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
Friday, January 26, 2007
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.
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