Mind Matters

by Brahma Kumaris The most important part of you is your mind (not your brain – the brain is the hardware and the mind creates the software). Care for your mind, make friends with it, always feed it healthy food, engage it in positive activity, and exercise it with knowledge and wisdom. Like a garden returns fragrance and beauty according to the care invested, so your mind will repay you with thoughts, ideas and visions of great beauty when tended and invested with care. Your mind is not made of…

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Ajwain — A natural remedy for cold that works!

Here’s how I used ajwain to get rid of cold. By: Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti Winters are the time of the year when I get cough and cold. This time when I cold along with a runny nose, I had no other option but to try my mom’s home remedies to fight cold. And to my surprise, it worked. How to use ajwain for cold? Take a teaspoon of ajwain or carom seeds. Dry roast these seeds for 2 – 3 minutes on a pan. Once the seeds start giving out fumes or strong fragrance, switch…

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New study claims perfumes could make you sick

Researchers examined the effects artificial smells have on our health. London: Various kinds of fragrances are around us. And it is believed they tend to make us feel more attractive. But if someone says that the cologne you wear can make you sick, would you believe it? Well you might have to. As many as one in three people experience symptoms including headaches, asthma and rashes due to a sensitivity to fragrances, according to research cited in ‘The Case against Fragrance’ by author Kate Grenville. Meanwhile, a previous study in 2014 found…

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