These days heat is increasing more and more which cause many health problem. To avoid and face this summer there are some helpful tips listed below
Drink plenty of liquids like water, juices, cold shakes, sweet lime-soda etc.
Avoid eating junk and heavy food.
Eat lots of summer-fruits like watermelons, grapefruits etc. Eating plenty of salads with broccoli lettuce, cucumbers etc are also advised.
Protect your eyes from damage; wear sunglasses.
Avoid exposure between 12pm and 4 pm when the sun’s rays are strongest.
Instead have a healthy lunch to refuel and re-hydrate.
Don’t forget to protect your nose, lips, and ears. They tend to burn more easily.
Avoid venturing out too much during the daytime. Try and stay indoors
or in air-conditioned places when possible.
Do not eat out-side or street cooked foods, as the possibility of germs
growing on them is comparatively higher.
Do not eat stale food.
Do not cook food in water that is static for a long time. Use fresh and clean water always.
Avoid eating red-meat during the summers
To keep your body surface clean from dust and sweat take a bath twice everyday.
Apply antiperspirant powders.
Do not use too much of make-up or any oily cream or lotions while venturing out in the sun.
Apply sun screen lotion while going outside.
Eat proper food and also exercise. As these too show a positive effect on your skin.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Safety and Health Tips for summer
Thursday, January 15, 2009
ROSE WATER TIPS
Rose water is a totally pure and natural product which does not contain any preservatives,
It has been found to be a very useful skin tonic and is used cosmetically as a facial cleanser and toner.
Rose water is made from distilled water of the roses.
Rose water is used as an important ingredient in many body creams due to its pleasant fragrance.
Rose water is also a very useful toner.
Rose water also has certain antiseptic and anti bacterial properties. This is because it is useful to cure certain skin problems as well
TIPs
To cure burning of eyes, put two to three drops of pure rose water into the effected eye.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Pomegranate Benefits and For Wrinkle Free Skin
Pomegranates possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and they aid in strengthening of the immune system along with aiding in wound repair. They can also help in fighting osteoporosis as they help in slowing down the deterioration of cartilage.
Pomegranates are one of the richest sources of natural antioxidants. The antioxidants help counter daily effects of oxidation and the aging effects of too much exposure to the sun
It is a rich source of various vitamins. Pomegranate is a good, natural source of vitamins A, C and E as well as folic acid.
You can also use a cotton ball to apply pomegranate juice to your face after cleansing.
The potassium in pomegranates, which is important for muscle contractions, possibly has a role to play in preventing high blood pressure.
Pomegranates have already been associated with reducing the risk of heart disease and preventing prostate cancer.
consuming a glass of pomegranate juice everyday extended the doubling period to 54 months, and that there was also evidence that the juice was actually killing off prostate cancer cells.
Studies have shown that pomegranate seed extract applied to the skin may reduce the formation of some forms of skin cancer, suggesting that its antioxidant capabilities may be responsible for some of pomegranate's skin benefits.
HOME MADE FACE PACK OF POMOGRANATE
Dry and Mash the shells of pomegranate & orange
Add 1tsp of mashed pomegranate powder with 1tsp of Orange peel powder little bit of turmeric and Mix it with lemon juice.
Make a thin paste of it and apply it on the face.
Wash it after 10mins.
It will remove the pimples/acne from the face.
Pomogranate and Orange are rich in vitamn C and act as scrubbers and Tumeric acts as an anti-bacterial.
Monday, November 10, 2008
5 Helpful Tips to look Younger
Tip 1
Reside in a sanitary atmosphere. People who live up to 100 years old have some environmental items in common like pure and clean air, well-preserved nature, pure water and very little stress. You can supply cleaner air by planting new plants in your garden and planting more trees in your section. Extra plants in the area entail additional oxygen to breathe. Keep in mind that what we breathe in is the precise thing that plants exhale, and vice versa.
Tip 2
Pay attention to your teeth. Have you ever observed that there are many older people who have dentures? The reason for this is that as we get older, our body soaks up and stores less calcium (which in addition clarifies why older women are diagnosed with osteoporosis).
Therefore, try to steer clear of losing your teeth forever. Brushing your teeth every meal is the most essential yet the most useful routine for great looking teeth. In order to make your teeth shiny and white, you can utilize teeth whitening products. Tea and coffee can stain your teeth immediately so brushing after a meal is a must.
A good idea is to see your dentist at least two times a year. And always remember to drink at least two glasses of milk daily, just like we tell the little ones.
Tip 3
Regardless of what you do, whether you have a challenging agenda or just enjoy being lazy in your comfortable house, make certain that you are receiving plenty of sleep, and a good sleep at that. Your eyes will be the first thing to show if you are getting enough sleep. A pair of gleaming and dazzling eyes positively makes you appear younger. However, how many hours of sleep are recommended?
In order to sleep well, use something natural to induce sleep. A great example is milk. A little aerobic and sex can also assist you in sleeping sound.
Tip 4
Do not apply a large amount of makeup. It is true that makeup can make you look attractive. However, the makeup's style, composition and amount can make or break you. You won't look like a criminal with minimal makeup. Instead of using dark aggressive looking colors, utilize lighter tones and pastel colors. In addition, you might try brown shades of lipstick. This will permit you to appear more natural and many years younger.
Tip 5
Maintain your hair in a short style. Long hair adds years to your look, essentially making you look like a weary and fatigued witch. You can increase your youthfulness by testing a shorter cut. You might ask your hairdresser to give you side swept bangs to show off your gorgeous face. You can also make your hair look vivacious and gleaming. A slight highlight might also work. Coloring your hair a darker color (black or dark brown) will not only make you appear younger, but will cover up those grey hairs as well.
8 Tips to Rapid Weight Loss
Water - Drink more water. Your body is composed of mostly water. Doesn't it make sense that water should be a major part of your daily nutrients? While most people don't tend to think of water as a nutrient, it is essential to carry nutrients in your blood, to lubricate your joints, to help your brain function properly, to keep your kidneys working well, to aid your digestive system, and it's needed in practically every biological activity that your body does. The formula for how much to drink is easy. Take your bodyweight, divide it in half, and drink that many ounces of water each day.
The Meat of the Matter - Eat more lean protein at every meal. The good proteins are fish, tofu, nuts, and beans. The bad proteins are beef, pork, and factory-farmed chicken and turkey. These foods not only contain more fat but they can also have hormones, antibiotics, and other chemicals in them.
Find the Fats - Eat the right fats. Get rid of things that can clog your arteries and put you in the high-risk category for heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure. Remove the chicken skin. Switch to low-fat salad dressing or skip it completely. You'll actually taste the salad! Stop using corn oil and other vegetable cooking oils. When heated, they become trans-fats and are not digestible. Use olive oil, preferably extra virgin olive oil. Don't eat any margarine, partially hydrogenated oils, or fried foods.
Lose the Booze - Avoid alcohol in all its different forms - wine, beer, mixed drinks, and hard liquor. Despite what some studies might tell you, you won't lose any health benefits by not drinking alcohol. Remember that alcohol is a poison to your body and not a health food. Instead, drink herbal teas and water.
Curb Your Carbs - Eat less white bread, white rice, white sugar. These products are refined and are stripped of their nutritional value by the processing that they undergo before making it to the store shelves. You can still eat carbohydrates. In fact, you need them daily to supply your body with energy. Work on eating foods like oatmeal, sweet potatoes, vegetables, and fruits.
Eating Raw - Raw vegetables and fruits provide nutrients and fiber. Try to eat a diet that is full of whole grains, seeds, sprouts, and nuts. Some of the best fruits to eat are blueberries, strawberries, apples, pears, and oranges.
Dump the Dairy - Reduce your intake of cheese, butter, ice cream, and milk. These foods are all high in fat content. Many people have food allergies and dairy products are often the number one problem. Doesn't it seem a little strange that we are the only living things on the planet that drink milk after we're weaned from our mothers? What's even stranger is the fact that we are the only creatures on the planet that drink the milk of a completely different species. If you still feel the need for dairy products, go for low-fat yogurt.
Muscle Up - Weight training boosts your metabolism. Muscle burns calories at a higher rate than fat. As a result, your metabolism is running at a higher level. You burn more calories even while you're sleeping when you have more muscle mass. Weight training should be done a minimum of three times per week. Alternate the training sessions - upper body one day, then lower body the next day or work on the pushing muscles for one session followed by the pulling muscles the next session. Always give your body a chance to recover by waiting at least 24-48 hours before working the same muscle groups.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Homemade Tips For Hair removal
2. Apply a mask of a mixture of 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice and 4 teaspoons honey in the direction of hair growth. Rinse after 10-15 minutes. Apply twice a week. 3. Mix turmeric powder with milk and apply on the face. Scrub it off slowly moving your fingers in circular motion, and then wash with cold water. 4. Blend one egg white with 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1/2 tablespoon of corn flour until it becomes a sticky paste. Apply the mixture on your face. When it dries gently peel it off. Repeat this 3-4 times a week. You can store the unused sugaring solution in a jar and reheat the mixture when you use it next time.
Heart Disease Prevention
2. Fight Cholesterol with the right Fat 3. Run indoors on Hazy polluted days 4. Avoid second hand smoke 5. Engage in Strenuous Exercise like swimming and hiking 6. Meditate for 20 minutes a day 7. Drink Cranberry Juice 8. Eat Breakfast 9. Walk for ½ Hour Daily 10. Eat Whole Grain Cereal 11.Make lots of friends 12. Slash the salt now 13.Double the Tomatoe Sauce 14. Eat a Grapefruit a day 15. Eat Garlic 17. Wash your Hands often 18. Lift weights Harvard researchers found that lifting weights for just 30 minutes a week is enough to reduce your risk of heart disease by 23%. 19. Skip the french fries and bad trans fatty acids 20. Snack on Nuts instead 21. Rinse and brush 22. Pour on the Olive Oil 23. Lower your Blood Pressure under 120/80 24. French Red Wine versus German reds 25. Go fish 26. Add Flaxseed to your diet 27. Take a baby Aspirin a day 28. Fortify with Folic Acid 29. Choose Dark Chocolate – Cocoa 30. Get your daily B Vitamins 31. Potassium is good for health 32. Increase fiber intake 
1. Eat your Vegies
Researchers have found that men and women that added a couple of servings of whole grains, nuts, beans,and tofu to their diets each day for a month lowered there LDL cholesterol by nearly 30 %.
A group of 17 Ausie men with high cholesterol swapped macadamia nuts for 15 % of the calories in their diets, and their total cholesterol droped by 3 and 5%, while their HDL-good cholesterol rose by nearly 8%. Macadamia nuts are the best source of monounsaturated fat.
Researchers in Finland found that exercising outside on hor and hazy days when air pollution was worst cut the ozygen supply to the blood, making it more likely to clot.
Researchers in Greece found that people who were exposed to cigarette smoke for just 30 minutes three times a week had a 26 % greater risk of developing heart disease than people who were rarely exposed to secondhand smoke.
UK research has found that people who burn just 50 calories a day in strenuous activities are 62% less likely to die of heart disease than people who burn nearly seven imes as many calories during less active exercises like walking and golfing.
Thomas Jefferson University researchers have found that this down time may reduce anxiety and depression by more than 25 %. Research has also found that patients with coronary artery disease who had the most mental stress were 3 times more likely to die during the period of study than those with less stress.
University of Scranton scientists found that volunteers who drank three 8 ounce glasses a day for a month increased their HDL – good cholesterol levels by 10%, enough to cut the risk of heart disease by 40%
In a study of 3900 people, Harvard researchers found that men and women who ate breakfast every day were 44% less likely to be overweight and 41% less likely to develop insuline resistance, both high risk factors for heart disease
People who walked an extra 4,000 to 5,000 steps each ay lowered their blood pressure by an average of 11 points according to the University of Tennesee.
A study of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that 2 servings of whole grain cereal a day can reduce the risk of dying of heart disease by nearly 20%.
According to research from the University of Chicago, lonely people have a harder time dealing with stress and are at greater risk of heart disease than people with a wide circle of friends.
A 20 year study of the Journal of American Medical Association found that overweight men with the highest sodium intake were 61% more likely to die of heart disease than those with lower salt intakes. Mrs. Dash is a great alternative to salt.
The lycopene in tomatoe sauce prevents harmful buildup of cholesterol on artery walls.
Eating a grapefruit a day or drinking 8 ounces of -not from concentrated - juice can reduce arterial narrowing by 46%, lower your bad cholesterol level by more than 10%, and help lower your blood pressure by more than 5 points.
In addition to lowering bad cholesterol and helping fight off infection, eating garlic may help limit damage to your heart after a heart attack or surgery. 16. Beans are a good for the Heart
Beans are a great source of homocysteine-folate and bad cholesterol lowering. Researchers have found that people who ate four or more servings a week had a 22% lower risk of developing heart disease .
German researchers studied 570 people for an average of 3 years and found that those with the most antibodies (from fighing infection) in their systems also had the most significant clogging of their arteries, hearts, necks, and legs. Use liquid soap as germs may live on bars.
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the exercise and nutritional habits of 80,000 women were recorded for 14 years. They found that the most important correlate of heart disease was the women’s dietary intake of fods containing trans fatty acids, mutated forms of fat that lower good HDL cholesterol, and increase bad LDL cholesterol. One of the worst foods is French fries.
Harvard research has found that men who replaced 127 calories of carbohydrates – that is about 14 baked Lays potato chips – with 1 ounce of nuts decreased their risk of heart disease by 30%.
Rinse your mouth with Listerine and Brush with Colgate Total toothpaste. This should reduce oral bacteria, which can decrease your risk of heart attack by 200 – 300% according to U of Buffalo research.
Men whose diet include as much as 2 ounces of Olive oil a day have an 82% lower risk of having a fatal heart attack than men who consume little or none. Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats-known to hinder the oxidation of bad LDL cholesterol into its artery – clogging form.
If your blood pressure is high – more than 140/90 – knocking 20 points off the top number and 10 points off the bottom number can cut your risk of dying of heart disease in half.
According to the American College of American College of Cardiology, French red wine has up to 4 times more artery protecting enzymes than German reds.
The American Heart association recommends eating fish at least twice a week. If not try taking a fish oil supplement instead. Besides lowering blood pressure and clearing plaque from arteries, 1 to 2 grams of fish oil improves the blood flow and helps maintain regular heartbeat.
Flaxseed and Flaxseed oil is a natural source of omega 3s.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina found that regular baby aspirin consumption cut the risk of coronary heart disease by 28% in people who had never had a heart attack or stroke, but were at heightened risk. For maximum impact on blood pressure, take a low dose aspirin before bedtime.
A study published in the British Medical Journal found that people who consume the recommended amount of Folic acid daily had a 16% lower risk of heart disease than those whose diets are lacking in this B vitamin. Good sources of Folic acid include…asparagus, broccoli, and fortified cereal.
Cocoa contains flavonoids that thin the blood and keep it from clotting. One of the good fats in dark cocoa is oleic acid, which is the same healthy monounsaturated fat found in Olive oil.
A study at the Cleveland clinic found that men with diets low in B vitamins were more than twice as likely to develop heart disease as men with higher levels of B vitamins in there system.
Slice a banana on your cereal, bake a sweet potato or yam, cook some spinach. Studies show that not getting your daily 3,500 milligrams of potassium can set you up for high blood pressure. Other good sources include raisins, tomatoes and papayas.
Eat bran cereal or take fiber supplements like Metamucil 15 minutes before eating each meal. It has shown to help slow the digestive process of highly processed starchs and sweets. Diets high in foods that quickly raise blood sugar may increase heart disease risk.
