The Meaning Of Meditation

 What does meditation mean? Information and translations of meditation in the telugu.

Personal Values Benefits Yoga

* Along with a host of benefits, Yoga also helps in developing and attaining personal values. Yoga erases a variety of ills in human beings. These may range from feelings of frustration, persecution and insecurity. Yoga greatly helps in the development of personal values.

* Personal values are those values which an individual develops and lives by all through his life. The main aim of life is to enjoy every moment and Yoga indeed plays a vital role in this regard. Yoga makes life better. Yoga is a continuing process and a life long thing, not just something you do for a while and stop. We all strive for improvement throughout our lives. It is an indication of our resolve to improve and remain fit. Yoga helps us to attain these goals.

* Our body is the vehicle that carries our mind. It is here that Yoga assumes great significance. Personal Values are very important as they define your character and they develop your personality. Your personality is the way others see you. There is a golden rule in this regard- if you don't respect yourself, no-one else will.

* So you have to earn that respect from others, not just by words but actions too. Yoga also helps you in your resolve to be better. Remember, your personal values are the foundation of your life; you have to continuously grow them up and nurture. Grow and develop them for entire life.

Benefits of Adho Mukha Svanasana

The name comes from the Sanskrit words, adho which means downward, mukha which means face, svana which means dog and asana meaning pose. 

Adho Mukha Svanasana helps in building power, flexibility and alertness.

* Adho Mukha Svanasana helps to strengthen the immune system.

* Adho Mukha Svanasana helps to relieve the symptoms of menopause.

* Adho Mukha Svanasana builds strength throughout the body.

* Adho Mukha Svanasana also provides an overall body stretch.

* Adho Mukha Svanasanahelps in relieving fatigue and gives freshness to the body.

* Adho Mukha Svanasana relieves some headaches and insomnia.

* Adho Mukha Svanasanais a great preparation for standing poses.

* It calms the mind and lifts the spirits.

* It also improves digestion.

* It strengthens arms, legs, and feet.

* It stretches the shoulders, legs, and spine.

* It helps back to be less stiff.

* Adho Mukha Svanasanalessens stiffness in heels and legs.

* It helps to open up the shoulder blades.

* It stretches the back of the body, especially hips and hamstrings.

* It is helpful in increasing blood flow.

* Adho Mukha Svanasanamay relieve menstrual discomfort, but make sure that in this head should be supported.

* It is helpful in preventing osteoporosis

* It may be useful in chest opening.

* It is recommended for people suffering from high blood pressure, asthma, flat feet, sciatica, sinusitis, etc.

Ardha Sarvangasana Yoga Positions

Just as the name 'Sarvang' suggests 'all parts', the asan is essentially concerned with all the parts of the body. A unique pose, Ardha Sarvangasana ensures rejuvenation of the whole system. It is also referred to as The Shoulder Stand, Candle Posture and Pan Body Posture.

* The first step would be to lie flat on the back. Then, with the help of your hands, lift your legs up into air.

* The position of the hands should be such that it should be on the lower back. Make sure that your elbows and lower arms rest on the ground.

* The weight of your body should be on your shoulders and from mid to upper back, but not on the neck.

* Once you have attained the desired posture, hold at the posture and breath deeply for 5 to 10 minutes. Increase the duration of holding the posture, gradually, over time.

* At the time of coming down, slowly lower your legs. In the process, do not forget to keep them straight. This would mean a little workout for your abdominal muscles as well.

* Make sure that in the process of doing the asan you face no jerks.

* For the beginners, it is not possible to attain the correct posture, as the abdominal muscles are not strong enough. In that case, the best bet would be to allow the legs to come forward towards the face.

* To attain best results, performing Matsyasan immediately after it.

Healthy food can cure Joint pain

సాయంత్రాలు ఇంటిల్లిపాదీతో గడిపే అనుభవమే వర్ణనాతీతం . కాసేపలాగే ఒక చోట కూర్చుని నిలబడితే చాలు ఆ ఆనందమంతా ఒక్కసారిగా హరించుకుపోతుంది. ఏముంది కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు.  మామూలుగా కూర్చుని నిలబడ్డప్పుడే కాదు, మెట్లు ఎక్కుతున్నప్పుడు గానీ, ఇంకేదైనా పని చేస్తున్నపుడు గానీ ఈ కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు రావడం సర్వ సాధారణం. ఒకసారి ఈ నొప్పి మొదలైందంటే అడుగు తీసి అడుగు కూడా వేయలేం.

ఈ కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు వయసుపై బడ్డవారికి , ఆటలు ఆడేవారికే కాదు, పోషకాహారం లోపించిన వారెవరికైనా ఉండవచ్చు.చిన్నగా మందులతో మొదలై చివరికి ఆపరేషన్ వరకు వెళ్తుంది పరిస్థితి, అప్పటికీ సమస్య తగ్గుతుందా అంటేగ్యారంటీ లేదు. అందుకే పరిస్థితి విషమించక ముందే కీళ్ళ నొప్పుల విషయంలో జాగ్రత్తలు పాటిస్తే కీళ్ళ నొప్పులతో ఉపశమనమే కాదు, అసలు కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు దరికి కూడా రావు.

సోయా

సోయాలో ఉండే కాల్షియం, మెగ్నీషియం, ప్రోటీన్లు వాటితో పాటు ఉన్న అమినో ఆసిడ్స్ కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు తగ్గడంలో ఔషదంలా పని చేస్తాయి. మూడు నెలల పాటు సోయాను ఆహారంలో ఏదో ఒక రూపంలో తీసుకుంటే కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు తగ్గుముఖం పడతాయి.సోయాను బర్గర్లో , ఉడకబెట్టిన కూరగాయలతో, సలాడ్ లతో పాటు తినవచ్చు.
పండ్లు

విటమిన్ సి ఉన్న ఏ ఆహారమైనా కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు ఉన్నవారికి ఔషధమే, నారింజ, స్ట్రా బెర్రీ, క్రాన్ బెర్రీ, కిర్నికాయ్,రాస్ప్ బెర్రీ, గ్రేప్ ఫ్రూట్, బొప్పాయి, మరియు బ్లూ బెర్రీస్ ఈ పండ్లన్నీ కలిపి ఫ్రూట్ సలాడ్ ల చేసుకుని రోజుకి ఒకసారి తిన్నా చాలు, కీళ్ళ నొప్పులు ఎంతో కాలం నిలవవు. రోజూ బ్రేక్ ఫాస్ట్ తో పాటు ఒక గ్లాసు ఆరెంజ్ జ్యూస్ ని కూడా తీసుకోవడం అలవాటు చేసుకోండి చాలు, మీరు కీళ్ళ విషయంలో జాగ్రత్తలు తీసుకున్నట్టే.
ఆకుకూరలు

ఆకుకూరలు ఆరోగ్యానికి మంచిదని చెప్పని వారుండరు , వినని వారూ ఉండరు, కానీ పాటించే వాళ్ళే చాలా తక్కువమంది .పాటించని వారిలోనే ఉంటారు కీళ్ళ నొప్పులతో బాధపడేవారు .ప్రత్యేకంగా కీళ్ళ నొప్పుల విషయంలోనే కాదు, శరీరానికి కావలసిన విలువైన పోషకాలు ఆకుకూరల్లో సమృద్ధంగా ఉంటాయి.మీరు తినే ఆహారంలో ఏ రూపంలోనైనా, సాండ్ విచ్ రూపంలోనో,మీరు తాగే వెజ్ టేబుల్ జ్యూస్ లోనో ఏదో రూపంలో ఆకుకూరలు ఉండేలా చూసుకోండి.

దినుసులు

రోజూ తినే ఆహారం దాల్చిన చెక్క, జిలకర, పసుపు తప్పకుండా ఉండేలా చూసుకోండి, ఇవి తినే ఆహారానికి రుచిని మాత్రమే కీళ్ళకు బలాన్ని కూడా ఇస్తాయి.

చేపలు

 

చేపలు, లేదా చేప నూనె కీళ్ళ నొప్పులను తగ్గించే విషయంలో ఔషధకారిగా పని చేస్తుంది. కాల్షియం, ఐరన్, మెగ్నీషియం,ఫాస్ఫరస్, పొటాషియం, సోడియం, జింక్, కాపర్, మాంగనీస్,సిలీనియం, ఫ్లూరైడ్ వంటి ఎన్నో పోషకాలు పుష్కలంగా ఉండే ఆహరం చేపలు, ఇవి మీ ఆహారంలో అధిక మోతాదులో ఉండేటట్లు చూసుకోండి. 

  మరీ  కీళ్ళనొప్పి అధికంగా ఉన్నప్పుడు ఆలస్యం చేయకుండా డాక్టర్ని సంప్రదించడం ఉత్తమం, ఈ లోపు ఐస్ గడ్డలను ఒక గుడ్డలో చుట్టి నొప్పి ఉన్న చోట ఉంచితే తాత్కాలికంగా ఉపశమనం కలుగుతుంది.

Beat the heat with healthy food

Body heat is the byproduct of our body's normal metabolism. When the energy sources (sugars, fats, proteins) are broken down and metabolized to produce ATP, some of the energy is lost as heat. Cells which require more ATP produce more heat.

There are few home remedies, particularly the food how to reduce or control the excessive body heat symptoms in men, women and children naturally, which can be used.

Some people inherently have more heat in their bodies while some are affected by it due to physical strain, consuming foods with hot propensity, or due to medication. Body heat manifests itself in various forms like anger, disturbed sleep, rashes and boils, acidity, heartburn, or stomach ulcers.

It may also lead to headaches and sometimes dizziness and episodes of fainting. There are more severe problems like changes in blood pressure, seizure, high body temperature, and rapid heartbeats that also indicate increased body heat. So, it’s very important to keep one’s body heat under control at all times. And one of the simplest ways of doing that is staying hydrated by having particular food which helps to maintain body heat.

Cardamom

According to traditional wisdom of Ayurveda, cardamom is very effective in improving digestion and also expert in reducing the body heat. you can mix cardamom powder while preparing tea, sweets or even you can add cardamom to spicy foods also.

Peaches

Over heat in your body will effect your skin first. Peaches are advisable to avoid skin rashes as well as it is good to adding peaches to your breakfast will fulfill the requirements of vitamin A, vitamin B2, and potassium. Dry peaches are great resources to reduce the heat in the body and helps to regain the energy.

Apricot 

Make it a habit of Apricot juice with glucose or honey can help cool your body and also quench your thirst, eliminate the waste products from your body, tone up your eyes, stomach, liver, heart and nerves by supplying vitamins and minerals.

Buttermilk 

Buttermilk is also efficient in reducing body heat. Therefore, buttermilk is quite effective and beneficial during the summer season. It has valuable nutrition’s like potassium, vitamin B-12, calcium, phosphorous and probiotics which help strengthen the digestive system and the immunity of the body.

Watermelon 

Watermelon is a super-sized and super-packed with nutritional goodies such as iron, potassium, beta carotene and vitamin C, watermelon has 95 per cent water content which helps to reduce the body heat and it contains lycopene which will keep away from the risk of several cancers.

Coconut water

Coconut water contains organic compounds processing healthy growth promoting properties that helps to orally re-hydrate your body, it is an all natural isotonic beverage, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells.

Cucumber

Cucumbers are the most wonderful and natural high water content edible fruit, Adding a crunchy cool cucumber to your salads is a good way to maintain the water level in your body. The regular intake of cucumber juice is very useful both internally and externally.

Sugarcane 

Sugarcane is rich in Phosphorus, calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium. Sugar cane is ideal for those people who often suffer from burning sensation when urinating, or all over the body, who are tired due to excess sun exposure during summer.

Banana

Banana contains three natural sugars are surcose, fructose and glucose. These natural sugars combined with fiber in a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. It has a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heat in the body, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Bottle gourd 

Its high water content makes it very cooling. The cooked Bottle Gourd is cooling, calming, diuretic and easy to digest. It is also effective against constipation and other digestive disorders.

How Much does Wonder Woman Weigh ?

A woman's ideal body weight is dependent upon her height and age. 

The taller you are the how much does wonder woman weigh? She weighs about as much, unrealistically, as a 6'0" woman who is extremely athletic and very powerful: 64 kgs(140 lbs). TBH, I suspect that there's some fanboy wish fulfillment going on here, and that she's been given measurements which are disproportionate to her abilities and to reality(at least as far a comic book can go anyways, lol). 

A woman of any average size with an athletic frame is going to weigh quite a bit more than this, with 6'+ women in the WNBA hovering around 170lbs...and even then, those ladies look rather skinny compared to the full-figured and powerful Wonder Woman, lol. On top of this, I would expect that because she is created from clay by the Olympian gods that she would also bear some additional extra mystical weight which would allow for her super-strength, durability, etc.

Of course, it could be exactly that extra mystical aspect which accounts for her super-abilities...such as making her heavier and more dense under certain scenarios, such as during combat, etc. and more like normal weight when she's under more civil conditions(so as not to crush buildings or supporting structures, etc), she *can* fly, after all. 

Just eyeballing it, I would more realistically put Wonder Woman's weight at somewhere about 175-225 lbs *at least*, if not WAY more...like in the multiple hundreds if we're talking about mystical Olympian clay-flesh that is "as strong as the earth"(and for those of you screaming that this would make her the same weight as Superman, just keep in mind that I have the same preconceptions about him as well).

Protein Rich Food

Spread out protein intake throughout the day instead of mega doses just once or twice. A serving of protein along with healthy carbs after a workout is a must to help tired muscles recover.

Here are some tantalizing ways to work protein into your meals and snacks no matter what time of day you exercise. 

Below is a list of foods with the highest protein density, for more information, see the sections on other protein rich foods...

Chocolate Keeps You Slim

The Independent headline was remarkably similar. Chocolate can help keep you slim. Chocolate lovers have one more reason to feel good about indulging in their favourite treat. Eating chocolate frequently was associated with a a lower body mass ... So it is not surprising that it can help keep you regular and help keep.

People couldn't believe their ears when Hollywood star Katharine Hepburn attributed her slim physique to chocolates. It sounds whack, but a new scientific study suggests that people who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner. Sadly, that doesn't quite mean that you can run out and stuff your face full of candy all day to keep your weight down—but it does mean you probably should be eating some chocolate regularly.

The study of nearly 1,000 US people, conducted by the University of California at San Diego, analyzed diet, calorie intake and BMI. It found that those who ate chocolate a few times a week were slimmer than those who ate it less frequently. Why? The researchers suggest that, despite containing so many calories, chocolate contains compounds that favor weight loss.

The link even remained when other factors—including exercise—were accounted for. What's more, the study, which appears in Archives of Internal Medicine, suggests that quantities aren't important; instead, it's the frequency of chocolate consumption that is linked to low BMIs.

Beatrice Golomb, one of the researchers, explained to the BBC: "Our findings appear to add to a body of information suggesting that the composition of calories, not just the number of them, matters for determining their ultimate impact on weight."

The researchers suggest that the compounds in chocolate that are associated with lower BMI are antioxidants called catechins, which improve lean muscle mass and reduce weight.

Before you grab the candy, though, it's worth noting that the study observed lower BMIs in participants that consumed chocolate a few times a week, and even then the quantities didn't matter.

So, a little bit of chocolate a few times a week should be plenty. Any more, and the sugar and fat will have the dominant effect.

Heart Healthy Diet Tips

Improving your diet is an important step toward preventing heart disease, but you may feel unsure where to begin. Take a look at the big picture: your overall eating patterns are more important than obsessing over individual foods.

* Maintain a low fat diet. You will want to especially avoid fats such as butter, coconut oil, saturated fats, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats, animal fats and dairy fats.

* Instead of oils, try using nonstick cooking sprays.

* Always try to buy the leanest cuts of meat. Poultry, fish and turkey are better choices than beef.

* Try starting your day with a hearty bowl of oatmeal.

* Skim milk and non-fat yogurt is a healthier option than high-fat dairy products.

* Don't eat too many sweets or foods with added sugar. Soda and sweetened beverages should be kept to a minimum as well.

* Avoid eating more than four egg yolks a week. Generally it is better to eat egg whites or egg substitutes.

* Don't fry your food. Steaming or baking food is generally a healthier preparation.

* Try to avoid the fast food restaurant chains, they usually do not have many healthy options. If you must eat at a fast food restaurant, try to make the healthier choice and order a salad.

Katrina Kaif Diet And Workout

A healthy mind and a healthy diet is Katrina Kaif's secret behind her perfect figure. Katrina Kaif is the most beautiful actress in Bollywood. Every dress suits her perfect body figure 36-26- 34, with a height around 5′-8″.

This is Katrina Kaif Workout. 

* Swimming

* Jogging

* Gymming

* Yoga

* Meditation

Katrina’s for day starts with 3-4 glass of water then yoga and meditaion.

Katrina Kaif Diet Plan

Katrina’s diet comprises lots of fruits, green salad, grilled fish and vegetables. She simply loves grilled fish and avoids rice due to fat. Her fitness secret is her daily strict routine eat healthy food at right time.

Breakfast Time 

* Brown Bread with peanut butter

* glass low fat milk.

* boiled eggs-white portion only

* Pancakes when traveling

Lunch Time 

Katrina is not fussy about eating, rather she prefers low oil food, with very less fat.

* Green dressed salad

* Brown rice

* Grilled fish

Dinner Time 

There is no set menu for Kat’s dinner, she tries not to overeat and eat lighter before bedtime. It mainly includes

* Oil less food

* Avoids starch food

* Has completely left chicken

* Has normal and light dinner

Weight Loss Through Indian Diet

Rice, whole wheat bread, lots of vegetables and dairy constitute a staple Indian diet.

There are ways in which you can incorporate the Indian cooking practices for having delectable meals that make you healthy too and can help in weight loss too.

* In Indian foods, spices play a bigger role in adding flavour than oil. Most of the Indian foods are steamed or cooked with water rather than fried. Adding spices need not necessary mean making it too hot for your tongue.

* Spices not only make the food taste good, they also make you feel more satisfied while eating and this makes you eat less.

* The digestive properties of many spices also make them healthy for you. Cardamom, cloves and fennel seeds are some such spices.

* A lot of low-fat ingredients are used in Indian cooking.

* Vegetables, rice and legumes are common in Indian dishes.

* The method of baking wheat for bread the Indian style is far healthier than the European method of bread making. Roti, Tandoori Roti and Tandoori Nan are baked breads that are some foods prepared by baking bread.

* They are a very useful addition to your weight loss diet. If oils and fats such as ghee are consciously not used, Indian recipes are excellent as weight loss diet.

* The legumes, beans, grains that are commonly found in Indian foods make it an excellent choice for weight loss.

* Eating high fibre foods bring about the feeling of being full sooner and prevent you from your inclination to overeat.

* The nutrients gained through foods high in fibre and vitamins helps your body burn fat more effectively.

Shilpa Shetty Fitness Secrets Yoga

* The Perfect 10 girl has what it takes simply by her diet and exercises. Shilpa swears by yoga. She even teaches yoga, she is that kind of expert in it.

* She strictly adheres to her yoga routine. She is aware how yoga enhances concentration, how body maintains its flexibility and agility. With practice, the postures will improve and breathe control will be effortless. She uses yoga to release stress and tension and to increase vitality.

* She knows how to maintain a perfect blend of exercises and how to maintain the female figure that is accentuated by curves. At 33, she may not be getting any younger, but to look at her and her skin glowing, you would not believe she is 33.

* Surprisingly, she loves eating out and goes for Chinese and Japanese food. But careful that she is, she does not go beyond sashimi or seaweed salad. She might add black cod and some sou.

Ayurvedic Medicine for Healthy Digestive System

The human digestive system is a complex series of organs and glands that processes food. In order to use the food we eat, our body has to break the food down into smaller molecules that it can process; it also has to excrete waste.

Most of the digestive organs (like the stomach and intestines) are tube-like and contain the food as it makes its way through the body. The digestive system is essentially a long, twisting tube that runs from the mouth to the anus, plus a few other organs (like the liver and pancreas) that produce or store digestive chemicals.

Many digestive complaints and symptoms appear even in apparently healthy people. They frequently go undiagnosed because these complaints are not “serious”. Symptoms such as gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, belching, flatulence, food sensitivities, indigestion, malabsorption, irritable bowel syndrome, and the list goes on.... are so common that they are seen as normal. Consider that a sluggish bowel can retain pounds of old toxic fecal matter. This leads to a vicious cycle of autointoxication that taxes our defense systems and eventually leads to more serious disease.

Here are few Ayurvedic tips which helps to keep our digestive system healthy.

Ingredients:

Trikatu Powder (Ginger, Black Pepper and Long Pepper) – 150 gms

White cumin seeds (Soaked in lime water and dried )– 50 gms

Balck cumin seeds (Soaked in water and fried then make it powder) – 50gms.

Ajamoda – 50 gms

Indus Valley Salt  (Soaked in starch then make it powder )– 50 gms

Asafoetida – 50 Gms

Mix all the ingredients and make it as powder. As shown in the video take ½ half spoon of powder and ½ spoon of pure ghee and have before you eat food, It would be a good ayurvedic medicine for all digestive problems.

Avoid tea, coffee which is harm full to our digestive system, Instead coffee or tea powder you can use pomegranate leaves powder, or Dried Gooseberry powder which gives energy as well as it provides a lot of health benefits.

Home remedy for Twitching sensation

Ingredients

Cloves

Cardamom

Instructions

Mix both the ingredients in jiggery and have it twice in a day.

Treatment of High Blood Pressure

It is important to take steps to keep your blood pressure under control.

The treatment goal is blood pressure below 140/90 and lower for people with other conditions, such as diabetes and kidney disease.

Adopting healthy lifestyle habits is an effective first step in both preventing and controlling high blood pressure.

If lifestyle changes alone are not effective in keeping your pressure controlled, it may be necessary to add blood pressure medications.

In this section you will learn about blood pressure-lowering lifestyle habits and blood pressure medications.

హై బీపీ నివారణ 

ఈమధ్యకాలంలో ఎక్కువమంది ఎదుర్కొంటున్న సమస్య హై బీపీ.

ఆహారపు అలవాట్లు, జీవన శైలి, ఒత్తిడి, మానసిక ఆందోళన, ఊబకాయం, కిడ్నీ సమస్య,

హార్మోన్లలో మార్పులు, ఉప్పు ఎక్కువగా తినడం, వంశ పారంపర్య లక్షణం లాంటి అనేక

కారణాలతో హై బీపీ వస్తుంది.

కారణం ఏదైతేనేం అధిక రక్తపోటు సమస్య మూత్రపిండాల వ్యాధి, గుండెపోటు లాంటి

ఆటుపోట్లకు దారితీస్తుంది.

బ్రెయిన్ హామరేజ్ వచ్చే ప్రమాదం కూడా ఉంది. కనుక హై బీపీని అశ్రద్ధ చేయడానికి

వీల్లేదు.

బీపీ అదుపు తప్పకుండా చూసుకోవాలి. అందుకు ఎన్నో సులువైన మార్గాలున్నాయి.

వాటిల్లో ఏ కొన్ని పాటించినా హై బీపీ నుండి బయట పడవచ్చు. అలాంటి రెమెడీలు మీ

కోసం...

* రోజూ వ్యాయామం చేయాలి. అందువల్ల రక్తప్రసరణ సవ్యంగా సాగి, హై బీపీ తగ్గుతుంది.

* పచ్చటి చెట్ల మధ్య అరగంటపాటు వాకింగ్ చేస్తే రక్తపోటు నియంత్రణలో ఉంటుంది.

ప్రాణాయామం, వజ్రాసనం, మత్స్యాసనం మొదలైన ఆసనాలు హై బీపీని తగ్గిస్తాయి.

* తినే పదార్ధాల్లో ఉప్పు బాగా తగ్గించాలి. వత్తిడిని తగ్గించుకోవాలి. అందుకోసం మెడిటేషన్

చేయాలి.

* సిగరెట్, ఆల్కహాల్ లాంటి అలవాట్లు ఉంటే తక్షణం మానేయాలి.

* ఉసిరి పొడిని తేనెతో రంగరించి తింటే హై బీపీ తగ్గుతుంది.

* పుచ్చకాయ జ్యూసు అధిక రక్తపోటును నివారిస్తుంది.

అన్నీ తేలికైన మార్గాలే. వీటిల్లో ఏ కొన్నిటిని పాటించినా హై బీపీ నుండి బయటపడవచ్చు.

ఇంత సులువైన మార్గాలను వదిలి ప్రాణాంతకమైన హై బీపీని పెంచి పోషించాల్సిన

అవసరం లేదు కదా, మీరే ఆలోచించండి.

Which Sleep Position is Healthiest?

Back Position 

Good for: Preventing neck and back pain, reducing acid reflux, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Bad for: Snoring.

Consider this: "Snoring is usually most frequent and severe when sleeping on the back," Olson says.

Perfect pillow: One puffy one. The goal is to keep your head and neck supported without propping your head up too much.

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Side position

Good for: Preventing neck and back pain, reducing acid reflux, snoring less, sleeping during pregnancy

Bad for: Your skin and your breasts.

Consider this: If you're pregnant, sleep on your left side. It's ideal for blood flow.

Perfect pillow: A thick one. "You need to fill the space above your shoulder so your head and neck are supported in a neutral position".

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Fetal position 

Good for: Snoring less, sleeping during pregnancy.

Bad for: Preventing neck and back pain, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Consider this: Just straighten out a bit -- try not to tuck your body into an extreme curl.

Perfect pillow: One plump pillow -- the same as side position, to give your head and neck support.

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Stomach position 

Good for: Easing snoring

Bad for: Avoiding neck and back pain, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Consider this: Do you snore? "Stomach-sleeping may even be good for you,". Facedown keeps your upper airways more open. So if you snore and aren't suffering from neck or back pain, it's fine to try sleeping on your belly.

Perfect pillow: Just one (and make it a thin one) or none at all.

Tips for Sound Sleep

After good sleep hygiene, the person feel refresh and energies throughout the day.

* Warm shower bath is good before going to bed as it helps to relax for good sleep. 

* Proper and regular time for meal, medications, help to adjust your body clock and ease to smooth sleeping.

* Brisk walk for 15-20 minutes preferably in the evening is good for sound sleeping.

* Yogasanas, Pranayama and Mediation should be done on regular basis.

* Try to avoid stress environment. 

* Meditation should be performed before going to bed every day as it helps to relax and lighten up your body and helps to give better sleep.

* Rigorous exercise should be avoided as it produce stimulants that disturb the sleeping mechanism in the body. 

* Brahmi Oil helps calm and clear the mind, enhancing peaceful sleep.

* Herbs like chamomile, passionflower, and skullcap to help calm the mind, soothe nerves and support sound, restful sleep.

* Reading a book, listening soothing music may induce sleeping.

* Avoid taking naps, especially after 3.00pm as it hinder in your night sleeping. 

* Caffeine, nicotine should be avoided, strictly after dinner as it may disturb the rhythm of your body and also not good for sleep hygiene.

* Keep yourself away from alcohol and cigarette. 

* Going to bed hungry or taking heavy dinner both should be discouraged.

* Give more weightage to salads and fruits in dinner. 

* Avoid sleeping pills as it may lead to develop different type of disorders in the body.

* Bats sleeps 16 hours a day because its cave is quiet, dark and a little bit cool. We may also make our bedroom quiet, cool and dark for good sleep. 

* Unless and until you are feeling sleepy, do some work so to encourage your sleeping.

* Massage of the head and foot is good for sleeping.

To have a hygienic sleep.

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency and the leading cause of anemia in the world. Iron deficiency at critical times of growth and development can result in premature births, low birth weight babies, delayed growth and development, delayed normal infant activity and movement.

Iron deficiency can result in poor memory or poor cognitive skills and can result in poor performance in school, work,and in military or recreational activities.

Iron Deficiency Anemia Symptoms.

1. Your fingernails break easily.

2. You may feel a lack of hunger.

3. You may be having a lot of headaches.

4. You may feel lethargic and weak

5. There might be a shortness of breath.

6. You may be feeling depressed or agitated.

7. Sometimes there are people that have a sore tongue.

8. Your skin color may be extremely pale.

Treatments 

The treatments given are usually iron supplements unless the cause is kidney disease.

Sometimes if the iron deficiency is too severe, a transfusion may be needed.

Dietary changes will probably also be given. Eating foods that provide the body with iron such as raisins, dried beans, (in other words legumes), fish, and some meats. Liver is about the best iron source.

Low Back Pain Relief Tips

Here are examples of natural or home remedies that offer low back pain relief.

* heat and cold applications such as electric pillow or an all-day heat wrap, hot showers/bath, ice packs or even a bag of frozen vegetables.

* natural analgesic creams such as those with Capsaicin.

* creams with bee venom extract.

* acupuncture and reflexology.

* massage and acupressure.

* regular exercising, even during the pain flare up, but with gentle moves that don’t put pressure on the lower back etc.