Diet

1. *Eat fruits grown locally* ..... Banana, Grapes, Chikoo, Mangoes. All fruits have FRUCTOSE so it doesn't matter that you are eating a mango over an Apple. A Mango comes from Konkan and Apple from Kashmir. So Mango is more local to you. 

*Eat all the above fruits in DIABETES as the FRUCTOSE* will eventually manage your SUGAR

  2. Choose Seed oils than Veggie oils. Like choose ground nut, mustard, coconut & til. *Don't choose chakachak packing oils*, like olive,  rice bran etc 

*Go for kachchi ghani oils than refined oils* 

  3. Rujuta spends max time in her talks talking about GHEE and its benefits.

*Eat GHEE daily*. How much GHEE we should eat depends on food. Few foods need more GHEE then eat more and vice versa. Eat ample *GHEE. It REDUCES cholesterol*.

  4. *Include COCONUT.* Either scraped coconut over food like poha, khandvi or chutney with idli and dosa 

Coconut has *ZERO CHOLESTEROL* and it makes your WAIST SLIM 

  5. *Don't eat oats, cereals for breakfast*. They are packaged food and we don't need them.  Also they are tasteless and boring and our day shouldn't start with boring stuff. 

Breakfast should be poha, upma, idli, dosa, paratha 

  6. Farhaan Akhtar's New ad of biscuits - fibre in every bite... Even ghar ka kachara has fibre, likewise oats have fibre. Don't chose them for fibre. *Instead of oats, eat poha, upma, idli, dosa* 

  7. *No JUICES till you have teeth* in your mouth to chew veggies and fruits

  8. *SUGARCANE is the real DETOX* . Drink the juice fresh or eat the SUGARCANE 

  9. For pcos, thyroid - do strength training and weight training and avoid all packaged food 

10. *RICE - eat regular WHITE RICE. NO NEED of Brown rice.* Brown rice needs 5-6 whistles to cook and when it tires your pressure cooker, then why do you want to tire your tummy. 

A white rice is hand pounded simple rice 

*Rice* is not high is GI INDEX.  Rice has mediun GI index and by eating it with daal / dahi / kadhi we bring its GI index further down 

If we take _ghee over this daal chawal then the GI INDEX is brought further down._

*B.* Rice has some rich minerals and you can eat it even three times a day 

11. How much should we eat - *eat more if you are more hungry,* let your stomach be your guide and vice versa 

12. We can *eat rice and chapati together* or only rice if you wish. It depends on your hunger. *Eat RICE in ALL THREE MEALS without any fear.*

13. Food shouldn't make you scared like eating rice and ghee. *Food should make you FEEL GOOD* 

14. *NEVER* look at *CALORIES*. Look at *NUTRIENTS*

15. *No bread, biscuits, cakes, pizza, pasta* 

16. Ask yourself is this the food my Nani & Dadi ate?  If yes then eat without fear. 

17. Eat as per your season. *Eat pakoda, fafda, jalebi in monsoon*. Your hunger is as per season. Few seasons we need fried food so eat them. 

18. When not to have chai - tea - don't drink tea as the first thing in morning or when you are hungry. Rest you can have it 2-3 times a day and with sugar 

19. *NO GREEN tea please.* No green, yellow, purple, blue tea. 

20. Eat *ALL* of your *TRADITIONAL* foods. 

21. Strictly *NO* to packaged foods / drinks.

22. *Exercise / Walk*  to digest & stay healthy.

Best cocktails health of the body

1. Apple and cinnamon. Thinly slice an apple and pour 500 ml of pure water, add 1 tsp. Ground cinnamon, cool and drink during the day.
The combination of apples and ground cinnamon can help you normalize the metabolism and cleanse the digestive tract.

2. Lemon juice and honey. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice mixed with 200 ml of warm water, add 1 tsp. honey, a pinch of ground ginger. Take on an empty stomach, half an hour before breakfast. This will help clear the digestive system, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, and will bring a charge of vital energy!

3. Ginger drink. A small amount of fresh ginger root (3-4 cm), peel and finely chop, pour 1 liter of hot water, bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes., Drain. After cooling down, add a pinch of ground cinnamon and a few tablespoons spoons rosehip syrup. Take during the day 100-150 ml for half an hour before meals. normalizes digestion, metabolism, will drink a tonic and restorative effect.

4. Beet juice. Cook the fresh juice of 1 beet, 2 apples and 4 stalks celery, take 1 tbsp. spoon 2 times a day (morning and evening) for half an hour before a meal.

5. Cocktail health Prepare fresh juice of 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 carrot, mixed with 100 ml of mineral water. Drink on an empty stomach half an hour before a meal. This cocktail perfect remedy for fatigue, it has more antioxidants.

6. Cucumber and celery, minced 1 cucumber and 1 celery root, add 300 ml of water. Drink throughout the day, perfect for fasting days.

Soda's are one of the main reasons that the children are having so many health problems.

Soda's are one of the main reasons that the children of today are having so many health problems.

1. Phosphoric Acid- Depletes the Calcium, Weakens the Bones and rots teeth.

2. Excessive Artificial Sweeteners- Makes you crave more, steals energy.

3. Carmel Color- Made from Chemical Carmel, doesn't add flavor, yet is tainted with Carcinogens.

4.Formaldehyde-When you digest Aspartame, it breaks down into formaldehyde, known Carcinogen.

5.High Fructose Corn Syrup-Increases Body Fat, Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and makes you hungry.

6.Potassium Benzoate-Preservative that when broken down to benzene, Soda in sun benzene becomes Carcinogen, ( Cancer ).

7.Food Dyes- Impair Brain function, contribute to Hyperactive Behavior, difficulty focussing, lack of Impusle Control.

All in one Can of Soda. What many kids consider their main source of liquid for the day.

Many adults as well.

We need to get the word out so people can make a healthy choice. Kids today are facing so many dilemmas, obesity, cancer, acid reflux, gout, foggy brains, kidney stones, weak bones, rotten teeth.

Please get them to make the healthy choice, grape juice, milk, water.

Then we need to look at repairing the damage already done and find an all natural way to repair the damages of soda today for your child's tomarrow.

Help your child build muscle, improve bone density, destroy diseased cells by putting their bodies in an alkaline ph balance where disease cannot grow. Improve their stamina, clarity, digest the fat today.

Top 20 Health Secrets of Black Pepper

1. The spice of black pepper would be of great use in case you are suffering from regular bouts of cough, for both productive as well as non-productive cough.

2. As a home remedy for allergic and persistent cough, take two to three Black Pepper corns, add a few cumin seeds and some salt. Keep this mixture in the mouth and feel the relief.

3. Black Pepper would be of help when suffering from fever. In case of fever, one-fourth tea- spoon of the powder of the crushed spice may be taken along with some water to which sugar has been added. This can be taken three to four times a day.

4. During the first stage of common cold, when you suffer from continuous watery discharge from the nose, Black Pepper again comes to relief. In this condition, half a teaspoon of black pepper powder needs to be boiled in a glass full of milk and taken at bedtime.

5. In case of dry cough, take 2-3 freshly grounded Kali Mirch, add to this some Mishri (crystalline sugar) and ghee in equal quantities and form a mixture. This may be taken two or three times a day for relief.

6. Black Pepper helps in extraction of the dried phlegm and thus provides relief when there is phlegm stuck in the respiratory tract.

7. In case of recurrent respiratory afflictions of cough and cold, here is a home remedy using black pepper which can be easily prepared at home. You need to take the dried herbs of ginger, black pepper and long pepper and ground all the herbs together in equal quantities. This powdered herb mixture is to be taken twice mixed with honey.

8. The Pepper powder may be used to massage the teeth and can provide relief from pain from toothache and its regular massage helps to stay clean of the dental problems.9. In the ailment of Pyorrhoea, when there is purulent discharge from the gums which can be associated with bleeding. For this condition, try giving the gums a gentle massage of Black Pepper powder with some salt added to it.

10. Nasal block is very irritating condition in which the person is unable to breathe properly owing to phlegm which has stuck into the nostrils. In such a condition, Kali Mirch comes as a relief. For this purpose, you need to take the same, to this add the powders of Cardamom, Cumin Seeds and Cinnamon. Mix them in equal quantities and sniff three to four times a day. This helps in opening the block.

11. Black Pepper is also good appetizer. In case of Anorexia or loss of hunger, a small quantity of Kali Mirch or Black Pepper may be taken with some buttermilk for quick relief.12. When there is hoarseness of voice, try taking some Kali Mirch and mishri (crystalline sugar) and masticate the same or simply keep in the mouth. The juice thus produce helps cure the ailment.

13. In case you are suffering from chronic Bronchitis, try chewing Tulsi (Holy Basil) leaves along with some black pepper. Honey can be added to it in moderate quantity.14. Black Pepper also helps in Skin ailments. The most common skin problem is that of pimples and boils. Try this, take some Black Pepper powder and add some ghee to the same. Apply on the affected areas for relief.

15. For relieving Urticaria skin allergy condition, you may take some Black Pepper powder with a glass of warm water twice a day.17. So as to combat seasonal allergic conditions, a decoction may be prepared with boiling Black Pepper, thyme, liquorice root, cardamom seeds, basil and ginger. This needs to be taken warm once or twice a day.

18. The condiment of Black Pepper also makes a good brain tonic. You can prepare this remedy at home. Take some Brahmi leaves and shallow fry in desi ghee (clarified butter). To this add Kali Mirch and some sugar. This mixture can be taken regularly as it not only promotes the power of the brain but is also beneficial for the eyes.

19. In case of failing vision, Black Pepper also provides benefit for enhancing the eyesight. Regular intake of Pepper powder with some honey acts as a boon for better vision.

20. For relieving indigestion, use more of Black Peppers in your everyday diet, supplemented more of kitchen herbs like thyme, fennel, coriander, cumin seeds and asafoetida.

This spice is mainly considered to do away with the diseases related to the Vata dosha (being hot in action) and Kapha dosha (it having light, pungent and intense properties).

Recommended Dosage of Black Pepper

Black Pepper needs to be crushed before use and the powder thus produced may be taken in the dose of half to one gram approximately.