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Drink milk before you go bed
Milk has an amino acid in it called Tryptophan that increase the levels of serotonin and/or melatonin in the brain which slow down brain activity. It's science folks.
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Good sleep
Don't watch TV or even so much as look at a computer screen at-least 30 minutes before you lie down. The light from both a television as well as a computer monitor mimic the same intensity of light as sunlight. This fools your body and brain into thinking it's nowhere near time for sleep.
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Concentrate on snacks too. Snacks are an important part of a healthy diet for active children.
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Highly processed, sugary, fatty and salty foods should only make up a very small part of your child's diet.
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Place strawberry leaves on the acne, the alkalinity helps to reduce the swelling.
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Applying paste of fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves over the face every night for 10-15 minutes can help you out in preventing acneand, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.
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Wash your face twice a day in warm salty water. This should leave your face oil free without aggravating the acne.
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Put toothpaste(Colgate) on your pimple before you go to bed, should help reduce swelling overnight. Make sure it is the paste not the gel. One of the most popular acne home remedies.
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Instead of using sugar in your tea, dissolve old-fashioned lemon drops or hard mint candy in the brew. They melt quickly and give the tea a clean tangy flavour.
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Chop apples, pears, etc. into a bowl of chilled salted water, drain, pat on clean kitchen towel, to keep them from discolouring for a longer period.
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After bananas have ripened, store in the refrigerator to help slow down ripening. The skin will turn dark brown, but this does not damage the fruit inside.
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Use an ice cream scoop to easily remove the seeds from melons.
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Vitamin C in orange juice is destroyed by exposure to air. To prevent this, slowly stir water into frozen orange juice and store in covered container.
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To almost double the amount of juice you get from oranges, store at room temperature.
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Soak oranges in boiled water for five minutes before peeling. The peel and all white pulp will come off easily.
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When cooking apples, a pinch of salt will make them more tender and add flavour.
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Add a few drops of lemon juice to rice when cooking. It makes rice white and keeps the grains whole.
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Potato Chips should be wrapped and stored in the freezer. They stay CRISP and never get soggy.
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If potato chips lose their freshness, place under the broiler for a few moments. Care must be taken not to brown them.
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Don't use soda bicarbonate for boiling vegetables as it destroys the vitamins present.
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