Bathroom cleaning is considered a dirty job by every one. For most of us, cleaning the bathroom is the least favorite cleaning chore in the house. Although the bathroom is the smallest room in the house, there is nothing more tiresome than cleaning it. Scrubbing the toilet, emptying the trash can, cleaning the tiles are not so clean job. But this is one room that needs to constantly be maintained. A complete necessity to keep our families healthy. So dont worry. When you take up bathroom cleaning next time, don’t consider it as a dirty job. Just as the other rooms are kept clean, you can also keep your bathroom clean and tidy in a very easy way. A few essential products can make your bathroom look clean and shiny. Here is a list of easy tips on how to clean your bathroom effectively. Bathroom Tile: If your bathroom has ceramic tiles, rub ordinary car wax into your bathroom tiling and let it remain there for 10-15 minutes. Then use a clean cloth to remove the wax. Look at the shine of your tiles. You can use a typewriter eraser to clean spaces between bathroom tiles.Cleaning shower heads: To clean mineral deposits from a clogged shower head, boil it with half a cup of white vinegar mixed with water for a while. For plastic shower head, dip the shower head in white vinegar mixed with water and let it soak for about one hour. Preventing and removing mildew: Before hanging shower curtains, soak them in a salt water solution to prevent mildew. For mildewed shower curtains, wash in hot soapy water, rub with lemon juice, and let them dry in the sun.Cleaning Bathroom Fixtures: Dip a cloth in kerosene to remove scum and spots from your bathroom fixtures. You can also rub with kerosine.Cleaning Yellowed Bathtub:You can make your yellowed bathroom white again by rubbing with a salt and turpentine solution.Cleaning shower mat: Dip a stiff brush in a kerosene and warm water solution to clean the bath mat.Cleaning Rusty Tile: Rust stains on tile can be removed with kerosene.Cleaning Shower Doors: Rub glass shower doors with a white vinegar dampened sponge to remove soap residue.Preventing Steamy Bathrooms: If you run about an inch of cold water before adding hot water in the bath, there will be absolutely no steam in your bathroom.Cleaning the Bathroom Easily: Or else fill the bathtub wht the hottest water possible. This steam will loosen the dirt faster.Cleaning the Sink: For light stains in the sink, rub with a fresh cut lemon. For dark stains (like rust) rub with a paste of borax and lemon juice.Cleaning Toilet Bowl: You can pour 1/4 cub bleach in your toilet bowl and let it stand there for few hours. The cleaning becomes easier and effective. You can keep the toilet bowl ring-free by pouring a half-gallon of white vinegar in it once a month. Let it soak overnight before flushing. To avoid clogging and odors, pour one cup baking soda down the bowl weekly. IF YOU DO USE BLEACH TO CLEAN YOUR TOILET BOWL, NEVER MIX BLEACH WITH VINEGAR, TOILET BOWL CLEANER, OR AMMONIA. Sprinkle baking soda into the bowl, then drizzle with vinegar and rub with a toilet brush. This combination both cleans and deodorizes.
Natural Home Remedies for High Blood Pressure
A very common disease of the modern age, seen in both young and old, high blood pressure is actually a silent killer, a condition which may not be detected unless and until you go for a routine physical check up or a visit to the doctor. Once it is known that you have high blood pressure, the first and foremost thing is that you should make some serious changes in lifestyle and diet. No doubt your doctor is there for you to prescribe you your regular medicines that need to be taken. But then you can yourself control or reduce your pressure by some home made remedies. Lower your high blood pressure level to a reasonable range and cut the risk of a serious heart condition.On a regular basis, try these following remedies. Even when your levels go down, you should continue with it. These remedies are highly beneficial to have a healthy living Drink water: Make sure you drink 8-10 glasses of filtered water every single day. Garlic: Garlic is regarded as one of the most effective home remedy in lowering the blood pressure. Eat two cloves of garlic every morning. Garlic also reduces your cholesterol levels. Indian gooseberry (amla): This fruit is another effective home remedy for high blood pressure. One tablespoonful each of fresh amla juice and honey mixed together should be taken every day. Exercise: Excercise on a regular basis. Try to do it moderately initially. But remember it is always better to exercise with perspiration. Jog 1-2 miles at least 5 days a week so that you do perspire. Swimming, dancing are other forms of exercises. Just devote half to one hour everyday only for exercises and see what difference it makes to your life. But do not exert yourself much. Nutritional food: Try to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. Fruits like lime fruit, water melon, oranges, grapefruit are helpful in toning up the arteries, lowers the blood pressure and safeguard against hypertension. Take low fat diet. No restaurant food. Mostly homemade food which may contain light oily food. Avoid salt altogether if you can. Lose weight:If you are overweight, then try to lose weight. One effective way to reduce choleseterol and weight is to drink lime juice mixed with honey and luke warm water. Try to avoid stress if you can.This is very very important. Stress is one of the main reason for hypertension and high blood pressure. Take your mind off of anything that bothers you. Take on a hobby. The other option is to do yoga to relieve you from mental stress and to relax you. Yoga: Yogic asanas such as suryanamaskar, matsyasana, makarasana, vajrasana, ardhpadmasana, pavanmuktasana, shavasana are beneficial asanas If not all these, then just do the simple pranayama. Proper sleep: At least six hours of continuous sleep. DID YOU KNOW ?Fasting is a good way to control your calorie intake. Fast atleast one time a week. Just east fruits, skimmed milk and have normal dinner. Fasting also help in controlling craving for the food for the rest of the week. Walking barefoot on green grass for 15-20 minutes daily helps in improving blood circulation. This also helps to maintain the blood pressure at normal. Isn’ it this a good and easy high blood pressure remedy. Water treatment Hot foot or leg bath and hot compress over the heart for 10 minutes have been proved beneficial in high blood pressure treatment. Other home treatments In half a cup of lukewarm water, add one teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Drink it when needed. Grind equal amounts of watermelon seeds and khas khas and keep together. Take one teaspoonful with an empty stomach and one in the evening with water for lowering blood pressure. This can be taken 3-4 weeks. Take one teaspoonful of fenugreek seeds morning and evening with an empty stomach for 10-15 days with water. Take four leaves of Tulsi and two leaves of Neem with 2-4 teaspoonfuls of water on an empty stomach atleast for a week. This will reduce high blood pressure. Take fresh papayas daily on an empty stomach for a month regularly. Make a powdered mixture of equal quantities of fennel seeds, cumin seeds and sugar. Then add one teaspoonful of this powdered mixture in a glassful of water and drink. Drink this two times a day. This remedy is very effective home remedy for high blood pressure. Mix half onion juice and half honey. Take 2 tablespoons twice daily to lower the blood pressure. Baked potatoes are also considered good for lowering the blood pressure.
First Aid Home Treatment For Burns, Burns Relief in Diwali, Remedies for Burns in Diwali
We are all of the opinion that burns are caused by touching hot objects or fire. But burns are also caused due to electric appliances or live wire or over exposure to sun etc. There are different burn degrees depending on the burn severity. A mild burn is a first degree burn which cause a red skin and a mild pain and takes about a week to heal. Second-degree burns may cause swelling, blisters and peel the skin. The most severe type of burn is the third-degree burns that cause white or black charred skin. Such third degree burns damage the nerves as well as the skin layers beneath the top layer. Ofcourse for severe burns, home treatment is not enough. But for minor burns and for immediate relief, some essential home remedies are there which I am discussing below: Remedies for Burns in Diwali Water is helpful for a slight scalding touch of something hot like fire crackers but for serious burning water may cause the burned skin to swell up. Use ice immediately on the burn if it is a small one but do not dip the affected area in water. Turmeric is a very good natural antiseptic for burns. On Diwali day, keep some turmeric powder handy so that you are able to administer first aid for burns immediately. With burns, the chances of infection increases and so applying antiseptic is very essential. If you do not have turmeric or any other antiseptic handy then another effective solution is to cut an onion into half and press that down on the burn If you are not comfortable using natural antiseptics then use medicinal ones like Dettol or Salvon. If while bursting crackers, the clothes catch fire then do not splash water on them. The water will make the clothes stick to the skin and resulting in more burns. Rather, wrap the person in a blanket immediately or else remove his clothes as soon as you can. Kitchen Remedies for Burns First and foremost reduce the temperature of the burnt area. This is done by putting lots of chilled water on the burnt area or dip that body part into chilled water for 15 to 30 minutes. Another First Aid Burn Treatment which is also considered to be the best first aid for burns is diluted vinegar. Cover the injured area with a cloth, soaked in diluted vinegar of any kind. Vinegar reduces the pain and cool the burnt area. If pains become stronger, change the compress for a fresh one and use as often as needed. Incase vinegar is not available at home, then apply honey to the wound once you have washed the wound properly. This will heal the wound and prevent infection. Studies have shown that burns treated with honey healed faster and with less pain and scarring. Papaya contains enzymes that help to remove dead cells from the wound. You can also soak a flannel in whole milk and apply to the burn. Herbal Treatment for Burns Applying lavender oil is also found to be effective for burns. It is a good idea to grow an Aloe vera plant in the sunny kitchen window. Slice off a small piece of the fleshy leaf, open it, and apply the fresh sap directly on the burn for a burn first aid. Aloe vera has astringent and tissue-healing properties works great for skin burns. Once the wound starts healing, break a capsule of vitamin E and pour the liquid on it. This will prevent scarring. Apply Calendula infused oil or Calendula ointment; or make a soothing Marigold compress. An Age Old Technique: Use Cotton Ash Paste The following remedy is according to ancient Indian Yunani healing-art and it works fantastic. Take a large piece of cotton wool (or any kind of pure, white cotton fabric). Burn the fabric preferable in a metal pot. Use the ash of the burned cotton and mix with olive oil. You can also use cooking oil available at home. Make a thick paste and spread this black paste on the burned skin. Cover it with a cling film.The paste making takes a little time no doubt but it is amazing that the pain disappears in seconds. If the pain comes back use fresh paste on the wound and repeat the process. Use the paste for a week or so and you will see that the healing occurs within a week. No other treatment can beat Cotton-Ash Paste for burns. It is simply the best burn treatment.
Smell Good Naturally : Home Remedies for Body Odor
Just imagine the situation. You are on a date with your new girl friend. She comes and gives you a big hug. All of sudden she moves away . Why? Because you stink. You have a body odour. Body odor is the unpleasant smell which comes from a person’s body, beacuse of the bacteria growing on it. We have the idea that with perspiration or sweating comes body odor. But this is wrong. It is not perspiration but the bacteria that gets accumulated on the skin that causes body odour. These bacteria grow faster in the presence of sweat and this is why, people smell more when they perspire. Resort to home remedies to cure the problem of body odor naturally. Remedies for body odor Drink a glass of water in the morning, on an empty stomach, along with 500 mg wheat grass. The chlorophyll present in the grass will help in reducing body odor. Rub a lime under arms in the morning and see how good you smell all day. Clean the underarm and groin area with water and a deodorant soap, at least once a day and more often if required. You can also apply baking soda to your armpits as well as to your feet, to reduce body odor. It will soak up sweat and kill bacteria. You can also mix baking soda with lemon juice. While taking your bath, add alcohol or white vinegar to a mug of water and use it to rinse the armpits. Take showers, at least thrice in a day, in the summer season. Wear cotton clothes throughout summer so that the sweat is soaked up. Make use of antibacterial soap or deodorant soap. During summers, you can apply the baby powder or talc to your armpits, in place of deodorants. Pour some white vinegar on a cotton ball and wipe your underarms with the cotton. While the vinegar smell would fade in some time, you would remain smell-free for the rest of the day. Turnip juice is also effective in removing body odor. Grate a turnip and squeeze the grated pieces to extract the juice. Apply this juice on your underarms. Eat a healthy diet, which have whole grains, lots of leafy vegetables, sprouts, fresh fruits, soy products, raw nuts and so on. Do not repeat unwashed clothes, particularly undergarments during summer. For girls, wax your armpits frequently. Add a few cups of tomato juice to bathing water and soak yourself in water for about 15 minutes. Make your own deodorant One of the easy home remedies for body odor is to put a few drops of rose water in water and take your bath. It will give you a long lasting freshness. This can also act as a good substitute for deodorant. Instead of deodorant, one can use apple cider vinegar to reduce the pH of the skin and eliminate armpit odor. Put it in a mug of water and use it to rinse the armpits, while bathing. Prepare a homemade deodorant with the juice of about two dozen radishes and 1/4 teaspoon glycerin. Mix the liquids well and pour into a spray-top bottle. Spray this in the armpits to fight body odor. Store the mixture in fridge. Mix two drops of the tea tree oil (essential oil) in water and pur it in a spray-top bottle. Use this as a deodorant. Diet to avoidThere is a straight relation between what a person eats and his body odor. Stay away from white flour, hydrogenated oils, refined sugar, and other processed foods. Avoid red meat. Avoid foods that do not have fiber. Keep away from alcohol, caffeine, cumin and garlic.
Easy and Quick Kitchen Tips (I)
There are many times when you face a problem in the kitchen while cooking. I present before you some very common tips that will make your work easier in the kitchen. More quick kitchen tips coming in my forthcoming posts. Too Much Salt: If you’ve added too much salt to a recipe, there are two solutions, (1) add a little sugar. (2) Add a raw potato slice. This will absorb the salt, especially in soups or stews, and (3) a second batch of small quantity can be made, without the salt, and added to the first batch. Combine the two mixtures and freeze half for later.Too Sweet : Add some salt, or, if the recipe is a vegetable or main dish, a teaspoon of vinegar.Gravy Too Thick: If your gravy is too thick then add a little more liquid.Gravy Too Thin: Potato flakes may be added instead of flour to gravy, sauces and stews taht are too thin.Overdone Vegetables: Put the pot in an pan of cold water. Let it stand from 15 minutes to half an hour without scraping pan.Fresh Garlic: Peel garlic and store in a covered jar of vegetable oil. The garlic will stay fresh and the oil canl be nicely flavored for salad dressings.Lemon Juice Tip: When a small amount of lemon juice is needed, insert a skewer into the lemon rind and squeeze juice out. The lemon will stay fresher longer than if it were cut. Crisp Vegetables:To make your vegetables to remain crisp, cover the crisper section of your refrigerator with newspaper and then use the paper to wrap vegetables. Moisture will be absorbed and your vegetables will stay fresher longer.Fluffy Rice: Rice will be fluffier and whiter if you add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to each quart of water.Easily Peeled Tomatoes: Place tomatoes in a bowl, add boiling water and let them stand for one minute. Tomatoes will peel easily with a sharp knife.Perfect Noodles: When cooking noodles, bring required amount of water to a boil, add noodles, turn heat off and allow to stand for 30 minutes. This prevents over boiling. You do not need to stir the noodles and the noodles won’t stick to the pan with this method.Nutritious Rice: Cook rice in liquid saved from cooking vegetables to add flavor and nutrition.
Home Treatment of Common Cold & Cough in Children
Common cold & cough are the most common ailments in children. Occurring as an infection to heavy dust or industrial or tobacco smoke, such an ailment affect a child’s food intake, sleep, and energy levels. Below I have presented a few home remedies for common cold and cough derived from many reliable sources and which I have personally tried all on my kids. Massage: Heat coconut oil to the exten that a child can bear it. Gently massage the coconut oil over the child’s chest and then back for about 5 minutes. The massage should be given just before you put your child to sleep. Do not subject the child to cool or cold conditions after the massage. Hence keep fans and air conditioners off. This simple treatment will soothe the child and will keep the cough away. This massage will also help in getting a good undisturbed sleep.Garlic treatment: Garlic does a wonder against common cold. De-skin about 5 to 6 cloves of garlic. Make a necklace of the 6 cloves of garlic using a normal thread and needle and put it around your child’s neck when he/she is sleeping. This will unblock the nose of the child and also make him/ her have a sound sleep. Ginger tea: A magic potion that can be made a routine is that of ginger and tea. 1 teaspoon of regular tea with 3 to 4 drops of ginger juice first thing in the morning will keep your child away from common cold.Honey:Honey also provides effective remedy for cough and cold. You can take one teaspoon of honey two times a day. Or else, you can mix few drops of ginger juice or tulsi juice with honey and take it two or three times a day (morning, noon and night). Mix half a cup of warm water with one teaspoon of lemon juice and one teaspoon of honey several times a day.Chicken soup: Do you know chicken soup has anti inflammatory properties that can provide relief in the case of cough and cold ? Avoid the following food items:If your child is frequently down due to common cold and cough it is best you avoid Banana and milk . Reduce the intake of tomatoes, black eyed beans, peanuts, any items made from chic pea flour. No Water for 20 minutes after consuming any fruit.Say “NO” to chocolates: Yes, chocolates are some of the worst culprits for cold and cough. So avoid taking them. Sorry Kids 🙂 All the above mentioned home remedies are simple and effortless and you can see wonderful results without any side effects.
Quick, Easy Stress Relief Tips
No matter what you do, there are times when you feel the stress levels are going too high to bear with, and you just want to unwind and relax yourself. Have you tried that acquarium watching for stress relief, which I wrote in my previous post? Well, besides that, there are other stress relief techniques and products which can help you. If you are really over exerting yourself, if you find everything difficult to cope with, if you feel depressed, then try these easy stress relief tips. Take a relaxing bath: This is a very easy way to relieve yourself of stress. Close the door and forget about everything else for an hour or so. And if your bathroom has a bathtub, then nothing like it. Add bath salt, some nicely fragrant foam and have a wonderful bubble bath. Add good music if you want. Such a bath helps to increase levels of calmness and the calmer we feel, the less likely we are to get stressed out. This is indeed a luxurious way to find stress relief.Take a day or two off from your busy schedule: Just go our somewhere for some peace and quiet for a day or better still a weekend or a week. Take a journal, relax and gather your thoughts. If it is not possible to go out, then stay at home only but only to yourself, with strict instructions not to be disturbed by outsiders. Distance from problems can bring clarity. Just sit somewhere quietly , observe the beauty around you, may be the birds, the sky, the flowers or better still a beach and see the calm water. By spending some quiet moments all together by yourself can bring stress relief almost instantly.What about a massage?: Find stress relief and feel great by indulging in massage. A good massage can help you to get rid of all the stress. It can improve the blood circulation of the body, which also helps to drive away all the pain in the body. Share a massage with your partner. Create a romantic atmosphere by softening the lights and have oils and towels to hand. Or else treat yourself to a massage from a professional masseur.Aromatherapy: This has been an age-old technique used for combating stress. There exists several aromatherapy products like aromatherapy candles, aromatherapy bath salts and aromatherapy oils like chamomile, jasmine, orange, lemon, sandalwood which are known to have different soothing properties and creating positive emotions. Aromatherapy thus helps in driving away the blues and leaves you feeling fresh and relaxed.Worry beads / Rosary beads / Jaap mala : This is a very traditional method used for meditation, praying and stress relief. In India, popularly known as jaap mala, made of rudraksh beads in string, it is used by both men and women. You just hold them in your hand so that they encircle you fingers and “count” the beads by pulling them downward with your thumb. It doesn’t matter if you count numerically or just say a mantra or affirmation with each count. Usually there are 16, 23, 27, 56 or 108 beads. In Greece, these beads are known as komboloi worry beads. They started as prayer-counting beads for Greek monks but today they have made their way into everyday use around the world. The prayer beads need to be moved in rhythm with the breath and the mantra, and hence both sleep as well as excessive mental distraction are prevented by this action upon the beads.Spend a week without watching any television: Many think that by watching TV, you are relaxing yourself. But this is not always true. TV can fill your mind with negativity. Violence, war, famines, disasters, murders, soap operas- the list is endless. Continually watching such things will cause you no end of stress! Instead read a book, listen to music, go for a walk, socialize, workout, or try your hand at something new.Party time : If you are not very calorie conscious, then just get in your favorite nibbles like tortillas, chips, cheese, pizza, chocolate, cookies, ice cream etc. Crack open a bottle of wine or pour yourself a beer or two and spend a full evening watching your favorite funny films . Finding stress relief through laughter will raise your spirits and is a great way to bring down the pressures of modern life. The above stress relief tips are very easy to implement. Try it. And see how stress levels drop, relieving you from stress, depression and anxiety. Give them a try and watch your mood levels changing in a better way.
Watch Aquariums for Stress Relief
Do you feel that you have too much stress in your life? Do you want to relax but not finding any means to do so. Well, there is a simple solution for this. Get a freshwater tropical fish tank or aquarium for your home and see what difference it makes to your life. Sounds strange, isn’ it? Have you heard about the Aquarium Therapy ? Well, taking time to watch fishes in a aquarium provides a welcome break from the stress of day-to-day activities. Aquariums are ideal for creating a soothing, meditative place to relax and connect with nature in your home as well as office. Research studies have shown that concentrating on a aquarium for few minutes can play a vital role in improving your health. Aquarium Effect on Human HealthStudies have found that watching fish in aquariums has many therapeutic effects. This include a notable decrease in blood pressure, pulse rate and muscle tension, reducing anxiety and improving sleep. No doubt an aquarium when properly taken care of can not only change the look of your room but can improve your life in many other ways. When you come home from work, or when you finally done with your household chores, just watch your fish swim serenely through your aquarium, watch the plants or the coral moving rhythmically… and just enjoy and relax. Aquarium Effect on KidsYou must have all heard about dolphins helping children with emotional disorders. Studies have shown that watching fish in an aquarium calmed hyper active children. It helps to calm children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD. A large aquarium is wonderful, but if space is limited, a mini-aquarium will serve the purpose. That is the reason in many paedritician’s clinics, aquariums are kept so that the impatient kids stay calm by watching the caried colorful fishes. Similarly at home, kids enjoy watching the fishes. Aquarium Effect on Alzheimer’s Studies have shown that seniors who have Alzheimer’s experience a variety of health benefits from watching an aquarium. Alzheimer patients ate more, and required fewer supplements after an aquarium was placed in the dining room. They also showed less physically aggressive and disruptive behaviors. The stimulating combination of color, sound, and the varying movement of the fish held their attention for a relatively long time and they were more relaxed and alert. For some, even short-term memory may have been stimulated.
Managing your leftover food effectively and creatively
After a party or a lavish meal, food that is leftover can be of great concern for any any host. It is easy to use leftovers to create a healthy and delicious meal. It is only bad planning that means you have to throw away leftovers. Here are few ideas to manage leftovers. Leftover bread crumbs: Collect left over bread slices, shred them and store them in a large bowl. Leave the bowl uncovered in the refrigerator till the shredded pieces become hard and crispy. When you have collected enough grind them to a fine powder. Store in an air-tight container and use them whenever required. Dont throw blackened bananas: Bananas blacken in no time. But nect time do not thorow it away. Next time, use it to make delicious snack out of them such as Banana Fritters. Mash three over ripe bananas. Add one beaten egg, two tablespoons sugar, two tablespoons milk, a pinch of baking powder and a half a cup of flour. Mix properly, and make a batter of ‘pakoda’ consistency. Now heat oil and drop spoonfuls of batter into oil, fry till golden brown. Mouthwatering Banana Fritters are ready to gorge on. Besides banana fritters, you can also add blackened bananas with vanilla ice-cream. How to avoid left over yogurt from getting sour:To prevent curd/yogurt from getting extra-sour, pour water over it gently without breaking the curd. Keep the curd immersed in water and throw the water away only before consuming the curd. If it has already turned sour and a yellowish layer has formed on top, remove the layer carefully and gently rinse the curd with water. The sourness will reduce. How to make spiced cheese with left over cheddar: Do you often find leftover cheese that’s hardened. You can use the cheese effectively. For this you will require 2 tablespoon chopped garlic, 1 teaspoon mustard powder, ½ teaspoon pepper powder, 2-3 tablespoon double cream, 1 teaspoon table vinegar and Salt and sugar to taste. Add to this ½ cup grated cheese. Put all the ingredients in a blender. Blend well to get a smooth texture. This deliciously spiced cheese spread can be taken with breads, French fries or pakodas. Cold Potato: Don’t throw away a cold, cooked potato ever again! They make a delicious potato salad. Chop your cold potatoes and add a mixture of mustard, mayonnaise, and yoghurt. Snip in some fresh herbs like coriander leaves and whatever you have in the fridge like as chopped boiled eggs, pieces of ham, chicken or cheese, some grated carrot etc. And lo, your salad is ready. Beside cold potato salad, you can also make a delicious supper with your fried leftover potatoes by reheating it and mixing with baked beans and place a fried egg over it. Left over rice: One most common solution for this is to make fried rice which I believe everybody knows to make. The other option which is very healthy, filling and make your stomach feel cold is by storing the rice in the fridge mixed with lots of water in a bowl. In the next morning, add little bit of mustard oil, salt to taste and a dash of lime juice. You can also use few tsps of curd if you dont like to have it with mustard oil and lemon. Just see how cool you feel. This is highly recommended to be used in summers. You can also make a rice pudding. Boil milk till it thickens, add sugar and some amount of left over rice and mix properly and your rice pudding is ready. ALWAYS REMEMBER Make sure whenever using left over food in any recipe that it has been stored properly and cooked right through on reheating. It should not be left sitting on the kitchen counter for days on end.
Quick Natural Ways to Boost your Memory
We all know that with age we tend to forget many things. Memory loss is a part of aging. At an old age, many people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. But nowadays with hectic work schedule and irregular lifestyle , young people are also tending to forget more and more. How many times we forget our anniversary or birthdays, we keep notes on the desktop or fridge to remember important work, we go to the market and forget where we have parked the car, we forget names, people and so on. These are many common things that we forget. though with age, memory loss become more common, it is necessary that we can do something to slow it down. So we present before you few natural ways to remember more and boost your memory and your brain power.Avoid or keep a control on soy intake: A latest research in Oxford University has shown that that eating tofu at least once a day increased the risk of memory loss. This is particularly true for those over age 60. So avoid easting soy products. Eat Less White Bread: Carbohydrate heavy diets like white bread , cake in the long run can affect memory power. This is because carb-heavy diets cause insulin to spike, prompting the release of an enzyme which is required to neutralize the effects. This is the same enzyme that’s used to clear memory-robbing proteins from the brain. So, if the enzyme is working on your insulin levels, it won’t be doing its job for your brain and in the end memory will suffer. Eat More Fish: According to research report, eating 3 fishmeals each week significantly reduces your risk of stroke, a major cause of memory loss . Drink Alcohol in Moderation: Drinking too much alcohol all year long have shown that memory will begin to suffer. Take Green Tea: Green tea has certain properties that reduce the activity of brain chemicals associated with memory loss. Green tea has both long term and immediate effects on memory. Take A Nap: Watch your memory improve with proper 8-9 hours of sleep. The area of the brain that controls how quickly we access information works more efficiently after a good night’s rest. Quit Smoking: Smoking increases the risk of memory loss. The good news: If you quit, there’s a good chance you’ll sharpen back up to speed. Get Your Thyroid Checked: Having thyroid problems also lead to memory loss, especially among women. So get your thyroid checked if you have the slightest tendency to forget things. Relax More: Always try to relax , inspite of a busy work schedule. Try to lead a stress free life. Though it is easy to say than to to do, get stress under control via meditation, deep breathing or even yoga. This will definitely improve your memory. Smell The Roses: Lastly, according to a group of German researchers, the scent of roses increased the ability to recall recent events. Spray it your bed sheets and pillow cases so that you get the smell of roses all night long and then boost your memory the next morning. Brain powered food: Brain powered foods are like protein food, herbs are very important to maintain brain activity by affecting blood circulation. It supplies line of oxygen, nutrient and hormone to the brain