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Friday, March 27, 2015
What does it take to be happy in a relationship?
If you’re working to improve your marriage or relationship, here are the 10 habits
of happy couples.
1. Go to bed at the same time
Remember the beginning of your relationship, when you couldn’t wait to
go to bed with each other to make love? Happy couples resist the temptation to
go to bed at different times. They go to bed at the same time, even if one
partner wakes up later to do things while their partner sleeps. And when their
skins touch it still causes each of them to tingle and unless one or both are
completely exhausted to feel sexually excited.
2. Cultivate common interests
After the passion settles down, it’s common to realize that you have few
interests in common. But don’t minimize the importance of activities you can do
together that you both enjoy. If common interests are not present, happy
couples develop them. At the same time, be sure to cultivate interests of your
own; this will make you more interesting to your mate and prevent you from appearing
too dependent.
3. Walk hand in hand or side by
side
Rather than one partner lagging or dragging behind the other, happy
couples walk comfortably hand in hand or side by side. They know it’s more
important to be with their partner than to see the sights along the way.
4. Make trust
and forgiveness your default mode
If and when they have a disagreement or argument, and if they can’t
resolve it, happy couples default to trusting and forgiving rather than
distrusting and begrudging.
5. Focus more on what your
partner does right than what he or she does wrong
If you look for things your partner does wrong, you can always find
something. If you look for what he or she does right, you can always find
something, too. It all depends on what you want to look for. Happy couples
accentuate the positive.
6. Hug each other as soon as you
see each other after work
Our skin has a memory of “good touch” (loved), “bad touch”
(abused) and “no touch” (neglected). Couples who say hello with a hug keep
their skin bathed in the “good touch,” which can inoculate your spirit against
anonymity in the world.
7. Say “I love you” and “Have a
good day” every morning
This is a great way to buy some patience and tolerance as each partner
sets out each day to battle traffic jams, long lines and other annoyances.
8. Say “Good night” every night,
regardless of how you feel
This tells your partner that, regardless of how upset you are with him
or her, you still want to be in the relationship. It says that what you and
your partner have is bigger than any single upsetting incident.
9. Do a “weather” check during
the day
Call your partner at home or at work to see how his or her day is going.
This is a great way to adjust expectations so that you’re more in sync when you
connect after work. For instance, if your partner is having an awful day, it
might be unreasonable to expect him or her to be enthusiastic about something
good that happened to you.
10. Be proud to be seen with your
partner
Happy couples are pleased to be seen together and are often in some kind
of affectionate contact — hand on hand or hand on shoulder or knee or back of
neck. They are not showing off but rather just saying that they belong with
each other.
Happy
couples have different habits than unhappy couples. A habit is a discrete
behavior that you do automatically and that takes little effort to maintain. It
takes 21 days of daily repetition of a new a behavior to become a habit. So
select one of the behaviors in the list above to do for 21 days and voila, it
will become a habit…and make you happier as a couple. And if you fall off the
wagon, don’t despair, just apologize to your partner, ask their forgiveness
and
recommit yourself to getting back in the habit.
If there was one key to happiness in love and life and
possibly even success it would be to go into each conversation you have with
this commandment to yourself front and foremost in your mind, "Just Listen."
Source: Psychology Today
Thursday, March 26, 2015
World Cup 2015
India's spectacular winning streak in World Cup 2015 came to a disappointing halt on Thursday when the defending champions lost their semifinal match against four-time champions Australia. It was a brave fight from the Men in Blue in front of a screaming Sydney Cricket Ground. In the end, it was all for nothing.
I am still a die-hard fan of Team India ! Today March 26th
2015 Australia powered into the World Cup final
with a 95-run victory over defending champions India in Sydney.
But,
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Win Every Interview with these 6 Steps
1. Predict the future. You can anticipate 90% of the interview questions you’re going
to get. Three of them are listed below, but it’s an easy list to generate.
“Why do you want this job?” “What’s a tough problem you’ve
solved?” If you can’t think of any, Google “most common interview questions.”
Write down the top 20 questions you think you’ll get.
2. Plan your attack. For EVERY question, write down your answer. Yes, it’s a pain to
actually write something. It’s hard and frustrating. But it makes it stick in
your brain. That’s important. You want your answers to be automatic. You don’t
want to have to think about your answers during an interview. Why not? Keep
reading.
3. Have a backup plan. Actually, for every question, write down THREE answers. Why
three? You need to have a different, equally good answer for every question
because the first interviewer might not like your story. You want the next
interviewer to hear a different story. That way they can become your advocate.
4. Prove yourself. Every question should be
answered with a story that proves you can do what you’re being asked about.
“How do you lead?” should be answered with “I’m a
collaborative/decisive/whatever leader. Let me tell you about the time I ….”
Always tell a story or have facts to prove you are what you say you are. More
on how to construct and tell these stories in a future article.
5. Read the room. All that brainpower you’re
not using to desperately come up with answers to questions? Look around. Focus
on the interviewer. In the first 10 seconds, is there anything in their office,
or about them, you can notice and use to forge a connection? A book on a shelf?
A family photo? A painting?
Read the interviewer: is their body language open or closed? Are they tired and
should you try to pep them up? Do they like your answer or should you veer in
another direction?
6. Make it to Carnegie Hall. How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Same goes for getting
a job. When I was in my second year of job hunt, I practiced my
interview answers -- out loud -- until I could tell each story smoothly,
without thinking about it (but not so smoothly that I was bored with the
re-telling). My roommate walked in one day to find me sitting on the futon
reciting why I thought I was a great leader again and again. He figured I was
stuck in some kind of Stuart Smalley-like
self-help loop. But I got 2 job offers from 5 companies (that’s another story)
and was on track to get another 1 before I stopped interviewing. How is that
possible? Practice.
Everyone deserves an amazing job. I hope this helps you get one.
Courtesy :Laszlo Bock SVP, People Operations at Google
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Never Give Up !!
There’s a point in
your life when you know who stays forever and who’s just around for a while.
People change, but so do you. Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the
worse. Bad things happen to everyone, you’re not in it alone. People lie and
some people just don’t care how you feel. Your heart beats no matter how much
pain you’re in. Everything will be okay eventually. There are always people in
your life that just make your day no matter the miles. I know all about
distance, I’ve been dealing with it all my life, so don’t tell me it’s easy,
but it’s worth it. I’d rather stay in touch with the people I love than just
drop it and forget about it. You don’t forget about the ones you love, it
doesn’t work like that. Give it all you
got, and live your life to the fullest. People would kill to have what you
have. Someone always has it worse off than you, but that doesn’t mean your pain
doesn’t count.
I think everyone
at some point, goes through that one moment where they think “my God, I can’t
do this”. But you know what? You can. No matter how close you are to the edge,
no matter how badly you feel like giving up, or think it’s best to do so rather
than have to put up with the pain - don’t. Don’t
lose hope that things will get better. Don’t give up, because there is
someone out there who will make you smile in a way no one else ever could. Keep
that glimmer of hope alive in your heart, because someone is out there
searching for your smile. So wipe your tears and keep your head held high.
“Time heals all
wounds but it takes a little push on our part. Acceptance plays a part. Not all
love stories end with “…and they live happily ever after.” Sometimes we have to
part because of circumstances beyond our control. We have to suffer if it would
mean happiness for others. We have to cry to temporarily let go of the pain.
Every beginning has its end like every dawn has its dusk. It’s something we
can’t control, something we had to live up.”
Friday, March 6, 2015
7 mini-habits that will change your life
1. Make your bed the minute you wake
up in the morning.
And do a damn-good job of making it. Stretch out the sheets, clean out the wrinkles and fold out the blankets perfectly.
There are two very tangible benefits behind making the bed perfectly in the morning.
First, you've finished a task immediately when you wake up, so you're starting your day with a small self-esteem boost of doing something, finishing something, and doing it very well.
Second, when you come home from a tired day, when you've lost in other areas of the day, when things haven't gone your way... you will come home to a perfectly made bed.
There will be nothing between you and a good night's sleep.
The bed will remind you of the success you had in the morning and make you go to sleep looking forward to another day.
'First thing in the morning' is more of a metaphor, meaning get the bed done before you get lost in the day.
You can let it breathe, change the bed-sheets or whatever, but before you step out of the house, get it done. Or if you want to laze around get the bed made before lazing out on the couch.
2. Put things back to where you found them
What this means is that no matter what you use in your day, as soon as you're done using it, put it back.
Done polishing your shoes? Put back the shoe polish and the brushes to where they belong.
Been cooking some food? Put back all the utensils to where they belong.
Done watching a DVD? Put it back in the box and in the shelf where it belongs.
Here's why this is super beneficial; every time you put stuff back to where it belongs you're immediately taking care of a few functions in your life;
The first is that you're clearing out the clutter instantly. When you put things back to where they belong you drastically clear clutter in your life.
Clearing clutter helps you think better and have a better organized life.
The second benefit is that when you need them the next time you won't have to look for it. You'll know where you put it back.
And over time as you make putting things back in their place a habit, you will know every time where anything is.
This has the additional benefit of saving you tons of time without actually looking for things.
If you put your car keys back to where they belong every day, you won't have to find them. You'll always know where they belong.
The third benefit is long term - that you develop a habit of putting things away which will help you in your life as you get business and busier, putting things where they belong will help you remember where they are in the long term.
And do a damn-good job of making it. Stretch out the sheets, clean out the wrinkles and fold out the blankets perfectly.
There are two very tangible benefits behind making the bed perfectly in the morning.
First, you've finished a task immediately when you wake up, so you're starting your day with a small self-esteem boost of doing something, finishing something, and doing it very well.
Second, when you come home from a tired day, when you've lost in other areas of the day, when things haven't gone your way... you will come home to a perfectly made bed.
There will be nothing between you and a good night's sleep.
The bed will remind you of the success you had in the morning and make you go to sleep looking forward to another day.
'First thing in the morning' is more of a metaphor, meaning get the bed done before you get lost in the day.
You can let it breathe, change the bed-sheets or whatever, but before you step out of the house, get it done. Or if you want to laze around get the bed made before lazing out on the couch.
2. Put things back to where you found them
What this means is that no matter what you use in your day, as soon as you're done using it, put it back.
Done polishing your shoes? Put back the shoe polish and the brushes to where they belong.
Been cooking some food? Put back all the utensils to where they belong.
Done watching a DVD? Put it back in the box and in the shelf where it belongs.
Here's why this is super beneficial; every time you put stuff back to where it belongs you're immediately taking care of a few functions in your life;
The first is that you're clearing out the clutter instantly. When you put things back to where they belong you drastically clear clutter in your life.
Clearing clutter helps you think better and have a better organized life.
The second benefit is that when you need them the next time you won't have to look for it. You'll know where you put it back.
And over time as you make putting things back in their place a habit, you will know every time where anything is.
This has the additional benefit of saving you tons of time without actually looking for things.
If you put your car keys back to where they belong every day, you won't have to find them. You'll always know where they belong.
The third benefit is long term - that you develop a habit of putting things away which will help you in your life as you get business and busier, putting things where they belong will help you remember where they are in the long term.
3. Pick up clutter before you go to sleep at night
This might sound like more than a 5 minute habit, however when practiced consistently this is a less than a few minute habit.
Often times we end up being tired at night and have dishes in the sink, clothes lying around in the bedroom, magazines all strewn across the coffee table... these are all messes in our lives.
When we wake up in the morning, instead of our mind focusing on the things that we have to it, focuses on these messes and our brain runs awry...
Thinking about all the things 'you should' do and not focusing on the things that you have to do... nor the things that would being you the best return on time invested.
So develop the habit of picking up any clutter you have lying around the house. This ties in perfectly with the previous habit.
If you put stuff away, there wont be too much clutter to begin with, but whatever clutter there is, you'll put it away before you go to sleep at night.
This will help you have a cleaner mind, have clearer thinking and focus on things that you really want to achieve.
If you've never cleared clutter in your life - there will be a lot of it, so instead focus on clearing clutter form one space when you're just starting out.
Here let me show you... if you've got a lot of clutter sitting around, think about clearing it from the kitchen counter every night before you go to sleep.
Then every week add another surface. So as time progresses, you'll spend less and less time on keeping the kitchen counter clean and eventually your entire house will become clutter free.
You won't even notice this but you'll wake up happier, and with more energy and a skip in your step.
4. Plan your day on a post it note
I used to have extensive to do list, with different contexts and different things that I had to do in different areas of my life.
It never worked. I would fail and fell miserable at the end of the day for not achieving anything in my life.
Then I started using the post-it note technique.
This essentially means that whatever you have to do tomorrow you write it down, then take the biggest, baddest, projects from that list and put it on a post it note.
These projects are the ones that will make the most impact in your life. Write only these on a post it note and forget everything else.
So from a work perspective, you write the 3 things that you can do that will make the most impact on your job, and for your employer.
You might have to ask your employer... "What's the biggest result, most important thing, that will have the most impact on the company?" or "What results do I need to deliver?"
This will help you clarify instantly what your employer values the most and will get you to do more of those activities.
But only write down 3 things on the post it.
I've noticed that doing 3 things everyday will have more impact on your life than writing doing 10 things and doing 7.
Your mind will keep focusing on the ones you didn't do and then you lose productivity and sleep on the next day.
So write down only 3 things on a post-it note and finish those 3 things every day.
5. Become enthusiastic
Most people drift thought life with their shoulders hunched, a frown on their faces and wrinkles on their forehead.
They are skeptical about everything, about a new job, about a new responsibility, about something new that their spouse tells them.
I used to be like that, and all it gave me was a bald head. Years later I changed my outlook on life and started being enthusiastic.
Not just enthusiastic about going on vacation, or taking some time off from work... but about everything in life.
If someone shares an idea with me, I'm enthusiastic about it, jump on board and help them take it to execution.
It may not work out, but never for a lack of enthusiasm. This has helped me make more friends, become relaxed in my daily dealings and have doors opened for me that would never have been opened for me.
Just las week I was at a luncheon with the Premier of British Columbia - only because of my enthusiastic attitude.
6. Treat every stranger like a friend
What this means is that instead of looking at strangers with a bit of caution, you treat them with open arms. You welcome them in your private space.
This completely changes things for everyone. When you meet someone for the first time, they are eyeing you with skepticism and you are eyeing them with skepticism.
This is an evolutionary reaction that helped us survive a million years ago, where a stranger was out to get out food, and steal our supplies.
Even up to 200 years ago this was true. That a stranger could rob you or steal you property.
But for most of us reading this on google, it isn't true anymore. We live in a world where the strangers we meet will be in a very protected and secure space.
You might meet a stranger at work, at the movies, in a bar, in the shopping mall... all these places are pretty well protected. And the chances of you getting mugged are remote to none.
When you treat them like a friend, approach them with a skip in your step, open arms, wide smile... they will naturally become attracted to you and want to help you out.
You're not doing this to get something out of them, but just to have a better time in life. Both you and the stranger are going through a tough journey called life... it becomes so much easier when you have a friend.
Be that friend for that person, and treat every encounter as if you're meeting your friend.
Additionally, chances are you both watch the same TV shows, read the same books, and have a few other things in common that if you just got to talking you would have a great time.
The final benefit of treating every stranger like a friend is you aren't anxious all the time. You can relax, your body can relax and you let go of all the stress inside you.
Remember; everyone else is treating you like a stranger also, they are sussing you out also. The only way you can find a friend is to be a friend.
I'm not saying throw caution to the wind and make friends with the homeless guy in the alley behind a strip club... nor am I saying that you become best friends with every stranger that you meet.
But... and this is key... that you 'treat' everyone like a friend, unless proven otherwise.
So if you're sitting down on a park bench and someone is sitting across from them - start a conversation with them like you're both friends.
Not exchange your bank account - but just treat her like a friend. If she turns out to be someone you wouldn't be friends with otherwise, no harm, no foul.
7. Dress slightly better than the occasion calls for
Notice how everyone who is an authority, who has power, who has charisma is dressed just a tad bit better then the other people in the room.
Even in the movies, you never see the president dressed shabbily and the rest of the press dressed like winners. The press is always worse dressed than the president.
So just by dressing up slightly better than the occasion calls for you will instantly become the alpha in the group.
This means that when you're going out with your friends to watch a game, don't just wear slacks and a t-shirt. But put on jeans and a shirt.
When you're visiting friends, don't just wear jeans and a shirt, put on a jacket also.
You're dressing slightly better than the occasion calls for.
So if everyone at work wears casual clothes, you wear casual clothes with a sports jacket.
Yes you will stand out... but you will stand out to be better than everyone else. At work your boss will notice that you're the best dressed person there and will think of you when new opportunities arise.
With friends you will become the natural leader of the group and everyone will look up to you for advice.
Even when someone else wants to talk to the group, they'll perceive you as the authority and talk to you.
Plus the benefit of doing this is you don't have to work too hard, for most situations you can put on a collared-button-down-shirt and a sports jacket and you're good to go.
For other situations a suit is required, and still for other occasions wearing a tie is mandatory.
You know what each of that situation is you just need to implement this in your life.
But a quick warning... if you're thinking about dressing slightly better, don't be ironic about it.
What this means is if you put on a jacket, don't let your shirt hanging out pretending to be a cool twenty something. If you decide to put on a sweater, don't have the seams popping out at the back.
If you do something, do it well, not ironically. It's not cool, it's not impressive. It doesn't make you look hip - it makes you look immature.
Immature people are never leaders, never alphas in a group.
These are the 7 mini-habits that you can implement in your life and drastically change your life.
They don't take a lot of time to implement. They don't require a lot of money, or effort.
But they do require your commitment. So make a commitment today to do these mini-habits in your life.
Take the 5 minutes right now to make a commitment that you will do these habits for the next 30 days.
Promise me that you will try each habit for 30 days before you discard it.
Then and only then decide whether it works for you or not.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Yoga
Surya Namaskara also known in English as Sun Salutation is a common sequence of asanas. Its origins lie in India where its large Hindu population worships Surya, the Hindu solar deity.
This sequence of movements and asanas can be practised on varying levels of awareness, ranging from that of physical exercise in various styles, to a complete sadhana which incorporates asana, pranayama, mantra and chakra meditation.
Surya Namaskara, like most asanas, is recommended to be performed on an empty stomach. Therefore some recommend a gap of at least two hours after eating and before performing the namaskara. It is generally practiced in the morning before breakfast or in evening.
For people in certain careers, a desk is something you literally can't escape. While working at a call center, trading on a computer, or managing a welcome desk, you can't do your job unless you are planted at you desk.Below are instruction in three of the simplest stress busting poses. You can do these moves and still do your job!
Thursday, February 12, 2015
DIY Facial
A facial is a four step procedure; cleansing, exfoliating, massaging and hydrate.
You will need cleansing milk, a face scrub, cream and a masque to finish off.
Here are some homemade solutions for the same:
Step 1: Cleansing
You can either use cleansing milk available in the market or make your own.
Take two tablespoons of full fat milk and add half a teaspoon of olive oil. Warm the mixture, and dip a cotton ball in it to wipe your face thoroughly. Wash off with lukewarm water.
Step 2: Exfoliating
Scrubbing is needed to slough off dead skin cells from your face. You can make a scrub using two teaspoons of curd, one teaspoon of gram flour and a pinch of turmeric.
Alternately, you can finely crush two to three almonds and mix with milk cream.
For oily skin, you can make a scrub using oatmeal and honey. Follow the massage instructions listed above.
Step 3: Massaging
There are several face massage creams available, but nothing beats a homemade alternative. For a face massage, you can use the pulp of papaya added to some milk cream. Thicken the mixture to form a paste that you can spread easily.
For oily skin, you can use a paste of hung curd and the pulp of apricot with a few drop of olive oil.
Step 4: Hydrating
A masque is the most effective way to hydrate your skin after a facial massage. Once you’ve finished massaging your face, put a hot towel on your face to open clogged pores. Finish off with a homemade face pack.
You can try a clay masque made of Fuller’s Earth and rose water.
For a more nourishing pack, try mixing the yolk of one egg with one tablespoon honey and a few drops of olive oil.
If you’re feeling particularly indulgent, try a chocolate pack. Melt a few pieces of dark chocolate over a double boiler. Add to this a mix of one cup of milk and two tablespoons of salt. Stir together and let it cool. Apply and keep for 10 minutes, then rinse off with lukewarm water.
Besan
or gram’s flour is an age old super hit granny’s recipe to fight out a number
of skin problems like dull lifeless skin, acne, pimples, dark skin, blemish
buster and for removal of unwanted hair. Besan has been documented since
traditional times as an ingredient to many beauty and spa treatments. It is
inexpensive and is easily available in everyone’s kitchen!!
Take
5-6 tbsp of besan, 2 tbsp of lemon juice, 1 tbsp turmeric and mix it with 1 cup
of raw milk. You can use this ubtan for your face or on entire body. You can
store the mixture for one week and use this daily to get desired results.
Or try a pumpkin face mask :)
Friday, February 6, 2015
Vitamin-Deficiency Signals
I had muscle and joint paint red acne in my face for three months now, and I felt tired all the time. The doctor diagnosed me with mild Vitamin D deficiency with just my facial appearance and proved it with blood test.
Yes that was the whole motivation of drafting
this article.. Hope it helps you too.. If you are sick body tells you signal and you need to understand it.
A diet rich in processed food is one of the main culprits, it is all the chips and biscuits that you so love strips you off all the essential nutrients you have in your body.
A diet rich in processed food is one of the main culprits, it is all the chips and biscuits that you so love strips you off all the essential nutrients you have in your body.
Junk is
mostly `dead food' and seldom has any nutrients to contribute to
your health and wellbeing.
If your body is trying to tell you something listen to it.
While fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness, pale skin, irregular heartbeats
and weight lass are apparent, there are unusual
vitamin-deficiency warning signs.
Vitamin symptoms may be subtle at first, but they increase as
the deficiency worsens.
1. SIGNAL: Red or white acne like bumps, on the cheeks, arms, thighs and butt .
1. SIGNAL: Red or white acne like bumps, on the cheeks, arms, thighs and butt .
DEFICIENT IN: Essential
fatty acids and vitamins A and D.
FIX IT: Tank up on the sunshine. Long hours in air-conditioned spaces and pollution make it hard. Even sunscreen lotion prevents absorption. But when it is winter in UK and temperature is -3 degree , you won’t be getting enough sun to boost your deficiency. So look for other options like consuming fish, sardine, tuna, egg, and green leafy vegetables, more dairy products in your meal.Add salmon and walnuts and almonds, and seeds like ground flax, and chia in your diet. For vitamin A, eat plenty of leafy greens, papaya and colorful veggies like carrots, sweet potatoes, and capsicum. This provides beta-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A, which your body will use to make the vital nutrient.
2. SIGNAL: Tingling, prickling, and numbness in hands, feet or elsewhere.
DEFICIENT IN:B vitamins like folate (B9), B6, and B12. It's a problem directly related to the peripheral nerves and where they end in the skin. These symptoms can be combined with anxiety, depression, anaemia, fatigue, and hormone imbalances.
FIX IT: You can fix the vitamin B group largely with your diet. Opt for brown rice, millet, wheat germ, nuts, wheat bran sprouted grains. Egg, chicken, mutton, salmon, banana, broccoli, red kidney beans, asparagus, cauliflower, cabbage and all green leafy vegetables.
3. SIGNAL: Cracks at the corners of your mouth
DEFICIENT IN: Iron, zinc, and B vitamins like niacin (B3), riboflavin (B2), and B12. It's common if you're a vegetarian to not get enough iron, zinc, and B12. Likewise, if you're skimping on essential immunity-building protein because of excess dieting.
FIX IT: Eat more poultry, salmon, tuna, eggs, chicken, tomatoes, peanuts, and lentils. Iron absorption is enhanced by vitamin C, which helps fight infection. Combine these foods with broccoli, and cauliflower. Ensure that you also eat dairy products like yoghurt, paneer and ghee.
4. SIGNAL: Muscle cramps in the form of throbbing pain in toes, calves, arches of feet, and backs of legs
DEFICIENT IN: Magnesium, calcium, and potassium. If it's happening frequently, it's a sign that you're lacking in these. And if you're training hard, you can lose more minerals (and water-soluble B vitamins) through heavy sweating.
FIX IT: To fix potassium, have oranges, bananas, peanuts, beans, coconut water. For magnesium, go for dark green leafy vegetable, nuts and soybean. Almonds, figs, carrots, raisins, brown rice, cashew are rich sources of calcium.
5. SIGNAL: Red, scaly rash on your face and excessive loss of hair
DEFICIENT IN: Biotin (B7), known as the hair vitamin. While your body stores fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K), it doesn't store most B vitamins, which are water soluble. Also, eating raw eggs makes you vulnerable, because a protein in raw eggs called avidin inhibits the body's ability to absorb biotin.
FIX IT: Cooked eggs (cooking deactivates avidin), salmon, avocados, mushrooms, cauliflower, soybeans, nuts, and bananas.
Choosing vitamin instead of good food is not
advisable but as a supplement in I think we can have it before deficiency
worsens.
- Vitabiotics Well woman is my choice
- Seven Seas Codliver Oil is also my choice in my daily life
- I think if you are someone around my mum’s age then Well woman 50+ will be good
Bu if you are not
sure of your symptoms or having any other medical condition please consult your doctor/physician /GP before having supplements.
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
Dark Circles/Puffy Eyes
Dark circles can affect both men and women. Now
there are many reasons for dark circles to appear under your eyes; from stress,
lack of sleep, hormonal changes, a disturbed lifestyle, hereditary and many
more. Though chemical based products helps in getting rid of them, but then
there are many who have an extremely sensitive skin and only pure home remedies
can help them.
Here are
some natural home remedies to help to get rid of those ghastly-looking dark
circles:
- Grated potatoes:Grate some raw potato and soak a
cotton ball in the potato juice. Close your eyes and place these cotton balls
on your eyes. Make sure they cover the dark circles under your eyes as well as
the eyelids. Leave it on for 10 minutes and wash off with cold water.
- Tomatoes: Tomatoes are an excellent solution for
getting rid of dark circle, as it naturally helps to decrease the dark circles
and also makes the skin soft and supple.Applying a mixture of a teaspoon of
tomato and lime juice, twice a day will help in reducing the dark circles.
- Drink a glass of tomato juice with some mint
leaves, lemon juice and salt. Drinking this twice a day is another remedy.
- Prepare a paste of four to five almonds with
some milk. Apply this paste over the affected area and leave for 10 to 15
minutes. This will lighten the skin around the eyes.
- A mixture of a few teaspoons of fresh pineapple
juice along with a pinch of turmeric powder, when applied on the dark circles
regularly will help clear them.
- Every night before sleeping, apply creams containing vitamin E and C around the eyes. I use OZ naturals it is a plant based get have a look here
- Crush some mint leaves and apply them around the
eyes. Doing this will also provide a cooling effect on tired eyes.
-Cold tea bags: Another simple technique to get
rid of the dark circles is using cold tea bags. Soak a tea bag preferably a
chamomile or green tea bags in water. Chill it by placing it in the
refrigerator for a while. Now, place them over your eyes. Use this remedy on a
regular basis to see considerable difference.
-Cold milk: Regular use of cold milk will also
decrease the dark circles and also soothes your eyes and skin. Take a cotton
ball and place it in a bowl of cold milk or iced water for a while. Now apply
the cotton ball making sure that it covers the entire eye with the affected
area. Keep it for a while. Wash it regular water.
-Orange juice: Another effective home remedy to
remove dark circles is orange juice. Mix some orange juice with a few drops of
glycerin and apply this mixture over the dark circles. Not only will it
diminish the dark circles it will also give a natural glow to your eyes.
-Yoga/meditation: One of the main reasons that's
seen for the recurrence of dark circles under eyes is because of stress,
depression and a hectic lifestyle. No amount of home remedies will work if your
mind isn't cool and calm. Yoga and meditation if practiced regularly will not
only decrease your dark circles will also balance the body clock whilst calming
your mind, body and soul.
Keep sharing as everybody has eyes and it needs to be protected.
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