Health Benefits of Aloevera Juice..

Do you know the health
benefits of drinking aloe vera
juice? Completely safe and
versatile, aloe vera juice stems
from the fact that it naturally
contains many different nutrients:
vitamins, minerals, amino acids and
other trace elements.
Helps digestion: Drinking aloe
vera juice naturally allows the body
to cleanse the digestive system. It
encourages the bowels to move and
helps with elimination if a person is
constipated. And if you have
diarrhea, it will help slow it down.
Increases energy levels: Our
diets include many substances
which can cause fatigue and
exhaustion. Taken regularly, aloe
vera juice ensures a greater feeling
of well-being, allowing energy
levels to increase and also helps
maintain a healthy body weight.
Builds immunity: It is especially
great for those who have chronic
immune disorders like
polysaccharides or fibromyalgia
since the polysaccharides in aloe
vera juice stimulate macrophages,
the white blood cells that fight
viruses.
Detoxifies: Aloe vera juice is a
great natural aid to detox. With our
stressful lives, the pollution around
us and the junk foods we eat, we all
need to cleanse our systems from
time to time. Drinking aloe vera
juice provides a fantastically rich
cocktail of vitamins, minerals and
trace elements to help our bodies
deal with these stresses and strains
every day.
Reduces inflammation: It
improves joint flexibility and helps
in the regeneration of body cells. It
strengthens joint muscles, which
therefore reduces pain and
inflammation in weakened or aged
joints.

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Foods and Stress

Certain food items in our diet can
actually help reduce stress in our
bodies. While apricots and greens
like spinach replenish the body with
magnesium, which is known to relax
the muscles and help with
headaches, nuts and dark
vegetables like almonds, pistachios,
broccoli, and okra are rich in
vitamins B and E that help lower
blood pressure. Citrus fruits, which
are a storehouse for Vitamin C, also
help in controlling blood pressure.
Other food items like sweet
potatoes provide insulin to the
body, provide energy, and help deal
with fatigue in a stressful situation.
Below is a list of foods I
recommend for stressed-out
people:
- Low-fat dairy products like
lowfat cottage cheese and cheese
- Cruciferous vegetables like
cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, etc
- Nuts like almonds, pistachios, etc
- Decaf green tea or rosemary tea
- Dark coloured vegetables like
beetroot, okra, and peas
- Beans or lentils
- Brown rice
- Oats
- Oily fish like salmon and tuna
- Lean beef
- Egg whites
- Chicken without the skin
- Asparagus
- Artichokes
- Sweet potatoes
- Leeks
- Watercress
- Sesame, sunflower, and flax seeds
- Also, drink lots of water, with a
few squeezes of lime (lemon is a
natural metabolizer)
Foods that aggravate your
stress levels
Certain food groups like caffeine,
alcohol, and salty foods are known
to aggravate stress in our bodies.
Caffeine increases the production
of norepinephrine, which keeps us
alert and awake. These foods also
interfere with our sleep and prevent
us from relaxing. Alcohol can lower
the amount of sugar in our blood
and cause us to feel less energetic.
It can also lead to an irregular
heartbeat, which triggers panic
attacks, among other things. Salty
foods increase the blood pressure
and makes us feel stressed.
Below is a list of foods you should
avoid as much as possible especially
during stressful days: -
Hydrogenated fats: Some varieties
of margerine, crackers, cookies,
baked foods, bread
- Artifical flavour and colouring:
Potato chips, chewing gum, some
cereals, soft drinks
- Preservatives: Canned food and
fruits, canned meats, pickles,
butter, potato chips, baked goods,
chocolate
- Glutamates: (MSG or Aginomoto)
Soy and soy protein, canned tuna,
powdered milk, dried and canned
soups, flavoured chips, sauces, salad
dressing, canned foods, soya sauce
- Artificial Sweeteners: Aspartame,
saccharine, found in diet foods,
sodas, chewing gum
- High-fructose corn syrup: Corn
sweetner, corn syrup solids
- Packaged and processed foods:
All canned foods, packed soups,
cereals, bacon, sausages, cold cuts
- Sugar and sugary foods: Frozen
desserts, donuts, pastries, candy,
honey
- Foods with tannin: Wine, coffee,
beer, maple and caramel flavouring
- Refined grain: White bread, white
pasta, white rice, low fibre sugar
cereal
- Sodium: Found in most processed
foods, soups, soya sauce, canned
foods, fast foods and preserved
meats like ham and bacon
- Fats found in all fast food items
like burgers, fish and chips, fries,
etc.

Self medication can be dangerous..

Taking antibiotics on a self-
prescription basis can be dangerous,
experts tell Lisa Antao
Most of us lead busy lives today and
sometimes, busy to such an extent
that we don't find the time to visit
a doctor. So whether we are having a
fever, bad cold or sore throat,
sometimes we resort to taking
antibiotics to compensate our lack
of time to visit the doc. But little
do we know that doing so on a self-
medication basis can be harmful.
Read on to find out why...
What are they? Antibiotics are also
known as antimicrobial agents or
antibacterials. Consultant physician
Dr Anil G Ballani defines them as,
"Substances that kill or slow down
the growth of bacteria and hence,
they are also termed as bactericidal
or bacteriostatic. Their basic
function is to stop and cure any
infection in the body." Though
antibiotics target microorganisms
such as bacteria, fungii and
parasites but they are not effective
against viruses.
When should one take them?
Antibiotics are administered by an
attending doctor. He/she
determines the choice, route, dose
and frequency of administration
after considering the possible
target microbe, extent and severity
of infection, and urgency of the
patient's condition. Dr Ballani says
that a person is given an antibiotic
when he harbours an infection in the
body. It may be at any region in the
human body e.g. tonsils, ears, liver,
soft tissue and urinary tract.
Specific antibiotics are available
which attack specific bacteria in
specific organs. If the infection is
mild then oral anti-biotics are given.
If the infection is moderate or
severe then parenteral (Intra-
muscular or intra-venous) are
administered.
Are they very strong? Internal
medicine specialist Dr Sunil Dalvi
explains that there is nothing like
strong or weak antibiotic. It's action
against the microbe has to give
desired results namely, complete
elimination which in turn depends
upon the effective blood levels of
the drug required to effectively
eliminate the microbe. These levels
are in nano or micrograms and
hence, the drug required also is in
milligrams or grams at the most. A
patient's body weight is noted to
calculate the extracellular fluid
volume. Other important factors
considered are lever and kidney
function, haemoglobin and other
blood anomalies, administration of
other medicines allergies and
hypersensitivity.
Side-effects Dr Vasant Nagvekar,
an internal medicine specialist
opines that all antibiotics have some
or the other side effects but does
not mean it will manifest in
everyone. It can be very rarely
severe at times like anaphylaxsis (a
severe allergic reaction which could
be fatal), Stevens Johnson syndrome
(severe skin drug reaction) to minor
side effects like loose motions, oral
ulcerations. Most of the time
antibiotics are well tolerated unless
patient is sensitive to that drug
which at times becomes difficult
for the doctor unless patient has
had a reaction in the past and
informs the doctor. Dr Ballani
agrees saying that antibiotics do
have side effects like diarrhoea,
vomiting, itching, acidity, jaundice,
allergic reactions, muscle pain and
vertigo. Hence, antibiotics should be
used under medical supervision and
always wise to ask the treating
doctor regarding the side effects in
advance. The frequent and
indiscriminate use of antibiotics
leads to increased resistance levels
and they do not work in the future.
Hence, a course of antibiotic should
never be left incomplete and they
should never be used as over-the-
counter products.
Precautions Oral antibiotics are to
be taken only when there is evidence
or a high suspicion of bacterial
infection, like urinary tract
infection, traveller's diarrhoea or
any pyogenic (pus) infection
provided simultaneously
investigated. Most important is to
take the complete dose as
prescribed by the physician and not
part doses thinking it is heavy. Also
in case of any adverse effect of
any drug, to stop the drug any
inform the doctor, advises Dr
Nagvekar.

World AIDS Day massage:

World AIDS Day on 1 December
brings together people from around
the world to raise awareness about
HIV/AIDS and demonstrate
international solidarity in the face
of the pandemic. The day is an
opportunity for public and private
partners to spread awareness about
the status of the pandemic and
encourage progress in HIV/AIDS
prevention, treatment and care in
high prevalence countries and
around the world.
Between 2011-2015, World AIDS
Days will have the theme of
"Getting to zero: zero new HIV
infections. Zero discrimination. Zero
AIDS related deaths". The World
AIDS Campaign focus on "Zero AIDS
related deaths" signifies a push
towards greater access to treatment
for all; a call for governments to
act now

Early morning wake up makes you healthy wealthy and wise..

A new study has
found that people
who wake up early
are slimmer,
happier and
healthier than those
who get up later in
the day.
Researchers at the
Roehampton
University concluded that those who
fight the urge to ignore the alarm
clock complete morning chores
faster, pack their children off to
school earlier and thrive in the
workplace.
However, night owls have a higher
chance of feeling depressed or
stressed and becoming overweight.
The researchers quizzed 1,068
adults about their health and
sleeping habits and found that
'morning people' were out of bed
by 6.58 am on average, while
'evening people' waited until 8.54
am to start their day.
At the weekend both groups
enjoyed about an extra hour under
the covers, with early risers waiting
until 7.47 am to get up and night
owls lying in until 10.09 am.
"There are morning people and
evening people, and morning people
tend to be healthier and happier as
well as having lower body mass
indices," the Telegraph quoted Dr
Joerg Huber as telling a British
Psychological Society conference.
The survey also found that people
who watch a lot of television are
more likely to skip breakfast.

Tips to get rid of dandruff naturally...

If you hate using
chemical laden hair
products and want
to make the best of
nature's goodness
to combat your
dandruff problem,
here are some home
remedies that are
sure to give
excellent results.
1. Soak methi seeds overnight.
Grind them to a paste using the
some of the same water the next
morning. Apply this paste to the
scalp and leave it there for about
half an hour. Wash hair thoroughly
making sure that no residue is left
behind.
2. Curd works wonders for removing
dandruff. Apply it on the scalp and
keep it for about 15 minutes before
washing.
3. Using a teaspoonful of fresh lime
juice as a last rinse during your hair
wash is a good remedy for
dandruff caused by an oily scalp. It
also helps in removing stickiness.
You can try this once a week.
4. Boil a beetroot in water. Massage
this boiled water on your scalp
every night before sleeping. Choose
a white beet for the purpose as the
red variety is sure to stain the
pillows.
5. Take two tablespoons of green
gram powder and mix it with half a
cup of curd. Use this solution to
wash your hair. Do this twice in a
week for fast results.
6. Mixing apple cider vinegar and
water equally and applying it to
your scalp with a cotton swab also is
useful.
Follow these remedies religiously
and you will notice a difference in
no time.