may play a role in reducing colon cancer risk.
The study, published in Cancer Prevention Research, found a link between daily ginger supplements and a reduction of inflammation in the colon, which researchers suggest is one step toward better understanding the role ginger root might play in preventing colon cancer.
Prior studies in mice and rats have shown that ginger helped prevent the formation of tumours when the animals were exposed to a chemical that causes colon cancer.
For the new study, researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School in the US randomly assigned 30 healthy adults to take capsules containing either 2 gram of powered ginger root (about two tablespoons of ground-up ginger root, noted the researchers) or a placebo powder every day for four weeks.
Before and after the study, the researchers took tissue samples from the lining of the colon. They “tested these samples for chemicals called eicosanoids that increase inflammation in the gut,” stated WebMD, noting that the ginger-eating subjects showed reduced inflammation.Another recent study published in The Lancet found that low doses of aspirin, taken daily and over the long term, cut cases of colorectal cancer by a quarter and the death toll from this disease by a third.
Leftover fruits give you radiant skin
What do you do when you have a whole bunch of leftover fruits and veggies in your refrigerator? As much as we try hard, these leftovers do not seem to get over.
Lemons, tomatoes, papaya, bananas, eggs are a few to name that top the list of leftovers in the fridge. Its time to stop fretting about wastage and the money spent.
We tell you a few ways of using it wisely...
Lemons are very good for hair. Wash your hair with lemons. It is very good for oily and greasy hair. It has excellent nourishing properties like Vitamins B and A. This will take care of the dandruff and get rid of similar scalp problems.
Leftover bananas that changes colour to black are very useful in making your skin glow. Overripe bananas are very high in vitamin A, B and E, all of which benefit the skin. Mash a banana and put it all over your face till it completely dies up and rinse off after 15-20 minutes.
Papayas are good cleansers. It has Enzyme Papain which removes blemishes and rejuvenates an undernourished skin. Mash papayas and mix some honey to make a pack which you can smear all over your hands, neck and face. Wash after 15-20 minutes for a blemish free skin.
Eggs works wonders for skin and hair. Mix egg white with mayo and honey to make a thick paste. This can be applied to your hair as well. Egg has pure protein which will make your hair strong and honey that will bring out the lustre that was till now lacking in your tresses.
So, leftover fruits, vegetables and even poultry can contribute to your healthy skin and hair. Next time you spot something lying in your refrigerator unused, you know what to do.
Watch your diet supplement intake
People who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals may actually be getting too much of a good thing — and even risk serious problems.According to a U.S. study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who take dietary supplements also tend to get more nutrients from their food than those who don’t take supplements — suggesting that vitamins may be taken by the people who need them least.
In some cases, supplement users may actually be overloading on minerals, such as iron, that can cause potentially serious health problems, researchers said. “People need to choose supplements to help meet, but not exceed, the recommended daily intake levels,” said Regan Bailey, a nutrition research at the National Institutes of Health, who led the study.
Men and women who reported using dietary supplements containing eight important minerals — calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, copper, potassium and selenium — were much less likely to be getting inadequate amounts of those minerals from the foods they ate than were people who said they didn’t take supplements, the study found.
The link was strongest for women, who are more likely than men to take supplements
Garlic
Its stinky sulphuric component, allicin, gives garlic its anti-viral and antibiotic properties. It prevents clogging of arteries, boosts immunity and protects against cancers, particularly of the stomach and colon.
Ginger
Apart from aiding digestion, ginger reduces swelling and pain from arthritis, gastritis and muscle spasms.
Turmeric
Curcumin, the active ingredient that gives turmeric its yellow colour, makes it effective against cancers, infections and inflammatory disorders such as asthma, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease.
Citrus fruits
Vitamin C in amla (Indian gooseberry), oranges and lemons boosts the production of disease-fighting white blood cells (WBC).
Yoghurt
An outstanding source of calcium, protein, riboflavin and vitamin B 12, yoghurt has healthy bacteria that enhances immunity and aids digestion.
Green tea
Polyphenols in green tea busts stress and protect against free radical damage that accelerates ageing.
Yellow/orange veggies
Carrot, sweet potato and pumpkin are high in beta carotene – coverted to vitamin A by the body -- that help in WBC production.
Mushrooms
Mushrooms, especially black ones, have essential minerals such as zinc that make the body’s defence mechanism robust.
Flavonoids
Found in mango, papaya, berries, broccoli and spinach, bioflavenoids protect cells from environment pollutants and toxins.
Omega-3 fatty acids
Nuts, flaxeed and oily fish such as salmon, tuna, sardines, mackerel and trout raise the activity of WBCs.
Green veggies help improve body’s immune defences
Researchers have found that green vegetables from bok choy to broccoliare the source of a chemical signal that is important to a fully functioning immune system.
They do this by ensuring that immune cells in the gut and the skin known as intra-epithelial lymphocytes (IELs) function properly.
“After feeding otherwise healthy mice a vegetable-poor diet for two to three weeks, I was amazed to see 70 to 80 percent of these protective cells disappeared,” said Marc Veldhoen of The Babraham Institute in Cambridge.
Those protective IELs exist as a network beneath the barrier of epithelial cells covering inner and outer body surfaces, where they are important as a first line of defense and in wound repair.
Veldhoen’s team found that the numbers of IELs depend on levels of a cell-surface protein called the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), which can be regulated by dietary ingredients found primarily in cruciferous vegetables.
The new work found that mice fed a synthetic diet lacking this key compound experience a significant reduction in AhR activity and lose IELs.
With reduced numbers of these key immune cells, animals showed lower levels of antimicrobial proteins, heightened immune activation and greater susceptibility to injury.
When the researchers intentionally damaged the intestinal surface in animals that didn’t have normal AhR activity, the mice were not as “quick to repair” that damage.
As an immunologist, Veldhoen says he hopes the findings will generate interest in the medical community, noting that some of the characteristics observed in the mice are consistent with those seen in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
The findings were reported online in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, on October 13th.
A snapshot of the current thinking in medicine, fitness and lifestyle trends that impact your life.
Coffee boosts mood
Women who regularly drink coffee have a 20% lower risk of depression than nondrinkers. Other sources of caffeine did not offer the same protection against depression, possibly because of their lower levels of caffeine, say researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health.
High levels of caffeine, however, increase anxiety and insomnia, potentially reversing mood-lifting effects.
The Harvard study looked only at women drinking as much as four to six cups a day, and not women drinking greater amounts. But earlier research on caffeine and suicide risk found that risk of suicide decreased progressively up to six or seven cups a day, then increased after eight or
more cups a day.
Mom's to blame
Childhood obesity begins in the womb, a new study has concluded using state-of-the-art technology to monitor fat levels in unborn babies in the UK.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of unborn babies showed that a mother's overweight or obesity during pregnancy caused potentially harmful changes to a baby's fat levels while still in the womb. It led to some babies having similar build up of fat around their abdomen similar to overweight adults.
Common painkillers can raise heart attack risk
Taking daily doses of over-the-counter painkillers raises the risk of heart attacks and stroke by up to 40%. Regular use of diclofenac, a common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), has a two-fifth higher chance of heart attack and stroke. NSAIDs lower temperature, relieve pain and reduce swelling, and are prescribed to treat arthritis, back pain, gout, headaches and flu.
Vioxx, the arthritis drug withdrawn in 2004 since it led to heart attacks, had only a slightly higher risk factor.
Easily embarrased people more trustworthy
If tripping in public or mistaking an overweight woman for a mother-to-be leaves you red-faced, don't feel bad. A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are more trustworthy, likely to be monogamous and generous.
In short, embarrassment can be useful for people seeking cooperative and reliable team members.
Potato, the best bet for your potassium need
Potatoes are the largest and most affordable source of potassium compared to other vegetables or fruit. Just one helping (150 gm) of potatoes contains 110 calories, 620 gm of potassium and provides almost half your daily need of vitamin C (45%), without providing any fat, sodium or cholesterol.
Potassium protects against heart disease, diabetes, obesity and kidney disease. It keeps muscles strong, bowels regular and eliminate irritability, and stress. It also lowers hypertension by protecting against the blood pressure-boosting properties of sodium
Top 5 high fibre foods
Eating a high-fibre diet reduces cholesterol, regulates blood sugar, cancers, obesity, reduces constipation, colitis, colon cancer, and even haemorrhoids. The recommended daily amount for an adult is 20-25 gm a day.
Legumes/Beans/Lentils
Beans have some of the highest amounts of fibre available, with black beans and kidney beans containing with 15 gm of fibre or more per 1 cup serving. With more than 15 grams per single cup serving, lentils are second only to split peas as a vegetable source of fibre.
Flaxseed
In addition to both soluble and insoluble fibre, flaxseed contains omega-3 fatty acids as well as cancer-preventing lignans. Sprinkle ground flaxseed on yoghurt, cereal or salads to add a nutty flavour and a dose of dietary fibre.
Greens
Green leafy vegetables are a great source of iron, beta-carotene and fibre. Just one cup of cooked greens such as spinach, turnip greens and beet greens has 4 to 5 gm of fibre. A medium-sized pear boosts your intake with 5.1 gm. A large apple has 3.3 gm of fibre.
Whole Grain/Bran
Use whole wheat flour, swap regular pasta for whole wheat, which contains approximately 6.2 gm of fibre per 1 cup serving. Just 30 gm of oatmeal contains 12 gm and 30 gm of corn bran contains 22 gm of fibre.
Nuts
Almonds, pistachio and walnuts are not only high in protein, but fibre as well. Raisins contain both soluble and insoluble fiber, and with 5.3 gm per cup, they offer a quick and convenient alternative to boost your intake.
Shake away that extra salt
Eating bland food is not that bad after all, as sodium-laden diets can lead to a host of health problems. But why is cutting back on salt so difficult? America’s National Public Radio (NPR) explores the allure of salty food and sure-fire ways to shake the habit.
Too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease and strokes, yet most people are consuming more than three times the daily minimum requirement of 1,500 mg of sodium a day. Chicago-based chemist and food scientist Kantha Shelke told NPR that one guaranteed method to reduce sodium is to avoid processed foods, since food companies rely heavily on salt for not only flavour but also its ability to prevent spoilage. Or for an even more disciplined approach, try eliminating sodium from your diet completely for three weeks, then gradually adding it back in.
The goal is to “retrain” your palate to be more sensitive to salty foods, noted Shelke. To cut back on salt intake, the Mayo Clinic advises eating fresh fruits and vegetables and using fresh herbs to flavour meals. When dining out, specify that your dish be prepared without salt. Read the label and find out how much sodium a product contains before purchasing it.
Want muscles like Popeye? Eat mustard, not spinach
Are you a fitness fanatic looking to build your muscles like ‘Popeye the Sailor’? Then consider reaching for the mustard, and not a can of spinach as claimed by the legendary cartoon character, who said “I am strong to the finish because I eat all my spinach”.
A new research has revealed that a steroid, found in the mustard plant, triggers a response similar to anabolic steroids with minimal side effects.
Homobrassinolide produces an anabolic effect, increases appetite and muscle mass along with the number and size of muscle fibres.
“We hope that one day brassinosteroids may provide an effective, natural, and safe alternative for age- and disease-associated muscle loss, or be used to improve endurance and physical performance,” Slavko Komarnytsky, a researcher involved in the work from the Plants for Human Health Institute said.
“Because some plants we eat contain these compounds, like mustards, in the future we may be able to breed or engineer these plants for higher brassinosteroid content, thus producing functional foods that can treat or prevent diseases and increase physical performance,” he stated.
Komarnytsky and his colleagues exposed rat skeletal muscle cells to different amounts of homobrassinolide and measured protein synthesis in cell culture, which resulted in increased protein synthesis and decreased protein degradation in these cells.
Healthy rats then received oral administration of homobrassinolide daily for 24 days and changes in their body weight, food consumption, and body composition were measured using dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry analysis that showed increased lean body mass in treated animals over those who were not treated.
The researchers repeated this study on rats that were fed high protein diet and similar results were observed.
They also used surgically castrated peri-pubertal rat models to examine the ability of homobrassinolide to restore androgen-dependent tissues after androgen deprivation following castration and the results showed increased grip strength and an increase in the number and size of muscle fibers crucial for increased physical performance.
“The temptation is to see this discovery as another quick fix to help you go from fat to fit,” Gerald Weissmann, Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal said .
“And to a very small degree, this may be true. In reality, however, this study identifies an important drug target for a wide range of conditions that cause muscle wasting,” he added.
The results of the study have been published in the FASEB Journal.
Good old lauki juice, can be lethal
DNA / Vineeta Pandey / Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:00 IST
Believed to have medicinal value that can cure many ailments such as diabetes, urinary disorders, aid weight loss and digestion, the good-old lauki (bottle gourd) may not be so good after all.
According to scientists, a bitter lauki when consumed with any other juice can be lethal. The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry (MoHWF) has issued an advisory based on recommendations of an expert committee warning people from consuming bitter lauki, or mixing it up with any other juice. The advisory has been issued following cases of serious health problems cropping up after consumption of lauki juice, popularised by Baba Ramdev.
According to Ramdev, lauki juice mixed with aloe vera, amla, karela, jamun, lemon is as an effective ayurvedic remedy for many ailments including diabetes and blood pressure. Following his call for this ayurvedic concoction, lauki juice became the household remedy for many ailments and many even believed it to be a tonic, aid digestion, prevent acidity, prevent urinary disorders, and excessive sodium loss from the body, till a man died last year after consuming lauki juice.
His death led to suspicions about the efficacy and reliability of lauki juice. The matter was even raised in Parliament prompting government to set up an expert committee to examine the issue. Now following an intensive study on the toxicity of the vegetable juices, the Union Health Ministry has said that lauki juice should not be mixed with any juice.
In fact, it has warned people saying lauki should always be tasted first even before being consumed even as vegetable. If found bitter it should be discarded immediately as bitter lauki juice has the potential to be toxic. The same is the case with other fruits and vegetables from the cucumber family as they are believed to have harmful toxins that give bitter taste. And in case there is any discomfort following its consumption, it is best to rush to hospital.
The advisory is based on recommendations of an expert committee comprising of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The committee was set up to investigate the issue of safety of consumption of lauki juice after a Member of Parliament raised the issue following death of an official with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in June last year. The official had died shortly after consuming lauki juice mixed with karela (bitter gourd) juice to control diabetes. Despite being bitter the official drank the concoction. Earlier this month about 16 trainee of Haryana police fell ill due to food poisoning after eating lauki for dinner.
To the doctors, the expert committee has recommended conducting tests including prothrombin time and platelet counts, serum amylase, blood sugar along with X-Ray chest, ECG, Ultrasound and Endoscopy. Since there is no specific antidote available, the general supportive care such IV fluids/ crystalloids / blood products/ fresh frozen plasma has to be given to maintain the hemodynamics and electrolyte balance.
October 14, 2011 — The next time you reach for your cell phone, consider this: A new study found that 92% of cell phones in the U.K. have bacteria on them - including E. coli -- because people aren't washing their hands after going to the bathroom.
- 92% of phones had bacteria on them.
- 82% of hands had bacteria on them.
- 16% of hands and 16% of phones had E. coli bacteria, which is found in feces.
Are you suffering from hypertension?
Twenty five year old Sourya Mitra, a Delhi-based freelance writer, had been preparing to run a full marathon. For six months, Sourya had been training hard to build his core muscles, eating nutritious food, and had given up drinking. Weeks before the marathon, he visited his general physician (GP) for a routine checkup and was diagnosed with high blood pressure (BP) bordering on hypertension. On being quizzed by his GP about any symptoms he had noticed, Sourya said he had been experiencing palpitation and dizziness but assumed it was because of the excessive training.
Sourya had in fact missed two of the clearest symptoms of the otherwise asymptomatic high blood pressure. He has been on medication since. In his defence, he says, “I always thought the dizziness was because I was training hard. The palpitation did worry me, but I assumed I was too young to have a heart ailment. Now I pop a pill everyday to keep my blood pressure under control. I really wish I had paid attention to my symptoms and not tried to self medicate myself.”
What happened?
High BP in youngsters is the result of a combination of reasons, including lack of adequate exercise, stress, poor eating habits, excessive intake of salt and fatty acids. Also, it’s possible that Sourya was underline hypertensive from childhood, and excessive training only worsened the situation.
Warning signs
Usually, hypertension is asymptomatic, especially in the young. But if you feel your performance dropping at school or work, or feel your concentration suddenly faltering, it should ring a bell in your head. Other symptoms like dizziness, palpitation, headaches and lethargy are also indicators of high blood pressure. High BP will in itself not kill you, but it can lead to organ damage. It also attacks the cardiovascular system, kidneys, eyes and brain.
The solutions
Even though a lot of youngsters suffer from high BP, usually it is not secondary hypertension. This arises out of ailments in the kidney or thyroid glands. Once secondary causes are ruled out, it is a matter of taking medicines and changing your lifestyle to get fit – by inculcating healthier habits like increasing fibre content in diet, exercising and reducing weight. Continue your medication till your BP comes under control and gradually reduce the dose.
Lifestyle choices
It might not sound appealing, but you have to start young. You can eat what you desire – but make sure you complement your diet with fresh vegetables, fruits and fibre. Since stress contributes to hypertension, reduce it by meditating. Exercising is very important; no one is asking you to build packs of muscles, but walking everyday for 20 minutes is ideal.
Also, stop smoking and restrict alcohol consumption to safe levels. Parents should not put stress on kids as that could lead them to develop underline hypertension.
(Inputs by Dr VK Rastogi, consultant, internal medicine, Jaipur Golden Hospital)
- Improve your Digestion with Yoga and Ayurveda
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Indigestion is a common problem these days. We hear people often complaining about digestion related problems. The food does not get digested easily and the body becomes weaker and weaker. The person also suffers from various other diseases.
They complain of discomfort frequently especially on eating oily and fried food. They drink a lot of water and it has also been noticed that excessive intake of tea, coffee, alcohol, and tobacco affects the digestion process. Similarly, sour food, pickles affect the digestive system and the person feels angry, jealous, fearful at the time of eating food.
If you have poor appetite, sour belches, and heaviness in head, giddiness, swelling in stomach, fast heartbeats, and excessive saliva formation then it is indication for poor digestive system.
Nature Cure Treatement to Improve Digestion
Take mint chutney or ginger marmalade before meals.
Eat raw coconut kernel, drink coconut water, eat chapatti made with whole-wheat flour, and eat old rice and raw papaya vegetable.
Take sufficient amount of ripe fruits, green vegetables, dry fruits, and milk.
Avoid fear, anxiety, and sorrow, worries, etc. Do not eat anything if you feel heaviness in stomach.
Go for morning and evening walks.
Take hip bath and pour water on the back for three minutes.
Keep fast and take enema in the morning. Take orange, sweet grapes or pomegranate juice (100 gm).
Add juice of half lemon in hot water and drink regularly.
Yogic Cure to Improve Digestion
Yoga is ideal for this problem. Regular practice overcomes digestion related problems and cures it permanently.
Practice kunjal for one week with salted water and without salt for two to three months with hot water.
Practice shankha prakshalana once for benefit. Eat kichdi for two to three days after this practice. Add cumin seeds, black pepper and black salt in diluted curd or thick curd and eat for two weeks. Drink pomegranate or wood apple juice (bilva).
After gaining strength practice yogasanas regularly.
Katichakrasana strengthens the digestive system.
Janushirasana is also beneficial for patients. It increases digestive fire, contracts the stomach muscles and improves the overall health. It also strengthens the muscles of back and hip.
Ardhamatysendrasana overcomes stomach diseases and strengthens the intestines. It is beneficial to control sugar level and overcome backache. It helps in proper blood circulation in the nerves of back and hip.
Vajrasana should be practiced for overcoming playfulness of the mind. It is the only asana that can be practiced after meals. It overcomes gastric trouble, acidity and helps in proper digestion.
It increases appetite and food is digested properly.
Bhujangasana overcomes all the stomach diseases. It increases appetite and strengthens the spine. It also gives relief in case of backache.
Makarasana should be practiced to improve the stomach condition. It overcomes asthma and lung disorders, knee pain, improves appetite and makes the spine flexible.
Practice of Pavanmuktasana removes excessive gas from stomach, overcomes acidity and helps in digestion. It reduces extra fat on the stomach, cures gynecological problems in women and is also beneficial in case of heart disease and gout.
Regular practice of the above-mentioned asanas are beneficial and later other asanas can also be added.
Pranayam cures digestion related problems completely. Practice yogasana, but practicing pranayam is compulsory.
Agnisar pranayama should be practiced regularly - it improves digestion and overcomes gastric trouble, constipation, sour belches, and ulcers and other stomach related problems. It improves appetite, reduces sugar level, and cures urinary problems. It relieves burning sensation while passing urine, and stops excessive urination. Kapalbhati pranayam should also be practiced, as it is the best for the stomach. It overcomes all the diseases related to digestive system and strengthens the weak intestines. It is the best pranayam and improves the health of the body.
Uddiyan bandha is also beneficial to overcome stomach related problems, improves appetite and arouses the prana and purifies manipura chakra.
Diet and Regimen to Improve Digestion
Diet control is the best way to overcome this problem. Keep fast for a few days and drink hot water with lemon juice depending on the season and drink apple juice twice or thrice daily.
Take juice of raw vegetable with honey. Raw vegetable juice improves digestion and increases appetite.
Start eating chapatti, salad, vegetable, curd, fruit, milk, vegetable juice, and soup after fasting period. In crease the food intake, as you get relieved from this problem.
Eat slightly less than hunger. Drink hot water if you feel thirsty at the time of eating food. Drink lemon water half an hour before meals to reduce hunger and improve digestion.
Sleep turning to the left hand side after meals. It will be helpful in digesting food.
Eat two and a half hours before going to bed at night and keep a cold bandage on stomach, cover it with a shawl and remove it after two hours or in the morning.
Natural Medicines to Improve Digestion
Grate one to three grams of ginger pieces and add a pinch of rock salt. Take it one hour before meals once daily for eight days. It overcomes digestion problems, clears the stomach and increases appetite.
Take three grams of coriander powder and three grams of dry ginger powder with 100 grams of hot water.
Grind equal quantities of cinnamon, dry ginger and red cardamom. Take two grams of this before meals.
Roast small harad in clarified butter and grind it with black salt. Take little quantities with water twice daily.
Mix a little bit of black salt in two spoons of onion juice and drink in the morning.
Mix half spoon each of radish juice and lemon juice, a pinch of rock salt, four black pepper seeds, two pinches of ajowan churna and take this after meals.
Grind three black pepper seeds, three cloves and 30 neem buds, add a little bit of sugar and take twice daily for a fortnight.
Add a little bit of sugar in papaya juice and drink.
Mix a little bit of lemon juice in a spoonful of ginger juice and drink.
Add a little bit of black salt in half a cup of pineapple juice and drink.
Time to relax and rejuvenate post party
After the festival of food, revelry and fun, it is time to rest, rejuvenate and let the body cleanse itself so that it can regain its balance and shape again. The previous week has been one of excess food and spirits, not to mention late nights and lack of sleep, so this week can be the one to prepare oneself for the upcoming wedding season.
Sleep: This is number one on the agenda. A good night’s restful sleep can take years off the face. Sleep also makes people relaxed, cheerful and takes away fine lines and sallow skin. Other activities which can induce deep relaxation are shava-asan, pranayam and chanting ‘Om’.
Reflexology: For all the ladies who have been wearing high heels last week, there is nothing like a session of reflexology. Soaking feet in warm water, followed by reflexology, is a treat for tired feet.
Shirodhara: This is a must if one is tired as the treatment is a popular ayurvedic procedure used as a de-stressor.
Neck and shoulder massage: Coupled with flexibility exercises and hot pads, this can relieve days of knotted muscles and also relieve physical manifestations of stress.
Water, fruit and herbal tea detox: A day spent eating only fruit, and drinking only herbal teas and water is a definite way to detoxify one’s liver.
A holiday: Spending a few hours away from laptops, iPads, BlackBerrys and other phones is a great way to relax. Constant use of devices can make people edgy and restless, and it creates irritability and frustration. One can spend a few hours in silence or listening to the sounds of nature. Nowadays, a lot of music for healing and meditation is available. Listening to such music synchronises the body rhythm.
A walk: Natural sunlight and an unhurried walk can cure many anxieties and gives a good perspective to things. A break from the constant hurried pace of rushing around is also a good idea, even if it’s just for a few hour
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SLIPPED DISK
Slipped Disk Overview
- For slipped disks in the neck - Numbness, tingling, weakness, or pain in the shoulder, neck, arm, or hand
- For slipped disks in the lower back
- Numbness, tingling, weakness, or pain in the buttocks, back, legs, or feet
- Numbness and tingling around the anus or genitals
- Pain down the back of each leg from the buttocks to the knee (this is called sciatica)
- Pain with movement, straining, coughing, or doing leg raises
- Difficulty controlling bowel movements or bladder function
- This history should include other illnesses, prior spine problems, any injuries, duration and type of symptoms, and response to treatments. The examination should include a spine examination, testing of basic nerve functions, an abdominal examination, and a general screening.
- Often no diagnostic tests are needed for adequate treatment. In certain cases, imaging studies or laboratory tests of blood and urine may provide your doctor further information necessary to establish an adequate diagnosis. If needed at all, they may not be necessary immediately. Sometimes they are ordered later if basic treatments fail to improve your condition.
- If imaging studies are taken, they are often one of the following:
- Plain x-rays (and even CT scans) cannot depict a prolapsed disk and can only identify bony abnormalities. These x-rays are best used to evaluate back pain that is from causes other than a prolapsed disk, such as bony displacement, tumor, or broken bone. Most young or middle-aged people without a history to suggest trauma or tumor are best served without the expense and radiation associated with obtaining these x-rays. In most cases, the bones seen on x-ray are normal.
- More specialized tests include an MRI or myelogram (which includes injecting dye into the spinal column) of the back. These are better for diagnosing a prolapsed disk and the way the specific nerve is affected. In the absence of signs or symptoms suggesting severe nerve damage, however, these studies are very rarely indicated or ordered early in the course of the evaluation. This is because of cost, availability of the test, and the fact that the findings rarely affect initial treatment decisions. Your doctor may obtain these tests after a course of treatment fails to provide you relief.
- Bone scans can detect infection, healing fractures, or tumors. This test is essentially never ordered as part of an emergency evaluation and generally needs to be arranged by your doctor in advance.
- Regular exercise can decrease hardening and early breakdown of the disks, as well as improve the overall strength and tone of the supporting muscles and structures.
- Use proper techniques while performing strenuous exercise and strenuous work, including lifting. Lifting should be done with the legs performing the work, not the back. The worst possible combination of activities for your spine is heavy lifting while bending and twisting at the same time.
- Use of a spine brace during heavy lifting may be advised. Its proper use is to keep your back straight and encourage proper lifting technique. It should not be used as a substitute for proper technique or to encourage you to exceed safe lifting limits.
Authors and Editors
Coauthor(s): Dorris Powell, MD, Senior Consulting Staff, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital.
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Thomas Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
This information is solely for informational purposes. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor.
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• Taking Amla juice or powder with honey purifies blood.
• Licking one tea spoon of dried Amla powder with honey or ghee after dinner checks acidity.
• Taking fresh Amla juice with honey checks diabetes.
• Taking 4 tsp fresh Amla juice and 3 tsp honey mixed in a glass of water relieves constipation.
• Taking two tsp of fresh Amla juice with honey twice a day helps in taking out the phlegm and controls cold.
• Washing the head with Amla-juice mixed with water after rubbing the scalp for 10-15 mins helps in restoring the vitality of hair. Soak dried Amla, Harar, Bahera and Shikakai in an iron utensil overnight and mesh them nicely, washing your hair regularly with this strengthens the hair and checks hair loss.
• Applying the paste of Amla powder mixed in lemon juice on the hair 10 to 15 mins before washing them with Amla water keeps the hair strong and shining.
• Washing the hair with dicoction of Amla removes dryness of the scalp, checks dandruff and stops excessive fall and the greying of hair.
• Massaging the head with Amla oil imparts natural glow to hair, relieves mental tension and induces sleep.
• Take boiled pulp of Amla with honey two times a day relieves the pain in the bleeding during periods.
• Taking Amla juice mixed with ripe banana 3 to 4 times a day during periods-checks profuse bleeding.
• Application of the Amla paste on the face and washing it off after 10 to 15 mins class pimples and heals up the spots so created.
This information is solely for informational purposes. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor.
 Common sleeping pills linked to early death
Higher doses also linked to increased risk of cancer
 People who take commonly prescribed sleeping pills may be four times
more likely to die prematurely, according to the latest research.
High doses of sleeping pills also increased risk of cancer by about a third,
said the researchers from the Scripps Clinic Viterbi Family Sleep Centre, California,
and the Jackson Hole Centre for Preventative Medicine, Wyoming.
The study, published in the journal BMJ Open, analysed data on more than 10,500 men and women
living in California who took a range of sleeping pills for an average of 2.5 years between 2002
and 2007. Patient survival was then compared with that of over 23,500 people matched for age,
sex and lifestyle but who had not been prescribed sleeping pills over the same period.
The drugs prescribed included benzodiazepines,
such as temazepam and diazepam; non-benzodiazepines,
such as zolpidem, zoplicone, and zaleplon;
barbiturates and sedative antihistamines.
People prescribed up to 18 doses of pills a year were more than 3.5 times as
likely to die as those prescribed none, the study found.
But those prescribed between 18 and 132 doses of pills were more than four times as
likely to do die compared with people who had not been prescribed sleeping pills.
The risk of dying prematurely increased with increasing doses of sleeping pills,
as those taking the most doses (132+ per year) were more than five times as likely to die
as those prescribed none, the researchers found.
Those taking the highest number of doses were also 35 per cent more likely to be diagnosed
with any type of cancer, which could not be explained by pre-existing poor health.
Although the findings showed a statistical association between taking sleeping pills
with an increased risk of death, it still did not establish a cause of death, the researchers said.
They said it might be time to "reconsider whether even the short term use of hypnotics,
as given qualified approval in National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence [NICE] guidance,
is sufficiently safe."
Some 2.8 million prescriptions were dispensed for temazepam and nearly 5.3 million
for zopiclone in England in 2010.
Malcolm Lader, professor of clinical psychopharmacology at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London,
said people should not panic as a result of the findings, as more studies were needed.
"I agree that these drugs do have problems but I find some of these results quite difficult to accept.
"The main one is that with 18 doses a year you have three times the mortality - that's quite incredible
because you would have people dropping like flies.
"The study needs to be replicated in a different sample and I think we
need to hold judgement until we have further studies.
"What we don't want is people stopping sleeping tablets and then going through
a very disturbing period of insomnia.
"People should discuss this with their GP but should not under any
circumstances stop taking their medication."
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HI. SITTING TOO LONG IS BAD
..THERE ARE GOOD NUMBER OF SUCH INFORMATIONS AND ONE GETS CONFUSED WHICH ONE TO FOLLOW AND HOW TO FOLLOW. THERE IS ADDED DOUBTS ABOUT THE TRUTH IN SUCH STATEMENTS. ANYWAY KNOWING SUCH THINGS MAY HELP SOMETIMES.
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Prostate cancer
HEALTH
It's the most common cause of cancer in men, and the second biggest cause of death from cancer after lung cancer. Each year around 37,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 10,000 die from it.
At the start of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we look at the pros and cons of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, which can indicate whether a man has prostate cancer.
Currently, the UK does not have a screening programme for prostate cancer, simply because the PSA test is not reliable enough.
The PSA is the only blood test available which can indicate that a man may have prostate cancer, but it is often positive for men who do not have the disease.
For men without symptoms of prostate cancer, the test can help to identify a fast-growing cancer that needs to treated ASAP, but it can also expose a slow-growing cancer with which the man could have lived without treatment until the end of his life.
For these reasons, the UK National Screening Programme recommends that men over the age of 50 should make an informed decision on whether they wish to be tested or not, after a discussion with their GP.
The PSA test
The PSA is a blood test which measures the level of a protein made by normal cells of the prostate gland. Prostate cancer cells also produce this protein.
PSA levels in the blood naturally increase with age as the prostate gland gets bigger. Raised PSA levels can also occur as a result of a urine infection, ejaculation, vigorous exercise (such as cycling) and other prostate conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis in addition to prostate cancer.
Pros and cons
Pros
- May detect prostate cancer at an early stage before symptoms appear, particularly more aggressive cancers.
- The higher the levels of PSA, the more likely it is to be caused by prostate cancer.
- If PSA results are low, this can provide reassurance to the man.
- It can also help to pick up other prostate problems.
Cons
- The test is not specific for prostate cancer. Two out of three men with raised PSA levels won't have prostate cancer.
- The PSA test cannot differentiate between slow and fast growing prostate cancers.
- The test is not sensitive enough - i.e. it cannot pick up all prostate cancers. This could provide false reassurance to men and even cause them to ignore any early symptoms which should be checked out by their GP.
If PSA levels are raised, but the prostate gland feels normal during a rectal examination, a doctor may decide to wait and then repeat the test.
If PSA levels are high, further tests - such as a prostate biopsy - may be carried out to determine the cause. Prostate biopsies are carried out under a local anaesthetic. Despite this, some men may find the procedure uncomfortable or embarrassing.
Risk factors for prostate cancer
Being at a higher risk of prostate cancer may influence your decision on whether you want to be tested.
Risk factors include:
- Age. The risk in men under the age of 50 is low, but starts to increase after this. Over 70 per cent of new cases occur in men over the age of 65.
- Having a close family member who has the disease - father, brother or son.
- A family history of breast cancer may also increase the risk of a small number of prostate cancers.
- Ethnicity - Men of African Caribbean or African descent have a higher risk of disease.
- A diet high in animal fats and low in fresh fruit and vegaetables may increase the risk of disease.
Warning signs to be aware of
In its early stages, the symptoms of prostate cancer may not be obvious. But they may include any of the following:
- Need to urinate often, especially at night
- Passing urine more often, daytime and/or night-time
- Slow at getting the flow of urine started
- Weaker flow of urine
- Starting and stopping whilst passing urine
- Discomfort (pain or burning) whilst peeing
- Feeling of not having emptied the bladder fully
- Dribbling after you've finished urinating
- Blood in urine or semen
- Pain or stiffness in the back, hips or pelvis
- Painful ejaculation
- Difficulty having an erection
why must we drink water
Importance of water for maintaining normal health:
Water is essential for regulating the normal structure and functions of the skin. The body loses about four liters of water every day. It is, therefore, necessary to replenish this volume by drinking at least the equivalent amount of water every day. Inadequate intake of water can lead to dehydration.
Miracle spices for a healthier You
India is the land of spices and when you go on a quest to understand the varied spices you can incorporate into your diet; it might turn out to be your spiciest adventure yet! These spices are vibrant and they turn your food from bland to delicious in a matter of seconds. You don’t need to be a master-homemaker or a culinary goddess to understand these spices or how these should be used. These are readily available and consumed by most of us, without actually knowing about the health benefits associated with these magic ingredients.Let’s start our list of the top five miracle spices with turmeric, one of India’s essential cooking ingredients.
Turmeric: One of nature’s most powerful healers, turmeric is an essential spice that is added to innumerable dishes in India. It adds a nice flavour and a rich yellowish hue to food. Its health benefits have made it a firm favourite and you can use it to speed up wound healing or to treat damaged skin. It detoxifies your liver and improves your overall health. What more could you possibly want from a spice?
Cinnamon: Add it to your drinks, curries or desserts – Cinnamon’s goodness can be experienced in many ways. Apart from being beneficial to people with cholesterol and diabetes problems, this spice is also known for improving your memory.
Oregano: When you enjoy a delicious slice of pizza the next time, think of how you are benefitting from the anti-bacterial properties of oregano and not about all the extra calories you are adding. Use it either fresh or dried as the flavour it brings is always rich. This wonderfully aromatic herb is also a good source of vitamin K.
Garlic: Yeah, we know it leaves a bad smell behind and can give you bad breath, but Garlic is the cure-all spice that one simply cannot do without. It has anti-fungal properties that treat infections and it also cleanses your blood. Do not take too much of it though, as it can irritate your digestive system.
Coriander: Our final miracle spice is Coriander, popularly known as dhania in India. By adding this spice to your dish right before serving, you can add flavour and aroma. It can treat swellings, anaemia, and also improve your digestion. The list of benefits coriander has is a long one and there are books about it so stating its benefits in brief is not an easy thing to do.
Everyday cooking can become an exotic thing with a dash of these wonderful spices. It adds flavour to your cooking and some of us, especially in India simply cannot do without it. Whether it’s a samosa or a cinnamon roll, entice your taste buds with these everyday spices!
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ERGONOMIC TIP: Do not Sit on Your Wallet!!!
The healthiest option is to move the wallet to your front pocket.
very informative as usual but couldnt find the thread mind if i post here????
Dangers of eating White Bread
The Swiss government has been aware of the dangers of eating white bread for decades and in order to get i ts populace to stop eating it, Switzerland has placed a tax on the purchase of white bread. The tax money is given to bakers to reduce the price of whole wheat bread to encourage people to switch. The Canadian government passed a law prohibiting the “enrichment” of white bread with synthetic vitamins. Bread must contain the original vitamins found in the grain, not imitations. Essentially, white bread is “dead” bread. Frequently, consumers are not told the truth about this and so called “enriched” flour. Why is the color of white bread so white when the flour taken from wheat is not? It’s because the flour used to make white bread is chemically bleached, just like you bleach your clothes. When you are eating white bread, you are also eating residual chemical bleach.Flour mills use different chemical bleaches, all of which are pretty bad. Here are a few of them: oxide of nitrogen, chlorine, chloride, nitrosyl and benzoyl peroxide mixed with various chemical salts. One bleaching agent, chloride oxide, combined with whatever proteins are still left in the flour, produces alloxan. Alloxon is a poison and has been used to produce diabetes in laboratory animals. Chlorine oxide destroys the vital wheat germ oil. It will also shorten the flour’s shelf life. Good Nutrition: You won’t find it In White Bread In the process of making flour white, half of the good unsaturated fatty acids, that are high in food value, are lost in the milling process alone, and virtually all the vitamin E is lost with the removal of wheat germ and bran. As a result, the remaining flour in the white bread you buy, contains only poor quality proteins and fattening starch. But that is not the whole story as to the loss of nutrients. Scientific Study Has Confirmed What The Swiss Have Known For Years These horrific numbers are the results of a study run by the University of California, College of Agriculture. It is obvious, from what we have learned, that white bread should be avoided. Whole wheat, rye and grain breads made with whole wheat flour is a better way. It is a good idea to always read the labels and never buy foods that contain artificial flavors, colors, bleached flour, preservatives, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. |
Moringa The Miracle Tree
oringa Oleifera is an amazing tree originating in India, but is grown in many places around the world. The Moringa tree is very generous plant, almost all its parts can be used as food or medicine. The roots are used to produce extract good for many medicinal uses. Among these uses is fighting 6 types of cancer. The leaves has high amounts of anti-inflammatory components and contains anti-toxin and anti-oxidant materials. In addition, the leaves are extremely rich with Vitamins, Minerals and Amino-Acids so crucial for our body. This makes Moringa leaves an ideal safe & natural treatment with wide medicinal uses such as cleansing the body from toxins, strengthening the immune system, support to lactating mothers, Gout and Arthritis supporting treatment and much more. Obviously Moringa leaves are perfect as natural nutrition supplement carrying most Vitamins, Minerals and Energy our body craves to.
The World Health Organization (WHO), The European Union (EU), UNICEF and many more organizations and NGOs, chose to plant and support planting of Moringa Oleifera in places such as Africa in order to fight malnutrition. No wonder people around the world also refer to the Moringa as The Miracle Tree.
For more details see the video.
1. Drink what you need. Though the medical recommendation is to
drink 8-12 glasses of water a day the individual needs differ. Some
need a lot of water depending on their physical activity, body
constitution, health conditions, climatic conditions etc while some
need less. Frequent urination or a leak in a healthy adult means he
is taking extra fluids! So drink just enough water to keep yourself
healthily hydrated.
2. Caffeine is not good for your bladder as it is a diuretic. It
speeds up your kidneys and irritate the bladder.
So don't worry about a leaking bladder if you take more
caffeinated drinks.
3. It is not often an enlarged prostate that causes plumbing
problems in men but an overactive bladder. So get it diagnosed and
treated!
4. It is normal to urinate once at night. But twice a night
indicate something is wrong. It could be just that you drink too
much water in the evening or that you are anxious. If it's a
regular habit to urinate more than twice at night keeping a fluid
diary is recommended. Consult your doctor if it persists.
5. Another sign of an overactive bladder is urinating for more than
8 times a day.
6. Being overweight is a reason for stress incontinence. Stress
incontinence is a condition where pressure on the bladder from
cough or sneeze causes you to leak. It happens when the muscles in
the pelvis is weak and cannot handle this pressure.
7. It is not a small bladder that causes frequent leaks but your
capacity. If you drink more water than you can hold you will
probably leak. Weak muscles, nerve damage (due to conditions
like diabetes), medications, infections etc can cause leaking.
Take care!
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Kushvant Sigh :- how to stay healthy & live longer Coming on to 98 years and still earning more than I did in my younger days, people ask me how I manage to do it. They regard me as an expert on longevity. I have pronounced on the subject before; I will repeat it with suitable amendments based on my experience in the past two years.
Earlier I had written that longevity is in one's genes: children of long-living parents are likely to live longer than those born to short-lived parents. This did not happen in my own family. My parents who died at 90 and 94 had five children, four sons and a daughter. The first to go was the youngest of the siblings. Next went my sister who was the fourth. My elder brother who was three years older than me went a couple of years ago. Two of us remain; I, who will soon be 98, and my younger brother, a retired Brigadier three years younger than me and in much better health. He looks after our ancestral property. Nevertheless, I still believe gene is the most important factor in determining one's life-span. More important than analysing longevity is to cope with old age and make terms with it. As we grow older, we are less able to exercise our limbs. We have to devise ways to keep them active. Right into my mid-eighties, I played tennis every morning, did rounds of Lodhi gardens in winter and swam for an hour in summer. I am unable to do this any more. The best way to overcome this handicap is regular massages. I have tried different kinds and was disappointed with the oil drip and smearing of oil on the body. A good massage needs powerful hands going all over one's body from the skull to the toes. I have this done at least once a day or at times twice a day. I am convinced that this has kept me going for so long. Equally important is the need to cut down drastically one's intake of food and drink. I start my mornings with guava juice. It is tastier and more health-giving than orange or any other fruit juice. My breakfast is one scrambled egg on toast. My lunch is usually patli kichri with dahi or a vegetable. I skip afternoon tea. In the evening, I take a peg of single malt whisky. It gives me a false appetite. Before I eat supper, I say to myself "Do not eat too much." I also believe that a meal should have just one kind of vegetable or meat followed by a pinch of chooran. It is best to eat alone and in silence. Talking while eating does not do justice to the food and you swallow a lot of it. For me no more Punjabi or Mughlai food. I find South India idli, sambhar and grated coconut easier to digest and healthier. Never allow yourself to be constipated. The stomach is a storehouse of all kinds of ailments. Our sedentary life tends to make us constipated. Keep your bowels clean however you can: by laxatives, enemas, glycerin suppositories, whatever. Bapu Gandhi fully understood the need to keep bowels clean. Impose strict discipline on your daily routine. If necessary, use a stop-watch. I have breakfast exactly at 6.30 am lunch at noon, drink at 7 pm, supper at 8. Try to develop peace of mind. For this you must have a healthy bank account. Shortage of money can be very demoralising. It does not have to be in crores, but enough for your future needs and possibility of falling ill. Never lose your temper, it takes a heavy toll and jangles one's nerves. Never tell a lie. Always keep your national motto in mind: Satyamev Jayate, only truth triumphs. Give generously. Remember you can't take it with you. You may give to your children, servants or charity. You will feel better. There is joy in giving. Drive out envy of those who have done better than you in life. A Punjabi verse sums up: Rookhi Sookhy Khai kay Thanda Paani Pee Na Veykh paraayee chonparian na Tarssain jee (Eat dry bread and drink cold water Pay no heed or envy those who smear their chapattis with ghee) Do not conform to the tradition of old people spending time in prayer and long hours in places of worship. That amounts to conceding defeat. Instead take up a hobby like gardening, growing bonsai, helping children of your neighbourhood with their homework. A practice which I have found very effective is to fix my gaze on the flame of candle, empty my mind of everything, but in my mind repeat Aum Shanti, Aum Shanti, Aum Shanti. It does work. I am at peace with the world. We can't all be Fawja Singh who at 100 run a marathon race but we can equal him in longevity and creativity. I wish all my readers long, healthy lives full of happiness. Thanks. Kushwant Singh |
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