STAY YOUNG AND HEALTHY

STAY HEALTHY AND YOUNG

Top 5 Tips in Ayurveda to Stay Healthy and Young In Ayurveda, there are some simple tips which when followed can help you stay healthy and young, with no much big effort but through Ayurveda. The following needs to be done in order, soon as you get off the bed in the morning.

Cleaning the face:
One should wash one’s face with water on a regular basis. This helps in cleaning of the dirt accumulated on the face during night and gives freshness thereby which you stay healthy. Preferably cold water needs to be used, but during winter luke-warm water

also may do the trick.

Protecting Eyesight:
After washing the face, one should take a mouthful of water, keep the mouth closed and keeping the eyes open as far as possible, sprinkle freshwater over the eyes. This is very useful for preserving your coveted eyesight. Once this is over, your eyelids should be gently rubbed and a tender massage should be given to the eye balls.

Drink a Glass of Water:
One should also make it a practice to drink a glass of water early in the morning. This helps to tone your excretory system effectively. Although tea is good for antioxidants, its not advisable to have them before evacuation of bowels. Taking tea on bed may develop constipation later on - as it being hot stimulates intestines to such an extent that many layers of intestines get damaged, so watch out!

Cleaning your mouth:
Although you may have several tooth pastes and gargle fluids, for a healthy life Ayurveda suggests usage of twig of neem or babool.

Application of Til Oil:
One who applies til oil on the head regularly, never suffers from complaints such as headaches, baldness or graying of hair - hair remains black and are deep-rooted.

Note:- TIL OIL -> Gingelly oil

Posted by Dr.G.RAMANI
Labels: HEALTH TIPS FROM AYURVEDA

HEALTHY LIFE STYLE

Little things do mean a lot. Check out our list of easy tips.

Ready to drop some weight?

The good news is small changes are easy to work into your routine and can add up to make a big difference.
Think baby steps, like swapping milk in your morning coffee for skim milk. There are lots of little changes you can make — in your diet and your daily routine — that will add up to healthy weight loss over the long haul. Take a look at our 20 tips below and take one on board each week.

Eating tips
Good things come in small packages.

Cut high-kilojoule foods, such as hard cheese and chocolate into smaller pieces. It will seem like you’re getting more than you actually are.
Don’t give up dips.

If you love creamy dips and sauces, don’t cut them out of your diet completely. Just use low-fat sour cream or low-fat mayo instead of full fat.
Get water-wise.

Make a habit of reaching for a glass of water instead of coffee or soft drink. It will help your overall health as well as your waistline. Add some zest with a twist of lemon or lime.
Herb it up.

Stock up your spice rack and start growing a small herb garden in your kitchen window. Spices and herbs add fantastic flavour to foods without adding fat or kilojoules.
Doggie-bag that dinner.

At restaurants, ask the waiter to put half your meal in a doggie bag before bringing it to your table. Putting the food away before you start your meal will help you practise portion control.
Ease your way into produce.

If you’re new to eating lots of fruits and vegies, start slowly. Just add them to the foods you already enjoy. Chop up fruit and add it to your cereal, or add a few vegies to your favourite pasta dish.
Don’t multitask while you eat.

If you’re working, reading or watching TV while you eat, you won’t be paying attention to what’s going into your mouth. Every time you sit down for a meal, actually sit down, chew slowly and pay attention to flavours and textures. You’ll enjoy your food more and eat less.
Taste something new.

Broaden your food repertoire — you may find you like more healthy foods than you knew. Try a new fruit or vegetable (ever had bok choy, dragonfruit or papaya?).
Get to know your portion sizes.

It’s easy to underestimate how much you’re eating. Don’t just estimate things — make sure. Ask how much is in a serving, read the fine print on labels, measure your food. And learn portion equivalents: one serving of pasta, for instance, should be around the size of a tennis ball.
Bring lunch to work.

Packing lunch will help you control your portion sizes. It also provides a good alternative to restaurants and fast-food options, where making healthy choices every day can be challenging (not to mention expensive).
Have some dessert.

You don’t have to deny yourself all the time. Have a treat that brings you pleasure, but this time enjoy it guilt-free. Make sure you’re practicing portion control, and compensate for your indulgence by exercising a little more or by skipping your afternoon snack.
Ask for what you need.

Tell your mother-in-law you don’t want seconds.

Ask your partner to stop bringing you chocolates.

Speak up when your co-workers are picking a restaurant for lunch. Whatever you need to do to succeed at weight loss, ask for it. Make yourself a priority and assert yourself.

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Fitness tips

Improve your treadmill technique.

When walking on a treadmill, don’t grip the rails. It’s fine to touch them for balance, but you shouldn’t have to hold on. If you do, that might be a signal you should lower the intensity level.
Make the most of your walks.

If your walking routine has become too easy, increase your effort by finding hills. Just be sure to tackle them at the beginning of your walk, when you have energy to spare.
Shop ’til you drop.

Add a workout to your shopping sessions by parking your car as far from the store as possible, so you’ll have to walk further. And try walking up the escalator — getting to your destination faster will be an added bonus.
Walk an extra 100 steps at work.

Adding even a little extra exercise to your daily routine can boost your weight loss. Today, take the stairs instead of the elevator, or stroll down the hall to talk to a co-worker instead of sending an e-mail or calling.

Lifestyle tips
Brush your teeth after every meal and snack.

This will be a signal to your mouth — and your mind — that it’s time to stop eating. Brushing will also give your mouth a nice fresh taste that you’ll be disinclined to ruin with a random potato chip.
Clean your closet!

First, it’s great exercise. Second, it’s an important step in changing your attitude. Get rid of all the clothes that make you look or feel bad. Throw out anything that’s too big — don’t give yourself the option of ever fitting into those clothes again. Move the smaller clothes up to the front to help motivate you.
Walkie talkies.

Instead of meeting your friend for the regular coffee and banana bread catch-up, meet at the beach or a local park and go for a walk together. You’ll be surprised how much further you can walk when you’re not thinking about it.
Take your measurements.

You might not like your stats now, but you’ll be glad you wrote them down when you see how many centimetres you lose. It’s also another way to measure your success, instead of just looking at the scale. Sometimes even when the numbers on the scale aren’t going down, the measurements on your body are.

HEALTHY DIET

Healthy Diet

Heart disease, cancer, obesity, and diabetes are commonly called "Western" diseases because these maladies were once rarely seen in developing countries.

One study in China found some regions had essentially no cancer or heart disease, while in other areas they reflected "up to a 100-fold increase" coincident with diets that were found to be entirely plant-based to heavily animal-based, respectively.In contrast, diseases of affluence like cancer and heart disease are common throughout the United States. Adjusted for age and exercise, large regional clusters of people in China rarely suffered from these "Western" diseases possibly because their diets are rich in vegetables, fruits and whole grains.The United Healthcare/Pacificare nutrition guideline recommends a whole plant food diet, and recommends using protein only as a condiment with meals.

A National Geographic cover article from November, 2005, entitled The Secrets of Living Longer, also recommends a whole plant food diet. The article is a lifestyle survey of three populations, Sardinians, Okinawans, and Adventists, who generally display longevity and "suffer a fraction of the diseases that commonly kill people in other parts of the developed world, and enjoy more healthy years of life. In sum, they offer three sets of 'best practices' to emulate. The rest is up to you." In common with all three groups is to "Eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains."The National Geographic article noted that an NIH funded study of 34,000 Seventh-day Adventists between 1976 and 1988 "...found that the Adventists' habit of consuming beans, soy milk, tomatoes, and other fruits lowered their risk of developing certain cancers. It also suggested that eating whole grain bread, drinking five glasses of water a day, and, most surprisingly, consuming four servings of nuts a week reduced their risk of heart disease."

HEALTH TIPS TO STAY YOUNG

HEALTH - tips to stay Young

Research has found that people who generally live longer do so partly because of good habits. Here, Dr Vernon Coleman and others provide some of the following good habits for longevity.

1.Laugh & fun, don’t be gloomy
2.Let bygones be bygones. Dwelling on the past inflicts unnecessary stress.
3.Early to bed, early to rise, is healthy & wise
4.Stay lean, being just 30% overweight is bad.
5.Keep learning, reading & socializing – an alert & active mind keeps brain cells healthy.
6.Keep working, doing something you like. Don’t retire, it slows down your body.
7.Be the boss of your own life. Letting others push you around produces stress.
8.Too many pills ruin your body, take just what you need (if at all its completely unavoidable).
9.Constantly alternating between weight gain & loss is bad
10.Exercise, quit smoking and eat less fatty foods
11.Do not worry about health & death, just get on with your life and enjoy it.

Yes, I can actually hear some people saying 'Easier said than done' after reading the above 10 tips. But I am sure it is possible to follow at least few if not everything. This way eventually you might be able to gain control over every of the listed tips above.