Try this asana after a heavy meal. Kneel and sit firmly on your heels. Open your heels, keeping the toes together. Your heels should touch the sides of your hips. Place both hands on the respective knees, palms downwards. Keep your back and head straight, but don’t be tense. Close your eyes. Sit in this asana for as long as you can, breathing normally and gently.

Benefits: This is the only asana that can and should be done after meals. Extremely useful for digestion; alleviates backache, legache and sciatica pain; keeps the mind stable and relaxed; Muslims and Zen Buddhists use this position for prayer and meditation.

Start your yoga session with this kriya. Sit down in sukhasanaor padmasana. Keep your neck straight. Place both hands on your knees in gyan mudra, eyes gently closed. Exhale forcefully through both nostrils, imultaneously pulling your stomach in. Don’t make any effort to inhale. Repeat about 40-50 times till you are tired. Keep your body very still during this kriya. Then breathe out completely and relax. Increase the process gradually to 80-100 times.

Benefits:

Very effective in reducing obesity; eliminates toxins from the air passages, thus cleansing body and mind; combats asthma, constipation, arthritis; very beneficial for women; massages the abdominal muscles and organs

Caution:

If you suffer from any heart disease, a blood pressure condition or hernia, breathe out gently.

Just healthy is no longer wealthy and wise. But don’t blindly start to spend thousands at that fancy gym to get that with-it waif look. Here are some simple exercises to tone your body naturally. 

The goal of this regimen is not only to sculpt your body but also to prevent weight gain.
EAT SENSIBLY
Don’t allow wrong eating habits to sabotage your goals. Watch what you eat! Don’t starve yourself; simply focus on eating sensibly and getting adequate nutrition.
WARM-UP
Start with a 2-minute warm-up by walking briskly or jogging slowly.
STRETCH
After each workout, do static stretches of all major muscles you’ve worked out, holding each for 10-30 seconds.
CALORIE BURNING OPTIONS
An hour of any one of these fitness regimens will help you burn about 300-400 calories an hour: Walking, swimming, cycling, running, sports like basketball, tennis, squash and badminton.
SCULPT ROUTINE BUTT BRIDGE
Lie on your back with your feet on a step or on the floor. Raise your hips off the floor until your body
forms a straight line from your knees to your chest. Squeeze your hips inwards as you lift and lower your torso. Repeat 10 times.
BICEP CURLS
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold a dumb bell in each hand. With elbows close to your waist, raise your arms and tense the biceps. Then, slowly extend the arm. Repeat 10 times.
CRUNCHES
Lie on your back with your knees raised at a 90° angle. Support your neck by placing your palms behind your head. Keeping your chin off the chest, slowly contract your abs. Then, lift your upper body and lower it gently. Repeat 10 times. Read the rest of this entry »

TURMERIC TRUTH:
This anti-bacterial herb can work wonders. Make a ball of 1 gm turmeric (Hint: 1 tsp = 5 gm) with water and pop it in like a pill, first thing every morning!
GARLIC GYAN:
Garlic is another excellent home remedy for staying fit. It totally sterilises your urinary passage, thus helping you get rid of and also counter several infections. Swallow a clove of garlic in the morning to keep infections at bay-all day, all season!

Start your day by sipping on a glass of lemon water with 1 tbsp of honey mixed in. This concoction flushes out toxins from your body and is rich in vitamin C too. And, to end the day, instead of a tequila shot, try a wheatgrass shot-it will boost your immunity. Hic, hic hurray!

When you’re down with viral fever, your throat is the first organ to get affected. Here’s how to deal with a sore throat. Get some raw turmeric (easily available at a vegetable shop), peel it, mash it and add it to a glass of boiling hot water. Add a pinch of salt. Let it cool and gargle with it. This greatly reduces your tendency to fall ill.

Kids and weather changes can be quite a pain. No issues! Try this: Give them a glass of hot milk with a tsp of almond oil mixed in. It is rich in vitamin E, low in cholesterol and fights against many common ailments.

Do you fall sick every now and then, have very frequent upper respiratory tract infections, suffer from an upset stomach or fever often? Don’t ignore these symptoms!” You could be suffering from poor immunity, which may lead to autoimmune diseases such as allergies, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Here’s what you can do to really strengthen your immunity.
STRESS SCIENCE
One of the major causes of poor immunity is stress. Stress can kill you and that too… silently! It doesn’t just lead to all major ailments but also immediately brings down your immunity level. How? “When we are stressed, our body releases stress hormones that affect our heart rate, breathing rate and metabolism. While disturbance in the heart rate gives way to heart ailments, disturbance in the breathing rate leads to lack of oxygen in the body and a poor metabolism invites indigestion and obesity.

Clinical studies show that those who are exposed to stress have 74-90 per cent higher chances of developing infections and are 27-47 per cent more likely to catch a cold. Also, when stressed, our adrenal gland releases more corticosteroid-a hormone that suppresses immunity. So, all of you who want to stay healthy, it’s time you say sayonara to stress!
DOZE DOSE
Next time, when your folks deliver a harangue to you for sleeping late, make them read this! Lack of sleep is extremely damaging. A normal human being (and we are assuming you are) needs at least six hours of sleep. And the best time to catch up on some sound sleep is between 10 pm and 6 am. Sleep balances hormone levels and helps you think better. Getting adequate sleep helps you recharge your body. A proper sleep is one of those few simple and easy things you can do to get a strong immune system.
FOODIE FILE
A poor diet is to be blamed for almost all health problems. And when we say poor, we mean lack of proteins, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. While vitamins A, C, E and beta carotene strengthen white blood cells, vitamin B6, zinc and iron boost immunity. A deficiency in any of these elements depresses the body’s ability to fight off germs. Make sure you eat fruits and veggies rich in vitamins A and C for they help build immunity. Start your day by eating two amlas. Loaded with vitamin C, amla will help you stay strong.
SWEAT AND STRONG
We all know how important it is to exercise. But if that’s not an eye-opener, probably this is. A study by the University of North Carolina proves that those who walk 45 minutes a day are half as likely to catch flu as those who don’t. The biggest benefit of exercising is that it makes sure your organs, muscles and tissues work well, which indirectly results in a healthier body.

So no stress, no sleepless nights and no unhealthy eating habits and you’ll be armed to the teeth… Stay fit!
EXPERT SPEAK
“Arthritis, joint pain and old injuries may play up with the onset of winter. To keep these at bay, add a dash of turmeric to a cup of hot milk and drink up. It will not only boost your immunity but also strengthen your bones.”

Here are three great ways to boost your immunity:

• Keep a tab on your food intake.
• Practise pranayam to balance your nervous system.
• Maintain your health stats via activities like yoga, walking and exercise.
• If you are obese, exercise for at least 60 minutes a day, 7 days a week. And all of you who want to keep obesity at bay, exercise for 30 minutes a day, 7 days a week. Read the rest of this entry »

The main cause of having more fats is the less burning or dissolving of calories. Well science has proved that muscle burns more calories in the body as compared to fats. A person can also strip that fat from his/her body without losing his/her fat. The way by which fats can be removed or lessen is to eat green food. As green vegetables are nutricious and good for health and they help in maintaining a good body figure as well. You must make a diet chart and get some reviews to strip that fat. A combination must be there between the food eaten and the time of hunger. So that you won’t get hungry after eating. Use less oily products and give your attention towards natural things. Helping people lose their weight is also a social service as now a days people are more prone to obesity which leads to many other diseases. So, you must take care of your body, your diet, your exercise to become a good personality and maintain your body figure and uniqueness. You can try Strip That Fat product also.  I have did few search about Strip That Fat Review and get many positive review. Ask some experts or search on web to find more review of Strip That Fat.

We all know the importance of breathing. We can’t live for more than a few minutes without breathing. So, here I will mention some tips about breathing.

Always breathe slowly and deeply. Then the body cells work in unison and bring back harmony and health to the system. There are many good breathing techniques. Here I have mentioned three breathing techniques to destress. Everyone should practice all these three techniques everyday as many times as one can. But minimum one should do 11 times each of these techniques to be able to feel the benefits. Dont’t do these breathing techniques just after meal. There should be a gap of two hours after the meal. Otherwise you can finish the technique and immediately take the food.

Yogic breathing
This breathing exercise uses the lower, middle and upper part of the respiratory muscles. Start with abdominal breathing, followed by thoracic breathing and finally clavicle breathing. Reverse the order when you exhale.

Benefits:
1. Increases lung capacity
2. slows respiration rate
3. calms the mind

Nadi Shodhana
This is a simple form of alternate nostril breathing. Nadi means channel and refers to the energy pathways through which the prana flows. Shodhana means cleansing. Nadi shodhana means purification of nadis or channels. Inhale through the left nostril, exhale through the right; inhale through the right and exhale through the left. This is one round of breathing.

Benefits:
1. Strengthens the nervous system
2. helps conditions such as anxiety, depression, hypertension, and hypotension.

Bhramari
Bhramari means bee. The exhalation sound is similar to a bee. Place the thumb on your ears; shut your eyes and inhale, then exhale making the sound of the humming bee. Read the rest of this entry »

You want to have a good time during your vacation and don’t want to fall sick, right? So take care of what you are eating and drinking while on holiday. Any food that has been boiled is generally safe. So are fruits and vegetables-just peel them before you eat them! Pizzas, available everywhere, are considered safe as the high heat of a pizza oven tends to kill all harmful bacteria. Also go for meat that’s been cooked just before serving and is not being reheated. You can also carry some dry snacks to satiate those ‘anytime’ hunger pangs. Have fun!

Awholesome diet, rich in silica, calcium and iron, will help reduce or prevent hair loss. Green, leafy vegetables, especially sea vegetables, are good mineral sources. Raw oats provide silica. Dry fruits and cherry juice are rich sources of iron.

Apply coconut oil which has been boiled with small onions. Wash it off with a mixture of green gram powder and water drained from cooked (boiled) rice. Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp. Apply the warm mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and coconut oil. Do a steamtowel wrap for 15 minutes and wash hair with a shampoo.

Apply a paste of fenugreek and mustard to the scalp.
Mix shikakai powder with the water drained from the cooked rice and wash the hair with it.

Crush leaves of five petal hibiscus flower and take the juice. Wash the hair with this juice. Read the rest of this entry »