Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Simple, but life spoilers if ignored!
Stay young and Beautiful
Dandruff ruling your hair?
As we all know, the best way on how to get rid of dandruff naturally is by washing your hair regularly or, even better, every day. In this way, you are not only cleansing your hair, but your scalp as well. It is also the best way to protect your scalp and hair from any damage.Stay healthy! Eat well balanced food, especially those foods that are rich in vitamins or minerals that will help you get rid of dandruff. You need to rest and relax… it is very important to avoid being stressed. Sleep at least eight hours a day. Also, don’t forget to exercise regularly. This will also help you to stay fit and stay healthy. And of course, once you are happy and healthy from inside that always shows on your external appearance. Be it a dandruff free hair or a problem free skin.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Reliable Tips to Protect Your Eyesight
Nowadays electronic development has made our eyes to work hard for long hours in a day. Computerusage, TV watching, video games, mobile games and other communication systems, all need our eyesight to consume regularly. We have become so addictive that all these things are included in our basic requirements; and we can’t think remaining without them.
All these things have less or more bad effects on our eyesight. Here are some protective measures to safeguard our eyesight in spite of using all the electronic facilities;-
Eat food full of Vitamin A
Try to use diet with full of vitamin A as it improves eyesight. Spinach, cabbage, pumpkin, turnip cabbage, maze and pea having vitamin A are very much helpful in connection with eyesight improvement. Try to use balanced diet as it is necessary to maintain over all health state.
Use of Pure Honey
To remove dirt from eyes and to clear eyesight pure honey is the best thing to use; one drop at night is sufficient. Be aware that it irritates a little bit but washes out all the sebum and dirt from eyes.
Use of Rose Extract
Pure rose extract (Arq-e-Gulaab) is very much useful for eye lotion. Two three drops for each eye is sufficient daily toimprove eyesight.
Improve Water Intake
Water is life; no doubt it is the necessary part of life and dehydration may effect on eyesight also. Drink sufficient quantity of water daily; at least 6-8 glass daily in order to avoid dehydration.
Relax your Eyes
In order to relax your tired eyes place slices of cucumber on your closed eyes and lye down for some time, amazingly you’ll get your eyes relaxed and fresh.
Safe Sitting Position in front of Computers
While working with computer ensure your head must above from the level of your computer screen to avoid direct radiation in your eyes.
Avoid Close Watching of TV
While watching the TV proper distance should be maintained from TV screen.
Avoid Continous Eye Straining Works
If you have to work with computer for hours, try to get breaks during work to avoid constant eye focusing on the screen.
Relax during Work
During long office working to relax immediately, close your eyes, put your head back and empty divert your mind to some beautiful memories for just 3 minutes.
Proper Lighting Arrangements at Work Places
Light of the room and the screen contrast should be matching, avoid doing work with computer or watching TV in dark; it has bad effect on eyesight.
Avoide UV Rays
Looking to sun with naked eye should be avoided; UV rays coming from sun may harm your eyes and skin as well; if exposure is long.
Eyes Exercises
In order to improve eyesight some Chinese exercises are given below;-
Exercise-1 Rotate your eye balls in circle clockwise for ten times, then anti-clock wise for ten times.
Exercise-2 Heat up your hands by rubbing with each other and place your palms on eyes.
Exercise-3 Hold a pencil or any other thing in your hand, with keeping stare on its tip, move pencil towards your nose slowly, and back slowly. Repeat it for 10 times. This exercise improvesaccommodation flexibility of eye lens.
Exercise-4 Massage your temples with your thumbs for two minutes, then your forehead center above eyebrows with fore-finger for 2 minutes, then under your eyes on both sides of Nose Bridge for 2 minutes.
Note Whenever you feel headache by reading books, newspaper or with any visual exertion, take it serious and consult your doctor to check your eyesight. He may advise you to wear glasses, in case your eyesight is being weakened.
7 Key Points for Healthy Living
Avoid Fat Foods
Try to avoid fatty things like fried foods, burgers and Bar B Qs and fatty meats (for example ham, pork bacon, salami, ribs and sausage etc). Instead of it, dairy products like cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream in low fat versions is the best suited diet to be taken. Restrict yourself to eat Nuts sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces in fewer amounts.
Walking Habit
Walking is very good habit for health. Try to find ways to keep the body in motion in daily life. Use of stairs instead of elevators or escalators, walking your dog, chasing the kids, tossing the ball with friends, mowing the lawn and less use of motor vehicles for short distances are some common ways to build walking habit.
Overcome the Stress
According to Chinese proverb, “Do not worry about that tough time which is far at least one night”.Here are some tips that can reduce the stress, anger and agony. First when you feel in anger condition and you are standing, sit down and relax. If you are already sitting then try to lie down on bed if it is possible. Secondly drink a glass of water. Thirdly try to leave that place for a while and try to think positive thoughts. If you are under stress try to overcome it by reading your lovely book, walking on beach, meeting your friend, playing with your pets, massaging or watching a funny picture.
Stop Smoking
Have a good sleep
People work day and night without caring their health. 6-8 hour good sleep is essential requirement of our body. Some people wake all the night and get sleepy all the day. It is common proverb “Early to bed early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”. So try to have a good sleep.
Positive Thinking
Try to be calm and cool and avoid from anger. The face reading of an angered person is never charming to any one. Having a cheerful smile face is liked every one.
Avoid Drinking
Some health advisor having point of view that wine is good for health in limited quantity. But experience shows that it is almost dangerous for health especially as concerned to liver, kidney disease and cancer.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
10 Tips for a healthy heart
Today's fast-paced life and workplace pressures escalate stress levels, taking a toll on one's heart. We must realise that the healing power of the body decreases when under stress, leading to many complications like hypertension and poor immunity. Today, even youngsters are prone to heart ailments. So, it's very important to stay healthy and manage your stress levels by understanding the risk factors - high cholesterol levels, stressful lifestyle, smoking, and lack of exercise - following simple changes in lifestyle.
Avoid smoking
Smoking reduces life expectancy by 15-25 years. If you are a smoker, you are twice more likely to have a heart attack than a non-smoker. The moment you stop smoking, the risk of heart attack begins to reduce.
Cut down on salt
Too much salt can cause high blood pressure, which increases the risk of developing coronary heart disease.
Watch your diet
Try to have a balanced diet. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, starch foods such as wholegrain bread and rice.
Monitor your alcohol
Too much alcohol can damage the heart muscle, increase blood pressure and also lead to weight gain. Avoid intake of alcohol or at least limit it to one to two units a day, gradually decreasing the consumption.
Get active
At least aim for 30 minutes of moderate exercise a day. Keeping yourself fit not only benefits the heart but also improves mental health and well-being.
Monitor your BP, blood sugar and cholesterol levels
Routine medical check-ups will ring an alarm, if you need medical help.
Manage your waist
Cholesterol deposition in blood vessels begins in the first decade of life. Carrying a lot of extra weight as fat can greatly affect your health. Make small but healthy changes in your diet.
Manage your stress level
If you find things are getting on top of you, you may fail to eat properly, smoke and drink too much. This may increase your risk of a heart attack. Practice yoga/meditation. Take a vacation.
Check your family history
If a close relative is at risk of developing coronary heart disease from smoking, high BP, high cholesterol, lack of physical activity, obesity and diabetes, then you could be at risk too.
Laughter is the best therapy
Laughter anytime will work wonders for you. It is an instant way to unleash the pressure and it makes you feel light.






