This 15 Habits improve our Happiness

Humans have the awesome ability to boost their mood with little daily actions, but many people don’t know which actions actually make them happy. Instead of simply wishing for happiness, make yourself happier today.

Check out 15 scientifically proven ways to make yourself happier here.

1. Write down 3 things that you are thankful for

Recent research found that writing down 3 things that you are grateful for each week improves your mood and makes you feel more optimistic. Try doing this every Sunday night to boost your mood for the week ahead.

2. Look at the stars

If you feel withdrawn and unhappy, look at the stars on a clear night. Astudy found that people who have recently felt in awe are more likely to feel curious about the world, and they are more likely to behave generously towards other people.

3. Spend time outside

Feeling stressed? Spend time outside – one study found that people have lower levels of stress hormones after spending time outside.

4. Act like you’re happy (even if you’re not)

Fake it until you make it – UC Riverside psychologists found that people who feel trapped be negative thoughts can benefit from just one positive thought, as it spurred them on to be more proactive in their search for happiness.

5. Meditate

If you feel unhappy, consider trying a yoga lesson. Lots of studies have found that meditation can help to lessen feelings of depression and anxiety.

6. Read an adventure story

If you are feeling sad, pick up a copy of Harry Potter. A study from 2012 found that simply reading about someone else’s awesome adventures makes you feel less stressed and more satisfied.

7. Listen to sad music

This may seem counter-intuitive, but many studies have found that listening to sad music is linked to increased happiness.

8. Go for a walk in nature

If you live near a forest or a wood, talk a walk for increased levels of happiness. A study published last year found that people who walked in nature for 90 minutes had fewer negative thoughts about themselves.

9. Set goals

If you want to be happier, goal setting will help you. It makes you more self-aware and proactive – and accomplishing a goal will make you feel amazing.

10. Journal your feelings

Science has found that journalling helps you to clarify your feelings and solve problems quickly. Try journaling after a hard day to help you to unwind and de-stress.

11. Spend money on others

After a tough day it is tempting to treat yourself, but research shows that you’ll feel happier if you spend the money on someone else. Consider treating a stranger or co-worker to a coffee or lunch next time you are feeling low.

12. Visit local attractions

A study that examined life satisfaction found that people who attended plays, museums and clubs had lower levels of anxiety and depression than the people who didn’t. Try a free class in your city if you want to boost your levels of happiness.

13. Learn a skill

Learning a new skill is great for your happiness levels; it occupies your mind and makes you more productive, and you will feel great when you have a new talent under your belt.

14. Eat your lunch on the beach

If you are unhappy when you are at work, try eating your lunch at the beach or park. Studies have found this will make you feel happier and more positive during the rest of your working day.

15. Drink coffee

Good news for coffee lovers – caffeine boosts your alertness and improves your mood, so it is a great pick-me-up for anyone who is feeling tired and stressed.

Thanks to Lifehack.org 

Some fact about body

Your Stomach Secretes Corrosive Acid

There's one dangerous liquid no airport security can confiscate from you: It's in your gut. Your stomach cells secrete hydrochloric acid, a corrosive compound used to treat metals in the industrial world. It can pickle steel, but mucous lining the stomach wall keeps this poisonous liquid safely in the digestive system, breaking down lunch.

Body Position Affects Your Memory

Can't remember your anniversary, hubby? Try getting down on one knee. Memories are highly embodied in our senses. A scent or sound may evoke a distant episode from one's childhood. The connections can be obvious (a bicycle bell makes you remember your old paper route) or inscrutable. A recent study helps decipher some of this embodiment. An article in the January 2007 issue of Cognition reports that episodes from your past are remembered faster and better while in a body position similar to the pose struck during the event.

Bones Break (Down) to Balance Minerals

In addition to supporting the bag of organs and muscles that is our body, bones help regulate our calcium levels. Bones contain both phosphorus and calcium, the latter of which is needed by muscles and nerves. If the element is in short supply, certain hormones will cause bones to break downeupping calcium levels in the bodyeuntil the appropriate extracellular concentration is reached.  

Much of a Meal is Food For Thought

Though it makes up only 2 percent of our total body weight, the brain demands 20 percent of the body's oxygen and calories. To keep our noggin well-stocked with resources, three major cerebral arteries are constantly pumping in oxygen. A blockage or break in one of them starves brain cells of the energy they require to function, impairing the functions controlled by that region. This is a stroke. 

Thousands of Eggs Unused by Ovaries

When a woman reaches her late 40s or early 50s, the monthly menstrual cycle that controls her hormone levels and readies ova for insemination ceases. Her ovaries have been producing less and less estrogen, inciting physical and emotional changes across her body. Her underdeveloped egg follicles begin to fail to release ova as regularly as before. The average adolescent girl has 34,000 underdeveloped egg follicles, although only 350 or so mature during her life (at the rate of about one per month). The unused egg follicles then deteriorate. With no potential pregnancy on the horizon, the brain can stop managing the release of ova. 

Puberty Reshapes Brain Structure, Makes for Missed Curfews

We know that hormone-fueled changes in the body are necessary to encourage growth and ready the body for reproduction. But why is adolescence so emotionally unpleasant? Hormones like testosterone actually influence the development of neurons in the brain, and the changes made to brain structure have many behavioral consequences. Expect emotional awkwardness, apathy and poor decision-making skills as regions in the frontal cortex mature. 

Cell Hairs Move Mucus

Most cells in our bodies sport hair-like organelles called cilia that help out with a variety of functions, from digestion to hearing. In the nose, cilia help to drain mucus from the nasal cavity down to the throat. Cold weather slows down the draining process, causing a mucus backup that can leave you with snotty sleeves. Swollen nasal membranes or condensation can also cause a stuffed schnozzle. 

Big Brains Cause Cramped Mouths

Evolution isn't perfect. If it were, we might have wings instead of wisdom teeth. Sometimes useless features stick around in a species simply because they're not doing much harm. But wisdom teeth weren't always a cash crop for oral surgeons. Long ago, they served as a useful third set of meat-mashing molars. But as our brains grew our jawbone structure changed, leaving us with expensively overcrowded mouths.

The World Laughs with You

Just as watching someone yawn can induce the behavior in yourself, recent evidence suggests that laughter is a social cue for mimicry. Hearing a laugh actually stimulates the brain region associated with facial movements. Mimicry plays an important role in social interaction. Cues like sneezing, laughing, crying and yawning may be ways of creating strong social bonds within a group.

Your Skin Has Four Colors

All skin, without coloring, would appear creamy white. Near-surface blood vessels add a blush of red. A yellow pigment also tints the canvas. Lastly, sepia-toned melanin, created in response to ultraviolet rays, appears black in large amounts. These four hues mix in different proportions to create the skin colors of all the peoples of Earth.

HOW AND WHEN TO EAT FRUITS TO AVOID CANCER....!!

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A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. 
Hope that at least you've read this... 
It could save your life !!

"The disease of trying to please everyone will eat you up. It is better to earn a bad name and live a good life than to earn a good name and live a bad life " Please find below very useful health tips - EATING FRUITS

EATING FRUITS... It's long, but very informative  We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat. What is the correct way of eating fruits?  IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.  If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.  FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so. In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.... So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining — every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc — actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!  Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach. There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight. When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins. But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!  KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.  APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.  STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.  ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.  WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene — the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.  GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes. Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can u believe this?? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal. A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.  A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Hope that at least you've read this... It could save your life !!

Anatomic Therapy

The Wonder Cure For All Diseases
Lend us your ears and get cured of all your diseases. Just listen to Sri Baskar(the Healer) talk and follow the simple instructions and experience the miraculous healing. There are no medicines, exercises, acupressure, mudras or physio therapy in this method.

There are no food restrictions and there is no need to avoid any food.

You can eat any thing you like. 

Once you undergo this treatment it will last life long. There is no need to take this treatment a second time.

This treatment is not based on any religion, hence every body can take this treatment.
All that you have to do is to listen to Sri Baskar talk. He will be talking for about 4 hours. You have to listen fully. Then the treatment is over. 

A few basic concepts are explained below: 
1.The contamination of blood is the root cause for all diseases.
2.By cleansing the blood of impurities all diseases can be cured.
3.By regulating the food, drinking water, breathing air, sleep and work or physical activity the blood can be purified.
4.By regulating the food 50% of the diseases can be cured.
5.But only by regulating, drinking water, sleep, physical activity, and breathing air, the permanent cure can be maintained.
6.Learn how to regulate all these things from the DVD produced by Sri Bhaskar.

The above mentioned 5 things represent the five elements

I. Regulating Food – Element – Earth 
1.Should pray before you eat.
2.Do not eat when you not hungry
3.The food should contain all the six tastes. Should eat sweet first.
4.Should taste the food well and then swallow. Should eat each taste till you are fully saturated.
5.Should close your mouth and eyes and chew your food well and swallow.
6.Should not drink water 30 minutes before and after food.
7.Should pore some water in the palms and suck it three times before and after food.
8.Food can be taken only 45 minutes after taking bath and should you eat with out taking bath then should bathe only 2½ hours after taking food. 
9.Should wash your hands feet and face before taking food.
10. Should not watch T.V while eating.
11. Should not talk while eating.
12. Should not let the feet hang while eating.
13. The mother should not eat with her children.
14. Should not read book while eating.
15. Should stop eating immediately on your first belching.
16. Diabetic patients can eat sweets immediately after treatment.

II. Regulating Drinking of Water – Element – Water 
1.Should not boil drinking water.
2.If you feel thirsty should drink sufficient amount of water.
3.Should not drink mineral water.
4.Should not filter the drinking water.
5.Drinking Water should be stored in mud pot for 2 hours before using.
6.Should not drink water unless you are thirsty.
7.Should drink water immediately after passing urine.
8.Should not pore water in your mouth, you should sip your water.

III. Regulating Sleep – Element – Ether – sky
1.Your head should not face north while sleeping.
2.Should not drink tea or coffee.
3.Should not sleep on the floor.
4.Those engaged in physical work should sleep for 6 hours.
5.Those engaged in brain work should take rest for 6 hours.
6.Should know the difference between sleep and rest.
7.Can get a sound sleep if you brush your teeth before going to bed.
8.If you caress under the chin you will get a good sleep.
9.If you massage your head between your crown and back of your head you would get sound sleep.

IV. Regulating Breathing Air – Element – Air 
1.Should not use mosquito coils.
2.There should be air circulation in the house, office, factory and bedroom.
3.Should not close the windows while sleeping.
4.If necessary use mosquito net to escape from mosquito bite.

V. Physical Work – Element – Fire 
1.Should eat only when you are hungry.
2.Air Conditioner must be set at 37degree C only.
3.The quantity of food should be commensurate with the amount of physical activity of the person.
4.All the joints should be moved daily.
5.Heart will pump he blood and circulate it. But the waste water can be sent out only by physical work. 
6.The waste water circulation will not be proper for those who do not engage in sufficient physical activity.
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Do's and Don'ts for a Younger-Looking Neck

I can't say it enough: In the vast majority of cases, it's the neck - not the face - that gives away a person's age. And the reason isn't that the neck is naturally more prone to aging, but simply that many people forget to take care of it. So let's consider a few key do's and don'ts for treating your neck right: 

Do prevent future damage with one simple ingredient: sunscreen. The way your neck ages is about 20 percent genetics... and 80 percent skin care habits. Good sunscreen (SPF 15 or higher) is the cheapest and most effective thing you can do for your skin, but many people stop applying it somewhere around the jaw line. And remember: That V-neck top is adorable, but it may also mean slathering on more sunscreen than usual. Leave no exposed skin unprotected!

 

Don't rush out and spend a fortune on special neck creams. Do start using the products you already own on your neck. Whenever you apply your night cream to your face, apply it to your neck. When you use a retinol product, or a retinoid like Retin-A, Tazorac, or Differin, don't forget your neck, which needs powerful wrinkle-fighting ingredients just as much as your face. (The skin on your neck is particularly delicate, though, so you might find you can only use retinoids two or three times a week without irritation.)

 

Do start using ingredients that can help generate new collagen and elastin and restore some of the neck's elasticity. Topical vitamin C, found in serums like SkinCeuticals' C E Ferulic, has been shown to boost collagen production. (Like retinoids, though, vitamin C may be too irritating to delicate neck skin to use more than every other day.) And Relastin Skin Revitalizer, a rich moisturizing cream, actually promotes the formation of new elastin.

 

Don't assume that there's nothing to be done about neck sagging once it starts. In fact, a growing number of dermatological treatments quickly and effectively improve the neck's appearance. Botox, for example, can be injected into neck muscles to relax them and minimize the appearance of the neck folds and vertical bands that become more prominent with age.

The Titan laser, safe for use on any skin tone, uses infrared light to stimulate new collagen production and cause existing collagen to contract. (Typically, about three treatments and three to six months are necessary to see optimal results.) And if the Titan isn't available at your dermatologist's office, Thermage treatments also target the dermis to heat and tighten existing collagen while stimulating the development of new collagen; it is not safe to use on darker skin tones, though, and meets with varying degrees of success from patient to patient.

 

Do remember that the texture and pigmentation of your neck contribute to its youthful (or aged!) appearance as much as sagging. The Fraxel laser is one of my favorite treatments for zapping sun spots and smoothing the skin on the neck.

 

Do read Nora Ephron's unabashedly honest book I Feel Bad About My Neck for a funny and wise look at this topic and many more.

 

Wishing you great skin!

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Bad Breath Remedies And Prevention

Bad breath is something that most of us are afraid of. In many cases, majority of the population do not know they suffer from bad breath. To get rid of bad breath, we have to take initial steps in preventing bad breath to occur every time you open your mouth.

These home remedies to get rid of bad breath will be helpful for you.

1.The best bad breath remedies is that you have to make it a habit to brush your teeth or rinse your mouth after every meal. Make it a routine to brush your teeth or rinse every night before you go to sleep.

2.Mouth wash is readily available in any medical store. But keep in mind not to purchase a mouth wash that contains dyes and alcohol.

3.Sunflower seeds can be helpful to get rid of bad breath. All you have to so is chew on some sunflower seeds and drink a glass of water ,mainly after you eat a non vegetarian meal.

4.An apple a day keeps the doctor away. It is very much true. Eating an apple daily will help to remove bacteria in the mouth, the main cause of bad breath.

5.Lemon does wonders. The lemon juice mixed with warm water can be used to gargle your mouth to help get rid of bad breath. It a one of the best home remedies for bad breath.

6.To get an aromatic breath, cardamon is the best. Although is it pungent, it will give you good results for bad breath. It is also a mouth refreshner.

These home remedies for bad breath will be of good use . But, in order to prevent this, we can take certain precautions to prevent bad breath.

1.It is good if you drink plenty of water. Drinking plenty of water will help to get rid of the bacteria in the mouth.

2.Bad breath remedies is good as it helps to kill the unwanted germs in the mouth. Although, you may brush reguarly and maintain a good oral routine, it is important that when you brush your teeth, make sure to use a tongue scrapper to clean the tongue. The bacteria usually stays on the tongue causing bad breath.

3.If these home remedies for bad breath do not work, it is advisble to see a dentist. You may be having an oral disease that needs doctor's consultancy.

4.When you use mouthwashes, make sure that you go in for those that have ingredients of aloe vera and parsley. It is good to help get rid of bad breath.

5.It is said, tea is one of the best bad breath remedies. Those who are addicts to coffee, it is advisble to switch to tea as coffee frames a thin coat on the tongue which blocks the oxygen supply on the tongue.

6.Now and again, chew on sugarless gum. This will help you clean your mouth as chewing increases the saliva flow.

Bad breath is one problem that many of us face. Follow these home remedies for bad breath and help to prevent them by taking appropriate steps.

The Benefits of Cupping

January 14, 2008 By MyUmmah Editor

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What is cupping?
Cupping is a method of treatment in which a jar is attached to the skin surface to cause local congestion through the negative pressure created. An incision lightly made to allow the congested blood to ooze out. This type of treatment has been practiced by the Chinese and the Arabs for thousands of years. Cupping is a therapeutic process of removing this unclean blood from the body. It is a form of medical treatment which has been recommended by Shari’ah. In Malay this practice is known as ‘BEKAM’ and in Arabic it is called ‘AL-HIJAMAH’ while in China ‘gua-sha’. In Arabic this method of therapy was popularized by our Prophet Muhammad (sallallhu alaiyhi wassallam) as stated in many Hadith.

Indication and Diseases that respond to Cupping:
The cupping method has the function of warming and promoting the flow of energy in the blood thus dispelling cold, dampness, toxins and winds. It also diminishes swellings and pains.

The following problems respond very well to Cupping:-
Disease caused by dampness, such as low back pain, lumbago, sciatica, pain in the arms and shoulders, pain in the legs and muscular parts of the body, stomachache, vomiting, headache, migraine, sprains, insomnia, etc.

Few Hadith about Cupping:

Ibn Abbas (R.A.) reported Allah’s messenger (sallallhu alaiyhi wassallam) as saying” There is a remedy in three thing: The Incision of a cupping glass, a drink of honey, or cauterization by fire, but I forbid my people to cauterize.”

During the battle of Khaibar in 7 A.H. with the Jews, a Jewish woman prepared some meat which she filled with deadly poison and presented to Rasullulah(sallallhu alaiyhi wassallam). Upon tasting the meat, the poison affected Rasulallah (sallallhu alaiyhi wassallam). Rasulallah (sallallhu alaiyhi wassallam) then used to undergo cupping in order to relieve himself from effects of the poison in his blood ( Shamaail Tirmizi )

Rasullullah (sallallhu alaiyhi wassallam) was once hurt on his leg, hence (probably due to the clogging of the blood), he underwent cupping on his leg. (Mishkat p. 389)

Rasulallah (Sallallhu alaiyhi Wassallam) said, ‘Jibraaeel (alayhis salaam) repeatedly emphasised upon me to resort to cupping to the extent that I feared that cupping will be made compulsory.’ (Jamal Wasaail p. 179).

Hadhrat Anas (Radhiallaahu anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, ‘The best medicine is cupping.’ (Shamaail, chapter of Cupping)

Hadhrat Abu Kabsha (Radhiallaahu anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) used to undergo cupping on the head and between his shoulders and he used to say, ‘Whosoever removes this blood, it will not harm him that he does not take any other medical treatment.’ (Mishkat p. 389)

Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) praised a person who performs cupping, saying it removes blood, lightens the back and sharpens the eyesight (Jamal Wasaail p. 179) The above quoted Ahaadith are clear that cupping was practiced by Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) himself and strongly recommended by him.

Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) has also given some guidelines regarding cupping. Once he came across a fasting person who underwent cupping and became weak. Hence, he said, ‘The person who underwent cupping broke his fast.’ (Jam?l Wasaail p. 179) Mullah Ali Qari (Rahmatullaahi alayhi) while explaining the Hadith states that since a person is already weak by fasting, undergoing cupping weakens him further. Thus such a person due to feeling extremely weak may be forced to break his fast.

He further states that in the light of the principle understood from the Hadith, cupping should not be administered immediately after having a hot bath, or while the belly is full.

Time of Cupping:

Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiallaahu anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) said: ‘One should not undergo cupping during the 13, 14 and 15 of the lunar month.’ Some Muhadditheen explain that on those days the full moon has a gravitational impact on many things on earth. For example, the sea has high tides due to the full moon. Similarly, the flowing of the blood is also affected and flows faster during the full moon. One may loose much blood in these days if one undergoes cupping.
Therefore, Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) advised that one should undergo cupping on the 17, 19 and 21 of the lunar month. (Mishkat p. 389). Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) advised that cupping should not be done on a Tuesday, since there is a certain time on a Tuesday that flowing blood does not stop. (Mishkat p. 389). Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) also advised that cupping should not be done on Saturdays and Wednesdays as this could lead to leprosy. (Mishkat p. 389). As the need may arise, cupping may be performed at any time according to the condition or urgency.

Cupping Techniques:
There are various types of cups – rubber, bamboo, glass and plastic, animal horns, etc. and also the technique of cupping varies from place to place or form country to country.

Among the Kelantanese Malays, they used buffalo horns, drinking glasses and bamboo as cups. It is said that the ancient Chinese and Arabs had used animal horns for cupping.

Cupping Techniques Today:
Today, there are various types of cups to choose for cupping such as rubber cups, bamboos, cupping glasses or plastic cups.

There are two types of cupping more prevalent today:

Traditional Cupping and

Vacuum Cupping

Traditional Cupping are the one that need some kind of fire to create a vacuum, while the vacuum cups (a newer type) have a pump so that no fire is needed.

The scholars advise that administering medicine requires medical expertise. Therefore, with regard to any medical treatment recommended by Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam), due to health and medical intricacies, one must exercise caution and consult with a physician. Similarly, with regard to cupping, although it is strongly recommended by Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam), one must consult with a medical practitioner before undergoing cupping.

Rasulullah (Sallallaahu alaiyhi wassallam) himself underwent cupping many times and encouraged others to do so too. May we revive this Sunnah and benefit from its therapeutic effects

Shocking Facts about Tobacco

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on May 31. It is meant to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. The day is further intended to draw global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health effects. The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987.

Tobacco use is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. Here are some of the shocking facts about Tobacco:

• There are more than 1,000,000,000 (one billion) smokers in the world i.e. about 15% of World population.
• Approximately 10,000,000 (10 million) cigarettes are purchased a minute which accounts to 15,000,000,000 (15 billion) cigarettes a day, which is 5,000,000,000,000 (5 trillion) cigarettes are produced and used every year.
• Globally, use of tobacco products is increasing, although it is decreasing in high-income countries.
• Almost half of the world's children breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke.
• The epidemic is shifting to the developing world.
• More than 80% of the world's smokers live in low- and middle-income countries.
• Tobacco use kills 5,400,000 (5.4 million) people a year - an average of one person every six seconds - and accounts for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide.
• Tobacco kills up to half of all users.
• It is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world.
• 100,000,000 (100 million) deaths were caused by tobacco in the 20th century. If current trends continue, there will be up to 1,000,000,000 (one billion) deaths in the 21st century.
• Unchecked, tobacco-related deaths will increase to more than 8,000,000 (eight million) a year by 2030, and 80% of those deaths will occur in the developing world.

World Health Organization (WHO) Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2009.

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FOR AVOIDING BACK PAIN,try this

Dear all,

Most of us sit in a single position for the whole day in the office, and in the morning / evening drive all the way to our places. As a result at night, while going to bed, many of us experience a slight pain in the back.

DON'T IGNORE IT AT ALL.....this may lead to many further diseases and disabilities as well....
Don't panic, just do the following exercise for min 10 mins every morning and shoot off the back pain.
Enjoy a healthy living....

Simple Exercises... to keep you fit and avoid back pain.
Need not visit a gym, your home may be the ideal place.

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Blood Clot (OR) Stroke

INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW......

Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

STROKE:

Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.

My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree.

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks seriously..

Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics). She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE:

Thank God for the sense to remember the ‘3’ steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

• S - Ask the individual to SMILE.
• T - Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently).
• R - Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. New Sign of a Stroke - Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ‘stick’ out his tongue.. If the tongue is ‘crooked’ , if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

coconut water

Here is some information about Coconut Water:

'It's a natural isotonic beverage, with the same level of electrolytic balance as we have in our blood. It's the fluid of life, so to speak.'

During the Pacific War of 1941-45, both sides in the conflict regularly used coconut water - siphoned directly from the nut - to give emergency plasma transfusions to wounded soldiers..

Most coconut water is still consumed fresh in tropical coastal areas - once exposed to air, the liquid rapidly loses most of its organoleptic and nutritional characteristics, and begins to ferment.

Coconut Water is More Nutritious than whole milk - Less fat and NO cholesterol!

Coconut Water is More Healthy than Orange Juice - Much lower calories

Coconut Water is Better than processed baby milk- It contains lauric acid, which is present in human mother's milk

Coconut water is naturally sterile -- Water permeates through the filtering husk!

Coconut water is a universal donor-- Its identical to human blood plasma

Coconut Water is a Natural Isotonic Beverage - The same level we have in our blood.

Coconut water has saved lives in 3rd world countries thru Coconut IV.

Coconut water is the very stuff of Nature, biologically Pure, full of Natural Sugars, Salts, and Vitamins to ward off fatigue... and is the next wave of energy drinks BUT natural!', according to Mortin Satin, Chief of the United Nation's Food & Agriculture Organization.

Coconut water contains more potassium (at about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) and most energy drinks..

Coconut water has less sodium (25mg) where sports drinks have around 41mg and energy drinks have about 200mg!

Coconut water has 5mg of Natural Sugars where sports and energy drinks range from 10-25mg of Altered Sugars.

Coconut water is very high in Chloride at 118mg; compared to sports drinks at about 39mg.

Data is based on a 100ml drink.

VEG OR NON-VEG : "TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT"

Food at a subtle level, it too is made up of the sattva, raja and tama components.

The proportions of these subtle components vary depending on the type of food.
Sattva stands for purity and knowledge while tama denotes ignorance and inertia.
Anything that has a higher sattva component assists our spiritual journey and anything that is tama
predominant has a tendency to diminish or obstruct our spiritual practice.

Vegetarian food has more sattvic qualities than Non-vegetarian food while Non-vegetarian food has more Tamasic qualities than Vegetarian food.





The reason for the increased tama in non-vegetarian food is because of the extent of suffering of the animal, when it is being killed.
Also the thoughts of anger and revenge and pain in the animal when being killed are far more pronounced
as compared to a plant which has a rudimentary mind and intellect.
This is the main reason in the increased tama component.
While due to the higher sattvikta in fruits they are offered to God is ritualistic worship.

When tama predominant food is ingested on a regular basis the body is burdened with an excess of the tama component.
A rise in tama component in a person has many negative side-effects.
This tama component can only disintegrate if one is regularly doing spiritual practice.
However since most people do not do spiritual practice this tama component accumulates in a person’s body, mind and intellect.



Question : Botanical science tells us that plants also-have life.
Then where lays the difference between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food?
There are two kinds of life on earth, animate and inanimate.
Men, beasts, birds, fish etc. are animate life while trees and other plants are inanimate life.
Fruits ripen on the trees and then fall of by themselves, branches and leaves may be chopped off a tree and new one arises in their place.
Many plants are propagated by their cuttings. Others can be transplanted. But all this is not possible with birds and animals.
No limb of an animal can grow by itself after cutting. Man cannot produce animals like plants from earth.

All the living beings are made up of five elements - the earth, water, fire, air and sky.
All these five are present in man clearly and predominantly.
Only four elements - earth, water, fire and air are predominant in animals.
While in birds only three air, water and fire are predominant.
Two elements - earth and fire - make up the insects.
And only one element of water is predominant in fruits, leaves and vegetables etc.
The rest four elements are in sleeping state in vegetables and plants. Therefore, eating vegetable foods consumes the minimum of factors.
Saints and Sages do not pluck fruits from the trees, but they eat only those fruits which have fallen by themselves on ripening.
Minimum damage to life is the basic criterion. There is no harm in obtaining fruits from trees but harm lies in their cutting.



Question : Even when man treads the earth, many ants and insects are trodden under foot.
So, what is different if other animals are killed?
A man's character is judged by his intentions and deliberate actions.
If a man deliberately and knowingly crushes under his feet any harmless animal, then it is violence.
But if involuntarily or in unavoidable circumstances, some insects are killed, then it is an exceptional situation.
But to kill others without any specific reason or to abet killing for food is plain murder.



Question : Plants are also having life, so killing plants should also be a sin.
Why is veg food better than non-veg in terms of killing or committing "sin"?
It is true that plants also have "life" and killing plants is also sin.
So the best way to observe total non-violence is to take only those fruits which have naturally fallen from the trees or plants.
In this way we are doing harm to no one. But everyone can not follow that vow. We have to take food in order to survive and sustain this body.
It is a necessity of survival. But we need to take that path which is less sinful and does less harm to other jivas (living entities).

Now there are two reasons to say that vegetarian food is having insignificant sin. Many of the plants like rice, wheat, etc
are having life only for one crop time. Once their yield is over, they die naturally, even if we don't cut them.
So by cutting those plants (which have already died) we are doing less sin or no sin at all.
In many other plants, like mango, coconut, etc., by plucking the fruit, we are not killing the plants, & are doing very minimal sin or no sin at all.
So vegetarian food is less sinful. More over, it is inevitable for our survival, but non-vegetarian food is a luxury to us
and we can survive even if we avoid that.

Next we need to know why certain acts are sinful. Each and every life (whether plant, animal, or human)
has come to this world because of their past Karma’s and they have to live to the maximum doing "sadhana" (spiritual practices),
so that they can clear their karmic debts & may get a better birth next life or finally get "moksha" (liberation).
By killing them, we are cutting short their opportunities to do "sadhana" towards their liberation (moksha). Thus it is much more sinful.



Question : Don’t plants also experience pain when killed?
Yes, plants too experience pain when killed or parts of it are severed. The comprehension of pain however is less than animals.
This is because the mind and intellect of a plant is rudimentary as compared to animals.
However if a fruit or vegetable is plucked when it is fully ripe or has fallen from a tree there is relatively no pain to the plant.



Question : Does not eating meat give more strength?
Meat-eating gives the body not strength but a kind of unhealthy stimulation.
The body receives an excess of nitrogen which creates uric acid and other harmful compounds in the blood stream.
Just to expel these compounds from the body, a lot of energy is needed which the body's defense mechanism pumps up in a
hurry to meet the emergency. This is mistaken as an input of energy, although in fact it is a depletion of the body's reservoirs of energy.



Question : In olden days, the sages used to eat meat?
There is an incident of Agasthya Muni eating meat in the "Vathapi - Ilvala" story.
Yes, we do see some mention about such things in very old stories.
We need to understand clearly why and under what circumstances they used to consume meat.
Firstly, they used to take meat, but not as their regular food.
The animal would be offered to 'yajna', the sacred fire, and then the sages, having very high yogic power,
would consume the meat as a prasada of the yajna. Due to this auspicious activity (of yajna), the animal would go to the heavens.
In the story of Agusthya Muni, when he said ' vathapi jirno bhava', he was digested immediately. Such was the power of the sages in those days.
In olden days even if they consumed meat, they used to keep up their spiritual balance due to their yogic power or "tapas" (severe austerity).





There’s a story of a great Indian Saint Gorakhnath.
One day, Saint Gorakhnath and his followers were walking down in a forest, when they happened to pass a dirty lake.
Saint Gorakhnath saw a few small fishes in the lake. So, he stopped and then bending forward towards the lake,
he caught a small fish with his hands and then gulped it down his wide open mouth.
His followers, who were watching his actions carefully were really taken aback to
see their spiritual master consuming non-vegetarian – Fish !!!

So, they thought that if our master can have fish, so why cant we too?
And in turn they all looked for fishes in the dirty lake and like their master gulped a few down their throats.

Saint Gorakhnath who was silently watching the antics of his followers, then started moving ahead and so did his followers.
On the entire way Saint Gorakhnath was quite.
Finally after walking down quite a distance they reached a fresh water lake.
Seeing the fresh water lake, Saint Gorakhnath walked towards it and on reaching there,
he did some kriyas and out came the small fish alive which he had consumed earlier.
He spat out the fish into the fresh water lake and then looked towards his followers
and said - "NOW YOU ALL TOO DO THE SAME ! "....which of course none of the followers could do !!!

Signification of Saint Gorakhnath`s actions - He just wanted to remove the fish from the dirty water lake
and give it a better life in the fresh water lake. But his followers thought otherwise and had consumed the fish completely.

Moral of the story –
YOU DON'T KNOW WHY DO GREAT SAINTS / SAGES DO THE THINGS THEY DO,
OR WHY DO THEY BEHAVE THE WAY THEY DO,
NOR SHOULD WE QUESTION THEIR STRANGE ACTIONS,
AS IT IS DONE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL & TO TEACH SOME LESSON TO THE WORLD.



YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
Non-vegetarian food has Acidic components while most of the vegetarian food has Alkali components.
A healthy body needs adequate alkaline reserves to neutralize the acidic levels in our body which are the main cause of all diseases
& when the human body doesn’t get enough alkalinity from our diet it absorbs our alkaline reserves from our bones/skin/hair
& other body organs thus weakening them resulting in hair fall/skin problems/joint pains/ from common cough/cold to cancer.

An acidic balance will:
Decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the energy production in the cells,
decrease it's ability to repair damaged cells, decrease it's ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumor cells thrive,
and make it more susceptible to fatigue and illness.

Circulatory system:
In excessive acid conditions, bacteria, fungi or viruses can attach themselves to the inner wall of the arteries.
This can cause plaque to form, narrowing the artery and restricting blood flow, which in turn restricts the flow of oxygen and nutrients to tissues.
Heart attack and even cancer can result.

Nervous system:
When brain cells are too acidic they dysfunction and communication between brain cells and throughout the spinal cord is cut off,
which can result in dysfunction in other body systems. In the nervous system insomnia, anxiety, depression, neurosis, psychosis
and impaired memory can result from over acidity.


THE EFFECTS OF AN ACIDIC BODY ARE:
• Cardiovascular damage, including the constriction of blood vessels and the reduction of oxygen.
• Weight gain, obesity and diabetes.
• Bladder and kidney conditions, including kidney stones.
• Immune deficiency.
• Acceleration of free radical damage, possibly contributing to cancerous mutations.
• Hormone concerns.
• Premature aging.
• Osteoporosis; weak, brittle bones, hip fractures and bone spurs.
• Joint pain, aching muscles and lactic acid buildup.
• Low energy and chronic fatigue.
• Slow digestion and elimination.
• Yeast/fungal overgrowth.


Alkalinity creates. . .
Sense of oneness & harmony
Allows for friendly bacteria
Healthy organs & glands
Decreased body aches
Diminished illness
Relaxed behavior
Mucous less body
Cellular health
Well-being
Happiness

Acidity creates. . .
Irritability
Depression
Mucous build-up
Auto intoxication
Anxious behavior
Increased diseases
Cellular degradation
Increases body aches
Allows for bad bacteria
Sense of separation & pain

SO MAKE SURE NO MATTER WHAT YOU EAT…BALANCE IT WITH ATLEAST 80% ALKALINE AND 20% ACIDIC DIET REGIME.
Alkaline minerals include calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, chromium, selenium, and iron.


"If Vegetarians eat Vegetables, what do Humanitarians Eat ?".....anonymous