Tag: Family

HEALTH TIPS FOR 50+ YOUNG

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A. Two things to check often: (1) Your blood pressure (2) Your blood sugar B. Four things reduced to minimum: (1) Salt (2) sugar (3) dairy (4) starch C. Four things to increase: (1) Greens (2) Veggies (3) fruits (4) Nuts D. Three things to forget: (1) Your age (2) your past (3) your grudges E. Four things to have: (1)True Friends (2)Loving family (3)Positive thoughts (4)Non Judgemental F. Four acts to stay healthy: (1) fasting (2) Laughing (3) Exercise (4) Weight loss G. Four things not to wait for:…

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IF YOU ARE ABOVE 50 YRS OF AGE, HEALTH HINTS FOR YOU

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1. Two things to check as often as you can (1) Your blood pressure (2) Your blood sugar   2. Six things to reduce to the minimum on your foods: (1) Salt (2) sugar (3) preserved meat and foods (4) red meat especially roasted (5) dairy products (6) starchy products   3. Four things to increase in your foods’ (1) Greens/vegetables (2) beans (3) fruits (4) nuts   4. Three things you need to forget: (1) Your age (2) your past (3) your grievances   5. Four things you must…

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Stress Relief: Why Am I Stressed & What are Stress Related Symptoms

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Why you should know something about stress While moderate amount of stress is essential for normal growth and maturation, excessive stress combined with poor coping and managing invariably leads to loss of tranquility of mind; emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression; and physical disorders such as obesity, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, and many other disorders. Stressed-out people often resort to drinking alcohol, taking street drugs smoking cigarette and overeating, gambling and promiscuous sex in a futile attempt to cope with their stress, not to…

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International Day of Families: Make kids know their family better in these 6 ways

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International Day of Families 2019: From making a family tree to going on a family trip, here are some ways in which you can get kids to spend more time with family members to strengthen the bond. World Family Day: This day is observed annually on May 15. Here are some ways to celebrate the importance of being a family on this day: Make a family tree You can spend time together with this DIY crafting idea. Get some chart paper and ask your child to draw a tree and…

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Take Out Rest Time!

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By Swami Tejomayananda All beings have been pre-programmed to balance work and rest. Man’s constitution, like most other beings, is made to work during the day and rest at night. Sleep, especially at night, rejuvenates and refreshes us. However, with the discovery of electricity, we play night cricket, indulge in late night TV- watching, study, eat and so on. This artificial life-style has a negative effect on our body and mind. These days, we hear of young CEOs with huge pay packets, jet-setting around the world, working non-stop. Their success…

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Happy Valentine’s Day Special: Here is why being in love may be good for your heart!

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Valentine’s Day on 14th of February every year celebrates love and the little quirks of it. When it comes to your health, being in love may be good news for your heart’s health. Valentine’s Day on 14th of February every year celebrates love and the little quirks of it. It brings back the spark in relationships and gives everyone a chance to celebrate their love and their partner. People exchange gifts, go out on dates, plan things for their significant other and celebrate love. The feeling of being in love is…

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A meaningful silence is always better than meaningless words!

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 by Brahma Kumaris A meaningful silence is always better than meaningless words! – By B.K Swathi Here, the word “meaningful” is crucial. It refers to a silence that is experienced when we are connected to the Divine Supreme intellect and not the kind of silence where we sulk and stay silent verbally in order to avoid confrontation. Silence is our true nature and being in silence helps us experience our soul qualities such as truth, love, happiness, peace. It enriches our life with these treasures. To begin with, in meditation, we…

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9 Tips to Stay Healthy & Safe During Deepawali

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With Diwali round the corner, making sweets, shopping and decorating the house becomes the top priority. But this festival of lights, joy and togetherness is also inundated with loud fireworks and crackers and with whole lot of sweets, snacks and more. But that doesn’t mean Diwali have to be unsafe and unhealthy. With just a little bit of precautions you can actually play it safely. Marked with pompous celebration, displays of stunning fireworks, family feast and deep seated tradition, Diwali – the five-day festival is observed by millions of Indians…

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World Food Day 2018: 5 Easy Steps To Reduce Food Wastage At Home

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World Food Day 2018: One of the most important action plans for World Food Day is to avoid food wastage. The day is observed worldwide on 16 October. Here are five easy and practical steps to avoid food wastage at home. World Food Day 2018 will be celebrated today, with events around the world. The Day, observed worldwide on October 16, is an opportunity for people to come together to declare their commitment to eradicate hunger worldwide. The day is one of the most important ones on the calendar of…

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Millennials at diabetes, cancer risk in middle age

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The study included data from 2,000 participants, aged between 22 and 26 who participated in a survey. Owing to stressful jobs and relationships, millennials, or those born between 1980s and 2000, could be at a higher risk of developing diabetes, cancer, heart diseases, than their parents, researchers said. The study, commissioned by British charity Health Foundation, showed that people currently in their 20s and 30s will be at a higher risk of these “lifestyle” diseases in 30 years’ time. Despite public health measures improving on the aspects of smoking and…

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