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COLDS Mix a gram of dalchini/cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey to **cure cold. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper... This should be consumed twice a day.. Reduce the intake as the cold disappears.***

GINGER FOR COLDS Ginger tea is very good to cure cold. Preparation of tea: cut ginger into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a few times and then add sugar to sweeten and milk to taste, and drink it hot.

DRY COUGHS Add a gram of turmeric (haldi) powder to a teaspoon of honey for curing dry cough. Also chew a cardamom for a long time.

BLOCKED NOSE For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take a table spoon of crushed carom seeds (ajwain) and tie it in a cloth and inhale it.

SORE THROAT Add a tea spoon of cumin seeds (jeera) and a few small pieces of dry ginger to a glass of boiling water. Simmer it for a few minutes, and then let it cool. Drink it twice daily. This will cure cold as well as sour throat.

AJWAIN/AJMO FOR ASTHMA*
 * Boil ajwain in water and inhale the steam.

CURE FOR BACKACHE Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief.

GARLIC FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
 * Have 1-2 pod garlic (lasan) first thing in the morning with water *

HONEY AND GINGER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Mix 1 table spoon and 1 table spoon ginger (adrak) juice, *1 table spoon of crushed cumin seeds (jeera), and have it twice daily.

MIGRAINE For the cure of migraine or acute cold in the head; boil a tablespoon of pepper powder, and a pinch of turmeric in a cup of milk, and have it daily for a few couple of days.

BITTER GOURD/KARELA IS GOOD A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela) juice and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar.

TURMERIC: CURE FOR INJURIES For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after applying haldi/turmeric.

CRAMPS You must do a self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a little oil between your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. This is especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix a little mustard powder with water to make a paste and apply this on your palms and soles of your feet.

HEADACHES If you have a regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day. Make an almond paste by rubbing wet almonds against a stone. This can be applied to forehead.

Eat an apple with a little salt on an empty stomach everyday and see its wonderful effects. OR when headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing in water and apply it all over your forehead *

TURMERIC FOR ARTHRITIS Turmeric can be used in treating arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory property. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

GOOD FOR THE HEART Turmeric lower cholesterol and by preventing the formation of the internal blood clots improves circulation and prevents heart disease and stroke. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help preventall problems.. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

GOOD FOR INDIGESTION * Turmeric can be used to relieve digestive problems like ulcers, dysentery. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

HONEY IS A GOOD CURE FOR ALL DISEASES Mix 1 teaspoon honey with a teaspoon of cinnamon powder and have it at night.

HICCUPS Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper on it. The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop. *

HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL In 1 glass of water, add 2 tbsps of coriander/dhania seeds and bring to a boil. Let the decoction cool for some time and then strain. Drink this mixture two times in a day.** OR Sunflower seeds are extremely beneficial, as they contain linoleic acid that helps in reducing the cholesterol deposits on the walls of arteries.*

PILES Radish juice should be taken twice a day, once in the morning and then later in the night. Initially drink about ? cup of radish juice and then gradually increase it to ? cup.. OR Soak 3-4 figs in a glass of water. Keep it overnight. Consume the figs on an empty stomach, the next day in the morning

VOMITING Take 2 cardamoms/elachi and roast them on a dry pan (tava). Powder the cardamoms and thereafter add a tsp of honey in it. Consume it frequently. It serves as a fabulous home remedy for vomiting. OR In the mixture of 1 tsp of mint juice and 1 tsp limejuice, add 1 tsp of ginger juice and 1 tsp honey. Drink this mixture to prevent vomiting. *


 * OR Limejuice is an effective remedy for vomiting. Take a glass of chilled limejuice and sip slowly. To prevent vomiting, drink ginger tea. OR In 1 glass water, add some honey and drink sip by sip. *

WARTS Apply castor oil daily over the problematic area. Continue for several months. OR Apply milky juice of fresh and barely-ripe figs a number of times a day. Continue for two weeks. OR Rub cut raw potatoes on the affected area several times daily. Continue for at least two weeks. *


 * OR Rub cut onions on the warts to stimulate the circulation of blood. OR Apply milk from the cut end of dandelion over the warts 2-3 times a day. OR Apply oil extracted from the shell of the cashew nut over the warts. OR Apply Papaya juice OR Apply Pineapple juice.*

URINARY TRACT INFECTION Drink Cranberry juice. You can also add some apple juice for taste.

SINUSITIS Mango serves as an effective home remedy for preventing the frequent attacks of sinus, as it is packed with loads of vitamin A. OR Another beneficial remedy consists of consuming pungent foods like onion and garlic, as a part of your daily meals. OR Fenugreek/methi leaves are considered valuable in curing sinusitis. In 250 ml water, boil 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds and reduce it to half. This will help you to perspire, dispel toxicity and reduce the fever period. OR Tie a tsp of black cumin seeds in a thin cotton cloth and inhale.*

TONSILLITIS Take a fresh lemon and squeeze it in a glass of water. Add 4 tsp of honey and ? tsp of salt in it. Drink it slowly sip by sip. OR Milk has proved beneficial in treating tonsillitis. In 1 glass of pure boiled milk, add a pinch of turmeric powder and pepper powder. Drink it every night for about 3 days. *

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=__** The Amazing Cucumber **__=

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminium to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the photochemical in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the photochemical will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!

FOODSCAPES ~The British photographer Carl Warner created a series of photos using only food to make the scenery. submitted by Santhosh Menezes media type="custom" key="23333004" = =

=__**HOW TO STAY YOUNG**__= 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them " 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's. 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets,keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 9 Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is. 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. =__Keep Walking....__= Just check this out.... The Organs of your body have their sensory touches at the bottom of your foot, if you massage these points you will find relief from aches and pains as you can see the heart is on the left foot. Typically they are shown as points and arrows to show which organ it connects to.

It is indeed correct since the nerves connected to these organs terminate here.

This is covered in great details in Acupressure studies or.

God created our body so well that he thought of even this. He made us walk so that we will always be pressing these pressure points and thus keeping these organs activated at all times.

So, keep walking...

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__** Eat Well and be Healthy **__

** HEADACHE? **** EAT FISH! ** Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

** HAY FEVER? **** EAT YOGURT! ** Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also-eat honey from your area (local region) daily.

** TO PREVENT STROKE **** DRINK TEA! **  Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great for our immune system)!

** INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) **** HONEY! ** Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

** ASTHMA? **** EAT ONIONS!!!! **  Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (when I was young, my mother would make onion packs to place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe better).

** ARTHRITIS? **** EATFISH, TOO!! **  Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)

** UPSET STOMACH? **** BANANAS - GINGER!!!!! ** Bananas will settle an upset stomach. Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.

** BLADDER INFECTION? DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!! ** High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.

** BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!! ** Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.

** PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME? EAT CORNFLAKES!!!! ** Women can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which help reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue.

** MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS! ** Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

** COLDS? EAT GARLIC! **  Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)

** COUGHING? **** USE RED PEPPERS!! ** A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy.

** BREAST CANCER? **** EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage ** Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.

** LUNG CANCER? **** EATDARK GREEN ANDORANGEAND VEGGIES!!! ** A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

** ULCERS? **** EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!! ** Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.

** DIARRHEA? **** EAT APPLES! **  Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)

** CLOGGED ARTERIES? **** EAT AVOCADO! ** Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

** HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? **** EATCELERY ANDOLIVE OIL!!! ** Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

** BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? **** EATBROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!! ** The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.

=__Food Signatures__=

This is amazing!

This is interesting info...

You are what you eat, so eat well. A stupendous insight of civilizations past has now been confirmed by today's investigative, nutritional sciences. They have shown that what was once called 'The Doctrine of Signatures' was astoundingly correct. It now contends that every whole food has a pattern that resembles a body organ or physiological function and that this pattern acts as a signal or sign as to the benefit the food provides the eater. Here is just a short list of examples of Whole Food Signatures.

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and science shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.

Grapefruits, Oranges, and other citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.

Bananas, Cucumber, Zuchini and more target the size and strengh of the male sexual organ. It's true!

Peanuts have a profound effect on the testicles and sexual libido. Peanuts were banned as a food for males by the church ofin during the middle ages. Most people don't realize that arginine, the main component of Viagra, comes from peanuts.

** Kiwi: ** Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E &fiber. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

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

** Strawberry: ** Protective fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits &protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is good for you..they're high in anti-oxidants and they actually keep us young.........blueberries are the best and very versatile in the health field........they get rid of all the free-radicals that invade our bodies)

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

** Watermelon: ** Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C &Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn suv rays)

** Guava &Papaya: ** Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber which helps prevent constipation.

** Papaya ** is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)

** Tomatoes ** are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies. =__The Most Amazing Facts of body__=

The people cream, powder and decorate their bodies every day,

some people every hour. But, if you ask any details about their body, they will not know.

So, please read important and interesting facts about your body here:

When youb read them, realise how great Krishna is to create crores of bodies like this without factories in this world.

The Most Amazing Facts of your body:

Men lose about 40 hairs in a day and women lose 70 hairs in a day.

Your blood has same amount of salts in it as an ocean has.

You are taller in the morning than you are at night.

Heart circulates blood in your body about 1000 times each day.

Eyelashes last about 150 days.

There are 500 hairs in an eyebrow.

The average human body contains approximately 100 billion nerve cells.

It is not possible to sneeze with open eyes.

Bones are 4 times stronger than concrete.

Average life span of a taste bud is only 10 days.

You are born without knee caps and they don’t appear until age of 2 to 6 years.

Children grow faster in springtime

Eyes stay the same size throughout life but nose and ears never stop growing.

We born with 300 bones but end up with 206 bones when we are adult.

Human skull is made up of 26 different bones.

Hair is made of same substance as fingernails.

Our entire body functions stop when we sneeze, even your heart beat.

Tongue is the strongest muscle in human body.

Typical person goes to bathroom six times a day.

Food takes 7 seconds to reach stomach from mouth.

Children have more taste buds than adults.

Sneeze blows air out of nose at the speed of 100 miles per hour.

Largest muscle in your body is one on which you are sitting on.

Smallest bone of body is in ears

= = =__DON'T WASTE THAT LEMON PEEL/HEALTH BENEFITS: APPEARS POSSIBLY 10,000 TIMES STRONGER THAN CHEMOTHERAPY__=

Many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using or consuming the entire lemon and nothing is wasted. How can you use the whole lemon without waste?
Simple...place the lemon in the freezer section of your refrigerator. Once the lemon is frozen, get your grater, and shred the whole lemon (no need to peel it) and sprinkle it on top of your foods. Sprinkle it to your whisky, wine, vegetable salad, ice cream, soup, noodles, spaghetti sauce, rice, sushi, fish dishes. All of the foods will unexpectedly have a wonderful taste, something that you may have never tasted before. Most likely, you only think of lemon juice and vitamin C. Not anymore. Now that you've learned this lemon secret, you can use lemon even in instant cup noodles.

What's the major advantage of using the whole lemon other than preventing waste and adding new taste to your dishes?
Well, you see lemon peels contain as much as 5 to 10 times more vitamins than the lemon juice itself. And yes, that's what you've been wasting. But from now on, by following this simple procedure of freezing the whole lemon, then grating it on top of your dishes, you can consume all of those nutrients and get even healthier. It's also good that lemon peels are health rejuvenators in eradicating toxic elements in the body. So place your lemon in your freezer, and then grate it on your meal every day. It is a key to make your foods tastier and you get to live healthier and longer! That's the lemon secret! Better late than NEVER! The surprising benefits of lemon! Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product to kill cancer cells. It is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy.

Why do we not know about that?
Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits. You can now help a friend in need by letting him/her know that lemon juice is beneficial in preventing the disease. Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the horrific effects of chemotherapy. .

As you know, the lemon tree is known for its varieties of lemons and limes. You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc....It is credited with many virtues, but the most interesting is the effect it produces on cysts and tumours. This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types. Some say it is very useful in all variants of cancer. It is considered also as an anti microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against internal parasites and worms, it regulates blood pressure which is too high and an antidepressant,combats stress and nervous disorders. The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the world, says that after more than 20 laboratory tests since 1970, the extracts revealed that it destroys the malignant cells in 12 cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas...

The compounds of this tree showed 10,000 times better than the product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells. And what is even more astonishing: this type of therapy with lemon extract only destroys malignant cancer cells and it does not affect healthy cells.

Ants hate cucumbers. Keep the skin of cucumbers near the place or ant hole.
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To get pure and clean ice: Boil water first before freezing.

To make the mirror shine: Clean with sprite

To remove chewing gum from clothes: Keep the cloth in the freezer for an hour.

To whiten white clothes: Soak white clothes in hot water with

A slice of lemon for 10 minutes To give a shine to hair:

Add one teaspoon of vinegar to hairand then wash hair.

To get maximum juice out of lemons: Soak lemons in hot water for one hour, And then juice them.

To avoid smell of cabbage while cooking: Keep a piece of bread on the cabbage

In the vessel while cooking. To avoid tears while cutting onions: Chew gum.

To boil potatoes quickly: Skin one potato from one side only before boiling.

To remove ink from clothes: Put toothpaste on the ink spots generously and let it dry completely, Then wash.

To skin sweet potatoes quickly: Soak in cold water immediately after boiling.

To get rid of mice or rats: Sprinkleblack pepper in places where you find mice or rats. They will run away.

=__**Drinking Hot Water & Lemon in the Morning**__= = = Consider swapping your standard cup of coffee for a glass of hot water and lemon first thing in the morning, recommends nationally known nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, author of "Fat Flush for Life" and other books. The combination can benefit your body in numerous ways, including helping you to lose weight and keep hydrated, improving your digestion and upping your vitamin C intake. You can even spice up this morning drink to boost its benefits.

Types
Gittleman recommends combining the juice of half a lemon with 1 cup hot water. If you don't want to squeeze your own lemons, you can substitute 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Make sure to use 100-percent organic lemon juice. You can spice up this drink and further rev your metabolism by adding a pinch of ground cinnamon and a pinch of ground ginger, Gittleman says. Lemons will keep for up to 10 days at room temperature, so you can shop for them weekly. You also can store fresh lemon juice in an ice cube tray without losing any of its potency.

Function
Drinking lemon water first thing in the morning stimulates your digestive system, according to Louise Atkinson's "Daily Mail" article, "Lose Weight for Christmas with the Lemon Juice Diet." This improves your body's ability to absorb nutrients. Poor absorption of nutrients can cause you to feel hungry, even when you are not.

Effects
Lemon water cleanses your palate on the way down. Once in your body, it helps to gently flush your kidneys and your liver of wastes and toxins, says Gittleman. It also can help cleanse your lymphatic system, another body system that eliminates toxins.

Significance
Both lemons and water are on Gittleman's list of fat flush foods. Water helps you stay hydrated. Your body stores more fat when you are dehydrated because your kidneys need help from your liver to function when your body is in this state. This hampers the liver's ability to burn fat. Water also is a natural appetite suppressant. Being dehydrated, in contrast, can cause feelings of hunger. Lemons may help reduce cellulite because they stimulate blood flow to your skin and help your body flush out waste. Lemon also boosts your body's ability to metabolize fat, Gittleman says.

Benefits
Lemon juice provides a high amount of Vitamin C, notes Atkinson. One lemon gives 30.7 mg vitamin C, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The recommended daily amount is 75 mg for women and 90 mg for men. People who consume more vitamin C have more efficient digestive systems than people who don't. Lemon also increases acidity of your digestive system, which helps you better absorb calcium. Calcium absorption helps you lose weight, says Atkinson, because calcium is stored in fat cells. The more calcium in your fat cells, the easier it is to stimulate their burn. Vitamin C also boosts your immune system, helps prevent coronary heart disease, and lowers your risk for stroke, cataracts and gout. This antioxidant vitamin also may help lower cancer risk when consumed via fresh fruits, according to Oregon State University.

Potential
Adding a tablespoon of lemon juice along with some of the lemon's zest can provide 1,600 oxygen radical absorbency capacity, or ORAC, units to your diet, according to "Women's Health" magazine. An ORAC unit is a measurement developed by the National Institutes of Health to measure a food's antioxidant capacity. The higher the value, the higher the antioxidant benefits, such as fighting cell-damaging free radicals. One antioxidant lemon juice provides is eriocitrin, which may protect against oxidative stress in the liver. = = =__40 Tips for Happy Health Life __=



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= =__Health Benefits of Aloe Vera __= =** //by Mike Adams, NaturalNews.com // **=

When I say aloe vera is the most impressive medicinal herb invented by nature, I don't make that statement lightly. Of all the herbs I've ever studied -- and I've written thousands of articles on nutrition and disease prevention -- aloe vera is the most impressive herb of them all. (Garlic would be a close second.) There is nothing on this planet that offers the amazing variety of healing benefits granted by aloe vera. In a single plant, aloe vera offers potent, natural medicine that:

• Halts the growth of cancer tumors.

• Lowers high cholesterol.

• Repairs "sludge blood" and reverses "sticky blood".

• Boosts the oxygenation of your blood.

• Eases inflammation and soothes arthritis pain.

• Protects the body from oxidative stress.

• Prevents kidney stones and protects the body from oxalates in coffee and tea.

• Alkalizes the body, helping to balance overly acidic dietary habits.

• Cures ulcers, IBS, Crohn's disease and other digestive disorders.

• Reduces high blood pressure natural, by treating the cause, not just the symptoms.

• Nourishes the body with minerals, vitamins, enzymes and glyconutrients.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Accelerates healing from physical burns and radiation burns.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Replaces dozens of first aid products, makes bandages and antibacterial sprays obsolete.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Halts colon cancer, heals the intestines and lubricates the digestive tract.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Ends constipation.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Stabilizes blood sugar and reduces triglycerides in diabetics.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Prevents and treats candida infections.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Protects the kidneys from disease.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Functions as nature's own "sports drink" for electrolyte balance, making common sports drinks obsolete.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Boosts cardiovascular performance and physical endurance.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Speeds recovery from injury or physical exertion.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Hydrates the skin, accelerates skin repair.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Truly, there is nothing else that compares to the medicinal potential of aloe vera. And yet most people only know about the topical applications of aloe vera gel. They think it's only good for sunburns. In reality, aloe vera is useful for both external and internal use.


 * //<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 5.5pt;">Full article: //** **//<span style="background-color: white; color: windowtext; font-family: calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 5.5pt;">@http://www.naturalnews.com/021858_aloe_vera_gel.html //**

__<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Health: __
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Drink plenty of water. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. Make time for prayer and reflection

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. Play more games.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7. Read more books than you did in 2012.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">9. Sleep for 7 hours.

__**<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Personality: **__

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day —- and while you walk, smile.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">11. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">13. Don’t over do; keep your limits.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">14. Don’t take yourself so seriously; no one else does.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">16. Dream more while you are awake.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">23. Smile and laugh more.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

__**<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Community: **__

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">25. Call your family often.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">26. Each day give something good to others.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">27. Forgive everyone for everything.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">30. What other people think of you is none of your business.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.

__**L<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ife: **__

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">32. Do the right things.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">34. Forgiveness heals everything.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">37. The best is yet to come.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">38. When you awake alive in the morning, don’t take it for granted – embrace life.

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">39. Your inner most is always happy. So, be happy.


 * <span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Last but not least: **

<span class="textexposedshow" style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">40. Enjoy LIFE <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">! =__6 Simple Rituals To Reach Your Potential Every Day__= //__cross posted__ [|http://www.fastcompany.com]// Becoming and staying productive isn't about hard-to-follow programs or logging your every move in an app. It's about self-care. Here are daily to-dos to get you started. Click through for six tips small enough to fit on a Post-It note, but big enough to change your life. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Your body loses water while you sleep, so you’re naturally dehydrated in the morning. It slows you down--so make it a habit to drink up, one big glass first thing in the a.m.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1. Drink a glass of water when you wake up **

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">2. Define your top 3 **
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Define your "top 3" every morning, the most important tasks you'll complete that day. Prioritize those above everything.

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">3. The 50/10 Rule **
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Solo-task and do more faster by working in 50/10 increments. Use a timer to work for 50 minutes on only one important task, with 10 minute breaks in between.

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">4. Move and sweat daily **
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Regular movement keeps us healthy and alert. It boosts energy and mood, and relieves stress. Get it out of the way first thing in the morning--and benefit all day.

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">5. Express gratitude **
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Gratitude begets happiness, so keep a gratitude journal. Every morning, write out at least five things you're thankful for. In times of stress, make it 10.

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">6. Reflect daily **
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Bring closure to your day through 10 minutes of reflection on what went well today, and how to do more of it.

=__15 Spectacular tricks to teach your body...__=

1) If you've got an itch in your throat, scratch your ear. When the nerves in the ear get stimulated, they create a reflex in the throat that causes a muscle spasm, which cures the itch. 2) Having trouble hearing someone at a party or on the phone?Use your right ear it's better at picking up rapid speech. But, the left is better at picking up music tones. 3) If you need to relieve yourself BADLY, but you're not anywhere near a bathroom, fantasize about RELATIONS. That preoccupies your brain and distracts it. 4) Next time the doctor's going to give you an injection, COUGH as the needle is going in. The cough raises the level of pressure in your spinal canal, which limits the pain sensation as it tries to travel to your brain. 5) Clear a stuffed nose or relieve sinus pressure by pushing your tongue against the roof of your mouth then pressing a finger between your eyebrows. Repeat that for 20 seconds it causes the vomer bone to rock, which loosens your congestion and clears you up. 6) If you ate a big meal and you're feeling full as you go to sleep,lay on your left side. That'll keep you from suffering from acid reflux it keeps your stomach lower than your esophagus, which will helps keep stomach acid from sliding up your throat. 7) You can stop a toothache by rubbing ice on the back of yourhand, on the webbed area between your thumb and index finger. The nerve pathways there stimulate a part of the brain that blocks pain signals from your mouth. 8) If you get all messed up on liquor, and the room starts spinning, put your hand on something stable. The reason: Alcohol dilutes the blood in the part of your ear called the cupula, which regulates balance. Putting your hand on something stable gives your brain another reference point,which will help make the world stop spinning. 9) Stop a nose bleed by putting some cotton on your upper gums right behind the small dent below your nose and press against it hard. Most of the bleeding comes from the cartilage wall that divides the nose, so pressing there helps get it to stop. 10) Nervous? Slow your heart rate down by blowing on your thumb. The vagus nerve controls your heart rate, and you can calm it down by breathing. 11) Need to breathe underwater for a while? Instead of taking a huge breath, HYPERVENTILATE before you go under, by taking a bunch of short breaths. That'll trick your brain into thinking it has more oxygen, and buy you about 10 extra seconds. 12) You can prevent BRAIN FREEZE by pressing your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much surface area as possible. Brain freeze happens because the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, so your brain thinks your whole body is cold. It compensates by overheating which causes your head to hurt. By warming up the roof of your mouth, you'll chill your brain and feel better. 13) If your hand falls asleep, rock your head from side to side. That'll wake your hand or arm up in less than a minute. Your hand falls asleep because of the nerves in your neck compressing so loosening your neck is the cure. If your foot falls asleep, that's governed by nerves lower in the body, so you need to stand up and walk around. 14) Finally, this one's totally USELESS, but a nice trick. Have someone stick their arm out to the side, straight, palm down. Press down on his wrist with two fingers. He'll resist, and his arm will stay horizontal. Then, have him put his foot on a surface that's half an inch off the ground, like a stack of magazines, and do the trick again. Because his spine position is thrown off, his arm will fall right to his side, no matter how much he tries to resist. 15.) Got the hiccups? Press thumb and second finger over youreyebrows until the hiccups are over - usually, in a short while.

=__25 Ways to Be Healthier__= 1. Brush twice a day!

2. Dress right for the weather.

3. Visit the dentist regularly.

4. Get plenty of rest.

5. Make sure your hair is dry before going outside..

6. Eat right.

7. Get outside in the sun every once in a while.

8. Always wear a seatbelt.

9. Control your drinking of alcoholic beverages.

10. Smile! It will make you feel better.

11. Don't over indulge yourself.

12. Bathe regularly.

13. Read to exercise the brain.

14. Surround yourself with friends.

15. Stay away from too much caffeine.

16. Use the bathroom regularly.

17. Get plenty of exercise.

18. Have your eyes checked regularly.

19. Eat plenty of vegetables.

20. Believe that people will like you for who you are.

21. Forgive and forget.

22. Take plenty of vacations.

23. Celebrate all special occasions.

24. Pick up a hobby.

24. Love your neighbor as yourself. = = =__Pass the Banana__=

A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on: Never, put your banana in the refrigerator! This is interesting. After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia : High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey.. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system. Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief. Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system. Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. InThailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD):Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood Enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance.. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe it's time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!
 * PASS THE LINK ON TO YOUR FRIENDS**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #003399; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif;">Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young~Henry Ford WE all accept that getting older is inevitable, and now leading clinicians have revealed the exact age when different body parts start to decline, most alarming being the b rain and the lungs.

Here, with the help of leading clinicians, Angela Epstein tells the Daily Mail, the ages when different parts of the body start to lose their battle with time.

***BRAIN** *- Starts aging at 20. As we get older, the numberof nerve cells - or neurons - in the brain decrease. We start with around 100 billion, but in our 20s, this number starts to decline. By 40, we could be losing up to 10,000 per day,affecting memory, co-ordination and brain function.*

***GUT*** -Starts aging at 55. A healthy gut has a good balance between harmful and 'friendly' bacteria. But levels of friendly bacteria in the gut drop significantly after 55, particularly in the large intestine, says Tom MacDonald, professor of immunology at Barts Medical School in London. As a result, we suffer from poor digestion and an increased risk of gut disease. Constipation is more likely as we age, as the flow of digestive juices from the stomach, liver, pancreas and small intestine slows down..

* ***BREASTS*** - Start aging at 35. BY their mid-30s, woman's breasts start losing tissue and fat, reducing in size and its fullness. Sagging starts at 40 and the aerola (the area surrounding the nipple) can shrinks considerably.*

***BLADDER*** - Starts aging at 65. Loss of bladder control is more likely when you hit 65. Women are more vulnerable to bladder problems as, after the menopause, declining estrogen levels make tissues in the urethra - the tube through which urine passes - thinner and weaker, reducing bladder support. Bladder capacity in an older adult generally is about half that of a younger person - about two cups in a 30-year-old and one cup in a 70-year-old....*

***LUNGS*** - Start aging at 20. Lung capacity slowly starts to decrease from the age of 20. By the age of 40, some people are already experiencing breathlessness. This is partly because the muscles and the rib cage which control breathing stiffen up.*

***VOICE*** - Starts aging at 65. Our voices become quieter and hoarser with age. The soft tissues in the voice box (larynx) weaken, affecting the pitch, loudness and quality of the voice. A woman's voice may become huskier and lower in pitch, whereas a man's might become thinner and higher.*

***EYES*** - Start aging at 40. Glasses are the norm for many over-40s as failing eyesight kicks in - usually long-sightedness, affecting our ability to see objects up close.*

***HEART*** - Starts aging at 40. The heart pumps blood less effectively around the body as we get older. This is because blood vessels become less elastic, while arteries can harden or become blocked because of fatty deposits forming on the coronary arteries - caused by eating too much saturated fat. The blood supply to the heart is then reduced, resulting in painful angina. Men over 45 and women over 55 are at greater risk of a heart attack.*

***LIVER*** - Starts aging at 70. This is the only organ in the body which seems to defy the aging process.*

***KIDNEYS** *- Starts aging at 50. With kidneys, the number of filtering units (nephrons) that remove waste from the bloodstream starts to reduce in middle age.*

***PROSTATE*** - Starts aging at 50. The prostate often becomes enlarged with age,leading to problems such as increased need to urinate, says Professor Roger Kirby, director of the Prostate Center in London. This is known as benign prosthetichyperplasia and affects half of men over 50, but rarely those under 40. It occurs when the prostate absorbs large amounts of the male sex hormone testosterone, which increases the growth of cells in the prostate. A normal prostate is the size of a walnut, but the condition can increase this to the size of a tangerine.*

***BONES*** -Start aging at 35. 'Throughout our life, old bone is broken down by cells called osteoclasts and replaced by bone-building cells called osteoblasts - a process called bone turnover, explains Robert Moots, a professor of rheumatology at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool. Children bone growth is rapid - the skeleton takes just two years to renew itself completely. In adults, this can take ten years. Until our mid-20s, bone density is still increasing. But at 35 bone loss begins as part of the natural aging process.*

***TEETH*** - Start aging at 40. As we age, we produce less saliva, which washes away bacteria, so teeth and gum are more vulnerable to decay. Receding gum - when tissue is lost from gums around the teeth - is common in adults over 40.*

***MUSCLES*** - Start aging at 30. Muscle is constantly being built up and broken down, a process which is well balanced in young adults. However, by the time we're 30, breakdown is greater than build up, explains Professor Robert Moots. Once adults reach 40, they start to lose between 0.5 and 2 per cent of their muscle each year. Regular exercise can help prevent this.*

***HEARING*** - Starts aging by mid-50s. More than half of the people over 60 lose hearing because of their age, according to the Royal National Institute for the Deaf.*

***SKIN*** - Starts aging by mid-20s. The skin starts to age naturally in your mid-20s.*

***TASTE AND SMELL*** - Start aging at 60. We start out in life with about 10,000 taste buds scattered on the tongue. This number can halve later in life. After we turn 60, taste and smell gradually decline, partly as a result of the normal aging process.*

***FERTILITY*** - Starts aging at 35. Female fertility begins to decline after 35, as the number and quality of eggs in the ovaries start to fall. The lining of the womb may become thinner, making it less likely for a fertilized egg to take, and also creating an environment hostile to sperm.*

***HAIR*** - Starts aging at 30. Male hair loss usually begins in the 30s. Hair is made in tiny pouches just under the skin's surface, known as follicles. A hair normally grows from each follicle for about three years, is then shed, and a new hair grows. Most people will have some Grey hair by the age of 35. When we are young, our hair is colored by the pigments produced by cells in the hair follicle known asmelanocytes. = = =__Lemon__=

Just cut 2-3 thin slices of lemon and put it in a cup

containing drinking water. The water will become

"alkaline water". Drink for the whole day, just by

adding more water. Take it as drinking water

everyday. It is good for health.

__**This is the latest in medicine, effective for cancer!**__

Read carefully & you be the judge Lemon (Citrus)is a miraculous

product to kill cancer cells. It is 10,000

times stronger than chemotherapy

Why do we not know about that? Because

there are laboratories interested in making

a synthetic version that will bring them huge

profits. You can now help a friend in need

by letting him/her know that lemon juice is

beneficial in preventing the disease. Its taste

is pleasant and it does not produce the

horrific effects of chemotherapy. How

many people will die while this closely

guarded secret is kept, so as not to

jeopardize the beneficial multimillionaires

large corporations? As you know, the lemon

tree is known for its varieties of lemons and

limes. You can eat the fruit in different ways:

you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare

drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc... It is credited

with many virtues, but the most interesting

is the effect it produces on cysts and tumors.

This plant is a proven remedy against cancers

of all types. Some say it is very useful in

all variants of cancer. It is considered

also as an anti microbial spectrum against

bacterial infections and fungi, effective

against internal parasites and worms, it

regulates blood pressure which is too high

and an antidepressant, combats stress and

nervous disorders. The source of this

information is fascinating: it comes from one

of the largest drug manufacturers in the world,

says that after more than 20 laboratory tests

since 1970, the extracts revealed that It destroys

the malignant cells in 12 cancers including

colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas

The compounds of this tree showed 10,000

times better than the product Adriamycin,

a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in

the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells.

And what is even more astonishing: this type

of therapy with lemon extract only destroys

malignant cancer cells and it does not affect

healthy cells.

=__DID YOU KNOW?__= Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers? Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns? Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose..

Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles. Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day The vinegar kills the bacteria. Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never advertised for this use. Honey remedy for skin blemishes...... Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight. Listerine therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine Mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking heal thy again. Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them. Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409.. Insects drop to the ground instantly. Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue. Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure.. Cover the boil with Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head. Balm for broken blisters... To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.. Vinegar to heal bruises... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.. Quaker Oats for fast pain relief.... it's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain. = = =__HONEY AND CINNNAMON__=

[1] WHOEVER DISCOVERED:

Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. What it will do is what some call 'turning to sugar'. In reality, honey is always honey. However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will "crystallize". When this happens, loosen the lid, boil some water and sit the honey container in the hot water, but turn off the heat and let it liquefy naturally. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. This will kill the enzymes in the honey.

[2] FACTS OF HONEY AND CINNAMON COMBINATION:

It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects for any kind of diseases. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon, as researched by western scientists.

[3] HEART DISEASES:

Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, when they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.

[4] ARTHRITIS:

Arthritis patients may take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain -- and within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain.

[5] BLADDER INFECTIONS:

Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

[6] CHOLESTEROL:

Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

[7] COLDS:

Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses.

[8] UPSET STOMACH:

Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from its root.

[9] GAS:

According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

[10] IMMUNE SYSTEM:

Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

[11] INDIGESTION:

Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

[12] INFLUENZA:

A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

[13] LONGEVITY:

Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

[14] RASPY OR SORE THROAT:

When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms.

[15] PIMPLES:

Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.

[16] SKIN INFECTIONS:

Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

[17] WEIGHT LOSS:

Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

[18] CANCER:

Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder three times a day for one month.

[19] FATIGUE:

Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a week.

[20] BAD BREATH:

People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

[21] HEARING LOSS:

Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

= = =__10 Foods for Fabulous Abs__= 1 Yogurt is magic for the tum. Nutritionist Rania Batayneh recommends yogurt, “The probiotic bacteria in most yogurts help keep your digestive system healthy, which translates into a lower incidence of gas, bloating, and constipation, which can keep your tummy looking flat." Ideally go for the plain-flavoured yogurts, that don’t contain added sugars.

2 Switch to whole grain. The body shows a decreased insulin response to whole grain as compared to refined carbohydrate like rice and white bread. So replace those meals of white rice and milk bread with whole grains like lentils, brown rice, and whole wheat bread for a trimmer waistline.

3 Stock up on cruciferous veggies like broccoli, brussels sprouts, asparagus, peppers, and yellow beans. They contain folate, beta-carotene, calcium, magnesium, and fiber, and are rich in vitamins A, C, and K.

4 Olive Oil: Mono-unsaturated fats like those found in olive oil, work to reduce belly fat and don’t increase calorie intake.

5 Apple cider vinegar: New research indicates that 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (ideally mixed with a glass of water), consumed daily over a period of 12 weeks, works to lower body weight and reduce belly fat. This is attributed to vinegar's acetic acid, which is believed to pump out proteins that break down fat.

6 Green tea contains certain chemicals called polyphenols and catechins that boost metabolism and help burn fat. Including 2-3 cups of green tea in your diet will help reduce that waistline, as well as provide a host of other health benefits.

7 Apples are one of the most popular negative calorie foods. This means that an apple burns more calories that it adds to the body, while being digested, making for a great, tasty snack that does nothing to add to body fat.

8 Eggs are a great source of protein and contain essential amino acids that the body needs to build everything from muscle fibres to brain chemicals. It is the perfect breakfast food, and ensures you feel less hungry during the day and reduces that urge to snack.

9 Almonds provide the body with minerals like magnesium, and regulate blood sugar levels. A stable blood sugar level is key to prevent cravings that can lead to overeating.

10 Salmon, tuna and mackerel, in addition to being a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, also improve metabolism and help burn fat faster by improving the body’s glucose-insulin response.

Be What You Want To Be //By: P V Vaidyanathan on Apr 20, 2012// =__Be What You Want To Be__=

Mention the word ‘freedom’, and every person on earth would wholeheartedly agree that freedom is a necessity. What most of us mean by this is freedom from something or freedom to do something. Children are always looking for opportunities to get free of rules laid down by their parents. Adults want more freedom in their relationships, while older people want freedom from disease, insecurities and loneliness.

True freedom, however, is none of these things. True freedom means the power to be really you. Every one of us is unique, with our own basic personality, wants, desires, likes and dislikes. The sum total of all these makes us what we are. However, few of us are lucky enough to be in control of internal and external circumstances to be able to express our true selves. So we could end up being what we’re not. Family and society, friends and colleagues create circumstances – albeit perhaps with good intentions -- that condition us, often forcing us to do or become what we are not. Invariably, it suits many of us too, to be what others want us to be, rather than to be ourselves.

A child who is well mannered and well behaved gets appreciated and rewarded, while one, who is rebellious, gets scolded and punished. In order to gain approval from others and to get rewarded, children automatically start playing roles which are different from their true selves. In this way, right from childhood, we lose our freedom to be ourselves, and become what others want us to be.

This situation could create plenty of conflicts and turmoil in us. When there is a mismatch between what we truly want to do or say, and what we are forced to, it results in stress. And stress, as is scientifically proven, acts on our body and mind, producing a lot of psychosomatic diseases. As an adult, when we suffer from chronic problems like headache, backache, acidity, hypertension, fatigue or diabetes, we seek medical attention, often not knowing that the root cause of these problems is our lack of freedom to be ourselves and to express ourselves freely. Medical science often treats the symptoms or the end results, without going into the metaphysical aspects of the disease. As a result, most treatments are lifelong, and although many of the diseases are controlled or cured at the symptom level, the cause which gave rise to these problems persists.

So let’s give ourselves absolute or total freedom, to think, to speak and to do what we really want to. This does not mean becoming selfish or license to cause injury to others. On the contrary, a person who values his freedom will immediately realise the value of others’ freedom. Absolute freedom means freedom for all. It means giving up controlling ourselves and controlling others. Once we have given ourselves total freedom, we need to think what we really want, how to go about it, and at what cost we want it. And having given the whole thing a lot of thought with our free mind, we can choose the correct action. When we think with a mind that is not free, when we are worried about what others will think or say about us, when we are always playing to the gallery, we might give some happiness to others, but we will find ourselves under duress, and so will never know peace and joy.

__**EXPERT ADVICE: TOP 10 EXERCISE MYTHS**__

These are the top 10 exercise myths that don't ever seem to go away despite the wide-array of science and expertise that prove them wrong.

We continuously believe fad diets, celebrity health talk and other tid bits of (false) knowledge making us continuously fall victim to these silly fitness fables. Although some old fitness fictions, such as "no pain, no gain" and "spot reducing" are fading fast, plenty of popular exercise misconceptions still exist and you may be following one without knowing it.

Exercise Myth 1 You Will Burn More Fat If You Exercise Longer at a Lower Intensity. The faster you walk, step or run the more calories you use per minute. However, high-intensity exercise is difficult to sustain if you are just beginning or returning to exercise, so you may not exercise very long at this level. It is safer, and more practical, to start out at a lower intensity and work your way up gradually.

Exercise Myth 2 If You're Not Going to Work Out Hard and Often, Exercise Is a Waste of Time. Research continues to show that any exercise is better than none. For example, regular walking or gardening for as little as an hour a week has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Exercise Myth 3 Crunches will get rid of your fat belly. You cannot pick and choose areas where you would like to burn fat. In order to burn fat, you should create a workout that includes both cardiovascular and strength training elements. This will decrease your overall body fat content.

Exercise Myth 4 You should never eat before a workout. "Fuel" from food and fluids is required to provide the energy for your muscles to work efficiently, even if you are doing an early morning workout. Consider eating a small meal or snack one to three hours prior to exercise.

Exercise Myth 5 Exercise Is One Sure Way to Lose All the Weight You Desire. As with all responses to exercise, weight gain or loss is impacted by many factors, including dietary intake and genetics. Although exercise alone cannot guarantee your ideal weight, regular physical activity is one of the most important factors for successful long-term weight management.

Exercise Myth 6 If You Want to Lose Weight, Stay Away From Strength Training Because You Will Bulk Up. Most exercise experts believe that cardiovascular exercise and strength training are both valuable for maintaining a healthy weight. Strength training helps maintain muscle mass and decrease body fat percentage.

Exercise Myth 7 Exercise turns fat into muscles. Fat and muscle tissue are composed of two entirely different types of cells. While you can lose one and replace it with another, the two never "convert" into different forms.

Exercise Myth 8 The Health and Fitness Benefits of Mind-Body Exercise Like Tai Chi and Yoga Are Questionable. In fact, research showing the benefits of these exercises continues to grow. Improved flexibility, balance, coordination, posture, strength and stress management are just some of the potential results of mind-body exercise.

Exercise Myth 9 Overweight People Are Unlikely to Benefit Much From Exercise. Studies show that obese people who participate in regular exercise programs have a lower risk of all-cause mortality than sedentary individuals, regardless of weight.

Exercise Myth 10 You have to sweat to have a good workout. Sweating is not necessarily an indicator of exertion-sweating is your body's way of cooling itself. It is possible to burn a significant number of calories without breaking a sweat: try taking a walk, or doing some light weight training, or working out in a swimming pool. = = =__Treatment of Burns__= First aid consists to spraying cold water on the affected area until the heat is reduced and stops burning the layers of skin. Then, spread egg whites on the affected are. One woman burned a large part of her hand with boiling water. In spite of the pain, she ran cold faucet water on her hand, separated 2 egg white from the yolks, beat them slightly and dipped her hand in the solution. The whites then dried and formed a protective layer. She later learned that the egg white is a natural collagen and continued during at least one hour to apply layer upon layer of beaten egg white. By afternoon she no longer felt any pain and the next day there was hardly a trace of the burn. 10 days later, no trace was left at all and her skin had regained its normal color. The burned area was totally regenerated thanks to the collagen in the egg whites, a placenta full of vitamins.

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

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive. =__DON'T WASTE THAT LEMON PEEL__= Good info on using the whole lemon vs. only the juice... Lemon productions became more and more abundant around the world because of its nutritious contents. Lemons are used in many different ways in lemon industries and factories, but not among households. How do you eat or taste lemon in your house? Probably, you do not know how to apply lemon the right away. Do you just squish a few drips to your whisky, vegetable salad, bread, ice cream, roasted meat, cake, baked chicken, fruit drinks, or to your other favorable dishes? If so, what a waste! Here, I'll tell you the real use of lemon I'm sure you know how nutritious a lemon is. But you may only know how to use it as a simple seasoning, as most people do, and not as a side dish. You think that only the squished juice from lemon is used, while the lemon peel is thrown away. Yes, you think that you only need that sour, citrus taste of the lemon's juice, is that right? However, we found out that many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using or consuming the entire lemon and nothing is wasted. How can you use the whole lemon without waste? Simple...place the lemon in the freezer section of your refrigerator. Once the lemon is frozen, get your grater, and shred the whole lemon (no need to peel it) and sprinkle it on top of your foods. Sprinkle it to your whisky, wine, vegetable salad, ice cream, vegetable soup, chicken soup, curry soup, noodles, spaghetti sauce, rice, sushi, meat loaf, sausage, fish dishes, and ramen. It doesn't matter whether it's a Chinese dish, Italian dish, French dish, African, Indian, Japanese, Korean, or Latin American dishes, you just name it. All of these foods will unexpectedly have wonderful taste, something that you may have never tasted before in your life. You don't believe me? Just try it and you will agree with me. Everything will certainly taste great! Most likely, you only think of lemon juice and vitamin C. Not anymore. Now that you've learned this lemon secret, you can use lemon even in instant cup noodles. What's the major advantage of using the whole lemon other than preventing waste and adding new taste to your dishes? Well, you see lemon peels contain as much as 5 to 10 times more vitamins than the lemon juice itself. And yes, that's what you've been wasting. But from now on, by following this simple procedure of freezing the whole lemon, then grating it on top of your dishes, you can consume all of those nutrients and get even healthier. The lemon peel is good in making you slim if you are a fat person, or makes you healthy fat if you are skinny. It is very good that the PYRO-ENERGEN is also for the taste of all people. It's also good that lemon peels are health rejuvenators in eradicating toxic elements in the body. So place your lemon in your freezer, and then grate it on your meal every day. It is a key to make your foods tastier and you get to live healthier and longer! That's the lemon secret!

Better late than NEVER! =__The surprising benefits of lemon!__= //Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 1201.// This is the latest in medicine, effective for cancer! Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product to kill cancer cells. It is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy. Why do we not know about that? Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits. You can now help a friend in need by letting him/her know that lemon juice is beneficial in preventing the disease. Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the horrific effects of chemotherapy. How many people will die while this closely guarded secret is kept, so as not to jeopardize the beneficial multimillionaires large corporations? As you know, the lemon tree is known for its varieties of lemons and limes. You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, etc... It is credited with many virtues, but the most interesting is the effect it produces on cysts and tumors. This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types. Some say it is very useful in all variants of cancer. It is considered also as an anti microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against internal parasites and worms, it regulates blood pressure which is too high and an antidepressant, combats stress and nervous disorders. The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the world, says that after more than 20 laboratory tests since 1970, the extracts revealed that: It destroys the malignant cells in 12 cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas ... The compounds of this tree showed 10,000 times better than the product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chemotherapeutic in the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells. And what is even more astonishing: this type of therapy with lemon extract only destroys malignant cancer cells and it does not affect healthy cells. = = =__**TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES**__=

During a recent visit to an optician, one of my friends was told of an exercise for the eyes by a specialist doctor that he termed as 20-20-20.' It is applicable to all of us, who spend long hours at our desks, looking at the computer screen.

I Thought I'd share it with you. 20-20-20

After every 20 minutes of looking into the computer screen, turn your head and try to look at any object placed at least 20 feet away. This changes the focal length of your eyes, a must-do for the tired eyes.
 * Step I :-**

Try and blink your eyes for 20 times in success ion, to moisten them.
 * Step II :-**

Time permitting of course, one should walk 20 paces after every 20 minutes of sitting in one particular posture. Helps blood circulation for the entire body.
 * Step III :-**

Circulate among your friends if you care for them and their eyes. They say that your eyes are mirror of your soul, so do take care of them, they are priceless.....

=__DIABETES MANAGEMENT THROUGH YOGA__= __**Pancreas produces insulin**__

the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body. After digestion, glucose passes into the bloodstream, where it is used by cells for growth and energy. For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, a large gland behind the stomach... When we eat, the pancreas automatically produces the right amount of insulin to move glucose from blood into our cells. In people with diabetes, however, the pancreas either produces little or no insulin, or the cells do not respond appropriately to the insulin that is produced. Glucose builds up in the blood, overflows into the urine and passes out of the body in the urine. Thus, the body loses its main source of fuel even though the blood contains large amounts of glucose. Diabetes is associated with long-term complications that affect almost every part of the body. The disease often leads to blindness, heart and blood vessel disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputations and nerve damage. Uncontrolled diabetes may complicate pregnancy. Birth defects are more common in babies born to women with diabetes. In absence of proper utilization of sugar the patient begins to develop various physical ailments like frequent urination, excessive tiredness, loss of weight, blurring of vision, general weakness and skin disorders. Chronic diabetic patients may suffer hypertension, kidney and eye disorders.
 * Diabetes** is a disorder of metabolism


 * There are three types of diabetes:-**


 * Type 1 diabetes**: The immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. At present, scientists do not know exactly what causes the bodys immune system to attack the beta cells, but they believe that autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors, possibly viruses, are involved. Type 1 diabetes occurs equally among males and females but is more common in white races of European countries.


 * Type 2 diabetes:** This is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes, physical inactivity. About 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. When type 2 diabetes is diagnosed, the pancreas is usually producing enough insulin, but for unknown reasons the body cannot use the insulin effectively, a condition called insulin resistance. After several years, insulin production decreases. The result is glucose builds up in the blood and the body cannot make efficient use of its main source of fuel. Type 2 diabetes is more common in older people, especially in people who are overweight and occurs more often in African and Asian, population.


 * Gestational diabetes**: Some women develop gestational diabetes late in pregnancy. Although this form of diabetes usually disappears after the birth of the baby, women who have had gestational diabetes have a 20 to 50 percent chance of developing type 2 diabetes within 5 to 10 years. Maintaining a reasonable body weight and being physically active may help prevent development of type 2 diabetes.

People with diabetes must take responsibility for their day-to-day care. Much of the daily care involves keeping blood glucose levels from going too low or too high. Healthy eating, physical activity and taking insulin are the basic therapies for diabetes. The amount of insulin must be balanced with food intake and daily activities. Blood glucose levels must be closely monitored through frequent blood glucose checking. People with diabetes also monitor blood glucose levels several times a year with a laboratory tests. At least 65% of those with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke. Managing diabetes is more than keeping blood glucose levels under control. It is also important to manage blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Smoking cessation can also help lower risk of stroke.
 * Management of diabetes:**

According to ayurveda, diabetes is the result of pitta and kapha imbalances. This is difficult to say whether there is complete cure to diabetes through ayurveda and/or yogabhyasa. Each person is an individual and will be in different stages of the disease. However, whatever the stage of the diabetes, ayurvedic and yoga assist in the healing process. Diet plays an important role. It is very important to be sure to have plenty of bitter taste each day. Your diet should include dark green leafy vegetables, turmeric and fenugreek. In addition to the using fenugreek (sonuf) in cooking, you may also soak one table spoon of fenugreek seeds over night and eat them the next morning. Shilajit, guggulu, turmeric, bitter gourd and the seeds of kalajamoon have curative properties. Research shows that these most commonly available herbs actually assist restoration of the pancreas.
 * Yoga, ayurveda and diabetes:**

Yogic system of treatment consists of i) regular practice of certain postures, called asanas, ii) breathing techniques, called pranayama, iii) proper diet management and iv) meditation. Not only for diabetes for any treatment these are the yogic treatment methods. Initially for a period of 3-4 weeks, the patient may not find any improvement through yoga. Thereafter, yoga starts giving permanent and irreversible results. People around 40-50 years find relief by that time. For juvenile diabetics (i.e., below 20-25 years), the results could appear after a year or so.
 * Yoga and management of diabetes:**

Yogic treatment restores the normal functioning of pancreas and other glands in the body. When the glands begin to function properly, pancreas gets activated again and results in normalcy of body functions. Following asanas are selected for diabetes treatment. It is not necessary that one should all these but should select whichever suitable to them, depending on time available, age and body ductility. It is imperative that all the asanas (minimum of 5) should be repeated three times. The yogic practice may be done either in the morning or evening in empty stomach. Regular practice is needed. Before starting yoga, one should do some warming up exercises (I need not have to go into this, as these are the same you did in your middle and high schools.Though yoga has its own warming up exercises, to learn along with specific asanas would be burdensome to the learner.


 * SELECTED YOGASANAS FOR DIABETES**


 * Ardha baddhapadma paschimoottanasana:** Stretch both legs in sitting position. Bring one leg near to stomach and press against the abdomen. If possible, you may try to hold the toe using other hand. Now, breath out and bend forward holding (or trying to reach) the out stretched leg. Do not strain but do it slowly and slowly. Achieving the final position is not the goal but attempt is. Hold it until it slightly lessens the pain and come back to original position by releasing the outstretched and and folded leg. Relax for a minute and repeat 2 more times.


 * Ekapada galavasana:** This is one of the balancing asanas. You should not perform this asana if you have weak wrists. First, sit on the floor and bend a leg and using this leg as a support between hands, lean forward. Now, take in the breath and slowly push forward to achieve the final position. Remain in this position for few seconds and come back to sitting position. Take care not to push further more lest you should hit the ground nose.


 * Shalabhasana:** Lay down on the floor, your stomach down. Bring two hands together and clasp. Let thehands be close together and now take in full breath. Putting all the body weight on the wrists, lift both legs - not bending at the knees.


 * Padahastasana**: Stand straight keeping your legs at comfortable distance with each other, say one or two feet. Now, breath out and bend forward keeping both hands on your legs for support. Slowly reach towards the floor, if possible your feet! Keep the knee junction locked. Hold it for some time and come back to standing position. You may not be successful in the first attempt. Try two more times.


 * Suptaveerasana:** This is an easy asana for diabetes. Sit on the floor keeping your both legs to the sides- not too far. Now bend back and come to laying position. Breath slowly and stretch both hands. Automatically, there will be tremendous pressure on your stomach, pulling inside. Repeat two more times. If you are not able to keep the legs side ways, you can keep a pillow and try to sit down on it.


 * Adomukha matsyasana**: Sit on the floor cross legged the bottom portion up (padmasana). If it is not possible, you can squat on the floor (swastikasana).


 * Urdhwa prasarita padasana:** Stretch hands upwards in laying down position. Take in the breath and lift both legs joined together and hold within your tolerance limit. Now, you feel worms crawling in the stomach. Come back to laying position and breath out. Repeat two more times.


 * Chatushpadasana:** Stand on the ground keeping both legs half to one meter apart. Resting your hands on legs bend forward. Now walk on all fours without bending hands and legs! Your thighs press lower abdomen over and over again. Repeat two more times. Chatushpadasana keeps lower abdomen, bladder and kidneys in order.


 * Mahamudra:**First keep your hands on the knees and inch by inch progress towards toes, but the legs be stretched straight. Repeat two more times. When you get used to retain this position for say one minute, then when you bend forward breath out and pull in the stomach.


 * Urdhwa dhanurasana**: Lay down keeping your hands and legs pulled towards the body, i.e., folded. Now, take in the breath and push the stomach upwards. You need not have to make the legs and hands straight. Push the stomach upwards as far as possible. When you achieve the final posture, breath out. Before coming down to normal positionï take a full breath. You do not loose physical (or mental!) balance, though this posture looks challenging your balance. Problem is to push stomach upwards!


 * Bhujangasana:** Take care to keep the legs together as they try to fly away from each other. It is not necessary to make the hands straight but desirable. Breathing? Repeat two more times.
 * Pranayama:** Do the breathing exercise


 * Suryanuloma**: Breathing slowly through right nostril (pingala) only 10-20 times.


 * Bhastrika**: Fast single time forceful breathing in through right nostril and expelling rapidly 6-8 times through the same nostril. Fast single time forceful breathing in through left nostril and expelling rapidly 6-8 times through same nostril. Finally, same procedure is done with both nostrils for 6-8 times (repeated 3-5 times).

As years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments and how are we going to overcome this? It is very easy, first take a bunch of Parsley (MALLI Leaves) Kothambari (CILANTRO leaves) and wash it clean. Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool. Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before. Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!
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=__Camphor- The effective & healthy mosquito repellent.__= In the past, man would light diyas and burn camphor on a regular basis as a part of daily puja. These helped to purify the air and keep harmful bacteria, viruses, and mosquitoes away! We can definitely have a better and healthy environment with the use of camphor.

Camphor or Kapur is a waxy, white, or transparent substance extracted from the wood of the Camphor Laurel tree found in Asia. Camphor has many known medicinal uses-

It relieves nasal congestion and cough when rubbed on the chest as an oil. Camphor is used as an ingredient in throat lozenges and cough syrups and in Vicks. Camphor is also used in some anti-itch ointments, creams and cooling gels because it is can be absorbed through skin and is effective at treating pain locally. It has an analgesic effect which makes it a favorite oil to be used in pain relieving massage blends for sore muscles and arthritic pain. Camphor is known to improve the quality of air making it a better for our lungs and heart.

Many people are not aware of the Mosquito repellent power of Camphor - a simple solution without side effects and very cost effective. CAMPHOR IS A NATURAL MOSQUITO REPELLENT With effect round the clock! You do not need to burn it for that. There are three easier ways to do it -

1. Put 2 tablets of commercially available camphor on any warm surface- the device shown in the picture serves the purpose well. Plug it for an hour and see the results! You can do it twice a day- morning and in the night as well! 2. Place 2 tablets of camphor on different corners of the room or at places where mosquitoes seem to love to stay! Leave them there and they will evaporate in a day or so keeping the air purer and mosquito free. 3. Take a wide opened cup or plate with water. Drop 2 tablets of Camphor into the water. Keep the cup with water and camphor in your sleeping room. The quantity of water and camphor may differ from room size. Water evaporates at normal temperature. Camphor slowly started dissolving in water. The water evaporates with Camphor smell. Adding little bit hot water gives instant action. You will be amazed at the results! Do experience it and help spread these healthy tips! =__Feasting is Fasting__= //<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10px;">http://www.indianthoughts.in/ //

Feasting calls for fasting. It is Diwali celebrations, for Indians around the world. Let it be Thanksgiving, Bakri-id or for that matter any celebration, like a wedding in the family, in any civilization, it always involves over indulgence. We all enjoy feasting, with lots of sweets and deep fried delicacies. Quite a few of us are facing the visible after effects and many more are carrying the invisible menaces. The visible after effects are bloating of belly, acidity and gas. The invisible menace is the toxic residue of oils, grease and sugar. The very next question is whether, there are any counter measures to reduce the side effects? The answer is ‘Yes!’ The answer for feasting is Fasting.

The science behind fasting is simple. Fasting gives our overworked digestive system an opportunity to overhaul or repair itself. It is especially more relevant in our times because of our deteriorating eating habits. In Sanskrit, there is a saying – ‘Langanam parama aushadam.’ Its’ nearest translation is ‘fasting is the best medicine’. Just as poor eating habits cause accumulation of fat deposits and consequent blockage of arteries, resulting in heart diseases, our suppressed emotions form 'energy blocks' disturbing the free flow of energy throughout our body. On the days we fast, the digestive energy (agni) is available to dissolve these energy blocks, burn away the excess fat from our bodies and cleanse our system. That's why we feel light and energetic after a fast.

When we fast, we can do it in a scientific way. It is advisable to select a leisure day. We can select two types of juices and one type of soup. For example, let us select a glass of coconut water with ½ a lime squeezed in to it and fresh orange juice. Take coconut water at 7am, 11am, 3pm and 6pm. Take fresh orange juice at 9am, 1pm and 4pm. Conclude the fasting with homemade warm vegetable soup or warm vegetable broth. This fasting can be done for 1 to 3 days. Drink a lot of water throughout the day. It is also advisable to do some prayers & meditation on the day of fasting. During the fasting, we will be able to feel the cleansing happening in our body. The breath, sweating, urination and bowels will have a strong smell because of the elimination of toxins. Bathing twice or thrice during fasting, facilitates the cleansing. People may experience thick coating of the tongue, bile taste in mouth, slight head ache, but nothing serious. All these are signs that your body is responding to fasting and cleansing is happening. Break the fast on the following day with fruits, bland boiled food.

There are certain conditions. Pregnant women, patients with terminal illness, people under strong medication, kidney failure and people with bleeding ulcers, shall do fasting under an expert doctor’s observation. People for whom cool juices or fruits are not suited, can try warm juices and soup. Fasting is also called ‘Upa-vasa’ in Sanskrit. It means living near to god. Fasting once understood and experienced with an expert naturopath’s advice, is not mere physical experience but a spiritual treat too. =__9 Reasons to Drink Green Tea Daily__= Have you been wondering “what’s all the fuss about green tea?” Now you can stop wondering and start drinking…green tea, that is. This flavorful beverage offers many health benefits to anyone who drinks it regularly. Green tea contains a potent plant nutrient known as epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG, for short. Here are 9 reasons to start drinking green tea or continue drinking it if you’re already hooked.

1. Green tea is a superb fat fighter. Its active ingredient, EGCG, increases the rate at which fat is burned in your body.

2. It targets belly fat. Research at Tufts University indicates that EGCG in green tea, like other catechins, activate fat-burning genes in the abdomen to speed weight loss by 77 percent.

3. It keeps energy stable by balancing blood sugar levels. EGCG improves insulin use in the body to prevent blood sugar spikes and crashes that can result in fatigue, irritability, and cravings for unhealthy foods.

4. Research shows it may be helpful against lung cancer. In an April 2010 study published in Cancer Prevention Research, EGCG was found to suppress lung cancer cell growth.

5. It may halt colorectal cancer. In numerous other studies, EGCG appears to inhibit colorectal cancers.

6. In research it appears to cause prostate cancer cells to commit suicide. A March 2010 study in Cancer Science indicated that EGCG aids the body by causing prostate cancer cells to commit suicide.

7. It may prevent skin damage and wrinkling. EGCG appears to be 200 times more powerful than vitamin E at destroying skin-damaging free radicals. Free radicals react with healthy cells in the body, causing damage so lessening their numbers may help reduce wrinkling and other signs of aging.

8. It contains a potent antioxidant that kills free radicals. Because it is a potent antioxidant it can positively impact a lot more than skin cells. Free radicals are increasingly linked to many serious chronic illnesses like arthritis, diabetes, and cancer.

9. It tastes good. If you’re not wild about the flavor, try a few different kinds. Try it iced or hot. Add some of the natural herb stevia to sweeten it if you want a sweeter drink. I wasn’t crazy about green tea the first few times I tried it, but now I love it with a fresh squeeze of lemon and a few drops of stevia over ice–et voila! Green tea lemonade. Mmmmm.

__**HOW TO STOP COUGH IN 5 MINUTES - GOOD TO KNOW!**__ We have all been kept awake by our own or someone else's cough. Try this and pass it on. The tip and not the cough. ANYTHING is better than antibiotics. Even babies could benefit from this and the parents wouldn't worry about the safety of their child. And of course, it is harmless and free from any type of side-effects.

READ IT ALL. It works 100 percent of the time, although the scientists at the Canada Research council (who discovered it) aren't sure why.

__**Treatment:**__ To stop night time coughing in a child (or an adult, as we found out personally), put Vicks Vapor Rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime and then cover with socks. Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about five minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. This works 100 percent of the time, and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly. I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe these findings on the part of their scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children, as compared to alternative therapies like acupressure. I just happened to tune in to a.m. Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs, so I listened. It was a surprising finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, and in addition to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly. If you end up sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed.

What happens to your body after you drink a soda every day, for a long time

Sugar rushes and caffeine highs followed by a depressing energy crash are what happens to your body if you drink a soda right now, but plenty of Blisstree readers actually seem to be okay with that. Some of you think it’s alarmist to compare a caffeine and sugar rush to doing drugs, and some just don’t really care about the slump they’ll find themselves in after drinking 39 grams of sugar, but what makes us really worried about a soda-slurping habit is what happens over the long term.

Here’s a quick snapshot of you, in a few years, after drinking soda on a regular basis:

You’ll Be Fatter: According to research in the Nurse’s Health Study, which monitored the health of 90,000 women for eight years, drinking a single soda every day of the week added 10 pounds over a four-year period.

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You’ll Probably Have Diabetes: In the Nurses’ Health Study, women who said they drank one or more servings a day of a sugar-sweetened soft drink or fruit punch were twice as likely to have developed type 2 diabetes during the study than those who rarely consumed these beverages.

You’re Much More Likely to Develop Heart Disease: According to a study published in 2007 in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, subjects who drank a soda every day over a four-year period had a 25% chance of developing high blood sugar levels and a 32% greater chance of developing lower “good” cholesterol levels. The Nurses’ Health Study found that women who drank more than two sugary beverages per day had a 40% higher risk of heart attacks or death from heart disease than women who rarely drank sugary beverages.

You’re Probably Also Less Healthy In Other Ways: Several studies, including the 2007 study published in Circulation, suggest that diet sodas have some of the same effects on health as regular sodas, despite having none or very little of the sugar. Why? Drinking soda is typically part of an overall lifestyle that’s not very healthy: We know you don’t like us to compare drinking caffeine and sugar to substance abuse, but when it comes to your lifestyle, some think that soda is just like a gateway drug.

__**10 Benefits Of Oatmeal**__ 1. Low calorie food; stops cravings. A cup is only 130 calories! It also stays in your stomach longer, making you feel full longer. You will have less hunger and cravings.

2. Provides high levels of fiber, low levels of fat, and high levels of protein. It’s on the short list for the highest protein levels of any grain.

3. Stabilizes blood sugar and reduces risk of diabetes (type 2). The high fiber and complex carbohydrates slow down the conversion of this whole food to simple sugars. The high levels of magnesium nourish the body’s proper use of glucose and insulin secretion.

4. Removes your bad cholesterol (without affecting your good cholesterol). Many studies have shown that the unique fiber in oatmeal called beta-glucan, has beneficial effects on cholesterol levels

5. Gluten-free safe. If you are gluten intolerant or have celiac disease there is some cause for concern. Oats lack many of the prolamines (proteins) found in wheat (gluten) but oats do contain avenin. Avenin is a prolamine that is considered toxic to the intestinal mucosa of avenin-sensitive individuals. Oats can also contain gluten from nearby wheat field contamination and processing facilities. Many studies have shown that many celiacs can consume wheat free oats with no problems.

6. Contains lignans which protect against heart disease and cancer. Oatmeal, like many whole grains, contains plant lignans, which are converted by intestinal flora into mammalian lignans. One lignan, called enterolactone, is thought to protect against breast and other hormone-dependent cancers as well as heart disease.

7. Contains unique antioxidants beneficial for heart disease. A study at Tufts University shows that the unique antioxidants in oatmeal called called avenanthramides, help prevent free radicals from damaging LDL cholesterol, thus reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

8. Protects against heart failure. A Harvard study on 21,000 participants over 19 years showed that found that men who enjoyed a daily morning bowl of whole grain (but not refined) cereal had a 29 percent lower risk of heart failure. Guess what grain is most easily found and prepared unrefined – oats.

9. Enhances immune response to disease. The unique fiber in oatmeal called beta-gluten also has been shown to helps neutrophils travel to the site of an infection more quickly and it also enhances their ability to eliminate the bacteria they find there

10. It tastes GOOD! All oats whether in flakes or groats form have gone through a heat process which gives them their rich nutty flavor. This keeps them from spoiling. They have also been hulled. This process does not strip away all the bran and germ allowing them to retain a concentrated source of fiber and nutrients.

This means however, that oats are not raw and will not sprout.

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__**Leafy green vegetables**__. Eat them raw in a salad, throw them into a broth, steam them and mix with rice or add to an omelet, or puree them into juices. The chlorophyll in greens helps swab out environmental toxins (heavy metals, pesticides). It's also an all-around liver protector, which your liver needs since it's your major domo detoxifier. __**Watercress**__. Put a handful into salads, soups, and sandwiches. The peppery little green leaves have a diuretic effect that helps the flushing process. Plus cress is a mineral mine, rich in iron, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium. __**Garlic.**__ Add it to everything -- salads, sauces, spreads. In addition to the heart-friendly bulb's cardio benefits, it activates liver enzymes. Research also indicates that garlic diminishes a process that creates cancer-causing compounds in your body. __**Green tea**__. This antioxidant-rich brew is one of the healthiest ways to get more water into your system. Bonus: It contains catechins, which speed up liver activity. Learn more about how to love your liver. __**Broccoli sprouts.**__ They pack 20 times more cancer-fighting, enzyme-stimulating activity into each bite than the grown-up vegetable. Research suggests that eating the sprouts (they have a radish-like taste) kills off H. Pylori bacteria that causes stomach irritation and ulcers. __**Sesame seeds**__. They're credited with protecting liver cells from the damaging effects of alcohol and other chemicals. For a concentrated form, try tahini, the yummy sesame seed paste that's a staple of Middle Eastern cooking. __**Cabbage**__. There are two main types of detoxifying enzymes in the liver, and this potent veggie helps activate both of them. It's the largest member of the Brassica veggie family, all of which delivers colon-cancer fighting isothicyanates and vitamin C. Coleslaw, anyone? __**Psyllium.**__ This plant's bursting with soluble fiber, which mops up toxins (cholesterol, too) and helps clear them out. Stir powdered psyllium into juice to help cleanse your colon, or have psyllium-fortified Bran Buds for breakfast. (Start with a small amount and gradually increase your dose as your GI tract becomes used to it.) __**Fruits, fruits, fruits**__. They're full of almost all the good things listed above -- vitamin C, fiber, nutritious fluids, and assorted antioxidants. Besides, nothing tastes better than a ripe mango, perfect pear, or fresh berries.
 * __Lemons__**. Fresh lemonade made with filtered water will keep you hydrated, and its vitamin C helps convert toxins into a water-soluble form that's easily flushed away. (Add some pureed greens -- see above -- to further bolster your C level.) Here's another cleanse that really works.

GREEN TEA EVERYWHERE NOW A DAYS. GREEN TEA HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME A VERY POPULAR DRINK WORLDWIDE BECAUSE OF IT IS IMMENSELY POWERFUL HEALTH BENEFITS.IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY AMAZING WHAT GREEN TEA CAN DO FOR YOUR HEALTH. AND IF YOU'RE NOT DRINKING 3 TO 4 CUPS OF GREEN TEA TODAY, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT DOING YOUR HEALTH A BIG FAVOR.

1. GREEN TEA AND CANCER* GREEN TEA HELPS REDUCE THE RISK OF CANCER. THE ANTIOXIDANT IN GREEN TEA IS 100 TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN VITAMIN C AND 25 TIMES BETTER THAN VITAMIN E. THIS HELPS YOUR BODY AT PROTECTING CELLS FROM DAMAGE BELIEVED TO BE LINKED TO CANCER.

2. GREEN TEA AND HEART DISEASE* GREEN TEA HELPS PREVENT HEART DISEASE AND STROKE BY LOWERING THE LEVEL OF CHOLESTEROL. EVEN AFTER THE HEART ATTACK, IT PREVENTS CELL DEATHS AND SPEEDS UP THE RECOVERY OF HEART CELLS.

3. GREEN TEA AND ANTI-AGING GREEN TEA CONTAINS ANTIOXIDANT KNOWN AS POLYPHENOLS WHICH FIGHT AGAINST FREE RADICALS. WHAT THIS MEANS IT HELPS YOU FIGHT AGAINST AGING AND PROMOTES LONGEVITY.

4. GREEN TEA AND WEIGHT LOSS* GREEN TEA HELPS WITH YOUR BODY WEIGHT LOSS. GREEN TEA BURNS FAT AND BOOSTS YOUR METABOLISM RATE NATURALLY. IT CAN HELP YOU BURN UP TO 70 CALORIES IN JUST ONE DAY. THAT TRANSLATES TO 7 POUNDS IN ONE YEAR.

5. GREEN TEA AND SKIN ANTIOXIDANT IN GREEN TEA PROTECTS THE SKIN FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF FREE RADICALS, WHICH CAUSE WRINKLING AND SKIN AGING.GREEN TEA ALSO HELPS FIGHT AGAINST SKIN CANCER.

6. GREEN TEA AND ARTHRITIS* GREEN TEA CAN HELP PREVENT AND REDUCE THE RISK OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. GREEN TEA HAS BENEFIT FOR YOUR HEALTH AS IT PROTECTS THE CARTILAGE BY BLOCKING THE ENZYME THAT DESTROYS CARTILAGE.

7. GREEN TEA AND BONES THE VERY KEY TO THIS IS HIGH FLUORIDE CONTENT FOUND IN GREEN TEA. IT HELPS KEEP YOUR BONES STRONG. IF YOU DRINK GREEN TEA EVERY DAY, THIS WILL HELP YOU PRESERVE YOUR BONE DENSITY.

8. GREEN TEA AND CHOLESTEROL* GREEN TEA CAN HELP LOWER CHOLESTEROL LEVEL. IT ALSO IMPROVES THE RATIO OF GOOD CHOLESTEROL TO BAD CHOLESTEROL, BY REDUCING BAD CHOLESTEROL LEVEL.

9. GREEN TEA AND OBESITY GREEN TEA PREVENTS OBESITY BY STOPPING THE MOVEMENT OF GLUCOSE IN FAT CELLS. IF YOU ARE ON A HEALTHY DIET, EXERCISE REGULARLY AND DRINK GREEN TEA, IT IS UNLIKELY YOU'LL BE OBESE.

10.GREEN TEA AND DIABETES GREEN TEA IMPROVES LIPID AND GLUCOSE METABOLISMS, PREVENTS SHARP INCREASES IN BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL, AND BALANCES YOUR METABOLISM RATE.

11.GREEN TEA AND ALZHEIMER'S GREEN TEA HELPS BOOST YOUR MEMORY. ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO CURE FOR ALZHEIMER'S, IT HELPS SLOW THE PROCESS OF REDUCED ACETYLCHOLINE IN THE BRAIN, WHICH LEADS TO ALZHEIMER'S.

12.GREEN TEA AND PARKINSON'S ANTIOXIDANTS IN GREEN TEA HELPS PREVENT AGAINST CELL DAMAGE IN THE BRAIN,WHICH COULD CAUSE PARKINSON'S. PEOPLE DRINKING GREEN TEA ALSO ARE LESS LIKELY TO PROGRESS WITH PARKINSON'S.

13.GREEN TEA AND LIVER DISEASE GREEN TEA HELPS PREVENT TRANSPLANT FAILURE IN PEOPLE WITH LIVER FAILURE. RESEARCHES SHOWED THAT GREEN TEA DESTROYS HARMFUL FREE RADICALS IN FATTY LIVERS.

14.GREEN TEA AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE GREEN TEA HELPS PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.DRINKING GREEN TEA HELPS KEEP YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE DOWN BY REPRESSING ANGIOTENSIN, WHICH LEADS TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

15.GREEN TEA AND FOOD POISONING CATECHIN FOUND IN GREEN TEA CAN KILL BACTERIA WHICH CAUSES FOOD POISONING AND KILLS THE TOXINS PRODUCED BY THOSE BACTERIA.

16.GREEN TEA AND BLOOD SUGAR BLOOD SUGAR TENDS TO INCREASE WITH AGE, BUT POLYPHENOLS AND POLYSACCHARIDES IN GREEN TEA HELP LOWER YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL.

17.GREEN TEA AND IMMUNITY POLYPHENOLS AND FLAVENOIDS FOUND IN GREEN TEA HELP BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, MAKING YOUR HEALTH STRONGER IN FIGHTING AGAINST INFECTIONS.

18.GREEN TEA AND COLD AND FLU GREEN TEA PREVENTS YOU FROM GETTING A COLD OR FLU. VITAMIN C IN GREEN TEA HELPS YOU TREAT THE FLU AND THE COMMON COLD.

19.GREEN TEA AND ASTHMA THEOPHYLLINE IN GREEN TEA RELAXES THE MUSCLES WHICH SUPPORT THE BRONCHIAL TUBES, REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF ASTHMA.

20.GREEN TEA AND EAR INFECTION GREEN TEA HELPS WITH EAR INFECTION PROBLEM. FOR NATURAL EAR CLEANING, SOAK A COTTON BALL IN GREEN TEA AND CLEAN THE INFECTED EAR.

21.GREEN TEA AND HERPES GREEN TEA INCREASES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TOPICAL INTERFERON TREATMENT OF HERPES. FIRST GREEN TEA COMPRESS IS APPLIED, AND THEN LET THE SKIN DRY BEFORE THE INTERFERON TREATMENT.

22.GREEN TEA AND TOOTH DECAY GREEN TEA DESTROYS BACTERIA AND VIRUSES THAT CAUSE MANY DENTAL DISEASES. IT ALSO SLOWS THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA WHICH LEADS TO BAD BREATH.

23.GREEN TEA AND STRESS L-THEANINE, WHICH IS A KIND OF AMINO ACIDS IN GREEN TEA, CAN HELP RELIEVE STRESS AND ANXIETY.

24.GREEN TEA AND ALLERGIES EGCG FOUND IN GREEN TEA RELIEVES ALLERGIES.SO, IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES, YOU SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER DRINKING GREEN TEA.

25.GREEN TEA AND HIV SCIENTISTS IN JAPAN HAVE FOUND THAT EGCG (EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE) IN GREEN TEA CAN STOP HIV FROM BINDING TO HEALTHY IMMUNE CELLS.THIS MEANS THAT GREEN TEA CAN HELP STOP THE HIV VIRUS FROM SPREADING.

__**BUTTER Vs MARGARINE**__ This is frightening! Have you heard this before? Pass The Butter... Please. This is interesting. .. . Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. ` It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings.... DO YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter? Read on to the end...gets very interesting! Both have the same amount of calories. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine. Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study. Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods. Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and only because they are added! Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavours of other foods. Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years. And now, for Margarine.. Very High in Trans fatty acids. Triples risk of coronary heart disease ... Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol) Increases the risk of cancers up to five times.. Lowers quality of breast milk. Decreases immune response. Decreases insulin response.. And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING! Margarine is but ONE MOLECULEaway from being PLASTIC...and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance). You can try this yourself: Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things: Share This Link With Your Friends.....(If you want to butter them up')! __**Chinese Proverb:**__ When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.
 * no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)
 * it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

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All aerated drinks pose a health risk. Drink water in plenty as long as it exists because the way we are abusing nature even drinking water will become scarce resource. I could not believe this..... Very interesting (Likely applies to half the world population) that it is mistaken for hunger. for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study. __COKE__ __FOR YOUR INFORMATION:__ It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
 * __WATER__**
 * 1) 1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
 * 1) 2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak
 * 1) 3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.
 * 2) 4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs
 * 1) 5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
 * 2) 6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
 * 3) 7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
 * 4) 8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?
 * 1) 1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
 * 2) 2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
 * 3) 3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
 * 4) 4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds . Wrap aluminium foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
 * 5) 5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
 * 6) 6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
 * 7) 7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy
 * 8) 8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
 * 1) 1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.

commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
 * 1) 2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the

engines of the trucks for about 20 years! Now the question is, would you like a glass of water? or Coke?
 * 1) 3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean

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Breathing Therapy Makes u Relax The nose has a left and a right side; we use both to inhale and exhale. Actually they are different; you would be able to feel the difference. The right side represents the sun, left side represents the moon. During a headache, try to close your right nostril and use your left nostril to breathe. In about 5 mins, your headache will go. If you feel tired, just reverse, close your left nostril and breathe through your right nostril. After a while, you will feel your mind is refreshed. Right side belongs to 'hot', so it gets heated up easily, left side belongs to 'cold'. Most females breathe with their left nostrils, so they get "cooled off" faster. Most of the guys breathe with their right nostrils, they get worked up. __Breathing Therapy Makes u Relax__ Do you notice the moment we wake up, which side breathes faster? Left or right? If left is faster, you will feel tired. Close your left nostril and use your right nostril for breathing, you will get refreshed quickly. This can be taught to kids, but it is more effective when practiced by adults. My friend used to have bad headaches and was always visiting the doctor. There was this period when he suffered headache literally every night, unable to study. __Breathing Therapy Makes u Relax__ He took painkillers but it did not work. He decided to try out the breathing therapy: Closed his right nostril and breathed through his left nostril. This alternative natural therapy without medication is something that he had experienced. Give it a try.
 * __BREATHING THERAPY__**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">This Article could save someone's life. This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating. For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer & arthritis. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal. A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive. A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this & Send this link http://poornima.wikispaces.com/Healthy+Facts to a friend.
 * __Heart Attacks and Drinking Warm Water__**
 * __Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack...__**

__**A Cancer Killer in your Kitchen**__ The powerful healing effects of ginger have been well documented. It's a proven remedy for <span class="yshortcuts" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.5pt;">upset stomach. Reams of studies show that it inhibits inflamation. And there is substantial evidence that it fights cancer, too.

For instance, a <span class="yshortcuts" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; cursor: pointer; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.5pt;">recent University of Michigan study showed that when ginger was added to <span class="yshortcuts" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13.5pt;">ovarian cancer cells in the laboratory, it caused the cancer cells to self-destruct (a process known as 'apoptosis'). In a separate study at the University of Minnesota, researchers injected colon cancer cells into mice that were bred to have no immune system.Half of these mice were routinely fed gingerol, the main active component in ginger. The researchers found that the mice that were fed gingerol lived longer, their tumors were smaller, and the cancer did not spread as widely as in the control group.

With all these health benefits, you should be using ginger as often as you can. The best way I've found to get a healthy serving of ginger is to juice it. Two or three days a week, I juice an apple or two, some carrots, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, and a big piece of ginger root. The ginger gives the drink a great flavor and a powerful anti-cancer kick. I highly recommend that you try it.

**Food as Medicine**

HEADACHE? EAT FISH! Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT! Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also-eat honey from your area (local region) daily.

TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA! Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea.. (actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great for our immune system )!

Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative. ASTHMA?
 * INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) ** HONEY!

EAT ONIONS!!!! Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (when I was young, my mother would make onion packs to place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe better).

ARTHRITIS? EAT FISH, TOO!! Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)

Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.
 * UPSET STOMACH? ** BANANAS - GINGER!!!!! Bananas will settle an upset stomach.

BLADDER INFECTION? DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!! High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.

BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!! Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple. PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME?

EAT CORNFLAKES!!!! Women can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which help reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue.

MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS! Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

COLDS? EAT GARLIC! Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)

A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy. BREAST CANCER?
 * COUGHING ? **USE RED PEPPERS!!

EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels. LUNG CANCER?

EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE AND VEGGIES!!! A good antidote is <span class="yshortcuts" style="background: #fbfbfb; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!! Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.

(Bananas are good for this ailment)
 * DIARRHEA? **EAT APPLES! Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition.

CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO! <span class="yshortcuts" style="background: #fbfbfb; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!! Olive oil has been shown to <span class="yshortcuts" style="background: #fbfbfb; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too. BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE?

EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!! The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.

Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange. Apple:

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


 * Strawberry: ** Protective fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is good for you..they're high in anti-oxidants and they actually keep us young.........blueberries are the best and very versatile in the health field........they get rid of all the free-radicals that invade our bodies)

Orange: Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, <span class="yshortcuts" style="background: #fbfbfb; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer.

found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn uv rays )
 * Watermelon : ** Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients

Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber which helps prevent constipation. Papaya

is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion) Tomatoes are very good as a <span class="yshortcuts" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: medium none; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">preventative measure for men, keeps those <span class="yshortcuts" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: medium none; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">prostate problems from invading their bodies.

__ Breathing Therapy __ A nice article - to share with you. The nose has a left and a right side; we use both to inhale and exhale.

Actually they are different; you would be able to feel the difference. The right side represents the sun, left side represents the moon. During a headache, try to close your right nose and use your left nose to breathe.

In about 5 mins, your headache will be gone. ?If you feel tired, just reverse, close your left nose and breathe through your right nose. After a while, you will feel your mind is refreshed.

Right side belongs to 'hot', so it gets heated up easily, left side belongs to 'cold'.

Most females breathe with their left noses, so they get "cooled off" faster.

Most of the guys breathe with their right noses, they get worked up.

Do you notice the moment we wake up, which side breathes faster? Left or right? If left is faster, you will feel tired. So, close your left nose and use your right nose for breathing, you will get refreshed quickly.

This can be taught to kids, but it is more effective when practiced by adults.

My friend used to have bad headaches and was always visiting the doctor. There was this period when he suffered headache literally every night, unable to study. He took painkillers, did not work, he decided to try out the breathing therapy here: closed his right nose and breathed through his left nose. In less than a week, his headaches were gone! He continued the exercise for one month.

This alternative natural therapy without medication is something that one has to experience. So, why not give it a try?

=__10 Foods for Fabulous Abs__=

1 Yogurt is magic for the tummy. “The probiotic bacteria in most yogurts help keep your digestive system healthy, which translates into a lower incidence of gas, bloating, and constipation, which can keep your tummy looking flat." Ideally go for the plain-flavoured yogurts, that don’t contain added sugars.

2 Switch to whole grain. The body shows a decreased insulin response to whole grain as compared to refined carbohydrate like rice and white bread. So replace those meals of white rice and milk bread with whole grains like lentils, brown rice, and whole wheat bread for a trimmer waistline.

3 Stock up on cruciferous veggies like broccoli, brussels sprouts, asparagus, peppers, and yellow beans. They contain folate, beta-carotene, calcium, magnesium, and fiber, and are rich in vitamins A, C, and K.

4 Olive Oil: Mono-unsaturated fats like those found in olive oil, work to reduce belly fat and don’t increase calorie intake.

5 Apple cider vinegar: New research indicates that 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (ideally mixed with a glass of water), consumed daily over a period of 12 weeks, works to lower body weight and reduce belly fat. This is attributed to vinegar's acetic acid, which is believed to pump out proteins that break down fat.

6 Green tea contains certain chemicals called polyphenols and catechins that boost metabolism and help burn fat. Including 2-3 cups of green tea in your diet will help reduce that waistline, as well as provide a host of other health benefits.

7 Apples are one of the most popular negative calorie foods. This means that an apple burns more calories that it adds to the body, while being digested, making for a great, tasty snack that does nothing to add to body fat.

8 Eggs are a great source of protein and contain essential amino acids that the body needs to build everything from muscle fibres to brain chemicals. It is the perfect breakfast food, and ensures you feel less hungry during the day and reduces that urge to snack.

ar level is key to prevent cravings that can lead to overeating.

10 Salmon, tuna and mackerel, in addition to being a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, also improve metabolism and help burn fat faster by improving the body’s glucose-insulin response.

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"><span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Indian Spices for all Diseases – Keep it Handy…

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">COLDS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Mix a gram of dalchini/cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey to **cure cold. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper... This should be consumed twice a day.. Reduce the intake as the cold disappears.*** <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">GINGER FOR COLDS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Ginger tea is very good to cure cold. Preparation of tea: cut ginger into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a few times and then add sugar to sweeten and milk to taste, and drink it hot. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">DRY COUGHS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Add a gram of turmeric (haldi) powder to a teaspoon of honey for curing dry cough. Also chew a cardamom for a long time. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">BLOCKED NOSE <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take a table spoon of crushed carom seeds (ajwain) and tie it in a cloth and inhale it. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">SORE THROAT <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Add a tea spoon of cumin seeds (jeera) and a few small pieces of dry ginger to a glass of boiling water. Simmer it for a few minutes, and then let it cool. Drink it twice daily. This will cure cold as well as sour throat. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">AJWAIN/AJMO FOR ASTHMA* <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">*Boil ajwain in water and inhale the steam. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">CURE FOR BACKACHE <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">GARLIC FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Have 1-2 pod garlic (lasan) first thing in the morning with water * <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">HONEY AND GINGER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Mix 1 table spoon and 1 table spoon ginger (adrak) juice, *1 table spoon of crushed cumin seeds (jeera), and have it twice daily. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">MIGRAINE <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">For the cure of migraine or acute cold in the head; boil a tablespoon of pepper powder, and a pinch of turmeric in a cup of milk, and have it daily for a few couple of days. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">BITTER GOURD/KARELA IS GOOD <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela) juice and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">TURMERIC: CURE FOR INJURIES <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after applying haldi/turmeric. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">CRAMPS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">You must do a self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a little oil between your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. This is especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix a little mustard powder with water to make a paste and apply this on your palms and soles of your feet. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">HEADACHES <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">If you have a regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day. Make an almond paste by rubbing wet almonds against a stone. This can be applied to forehead. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Eat an apple with a little salt on an empty stomach everyday and see its wonderful effects. OR when headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing in water and apply it all over your forehead * <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">TURMERIC FOR ARTHRITIS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Turmeric can be used in treating arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory property. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">GOOD FOR THE HEART <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Turmeric lower cholesterol and by preventing the formation of the internal blood clots improves circulation and prevents heart disease and stroke. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help preventall problems.. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">GOOD FOR INDIGESTION * <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Turmeric can be used to relieve digestive problems like ulcers, dysentery. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">HONEY IS A GOOD CURE FOR ALL DISEASES <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Mix 1 teaspoon honey with a teaspoon of cinnamon powder and have it at night. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">HICCUPS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper on it. The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop. * <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">In 1 glass of water, add 2 tbsps of coriander/dhania seeds and bring to a boil. Let the decoction cool for some time and then strain. Drink this mixture two times in a day. OR Sunflower seeds are extremely beneficial, as they contain linoleic acid that helps in reducing the cholesterol deposits on the walls of arteries.* <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">PILES <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Radish juice should be taken twice a day, once in the morning and then later in the night. Initially drink about ? cup of radish juice and then gradually increase it to ? cup.. OR Soak 3-4 figs in a glass of water. Keep it overnight. Consume the figs on an empty stomach, the next day in the morning <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">VOMITING <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Take 2 cardamoms/elachi and roast them on a dry pan (tava). Powder the cardamoms and thereafter add a tsp of honey in it. Consume it frequently. It serves as a fabulous home remedy for vomiting. OR In the mixture of 1 tsp of mint juice and 1 tsp limejuice, add 1 tsp of ginger juice and 1 tsp honey. Drink this mixture to prevent vomiting. * <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">*OR Limejuice is an effective remedy for vomiting. Take a glass of chilled limejuice and sip slowly. To prevent vomiting, drink ginger tea. OR In 1 glass water, add some honey and drink sip by sip. * <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">WARTS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Apply castor oil daily over the problematic area. Continue for several months. OR Apply milky juice of fresh and barely-ripe figs a number of times a day. Continue for two weeks. OR Rub cut raw potatoes on the affected area several times daily. Continue for at least two weeks. * <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">*OR Rub cut onions on the warts to stimulate the circulation of blood. OR Apply milk from the cut end of dandelion over the warts 2-3 times a day. OR Apply oil extracted from the shell of the cashew nut over the warts. OR Apply Papaya juice OR Apply Pineapple juice.* <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">URINARY TRACT INFECTION <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Drink Cranberry juice. You can also add some apple juice for taste. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">SINUSITIS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Mango serves as an effective home remedy for preventing the frequent attacks of sinus, as it is packed with loads of vitamin A. OR Another beneficial remedy consists of consuming pungent foods like onion and garlic, as a part of your daily meals. OR Fenugreek/methi leaves are considered valuable in curing sinusitis. In 250 ml water, boil 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds and reduce it to half. This will help you to perspire, dispel toxicity and reduce the fever period. OR Tie a tsp of black cumin seeds in a thin cotton cloth and inhale.* <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">TONSILLITIS <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 22165.5px; width: 1px;">Take a fresh lemon and squeeze it in a glass of water. Add 4 tsp of honey and ? tsp of salt in it. Drink it slowly sip by sip. OR Milk has proved beneficial in treating tonsillitis. In 1 glass of pure boiled milk, add a pinch of turmeric powder and pepper powder. Drink it every night for about 3 days. *