Simple and effective home remedies

Here   are   some   doctor-approved home remedies that cure back pain, headaches, insomnia, and much more, Home remedies are a staple of natural medicine. They are cheap and fast, often work just as well as a drugstore fix, and may be as near as your spice cabinet, refrigerator, or laundry room.

Sore throat

Mix together a clove bud, which is anti­septic and fights infection, with 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger (or 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger) and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon — the latter two because of their anti-inflammato­ry properties. Infuse the tea in 2 cups boiling water, and for every cup, stir in 1 teaspoons soothing and sweet raw honey. Sip throughout the day until your throat settles down.

Dandruff

Douse it with a cup of antioxidant-packed green tea. which will naturally exfoliate dry flakes without dehydrating skin. Steep two bags of green tea in 1 cup hot water for 20 minutes to overnight. Once it has cooled, massage the strong tea into your scalp.

Pimples

Treat them with tea tree oil and witch hazel, both of which have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. As soon as you feel a pimple forming, dot either tonic on the area twice a day for 2 or 3 days. Never use rubbing alcohol because that only dries out and irritates skin without having any effect on the bacteria that cause acne.

 Sunburn

Take a lukewarm bath with 1 cup added ground oatmeal (grind it with a mortar and pestle; instant oatmeal works fine), 1 cup whole milk, 2 tablespoons honey, and 2 ta­blespoons aloe vera gel. Oatmeal is anti-in­flammatory, honey is antiseptic, milk's proteins and fats soothe skin, and aloe numbs pain. Afterward, moisturise with a cream containing hydrating shea butter and aloe.

Diarrhoea

Drink a cup of chamomile tea. The herb has an antispasmodic effect that stops con­tractions in the lower intestine.

Flatulence

Sip one cup hot water steeped with 1 tea­spoon caraway seeds, which stifle the en­zymatic action that causes gas.

Warts

Clean the area. Then cut a piece of duct tape to a size slightly bigger than the wait. Apply the duct tape to the site and rub into place. Every three days, remove the tape and file down dead skin with a pumice stone or nail file. Repeat until the wart disappears. Chemicals in the tape suffocate and kill the wart.

SUPPLEMENTS: THE ESSENTIALS

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GET ENERGIZED

1 ) Ginseng

 (Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers)

All varieties of ginseng stimulate the re­lease of an adrenal hormone called ACTH, which increases alertness and physical per­formance. Look for products that contain 4 -5 per cent ginsenosides, the root's active ingredient. Caveat: Do not use ginseng if you're taking antibiotics or the blood thinner warfarin.

2) Guarana

The seeds of guarana, a Brazilian shrub , boost memory, mood, and alertness. Caveat: Be­cause guarana contains caffeine, do not use if you have high blood pressure or a heart condition.

BEAT PAIN AND   inflammation         

Omega-3 Fatty Acids   

Found in fish oils and   flaxseed, omega-3s effectively tamp down inflam

mation and pain. Caveat:       Because   omega-3s  thin        the biood, do not use if  

you are already taking a daily dose of aspirin or warfarin. Capsaicin compound found in  hot peppers . Capsaicin soothes sore muscles by

first  stimulating, and then decreasing pain signals.

  

IMPROVE DIGESTION AND REGULARITY

1.Psyllium Husks (Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative - fleawort, Spanish psyllium, Plantago psyllium)

Taken with at least 8 ounces of water or juice as a fibre powder, psyllium aids in the absorption of food and prevents constipation by absorbing liquid in the intestines, making a softer stool that's easier to pass. Caveat: Use as part of a daily wellness regimen; do not use if you have stomach pain, nausea, or vomiting.

2.Ginger

The active ingredients in ginger root can calm queasiness and relieve indigestion and excessive gas.

BOOST IMMUNITY PROBIOTICS

A Swedish study found that employees given "healthy" bacteria supplements every day missed less work because of illness than those given none.

Andrographis (Kirayat in Hindi , Nilavembu, Sirunangai, Siriyanangai in Tamil)

Our natural-health advisor, James Duke, vouches for this Asian plant's ability to pre­vent colds or curtail their symptoms.

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Courtesy : The Hindu

IMPACT OF THANE CYCLONE

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Cuddalore                                                                                      Date line 08/01/2012

Thane was announced  well in time. But nobody thought it would be of such a magnitude creating  havoc in the life of so many people. Unlike the tsunami of 2006 loss of life was negligible. The damage to infrastructure –power , water supply and communication systems, crops, poultry was immense.

The power supply was cut on the night of 29th Dec as a precautionary measure.It failed when the cyclone struck in the early hours of 30thJan 2012.It was  restored only today 8th Jan by 6 pm in Cuddalore. The power supply to rural areas and to agricultural pump sets is yet to be restored. The cyclone did a heavy damage to Cuddalore district and Pondicherry. Thousands of trees every where have fallen. Electric posts have fallen in large numbers about 5000. Besides, about 300 transformers have been dislodged. Crops in lakhs of acres have been damaged due to the cyclone  Cashew, casuarinas, sugarcane, coconut paddy all lost over night. I also incurred loss due to falling of teak wood trees  (21) and coconut 50. coconut trees are 5 years old and expected to bear next year. The moringa and lime trees in my kitchen garden and neem tree in front of our house were all damaged. The 5 feet dish antenna I had in the 2nd floor terrace was lifted  (அலேக்கா) over the 3 feet parapet wall and it fell on the compound wall breaking the custard apple tree (சீத்தாப் பழம்) and damaging the service wiring from the street post.

 In major parts of Cuddalore power is yet to be restored. We were literally in dark as cell phones could not be charged and many cell towers did not function after the cyclone. Only BSNL cells worked fairly well despite their main tower in the town falling on the fateful day. The towers were powered by generator. Power was given to the one of the main roads after 6 days. Now every day they are setting right one after other. Even today in my street only 2 houses are powered and the rest are in dark as they are served by  another transformer. People suffered as there was no water supply from 30th till about yesterday. Some thing was done by water tanker lorries here and there on some days which could not meet all the needs of all the people. We had to here in generator to run the motor to lift water. Generators were in demand and we had to pay more and use influence to get one. Since I had a bigger tank and as it was filled on 29th we could manage for the first 5 days and then got the generator. 

Milk was sold for as high as Rs 100 a litre on 30th.It was in short supply in the first 4 or 5 days. Now it is more or less normal. The condition the rural areas is still worse. No water supply and no power supply. Agricultural pump sets can not be run for another one month at least .Kerosene was not available and it was also sold for up to Rs 100 per litre. Then it was not available as all had to use it for lighting. All essential things like candles, rava, maida etc were charged exorbitantly on 30th and 31st. Then it was out of stock as roads were blocked by fallen trees.
In short it was a night mare.

I took some photographs of fallen/broken trees on 30th Dec. But due water drop falling on the camera it has been short circuited and I can hope to see and share the photos only after taking to the Sony service centre.

The Government has announced relief and it has not reached every body as there is no scientific method to ensure that it reached all the affected people. The pity is what is happening in the district is known to all others and not the residents in the district as there is no power in most of the areas till now. Cable TV has failed as many dishes have been damaged. 

The worst was what happened to my Sony digital camera. It was damaged when I attempted to take a photograph of the fallen dish antenna using flash. The technician says it can not be repaired as the circuit board has been damaged

It is a mad mad world and it is a sad sad story. I will stop here as I am afraid you may start crying!

FAULTY PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS.

                   

 FAULTY PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS.

 The quality of parent - child interactions gains prominence in view of the marked impression it has on the child's further development. Personality disposition of the child is moulded by his Parent child relationship plays an important role in the personality development of the child. reaction to parental behaviour.

   As the infant progress into childhood, he must master new competencies, learn usable assumptions about himself and the world, and exert increasing inner control over his behaviour. During this period, the family unit remains the crucial guiding influence. However, parent - child relationships and family interactions are extremely complex matters.

Most parents have their own ideas on child rearing . Confounding the problem is the  generation gap that confuses parental attitudes towards their children’s behavioural    pattern, besides socio-cultural factors , gender discrimination and educational  competition.

Parental  relationship	è	Child Behavioural Pattern
Physical neglect, denial of love and affection, harsh or inconsistent punishment, failure to spend time with the child, lack of interest in his/her activities and achievements and lack of respect for the his rights and feelings as a person.	è	Thumb sucking, bed wetting, aggressiveness, negativism. Jealousy, Slowness in conscience development, self-hurting
Over protection and domination. Submissiveness. low self-evaluation, some dulling of intellectual striving, dependency	è	Submissiveness. low self-evaluation, some dulling of intellectual striving, dependency.
Over permissiveness and over indulgence.	è	Selfishness, demanding attitude, inability to tolerate frustration, lack of responsibility, stubbornness.
Perfectionism with unrealistic demands.	è	Severe conflicts, self-condemnation, guilt, rigidness; lack of spontaneity
Lack of discipline, harsh, overly severe discipline, inconsistent discipline.	è	Aggressiveness, antisocial behaviour, fear, hatred of parent, little initiative, lack of friendly feelings towards others, over conflicts
Contradictory demands and communications	è	Unclear self-identity, lack of initiative, self-devaluation, low self-confidence.
Undesirable parental models.	è	Formulation of unrealistic goals, delinquency.  extreme anxiety, nervousness.

       Based on this, child rearing attitudes could be improved. Psychological counselling   could  be offered to      
       alleviate healthy parent-child relationship and to prevent certain   unwanted behavioural patterns in    
       children.

      Gitanjali Sharma

      Courtesy : THE HINDU, Sunday, February 26,1995

DIVINING OF MATERIALS HIDDEN BELOW THE GROUND.

DIVINING OF MATERIALS HIDDEN BELOW THE GROUND.

Many years back I came across this material. I do not recollect the source. It was not from internet as I read this before Internet came in to existence. I have not tried this myself. But I have a firm belief that it will work as the magnetism of the human body is well established / experienced now.

Take 2 lengths of copper wire -1/16" thick and 34" long. Now bend the last 6" of each wire at right angles forming 2 'L's. The short 6" of the wire serve as handle; the long 28" wires serve as pointers.

Hold the 2 rods lightly-one in each hand. They should be 12" apart, parallel to each other and parallel to the ground. The grips should be held loosely in a vertical position. Now commence walking slowly over the ground concentrating on the object of search.

If it is a water pipe your are seeking to find, then when you approach or cross the buried pipe, the divining rods will tremble and swivel inwards and cross over each other at the precise spot.

However, there is a strange anomaly; if your blood group is RH negative, the rods will swivel outward to either side instead of singing inwards and crossing.

Anna Hazare

Dear all,
i got this forward in my in box and i think it is vital that the message spreads to more people. So i have chosen to post it here.


1. Who is Anna Hazare?

An ex-army man. Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War

2. What's so special about him?

He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra

3. So what?

This village is a self-sustained model village. Energy is produced in the
village itself from solar power, biofuel and wind mills. In 1975, it
used to be a poverty clad village. Now it is one of the richest
village in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, eco-friendly &
harmonic village.
4. Ok,...?
Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his
social activities.

5. Really, what is he fighting for?
He is supporting a cause, the amendment of a law to curb corruption in India.

6. How that can be possible?
He is advocating for a Bil, The Jan Lokpal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill),
that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians
(ministers), beurocrats
(IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds.

7. It's an entirely new thing, right..?
In 1972, the bill was proposed by then Law minister Mr. Shanti Bhushan. Since
then it has been neglected by the politicians and some are trying to change the
bill to suit thier theft (corruption).

8. Oh.. He is going on a hunger strike for that whole thing of passing a Bill !
How can that be possible in such a short span of time?
The first thing he is asking for is: the government should come forward and
announce that the bill is going to be passed. Next, they make a joint
committee to DRAFT the JAN LOKPAL BILL. 50% goverment
participation and 50% public participation. Because you cant trust the
government entirely for making such a bill which does not suit them.

9. Fine, What will happen when this bill is passed?
A LokPal will be appointed at the centre. He will have an autonomous charge,
say like the Election Commission of India. In each and every state, Lokayukta
will be appointed. The job is to bring all alleged party to trial in case of
corruptions within 1 year. Within 2 years, the guilty will be punished. Not
like, Bofors scam or Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, that has been going for last 25
years without any result.

10. Is he alone? Whoelse is there in the fight with Anna Hazare?
Baba Ramdev, Ex. IPS Kiran Bedi, Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, RTI activist
Arvind Kejriwal and many more. Now Aamir Khan.

11. Ok, got it. What can I do?
At least we can spread the message. How? By Putting this on our status
message, links, video, changing profile pics...


Mera Bharat Mahan!

Be Indians.

I recently received the following forward from my friend Mr M S Ravikumar.

An American visted India and went back..

His Indian friend Asked : “How was my country?”
American replied: “It’s a great country, with solid ancient history and immensely rich with natural resources..”

His Indian friend Proudly Asked :”How did you find Indians?”
American :”Indians, who Indians? I didn’t find or meet a single Indian there.”

Indian :”What Nonsense? Who else could you meet?”

American-"In Kashmir a Kashmiri, in Punjab, a Punjabi, in Bihar, a Bihari in Maharashtra a Marathi, in Rajastan a Marwadi, in Bengal, a Bengali, in TamilNadu, a Tamilian

This forward I received from another source also a few months back and my reaction at that time was that we are Indians first and last. But getting the forward once again has set me thinking. Why we are not united as the Americans (a pluralistic society)? What prevents us coming near to each other and stand with a single identity? I think the languages divide us .Hence my reply to Mr Ravikumar on the following lines.

Single Nation, single flag, single language. Then we would be speaking in one voice.

Actually we are a collection of States, not like US but as USSR was once . It is just a miracle that we are united despite our regionalism and lack of patriotism. Had the British not ruled us a one State we would have not become a single nation. I am not justifying the regionalism, religion-ism, or caste-ism. But reality is they exist. Parochialism dominates and national interests are pushed to the back ground. It is difficult to lose the regional identity overnight and get integrated to the main stream. Even after more than 50 years of introduction of naya paise ( I was a school boy -1957),we find people talking in terms of ettana (that is half a rupee) till a a few years back nalana (quarter of a rupee) was talked about. Being a Tamilian or Gujarati is not a sin. We should remember that we are first Indians and next whatever we claim we are. The problem is was that Hindi was forced on the South and especially TN and W Bengal, which paved for the feeling of isolation and claim of separate identity. Union can not be brought by law. It has to come by demonstration of love and mutual accommodation .Had English remained as the sole link language this much divisive feelings might not have developed. The British ruled us by division and our Governments today nourish the same policy. To claim that we have 14 national languages is a laughing matter; So much unproductive work is being done because of this.

To call Hindi as the Official language, relegating English to the 2nd place as the link language is still funnier. I personally feel that English, if allowed to continue as the sole language of the Government, both at the centre and States we might have been more united and more progressed, instead of wasting our time and energy in translating English text books into regional languages and doing brain (!) storming to coin equivalent words or expressions to an invention abroad.

We last sense of direction, after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru and drifting apart. Stressing the individuality has undermined the unity. Unity in diversity has come to Diversity at the expense of Unity.In any relationship, some compromise is needed by the individuals involved. To remain as a strong nation and continue as the largest democracy in the world we need a common language like English which is widely spoken and understood through out the subcontinent.Regional languages,including Hindi, can flourish in literature,art , culture , entertainment and of course in local politics,if you treat it as another form of entertainment!

RULES OF LIVING.

For this post also I don’t claim any authorship. This was among materials I gathered from library and fellow training faculties when I was a Trainer handling subjects of behavioral science.

Rules of Living :

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never buy what you do not need because it is cheap.

Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.

We seldom repent having eaten too little.

Nothing is troublesome if we do it willingly.

Much pain was caused by events that never happened.

Take things always by the smooth handle.

What to do with life?

When it is a challenge, meet it.

When it is a tragedy, face it.

When it is a sorrow, overcome it.

When it is a journey, complete it.

When it is an adventure, dare it.

When it is a struggle, accept it.

When it is a duty, perform it.

When it is an opportunity, utilize it.

When it is a dream, realize it.

When it is a promise, fulfill it.

When it is a game, play it.

When it is bliss, enjoy it.

When it is a song, sing it.

When it is a mystery, unfold it.

When it is a beauty, worship it.

When it is a milestone, keep it in view.