Kiwi for your face

Its the season of Kiwis. They are rich, highly rich, in anti-oxidants and they taste really yummy. I love Kiwis also for their unique green color with black seeds in the middle (they are good for snapping around if you are a photographer). The riper the kiwi, more are the anti-oxidants in the fruit. So, while having kiwis in a day, take a slice and rub it all over your face and neck. Let it dry and wash off with lukewarm water and follow with room temperature water (avoid cold water). You will feel refreshed in a minute. Vitamin C in kiwis brightens the face in an instant and makes your skin clean, soft and supple. It also helps in removing blemishes and dark spots and helps lighten the tanning on your skin. You can use kiwis on the elbows and knees too.

Six Spices to boost brain

 

Alzheimer's is an incurable disease at present and can be onset even in your childhood but can not be detected until very late. So, take care good care of your brain as your children's. Our kitchen is full of simple and powerful remedies. So, here's is a list of six spices from the kitchen shelf which are strong anti-oxidants and keep you or your brain from getting aged. Make sure you include them in your subsequent meals.

• Garlic: Brings a different flavor in the dishes and protects the nervous system. Promotes the growth of neurons (nerve cells), increases learning and memory capacity.
• Rosemary: Lowers pulse rate and anxiety levels. May also help in improving memory performance.
• Sage: Protects against injurious affects of the toxins on the brain cells. Can be substituted with basil leaves.
• Clove: is the best source of anti-oxidants so you can start taking a clove or two per day.
• Turmeric: Promotes removal of toxic metals from the brain.
• Cinnamon: Promotes effects of insulin and lowers blood sugar levels preventing diabetes which might trigger Alzheimer's.

In India, you do get four of these condiments pretty easily. Start sprinkling them in your food from today and enjoy the benefits. And, before I forget, let me again remind you, they are anti-aging agents too.

Jaggery - Health Benefits

Jaggery is a natural and viable alternative for Sugar. Sugar is manufactured by chemical processes where as jaggery is obtained from sugarcane juice. It is the safest and the purest form of sugar and the process of obtaining jaggery does not involve any chemicals. The manufacturing process of jaggery is very hygienic and requires no human intervention. It is full of proteins, mineral salts not present in refined sugar and vitamins and is extremely nutritious and delicious. In fact, it has all the nutritional values present in a sugarcane. It is used in many Indian dishes in place of sugar. Let us take a look at few of its many health benefits:

• diabetic people are often advised to replace sugar with jaggery
• purifies the blood
• extremely beneficial for anemic people as it is rich in iron
• helps maintain blood pressure levels due to low amounts of sodium
• reduces water retention in the body so controls weight of the body
• is rich in anti-oxidants so helps in fighting the free radicals in the body
• strengthens the nervous system
• helps control indigestion and constipation problems
• extremely beneficial for throat and lung infections
• helps in preventing breathing problems and asthma
• helps fight pollution by allowing people to breathe easily in higher levels of pollution and smoke
• is rich in magnesium so helpful in relieving fatigue and relaxes muscles and nerves 
• prevents rheumatism

So, looking at the subset of the health benefits, I would certainly recommend daily consumption of jaggery in the morning breakfast and afternoon lunch.