Friday, August 24, 2018

3 Health Tips for the Morning

1. Daily Exercise: Learn to do stretching exercises when you wake up. It boosts circulation and digestion, and eases back pain.

2. Don’t skip Breakfast: Studies show that eating a proper breakfast is one of the most positive things you can do if you are trying to lose weight. Breakfast skippers tend to gain weight. A balanced breakfast includes fresh fruit or fruit juice, a high-fibre breakfast cereal, low-fat milk or yoghurt, wholewheat toast, and a boiled egg.

3. Brush up on Hygiene: Many people don't know how to brush their teeth properly. Improper brushing can cause as much damage to the teeth and gums as not brushing at all. Lots of people don’t brush for long enough, don’t floss and don’t see a dentist regularly. Hold your toothbrush in the same way that would hold a pencil, and brush for at least two minutes.

This includes brushing the teeth, the junction of the teeth and gums, the tongue and the roof of the mouth. And you don't need a fancy, angled toothbrush – just a sturdy, soft-bristled one that you replace each month.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Health Benefits of Tulsi (Holy Basil) - PART-2

Dermatological benefits of TULSI (HOLY BASIL):

Tulsi is a good mosquito repellent when applied to the skin externally. It's antibacterial, antifungal and germicidal properties protects the skin from general infections caused by fungus and bacteria, skin irritations, boils, acne, pimples etc… Camphene is a cooling agent and therefore you would feel relaxed in the applied area.

For Eczema: Mix black Tulsi juice with vinegar and with butter is beneficial for conditions.

 
For a fainting person: Rub black Tulsi Juice (few drops) on the hands and feet of a person who has fainted.

 
For ear ache: Tulsi leaves heat in water used as drugs cures ear ache.

 
For heart burn: Chewing basil leaves every morning will prevent heart burn completely.

 
For vomiting relief: Tulsi seed mixed with Curd or Honey stops vomiting in children.

 
For joint pain: Mix 10 grams of Tulsi juice with 10 grams of Ginger juice and drink it.

 
For indigestion: It is said that if you mix black Tulsi leaves with almonds and 4 powdered cardamoms and take it, it is good for indigestion.

 
For kidney stones: Consuming basil leaves is known to get rid of kidney stones.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Some Insights On Nipah Virus

Q : What is Nipah Virus ?

A : Nipah virus was initially discovered when it caused an outbreak of brain fever among pig farmers in Malaysia.


Q : Should I be worried ?

A :  A little. As it is transmitted from person to person and there is no effective antiviral therapy for this infection .

Q : Who is at high risk ? How is it transmitted ?

A : 1. People working with pigs and consuming pigs.

2. Farmers who come in contact with bats.

3. Consuming Fruits which are already bitten by bat.

4. Contact with people who already have Nipah virus infection.


Q : What are the early symptoms  ?

A : The initial presentation is non-specific, characterized by the sudden onset of fever, headache, muscle pain , nausea and vomiting. Neck rigidity and photophobia are also  seen.
The disease rapidly progresses, with deterioration in consciousness leading to coma within five to seven days.

Q :How is it diagnosed ?

A : The rdiagnosis is by ELISA which is currently  done at National institute of Virology, Pune.

Q : How is it treated ?

A : Supportive care is the mainstay of treatment and infected patients may require intensive care monitoring.
 THERE IS NO APPROVED  SPECIFIC THERAPY FOR THIS INFECTION . So prevention is the only cure !

Q : How do i prevent it ?

A : 1. Avoid contact with pigs and pig handlers  .

2. Maintain personal hygeine and intensive hand washing practices

3. Avoid consuming raw fruits, Consume only well cooked, clean, home made food till the outbreak settles down.

4. Preferably use N95 mask while travelling or working in public places to avoid person to person transmission.

5. Be aware of the symptoms and report to the doctor immediately for early diagnosis and treatment.

Share this message with all your cared ones ,
 Together, we can fight and win !

दही को केसे खाये

दही में नमक डाल कर न खाऐं

कभी भी आप दही को नमक के साथ मत खाईये। दही को अगर खाना ही है, तो हमेशा दही को मीठी चीज़ों के साथ खाना चाहिए, जैसे कि गुड के साथ, बूरे के साथ आदि।

इस क्रिया को और बेहतर से समझने के लिए आपको बाज़ार जाकर किसी भी साइंटिफिक इंस्ट्रूमेंट की दूकान पर जाना है, और वहां से आपको एक लेंस खरीदना है, अब अगर आप दही में इस लेंस से देखेंगे तो आपको छोटे-छोटे हजारों बैक्टीरिया नज़र आएंगे।

ये बैक्टीरिया जीवित अवस्था में आपको इधर-उधर चलते फिरते नजर आएंगे. ये बैक्टीरिया जीवित अवस्था में ही हमारे शरीर में जाने चाहिए, क्योंकि जब हम दही खाते हैं तो हमारे अंदर एंजाइम प्रोसेस अच्छे से चलता है।

हम दही केवल बैक्टीरिया के लिए खाते हैं।

दही को आयुर्वेद की भाषा में जीवाणुओं का घर माना जाता है, अगर एक कप दही में आप जीवाणुओं की गिनती करेंगे तो करोड़ों जीवाणु नजर आएंगे।

अगर आप मीठा दही खायेंगे तो ये बैक्टीरिया आपके लिए काफ़ी फायदेमंद साबित होंगे।

वहीं अगर आप दही में एक चुटकी नमक भी मिला लें तो एक मिनट में सारे बैक्टीरिया मर जायेंगे और उनकी लाश ही हमारे अंदर जाएगी जो कि किसी काम नहीं आएगी।

अगर आप 100 किलो दही में एक चुटकी नामक डालेंगे तो दही के सारे बैक्टीरियल गुण खत्म हो जायेंगे क्योंकि नमक में जो केमिकल्स है वह जीवाणुओं के दुश्मन है।

आयुर्वेद में कहा गया है कि दही में ऐसी चीज़ मिलाएं, जो कि जीवाणुओं को बढाये ना कि उन्हें मारे या खत्म करे।

दही को गुड़ के साथ खाईये, गुड़ डालते ही जीवाणुओं की संख्या मल्टीप्लाई हो जाती है और वह एक करोड़ से दो करोड़ हो जाते हैं थोड़ी देर गुड मिला कर रख दीजिए।

बूरा डालकर भी दही में जीवाणुओं की ग्रोथ कई गुना ज्यादा हो जाती है।

मिश्री को अगर दही में डाला जाये तो ये सोने पर सुहागे का काम करेगी।

Health Tips from Nutritionist - Rujuta Diwekar

Rujuta Diwekar is the highest paid dietician in India. She is the one who took care of junior Ambani to lose 108 kgs.
Her advice to diabetics:

1. Eat fruits grown locally ..... Banana, Grapes, Chikoo, Mangoes. All fruits have FRUCTOSE so it doesn't matter that you are eating a mango over an Apple. A Mango comes from Konkan and Apple from Kashmir. So Mango is more local to you.

Eat all the above fruits in DIABETES as the FRUCTOSE will eventually manage your SUGAR

  2. Choose Seed oils than Veggie oils. Like choose ground nut, mustard, coconut & til. Don't choose chakachak packing oils, like olive,  rice bran etc
Go for kachchi ghani oils than refined oils

  3. Rujuta spends max time in her talks talking about GHEE and its benefits.
Eat GHEE daily. How much GHEE we should eat depends on food. Few foods need more GHEE then eat more and vice versa. Eat ample GHEE. It REDUCES cholesterol.

  4. Include COCONUT. Either scraped coconut over food like poha, khandvi or chutney with idli and dosa
Coconut has ZERO CHOLESTEROL and it makes your WAIST SLIM

  5. Don't eat oats, cereals for breakfast. They are packaged food and we don't need them.  Also they are tasteless and boring and our day shouldn't start with boring stuff.
Breakfast should be poha, upma, idli, dosa, paratha

  6. Farhaan Akhtar's New ad of biscuits - fibre in every bite... Even ghar ka kachara has fibre, likewise oats have fibre. Don't chose them for fibre. Instead of oats, eat poha, upma, idli, dosa

  7. No JUICES till you have teeth in your mouth to chew veggies and fruits

  8. SUGARCANE is the real DETOX . Drink the juice fresh or eat the SUGARCANE

  9. For pcos, thyroid - do strength training and weight training and avoid all packaged food

10. RICE - eat regular WHITE RICE. NO NEED of Brown rice. Brown rice needs 5-6 whistles to cook and when it tires your pressure cooker, then why do you want to tire your tummy.

A white rice is hand pounded simple rice

Rice is not high is GI INDEX.  Rice has mediun GI index and by eating it with daal / dahi / kadhi we bring its GI index further down
If we take ghee over this daal chawal then the GI INDEX is brought further down.
B. Rice has some rich minerals and you can eat it even three times a day

11. How much should we eat - eat more if you are more hungry, let your stomach be your guide and vice versa

12. We can eat rice and chapati together or only rice if you wish. It depends on your hunger. Eat RICE in ALL THREE MEALS without any fear.

13. Food shouldn't make you scared like eating rice and ghee. Food should make you FEEL GOOD

14. NEVER look at CALORIES. Look at NUTRIENTS

15. No bread, biscuits, cakes, pizza, pasta

16. Ask yourself is this the food my Nani & Dadi ate?  If yes then eat without fear.

17. Eat as per your season. Eat pakoda, fafda, jalebi in monsoon. Your hunger is as per season. Few seasons we need fried food so eat them.

18. When not to have chai - tea - don't drink tea as the first thing in morning or when you are hungry. Rest you can have it 2-3 times a day and with sugar

19. NO GREEN tea please. No green, yellow, purple, blue tea.

20. Eat ALL of your TRADITIONAL foods.

21. Strictly NO to packaged foods / drinks.

22. Exercise / Walk
 to digest & stay healthy.

http://m.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/nutritionist-rujuta-diwekar-on-why-you-shouldn-t-skip-rice-ghee-and-sugar/story-AYmmiMAULc1Kd7gnagcZGJ.html

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