7 Self-Help Tips To Get You Through Breast Cancer Treatment

If you have breast cancer then you have to make sure that you do not define yourself or let anyone else define you by you medical condition. Breast cancer can be quite depressing and the medical treatment tears one apart. But you know it in your heart that you are a survivor… so take best care of your health, pamper yourself, gather your spirit and strive towards a more salubrious future. Here are seven tips that will help you take better care of yourself. Click Here for full post.

Simple Holistic Eye Care Tips

The importance of eyesight to the humans need not be emphasized. How often do we really pay attention to the well being of our eyes? Never, or maybe only when they are diagnosed with a serious problem. However, it is possible to maintain perfectly healthy eyes for long years by following these simple holistic remedies. The following remedies are quite easy to follow and could be put to daily use without any hassle. Click Here for full article.

Simple Ways To Include More Soy In Your Everyday Diet

Soy foods are quite popular amongst health conscious people. Soy is extremely high in protein content; it aids in lowering the cholesterol level and controls blood pressure. Soy also helps in easing the symptoms of menopause. These are just some of the benefits which make soy an essential food to be included in your daily diet. Here are few simple ways to add more of soy into your diet. Click Here to read full article.

Khajuraho Travel Guide

The temples in Khajuraho date back to the tenth and eleventh century during the Chandela dynasty. The Chandela dynestry met its decline in the thirteenth century and since then the temples were left untended and well hidden under a thick date palm trees for centuries. It was only in 1883 when a British captain rediscovered them, however, by then most of these temples have been destroyed and only 22 out of 85 temples remained.

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The Benefits of Dark Chocolate Go Beyond Great Taste

What if I told you that instead of going to the doctor to control your blood pressure you can sit at home gorging on dark chocolates and forget about your blood pressure??? Heaven! Isn’t it? Well, this is your lucky day then. Chocolates are loaded with some extraordinary health benefits. Let’s know more about them.

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10 Healthy Reasons To Include Cinnamon In Your Diet

Cinnamon is one of the most former known spices in the world. The Cinnamon comes from a tree and was originally discovered in Sri Lanka thousands of years ago. It is one of the most nutritious spices and it is also rich in several healing properties. Cinnamon also has anti oxidants properties. The numerous benefits of cinnamon cannot be stated, they can only be experienced, however, to start with here are some of the health benefits of cinnamon.
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Natural Cures For Morning Sickness

Motherhood is the most godly experience that a woman undergoes during a lifetime. For a mother to be nothing else matters except the tiny little life breathing inside her womb. Along with these warm feelings the pregnancy is also accompanied by several health problems. The most sickening of all is the Morning Sickness. The nauseous feeling and vomiting in the morning is experienced by fifty to eighty percent of pregnant women. The nauseous feeling usually occurs during early morning; however, some women experience it throughout the day. The women also develop aversions to specific smells or foods, being around those foods or smells also make them nauseated.
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Relive The Glorious 14th Century At Hampi

Hampi is a small village in the state of Karnataka that was once the glorious capital of Vijayanagar a great Hindu kingdom in the history of India. It has some highly enchanting ruins, fascinatingly blended with large rocks that are sprawled all over the place. For full travelogue click here.

Herbal Remedies For Chronic Pains

Most of the health conditions are accompanied by aches and pains. Pains are caused by chronic inflammation caused by many a health problems. An instinctive immune reaction to contagion or hurt, inflammation can become severe due poor diet, tension, lack of physical activities, and vulnerability to environmental toxins or pollution.

If you are suffering from painful health conditions such as arthritis, shoulder pain, neck or back ache or tendonitis which are caused due to inflammation, then adding anti-inflammatory herbal supplements to your healthy diet will help you in better pain management. Read full post here.

Bodhgaya Tourist Guide

Bodhgaya, a small village in the state of Bihar is the most revered Buddhist pilgrimage in the world. It is believed that Lord Buddha attained nirvana after long period of deep meditation under the shade of Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya. A Mahabodhi temple stands at that very spot as of today. The temple complex also houses a descendant of the Bodhi Tree under which Lord Buddha practiced meditation. The serene atmosphere of this village attracts monks, pilgrims and people in search of spiritual knowledge from far and wide. This village is sprawled by many Buddhist monasteries. For full travelogue Click Here

Herbal Remedies For Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is not just irritating to the digestive health but it also irritates the person having it. In most cases Irritable Bowel Syndrome is curable with a digestion friendly diet and short term intake of Ayurvedic medicines and herbal teas. However, at times, some people suffer from chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In such cases people find it hard to get their IBS under control, and they require more than a healthy diet to cure themselves. You will be quite pleased to know that nature has provided us with several herbs which have been proved to be helpful in curbing the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

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Be Stress Free With This Easy Meditation Guide

Meditation helps combat negativity, improve health, cures insomnia, and makes you more happy and peaceful from within… you must have read and heard these lines over and over again at several sites, journals or talk shows but you are still unsure how it can really help you. There is only one way to find out, you must experience the goodness of meditation yourself.  

Click Here for the simple ten point guide to help you meditate as a beginner.

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Say Goodbye To Gallstones With Homeopathy

Gallstones, a calculus formation in the gall bladder or its ducts, is an extremely painful condition and often curable only through surgery. However, just like you many people have looked for alternative cures to gallbladder and many of them have found solace from homeopathy. Homeopathy is quite helpful in dissolving gallstones in early stages when the condition has not reached the critical stage. It helps in eliminating small stones from the gall bladder as well as preventing further formation.    

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The ‘Healthy’ Joys Of Running

I just received my participation acceptance letter for Great Delhi Run. I decided to go through the benefits of running and jugging to multiply my joy, and while I was at it I decided to share it with all of you.

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Soya Granule Upma Recipe

1 cup Soya (nutrella, etc.) granules
1/2 cup Wheat bran or semolina (rava)
2 Green chillies finely chopped
1 Onions finely chopped
1/2 tsp. Ginger grated
1 stalk Curry leaves
1 tbsp. Coriander finely chopped
3-4 Tomato slices
1/2 tsp. Each cumin & mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. Each channa & udad dals (bengal gram & black gram dals)
1/4 tsp. Turmeric powder
3-4 Pinches asafoetida
1 tbsp. Oil
Salt to taste
2 tsp. Lemon juice

Method:
Roast rava in a heavy pan, stirring continuously, till aroma exudes.
Empty and keep aside.
Roast granules in same pan, stirring continuously, till warm.
Empty and keep aside.
Heat oil in same pan, add dals, stir for few seconds.
Add seeds, allow to splutter.
Add ginger, chillies, curry leaves, chopped onion.
Stir till onion is tender.
Add rava and soya granules. Stir for a minute.
Add all other ingredients, except lemon juice, tomato and coriander.
Add 2 cups boiling water, stir to avoid lumps.
Use a longhandled spoon, to avoid the splashing that may be caused.
Add more water if necessary, to cook the rava and granules.
Add lemon juice and coriander.
Mix well. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 minutes.
Garnish with tomato slices.
Serve piping hot.

Nutritional value for each serving:
Calories : 234.1 kcal
Proteins :  16 gms
Fats : 10.8 gms
Carbohydrates : 21.3 gms
Minerals : 1.74 gms
Fibre : 7.43 gms

My take: I love spicy food, this was a nice change. It may taste a bit bland for those who like spicy food more, however, it is really fulfilling and I enjoyed it a lot.

Special thanks to Praveen Kumar for posting this recipe on AwesomeCuisine.com

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Vegetarian Kheema ( Minced Soya Curry)

I just tried this recipe and this let me tell you this is one of ‘the yummiest’ thing I have churned up from a messed up kitchen. 

Ingredients:
Soya granules 1cup
Tomatoes 2 to 3 meduim size
Onion 1 medium size
Ginger & Garlic paste 1tsp each
Turmeric powder 1tsp
Chilli powder 2 tsp
Salt a/c to taste
Dhaniya or Coriander powder 1 tsp
Garam masala 1/2 tsp (optional)
Fresh cilantro 1/2 cup
Lime juice 1/2 tsp (optional if not adding garam masala)
Oil for cooking

Method:

1. Wash and soak granules in warm water for 1/2 hr
2. Menawhile, cut tomatoes into thin slices or make puree and keep aside
3. Cut onions into thin slices
4. Take a wide pan, heat oil and add onions and fry till light brown in color
5. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for 1 min
6. Add turmeric powder and fry for few seconds, add soya granules by squeezing all water from it into the pan and mix well.
7. Fry for 2 minutes. Add all other masalas including salt and mix well (if needed very little water ) and allow to cook with closed lid on medium heat for 5 minutes.
8. Now add tomatoes and mix well. Again allow to cook for 5 more minutes or untill tomatoes are cooked completely. (Here if you are adding tomato puree, then add it after 5th step.
9. Finally add cilantro and lime juice and mix well and sim for 2 minutes.
10. Remove from heat and serve with hot chapathis or plain rice.

Ok, most importantly this is not my recipe I took it from a maestro’s blog known as Cooking Pleasures. So if you feel liking thanking someone thank Meena on her blog and while you are at it checkout her other amazing recipes. 

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