Health benefits of Turmeric

Turmeric, which we frequently use as a natural colouring agent in almost all of our food items, is one of the nature's most powerful healer as it contents curcumin. Long known for its anti-inflammatory properties, scientist are now revealing its benefits for the treatment of cancer to Alzheimer's desease.

For other health benefits of this spice you may consult this website

Besides those above mentioned benefits (refer to the site), I can tell some more benefits which I am getting by regularly using it.

1. Use turmeric paste with a little honey and and apply it on your face and skin. It will brighten your face if you use it regularly.

2. Make a paste of turmeric and neem leaves together and apply it if you have any skin infection. Your infection would vanish after applying 3-4 times.

3. Make a solution with water and turmeric powder and apply it if a corner of your house is attacked by black ants. They will vanish within a minute and not appear for a couple of week.

4. Use the same solution on the trees of your garden to prevent any insect.

Cigarette smoking is injurious to health! So quit it…

Almost all the people start smoking at a very young age, say about 14-15 years. At first, they start smoking as a challenge with other folks of his/her age group, and then it becomes a habit with time.

But in one fine morning, as various health related problems appears or docs ask him to quit smoking, he decides to quit it without realizing the pain he would get while trying it. Quitting a habit, either it is drinking or smoking is the hardest thing in your life. But if you succeed, you will soon notice less coughing, easier breathing, less tiredness, less choking of throat and overall a healthy lifestyle.

There are many over-the-counter stop smoking aids available, which include nicotine patch and gum. They are not always effective as most of the users start smoking as soon as the course completes. Then how could one stop smoking?

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Fight cough and cold with ginger..

We, the Indian are using ginger as one of the main ingredients while making any curry, either with chicken, fish or simply with vegetables. Ginger is also treated as a herb which has many medicinal benefits and I am trying to tell you something here.

If we soaked in rain for a longer period of time, we take tea with ginger, bayleaves and small cardamoms. It is very beneficial for our health as it prevents us from being caught by cold.
Method: Just boil tea leaves with small amount of ginger (1/2 inch piece and crushed), 1 bayleaf and 1-2 cardamom (also crushed). Add required amount of sugar and take the liquor without milk. It is also a very refreshing drink for those who've already caught with cold and cough.

Take 1-2 teaspoon full of ginger juice and honey mixture 1-2 times daily to prevent and cure the cough and cold condition.

Just chew 1/2 inch ginger with salt (for your taste) to control continuous coughing.

Boil plain water with a small piece of ginger, bayleaves, jaggery (a little), 3-4 black pepper together for some time. Put off the flame, take away all those elements from the liquid and take it while still hot. It will also control continuous coughing and also bring some soothing effects to your throat.

A sweet dish made out of Sweet Potato

This is from my mother's recipe book.

Ingredients
Sweet potatoes: 500 gms, potato: 1 large, flour: 4 tablespoon, sugar: 500 gm, white oil or ghee: for frying.
For stuffing
coconut: 1 small pc. and 250 gm sugar.

Method: First grate the coconut. Mix it with sugar and microwave (put on flame in a thick bottomed pan) it in 100 percent power for 2-3 miniute while stirring occassionaly. The coconut mixture should be ready within this time, if not, try for some more time. The sugar should be desolved and mix thoroughly with the coconut the mixture should be sticky.

Now boil the sweet potato along with the potato. When it becomes cool, peel it and mix it with your hand smoothly. Take a small amount of mixture with your hand at a time, make a small ball. Make a small hole into this ball, put some coconut mixture into it, cover the hole and then shape it into a small oval piece, shaped like a side pillow. Make sufficient quantity of pieces with this mixture.

Heat ghee/oil and fry these shapes till golden brown. Meanwhile make a syrup with the help of 500 gm sugar and 3 cups of water by boiling these two on flame. When the syrup is ready keep aside.

Now put the fried pieces into this syrup and soak into it for 2-3 hours. Serve when soft and cool.

Tomato Jam

Ingredients: Tomatoes(ripe): 2 kgs, Sugar (approximately half the quantity of tomato puree) : 500 gm, Lime juice: 1 lime.

Method: Wash the tomatoes, clean and cut them into big pieces. Cook them in a thick bottomed vessel without putting any water. Keep on medium heat. Remove from fire when it is properly cooked and let it cool. Put the cooked tomatoes through a liquidizer, to make puree. Strain the puree and put in in a thick bottomed vessel. Mix sugar, which should be half the measure of the tomato puree (for 1 cup puree add 1/2 cup sugar) and keep on low heat, stirring from time to time. When it becomes a little thick add the juice of 1 lime as this gives shine. Let the mixture cook till thick.

To test: whether it is ready, take 1 cup of water and put a little of the mixture in it. If it does not dissolve in the water, the jam is ready.

To control Acne...

Acne is a common problem among teenagers as well as adults. Heredity, stress and hormones all influence the appearance of inflamed hair follicles, which result in breakouts. While cleansing the face with a mild glycerin soap and applying topical treatments such as tea tree oil or benzoyl peroxide can address blemishes, making dietary changes can also be helpful.

1. Increase your consumption of antioxidant-rich foods, including fruits and vegetables.
2. Include omega-3 fatty acids from foods like sea fishes or freshly ground flaxseeds to help reduce and prevent inflammation.
3. Drink lots of water to keep the skin hydrated and healthy.
4. Limit processed and refined foods.
5. Don't be afraid to eat a piece of dark chocolate now and then - there is no link between chocolate and acne, and dark chocolate actually has antioxidant benefits!

An excellent dessert made out of carrot!

Our version of this desert is healthier than any sweet dishes available in the market. You can make this dish in two ways. The process of making it with milk is much healthier than the other one. I am telling you the both for your convenience.

Process 1.
Just grate the carrots finely, boil milk and when it thickens slightly add grated carrots to it and keep boiling. As the mixture thickens gradually, add sugar (desired amount), add cashew nuts and raisins. When it dries up more, just remove from the flame, make it cool and serve.

Process 2.

make a paste of carrot with the help a mixture-grinder. Put a thick bottomed pan in the flame and put some ghee to it. Add the carrot paste to it and keep stirring. When the water from the carrot dries up, add sugar and continue stirring. Remove from the heat when the mixture becomes dry. Add cashew nuts and raisins and serve hot or cool.

Food as Medicine: Carrots are excellent sources of carotenoids, and good sources of vitamin C, vitamin K, fiber and potassium.

Here are a few tips to get a flat stomach without much exercise!

1. Eat slowly to avoid swallowing extra air that may cause bloating.
2. Avoid those carbonated drinks.
3. Be aware of some particular food which may cause bloating. Those are pulses, dried fruits, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts, peppers and citrus fruits, e.g., oranges and lemon.
4. Reduce your salt intake, either with food or without of it.
5. Avoid raw vegetables, especially carrot. Try to take them in boiled form.
6. Avoid fried food.
7. Eat regularly. Long gaps between meals, smoking, drinking, taking tea or coffee with sugar and milk may also cause boating.

So the main thing is to AVOID BLOATING.

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