Short Story "Happy Ending"

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Healthy Eating

Never skip breakfast. It isn't healthy. Your body will run on low energy and you will be unable to give of your best through the day. Supply your body with adequate energy at the beginning of the day. It will make a positive difference to how you feel. Buy a lot of fruits, vegetables and juices and stock your refrigerator with them. If you feel snacky, munch on a carrot. Or settle for the salad bowl. Fruits make healthy snacks too. Try to avoid food that needs to be eaten with butter or margarine. Substitute these with low fat dairy products like curd or sour cream. Ensure your intake of adequate milk. It s important for your bones, teeth and energy levels too. Osteoporosis can be prevented. But it can t be cured. Use lime juice instead of the conventional salad dressing. Mayonnaise isn't too healthy.If you are a meat eater, stick to lean meat. White meat as in chicken and fish is healthier. Make sure the fat is trimmed of the chops.Freeze your fruits and have them as desserts. They taste good and are very healthy too Cut down the size of your portions. And have a lesser number of helpings. There is no need to eat till you are stuffed.Avoid fast food. They re usually packed with calories and fat. Think lean, Drink a lot of fluids. Soups, juices, and water. They are all very good for you.

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Benefits Of Pranayama

There are 1,82,0000 nadis (energy channels) in our body. When we breath, these are activated and that is why we are alive. When we breath through the left nostril, certain nadis function and when we breath through  the right nostril, certain other nadis function. So, when we alternate the breath through the nostrils, certain changes happen in the body and in our system. Our system gets purified. Fresh energy moves in system and the stress is eliminated. The lest nostril activates the functioning of the right brain and vice versa. So, when we alternate our breathing, all the brain waves get synchronised. Biochemical changes take places in the body. The endocrine glands function better and any imbalance in the body is smoothened out. There are innumerable benefits of pranayama.

Test whether you are stressed

Here is a simple way to test whether you are stressed. stand still in a quiet place and breath calmly. Look at your watch and count how many times you breath out over a minute. If you're not stressed, your breathing will be under eight breaths a minute; if you are stressed it could be anything up from eight breaths a minute.

Melons

In summer season we can find melons in markets and in street vendors, melons or of two types Watermelon and Muskmelon.

Facts about Melons :

Watermelon is a large fruit having a diameter of 20 inches. The dark-green rind covers a soft, spongy and inner portion which is usually in reddish-pink with black seeds. Watermelon can be consumed just as a slices, squashes or in the form of juice. It as a fair amount od sodium and potassium it helps to relive muscular fatigue. Its seeds can be eaten roasted or fried, this seeds contains 34% protein and 52% oil.

Muskmelon is eaten as a delicasy, because of its typical musk like flavour and taste. It is a good ingredient for friut salads, ice creams and milk shakes. Muskmelon seeds(inner portion) are also eatable and it is used to substitute a almonds. It is very tasty and rich in protein 36% and oil 45%.

Nutritionally speaking, more than 90% pf the melon is water. The energy contant is 15-25%. Deep orange or yellow varieties of muskmelon contains some vitamin A,C and calcium.

Melons gives an excellent supply of distilled water that contains the finest mineral elements possible.

Medicinal value :

*   They are wonderful diuretie agents. They are of great value in disease of the heart, kidneys and diabetes.

*   Because of thier high water content, they have a high safiety value and hence are useful in weight reduction diets.

William Shakespeare

Great poeter and playwritter William Shakespeare was born and died in this month centuries ago... there is a confusion about is birth date... some of is book says he born and died in same date 23rd April 1564 - 23rd April 1616, but some other research says he was born on 26th april on or before 1564 and died in 23rd april... We can just leave this and celebrate the whole month to houner his work... Atleast read some of his work in this month.

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Relive Stress Few Points

Stress kills you from within and destroys your body's peace. So avoid stressing. Instead, do the following

Read : Reading is the best activity for relaxation. It trancends you into  a  diffrent world together.

Meditate : When things are not in your control, just relax, close your eyes and meditate. Go for a deep breathing session.

Talk : When anxiety takes its toll, talk it out. It's cool to express yourself. Confide in someone you trust.

Start anew : Very often, changing the way you deal with things helps a lot. Find a new approach to things in life. And never stop trying.

Book Lovers

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The Folic Acid

Folic acid is also known as folacin and folate

Folic acid helps the body to make RNA and DNA. It helps to produce new cells. Because of this role deficiencies of folic acid can really advers effects especially during pregnancy infancy and adolesence, when the body is growing rapidly. This vitamin in combination with vitamin B12 is essential for the formation, maturation and multiplication of red blood cells.

It is a water soluble vitamin this means folic acid is not stored by our body.

Women should take this vitamin before pregnancy and early pregnancy atleast 0.4 mg of it. This vitamin is very important to womens health. We can have folic acid in our daily food like greeny vegetables, egg, orange juice etc.. We can also have a suppliment of it in the form of capsules and tonics.

Folic acid can be very rapidly destroyed when heated in any neutral or alkaline substances, so becareful of overcooking the food.

Food that as Folic acid.

Food                Quantity              Folic acid (mgc)

Asparagus         5 spears               110

Orange juice      1/2 cup                60-100

Egg                    100gm                 70.3

Cow pee            100gm                 69.0

Liver(sheep)        100gm                65.5

Spinach               100gm                51.0

Sesame seeds      100gm                51.0

Whole Wheat pasta 1/2 cup           23

Pearl millet           100gm                14.7

How to look stunning without make-up

Stay hydrated : Drink lots of water to look fresh and to make your skin look healthy.

Don't strave : Most women, when in deep thought or just worrying, end up ignoring  their hunger calls and when they do realise it, they end up eating junk! avoid skipping meals, don't forget to have fruits and leafy vegetables and put an end to bad eating habits.

Moisturies : Don't apply loation just on the visible parts of the body. keep your entire body well-mositurised.

Say yes to sun block : If your sunscreen lotion is still in the corner of your dressing rack unused, take an oath not to step out of the house without applying it on ur face.

Hygiene lesson : Brush your teeth twice a day. Don't keep ur nails dirty. Keep ur hair and scalp clean!

Get rid of unwanted hair : Don't postpone the threading and waxing sessions. Just don't.

Talk smoothly : Smile. Maitain eye contact. whether you're having a fight or sharing a joke, keep the tone of your voice light.

Posture 'me' : Stand straight. Don't crack your knuckles. Avoid covering your face with your hand. 

Exercise your Brain

You often follow a rigorous training schedule to keep our body fit and active but have your ever considered the mental exercise. As brain is a think tank, it grows and learns through mental exercises. Mental exercises improve the memory, concentration and abstract reasoning among people. You should do some mental exercises to improve your learning power as it would help you throughout your life as a student, during career, and in other areas as well. Intelligent minds are liked by everyone and mental exercising is a unique way to enhance that. As brain is the command center of your body and regulates the functioning of all body parts, mental exercises would help to strengthen your mental abilities.




As brain actually processes information and use that information to execute various functions, you must have a great memory and some mental exercises that would help to achieve that are:



•Solving puzzles and playing brain games are one of the best exercises for your brain. You can solve puzzles such as sudoko, crosswords, rearranging letters, and forming words from the letters. Daily newspapers are a big source of all these games or you can even solve them online. All these games and puzzles would improve your concentration, thinking ability, memory, etc.

•Reading is a good mental exercise, so ensure that you dedicate sometime to read books, news papers, etc. Reading acts as a stimulus to your brain and you'll become more knowledgeable while reading something or the other.

•You often meet people from different communities during your college days, office, etc. Whenever you meet someone from a different cultural background, try to learn his/her native language. While learning a new language, you need to remember new words and sounds that improve your memory and sharpen your auditory skills.

•Relate: Whenever you learn something new, try to relate it with previously acquired information. Try to learn people's phone numbers, address, etc to improve your memory.

•Changing your habits also sharpen your brain activity so break the regular habits. When you perform your regular activities in a new or unexpected way, your brain have to think in a different manner thus breaking the used way of thinking.

•Socializing is a great way to exercise your brain as meeting with new people, sharing thoughts and ideas, conversations, etc let your brain to think differently.

•Recall things that you have in your to-do list or other such important work as it will help to test your memory.



Do these mental exercises as it will improve your intelligence and have a good impact on your mental abilities.

Oral Hygiene

Oral hygiene is basically taking proper care of your teeth and gums in a way that they are clean and free of debris, gums do not hurt or bleed when you brush or floss, bad breath is not a regular problem, etc. Many of you do not follow proper cleaning tips that result in build-up of bacteria causing plaque and is often responsible for bad breath. A good oral hygiene routine is important to fight germs present in your mouth. Everyone knows the importance of good oral hygiene, but we often take it lightly so here are some tips that can help you in maintain a good oral hygiene easily:




Brushing:

A good oral hygiene starts with clean teeth. Follow the below listed brushing tips for overall oral cleaning:



•Take time while brushing your teeth and don't be in a rush. Brush your teeth twice daily- in the morning and in the night after you had your dinner.

•The brush that you use should be good quality so that soft bristles do not harm your gums. Use a fluoride toothpaste to brush your teeth.

•While brushing your teeth, hold the toothbrush at a slight angle against your teeth and move it back and forth. Don't forget to brush the back side of your teeth and tongue as well as these are the areas that if left unclean produces germs. Don't brush harshly on your gums, teeth, and tongue and use your brush gently.

•Keep your toothbrush clean. Rinse it off with water soon after you finish brushing your teeth so that you use a clean brush each time. Place your toothbrush in an upright position so that bristles can dry up easily.

•Replace your toothbrush after every three to four months.

Flossing:

Flossing helps you clean the compact area in between your teeth that you can't clean with a brush. Tight spaces between your teeth or under your gumline is cleaned with dental floss. The food particles that get stuck between the teeth can be removed only with dental floss. Ensure a good oral hygiene with flossing.

Rinse:

An antimicrobial mouth rinse help reduces plaque between your teeth so use a good mouthwash or an oral irrigator. You can use an antimicrobial mouthwash twice a day in addition to daily brushing and flossing to remove the bacteria produced in your mouth. Make sure that you use an appropriate mouthwash that does not contain alcohol as it may sting or make your mouth dry. Oral irrigator could be, however, could be a better alternative.

Visit your Dentist:

You should pay regular visits to your dentist to make sure that your teeth and gums are healthy. Visit your dentist at least once or twice a year. The condition when you need to visit your dentist apart from maintaining good oral hygiene are:



•Swollen, tender or bleeding gums

•Tooth ache

•Changes in teeth alignment

•Sensitivity to hot and cold eatables

•Regular bad breath

How to Cultivate a Habit of Book Reading

Many of you might have thought to develop the habit of reading books but certainly failed in it due to various reasons. However, book reading if not known to you can be more entertaining and fill you with more knowledge that any other source. As a book can teach you many things that are beyond your daily horizons and could be your best companion, developing a habit of reading book would always prove beneficial. The benefits of reading books are huge and one can't even imagine how much knowledge one can acquire through them.



If you're among those who are trying continuously to cultivate the habit of book reading, below listed tips can help you bring success in that.


•Imagine that book reading is interesting and it will help to blow away your boredom. Pick interesting books at the start so that you can enjoy while reading and gradually reach the level of perfection of reading books.


•Set times and make sure that you read a book daily on those set times, whether for 5 minutes or more as it helps in retaining your interest. Make sure that you read daily as per your schedule-no matter what- as it acts as triggers for reading.


•Carry a book with you wherever you go as you can read it whenever you find time such as while waiting for appointment or during free hours in your office. It's a great way to pass time.


•If you have a desire to read certain books, make a list of them and keep in your desktop or at some other secure place. Read all the listed books one by one and keep on adding new books to the list whenever you hear about it from a friend, colleague or some other sources.


•Choose a quiet place to read books. You can either find a quiet place in your own house or outside such as a park, etc. Choose a place that offers no distraction or minimum distraction while reading so that you can enjoy that phase and involve yourself fully in the situation you're reading.


•Instead of spending time on other sources of entertainment such as television, internet, etc, try to read. Cut off your time on other activities as it can add hours to the activity of reading books.


•Before start reading a particular book, make a log describing when you have started and by when it should be finished and follow it strictly. In this manner, you'll be able to engage in reading as you have to keep a track of your log.


•Choose some of your favored book stores and visit them once in a month or so to keep abreast about the current editions of your favorite authors or series. Don't miss your chance to get the latest edition as soon as it launches.


•Make a library in your home to accommodate all your books that you have read so far and to add many more.

Basics of Meditation

How meditation works?


When you meditate, the mind becomes calm, tranquillity spreads through the body, healing and rejuvenating at the deepest level of being. It is thus a trump card to good health, tranquillity and inner harmony.

The best time to meditate is early morning or at night. But you can practise it while commuting to work, during a spare moment at the office or any other time. Make a 'sankalpa' - a resolution - to do it daily, ideally at the same time and same place. Try it for a month and see the difference. Once you get into the habit and start enjoying this private time to yourself, it will soon become your most treasured hour of the day.

The ABCD of meditation

Meditation works wonders, renews your spirit, vitalises your body, sharpens your mind, opens your heart and expands your consciousness. It acts as a buffer against stress and emotional problems.

•Stage A: Body awareness

Spend a few moments in becoming aware of your body and your posture. Run your awareness systematically through the various parts of your body. Become aware of any aches, pains or tension and work mentally towards releasing the tensions and relaxing each part of the body.

Sit in any comfortable meditative posture - 'sukhasana', 'vajrasana', 'padmasana', or lie down flat on your back in 'shavasana'. Close your eyes. Relax.

Become aware of your body and your posture. Make sure your head, neck and spine are in a straight line. Become aware of any sensations in the body. Move your awareness through one complete body rotation. Then try to maintain a uniform homogenous awareness of the whole body.

Become aware of the stillness of the body. Intensify that awareness. Although your thoughts may stray, maintain awareness of the physical body.

Once again, move your awareness to the different parts of the body. Try to feel every inch of your body as intensely as you can.

Once again, be aware of your whole body.

Breath awareness

Stage B

Become aware of your natural breathing. Imagine you're breathing in and out from your heart. Count every inhalation and exhalation from 50 to 0. Inhale 50, exhale 50; inhale 49, exhale 49, and so on. If you lose count, start again. If you are short of time, practise for 10 to 20 counts.

Antar mouna

Stage C: 'Antar mouna'

The first two stages are meant for preparing the body and mind for meditation. Now, you can practise this simple version of antar mouna which means 'inner silence'.

Mentally prepare yourself by saying, " I am ready to practise 'antar mouna'. Next, become acutely aware of your external environment - all external sounds near and far. Become aware of all sensations of heat, cold, comfort and discomfort. Heighten the awareness of all your senses - touch, taste, smell and sound.

Become aware of all your thoughts. Accept whatever comes. Do not oppose or suppress any thoughts. Just remain an uninvolved, silent and alert witness. Whatever your thoughts might be, look at them indifferently, with detachment, as a witness. Do not lose yourself in any experience but maintain constant awareness "I am only the seer or the witness."

Choose a thought of your own free will. Reflect on it for some time and then let go. Choose another thought, stay with it for a while and let go of it. Repeat this process a couple of times. Then once again, simply watch your spontaneous thoughts. Try and calm the mind for a while and sit in thoughtless awareness.

Coming out of meditation

Stage D

Shift your awareness back to your breathing and the physical body. Move to the external environment and the surrounding sounds. Once your awareness is externalised, gently open your eyes.

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Precautions while Consuming Medicines

The worst part of falling ill is that we have to consume medicines. Almost all of us hate eating those pills, but to speed up recovery process we have to do that. As we all have an immunity level and all of us fall ill, consuming medicines is quite common. Your physician advises those pills and syrups to improve your health and immunity level that has been badly affected by a disease or illness. Many of you might feel uncomfortable eating medicines and often try to find a place to dispose them off instead of eating. Running away from medicines will not help, you have to consume them for your well-being but some precautions to be taken while consuming medicines are:

• Make sure that you keep the medicines away from the reach of children. Place your medicine box at a safer place, especially at some height so that they can't reach there.
• Follow the directions written over the leaflet to store and consume the tablets and syrups.
• “Shake well before use” should be followed while consuming any syrup.
• Before purchasing the medicines, check the manufactured and expiry date to avoid complications.
• While visiting your doctor, let him know about the medicines that you have already consumed so that he can prescribe accordingly. As some combination of medicines could be risky, it's better to inform your doctor well in advance.
• Make sure that you follow the prescription strictly such as the time and doses. Don't consume medicines on your own.
• The medicines that you buy should be sealed tightly.
• Take the copy of your bill every time you purchase medicines. As you may require those bills in the future, keep them safely.
• While purchasing medicines make sure that you take the same medicines as prescribed. Don't accept any substitute for your prescribed medicines.
• In case the tablet or capsule you have purchased is broken or discolored, don't eat them, replace them.    
• Consume your medicine with water or as suggested by your physician.
• Eat the medicines to complete the course suggested by your physician. Don't stop taking medicine once you start feeling well.
• Some medicines may present some side effects. In case you feel uncomfortable or have some severe reactions after taking a drug, immediately consult your doctor.
• Don't ever consume medicines when your stomach is empty. Eat something before you take the medicine.

Medicines help you in improving your health but if taken in a wrong way may lead to complications. So follow these tips while consuming medicines.

Why India is still developing country

Why India is still has developing country, This question should arise in every individual Indian, Because we are the reason for it. We all forget ourselves and looking at the outside world.

You know we Indians has a great knowledge, Our ancestors are the persons who found everything good and bad in the universe, but they forgot to say to us, we also refused to listen to them.

The main reason for our current status is we “Only We”, we forgot everything, our knowledge, our abilities and our land, but we started to learn from others like “Lion learning to hut from Dog”, sure this is the thing we are doing.

You know their ancestors learned everything only from our ancestors but we…

As a Tamilian

Tamil is a oldest and golden language, English is too young to it, but English is now a global language, How because of we Indian, we are always kind hearted we praise others ability and follow them but always forget our abilities.

But they (foreigners) are always pride of their abilities, Talent, language and their land.

In one way we Indians are greatest human being because we help others to grow and shine. (What about us?)

Please India, think about us learn our India and make our India pride…

[Here in this article I mentioned everything and others many times, it means
Everything – Our abilities, our talents, our science, our land and our language.
Others - Foreigners]

Your Personality Makes Every Thing

Personality matters a lot and is the key to success. Your first impression can set you apart from the crowd if you have a groomed personality. Many of you find difficult to look attractive and impress people but don't lose hope as you can groom your personality through some easy ways. Some people have a natural attraction in their personality while those who don't have can learn it. It's a natural belief that the good personality is god gifted, but it can be groomed anytime if you make some efforts. Some valuable personality grooming tips that could enhance your charisma are:

Dress well: The first step to impress everyone around you is a good clothing sense. It's not essential that only expensive or branded clothes can make you look great, in fact, a well-fitted dress that is elegant and suits you may add attraction. You can select dresses that suit your figure well and hide your imperfections. Buy good quality and comfortable stuff.



Smile: Smile can go miles. Don't make your smile a rare phenomenon, take it out of the box and smile whenever you meet with someone. Your smile spread positivity and make another person feel comfortable. So smile whenever you find a chance.



Meet new people: Meet new people as you'll be benefited by meeting just on a person even if you don't meet them again.



Don't be over familiar with anybody: Don't become too frank with whom you have met recently. The people around you may develop a negative impression about your personality. Behave decently and keep some space as decent people are always admired.



Help others: Helping others add attraction to your personality. Those who are willing to help others are looked upon. People like spending time with them, and they are always appreciated for their caring and helping attitude.



Don't share your weaknesses with anyone: It's not good sharing your weakness with everyone as you never know when it could be used against you. Show your strong side to others. However, acting perfect should be avoided.



Don't gossip or lie: Lying and gossiping are two traits that show a negative side of your personality so avoid this attitude. Don't lie just to impress someone as when this illusion breaks, it could take you to tough situations.



Responsible attitude: A responsible behavior is liked by all so do your tasks on time and get acknowledged by all.