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Pumpkin Soup...

We eat pumpkins in almost all forms..fried, boiled, and also by mixing it with other vegetables to make a tasty and delicious vegetable side dish. It has several nutritions such as calcium, carbohydrate,dietary fiber, foliate, iron, magnesium and beta carotene which is also a powerful anti-oxidants.

Here I am giving you a quick and easy soup recipe made with pumpkin.

Ingredients: Pumpkin (chopped) : 500 gms, Onions : 2 medium, Salt and pepper, Chicken or meat stock : 1 and half litres, Cream : half cup, Egg yolk : 1

Method: Boil the chopped pumpkin and onion in the stock. Sieve through a strainer when soft. Beat egg and cream well and beat into the soup. Add salt and pepper and heat before serving.

Know the goodness of Neem (Margosa) Leaves...

Neem or Margosa tree is very common in India and some of us are very fond of its bitter taste. From our childhood days, we have been told that we should eat its fried leaves everyday in the month of March-April to avoid several diseases and my mother was very strict in that case. Me and my two elder brothers were forced to eat whatever dishes my mother prepared with those horrible leaves under the supervision of my stricter father.

We all know the medicinal property of this tree. I now want to share something about the goodness of Neem or Margosa trees, what I have just experienced with my son. He is suffering from some kind of skin infection or heat rashes and painful boils on his face for the last one month. The weather in our country is now very hot and the region where we are staying is also very humid. My son has been suffering from the same symptoms in each summer for the last couple of years. This year I tried to use a new medicine as told by one of my relatives. I have prepared a solution by adding a handful of neem leaves in boiling water and boiled it till the water reduced to half. Cooled and stored the liquid (just like the tea liquor by appearance) in the refrigerator after removing the leaves from it.  I am now frequently wiping his face with a cotton ball dipped into this liquid and let it dry on its own. The rashes were started disappearing within two days and there is also no sign of new rashes or boils on his face. I am still using it and will use for some more days.

Thanks to Margosa leaves!!   

Skin care Routine

While talking about skin care routine, almost everybody is talking about how to protect or care your facial skin. But what about your body? You have to protect them also from the harmful UVA and UVB and also from other pollution in order to keep them youthful for a longer period of time.

We all know that while caring your skin, you should follow 4 basic steps, cleansing, exfoliating, toning and moisturizing. These four steps must be followed for your body skin also.

To clean your body, you should bath in luke-warm water. Too much cold or too hot water may damage the upper part of your skin. So take a bath properly with a mild soap and use a scrubber or a loofah to remove the dead cells from your body. Take a soft towel and just pat dry your skin. And now come the moisturizing part. Rub a small amount of body lotion or mild body oil immediately after bathing. This will seal your skins’ moister. So by taking only a proper bath you will be able to protect your body skin also.


Go Natural: 

• Instead of using any scrub available in the market, try to use salt (which are used in your cooking) mixed with some gram flour. It is an excellent natural scrubber.
• Use yogurt mixed with some honey as a pack on your face and body to make it soft and glowing.
• Mix some yogurt with gram flour (take the quantity according to the length of your hair) and apply it on your hair, keep it for an hour and then rinse off with cold water. You will not need any conditioner after that. This pack will keep your hair soft and manageable. Try it.

Oats - Nutritional Facts...

Oat (Scientific Name: Avena sativa L.) is a cereal just like wheat, barley etc. and originated in Scotland. It is still a national diet of the people of this country. This cereal can be used in many forms as food product though is not a refined product and rather is termed as ‘whole food’. The Oat groat (kernel) is rolled or crushed into oatmeal or may be crushed in fine oat flour. Ideally this should be having for breakfast, cooked with water or milk (as porridge) and one can add fruits and nuts to it. It can be eaten hot or cold and is an ideal way to provide the body with energy through the morning. It digests slowly, thus keeping you feeling full longer, and studies have shown that it can help in many diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol, and helps women through mood swings during menopause. It also has a cancer fighting properties.

Oats contains more soluble fibre than any other cereals and it is the only cereal which contains protein, avenalin, which is of globulin or legume category. 100 gram of oats provides 390 Kcal of energy level.

Other than porridge, you can make several other salty dishes with oats. I will write such easy recipes using oats next day.

Tinnitus – troublesome but not so serious...

Tinnitus is a disease in which the patient hears a ringing or other type of sound continuously and it seems that the sound is originating in the ear or adjoining areas of one’s head. Though the disease is not so serious and may go away over time, in some cases it needs medical attention as the patient is continuously disturbed by the sound which is taking away his/her ability to continue daily normal life.

To know the causes of tinnitus more clearly you have to first know the inner structure of human ears. The inner ear part cochlea is lined by hair cells and in normal situations it moves while stimulated by the sound waves. This stimulation activates those hair cells to produce signals to carry over to our brain. But when this area is damaged by either a loud noise or other type of accidents, the cochlea part moves randomly and hence produce such a signal which our brain interprets as a noise. At this situation the patient is suffering from tinnitus.

Some causes of temporary tinnitus are impacted ear wax or some infections of our ear drum. Some aspirin like medicines and some antibiotics may also cause temporary tinnitus. Continuous exposure to loud music, fire arms or other sources is the very common causes of tinnitus in today’s world. In these types of tinnitus both ears are affected.

If there is tumor formed on the nerves of inner ear area, a complicated form of tinnitus may cause the complete hearing impairment and need immediate medical treatment. Head or neck injury and the aging are also the causes of tinnitus in human body.

The only way to prevent tinnitus is to protect your hearing from unwanted sound, continuous exposure to loud noise, especially the sound of lawn mower, hair dryer and those which are bothering you. Wear an ear plug to protect yourself in these occasions. Do not allow your child to hear loud music wearing an ear plug for more than one hour continuously. With some precautionary measures you may keep the tinnitus at bay though it may occur at any time and at any age in spite of taking preventions.

Zenni Optical - Affordable Eyeglasses...

Zenni optical, a leading eyeglass store in Novato, CA is manufacturing and marketing the most affordable prescription eyeglasses under their own brand Zenni. As eyeglasses are very personal and depict one’s style, Zenni Optical’s affordable eyeglasses provides the best fashionable and stylish products in this industry. Moreover, as prescription eyeglasses are necessary for the persons who have some eye ailment, they also take into account the quality, durability and comfort factor while manufacturing those products.

Their new interactive website gives you different options like prescription type, gender, type, style, shape and color to choose from their vast range of products, the prices of which starts from as low as $6.95. Any glass you choose, either bifocal or progressive eyeglasses, can be customized from Zenni Optical with tint. These bespoke eyeglasses with tint can be done even on full rim, half rim or rimless frame and this also be worth mentioned that this customization can be obtained by adding only a little extra with the actual price. All their eyeglasses even the lowest range of their products, the $6.95 prescription eyeglasses have anti-scratch coating, UV protection and other standard facilities.

Zenni Optical is now running a very attractive scheme of Buying 2 pairs and gets the 3rd pair free (equal or less value). This is a very limited time offer and you must step into their world to find the most suitable pair of eyeglasses for you which stands both for your personal needs in terms of your health and also for your style.

Stuffed Capsicums...

Capsicum is a kind of vegetable grown in every parts of this country as well as in the tropical climate of other countries of this world. It can be found in three bright colors of red, green and yellow and also be known as red, green or yellow pepper, bell pepper or by simply the capsicum. Apart from its a special kind of flavor and tastes it has also some nutritional value. It has proteins, fats, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and other nutritional compounds.

Regular use of capsicum is believed to be helpful for those who are suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and it also help to smooth your skin and your eyesight. I am giving here a simple recipe made with capsicum.

Ingredients: Capsicums: 200 gms, Gram or Chana dal: 200 gms, Chilli powder: 1 tsp, Sweet/white oil: 100 gm, Mustard Seed: 1/4 tsp, Coriander leaves: 1 bunch, Salt: to taste.

Method: Soak the gram dal for 2 to 3 hours and when soft, grind with the grinder. Add chilli powder, turmeric, salt, some of the chopped coriander leaves and about 2 to 3 tsp of oil. Mix well. Slit the capsicums lengthwise and scoop out the seeds, leaving the stems intact. Stuff them with the filling. Heat the oil in a pan and put the mustard seeds. Arrange the stuffed capsicums in the hot oil, cover and cook on a low fire till the color changes to light brown. When done, remove, garnish with the rest of the chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Sweet Potato Halwa...

I am here again with a sweet dish after a long break..

Ingredients: Sweet Potatoes (boiled, skinned and mashed) : 1 cup
Cardamom powder : 1 pinch
Sugar: 2 heaped tablespoons
Pure Ghee or butter: 2 tablespoons

Method: Wash and boiled the sweet potatoes. Skin and mash with your hand or potato smasher well to make a smooth paste. On a slow fire put 2 tablespoon ghee in a thick bottomed pan and when hot put the sweet potato mix in it. Stir constantly until the colour changes and the ghee starts to separate from the mixture. Now add sugar and mix well. Cook on a slow fire, stirring, till the sugar is mixed properly and ghee separating again. Remove from fire and add the cardamom powder. See my other dish with Sweet Potato.

Chocolate and Your Heart...

The latest news about chocolate is encouraging: an analysis of several studies involving data on more than 100,000 people suggested that those who reported eating chocolate regularly lowered their risk of heart disease by more than one-third. That may be cause for celebration among chocolaholics, but of course, there's a catch to it: the studies involved were all observational - that is, they all looked at chocolate consumption and health as reported by participants. The analysis didn't directly compare those who ate a set amount of chocolate per week with those who consumed a placebo (in this case, a chocolate look-alike and taste-alike), as would be required in a clinical trial to investigate chocolate's effects on the heart. What's more, the studies included reports of consuming chocolate in all its forms - dark, milk, in drinks, cookies and desserts. And it didn't specify how much chocolate study participants ate. Still, if the analysis has any merit, people who eat lots of chocolate regularly may find that they have healthier hearts than those who don't. The analysis, from England's University of Cambridge, was published August 29 in BMJ online.

My take? Chocolate is a source of polyphenols (the same type of antioxidants found in red wine). Stearic acid, the fat it contains, doesn't affect cholesterol levels, and studies have shown that flavonoids in dark chocolate help reduce the stickiness of platelets, cells that play an important role in blood clotting. As a result, blood takes longer to clot, reducing the danger of coronary artery blockages. Chocolate's polyphenols also appear to boost levels of HDL (the "good" cholesterol) and lower LDL (the "bad" cholesterol), at least in the lab. I recommend consuming good-quality dark chocolate that is at least 70 percent cocoa as a healthy snack, as long as you don't go overboard. An ounce or two a few times a week is good for you.

Source: http://www.drweil.com/