Interested in some general tips ???

Lets take some time off from regular cooking and recipes. Thought why not share some useful cooking as well as general tips that is used in our day today life. 

Preventing Cold: It is getting cold in most countries. It is very important to remain covered so that we are not affected by the cold climate. We need to cover 3 most important parts of our body. Rest will be taken care automatically. Make sure you cover your chest, ears and feet. These are the most important parts that are main source of getting affected by cold. 

Bad Breathe: Had onions today??? Mouth smells of onion??? Do not worry.. Just munch few corriander seeds for 2 -3 mins and you could just spit them out. You will notice the smell is gone. You could chew cloves too. 

Tooth Ache: Cloves are very good for teeth. Especially clove oil is very good when you have tooth ache. 

Blisters in mouth: Do u have blisters or ulcers in your mouth?? Just gargle gingelly oil/sesame oil for 2-3 mins twice a day. Your blisters will be gone.

Mouth Freshness: Gingelly oil is a very good mouth freshener. Gargle every morning before you brush your teeth. You do not need any other mouth rinsing agent. Your mouth stays fresh. 

Lighter Skin: Like to have clear and light complexion??? apply few drops of milk or the malai from boiled milk everyday in the morning as soon as you get up. Wash it during your bath. Do this for a month, you will definitely see results. Continue doing it for long lasting results. Proved true for my mom. She used to apply and still continues to apply everyday and her complexion is great. 

Gastric Problem: If you have severe gastric problem and pain near your chest or stomach pain , just take one garlic pod, chew it and swallow it. You will see immediate relief. its hard to chew and eat it. You can chew, take the juice and drink water. You will be fine in just 5 mins. You could then chew some corriander seeds to get away with the garlic smell if you do not like it. 

Cholesterol Control: A pinch of cinnamon powder in warm water every morning brings your cholesterol level to control in just 1 month. 

Fridge Freshner : Baking soda is the best freshener for refrigerator. Removes all odors int he refrigerator. Known to almost everyone.

Dark Circles: To get away with dark circles, apply potato paste every day. It not only removes dark circles, but also any other black spots in the face. Just grind potato and apply it on the black spots or dark circle. 

These tips are tried and results enjoyed either by my immediate family , myself or my friends. Hope you too benefit from these tips. Meet you with many more such useful tips now and then. Till then have a wonderful day!!!

Important Information to share

I got this message which spoke about the brain damaging habits, cancer causing food and causes for liver damage. I wanted to share it here as there might be many like me who are not aware of this message. Please share this with your friends and family too..

Brain Damaging Habits:

1. No Breakfast 
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2 . Overeating
It causes harde ning of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution 
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6 . Sleep Deprivation 
Sleep allows our brain to rest.. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells..

7. Head covered while sleeping 
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely 
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

The top five cancer-causing foods 

1. Hot Dogs

2. French Fries

3. Processed meat and bacon

4. Cookies, Chips and crakers

5. Doughnuts

CAUSES FOR LIVER DAMAGE:



1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.

2. Not urinating in the morning.

3 . Too much eating.

4. Skipping breakfast.

5. Consuming too much medication.

6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.

7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil.
   As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.

8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'

Easy Homemade Face Scrub

Its been a while since I peeked into my blog. Had been really busy with life but realised that we are so caught up with our routine that we forget to enjoy the other part of our life. So I am back now on my schedule fully pepped up with lots of new and interesting topics.

Face looks dull? Dark circles? Lack of brightness? No problem. You will see instant results with this scrub.

All you will need is :

1 Small rose flower petals

4 Almonds

1 Tsp oats

4 drops Almond Oil (optional)

Milk - according to requirement

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse paste. Apply it on your face and let it stay for 10 mins. Use the same paste on the skin and scrub the face to remove the dead skin. Wash your face and pat dry. Apply mild moisturiser.

Your skin will feel so fresh and bright. You can see instant results. It gives great results if used on alternative days. We could store the paste for 2 days in the refrigirator. Very good face scrub, removes dark circles and face looks clean, bright and full of freshness.

More to come!!! Keep looking :-)

Natural & Healthy Hair Treatment

I used to have dry hair that never looked voluminous or healthy. It was my fault for being negligent. Finally i found a solution to my problem. Lot of people spend so much money on hair treatment though they gain very little. But i will give you a very simple but very useful home treatment that will change the texture of your hair. I used it and i have seen the results. Am sure you will all benefit from it.

Ingredients:

Amla Powder - 3 tsp

Henna Powder - 3 tsp

Eucalyptus -2 drops

Lemon Juice -1/2 lemon squeezed

Yogurt - 1 tsp

Tea Syrup - 1/4 cup

You can increase or decrease the quantity of the above mentioned ingredients based on requirement.

Mix equal amount of amla powder and henna powder in tea syrup. Add 2 drops of eucalyptus, squeeze half lemon, a tea spoon of curd. Mix well and let it stay for 3-4 hrs. Apply on your hair spreading evenly throughout. Wash it after it is completely dry. It is a great conditioner and a natural hair color. Hair shines and looks healthy. It not only is a good natual conditioner but it also helps in hair growth and prevents dandruff due to dryness. If this is done once in 15 day, you will see great results soon!

People who do not like yogurt can always do without it or you can add milk as substitute.

Home facial

Being a person who does'n use make up products, going to parties becomes a process to get myself dressed well. The most important thing is how to get a glowing face without makeup. I got a great recipe from my aunt and it worked out great on my skin. Everyone at the party were asking me the secret to my glowing skin.

Its simple, easy to make with available ingredients.

Ingredients:

Banana - 1/2

Sesame seeds (U can use tahini paste as a substitute) - 2 tbsp

Aloe vera juice - 100ml

Turmeric Powder - a small pinch

Grind all these ingredients into a fine paste. You can add more aloe juice to grind better or just water is also good. Apply it on the face and wait untill it dries. Scrub the face with the dried mask and wash. Pat dry and you will see the difference.

The ingredients can vary in quantity depending on individual needs.

Hope this secret works on you and you all can share it with your friends.

Meet you soon!!!!