Why should we refrain from refined edible oils:

- Major factor of cardiovascular risk is caused by refined oils
- Study found,Even rats which were constantly fed food made out of refined oils have shown symptoms of hypertension & ischemic heart causing cardiovascular disability

Thorpikaranam : A simple but powerful yogic practice for physical and mental wellbeing

Do this daily if you want to

- Sharpen your mind ,
attentiveness & decisiveness
-Reduce weight and belly fat
- Strengthen your vision
- Overall flexibility of your joints and muscles

Most often given as punishment for mischievous kids at school and done as prayer before Bhagwan Ganesha It's actually a superb physical exercise which benefits both physical and cognitive functions of your body

Per astrology, Ganesha is ruling diety for planet Ketu (Gnanakaraka) who is meant for blessings with wisdom (Gnana) /intelligence Per psychology,it is given as cognitive therapy to minimize their sadistic thoughts ..no wonder it's help to discipline mischievous kids at school

Another name for Ganapathi is Vigneshwara / Vinayagar he is considered to remove the vignam / obstacle by bestowing intelligence To be successful in your personal & professional life you need to tide over many obstacles in your path only through your intelligence & hardwork

Looking scientifically, We hold earlobes between thumb and forefinger with hands crossed in front of chest and perform repetitive squats. This is done 18 or 108 times as prarthana mostly for success in anything It's a kind of auricular vagus nerve stimulation

Know Your Local Herb : Cardiospermum Halicacabum /Kapalphodi/ Mudakaruthan Keerai/ Indravalli /Balloon Plant Leaves

- Must green of every household garden

- Proven Cure in
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Relives Joint pains of any sort
- Hair Growth & Dandruff

Per Ayurveda this green is used as

- Anti Arthritic
- Anti Inflammatory
- Anti Fungal
- Anti Pyretic in its medicinal formulations

This climber is easy to grow at everyone gardens and it is undergoing research for other lifestyle ailments too

Studies are underway to asses the

- Anti hyperglycaemic effect to treat diabetes
- Herbal analgesic and vasodepressive properties of this herb

- Phytoconstituent cardiospermin is used as natural herbal source in most of modern fertility improvement drugs beneficial both for men & women

- Consumption of this herb gradually will relive menstrual cramps & dysmenorrhea suffered by women with irregular menstrual rhythm

-This has ability to nourish & strengthen the hair root to great extent after hibiscus

-Applying the leaf powder over the scalp with coconut oil will cure dandruff and itchy scalp experienced by working women by constant use of chemical synthetic shampoos

Simple diet routine for diabetics

-Diet has pivotal role to play in its management and recovery of diabetes

- A high fibre Low grain (Low Carb) diet plan is seem to be doing wonders when associated simple brisk walking or jogging

1.Diabetics should follow mindful 5 times a day eating pattern with some fibre at each window

It can be a

- Breakfast -7AM
- Brunch-9.30AM
- Lunch- 1PM
- Snack 3.30 PM
- Early Dinner 7 PM

- This should be a must mindset change on their eating habit

2.Simple Mantra to keep your plate healthy is

- 50 % of fibres (Veggies, Diab friendly fruits ,Greens)
-30% of proteins (Nuts, Sprouts, Legumes)
-20% of unprocessed grains (Millets,Oat, Native Desi wheat,Red rice or Desi rice)

Diet to reduce Anxiety :

-Prolonged Anxiety hinders your normal body and brain function - makes you more lethargic and reduces your reasoning capacity

Anxiety arises from depressive negative event, visuals / thoughts even news/ messages

It’s impact is silent but deep

- Drink enough water every two hours
- Avoid nerve stimulants like coffee, alcohol and tobacco
- Avoid refined sugar and Table salt (Alternate with Jaggery powder and non Iodized rock salt or Himalayan pink salt)

- Consume more gut friendly Pro biotic fermented foods like sour buttermilk, naturally fermented idli / dosa batter

- Include more green leafy vegetables as soup, Sabji and salad. Magnesium in these help greatly to manage the mood swings due to anxiety

-Reduce and limit your complex carbohydrates consumption like bread, polished rice, pasta

- Avoid spicy and deep fried fast food of any sort

- Lookout for a seed based or nut based healthy snacks like lotus seeds, peanuts, Kulith, local bean

- Include powdered omega 3 rich seeds as toppings or ingredients in your roti or salad

- Include all local vegetable on rotation basis in your diet

- Minimise your grain intake and maximise your vegetables intake

- Beet and carrot are great Anti depressant

Why you should avoid Packet Curd :
Curd is a vital ingredient of our daily diet and it is a essential fermented probiotic food to ensure proper digestion of the food we eat

Per Ayurveda , there are different type of curds

-Thick Semi Formed Curd
-Sweet Curd
-Sweet & Sour Curd

-Sour Curd
-Very Sour Curd

-This classification is purely based on the probiotic culture growth on the curd and the age of the curd

-Each curd has different benefits to your health and used for treating different ailments

- Very Sour Curd is the most beneficial curd to our body as it increases the digestive fire /biological fire /Agni that exists in your body

- Proper balance of the digestive fire is key for maintaining good gut health
-Healthy gut bacteria means healthy immune system

-Packet curd is not curd at first instance as it is formed by monoculture of single microbial culture rather varied microbial culture like how it is made at home
-This is done to ensure curd is not turning sour so fast and limits the culture growth & long shelf life

- Another method is coagulating the milk or cheese to curd using a enzyme called "Rennet "

-Rennet Coagulation is mostly widely followed diary practice as it is quick ,cheap and easy

- Vegetarians should avoid this as Rennet enzyme is derived from the stomach of young calf