Have u ever heard about LPG gas cylinder's expiry date. I also didn't know.
How to find LPG cylinder's expiry date -
Very important information. Most of us do not know this. I came to know today from the gas stockist,because there was an accident.
Do you know that there is an expiry date (physical life) for LPG cylinders?
Expired Cylinders are not safe for use and may cause accidents.
In this regard please be cautious at the time of accepting any LPG cylinder from the vendor.
Here is how we can check the expiry of LPG cylinders:
On one of three side stems of the cylinder, the expiry date is coded alpha-numerically as follows A or B or C or D and some two digit number following this e.g. D06.
The alphabets stand for quarters -
A for March (First Qtr),
B for June (Second Qtr),
C for Sept (Third Qtr), &
D for December (FourthQtr).
The digits stand for the year till it is valid. Hence D06 would mean December qtr of 2006.
Share this message with everyone you know, UR kind cooperation will save life of many people and create awareness among the public.
Thanks to: "Sandeep Kanchan" sandeep_s_kanchan@yahoo.com
Friday, January 26, 2007
Don't Use Mineral Water Bottles
Many are unaware of poisoning caused by re-using plastic bottles. Some of you may be in the habit of using and re-using your disposable mineral water bottles (e.g. Nestle, Bisleri, Aquafina, Kinley, Evian,etc...), keeping them in your car or at work. Not a good idea. It happened in Dubai, when a 12 year old girl died after a long usage (16 months) of SAFA mineral water bottle, as she used to carry the same fancy (painted by herself) bottle to her school daily.
In a nutshell, the plastic (called polyethylene terephthalate or PET) used in these bottles contains a potentially carcinogenic element (something called diethylhydroxylamine or DEHA). The bottles are safe for one-time use only; if you must keep them longer, it should be or no more than a few days, week max, and keep them away from heat as well. Repeated washing and rinsing can cause the plastic to break down and the carcinogens(cancer-causing chemical agents) can leak into the water that YOU are drinking.
Better to invest in water bottles that are really meant for multiple uses. This is not something we should be scrimping on. Those of you with family - do please advise them, especially children.
Thanks to: "svm sathishkumar" joliest1983@yahoo.com
In a nutshell, the plastic (called polyethylene terephthalate or PET) used in these bottles contains a potentially carcinogenic element (something called diethylhydroxylamine or DEHA). The bottles are safe for one-time use only; if you must keep them longer, it should be or no more than a few days, week max, and keep them away from heat as well. Repeated washing and rinsing can cause the plastic to break down and the carcinogens(cancer-causing chemical agents) can leak into the water that YOU are drinking.
Better to invest in water bottles that are really meant for multiple uses. This is not something we should be scrimping on. Those of you with family - do please advise them, especially children.
Thanks to: "svm sathishkumar" joliest1983@yahoo.com
Moles on your face - What they?
First, check your face for any moles, and then look at the diagram above to identify the number(s) that are a closest match to the moles on your face. Usually, the moles only hold meaning for you if they are prominent and they are the only one. If your face if full of spots, acne or "little" moles, they do not count. When you've ascertained which position corresponds to the mole on your face, look up the meanings listed by numbers below.
Position 1 to 3
As a child, you are somewhat rebellious and a free spirit. You have an innate creativity and work best when you are given a free hand. Generally, your superiors like your avante garde approach to life. If you have a mole here, you are far better off in business and being your own boss rather than working for somebody. What is promising is that you have the luck to be your own boss.
Position 4
You are an impulsive person, often acting with a flamboyance that gives you charisma and a sparkling personality, but you can be difficult when there are too many opinions. You tend to be rather argumentative, but never to the point of holding grudges. This mole tends to give you an explosive temper and should you decide to remove it, you will find yourself becoming calmer and more at peace with the world.
Position 5
A mole above the eyebrow indicates that there is wealth luck in your life, but you will need to earn it and work harder than most people. All the income you make must be carefully kept as there are people who are jealous of you who might attempt to sweet talk you into parting with your wealth. Be wary of those who try to interest you in get-rich-quick schemes. If you have a mole here, it is advisable not to be too trusting of others. Follow your instincts and be cautious. And never allow other people to control your finances.
Position 6
A mole here indicates intelligence, creativity and skill as an artist. Your artistic talent can bring you wealth, fame and success. It also indicates wealth luck, but this can only be fully realized if you follow your heart rather than stick to conventional means of making a living. Success will come if you are brave.
Position 7
Moles under the eyebrows indicate arguments within the extended family that cause you grief and unhappiness. This will affect your work and livelihood. It is advisable to settle any differences you have with your relatives if you want peace of mind to move ahead.
Position 8
This is not a very good position for a mole. Your financial position will constantly be under strain because of a tendency to overspend. You also have a penchant for gambling. The only thing is you must know when to stop. Meanwhile, someone with a mole here has a tendency to flirt with members of the opposite sex as well as with the same sex. Better be a little discerning where you exert your charms, or you might get into trouble.
Position 9
This mole position suggests sexual and other problems. It is an unfortunate mole and you are well advised to get rid of it. It brings a litany of woes and a parade of problems.
Position 10
A mole here just under the nose indicates excellent descendants luck. You are surrounded by family at all times and will have many children and grandchildren. You have the support of those close to you and will be both materially and emotionally fulfilled.
Position 11
Moles here suggest a tendency to succumb to illness. It is a good idea to have this mole removed especially if it is a large, dark-coloured mole. Otherwise use lots of foundation to cover it.
Position 12
A mole here foretells a successful but also a very balanced life. You are likely to be not just rich, but famous as well. But although you have every opportunity to live the high life, you will have a satisfying home and family life as well. Women with moles here are particularly lucky and tend to be beautiful and glamourous as well.
Position 13
Your children will be a big worry in your life. Your relationship with them is not good. There is nothing much you can do about this except to learn some tolerance.
Position 14
A mole here suggests a vulnerability to food which can be a big problem in your life. You may have allergies against certain foods or you may simply be eating too much.
Position 15
You are a person always on the move and constantly renovating and redesigning your house. You like to be introduced to new things and see new places. You are not happy if you remain in one place for long. You enjoy travel and adventure, and have a very observant eye.
Position 16
You need to be careful when it comes to eating, and also when it comes to your sex life. These are your two biggest problems. You tend to have weight issues which can make you depressed. You enjoy romance, sometimes with more than one person, but because you are a person with some morality, you will feel guilty about it and this will cause you much stress.
Position 17
You will be someone of great social prominence. You are active on the social scene and an excellent conversationalist. There is a tendency to become bigheaded about your success, which could lose you your good name. This will affect you deeply because you draw your confidence and self worth from what others think of you.
Position 18
You are a person always on the move. There is a great deal of overseas travel in your life, but you should take extra care each time you cross the great waters, as your mole prefers you to stay at home.
Position 19
You have money luck and many good friends, so this is a good mole to have. Your weakness is that you tend to succumb to the charms of the opposite sex. In your life, it is this that could get you into hot water, so do cool your ardour!
Position 20
A mole here can be very lucky or very unlucky. If you have a mole here, you are destined either for extreme fame or infamy. You have great flair for creativity and are also highly intelligent, but your talents can be used for both good and bad. You are not a person to be trifled with for you are no pushover and do not forgive and forget easily. This mole is a mark of someone who will go down in history either as a great or as a tyrant.
Position 21
This is a good mole, as it suggests plenty to eat and drink throughout your life. This mole also brings fame and recognition.
Position 22
Your life is always happy and things go smoothly for you. You could well become a sports superstar if you have the passion for it. Moles at the end of eyebrows also suggest a person of authority and power, so if you are the CEO of a company, you will do very well.
Position 23
You have a high IQ, and you are both brain smart and street smart. You have a highly-developed survival instinct and will lead a meaningful and long life. You will be active until a very old age and will have friends and family around you till the very end.
Position 24
You will achieve fame and fortune in your young age and you are advised to use this period to safeguard your old age, as people with moles here tend to have a harderlife as they get older.
Position 25
You will enjoy good prosperity and recognition luck, but do be careful of excesses. Stay traditional in your attitudes and you will have a long and fruitful life.
Thanks to: boon119@gmail.com
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Have Emotional Stability
10 ways to handle negative emotions
I am the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. My life is fairly comfortable -- I earn good money and am settled in my personal life too with my wife, and two children," says 32-year-old Kolkata based Ravi Khanna.
"But things are not as peaceful as they may seem. My family constantly complains about my irritability and lack of patience at home. I seem to react strongly to the children making a noise.
Also, my wife thinks I often lose patience when I take her out shopping. What is surprising is that I was not like this a few years ago." he adds.
Does Ravi's story sound familiar? Is this the scene in your home as well?
You are probably facing similar emotional volatility -- a state where you feel extremely positive one day and extremely negative on other days. In the down phase you tend to lose patience with those you interact with.
When does this happen? How can you overcome it? Prachi Vaish, a clinical psychologist offers help on both counts.
First, its probable causes:
1) Inability to find 'me' time:
Ravi is troubled by the demands on his time -- either by bosses and customers or wife and children. Maintaining the balance is becoming increasingly difficult for him. Ravi feels he was fairly stable a few years ago and these bouts of annoyance are new. He feels, that for all his accomplishments, he is at the moment missing peace in his life.
Ragini Sharma, a Pune-based interior designer, has similar issues. She comes home after a long day at work to a round of cooking and children's homework. Her children no longer enjoy studying with her because she tends to scold them more than help them learn.
2) Personal life issues:
Issues in your relationships with your spouse, friends and relatives, over a period of time, create stress within you and bring about emotional volatility.
Aditi Pariyani, a housewife, has been raising her two children in India, practically as a single parent. Her husband, who runs an electronics goods store in Hong Kong, seldom comes back to India to spend time with his family. Aditi is facing severe depression. She is irritable and has, over a period of time, lost her friends too, because of her emotional volatility.
Any kind of dissatisfaction from your current love relationship takes a toll on your well-being and the anxiety leads to a constantly volatile temper.
3) Post-retirement depression:
Prachi, who often deals with cases of severe depression and anxiety, rates retirement as a common cause of emotional volatility. "Women come to our clinics, wondering what has gone wrong with their husbands after retirement."
"He used to be fine earlier. But ever since he stopped working, he seems to have a problem with anything and everything at home. It's become impossible to even clean the room, as he will fret and fume about why his glasses were kept in a different place."
Prachi also deals with patients who behave nasty during phases when they are between jobs and have nothing to do. These people feel as though life is quickly passing them by, and others are growing in their careers.
4) Unforeseen circumstances:
Some of us undergo long periods of emotional volatility when an unexpected tragedy occurs in our lives. Like the death of a loved one, betrayal in relationships, etc
often throw us into a depression. And that brings about extreme patterns of behaviour. One minute you feel you will be able to pick up the pieces and walk again. But the very next moment you find yourself snapping at even your near and dear ones.
5) Inability to express yourself:
Are you unable to articulate your thoughts about difficult/unpleasan t situations? A shortage of communication skills is frustrating and can make you ill-humoured and oversensitive.
Rajesh Gupta hails from a small town in Madhya Pradesh. He has achieved success, thanks to a lot of hard work. But he has a complex about his English skills and lack of grooming.
It makes him unapproachable and ill-tempered. This works as a defence mechanism and has gradually alienated him.
II) How to prevent emotional volatility:
1) Meditate:
"The age-old science of meditation has helped one and all overcome the severest of anxiety disorders," says Prachi.
2) Try not to carry work home:
When the work day ends, end it there. Do not carry work troubles home. "Easier said than done", you will say. True, but "practice makes perfect", says Prachi.
3) Join a social cause:
When you shift focus from your own problems to bigger problems that people are facing in the world, it makes your pain tolerable. It also serves as a healthy cure for the issues responsible for your emotional volatility.
4) Be aware of your behaviour:
Observe yourself. This will help check negative behaviour.
5) Be aware of others:
You feel the need to be understood. But so do others. Be compassionate in your dealings with those around you and try to understand their situations. That will ultimately help you.
6) Enjoy nature:
Try going to the nearest garden in the evening. The grass and the plants may not be as green as they used to be when you were a kid, but you will feel a distinct change in the quality of air you breathe out there. The oxygen level is higher close to trees and plants before dusk.
7) Use transactional analysis:
Nearly all of us have witnessed behaviour patterns between parents and children. Transactional analysis or TA, developed by Canadian psychiatrist Eric Berne, classifies human behaviour as three ego states:
Parent (aggressive, controlling, nurturing)
Child (passive/submissive , defiant, impulsive)
Adult (assertive, balanced, real)
Each ego state is different for each person, as a perception of the parent, the child and the adult comes from your own parents, your own childhood and your own experiences in life, respectively.
The analysis establishes that all of us tend to use one or more patterns of behaviour from this set and encourages adult behaviour in situations of conflict. An adult looks at the situation objectively and instead of reacting in an impulsive way, asserts himself firmly but politely.
8) Read psychology:
Reading on psychology helps you understand not only why people behave the way they do with you but also why you react the way you do. It is therapeutic.
According to Prachi, "We use behavioural modification therapy under which, we recommend self-help books. I'm OK, You're OK by Thomas A Harris and Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Golman are two such books."
9) Express yourself:
"We ask our patients to join art, music or dance classes, as these allow free expression and hence are de-stressing in nature," says Prachi.
"For those who are not interested in these, we encourage diary writing. It is better to blurt (your feelings) on paper rather than to people. Not only does it allow a vent to the person's feeling, but also lets him/her go back to it later and analyse his/her feelings" she adds.
10) Organise:
Keep your home neat and tidy and your papers organised. Clean surroundings keeps your mind free from clutter. It negates the feeling of being overwhelmed and disorganised.
Thanks to: "Hassan Ali" hassanrazvi786@yahoo.co.in
I am the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. My life is fairly comfortable -- I earn good money and am settled in my personal life too with my wife, and two children," says 32-year-old Kolkata based Ravi Khanna.
"But things are not as peaceful as they may seem. My family constantly complains about my irritability and lack of patience at home. I seem to react strongly to the children making a noise.
Also, my wife thinks I often lose patience when I take her out shopping. What is surprising is that I was not like this a few years ago." he adds.
Does Ravi's story sound familiar? Is this the scene in your home as well?
You are probably facing similar emotional volatility -- a state where you feel extremely positive one day and extremely negative on other days. In the down phase you tend to lose patience with those you interact with.
When does this happen? How can you overcome it? Prachi Vaish, a clinical psychologist offers help on both counts.
First, its probable causes:
1) Inability to find 'me' time:
Ravi is troubled by the demands on his time -- either by bosses and customers or wife and children. Maintaining the balance is becoming increasingly difficult for him. Ravi feels he was fairly stable a few years ago and these bouts of annoyance are new. He feels, that for all his accomplishments, he is at the moment missing peace in his life.
Ragini Sharma, a Pune-based interior designer, has similar issues. She comes home after a long day at work to a round of cooking and children's homework. Her children no longer enjoy studying with her because she tends to scold them more than help them learn.
2) Personal life issues:
Issues in your relationships with your spouse, friends and relatives, over a period of time, create stress within you and bring about emotional volatility.
Aditi Pariyani, a housewife, has been raising her two children in India, practically as a single parent. Her husband, who runs an electronics goods store in Hong Kong, seldom comes back to India to spend time with his family. Aditi is facing severe depression. She is irritable and has, over a period of time, lost her friends too, because of her emotional volatility.
Any kind of dissatisfaction from your current love relationship takes a toll on your well-being and the anxiety leads to a constantly volatile temper.
3) Post-retirement depression:
Prachi, who often deals with cases of severe depression and anxiety, rates retirement as a common cause of emotional volatility. "Women come to our clinics, wondering what has gone wrong with their husbands after retirement."
"He used to be fine earlier. But ever since he stopped working, he seems to have a problem with anything and everything at home. It's become impossible to even clean the room, as he will fret and fume about why his glasses were kept in a different place."
Prachi also deals with patients who behave nasty during phases when they are between jobs and have nothing to do. These people feel as though life is quickly passing them by, and others are growing in their careers.
4) Unforeseen circumstances:
Some of us undergo long periods of emotional volatility when an unexpected tragedy occurs in our lives. Like the death of a loved one, betrayal in relationships, etc
often throw us into a depression. And that brings about extreme patterns of behaviour. One minute you feel you will be able to pick up the pieces and walk again. But the very next moment you find yourself snapping at even your near and dear ones.
5) Inability to express yourself:
Are you unable to articulate your thoughts about difficult/unpleasan t situations? A shortage of communication skills is frustrating and can make you ill-humoured and oversensitive.
Rajesh Gupta hails from a small town in Madhya Pradesh. He has achieved success, thanks to a lot of hard work. But he has a complex about his English skills and lack of grooming.
It makes him unapproachable and ill-tempered. This works as a defence mechanism and has gradually alienated him.
II) How to prevent emotional volatility:
1) Meditate:
"The age-old science of meditation has helped one and all overcome the severest of anxiety disorders," says Prachi.
2) Try not to carry work home:
When the work day ends, end it there. Do not carry work troubles home. "Easier said than done", you will say. True, but "practice makes perfect", says Prachi.
3) Join a social cause:
When you shift focus from your own problems to bigger problems that people are facing in the world, it makes your pain tolerable. It also serves as a healthy cure for the issues responsible for your emotional volatility.
4) Be aware of your behaviour:
Observe yourself. This will help check negative behaviour.
5) Be aware of others:
You feel the need to be understood. But so do others. Be compassionate in your dealings with those around you and try to understand their situations. That will ultimately help you.
6) Enjoy nature:
Try going to the nearest garden in the evening. The grass and the plants may not be as green as they used to be when you were a kid, but you will feel a distinct change in the quality of air you breathe out there. The oxygen level is higher close to trees and plants before dusk.
7) Use transactional analysis:
Nearly all of us have witnessed behaviour patterns between parents and children. Transactional analysis or TA, developed by Canadian psychiatrist Eric Berne, classifies human behaviour as three ego states:
Parent (aggressive, controlling, nurturing)
Child (passive/submissive , defiant, impulsive)
Adult (assertive, balanced, real)
Each ego state is different for each person, as a perception of the parent, the child and the adult comes from your own parents, your own childhood and your own experiences in life, respectively.
The analysis establishes that all of us tend to use one or more patterns of behaviour from this set and encourages adult behaviour in situations of conflict. An adult looks at the situation objectively and instead of reacting in an impulsive way, asserts himself firmly but politely.
8) Read psychology:
Reading on psychology helps you understand not only why people behave the way they do with you but also why you react the way you do. It is therapeutic.
According to Prachi, "We use behavioural modification therapy under which, we recommend self-help books. I'm OK, You're OK by Thomas A Harris and Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Golman are two such books."
9) Express yourself:
"We ask our patients to join art, music or dance classes, as these allow free expression and hence are de-stressing in nature," says Prachi.
"For those who are not interested in these, we encourage diary writing. It is better to blurt (your feelings) on paper rather than to people. Not only does it allow a vent to the person's feeling, but also lets him/her go back to it later and analyse his/her feelings" she adds.
10) Organise:
Keep your home neat and tidy and your papers organised. Clean surroundings keeps your mind free from clutter. It negates the feeling of being overwhelmed and disorganised.
Thanks to: "Hassan Ali" hassanrazvi786@yahoo.co.in
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Stress Management
Once a professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see; asked the students, "How much do you think this glass weighs?”
'100gms!' said the students
What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?
'Nothing' the students said
OK what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked.
Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the students.
You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?'
Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis; may have to go to hospital for sure!
Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change? Asked the professor.
‘No’ replied the students
Then what caused the arm ache; the muscle stress?'
Instead What should I do? - The Professor asked
The students were puzzled. “Put the glass down!” said one of the students.
‘Exactly!' , said the professor.
Life's problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head; they seem OK.
Think of them for a long time; they begin to ache.
Hold it even longer; they begin to paralyze you.
You will not be able to do anything.
It's important to think of the problems you face in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to 'put them down' at the end of every day before you go to sleep.
That is the only way, you would not be stressed,
That way, you wake up every day fresh and strong and can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!
Remember friend to
PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY!
That's the way to avoid stress in your life!
'100gms!' said the students
What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?
'Nothing' the students said
OK what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked.
Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the students.
You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?'
Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis; may have to go to hospital for sure!
Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change? Asked the professor.
‘No’ replied the students
Then what caused the arm ache; the muscle stress?'
Instead What should I do? - The Professor asked
The students were puzzled. “Put the glass down!” said one of the students.
‘Exactly!' , said the professor.
Life's problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head; they seem OK.
Think of them for a long time; they begin to ache.
Hold it even longer; they begin to paralyze you.
You will not be able to do anything.
It's important to think of the problems you face in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to 'put them down' at the end of every day before you go to sleep.
That is the only way, you would not be stressed,
That way, you wake up every day fresh and strong and can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!
Remember friend to
PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY!
That's the way to avoid stress in your life!
Yet Uncategorized Tips
If you are right handed, you will chew your food on your right side. If left handed, you will chew on your left side.
Your tongue is germ free if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.
Laughing lowers stress hormone and strengthens immune system. Children laugh 100 times a day. But the adults laugh only 10 or less times a day.
Your tongue is germ free if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.
Laughing lowers stress hormone and strengthens immune system. Children laugh 100 times a day. But the adults laugh only 10 or less times a day.
Dozen Simple Steps to live without Illness
Keep your life simple and Natural
Focus on what you have
Love what you do
Keep learning something new
Have Noble ambitions
Have some good hobby
Be a supportive human being
Have good Relationships
Speak pleasantly
Be loved
Be respected
Be admired
Focus on what you have
Love what you do
Keep learning something new
Have Noble ambitions
Have some good hobby
Be a supportive human being
Have good Relationships
Speak pleasantly
Be loved
Be respected
Be admired
How to identify a stroke?
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness s had spelt disaster in many cases.
To identify a stroke, ask three simple questions:
*Ask the patient to SMILE.
*Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
*Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, immediately approach the doctor.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness s had spelt disaster in many cases.
To identify a stroke, ask three simple questions:
*Ask the patient to SMILE.
*Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
*Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, immediately approach the doctor.
The Law of the Mind
So long as the Man holds his mental state in tune with the Divine, his well being is assured.
When the Devil is allowed to step into his mind, his well being would be lost.
Affection is divine
Hate is devil
Love is divine
Lust is devil
Trust is divine
Jealousy is devil
Generosity is divine
Selfishness is devil
Hope is divine
Despair is devil
Faith is divine
Fear is devil
Honesty is divine
Deceit is devil
Empathy is divine
Enmity is devil
Natural diet is divine
Junk food is devil
When the Devil is allowed to step into his mind, his well being would be lost.
Affection is divine
Hate is devil
Love is divine
Lust is devil
Trust is divine
Jealousy is devil
Generosity is divine
Selfishness is devil
Hope is divine
Despair is devil
Faith is divine
Fear is devil
Honesty is divine
Deceit is devil
Empathy is divine
Enmity is devil
Natural diet is divine
Junk food is devil
Healing Power of Your Mind
Gravitation is Power. If we understand the law of gravitation, we can lift ourselves into the air and reach our destination easily. But if we do not understand this law, we might fall down and sustain injuries.
Similarly Electricity is Power. Those who understand the law of electricity can reap great benefits. And those who operate it without understanding the law, would sustain shock and injuries.
In the same way, human Mind is also a Power. Those who understand the law of mind can reap great benefits including attainment of good health. But those who operate it without understanding the law, are in for shock and sickness.
People who know the laws of Mind and keep it cheerful and positive are likely to remain healthy than those who allow their minds to be filled with fears, anxieties, frustrations, etc. These pollutants affect our organism day and night, whether we are asleep or awake.
Thus fundamental cause of most sickness lies in the mind of the person. Disease is the outward sign of some inner mental disturbance. Such disturbance includes all emotions such as anger, aggressiveness, violence, depression, dishonesty, greed, jealousy, ego, hate, hostility, etc. which we listed elaborately in the last issue under the head “Diseases of the Mind”.
People seek to be healthy in order to be happy. But in reality, we need to be happy in order to be healthy.
Similarly Electricity is Power. Those who understand the law of electricity can reap great benefits. And those who operate it without understanding the law, would sustain shock and injuries.
In the same way, human Mind is also a Power. Those who understand the law of mind can reap great benefits including attainment of good health. But those who operate it without understanding the law, are in for shock and sickness.
People who know the laws of Mind and keep it cheerful and positive are likely to remain healthy than those who allow their minds to be filled with fears, anxieties, frustrations, etc. These pollutants affect our organism day and night, whether we are asleep or awake.
Thus fundamental cause of most sickness lies in the mind of the person. Disease is the outward sign of some inner mental disturbance. Such disturbance includes all emotions such as anger, aggressiveness, violence, depression, dishonesty, greed, jealousy, ego, hate, hostility, etc. which we listed elaborately in the last issue under the head “Diseases of the Mind”.
People seek to be healthy in order to be happy. But in reality, we need to be happy in order to be healthy.
Three Levels of our Diseases
Our diseases fall into three levels.
At level one, illnesses like fever, cold, sore throat etc. occur. They are temporary diseases which are meant to remove the blocks in our body. They go on their own after completing their job.
In majority of the cases, when level one problems come, patients take medicines. What these medicines do is to stop the battle between our body forces and the invading bacteria. Since the battle is stopped, we feel at ease. But the bacteria thrives in our body because there is no attack on them. Residing in our body, these bacteria create level two problems inside ourselves.
At level two, we get diseases like diabetes, arthritis, asthma, etc. These diseases are permanent and do not leave the persons. Here too the patients, instead of changing their life style, prefer to take medicines. Medicines make us feel at ease but do not cure..
Living with no cure, takes us to level three diseases like tumor, cancer, parkinsons, etc. which are fatal.
At level one, they are temporary diseases. At level two, they become permanent. At level three, they are fatal.
At level one, illnesses like fever, cold, sore throat etc. occur. They are temporary diseases which are meant to remove the blocks in our body. They go on their own after completing their job.
In majority of the cases, when level one problems come, patients take medicines. What these medicines do is to stop the battle between our body forces and the invading bacteria. Since the battle is stopped, we feel at ease. But the bacteria thrives in our body because there is no attack on them. Residing in our body, these bacteria create level two problems inside ourselves.
At level two, we get diseases like diabetes, arthritis, asthma, etc. These diseases are permanent and do not leave the persons. Here too the patients, instead of changing their life style, prefer to take medicines. Medicines make us feel at ease but do not cure..
Living with no cure, takes us to level three diseases like tumor, cancer, parkinsons, etc. which are fatal.
At level one, they are temporary diseases. At level two, they become permanent. At level three, they are fatal.
Understanding Diseases
Diseases of Body:
Temporary
· Cold
· Cough
· Fever
· Headache
· Sore throat, etc.
Permanent
· Blood Pressure
· Diabetes
· Asthma
· Arthritis, etc.
Fatal
· Cancer
· Tumor, etc.
Diseases of Mind:
All Fatal
· Anger
· Aggressiveness
· Violence
· Attachment
· Complaining
· Depression
· Dishonesty
· Exploitation
· Fear
· Greed
· Jealousy
· Laziness
· Ego
· Hate
· Hostility
· Lust
· Selfishness
· Etc.
Temporary
· Cold
· Cough
· Fever
· Headache
· Sore throat, etc.
Permanent
· Blood Pressure
· Diabetes
· Asthma
· Arthritis, etc.
Fatal
· Cancer
· Tumor, etc.
Diseases of Mind:
All Fatal
· Anger
· Aggressiveness
· Violence
· Attachment
· Complaining
· Depression
· Dishonesty
· Exploitation
· Fear
· Greed
· Jealousy
· Laziness
· Ego
· Hate
· Hostility
· Lust
· Selfishness
· Etc.
Two Halves of our Life
Our life consists of two halves.
In the first half we run after wealth sacrificing our health.
In the second half, we run after health sacrificing our wealth.
In the first half we run after wealth sacrificing our health.
In the second half, we run after health sacrificing our wealth.
Monday, January 22, 2007
What do Vitamins Do?
Vitamin A
Provides protective covering / inner lining to skin, eyes, mouth, nose, respiratory and digestive passages and urinary tracks.
Vitamin B [B Complex]
Maintains Brain, heart, nerves, glands, liver, kidneys, muscles and bowels.
Vitamin C
Helps our Cells to function
Vitamin D
Protects our Bones
Vitamin E
Protects Blood Cells
Vitamin K
Helps in blood clotting
Provides protective covering / inner lining to skin, eyes, mouth, nose, respiratory and digestive passages and urinary tracks.
Vitamin B [B Complex]
Maintains Brain, heart, nerves, glands, liver, kidneys, muscles and bowels.
Vitamin C
Helps our Cells to function
Vitamin D
Protects our Bones
Vitamin E
Protects Blood Cells
Vitamin K
Helps in blood clotting
Pregnancy Risk Factors
Pregnancy Risk Factors that Every Pregnant Woman Should be Aware of.......
Many factors affect the development of a fetus into a healthy child, some which are beyond your control and others that are within your control. Here are the most common pregnancy risk factors that can be controlled or influenced:....
Exercise - Moderate exercise is helpful as it improves the mother's mental state and can increase oxygen flow to the fetus. However, over-exertion can be dangerous. Most experts recommend reducing your exercise intensity during pregnancy. Activities like walking, swimming, and yoga are popular for pregnant women.
Prenatal Care - Regular doctor visits are important to your baby's development. The body undergoes many changes during pregnancy. Some side effects may be completely normal, whereas other may not. Regular monitoring by a professional will help ensure that your baby will be born healthy.
Exposure to chemicals - During pregnancy, reduce exposure to unnatural chemicals, particularly pesticides in food. Many people now eat organic produce, which is grown without chemicals. The simplest precaution to take before consuming vegetables or fruits is to wash them thoroughly. Also, removing the outer surface of vegetables can be helpful since most pesticides will rest on the outside of the vegetable or fruit.
Smoking - Smoking is not only bad for you, but bad for your baby as well. Smoking during pregnancy reduces the amount of oxygen that the baby receives and increases the risk of miscarriage, bleeding, and morning sickness. Chemicals inhaled while smoking may lead to other health problems with the baby. Reduced birth weight, premature birth, increased risk of SIDS, and stillbirth are other possible consequences. Pregnant women should also avoid second hand smoke.
Alcohol - Drinking can cause fetal alcohol syndrome, including symptoms like low birth weight, medical problems, and behavior abnormalities. As soon as you know you are pregnant, stop drinking. For more detailed information on problems that can be caused by alcohol,
Caffeine - There are many conflicting studies about caffeine and pregnancy and some believe that caffeine is not as harmful as it was once thought to be. Nevertheless, the FDA warns against caffeine consumption during pregnancy and suggests quitting or reducing consumption at the very least. Caffeine has been shown to affect fetal heart rates and awake time (fetuses grow when sleeping). Decaffeinated coffee can also be harmful since producers often add additional chemicals to remove the caffeine. Caffeine can also increase risk of stretch marks. Suddenly quitting coffee intake can cause headaches; so most experts recommend gradually reducing the amount consumed.
Drugs and Herbal Remedies - Always be careful about drugs or herbal remedies that are not prescribed by a doctor. These substances may affect the development of your unborn child.
Nutrition - Good nutrition is crucial to a developing child, particularly getting enough folic acid. Lack of folic acid can cause birth defects. At least 400-1000 micrograms of this B vitamin is suggested (about ten times more if you've already had a child with neural tube birth defects) starting one month before pregnant and throughout the entire pregnancy. Leafy vegetables, orange juice, and beans are some natural sources of folic acid. Many stores sell vitamins with folic acid.
Other factors - Many other factors can affect fetal development, including heart disease, the mother's age (before 15 years and after 35 years is riskier), asthma, excessive stress or depression, diseases, and bleeding. Consult your physician if you are affected by any of these conditions. ..... Learn More About Preagnancy http://online-articles.org/pregnancy/site-map.php
Thanks to: chinkap@gmail.com
Many factors affect the development of a fetus into a healthy child, some which are beyond your control and others that are within your control. Here are the most common pregnancy risk factors that can be controlled or influenced:....
Exercise - Moderate exercise is helpful as it improves the mother's mental state and can increase oxygen flow to the fetus. However, over-exertion can be dangerous. Most experts recommend reducing your exercise intensity during pregnancy. Activities like walking, swimming, and yoga are popular for pregnant women.
Prenatal Care - Regular doctor visits are important to your baby's development. The body undergoes many changes during pregnancy. Some side effects may be completely normal, whereas other may not. Regular monitoring by a professional will help ensure that your baby will be born healthy.
Exposure to chemicals - During pregnancy, reduce exposure to unnatural chemicals, particularly pesticides in food. Many people now eat organic produce, which is grown without chemicals. The simplest precaution to take before consuming vegetables or fruits is to wash them thoroughly. Also, removing the outer surface of vegetables can be helpful since most pesticides will rest on the outside of the vegetable or fruit.
Smoking - Smoking is not only bad for you, but bad for your baby as well. Smoking during pregnancy reduces the amount of oxygen that the baby receives and increases the risk of miscarriage, bleeding, and morning sickness. Chemicals inhaled while smoking may lead to other health problems with the baby. Reduced birth weight, premature birth, increased risk of SIDS, and stillbirth are other possible consequences. Pregnant women should also avoid second hand smoke.
Alcohol - Drinking can cause fetal alcohol syndrome, including symptoms like low birth weight, medical problems, and behavior abnormalities. As soon as you know you are pregnant, stop drinking. For more detailed information on problems that can be caused by alcohol,
Caffeine - There are many conflicting studies about caffeine and pregnancy and some believe that caffeine is not as harmful as it was once thought to be. Nevertheless, the FDA warns against caffeine consumption during pregnancy and suggests quitting or reducing consumption at the very least. Caffeine has been shown to affect fetal heart rates and awake time (fetuses grow when sleeping). Decaffeinated coffee can also be harmful since producers often add additional chemicals to remove the caffeine. Caffeine can also increase risk of stretch marks. Suddenly quitting coffee intake can cause headaches; so most experts recommend gradually reducing the amount consumed.
Drugs and Herbal Remedies - Always be careful about drugs or herbal remedies that are not prescribed by a doctor. These substances may affect the development of your unborn child.
Nutrition - Good nutrition is crucial to a developing child, particularly getting enough folic acid. Lack of folic acid can cause birth defects. At least 400-1000 micrograms of this B vitamin is suggested (about ten times more if you've already had a child with neural tube birth defects) starting one month before pregnant and throughout the entire pregnancy. Leafy vegetables, orange juice, and beans are some natural sources of folic acid. Many stores sell vitamins with folic acid.
Other factors - Many other factors can affect fetal development, including heart disease, the mother's age (before 15 years and after 35 years is riskier), asthma, excessive stress or depression, diseases, and bleeding. Consult your physician if you are affected by any of these conditions. ..... Learn More About Preagnancy http://online-articles.org/pregnancy/site-map.php
Thanks to: chinkap@gmail.com
Hair Care Tips
First, identify your hair type. Is it normal, oily or dry?
So, who's normal? Well, if your hair isn't a constant maze of split ends, doesn't become oily quickly and is fairly well behaved, you could say it is normal. Wash your hair twice a week with a mild shampoo and conditioner for normal hair. Towel dry lightly. Blow dry from at least five inches away, whether your hair is normal, dry or oily.
Stress, hormonal activity (puberty, childbirth), thyroid problems and eating too much fatty food and chocolates are what usually cause oily hair.
Oily hair needs to be washed more often but don't scrub too hard while washing. It won't get your hair any cleaner or less oilier. What it will do is further aggravate the already overactive sebaceous glands on your scalp, not to mention cause damage to the delicate follicles. And don't pile hair on the head while shampooing, even though it may look great in the ads. It causes tangling, leading to further breakage. You could add lemon to the final rinse for a great shine. If you don't have time to shampoo every few days or feel lazy and leave it oily, your hair won't just look terrible, but dirt will get lodged under its surface causing breakage and damage not to mention dandruff. This will lead to skin problems such as acne on your chest, back and face. So you need to be careful about washing hair regularly, though you could condition it just twice a month. However, if your hair has been chemically treated, you should condition hair after every wash as chemical strips hair of its natural oils. Read more Tips :
http://online-articles.org/hair-loss/site-map.php
If your hair is dry, wash it twice a week with a shampoo for dry hair, followed by a conditioner.
If your scalp feels very dry and flaky, use an anti-dandruff shampoo. Be very gentle with the ends of the hair, which are the driest parts and tend to split easily. You may be tempted to use styling products to tame the frizz, but avoid it. Frizz is usually caused by the inadequate flow of sebum from the roots, as it is being blocked by the flaky scalp. Give your hair a good oil massage before washing, to loosen the flakes, and rinse hair extra thoroughly.
Beautiful Hair is an asset for any woman.
Some are gifted with naturally beautiful hair while others have to really work hard on it. But essentially everybody has to work on hair either for improving or for maintaining them. Here are some tips to manage your Crowning Glory.
Hair Wash
The best way of washing hair is with Aritha and Shikakai Powder. It does not have any chemicals or any other side effects. Aritha and Shikakai powder is available at any General stores or even a banyan shop. Read more Tips : http://online-articles.org/hair-loss/site-map.php
Shampoos
Dry Hair - Egg, Herbal shampoo or any shampoo for dry hair.Normal Hair - For normal hair fruit shampoos or henna shampoo is good.
Oily Hair - Lemon Shampoo
Hair Oil
Oil your hair at least once in a week. If you have dry hair then oil it twice a week. Hair oil gives the necessary moisturizers to your hair. Herbal hair oil provides you the necessary nourishment along with the moisturizers.Hair Conditioners
Henna
Henna conditions and colours your hair.
Dry hair - Add some milk, water and 1-2egg yolks in henna. This mixture will not dry your hair and will make it soft and manageable. Apply it monthly.
Normal to Oily Hair ? Add water, lemon, egg yolks in henna. You can apply Henna fortnightly.
Home made conditioners
Add ? cup of vinegar in ? bucket of water. This will give a good shine to your hair. Mix curds and egg yolks together and apply it for 1hour.
Hair TonicsTry tonic Hair Oil's powder - Put 4 tsp of this powder in water, boil it and after cooling down apply it on hair. This will stop hair loss, rejuvenate and nourish your hair.Read more Tips : http://online-articles.org/hair-loss/site-map.php
Quick- fix hair tips
If you want instant luster just before a big night, beat an egg without the yolk, squeeze half a lemon into it and apply to hair avoiding the scalp than rinse and wash in another half an hour. Be sure to give your hair a last rinse with some rose water because we don't want you going out smelling like an egg.
Henna soaked in water of used tea bags, coffee powder, amla powder and onion peels can make for a excellent conditioner giving your hair the much needed boost
Thanks to: "Shenoy, Sheshagiri" sheshagiri.shenoy@veco.com
So, who's normal? Well, if your hair isn't a constant maze of split ends, doesn't become oily quickly and is fairly well behaved, you could say it is normal. Wash your hair twice a week with a mild shampoo and conditioner for normal hair. Towel dry lightly. Blow dry from at least five inches away, whether your hair is normal, dry or oily.
Stress, hormonal activity (puberty, childbirth), thyroid problems and eating too much fatty food and chocolates are what usually cause oily hair.
Oily hair needs to be washed more often but don't scrub too hard while washing. It won't get your hair any cleaner or less oilier. What it will do is further aggravate the already overactive sebaceous glands on your scalp, not to mention cause damage to the delicate follicles. And don't pile hair on the head while shampooing, even though it may look great in the ads. It causes tangling, leading to further breakage. You could add lemon to the final rinse for a great shine. If you don't have time to shampoo every few days or feel lazy and leave it oily, your hair won't just look terrible, but dirt will get lodged under its surface causing breakage and damage not to mention dandruff. This will lead to skin problems such as acne on your chest, back and face. So you need to be careful about washing hair regularly, though you could condition it just twice a month. However, if your hair has been chemically treated, you should condition hair after every wash as chemical strips hair of its natural oils. Read more Tips :
http://online-articles.org/hair-loss/site-map.php
If your hair is dry, wash it twice a week with a shampoo for dry hair, followed by a conditioner.
If your scalp feels very dry and flaky, use an anti-dandruff shampoo. Be very gentle with the ends of the hair, which are the driest parts and tend to split easily. You may be tempted to use styling products to tame the frizz, but avoid it. Frizz is usually caused by the inadequate flow of sebum from the roots, as it is being blocked by the flaky scalp. Give your hair a good oil massage before washing, to loosen the flakes, and rinse hair extra thoroughly.
Beautiful Hair is an asset for any woman.
Some are gifted with naturally beautiful hair while others have to really work hard on it. But essentially everybody has to work on hair either for improving or for maintaining them. Here are some tips to manage your Crowning Glory.
Hair Wash
The best way of washing hair is with Aritha and Shikakai Powder. It does not have any chemicals or any other side effects. Aritha and Shikakai powder is available at any General stores or even a banyan shop. Read more Tips : http://online-articles.org/hair-loss/site-map.php
Shampoos
Dry Hair - Egg, Herbal shampoo or any shampoo for dry hair.Normal Hair - For normal hair fruit shampoos or henna shampoo is good.
Oily Hair - Lemon Shampoo
Hair Oil
Oil your hair at least once in a week. If you have dry hair then oil it twice a week. Hair oil gives the necessary moisturizers to your hair. Herbal hair oil provides you the necessary nourishment along with the moisturizers.Hair Conditioners
Henna
Henna conditions and colours your hair.
Dry hair - Add some milk, water and 1-2egg yolks in henna. This mixture will not dry your hair and will make it soft and manageable. Apply it monthly.
Normal to Oily Hair ? Add water, lemon, egg yolks in henna. You can apply Henna fortnightly.
Home made conditioners
Add ? cup of vinegar in ? bucket of water. This will give a good shine to your hair. Mix curds and egg yolks together and apply it for 1hour.
Hair TonicsTry tonic Hair Oil's powder - Put 4 tsp of this powder in water, boil it and after cooling down apply it on hair. This will stop hair loss, rejuvenate and nourish your hair.Read more Tips : http://online-articles.org/hair-loss/site-map.php
Quick- fix hair tips
If you want instant luster just before a big night, beat an egg without the yolk, squeeze half a lemon into it and apply to hair avoiding the scalp than rinse and wash in another half an hour. Be sure to give your hair a last rinse with some rose water because we don't want you going out smelling like an egg.
Henna soaked in water of used tea bags, coffee powder, amla powder and onion peels can make for a excellent conditioner giving your hair the much needed boost
Thanks to: "Shenoy, Sheshagiri" sheshagiri.shenoy@veco.com
Mobile Phone - A Health Hazard
Your mobile phone could be a major health hazard, research shows.
- The phones, the essential part of everyday life for 55 million Britons ( meaning hundreds of millions the world around) ARE CRAWLING WITH POTENTIALLY LETHAL BACTERIA.
With tens of thousands of microbes living on each square inch, they harbour more bacteria than a lavotary seat, the sole of a shoe or a door handle.
Microbiologists say the combinaton of constant handling and the heat generated by the phones creates a prime breeding ground for all sorts of bugs that are normally found on our skin.
They include Staphylococus aureus, which can cause illness from pimples and boils to pnneumonia and meningitis and is a close relative of the superbug MRSA.
Joanna Varran, professor of microbiology at Manchester Metropolitan University, said: "Mobile phones are stored in bags or pockets, are handled frequently and held close to the face.
"In other words, they come into contact with more parts of our body and a wider range of bacteria than toilet seats. The phones contained more skin bacterias than any other object. This could be due to the fact that this type of bacteria increases in high temperatures and our phones are perfect for breeding these germs as they are kept warm and cosy in pockets, handbags and briefcases".
Thanks to: "P. Ramakrishnan" pramakr@gmail.com
- The phones, the essential part of everyday life for 55 million Britons ( meaning hundreds of millions the world around) ARE CRAWLING WITH POTENTIALLY LETHAL BACTERIA.
With tens of thousands of microbes living on each square inch, they harbour more bacteria than a lavotary seat, the sole of a shoe or a door handle.
Microbiologists say the combinaton of constant handling and the heat generated by the phones creates a prime breeding ground for all sorts of bugs that are normally found on our skin.
They include Staphylococus aureus, which can cause illness from pimples and boils to pnneumonia and meningitis and is a close relative of the superbug MRSA.
Joanna Varran, professor of microbiology at Manchester Metropolitan University, said: "Mobile phones are stored in bags or pockets, are handled frequently and held close to the face.
"In other words, they come into contact with more parts of our body and a wider range of bacteria than toilet seats. The phones contained more skin bacterias than any other object. This could be due to the fact that this type of bacteria increases in high temperatures and our phones are perfect for breeding these germs as they are kept warm and cosy in pockets, handbags and briefcases".
Thanks to: "P. Ramakrishnan" pramakr@gmail.com
Know your Microwave
Ten Reasons to Throw out your Microwave Oven
From the conclusions of the Swiss, Russian and German scientific clinical studies, we can no longer ignore the microwave oven sitting in our kitchens. Based on this research, we will conclude this article with the following:
1). Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term - permanent - brain damage by "shorting out" electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue].
2). The human body cannot metabolize [break down] the unknown by-products created in microwaved food.
3). Male and female hormone production is shut down and/or altered by continually eating microwaved foods.
4). The effects of microwaved food by-products are residual [long term, permanent] within the human body.
5). Minerals, vitamins, and nutrients of all microwaved food is reduced or altered so that the human body gets little or no benefit, or the human body absorbs altered compounds that cannot be broken down.
6). The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free radicals when cooked in microwave ovens.
7). Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths [tumors]. This may explain the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in America.
8). The prolonged eating of microwaved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.
9). Continual ingestion of microwaved food causes immune system deficiencies through lymph gland and blood serum alterations.
10). Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability, and a decrease of intelligence. Have you tossed out your microwave oven yet? After you throw out your microwave, you can use a toaster oven as a replacement. It works well for most and is nearly as quick. The use of artificial microwave transmissions for subliminal psychological control, a.k.a. "brainwashing", has also been proven. We're attempting to obtain copies of the 1970's Russian research documents and results written by Drs. Luria and Perov specifying their clinical experiments in this area.
Thanks to: anjali iyer" anjali_sksk@yahoo.com
Blood Pressure Chart
Human Blood Pressure Range Diagram
The 1st Number: Systolic pressure is the pressure generated when the heart contracts .
The 2nd Number: Diastolic pressure is the blood pressure when the heart is relaxed.
What is Normal Blood Pressure ?
Buy and use a blood pressure monitor. Compare your BP reading with the numbers on the chart above. Draw a line from your systolic pressure to your diastolic pressure. Is the slope of the line about the same as shown on the chart? Where do YOU fit in? What are your risk factors?
Are your blood pressure readings within the normal blood pressure range?
Should you take anti-hypertension medication to lower your blood pressure?
Normal human daily Blood Pressure Range can vary widely, so any single blood pressure monitor reading is not reliable. BP monitor readings must be taken at different times of day, to determine AVERAGE blood pressure over time.
What is important is your AVERAGE BP, or MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) over time.Or, where are those numbers sitting MOST of the time?Normal MAP is about 93 mm of mercury.
Lowering High Blood Pressure Tactics Download a 1-page printable .PDF file of the Blood Pressure Chart above.
Blood Pressure Range Chart Notes
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSUREREADINGS RANGE
HIGH Blood Pressure Symptoms -Stressed, Sedentary, Bloated, Weak, Failing
HIGH Blood Pressure Symptoms -Stressed, Sedentary, Bloated, Weak, Failing
Systolic - Diastolic
210 - 120 - Stage 4 High Blood Pressure
180 - 110 - Stage 3 High Blood Pressure
160 - 100 - Stage 2 High Blood Pressure
140 - 90 - Stage 1 High Blood Pressure
140 - 90 - BORDERLINE HIGH
130 - 85 - High Normal
120 - 80 - NORMAL Blood Pressure
110 - 75 - Low Normal
90 - 60 - BORDERLINE LOW
60 - 40 - TOO LOW Blood Pressure
50 - 33 - DANGER Blood Pressure
LOW Blood Pressure Symptoms -Weak, Tired, Dizzy, Fainting, Coma
Thanks to: madhusudhan@gmail.com
Vaginitis
Vaginitis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
By Ben Kim, D.C.
Vaginitis is a condition that often goes unaddressed by women and their health care providers due to many people often feeling embarrassed about it. Vaginitis is also frequently misdiagnosed as a urinary tract infection, which can leave a woman unaware of lifestyle factors that are chronic, recurrent causes of vaginitis.
What exactly is vaginitis? By definition, it is an inflammatory condition of the mucosal lining of the vagina. A urinary tract infection, on the other hand, is an infection found in any part of the genitourinary (GU) system; the kidneys, the ureters, the bladder, and the urethra are the four major regions of the GU system where a urinary tract infection can take place.
For diagnostic and treatment purposes, vaginitis is typically classified into one of the following three categories:
Infectious Vaginitis - represents approximately 90 percent of all cases of vaginitis in women who are of reproductive age. Infectious vaginitis is typically caused by bacterial overgrowth, yeast overgrowth, an infection by a protozoan called Trichimonas vaginalis, or various sexually transmitted organisms.
Irritant Vaginitis - caused by allergic-type reactions to condoms, spermicides, topical medications, tampons, soaps, perfumes, douches, or semen.
Hormonal Vaginitis - most often occurs in postpartum or postmenopausal women in the form of atrophic (thinning) vaginitis. Hormonal vaginitis can also occur in prepubescent girls due to endocrine system imbalance.
Symptoms Of Vaginitis
All three categories of vaginitis can produce the following symptoms:
Itching and/or irritation of the genital region
Redness in the perineal area (area between vagina and anal sphincter)
Redness of the labia majora and labia minora - sometimes, redness in these areas can be hidden by pubic hair
Burning sensation or other type of discomfort when urinating
Vaginal discharge
Objectionable vaginal odor
When a woman is in good overall health and is able to address the root cause(s) of vaginitis, the symptoms can gradually diminish on their own. On the other hand, if a case of vaginitis is caused by an infectious organism and the woman doesn't take measures to recover, such an infection can lead to permanent health challenges. For example, a young girl who experiences vaginitis that progresses to a urinary tract infection can potentially experience permanent renal damage if the infectious process is able to travel up to the kidneys. Another example would be chlamydia-induced vaginitis progressing to an infection of the fallopian tubes and/or the ovaries, a situation that could result in infertility.
Causes Of And Treatment For Vaginitis
Infectious Vaginitis
Some cases of chronic, recurrent vaginitis can be attributed to a lack of proper hygienic care of the genital, perineal, and anal sphincter regions. Girls and women of all ages should always wipe from front to back after having a bowel movement. Infant girls should also be wiped from front to back when being cleaned after a bowel movement. Wiping from back to front can transfer undesirable organisms from the anal region to the vagina and is in my clinical experience, a common cause of chronic, recurrent vaginitis.
For the same reason as cited in the paragraph above, it is important to ensure that a woman's sexual partner does not make contact with her anal region and then make subsequent contact with her vaginal region. Because this topic can be embarrassing to discuss, it is often another overlooked cause of chronic, recurrent infectious vaginitis.
Infectious vaginitis that is caused by yeast overgrowth is best addressed by limiting or completely avoiding sugar and refined carbohydrates. Regular intake of beneficial bacteria (Here's the link - http://drbenkim. com/articles- probiotics. html) and raw garlic can also be helpful for Candida-induced vaginitis. Unless faced with a life or limb-threatening situation, antibiotics should be avoided, as prolonged intake of antibiotics can disrupt a woman's flora enough for yeast overgrowth and Candida-induced vaginitis to occur.
The potential for sexually transmitted organisms to cause vaginitis is one of many good health-related reasons to experience sex only in a mutually monogamous relationship.
Irritant Vaginitis
Because any number of synthetic chemicals and materials can induce an allergic-type reaction along the mucosal lining of the vagina, the best approach to treating all cases of irritant vaginitis is to avoid having synthetic chemicals and materials contact the vagina whenever possible.
Scented soaps should never be used to clean the vagina area. A plain, unscented soap like ivory can be used to clean around the genital region, but should not make contact with the actual mucosal lining of the vaginal canal; all mucosal linings are best cleaned with water only, as soap will dry out mucosal linings that are meant to stay moist.
Bubble bath and other scented products should not be added to bath water.
Feminine hygiene sprays should be avoided, as should contraceptive foams and suppositories.
Regular tampon use should be avoided if possible, as tampons can dry out and irritate the mucosal lining of the vagina, just as soap can.
Hormonal Vaginitis
For postpartal and postmenopausal cases of hormonal vaginitis, the best first approach is to ensure that the woman is not experiencing estrogen dominance. (URL - http://drbenkim. com/articles- uterine-fibroids .html) After addressing lifestyle factors in a way that ensures a healthy balance between estrogen and progesterone levels, if possible, it is best to engage in sexual intercourse (in a mutually monogamous relationship) with a natural, non-toxic lubricant on a regular basis. Regular coitus can help to stimulate blood flow and nutrients to the mucosal lining of the vaginal wall, which in turn, can help to add thickness, strength, and elasticity to this region.
For prepubescent girls who experience hormonal vaginitis, avoiding synthetic hormones found in factory farmed animal products is perhaps the single most important step to take to ensure that the foods they are eating are not contributing to endocrine dysfunction. Significant emotional stressors should also be explored and addressed in a safe environment, possibly with a professional therapist. Finally, prepubescent girls should make every effort to avoid the use of synthetic chemicals and materials in and around their vaginal regions. In cases where menses has commenced, it be may worth the effort of using cloth pads rather than synthetic ones that may be laced with materials and chemicals that increase absorbancy.
For all three categories of vaginitis, in some cases, the use of conventional medical creams can reduce discomfort and accelerate recovery time. Even so, it is in the best interest of every person who experiences vaginitis to be aware of all of the major causes of vaginitis described in this article.
Thanks to: "Rahul D" bruntno1@yahoo.com
By Ben Kim, D.C.
Vaginitis is a condition that often goes unaddressed by women and their health care providers due to many people often feeling embarrassed about it. Vaginitis is also frequently misdiagnosed as a urinary tract infection, which can leave a woman unaware of lifestyle factors that are chronic, recurrent causes of vaginitis.
What exactly is vaginitis? By definition, it is an inflammatory condition of the mucosal lining of the vagina. A urinary tract infection, on the other hand, is an infection found in any part of the genitourinary (GU) system; the kidneys, the ureters, the bladder, and the urethra are the four major regions of the GU system where a urinary tract infection can take place.
For diagnostic and treatment purposes, vaginitis is typically classified into one of the following three categories:
Infectious Vaginitis - represents approximately 90 percent of all cases of vaginitis in women who are of reproductive age. Infectious vaginitis is typically caused by bacterial overgrowth, yeast overgrowth, an infection by a protozoan called Trichimonas vaginalis, or various sexually transmitted organisms.
Irritant Vaginitis - caused by allergic-type reactions to condoms, spermicides, topical medications, tampons, soaps, perfumes, douches, or semen.
Hormonal Vaginitis - most often occurs in postpartum or postmenopausal women in the form of atrophic (thinning) vaginitis. Hormonal vaginitis can also occur in prepubescent girls due to endocrine system imbalance.
Symptoms Of Vaginitis
All three categories of vaginitis can produce the following symptoms:
Itching and/or irritation of the genital region
Redness in the perineal area (area between vagina and anal sphincter)
Redness of the labia majora and labia minora - sometimes, redness in these areas can be hidden by pubic hair
Burning sensation or other type of discomfort when urinating
Vaginal discharge
Objectionable vaginal odor
When a woman is in good overall health and is able to address the root cause(s) of vaginitis, the symptoms can gradually diminish on their own. On the other hand, if a case of vaginitis is caused by an infectious organism and the woman doesn't take measures to recover, such an infection can lead to permanent health challenges. For example, a young girl who experiences vaginitis that progresses to a urinary tract infection can potentially experience permanent renal damage if the infectious process is able to travel up to the kidneys. Another example would be chlamydia-induced vaginitis progressing to an infection of the fallopian tubes and/or the ovaries, a situation that could result in infertility.
Causes Of And Treatment For Vaginitis
Infectious Vaginitis
Some cases of chronic, recurrent vaginitis can be attributed to a lack of proper hygienic care of the genital, perineal, and anal sphincter regions. Girls and women of all ages should always wipe from front to back after having a bowel movement. Infant girls should also be wiped from front to back when being cleaned after a bowel movement. Wiping from back to front can transfer undesirable organisms from the anal region to the vagina and is in my clinical experience, a common cause of chronic, recurrent vaginitis.
For the same reason as cited in the paragraph above, it is important to ensure that a woman's sexual partner does not make contact with her anal region and then make subsequent contact with her vaginal region. Because this topic can be embarrassing to discuss, it is often another overlooked cause of chronic, recurrent infectious vaginitis.
Infectious vaginitis that is caused by yeast overgrowth is best addressed by limiting or completely avoiding sugar and refined carbohydrates. Regular intake of beneficial bacteria (Here's the link - http://drbenkim. com/articles- probiotics. html) and raw garlic can also be helpful for Candida-induced vaginitis. Unless faced with a life or limb-threatening situation, antibiotics should be avoided, as prolonged intake of antibiotics can disrupt a woman's flora enough for yeast overgrowth and Candida-induced vaginitis to occur.
The potential for sexually transmitted organisms to cause vaginitis is one of many good health-related reasons to experience sex only in a mutually monogamous relationship.
Irritant Vaginitis
Because any number of synthetic chemicals and materials can induce an allergic-type reaction along the mucosal lining of the vagina, the best approach to treating all cases of irritant vaginitis is to avoid having synthetic chemicals and materials contact the vagina whenever possible.
Scented soaps should never be used to clean the vagina area. A plain, unscented soap like ivory can be used to clean around the genital region, but should not make contact with the actual mucosal lining of the vaginal canal; all mucosal linings are best cleaned with water only, as soap will dry out mucosal linings that are meant to stay moist.
Bubble bath and other scented products should not be added to bath water.
Feminine hygiene sprays should be avoided, as should contraceptive foams and suppositories.
Regular tampon use should be avoided if possible, as tampons can dry out and irritate the mucosal lining of the vagina, just as soap can.
Hormonal Vaginitis
For postpartal and postmenopausal cases of hormonal vaginitis, the best first approach is to ensure that the woman is not experiencing estrogen dominance. (URL - http://drbenkim. com/articles- uterine-fibroids .html) After addressing lifestyle factors in a way that ensures a healthy balance between estrogen and progesterone levels, if possible, it is best to engage in sexual intercourse (in a mutually monogamous relationship) with a natural, non-toxic lubricant on a regular basis. Regular coitus can help to stimulate blood flow and nutrients to the mucosal lining of the vaginal wall, which in turn, can help to add thickness, strength, and elasticity to this region.
For prepubescent girls who experience hormonal vaginitis, avoiding synthetic hormones found in factory farmed animal products is perhaps the single most important step to take to ensure that the foods they are eating are not contributing to endocrine dysfunction. Significant emotional stressors should also be explored and addressed in a safe environment, possibly with a professional therapist. Finally, prepubescent girls should make every effort to avoid the use of synthetic chemicals and materials in and around their vaginal regions. In cases where menses has commenced, it be may worth the effort of using cloth pads rather than synthetic ones that may be laced with materials and chemicals that increase absorbancy.
For all three categories of vaginitis, in some cases, the use of conventional medical creams can reduce discomfort and accelerate recovery time. Even so, it is in the best interest of every person who experiences vaginitis to be aware of all of the major causes of vaginitis described in this article.
Thanks to: "Rahul D" bruntno1@yahoo.com
Look Beautiful, the Natural Way
Our skin faces a constant barrage of chemicals everyday from pollution to harsh chemically formulated products that strip the skin of its natural balance. These simple Ayurvedic home remedies help you to attain a clear, healthy and glowing complexion. Ayurveda mentions many simple natural ways to maintain a healthy and glowing skin. Using these natural ways, one can stay beautiful for a longer period without having to suffer the side effects of the chemicals.
Below are some simple 'secrets' to achieve a naturally beautiful skin.
Mix equal quantities of cucumber juice, rose water and lime juice. Wash the face and apply it overnight. Rinse off in the morning. This clears the complexion and keeps it healthy.
Take 50 ml. of raw (not boiled) milk and mix a pinch of salt and two teaspoonful of lime juice in it. Use it as a cleansing lotion. It helps to clean the deep pores of skin.
Mix equal quantities of lime juice, glycerin and rose water. This lotion if applied to the face regularly at bed time is very useful in removing pimples, blackheads and other stains of the skin. It makes the skin soft, and can also be applied to other parts of the body (hands, feet etc.)
Take 50 ml. of tomato juice and mix with one teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply this mixture to the face. It helps to make the skin soft and glowing.
Take equal quantities of turmeric powder and wheat flour and make a paste with sesame oil. Apply it to the face to remove unwanted hair.
Apply orange juice to the face for smooth and soft skin.
Take 30 ml. of cabbage juice and mix one teaspoon of honey in it. This mixture, if applied regularly to the face, helps to keep the wrinkles away.
Make a paste of raw carrots and apply it to the face. Wash it after one hour. The skin will become glowing.
Regular application of mint juice to the face helps to remove stains.
Thanks to: "s.v.m.sathishkumar" svm_sathishkumar@yahoo.co.in
1) Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.
2) Cut some beet root into small pieces and grind them. Squeeze juice from beet root and massage to your face for 5 minutes. Shower after 10 minutes with mild soap or gram flour.
3) Mix sandalwood powder with rose water and add 4 to 5 drops of milk in it and apply on to your face and body. Shower after 15 minutes with warm water.
4) Mix honey in water and drink daily in the morning to keep your skin shiny and smooth.
5) Warm honey and mix with lemon juice and apply on to face. Wash after it dry.
6) Mix Turmeric, sandal powder and olive oil and apply to body. Shower after 10 minutes.
7) Massage your skin with milk. Milk has moisturizer, it will keep your skin smooth. read more tips on http://www.online-articles.org/beauty/site-map.php
8) Use humidifiers and keep room temperature moderate to keep your skin away from dryness.
9) Hot water blushes your skin and you don't feel fresh unless you have bath with little cold water. If you have shower for a longtime, dead skin will be automatically be removed. Do not rub with towel, be gentle on your skin.
10) Take food which contains more A and C vitamin.
11) Grate carrot and boil. Massage that mixture to body to get fair and smooth skin.
12) For natural bleaching: - mix milk and lemon juice. The milk will break as soon as you mix the lemon juice in it. Use that mixture to massage on your body. It works as natural bleaching.
13) Mix turmeric and cream on the top of milk, massage that mixture to body.
14) If you go into sun your skin will lost the fair ness. To get your skin color to normal take equal quantities of cucumber juice and tomato juice and apply on to skin. Shower after 10 minutes.
15) Massage mustard oil to your skin for 5 minutes and have shower with gram flour or mild soap.
16) Mix cream on the top of milk and all-purpose flour and apply that paste on to your skin avoid eyes, eyebrows and lips. Shower after 5 minutes. This will make skin smooth.
17) Mix curds (yogurt) with wheat flour and apply to your skin and take shower after 5 minutes. r ead more tips on chinkap@gmail.com
Below are some simple 'secrets' to achieve a naturally beautiful skin.
Mix equal quantities of cucumber juice, rose water and lime juice. Wash the face and apply it overnight. Rinse off in the morning. This clears the complexion and keeps it healthy.
Take 50 ml. of raw (not boiled) milk and mix a pinch of salt and two teaspoonful of lime juice in it. Use it as a cleansing lotion. It helps to clean the deep pores of skin.
Mix equal quantities of lime juice, glycerin and rose water. This lotion if applied to the face regularly at bed time is very useful in removing pimples, blackheads and other stains of the skin. It makes the skin soft, and can also be applied to other parts of the body (hands, feet etc.)
Take 50 ml. of tomato juice and mix with one teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply this mixture to the face. It helps to make the skin soft and glowing.
Take equal quantities of turmeric powder and wheat flour and make a paste with sesame oil. Apply it to the face to remove unwanted hair.
Apply orange juice to the face for smooth and soft skin.
Take 30 ml. of cabbage juice and mix one teaspoon of honey in it. This mixture, if applied regularly to the face, helps to keep the wrinkles away.
Make a paste of raw carrots and apply it to the face. Wash it after one hour. The skin will become glowing.
Regular application of mint juice to the face helps to remove stains.
Thanks to: "s.v.m.sathishkumar" svm_sathishkumar@yahoo.co.in
1) Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.
2) Cut some beet root into small pieces and grind them. Squeeze juice from beet root and massage to your face for 5 minutes. Shower after 10 minutes with mild soap or gram flour.
3) Mix sandalwood powder with rose water and add 4 to 5 drops of milk in it and apply on to your face and body. Shower after 15 minutes with warm water.
4) Mix honey in water and drink daily in the morning to keep your skin shiny and smooth.
5) Warm honey and mix with lemon juice and apply on to face. Wash after it dry.
6) Mix Turmeric, sandal powder and olive oil and apply to body. Shower after 10 minutes.
7) Massage your skin with milk. Milk has moisturizer, it will keep your skin smooth. read more tips on http://www.online-articles.org/beauty/site-map.php
8) Use humidifiers and keep room temperature moderate to keep your skin away from dryness.
9) Hot water blushes your skin and you don't feel fresh unless you have bath with little cold water. If you have shower for a longtime, dead skin will be automatically be removed. Do not rub with towel, be gentle on your skin.
10) Take food which contains more A and C vitamin.
11) Grate carrot and boil. Massage that mixture to body to get fair and smooth skin.
12) For natural bleaching: - mix milk and lemon juice. The milk will break as soon as you mix the lemon juice in it. Use that mixture to massage on your body. It works as natural bleaching.
13) Mix turmeric and cream on the top of milk, massage that mixture to body.
14) If you go into sun your skin will lost the fair ness. To get your skin color to normal take equal quantities of cucumber juice and tomato juice and apply on to skin. Shower after 10 minutes.
15) Massage mustard oil to your skin for 5 minutes and have shower with gram flour or mild soap.
16) Mix cream on the top of milk and all-purpose flour and apply that paste on to your skin avoid eyes, eyebrows and lips. Shower after 5 minutes. This will make skin smooth.
17) Mix curds (yogurt) with wheat flour and apply to your skin and take shower after 5 minutes. r ead more tips on chinkap@gmail.com
Benefits of Walking
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 organs are on right and left foot
God created our body so well and connected each body part to our foot so that when we walk every body part of ours get massaged.
So, keep walking...
So, keep walking...
Thanks to: "deepesh prajapati" deepesh992002@yahoo.com
Sunday, January 21, 2007
A to Z of Various Medicine Systems
Allopathy :
Also known as ‘scientific medicine’, ‘orthodox medicine’ and ‘modern medicine’, is barely about 200 years old. It lays emphasis on drugs. It offers antibiotics, synthetic vitamins, steroids, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunization all of which are highly dangerous. Its diagnostics methods are not foolproof and 95% of surgeries in allopathic hospitals are unnecessary. Doctors of modern medicine receive their continuing education from Medical Representatives of (P)harmaceuticals, and prescribe lethal drugs based on cuts and commission. These inadequately tested and prescribed drugs create more diseases. Allopathy is a ‘pseudo science’ which has done more harm to health and wellbeing of humanity than any other 40 odd systems of healing described below.
Acupuncture/Acupressure :
In this age-old Chinese system, the body is divided into 14 meridians and 365 specific points to stimulate, disperse and regulate the flow of vital energy and restore a healthy balance. In acupuncture, needles are inserted at these points, whereas in acupressure only finger pressure is used. Acupoints are also stimulated by a low-frequency electrical current (electro-acupuncture), or with finely tuned laser beams. Some times moxa (common mugwort) heat is used over specific points (moxibustion), some times needles dipped in homoeopathic mother tinctures are inserted (homoeo-puncture). In addition to pain relief, acutherapy is used to improve well being and treat acute, chronic and degenerative conditions. Under acupuncture anaesthesia minor/major operations are conducted effortlessly with conscious participation of the patient.
Ayurvedic Medicine :
Practiced in India for more than 5000 years, ayurvedic tradition holds that illness is a state of imbalance among the body's systems. These imbalances can be detected through diagnostic procedures like : Nadi (pulse), Mutra (urine), Mal (feaces/stools), Jeevha (tongue), Shabda (tone clarity), Sparsh (touch), Netra (eyes), Akruti (figure). Nutrition, counseling, massage, natural medications, meditation and other modalities are used to address a broad spectrum of ailments.
Biofeedback :
It is a practical psychosomatic medicine according to which the autonomic nervous system can be trained. With this, blood pressure can be lowered, cold hands warmed, migraine and epilepsy treated, hemiplegias rehabilitated and deep meditative states induced. Any bodily or mental function that can be monitored can be altered.
Biotesting and Biotherapy :
This is a total cleansing process. This therapy helps to eradicate the root cause of diseases by removing the viruses, bacteria, chemicals and toxins stored in the body. A bio-therapist asks the patient to think of his problems and starts the treatment by giving anti-dotes as per the body's requirement. As the anti-dote is placed in the patient's palm, the practitioner starts tapping the thighs of the patient to let the anti-dotes flow in the body. This therapy has shown encouraging results in cases of AIDS, Cancers, Meningitis, Hepatitis, and Malaria and host of other toxic symptoms.
Chromotherapy :
Our body is composed of seven colours of the Rainbow, namely : violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and the red. Thought patterns as also breathing can change the colours in the body. Consequently, the seven colours and sub-colours are used in the treatment of various diseases of the body and the mind. The body synthesizes colours from fruits, vegetables and food eaten. A solarium, colour suncharged water, 12 tissue salts which emanate different colours, are used by experts of Chromotherapy in treatment. It is a fascinating art and science.
Colonics :
Using sterilized equipment, filtered water is gently introduced into the rectum, which softens and expels stagnated faecal matter and colon poisons from the large intestine. Colon malfunction can lead to 80% of diseased states. Keep the innards clean and you will be fine throughout your life.
Counseling :
This broad category covers a range of practitioners, from career counselors to psychotherapists who treat depression, stress, addiction, and emotional factors. Formats can vary from individual counseling to group therapy. Some therapists may also incorporate bodywork, ritual, energy healing, and other alternative modalities as part of their practice.
Dance therapy :
Dance and/or movement therapy uses expressive movement as a therapeutic tool for both personal _expression and psychological healing. Practitioners work with people with physical disabilities, substance abuse, sexual abuse cases, eating disorders, and other concerns.
Diet therapy :
No matter what name you give to a dis-eased body state, the cause is ever the same! The bottom line or the root cause of any illness, by any name, is simply too much acid tissue waste in your body fluids or your body organs. A body fluid in an alkaline base state is your key to lasting health and eternal youth. Your major five body fluids, saliva, blood, mucous, lymph and urine, have the important job of carrying acid wastes out of your body. The more we consciously do to keep these body tissues and body fluids alkaline, the easier it will be for us to throw off any disease and to keep our bodies in a constant state of tingling vibrant health. Diet therapy therefore concentrates on Alkaline Diet versus Acid Diet, Constipating Diet versus Laxative Diet, Living Diet as against Dead Food, and Perfect Food versus Junk Food. It also considers seasonal food, hot and cold food, and the input and output ratio of food and water intake.
Ear Candling :
Primarily used for wax buildup and related hearing problems. Ear candling is also used for ear and sinus infections. Treatment involves placing the narrow end of a specially designed hollow candle at the entry of the ear canal, while the opposite end is lit.
Feng Shui :
Ancient Chinese practice of arranging the home or work environment to promote health, happiness and prosperity. Consultants may recommend changes in the surroundings - from color selection to furniture placement, in order to promote a healthy flow of Chi, or vital energy.
Flower Remedies :
A method of alleviating negative emotional states that may contribute to illness or hinder personal growth. Discovered by Dr. Edward Bach there are thirty-eight remedies, each flower or bud being specific for an emotional state or a personality type. Flower remedies are made from water in which flowers have been dipped and exposed to sunlight for a few hours. Remedies are administered sub-lingual.
Gem Therapy :
Vibrations from gem-stones can relieve or remove mental and emotional problems – for example, emerald is said to improve memory; red coral gives beneficial results in anemia, lassitude, pain, collapse and general debility; Ruby balances tridoshas and is specific for biliousness and blood disorders. Since AIDS spreads through blood, Ruby can be worn on the right hand.
Homoeopathy :
Founded in 1790, by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, it is a therapeutic system that uses infinitesimal doses of natural substances - called remedies - to stimulate a person's immune and defense system. A remedy is individually chosen for a sick person based on its capacity to cause, if given in over dose, physical and psychological symptoms similar to those a patient is experiencing. The four cardinal laws of homoeopathy are: (a) the law of similars (b) the law of drug proving (c) the principle of potentisation and (d) the theory of chronic diseases. Then there is (e) the law of direction of cure (f) the law of single remedy and (e) the law of minimum dose.
Hypnotherapy :
A means of bypassing the conscious mind and accessing the sub-conscious, where suppressed, repressed emotions, and forgotten events may remain recorded. Hypnosis may facilitate behavioral, emotional, or attitudinal changes, such as, weight loss, or smoking cessation. It is also used to treat phobias, stress, and as an adjunct in the treatment of illness.
Imagery :
Your thinking or imagination can make or mar you. Imagery can boost the immune response, thereby increasing the activity of natural killer cells to identify and eliminate virus-infected cells, other microbes, and tumor cells. Imagery can lower blood pressure, slow the heart rate, alleviate insomnia, relieve stress and anxiety, treat phobias and obesity, and help regulate menstrual cycles. If you can imagine, it can become real.
Iridology :
The diagnostic system based on the premise that every organ has a corresponding location within the iris of the eye, which can serve as an indicator of the individual organ's health or disease. Iridology is used particularly when diagnosis achieved through standard methods is unclear.
Iscador Therapy :
It centres round the extract of the white-berried mistletoe (viscum album) plant which grows on a number of host trees. Mistletoe therapy is directed not only against Cancer cells, but it aims to restore the dynamic equilibrium between cells and organism. The earliest declaration over the use of the mistletoe for the healing of Cancer was made by Dr. Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy, in 1904 and was introduced into medicine in 1920 by the Lukas Clinic at Arlesheim in Switzerland by Dr. Ita Wegman.
Joviality/or laughter therapy :
It creates in the body a different chemistry. When you are jovial or when you laugh, you relax, you breathe freely, your digestion improves, movements are easy, coordination better, thinking cordial, memory becomes sharp and vision becomes clear. Joviality, laughter, love leads to vibrant health.
Kirlian Photography :
For centuries, mystics, spiritual healers and psychics have been fascinated by the ‘auras’ – luminous, misty outlines – that surround people, animals, plants and other animate or inanimate objects. Kirlian photography prints auras that reveal people’s mental and physical disorders before they display any outward symptoms. Cancers can be diagnosed by modern medicine in later stages and a lot of time is wasted in sub-classifying them while the patient sinks further in health. A good Kirlian photograph in experienced hands can reveal cancer two years before its onset. Isn’t that good? But the ostriches of modern medicine will not see the light of the day because of their closed minds.
Lamaze Method :
The purpose of the Lamaze education is to prepare a mother for happy childbirth. This is done by removing fear from her mind and by making her relax and teaching her how to coordinate her breathing, so that childbirth is normal and natural. Based upon Pavlov’s principle of conditioned response, the theory is that the brain can be trained to accept and analyze a given stimulus and select a response to it.
Massage :
A general term for a range of therapeutic approaches with roots in both eastern and western cultures. It involves the practice of manipulating a person’s muscles and other soft tissue with the intent of improving a person’s well being or health. Massage can sooth the body, mind and the spirit.
Music Therapy :
The rhythm of life as a healing force has been used since ancient times. Making music, dancing to the tune of music, drawing some revealing patterns on paper with colours as music unwinds, breathing in and out in synchronisation, frees the client from submerged feelings and problems. Many people carry unnecessary burdens of the past which, in an enlightened moment, music helps them to unload.
Naturopathy : The oldest health-care system which emphasizes the curative power of nature, treating both acute and chronic illnesses in all age groups. The three cardinal principles of nature cure are : (a) healing is within (b) there is inner environment and (c) treatment should not be worse than the disease. It is a drugless healing. Naturopathy can cure every disease.
Negative Ion :
Air molecules are continually being broken down into positively or negatively charged particles. Negative ion concentration is good for health, whereas positive ion concentration is bad. Urban areas, and homes with many electrical gadgets have positive ions. Negative ion therapy helps people to function better by improving their health.
Ohashiatsu :
A system of physical techniques, exercise and meditation used to relieve tensions and fatigue and induce a state of harmony and peace. The practitioner first assesses a person's state by feeling the hara, the area below the navel. Then, using continuous and flowing movements, the practitioner presses and stretches the body's energy channel, working in unison with the person's breathing.
Prolotherapy :
It uses injections of natural substances, such as, dextrose, glycerin and phenol in order to stimulate the growth of connective tissue and this strengthens weak, damaged joints, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. This re-constructive therapy is used to treat degenerative arthritis, lower back pain, torn ligaments and cartilage, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other conditions.
Qi :
It is a pre-physical energy existing in air. T’ai chi which means great pole or axis is a form of active meditation which helps in tapping the qi or chi or prana. Breathing is faulty in almost 90% people. Due to wrong breathing there is insufficient oxygen in the blood. This leads to hypoxic diseases, like cancers, gangrene, heart attack, stroke, impotence, low vitality, etc.
Radionics and Radiesthesia :
Some men and women have the capacity to transmit a steady flow of healing; others, sorcerers, on occasion transmit harm. Inherent within most of us is the ability to switch on to receive healing and to provide it. Radionics and radiesthesia are methods of recapturing and exploiting these largely dormant powers. Radionics is an instrumentally tuned form of distant healing, whereby everybody and every condition can be treated. Radiesthesia has a predictive aspect to it and, as such, its application to prevention presents interesting possibilities.
Reiki :
It is the fine art of tuning the body, mind and the spirit. Practitioners of this ancient healing system use light hand placements to channel healing energies to the recipient. Reiki is commonly used to treat emotional and mental distress as well as chronic and acute physical problems, and to assist the recipient in achieving spiritual focus and clarity. The five principles of Reiki are : Just for today, I will live with gratitude. Just for today, I will not worry. Just for today, I will not be angry. Just for today I will do my work honestly. Just for today, I will love and respect every living being.
Shiatsu :
The most widely known form of acupressure. Shiatsu has been used in Japan for more than 1000 years to treat pain and illness and for general health maintenance. Using a series of techniques, practitioners apply rhythmic finger pressure at specific points on the body in order to stimulate Chi, or the vital energy.
Silva Mind Control :
This technique teaches you how to tap brain-waves as an aid to the development of greater mental discipline. It is a combination of Autosuggestion and Meditation to expand intuition and extrasensory perception.
Tibetan Medicine :
Evolved as a synthesis of Tibetan, Chinese, Persian medicine, and Ayurveda. These remedies include indigenous herbs, fruits, flowers, metallic powders and minerals given in tablet or powder form, and are especially effective in treating rheumatism, asthma, gastritis, diabetes and many neurological disorders.
Unani :
Involves the use of plants, herbs and minerals. Known to provide cures for diseases, such as, sinusitis, leucoderma, rheumatism, jaundice and elephantiasis, Unani Tibb or Graeco-Arab medicine is mainly practised in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. The basic framework of the four-humour theory of Hippocrates, which presupposed the presence in the body of four humours : blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. Vital force or life-force is called Ruh in this system of health care.
Vitamin therapy :
A complementary therapy of vitamin usage combined with other treatments to address a range of illnesses and to enhance the functioning of the body system. Assists the immune system in combating chronic fatigue syndrome and HIV/AIDS.
Water therapy :
Also known as hydrotherapy, it is a treatment of diseases by means of water in various forms and temperatures. For example, ice massage is given in Parkinson’s disease and paralysis, steam for throwing out impurities from the body by opening blocked pores of the skin. In enemas, stomach wash, douches, sitz baths, spinal baths, compresses - cold or warm water is used, both internally and externally. Water is the best cleanser and healer, as 70% body is made of water.
X-ray therapy or X radiation :
Here radiated medicine is used to treat diseases like cancers, tumours, genetic deformities and to nullify radiation effect in the human body. This is not the same as irradiation.
Yoga :
It is an eight-fold method of evolving an ordinary man into a super human being. Yoga connects an individual with the universe. It consists of Asanas (physical postures), Pranayam (breath control), Kriyas (cleansing techniques), Mudras and Meditation (for mind control). Yoga addresses mental and physical problems, while integrating body, mind and the spirit.
Zone Reflexology :
This modality is based on the idea that specific points on the feet and hands correspond with organs and tissues throughout the body. With fingers and thumb, the practitioner applies pressure to these points reflected in the feet or hands to treat a wide range of illnesses.
From the above description, you would note how the Holistic Healing modalities are far superior to Modern Medicine’s treatment-oriented chemical approach, which only tackles the human body in parts, not bothering about the mind and spirit aspect. Modern medicine does not also know anything about ‘soul sickness’.
Thanks to: "Jagannath Chatterjee" jagchat01@yahoo.com
Also known as ‘scientific medicine’, ‘orthodox medicine’ and ‘modern medicine’, is barely about 200 years old. It lays emphasis on drugs. It offers antibiotics, synthetic vitamins, steroids, chemotherapy, radiation, and immunization all of which are highly dangerous. Its diagnostics methods are not foolproof and 95% of surgeries in allopathic hospitals are unnecessary. Doctors of modern medicine receive their continuing education from Medical Representatives of (P)harmaceuticals, and prescribe lethal drugs based on cuts and commission. These inadequately tested and prescribed drugs create more diseases. Allopathy is a ‘pseudo science’ which has done more harm to health and wellbeing of humanity than any other 40 odd systems of healing described below.
Acupuncture/Acupressure :
In this age-old Chinese system, the body is divided into 14 meridians and 365 specific points to stimulate, disperse and regulate the flow of vital energy and restore a healthy balance. In acupuncture, needles are inserted at these points, whereas in acupressure only finger pressure is used. Acupoints are also stimulated by a low-frequency electrical current (electro-acupuncture), or with finely tuned laser beams. Some times moxa (common mugwort) heat is used over specific points (moxibustion), some times needles dipped in homoeopathic mother tinctures are inserted (homoeo-puncture). In addition to pain relief, acutherapy is used to improve well being and treat acute, chronic and degenerative conditions. Under acupuncture anaesthesia minor/major operations are conducted effortlessly with conscious participation of the patient.
Ayurvedic Medicine :
Practiced in India for more than 5000 years, ayurvedic tradition holds that illness is a state of imbalance among the body's systems. These imbalances can be detected through diagnostic procedures like : Nadi (pulse), Mutra (urine), Mal (feaces/stools), Jeevha (tongue), Shabda (tone clarity), Sparsh (touch), Netra (eyes), Akruti (figure). Nutrition, counseling, massage, natural medications, meditation and other modalities are used to address a broad spectrum of ailments.
Biofeedback :
It is a practical psychosomatic medicine according to which the autonomic nervous system can be trained. With this, blood pressure can be lowered, cold hands warmed, migraine and epilepsy treated, hemiplegias rehabilitated and deep meditative states induced. Any bodily or mental function that can be monitored can be altered.
Biotesting and Biotherapy :
This is a total cleansing process. This therapy helps to eradicate the root cause of diseases by removing the viruses, bacteria, chemicals and toxins stored in the body. A bio-therapist asks the patient to think of his problems and starts the treatment by giving anti-dotes as per the body's requirement. As the anti-dote is placed in the patient's palm, the practitioner starts tapping the thighs of the patient to let the anti-dotes flow in the body. This therapy has shown encouraging results in cases of AIDS, Cancers, Meningitis, Hepatitis, and Malaria and host of other toxic symptoms.
Chromotherapy :
Our body is composed of seven colours of the Rainbow, namely : violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and the red. Thought patterns as also breathing can change the colours in the body. Consequently, the seven colours and sub-colours are used in the treatment of various diseases of the body and the mind. The body synthesizes colours from fruits, vegetables and food eaten. A solarium, colour suncharged water, 12 tissue salts which emanate different colours, are used by experts of Chromotherapy in treatment. It is a fascinating art and science.
Colonics :
Using sterilized equipment, filtered water is gently introduced into the rectum, which softens and expels stagnated faecal matter and colon poisons from the large intestine. Colon malfunction can lead to 80% of diseased states. Keep the innards clean and you will be fine throughout your life.
Counseling :
This broad category covers a range of practitioners, from career counselors to psychotherapists who treat depression, stress, addiction, and emotional factors. Formats can vary from individual counseling to group therapy. Some therapists may also incorporate bodywork, ritual, energy healing, and other alternative modalities as part of their practice.
Dance therapy :
Dance and/or movement therapy uses expressive movement as a therapeutic tool for both personal _expression and psychological healing. Practitioners work with people with physical disabilities, substance abuse, sexual abuse cases, eating disorders, and other concerns.
Diet therapy :
No matter what name you give to a dis-eased body state, the cause is ever the same! The bottom line or the root cause of any illness, by any name, is simply too much acid tissue waste in your body fluids or your body organs. A body fluid in an alkaline base state is your key to lasting health and eternal youth. Your major five body fluids, saliva, blood, mucous, lymph and urine, have the important job of carrying acid wastes out of your body. The more we consciously do to keep these body tissues and body fluids alkaline, the easier it will be for us to throw off any disease and to keep our bodies in a constant state of tingling vibrant health. Diet therapy therefore concentrates on Alkaline Diet versus Acid Diet, Constipating Diet versus Laxative Diet, Living Diet as against Dead Food, and Perfect Food versus Junk Food. It also considers seasonal food, hot and cold food, and the input and output ratio of food and water intake.
Ear Candling :
Primarily used for wax buildup and related hearing problems. Ear candling is also used for ear and sinus infections. Treatment involves placing the narrow end of a specially designed hollow candle at the entry of the ear canal, while the opposite end is lit.
Feng Shui :
Ancient Chinese practice of arranging the home or work environment to promote health, happiness and prosperity. Consultants may recommend changes in the surroundings - from color selection to furniture placement, in order to promote a healthy flow of Chi, or vital energy.
Flower Remedies :
A method of alleviating negative emotional states that may contribute to illness or hinder personal growth. Discovered by Dr. Edward Bach there are thirty-eight remedies, each flower or bud being specific for an emotional state or a personality type. Flower remedies are made from water in which flowers have been dipped and exposed to sunlight for a few hours. Remedies are administered sub-lingual.
Gem Therapy :
Vibrations from gem-stones can relieve or remove mental and emotional problems – for example, emerald is said to improve memory; red coral gives beneficial results in anemia, lassitude, pain, collapse and general debility; Ruby balances tridoshas and is specific for biliousness and blood disorders. Since AIDS spreads through blood, Ruby can be worn on the right hand.
Homoeopathy :
Founded in 1790, by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, it is a therapeutic system that uses infinitesimal doses of natural substances - called remedies - to stimulate a person's immune and defense system. A remedy is individually chosen for a sick person based on its capacity to cause, if given in over dose, physical and psychological symptoms similar to those a patient is experiencing. The four cardinal laws of homoeopathy are: (a) the law of similars (b) the law of drug proving (c) the principle of potentisation and (d) the theory of chronic diseases. Then there is (e) the law of direction of cure (f) the law of single remedy and (e) the law of minimum dose.
Hypnotherapy :
A means of bypassing the conscious mind and accessing the sub-conscious, where suppressed, repressed emotions, and forgotten events may remain recorded. Hypnosis may facilitate behavioral, emotional, or attitudinal changes, such as, weight loss, or smoking cessation. It is also used to treat phobias, stress, and as an adjunct in the treatment of illness.
Imagery :
Your thinking or imagination can make or mar you. Imagery can boost the immune response, thereby increasing the activity of natural killer cells to identify and eliminate virus-infected cells, other microbes, and tumor cells. Imagery can lower blood pressure, slow the heart rate, alleviate insomnia, relieve stress and anxiety, treat phobias and obesity, and help regulate menstrual cycles. If you can imagine, it can become real.
Iridology :
The diagnostic system based on the premise that every organ has a corresponding location within the iris of the eye, which can serve as an indicator of the individual organ's health or disease. Iridology is used particularly when diagnosis achieved through standard methods is unclear.
Iscador Therapy :
It centres round the extract of the white-berried mistletoe (viscum album) plant which grows on a number of host trees. Mistletoe therapy is directed not only against Cancer cells, but it aims to restore the dynamic equilibrium between cells and organism. The earliest declaration over the use of the mistletoe for the healing of Cancer was made by Dr. Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy, in 1904 and was introduced into medicine in 1920 by the Lukas Clinic at Arlesheim in Switzerland by Dr. Ita Wegman.
Joviality/or laughter therapy :
It creates in the body a different chemistry. When you are jovial or when you laugh, you relax, you breathe freely, your digestion improves, movements are easy, coordination better, thinking cordial, memory becomes sharp and vision becomes clear. Joviality, laughter, love leads to vibrant health.
Kirlian Photography :
For centuries, mystics, spiritual healers and psychics have been fascinated by the ‘auras’ – luminous, misty outlines – that surround people, animals, plants and other animate or inanimate objects. Kirlian photography prints auras that reveal people’s mental and physical disorders before they display any outward symptoms. Cancers can be diagnosed by modern medicine in later stages and a lot of time is wasted in sub-classifying them while the patient sinks further in health. A good Kirlian photograph in experienced hands can reveal cancer two years before its onset. Isn’t that good? But the ostriches of modern medicine will not see the light of the day because of their closed minds.
Lamaze Method :
The purpose of the Lamaze education is to prepare a mother for happy childbirth. This is done by removing fear from her mind and by making her relax and teaching her how to coordinate her breathing, so that childbirth is normal and natural. Based upon Pavlov’s principle of conditioned response, the theory is that the brain can be trained to accept and analyze a given stimulus and select a response to it.
Massage :
A general term for a range of therapeutic approaches with roots in both eastern and western cultures. It involves the practice of manipulating a person’s muscles and other soft tissue with the intent of improving a person’s well being or health. Massage can sooth the body, mind and the spirit.
Music Therapy :
The rhythm of life as a healing force has been used since ancient times. Making music, dancing to the tune of music, drawing some revealing patterns on paper with colours as music unwinds, breathing in and out in synchronisation, frees the client from submerged feelings and problems. Many people carry unnecessary burdens of the past which, in an enlightened moment, music helps them to unload.
Naturopathy : The oldest health-care system which emphasizes the curative power of nature, treating both acute and chronic illnesses in all age groups. The three cardinal principles of nature cure are : (a) healing is within (b) there is inner environment and (c) treatment should not be worse than the disease. It is a drugless healing. Naturopathy can cure every disease.
Negative Ion :
Air molecules are continually being broken down into positively or negatively charged particles. Negative ion concentration is good for health, whereas positive ion concentration is bad. Urban areas, and homes with many electrical gadgets have positive ions. Negative ion therapy helps people to function better by improving their health.
Ohashiatsu :
A system of physical techniques, exercise and meditation used to relieve tensions and fatigue and induce a state of harmony and peace. The practitioner first assesses a person's state by feeling the hara, the area below the navel. Then, using continuous and flowing movements, the practitioner presses and stretches the body's energy channel, working in unison with the person's breathing.
Prolotherapy :
It uses injections of natural substances, such as, dextrose, glycerin and phenol in order to stimulate the growth of connective tissue and this strengthens weak, damaged joints, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. This re-constructive therapy is used to treat degenerative arthritis, lower back pain, torn ligaments and cartilage, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other conditions.
Qi :
It is a pre-physical energy existing in air. T’ai chi which means great pole or axis is a form of active meditation which helps in tapping the qi or chi or prana. Breathing is faulty in almost 90% people. Due to wrong breathing there is insufficient oxygen in the blood. This leads to hypoxic diseases, like cancers, gangrene, heart attack, stroke, impotence, low vitality, etc.
Radionics and Radiesthesia :
Some men and women have the capacity to transmit a steady flow of healing; others, sorcerers, on occasion transmit harm. Inherent within most of us is the ability to switch on to receive healing and to provide it. Radionics and radiesthesia are methods of recapturing and exploiting these largely dormant powers. Radionics is an instrumentally tuned form of distant healing, whereby everybody and every condition can be treated. Radiesthesia has a predictive aspect to it and, as such, its application to prevention presents interesting possibilities.
Reiki :
It is the fine art of tuning the body, mind and the spirit. Practitioners of this ancient healing system use light hand placements to channel healing energies to the recipient. Reiki is commonly used to treat emotional and mental distress as well as chronic and acute physical problems, and to assist the recipient in achieving spiritual focus and clarity. The five principles of Reiki are : Just for today, I will live with gratitude. Just for today, I will not worry. Just for today, I will not be angry. Just for today I will do my work honestly. Just for today, I will love and respect every living being.
Shiatsu :
The most widely known form of acupressure. Shiatsu has been used in Japan for more than 1000 years to treat pain and illness and for general health maintenance. Using a series of techniques, practitioners apply rhythmic finger pressure at specific points on the body in order to stimulate Chi, or the vital energy.
Silva Mind Control :
This technique teaches you how to tap brain-waves as an aid to the development of greater mental discipline. It is a combination of Autosuggestion and Meditation to expand intuition and extrasensory perception.
Tibetan Medicine :
Evolved as a synthesis of Tibetan, Chinese, Persian medicine, and Ayurveda. These remedies include indigenous herbs, fruits, flowers, metallic powders and minerals given in tablet or powder form, and are especially effective in treating rheumatism, asthma, gastritis, diabetes and many neurological disorders.
Unani :
Involves the use of plants, herbs and minerals. Known to provide cures for diseases, such as, sinusitis, leucoderma, rheumatism, jaundice and elephantiasis, Unani Tibb or Graeco-Arab medicine is mainly practised in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. The basic framework of the four-humour theory of Hippocrates, which presupposed the presence in the body of four humours : blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. Vital force or life-force is called Ruh in this system of health care.
Vitamin therapy :
A complementary therapy of vitamin usage combined with other treatments to address a range of illnesses and to enhance the functioning of the body system. Assists the immune system in combating chronic fatigue syndrome and HIV/AIDS.
Water therapy :
Also known as hydrotherapy, it is a treatment of diseases by means of water in various forms and temperatures. For example, ice massage is given in Parkinson’s disease and paralysis, steam for throwing out impurities from the body by opening blocked pores of the skin. In enemas, stomach wash, douches, sitz baths, spinal baths, compresses - cold or warm water is used, both internally and externally. Water is the best cleanser and healer, as 70% body is made of water.
X-ray therapy or X radiation :
Here radiated medicine is used to treat diseases like cancers, tumours, genetic deformities and to nullify radiation effect in the human body. This is not the same as irradiation.
Yoga :
It is an eight-fold method of evolving an ordinary man into a super human being. Yoga connects an individual with the universe. It consists of Asanas (physical postures), Pranayam (breath control), Kriyas (cleansing techniques), Mudras and Meditation (for mind control). Yoga addresses mental and physical problems, while integrating body, mind and the spirit.
Zone Reflexology :
This modality is based on the idea that specific points on the feet and hands correspond with organs and tissues throughout the body. With fingers and thumb, the practitioner applies pressure to these points reflected in the feet or hands to treat a wide range of illnesses.
From the above description, you would note how the Holistic Healing modalities are far superior to Modern Medicine’s treatment-oriented chemical approach, which only tackles the human body in parts, not bothering about the mind and spirit aspect. Modern medicine does not also know anything about ‘soul sickness’.
Thanks to: "Jagannath Chatterjee" jagchat01@yahoo.com
Brain Damaging Habits
1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
7. Head covered while sleeping
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.
8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain
Thanks to: "Varun Mahajan" ssi_varun@yahoo.com
Heart Care Tips
Heart Care Tips :
by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
Q What are the five thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
A. 1. Diet – Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil.
2. Exercise – half an hour's walk, at least five days a week. Avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a long time.
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar.
Q Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?
A. No
Q. It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person get a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
A. This is called silent attack. That is why, we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health check-ups.
Q Are heart diseases hereditary?
A. Yes
Q What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
A. Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
Q Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
A. Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.
Q You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
A. Mother Theresa, who was my patient.
Q Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
A. Extremely rare.
Q Does cholesterol accumulate right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
A. Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
Q How do irregular eating habits affect the heart?
A. You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme releases for digestion gets confused.
Q Can a healthy person without a medical history have a heart attack due to stress?
A. Extremely rare
Q How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
A. Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
Q Can yoga prevent heart ailments?
A. Yoga helps
Q, which is the best and worst food for the heart?
A. Best food is fruits, worst are oils.
Q If a person has undergone angioplasty, what are the chances of the stent getting displaced?
A. Stent doesn't get displaced. It can get blocked. You could prevent it by controlling sugar, cholesterol and taking medication to prevent clots.
Q Do negative emotions like depression or anger always cause heart disease?
A. Not always. On the other hand, positive emotions help recovery of the heart.
Q I have read about music therapy for the heart and the mind. What is your opinion on this?
A. Guess, it helps.
Q Which oil is better – gingili, groundnut, sunflower, saffola, olive?
A. All oils are bad. The so-called best oil company has the largest marketing budget.
Q What is the routine check-up one should go through? Is there any specific test?
A. Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo .
Q How different was it in treating Noor Fatima, the little kid from Pakistan?
A. It was extremely difficult because of the media attention. As far as the medical treatment is concerned, she was like any other child with a complex heart problem.
Q What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack ?
A. Help the person into a sleeping position, put an Aspirin tablet under the tongue with a Sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.
Q How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that cause due to gastric trouble ?
A. Extremely difficult without ECG.
Q Can drinking less water lead to heart problems ?
A. No. However, drinking plenty of water in normal people helps preserve good health.
Q Is it true that diabetic women seem to have 3 to 7 times greater risk of developing heart diseases than non-diabetic women? Is it the same with high BP patients as well ?
A. Women are protected by the hormones till the age of 45. After that, their risk increases like men and in general, the result of treatment on heart patients who are women is slightly poorer than men.
Q What are some of the precautions during pregnancy to avoid heart problems in the new born ?
A. German measles, which causes congenital abnormalities in the babies. No smoking.
Q What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 years of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
A. Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
Q What is the right time to check the BP in any person?
A. Past the age of 30 and earlier, if you have symptoms.
Q Is it possible for a person for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet to be perfectly healthy ?
A. Yes
Q Are there any symptoms for heart problems, which we need to be aware of ?
A. Shortness of breath on exertion, and chest pain.
Q If a person has had a heart attack, how frequently is regular heart check-up recommend?
A. Once in 6 months.
Q Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
A. Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child.
Q Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a time we have to stay in office till late nights. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
A. When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
Q How can we find out about blockage of arteries, beforehand?
A. Routine cardiac evaluation by blood test, ECGs, TMTs, Stress Thallium Scan, Cardiac CT Scan for Calcium score.
Q Does a recurring pain in the left arm signify any heart related ailment?
A. Usually, you get chest discomfort or shortness of breath, months or years before the heart attack. So, when in doubt, go for a heart check-up, which should not take more than a couple of hours.
Q Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short/long term) ?
A. Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
Q Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
A. No
Q What are the chances of lean people developing heart complications? Are they at less risk?
A. Obese people are at a higher risk. Lean people also develop heart attacks, but primarily because of genetic predisposition.
Q Is it true that after open-heart surgery, patients lose memory-recall to some extent?
A. No. Especially after bypass grafting on a beating heart, incidence of neurological problems have come down significantly.
Q Are Asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
A. No
Q How would you define junk food?
A. Fried food like Kentucky, McDonalds, Samosas, and even Masala Dosas.
Q You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food ?
A. Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
Q Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
A. No
Q Is there any cure for chronic palpitations?
A. The patient should be investigated and if there is a cause for palpitation like an electrical abnormality of the heart, this can be rectified by a procedure called radio-frequency-ablation.
Q How would you rate the health facilities currently available in India?
A. There are institutions, which are as good or even better than the one in the US and Europe. However, they are exceptions. In general, the qualities of health-care available to the masses are poor.
Q If there is a small hole in the heart, what are the possible ways of curing it? Is operation the only solution?
A. Small holes in children less than 6 months of age usually closes. But the decision not to operate should be taken by the specialists who are experts in treating children with heart problems.
Q Are emotions really controlled by heart?
A. No. The heart is just a slave of the brain and it is the brain, which controls the emotions.
Q If a person does not do any physical exercise, he is bound to have shortness of breath on exertion; say climbing stairs. Is this an indication of heart disease?
A. No. But if one has difficulty in breathing on mild exertion, it is better to go for a heart check-up.
Q Can a person help himself during a heart attack?
A. Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary-care-unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
Q Do, in any way, low white-blood-cells and low hemoglobin-count lead to heart problems?
A. No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity .
Q Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule, we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
A. Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
Q Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
A. Yes. A strong relationship is there since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics .
Q Do bypass surgeries reduce the risk of future heart attacks ?
A. It significantly reduces the risk of heart attack.
Q What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
A. Diet, exercise, drugs on time. Control Cholesterol, BP and weight.
Q Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
A. No.
Q Can you brief us about angina attack? How major it is?
A. Angina is the pain, which comes on exertion and goes away with rest and medication. One has to be investigated in detail to plan treatment.
Q What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
A. There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem. But my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyle.
Q Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
A. No
Q If there is about 85 percent blockage in the arteries, can the person be treated without surgery? If not, what other remedies and the power of your heart muscles
A. It depends on collateral or natural bypass, the quality of other arteries and the power of your heart muscles. It's impossible to give an opinion without seeing the angiography film.
Q There is a feeling that bypass is unnecessarily being performed in some cases. When is bypass really needed?
A. When you have blockages affecting major arteries, bypass is the best option. I am sure, conscientious doctors will not perform an operation when it is not required.
Q Is it true that mechanical valves can fail any moment?
A. No. If you take medication to prevent clot formation and maintain the INR at accepted levels, the valve cannot get blocked. However, like any mechanical gadget, it can fail and fortunately, such incidences are extremely low.
Q Can you brief me on pulmonary stenosys problems? What are the complications involved and what care needs to be taken?
A. In this condition, the pulmonary valve is narrower at birth and putting a balloon across the valve and dilating it can easily correct it.
Q Why is it the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
A Nature protects women till the age of 45.
Q How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
A Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise every day, do not smoke and, go for a health checkup if you are past the age of 30 for at least once in two years. And WORK VERY HARD.
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Thanks to: "gurubalan kumar" gurubalanm@gmail.com
by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
Q What are the five thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart?
A. 1. Diet – Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil.
2. Exercise – half an hour's walk, at least five days a week. Avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a long time.
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar.
Q Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?
A. No
Q. It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person get a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?
A. This is called silent attack. That is why, we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health check-ups.
Q Are heart diseases hereditary?
A. Yes
Q What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress?
A. Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life.
Q Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart?
A. Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints.
Q You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so?
A. Mother Theresa, who was my patient.
Q Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases?
A. Extremely rare.
Q Does cholesterol accumulate right from an early age (I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age?
A. Cholesterol accumulates from childhood.
Q How do irregular eating habits affect the heart?
A. You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme releases for digestion gets confused.
Q Can a healthy person without a medical history have a heart attack due to stress?
A. Extremely rare
Q How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines?
A. Control diet, walk and eat walnut.
Q Can yoga prevent heart ailments?
A. Yoga helps
Q, which is the best and worst food for the heart?
A. Best food is fruits, worst are oils.
Q If a person has undergone angioplasty, what are the chances of the stent getting displaced?
A. Stent doesn't get displaced. It can get blocked. You could prevent it by controlling sugar, cholesterol and taking medication to prevent clots.
Q Do negative emotions like depression or anger always cause heart disease?
A. Not always. On the other hand, positive emotions help recovery of the heart.
Q I have read about music therapy for the heart and the mind. What is your opinion on this?
A. Guess, it helps.
Q Which oil is better – gingili, groundnut, sunflower, saffola, olive?
A. All oils are bad. The so-called best oil company has the largest marketing budget.
Q What is the routine check-up one should go through? Is there any specific test?
A. Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo .
Q How different was it in treating Noor Fatima, the little kid from Pakistan?
A. It was extremely difficult because of the media attention. As far as the medical treatment is concerned, she was like any other child with a complex heart problem.
Q What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack ?
A. Help the person into a sleeping position, put an Aspirin tablet under the tongue with a Sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour.
Q How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that cause due to gastric trouble ?
A. Extremely difficult without ECG.
Q Can drinking less water lead to heart problems ?
A. No. However, drinking plenty of water in normal people helps preserve good health.
Q Is it true that diabetic women seem to have 3 to 7 times greater risk of developing heart diseases than non-diabetic women? Is it the same with high BP patients as well ?
A. Women are protected by the hormones till the age of 45. After that, their risk increases like men and in general, the result of treatment on heart patients who are women is slightly poorer than men.
Q What are some of the precautions during pregnancy to avoid heart problems in the new born ?
A. German measles, which causes congenital abnormalities in the babies. No smoking.
Q What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 years of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems.
A. Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans.
Q What is the right time to check the BP in any person?
A. Past the age of 30 and earlier, if you have symptoms.
Q Is it possible for a person for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet to be perfectly healthy ?
A. Yes
Q Are there any symptoms for heart problems, which we need to be aware of ?
A. Shortness of breath on exertion, and chest pain.
Q If a person has had a heart attack, how frequently is regular heart check-up recommend?
A. Once in 6 months.
Q Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true?
A. Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child.
Q Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a time we have to stay in office till late nights. Does this affect our heart? What precautions would you recommend?
A. When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older, respect the biological clock.
Q How can we find out about blockage of arteries, beforehand?
A. Routine cardiac evaluation by blood test, ECGs, TMTs, Stress Thallium Scan, Cardiac CT Scan for Calcium score.
Q Does a recurring pain in the left arm signify any heart related ailment?
A. Usually, you get chest discomfort or shortness of breath, months or years before the heart attack. So, when in doubt, go for a heart check-up, which should not take more than a couple of hours.
Q Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short/long term) ?
A. Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe.
Q Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks?
A. No
Q What are the chances of lean people developing heart complications? Are they at less risk?
A. Obese people are at a higher risk. Lean people also develop heart attacks, but primarily because of genetic predisposition.
Q Is it true that after open-heart surgery, patients lose memory-recall to some extent?
A. No. Especially after bypass grafting on a beating heart, incidence of neurological problems have come down significantly.
Q Are Asthma patients more prone to heart disease?
A. No
Q How would you define junk food?
A. Fried food like Kentucky, McDonalds, Samosas, and even Masala Dosas.
Q You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food ?
A. Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease.
Q Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension?
A. No
Q Is there any cure for chronic palpitations?
A. The patient should be investigated and if there is a cause for palpitation like an electrical abnormality of the heart, this can be rectified by a procedure called radio-frequency-ablation.
Q How would you rate the health facilities currently available in India?
A. There are institutions, which are as good or even better than the one in the US and Europe. However, they are exceptions. In general, the qualities of health-care available to the masses are poor.
Q If there is a small hole in the heart, what are the possible ways of curing it? Is operation the only solution?
A. Small holes in children less than 6 months of age usually closes. But the decision not to operate should be taken by the specialists who are experts in treating children with heart problems.
Q Are emotions really controlled by heart?
A. No. The heart is just a slave of the brain and it is the brain, which controls the emotions.
Q If a person does not do any physical exercise, he is bound to have shortness of breath on exertion; say climbing stairs. Is this an indication of heart disease?
A. No. But if one has difficulty in breathing on mild exertion, it is better to go for a heart check-up.
Q Can a person help himself during a heart attack?
A. Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary-care-unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up.
Q Do, in any way, low white-blood-cells and low hemoglobin-count lead to heart problems?
A. No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity .
Q Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule, we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise?
A. Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot.
Q Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar?
A. Yes. A strong relationship is there since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics .
Q Do bypass surgeries reduce the risk of future heart attacks ?
A. It significantly reduces the risk of heart attack.
Q What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation?
A. Diet, exercise, drugs on time. Control Cholesterol, BP and weight.
Q Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?
A. No.
Q Can you brief us about angina attack? How major it is?
A. Angina is the pain, which comes on exertion and goes away with rest and medication. One has to be investigated in detail to plan treatment.
Q What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs?
A. There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem. But my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyle.
Q Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks?
A. No
Q If there is about 85 percent blockage in the arteries, can the person be treated without surgery? If not, what other remedies and the power of your heart muscles
A. It depends on collateral or natural bypass, the quality of other arteries and the power of your heart muscles. It's impossible to give an opinion without seeing the angiography film.
Q There is a feeling that bypass is unnecessarily being performed in some cases. When is bypass really needed?
A. When you have blockages affecting major arteries, bypass is the best option. I am sure, conscientious doctors will not perform an operation when it is not required.
Q Is it true that mechanical valves can fail any moment?
A. No. If you take medication to prevent clot formation and maintain the INR at accepted levels, the valve cannot get blocked. However, like any mechanical gadget, it can fail and fortunately, such incidences are extremely low.
Q Can you brief me on pulmonary stenosys problems? What are the complications involved and what care needs to be taken?
A. In this condition, the pulmonary valve is narrower at birth and putting a balloon across the valve and dilating it can easily correct it.
Q Why is it the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women?
A Nature protects women till the age of 45.
Q How can one keep the heart in a good condition?
A Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise every day, do not smoke and, go for a health checkup if you are past the age of 30 for at least once in two years. And WORK VERY HARD.
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