[www.keralites.net] Home Remedies to REDUCE / LOSE WEIGHT

 

Reduce Weight by Natural Ways

 

Obesity or overweight is a condition characterized by excessive deposition or storage of fat in adipose tissues. Over the years it has been a common problem all over the world. 

Ayurveda describes eight types of bodies, which are considered bad. Out of the eight, the two that are widely explained are: very thin body and very fat body. It has been proved that out these two those who are very fat have most diseases and troubles. This is because the extra fat puts a strain on the heart, kidneys, liver and the joints such as the hips, knees and ankles. Over weight persons are susceptible to several diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, gout, liver and gall bladder disorders.

The chief cause of obesity or over-weight is often overeating, irregular eating habits and not following the rules of eating including improper mixing of food items in one meal.

 

 

HOME REMEDIES FOR LOSING WEIGHT

 

• Fruits and green vegetables are low calorie foods, so over weight persons should use these more frequently.

 

• One should avoid intake of too much salt. Salt may be a factor for increasing the body weight.
• Milk products like cheese, butter should be avoided because these are rich in fat. Meat and non-vegetarian foods should also be avoided.
• Spices like dry ginger, cinnamon, black pepper etc. are good for loosing weight and can be used in a number of ways.
• Rice and potato which contain a lot of carbohydrates should be avoided among cereals wheat is good.
• Vegetables like bitter gourd (Karela) and bitter variety of drumstick are useful for loosing weight.
• Taking of honey is an excellent home remedy for obesity. It mobilizes the extra deposited fat in the body and puts it into circulation, which is utilized as energy for normal functions. One should start with small quantity of about 10 GMs. or a tablespoonful to be taken with hot water. It is good to take it in early morning. A teaspoonful of fresh lemon juice may also be added.
• Fasting on honey and lime juice is highly beneficial in the treatment of obesity without the loss of energy and appetite. In this mode of treatment, one teaspoonful of fresh honey should be mixed with a juice of half a lime in a glass of lukewarm water. It can be taken several times in a day at regular intervals.
• Cabbage is considered to be an effective remedy for loosing weight. This vegetable inhibits the conversion of sugar and other carbohydrates into fat. Hence, it is of great value in weight reduction. It can be taken raw or cooked.
• Exercise is an important part of weight reduction plan. It helps to use up calories stored in body as fat. In addition, it also relieves tension and tones up the muscles of the body. Walking is the best exercise to begin with and may be followed by running, swimming, rowing.
• Lime juice is excellent for weight reduction. Juice of a lime mixed in a glass of warm water and sweetened with honey should be taken every morning on an empty stomach.
• Measure the portions of your food every meal and make sure that the portions are small. For example one portion of rice should not be more than the quantity which can fit in your fist. Smaller meals at a regular interval of 4 to 5 hours will keep your metabolism high and prevent your body from converting the food you intake into fat. You must also include regular exercise in your daily routine to help enhance weight reduction.   
• Increase the quantity of fruits and vegetables and low calorie foods.
• Avoid intake of too much salt as it may be a factor for increasing body weight.
• Milk products like cheese, butter etc. and non-vegetarian foods should be avoided as they are rich in fat.
• Mint is very beneficial in losing weight. Chutney of green mint with some simple spices can be taken with meals. Mint tea also helps.
• Spices like dry ginger, cinnamon, black pepper etc. are good for loosing weight and can be used in a number of ways.
• Regular intake of carrot juice.
• Avoid rice and potato, which contain a lot of carbohydrates. Among cereals wheat is good.
• Vegetables like bitter gourd (Karela) and bitter variety of drumstick are useful in loosing weight.
• Honey is an excellent home remedy for obesity. It mobilizes the extra deposited fat in the body allowing it to be utilized as energy for normal functions.
  Dosage: One should start with small quantity of about 10 grams or a tablespoon, taken with hot water early in the morning. A teaspoonful of fresh lemon juice may also be added.
• Fasting on honey and lime- juice is highly beneficial in the treatment of obesity without the loss of energy and appetite. For this, mix one teaspoon of fresh honey with the juice of half a lime in a glass of lukewarm water.
  Dosage: Take several times a day at regular intervals.
• Raw or cooked cabbage inhibits the conversion of sugar and other carbohydrates into fat. Hence, it is of great value in weight reduction.
• Exercise is an important part of any weight reduction plan. It helps to use up calories stored in body as fat.  Walking is the best exercise to begin with and may be followed by running, swimming or rowing.

 

Diet recommended losing weight

 

Early morning
Juice of half a lemon mixed in a glass of warm water and a teaspoon of honey.

 

Breakfast
Wheat or Mung bean sprouts and a cup of skimmed milk.

 

Midmorning
A glass of orange, pineapple or carrot juice.

 

Lunch
Salad of raw vegetables such as carrot, beet, cucumber, cabbage, tomatoes. Steamed or boiled vegetables Whole grain bread or whole wheat chapatis (Indian bread) and a glass of buttermilk. Roasted cumin seeds, green coriander leaves, a little salt and some grated ginger mixed in the buttermilk.

 

Mid-afternoon
Coconut water, Dry fruits, Lemon tea, Fresh vegetable soup

 

Dinner
Whole grain bread or chapatis Steamed vegetables Seasonal fruits except banana and apple.

 

Preparation of Home Remedies
According to ayurveda home remedies are prepared in the same way and with the same purpose as other ayurvedic medicines. The main aim is to obtain the maximum therapeutic benefit while making it palatable.

Some common methods of preparing home remedies are:

• Juice
  The juice may be taken from the fresh leaves, flowers or stems of the herb. The part of the herb used should be crushed or ground in a mortar and pestle, to make a paste. This paste should be put in a piece of cloth and squeezed to take out the juice.
  Dosage: One to two tablespoons twice a day.
• Powder
  Dried herbs are used for powders. The herbs are usually dried in a cool, shady and well-ventilated place, although some herbs are dried in direct sunlight. The herbs are then ground into a fine powder and stored in a dry, airtight bottle. The powder may be taken with water, or if specified, with milk or honey.
  Dosage: Half to one teaspoon twice a day
• Decoction
  A decoction is prepared by boiling the herb in water (ratio: 1 part herb to 16 parts water). The herbs are broken into pieces and soaked in water overnight. This mixture is then boiled until it reduces to one quarter of the original volume. It is then filtered and stored in a glass bottle.
  Dosage: One to two tablespoons twice a day.
• Infusion
  Herbs are soaked in water to make an infusion (ratio: 1 part herb to 8 parts water). Hot infusions result from adding herbs to hot water, or gently heating but not boiling the mixture. This is strained and taken internally. Herbal teas are forms of hot infusions. Cold infusions are made from soaking the herb overnight. Honey can be added.
  Dosage: half to one cup once or twice day.
• Paste
  A paste can be made from either fresh or dried herbs. The flowers, roots, stems, leaves or bark are ground and mixed with water. Pastes are mainly used for external application, in cases of cuts, burns and swellings. The paste should be thick enough to be applied in a layer to the skin.
• Tablets
  The herbs should be first dried separately and then mixed together in a powder form, in fixed proportions. Water or herbal juice can be added to this powder to make a paste, from which tablets of a specific size or weight are made. Tablets remain potent longer than juices, powders, pastes or decoctions.
  Dosage: 1 or 2 tablets twice a day.
• Medicated ghee and oil
  Ghee is cooked with herbal juices, decoctions or pastes. The ghee should be heated with the herbal mixture at a moderate, controlled temperature. High temperatures can easily burn the ghee or oil, destroying its effectiveness. Medicated ghee and oils are either used internally or massaged externally.
  Dosage: Half to one tablespoon.

  

http://www.allayurveda.com/weightloss.asp

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http://health.indiamart.com/ayurveda/home-remedies/

 

Warning: The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the home remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these products if you are allergic to it. The responsibility lies with the reader and not with the site or the writer.
This information is solely for informational purposes. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor.

 

 

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[www.keralites.net] Three Words That make Relationships better

 

 

 

 

There are many things that you can do to strengthen your relationships. 

Often the most effective thing you can do involves saying just three words. 

When spoken sincerely, these statements often have the power to develop new friendships, 

deepen old ones and even bring healing to relationships that have soured.

The following three-word phrases can be tools to help develop every relationship.

Let me help:

Good friends see a need and then try to fill it. 

When they see a hurt they do what they can to heal it. 

Without being asked, they jump in and help out.

 I understand you:

People become closer and enjoy each other more when the other person 

accepts and understands them. 

Letting your spouse know - in so many little ways - that you understand them, 

is one of the most powerful tools for healing your relationship. 

And this can apply to any relationship.

 I respect you:

Respect is another way of showing love. 

Respect demonstrates that another person is a true equal. 

If you talk to your children as if they were adults you will strengthen the bonds 

and become closer friends. This applies to all interpersonal relationships.

I miss you:

Perhaps more marriages could be saved and strengthened if couples simply and sincerely 

said to each other "I miss you." This powerful affirmation tells partners they are wanted,

needed, desired and loved. 

Consider how important you would feel, if you received an unexpected phone call 

from your spouse in the middle of your workday, just to say "I miss you."

Maybe you're right:

This phrase is very effective in diffusing an argument. 

The implication when you say "maybe you're right" is the humility of admitting, 

"maybe I'm wrong". Let's face it. When you have an argument with someone, 

all you normally do is solidify the other person's point of view. 

They, or you, will not likely change their position and you run the risk of seriously 

damaging the relationship between you. 

Saying "maybe you're right" can open the door to explore the subject more. 

You may then have the opportunity to express your view in a way that is 

understandable to the other person.

Please forgive me:

Many broken relationships could be restored and healed if people would admit their mistakes 

and ask for forgiveness. All of us are vulnerable to faults, foibles and failures. 

A man should never be ashamed to own up that he has been in the wrong, 

which is saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

I thank you:

Gratitude is an exquisite form of courtesy. 

People who enjoy the companionship of good, 

close friends are those who don't take daily courtesies for granted. 

They are quick to thank their friends for their many expressions of kindness. 

On the other hand, people whose circle of friends is severely constricted often 

do not have the attitude of gratitude.

Count on me:

A friend is one who walks in when others walk out. 

Loyalty is an essential ingredient for true friendship. 

It is the emotional glue that bonds people. 

Those that are rich in their relationships tend to be steady 

and true friends. 

When troubles come, a good friend is there indicating 

"you can count on me."

I'll be there:

If you have ever had to call a friend in the middle of the night, 

to take a sick child to hospital, or when your car has broken down 

some miles from home, you will know how good it feels to hear the phrase

"I'll be there." 

Being there for another person is the greatest gift we can give. 

When we are truly present for other people, important things 

happen to them and us.

We are renewed in love and friendship. 

We are restored emotionally and spiritually. 

Being there is at the very core of civility.

Go for it:

We are all unique individuals. 

Don't try to get your friends to conform to your ideals. 

Support them in pursuing their interests, no matter how far out they seem to you. 

God has given everyone dreams, dreams that are unique to that person only.

Support and encourage your friends to follow their dreams. 

Tell them to "go for it."

I love you:

Perhaps the most important three words that you can say. 

Telling someone that you truly love them satisfies a person's 

deepest emotional needs. 

The need to belong, to feel appreciated and to be wanted. 

Your spouse, your children, your friends and you, all need to hear 

those three little words: "I love you." 

Love is a choice. You can love even when the feeling is gone.

 

 

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[www.keralites.net] Making Friends

 

  

 

If nobody smiled and nobody cheered

And nobody helped us along;

If every man looked after himself 

And good things all went to the strong;

If nobody cared just a little for you, 

And nobody thought about me

And we all stood alone in the battle of life, 

What a dreary old world this would be! 

Life is sweet because of the friends we've made. 

All things in common we share.

We want to live on, not because of ourselves, 

But because of the people who care.

It's giving and doing for somebody else - 

On that all life's splendor depends;

And the joy of the world when you sum it all up, 

Is formed in the making of friends

 

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[www.keralites.net] me and my boss

 

ME and MY BOSS

When I Take a long time to finish,  

I am slow,
When my boss takes a long time,

he is thorough
When I don't do it,

I am lazy,
When my boss does not do it,

he is busy,
When I do something without being told,

I am trying to be smart,
When my boss does the same,

he takes the initiative,
When I please my boss,

I am apple polishing,
When my boss pleases his boss,

he is cooperating,
When I make a mistake,

you're an idiot.
When my boss makes a mistake,

he's only human.
When I am out of the office,

I am wandering around.
When my boss is out of the office,

he's on business.
When I am on a day off sick,

I am always sick.
When my boss is a day off sick,

He must be very ill.

 When I apply for leave,

I must be going for an interview
When my boss applies for leave,

it's because he's over worked
When I do good,

my boss never remembers,

When I do wrong,

 he never forgets.

wat will do?

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