Health Care
- Never sleep over a backache: It is never advisable to sleep over a backache. Research shows that people who take to their beds with backache take the longest time to recover. Those who avoid bed-rest and continue normal activities as much as possible have less pain.
- Eat wholegrain foods:
Make sure you have whole-grain bread, rice or pasta at least four times a week and you will reduce the chance of having cancer by 40 per cent. - Exercise regularly :
An ideal combination includes aerobic exercise, weight-training, yoga, stretching, and recreational activities, such as dancing and swimming. Get exercise during your regular daily activities by walking at lunch and taking the stairs instead of the elevator. - Menstural cramps(pain) is reduced by eating raw garlic cloves. Remove outer skin of fresh garlic cloves and bake them in the conventional oven at 350 until it gets golden color. Or fry them in little oil. Eat 5 cloves per day. Good for high BP and Cholestorol problems.
- Whenever you add lemon juice to a recipe, better to add after cooking. Just before serving. Because Vitamin C evaporates If added when the food is boiling and on the fire.
- Utilise the peels of the vegetables like pumpkin peel, watermelon peel etc as they are more nutritious ,by cooking tasty dishes.
- IF WE FEEL STRAIN ON EYES, CUT POTATO'S LIKE THIN SLICES, PUT ON THE EYES UPTO 20 TO 30 MINUTES WE WILL FEEL RELAX.
- If any time while cooking or frying, hot oil spilled up on your hand or anywhere or got badly hurt immediately apply raw egg and it will recover very fast.
- For Sugar/Blood Pressure: Eat bitter melon or crush and drink the juice.
- For Tooth pain,use clove or clove oil and apply them on the bad tooth.
- Place teabags soaked in chilled water over closed eyes to relieve tired and strained eyes. Regular use will bring the sparkle and smile back to your eyes.
- Make a decoction of tea leaves, mint, a bit of ginger. Mix in a dash of honey, sip hot to give relief from chest congestion.
- A drop or two of eucalyptus oil add to water for steam inhalation gives excellent relief in common colds.
- Rub the point of a bee-bite with soft mud and salt made into a paste. The swelling will subside soon, as also the poison will not spread further.
- For a painful scald, try this home-made remedy. Place a crushed onion on the affected part, with a bandage over it. It really works and brings relief. Another good remedy for burns and scalds, is to smear the parts immediately with the white of an egg. In half an hour there will be no sign of the burn, and no soreness. Works like magic!.
- Keep a large black cardamom in the mouth, for relief from persistent cough.When it eventually softens, chew and swallow.
- Add a handful of well soaked dal to any salad to throw in that extra requirement of protien in your diet.
- Rub mustard oil on palms and soles to bring warmth to a shivering body. Also use as massage oil for aching joints and muscles. However, the smell may be a bit repulsive, so add a few drops of perfume if desired.
- If gloves are inconvenient wear 2 old washed socks while doing chores which are rude on the hands, like carwashing, dish-washing, scrubbing, etc.
- A tsp. each of ginger juice and honey to be warmed and taken just before sleeping, to bring relief from severe cough. Repeat every night for a week.
- A tsp. lemon juice, mixed with 1 tsp. honey, 1 tsp. ginger juice, will reduce phlegmatic cough.
- People with kidney problems and other digestive system ailments should use products with preservatives, high salt content, and tomatoes sparingly. Such persons can make sauces in small quantities without preservatives and enjoy them too.
- Dissolve a 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder in hald a cup of hot sweetened milk and drink for relief from cough and cold. Repeat morning and night for a week.
- Tamarind paste and curd help reduce the burning sensation on the hands by chillies. Just rub the paste or curd onto your palms.
- Wash hands and feet before sleeping. Apply petroleum jelly generously. Wear woollen or cotton socks and mittens. This will not only keep you warm and decrease chances of catching colds, it will keep your hands and feet, soft and supple through the winter.
- Keeping a small lump of edible gum in the mouth, will bring relief to mouth boils and blisters.
- Try a hot water bath, followed by a cup of warm milk half an hour before going to bed. This will help induce sleep for those having problems going to bed easily.
- Sprinkle a mixture of powdered cardomom and rock sugar (misri) over the tongue, gums and inner cheeks to get relief from mouth sores and ulcers. Repeat 3-4 times a day.
- Soak petals of lots of roses in water overnight. Add water after passing through a colander, to the bath water. Makes and excellent luxury bath and puts all those bouquets you are stuck with after a function, to good use!! Add a handful of tulsi leaves too if you wish.
- Take 1/4 tsp. omum (ajwain, oregano) seeds in a clean hanky. Warm it by rubbing on a warm surface like a griddle, or a switched off iron, or a warm switched off hotplate. Press against sinus points, for relief from headache and cold. Repeat 5-6 times a day for 3-4 days. Use same hanky and seeds.
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