Tuesday, May 31, 2016

5 quick ways to revitalize and refuel your body

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5 quick ways to revitalize and refuel your body with nutritional goodies that will make you look and feel younger, leaner and more energized.
So you’re 35 (or maybe 25 or 45) and of course you want to look great – glowing skin, glossy hair, bright eyes, a lean body, high energy levels. The kind of happy, shiny, healthy ‘great’ where you feel as good inside as you look on the outside. Well, the quickest and most effective way to achieve this is to change what you eat. The typical symptoms of ageing are now considered to be around 75% from accumulated cell damage due to lifestyle and diet, and only 25% genetic. That gives us all scope for improving the way we look and age.
Food is very powerful. It can be your slowest poison or your greatest healer. It affects everything we do, from the way we function to the way we think. The mad cravings brought on by addictive foods (chocolate, caffeine, alcohol) are an indication of how powerful food is. Use this knowledge positively and a world of fitness and vitality begins to emerge.
We know that avoiding obvious inflammatory-type foods (dairy, red meat, sugar, alcohol) and eating more alkaline (green) foods will benefit us, but sometimes the power of food pulls the other way and we feel ourselves being dragged into a cycle of bad habits and despairing thoughts. The interesting thing is that you don’t have to go to wild extremes to get the balance in your diet right. A good indication that you don’t have the right balance is when you feel sluggish, have digestive, hormonal or mood disorders, bad skin and generally feel unwell.
The reason food can affect our vitality as well as our skin, looks and health is because it is either nourishing us or causing ageing effects. Oxidation, inflammation and acidity are natural in the body but they can lead to ‘dis-ease’ and accelerated ageing when compounded by unhealthy eating habits. The great thing is that there are foods which can help balance these processes so that your body, skin and hair don’t age at an accelerated rate, keeping you looking and feeling young, healthy and vibrant.
But how do you change your diet and make those changes stick over the long term? Most of us know what healthy food is, but what stops us from focusing on good nutrition and rejuvenate eating is that we don’t have the time, energy or knowledge to be inventive and experimental in our buying and cooking. Often, people see anything ‘healthy’ as a chore and unappealing, and head for the ready-meals section instead. My aim is to change that, and give people the nutritional acumen and culinary skills to create everyday meals that help lower body fat, encourage good skin, hair and nails, and raise energy levels so you can quickly look and feel much younger.
Here are some anti-ageing cooking and diet tips that I teach on my cooking course, and you can find many more plus some fabulous ‘youthing’ recipes in my book Eat Yourself Young (Quadrille).
TOP 5 WAYS:
Adding raw to your diet is essential to ensure your enzyme activity, nutrition and overall vitality remains boosted and youthful. Remember it’s not the food in your life it’s the life in your food that counts, and with raw food you can guarantee it is packed with antioxidants and youth-busting vitamins and minerals. Cooking food higher than 118oF (48oC) can kill the naturally occurring enzymes which are essential for digestion and repair. Try and eat at least one raw meal a day.
• Sugar is the new addiction – people are realizing that it is added to everything. How can you avoid it? You can get sweetness into food by adding home-made apricot paste (see recipe in Eat Yourself Young) instead of processed sugar; by using natural fruit sugars from dried fruits (e.g. mashed-up Medjool dates); by making fruit concentrates (boiling fruit until thick); or by juicing raw fruits then adding either the juice or pulp as a sweetener if you’re eating raw.
Instead of adding salt, use lemon to enhance flavour. Of if you miss salt too much, start cooking with vegetables that give a salty kick without adding any sodium chloride. Add seaweeds such as samphire or kombu to your main dishes, curries, casseroles and stews, or add salty-tasting veg like steamed celery or spinach straight to the plate.
Avoid using fats in cooking wherever possible – especially ‘bad’ fats that change their structure when heated to produce anti-youthing free radicals (that’s corn oil, safflower, soya, sunflower and generic ‘vegetable’ oils). Instead use coconut oil or oils that contain mostly mono-saturates (rapeseed, avocado or olive oil), which are more stable when heated. When roasting veg (potatoes, sweet potatoes, beetroot, onions etc.) simply dry roast in the oven (no oil) – they are naturally delicious.
Steam-fry foods. It’s easy: put a heavy-based frying pan or saucepan on a medium heat for a few minutes until hot but not smoking. Put half a teaspoonful of oil into the pan, to coat it and prevent sticking. Add 4-6 tablespoons of water (more if you need it). Wait until the water is bubbling, then add whatever food you want to fry and cook as normal. Super low cal and all-round good for you …

Monday, May 23, 2016

Benefits to Drinking Warm Water With Lemon And Honey Every Morning


Aids Digestion. Lemon juice flushes out unwanted materials and toxins from the body. It’s atomic composition is similar to saliva and the hydrochloric acid of digestive juices. It encourages the liver to produce bile which is an acid that is required for digestion. Lemons are also high in minerals and vitamins and American Cancer Society actually recommends offering warm lemon water to cancer sufferers to help stimulate bowel movements.
help loosen ama, or toxins, in the digestive tract. The digestive qualities of lemon juice help to relieve symptoms of indigestion, such as heartburn, belching and bloating. The
Helps cleanse the liver – Liver is the main organ which helps in purification of the body. This mix, helps keep the liver pure and toxin free. The liver is mainly responsible for producing protein and maintaining digestion process, so it is essential that the liver is kept pure and functioning well also.
Cleanses Your System / is a Diuretic. Lemon juice helps flush out unwanted materials in part because lemons increase the rate of urination in the body. Therefore toxins are released at a faster rate which helps keep your urinary tract healthy. The citric acid in lemons helps maximize enzyme function, which stimulates the liver and aids in detoxification.
Helps weight loss – This mix helps cleanse the liver which in turn removes the toxins from the body. Since the body is now free of toxins, metabolism gets boosted and the body starts functioning much better.
Boosts Your Immune System. Lemons are high in vitamin C, which is great for fighting colds. They’re high in potassium, which stimulates brain and nerve function. Potassium also helps control blood pressure. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) found in lemons demonstrates anti-inflammatory effects, and is used as complementary support for asthma and other respiratory symptoms plus it enhances iron absorption in the body; iron plays an important role in immune function. Lemons also contain saponins, which show antimicrobial properties that may help keep cold and flu at bay. Lemons also reduce the amount of phlegm produced by the body.
Vitamins and minerals – Consuming the concoction every morning kick starts your system by providing it with a boost of essential vitamins and minerals first thing in the morning. The drink is a heady mix of vitamin C, vitamin B, magnesium, calcium and phosphorous.
Balances pH Levels. Lemons are one of the most alkalizing foods for the body. Sure, they are acidic on their own, but inside our bodies they’re alkaline (the citric acid does not create acidity in the body once metabolized). Lemons contain both citric and ascorbic acid, weak acids easily metabolized from the body allowing the mineral content of lemons to help alkalize the blood. Disease states only occur when the body pH is acidic. Drinking lemon water regularly can help to remove overall acidity in the body, including uric acid in the joints, which is one of the primary causes of pain and inflammation.
Clears Skin. The vitamin C component as well as other antioxidants helps decrease wrinkles and blemishes and it helps to combat free radical damage. Vitamin C is vital for healthy glowing skin while its alkaline nature kills some types of bacteria known to cause acne. It can actually be applied directly to scars or age spots to help reduce their appearance. Since lemon water purges toxins from your blood, it would also be helping to keep your skin clear of blemishes from the inside out. The vitamin C contained in the lemon rejuvenates the skin from within your body.
Energizes You and Enhances Your Mood. The energy a human receives from food comes from the atoms and molecules in your food. A reaction occurs when the positive charged ions from food enter the digestive tract and interact with the negative charged enzymes. Lemon is one of the few foods that contain more negative charged ions, providing your body with more energy when it enters the digestive tract. The scent of lemon also has mood enhancing and energizing properties. The smell of lemon juice can brighten your mood and help clear your mind. Lemon can also help reduce anxiety and depression.
Promotes Healing. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), found in abundance in lemons, promotes wound healing, and is an essential nutrient in the maintenance of healthy bones, connective tissue, and cartilage. As noted previously, vitamin C also displays anti-inflammatory properties. Combined, vitamin C is an essential nutrient in the maintenance of good health and recovery from stress and injury.
Freshens Breath. Besides fresher breath, lemons have been known to help relieve tooth pain and gingivitis. Be aware that citric acid can erode tooth enamel, so you should be mindful of this. No not brush your teeth just after drinking your lemon water. It is best to brush your teeth first, then drink your lemon water, or wait a significant amount of time after to brush your teeth. Additionally, you can rinse your mouth with purified water after you finish your lemon water.
Hydrates Your Lymph System. Warm water and lemon juice supports the immune system by hydrating and replacing fluids lost by your body. When your body is deprived of water, you can definitely feel the side effects, which include: feeling tired, sluggish, decreased immune function, constipation, lack of energy, low/high blood pressure, lack of sleep, lack of mental clarity and feeling stressed, just to name a few.
Aids in Weight Loss. Going on a honey and lemon diet can help relieve you of your weight problem. Obesity is the physical condition of the body when excessive deposition of fat takes place in the tissues, putting a strain on the heart, kidneys, liver and the joints such as the hips, knees and ankles and thus, overweight people are susceptible to several diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, liver and gall bladder disorders.
Reasons To Start Your Day With Warm Water adding Lemon And Honey Every Morning :
  • Water with lemon provides the body with electrolytes which hydrate your body. As lemons contain good amount of electrolytes such as potassium, calcium and magnesium.
  • Water with lemon is good for the joints, reducing pain in the joints and muscles.
  • Warm water with lemon helps digestion as lemon contains citric acid. It interacts with other enzymes and acids which easily stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and digestion.
  • The liver produces more enzymes from water with lemon than from any other food.
  • Water with lemon cleanses the liver. Lemon juice stimulates the liver to release toxins.
  • Water with Lemon helps fight infections of the respiratory tract, sore throats and inflammation of the tonsils. This is due to the anti-inflammatory properties of lemon.
  • Warm water with lemon helps regulate natural bowel movement.
  • Water with lemon is indispensable for the normal work of metabolism. Since lemon is a powerful antioxidant, it protects the body from free radicals and strengthens the immune system.
  • Water with lemon aids in proper functioning of the nervous system (as lemon has a high content of potassium). Depression and anxiety are often the result of low levels of potassium in the blood. The nervous system needs a sufficient amount of potassium to ensure sustainable signals to the heart.
  • Water with lemon cleanses blood, blood vessels and arteries.
  • Water with lemon can help lower blood pressure. A daily intake of one lemon can reduce high blood pressure by 10%.
  • Water with lemon creates an alkalizing effect in the body. Even if you drink it immediately before a meal, it can help your body maintain a higher level of pH. The higher the pH, the more your body is able to fight diseases.
  • Water with lemon is good for the skin. Vitamin C in lemon, improves our skin by rejuvenating the body. Drinking water with lemon regularly (every morning) will improve the condition of your skin.
  • Water with lemon helps to dilute uric acid, the built up of which leads to pain in the joints and gout.
  • Water with lemon is beneficial for pregnant women. Since lemons are loaded with Vitamin C, it acts as an adaptogen helping the body cope with viruses such as colds. Furthermore, vitamin C helps the formation of bone tissue of the unborn baby. At the same time, due to the high content of potassium, a mixture of water with lemon helps forming cells of the brain and nervous system of the baby.
  • Water with lemon relieves heartburn. For this, mix a teaspoon of lemon juice in half a glass of water.
  • Water with lemon helps dissolve gallstones, kidney stones, pancreatic stones, and calcium deposits.
  • Water with lemon helps with weight loss. Lemons contain pectin fiber, which helps suppress hunger cravings. Studies have proven people with a better alkaline diet have lost weight faster.
  • Water with lemon helps with tooth pain and gingivitis.
  • Water with lemon prevents cancer. This is due to the fact that lemons are a highly alkaline food.
  • Multiple studies have found that cancer cannot thrive in an alkaline environment.
How to Use Lemon and Honey With Warm Water:
Step 1 : Boil water in a bowl or kettle. Cold or lukewarm water may also be used, but honey dissolves a bit more easily in hot liquids.
Step 2 : Fill a cup or mug 3/4 full with the boiling water, being careful so that hot water may not split on you while mixing-stirring.
Step 3 : Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of honey to the cup of boiled water. Stir the honey.
Step 4 : Stir fresh lemon juice to taste into the sweetened hot water.
Step 5 : Drink one cup of hot water with lemon and honey first thing in the morning instead of coffee or Tea.
So serve your body a cocktail of nutrients and energy early morning by drinking this popular Warm Water With Lemon And Honey mixture!
Note:information provided here is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses and treatment, consult your doctor.

How to apply Birth Certificate in Telanaga State

Process for obtaining Birth Certificate In Telangana State.

  • The birth has to be registered with the concerned local Bodies within 21 days of birth occurrence, by filling up the form given by the Registrar.
  • Generally the hospitals or Health institutions where the birth takes place they maintain a register and the same is sent to the local authorities regularly.
  • If the birth takes place at a house, the citizen has to approach the local body and inform in writing. Then it will be verified & the certificate will be issued.
  • Once it reaches the local Municipality, then the concerned person can visit Meeseva center and apply for birth certificate.
  • Birth certificate can be had at the ward of the concerned area if applied within two years from the date of birth. Birth certificate can be had from the concerned circle office of GHMC if the birth is more than two years old. Birth certificate can be had from GHMC if the birth registration enters into GHMC records.
  • Citizens can collect their certificates instantly from Citizen Service Centers or mee-Seva centers. Records pertaining to them are now openly available.
GHMC divided application process in 4 segments they are :
  1. Birth Certificate Application Request
  2. Inclusion of the Child Name in the Birth Register
  3. Corrections in Birth Certificates
  4. Non-availability Certificates of Birth
1) For Birth Certificate Application Request in Telangana State
Follow The Steps:
Step 1: First check birth records and then apply birth certificate
—> Click Here To To check birth details in GHMC website
Step 2: If you are Birth details are available in records and all details are correct you can apply for Birth Certificate Application Request
Then…
I)Walk into any mee seva center and fill in the application form available at mee seva for certificate request. Based on your details mee seva operator will verify the data whether the birth/death is already registered?
II)If registered, pay the required fee amount of Rs.20/ per certificate and mee seva service charges Rs.15/- and required courier charges as per the option below
III)Applicant can choose the option for delivery of certificate:
1) At mee seva Rs.15/-
2) Within GHMC Limits Rs.25/-
3) With in AP (out side of GHMC) Rs.40/-
4) With in India Rs.60/-
IV)If the applicant chooses the option 1, applicant has to come to mee seva for collecting the certificate/s after 3 working days(excluding the date of application).
V)If option 2 or 3 the certificate/s will be courier to applicant address after receiving the certificate/s from the GHMC Circle offices.
2) For Inclusion of the Child Name in the Birth Register in Telangana State :
Inclusion of the Child Name in the Birth Register divided into two segments they are:
  1. Applying Within One Year of Birth Date
  2. Applying After One Year of Birth Date
Follow The Steps:
I)For already registered births for which child name is not included, they can request for inclusion of child name in the birth register in any mee seva.
II)Walk into any mee seva center and fill in the application form available at mee seva for inclusion of child name in the birth register.
III)Based on your details mee seva operator will verify the data whether the birth is already registered and child name is not updated.
IV )The applicant should be child, father or mother only.
Within One Year of Birth Date:
The following documents are required along with the filled application form.
Both the father and mother should give a declaration that, they have named the child as ……………… and both of them should sign on the paper.
To download the form —> Click Here
After One Year of Birth Date:
The following documents are required along with the filled application form.
Both the father and mother should give a declaration that, they have named the child as ……………… and both of them should sign on the paper.
To download the form —> Click Here
Ration Card/any other residence address proof and School bonafide certificate. If both are not available, produce notarized affidavit on Rs.10/- non-judicial stamp paper
V)If registered, pay the required fee amount of Rs.20/- per certificate and Rs.10/- late fee for inclusion of name after one year of birth date. mee seva service charges Rs.15/- and required courier charges as per the option below
1) At mee seva Rs.15/-
2) Within GHMC Limits Rs.25/-
3) With in AP (out side of GHMC) Rs.40/-
4) With in India Rs.60/-
VI)If the applicant chooses the option 1, applicant has to come to mee seva for collecting the certificate/s after 3 working days (excluding the date of application). mee seva service charges Rs.15/- and required courier charges as per the option below .
VII)For Delivery Type other than 1,The certificate/s will be courier to applicant address after receiving the certificate/s from the GHMC Circle offices.
3) For Corrections in Birth Certificate In Telangana State:
This process is for those whose Birth Records are Available in GHMC Birth records, but any of the details are wrong like Child Name or Father Name or Mother Name or Date of birth, then they can apply for Corrections in Birth Certificate
Note:Complete change in name cannot be accepted as per the Births and Deaths Act,1969. Only Minor spelling mistakes, expansion of the Surname (initials), prefix and suffix to the existing name can only be carried out subject to the satisfaction of the REGISTRAR.
Follow The Steps:
I)Walk into any mee seva center and fill in the application form available at mee seva for corrections in birth certificate.
II)Based on your details mee seva operator will verify the data whether the birth data is already registered?
III)The following documents are required along with the filled application form.
Corrections in Birth Register:
1. All the original certificates of birth already taken should to be returned.
2.Declaration By the parent(s) attested by two Gazetted officers.(Name and Designation of the Gazetted Officers are to
be written in Capital) To Download Proforma —> Click Here
3. Notary Affidavit on (Rs. 10/- Non-Judicial Stamped Paper).To download Proforma —> Click Here
IV) Documentary evidences like
a) Education Certificates
b) Election ID Card
c) Ration Card
d) Passport or any other registered documents.Documents like Pan Card, LIC and Bank can not be taken up
V) Other child certificate if any
VI) Consent letter from the concerned Hospital regarding the correction to the effect.
VII)Any other documents if any
If application fulfill all the above, pay mee seva service charges Rs.15/- and required courier charges for delivery of certificate at mee seva Rs.15/-.
Certificate will be delivery to only at mee seva for Corrections of birth events.Applicant has come to mee seva for collecting the certificate/s after 10 working days (excluding the date of application).
If Correction Approved
The required fee amount of Rs.20/- per certificate and Rs.60/- for extra for corrections in birth registers towards GHMC fee. The Fee Amount will be collected at the time of issuance of correction order.
If Correction Not Approved By The Registrar the application will be returned to the applicant
4) To apply for a Birth Certificate (Fresh/Non-availability)  in Telangana State
Follow The Steps:
Step 1: First check birth records and then apply birth certificate
—> Click Here To To check birth details in GHMC website
Step 2: Download Birth Certificate Form
—> Click Here To Download Birth Certificate Form
Then…
I)Walk into any mee seva center and fill in the application form available at mee seva for Non-availability Certificates of birth. Based on your details mee seva operator will verify the data whether the birth data is already registered?
II)If the record not found, applicant has to apply for non-availability certificates.
III)The following documents are required along with the filled application form.
Non-availability Certificates of Birth :
1. Ration card/any other residence proof.
2. School bonafied certificate.
3. Secondary school marks sheet.
4. Notarized affidavit on Rs 10/- Non-Judicial Stamped paper.
5. Any other documents if any.
IV) If application fulfill all the above, pay mee seva service charges Rs.15/- and required courier charges for delivery of certificate at mee seva Rs.15/-.
V)The Non Availability Certificate of Birth will be delivered to only at mee seva.
VI)Applicant has come to mee seva for collecting the Non Availablity Certificate/s of Birth after 20 working days (excluding the date of application).
For More Info —> Click Here to visit Grater Hyderabad Municipal corporation(GHMC)
To Register Birth Certificate Online In Telangana State —> Click Here

Friday, May 6, 2016

Biking Tips for Weight Loss

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Biking is a great way to lose weight. It’s low impact and you can go at your own pace. You can ride outside during good weather or inside on a bike trainer during bad weather. This will help keep you motivated and stop you from making issues about not being able to ride when it’s cold or rainy outside.

Set Goals

Start out slowly and work your way up to longer and harder workouts. If you live close to work, start biking instead of driving. Or fit in a quick bike ride before or after work. The point when you are first starting out is to just get out and start pedaling. Once you are comfortable, set daily and weekly goals. This could be simply to bike more days every week or bike further or faster every time. Set alarms on your phone to remind you to workout or guilt trip you into do it!

Eat before you ride

It’s important to eat before you ride to kickstart your metabolism. Otherwise you will run out of energy quickly and your exercise will be a waste. Your body will think it has to survive without food and start storing fat instead of burning it. Some healthy snack ideas are trail mix, yogurt and granola, and apples or bananas with peanut butter.

Get Proper Gear

When it comes to biking, safety comes first. Don’t ride without a helmet and safety gear like reflective tape and bike lights. Wear breathable layers to wick away sweat and keep you cool. Be sure to get your bike fitted properly to avoid injury or an uncomfortable ride. Consider getting a padded saddle seat cover to make your ride more enjoy and be sure to wear bicycle shorts. Even if you wear them under other shorts, your thighs will thank you since they reduce chafing. You will end up biking longer if you comfortable in the proper gear so you will be more likely to keep working towards your weight loss goals.

Join a cycling group or take a cycling class

Working out with friends will make your workouts more enjoyable. Plus you will be able to hold each other accountable and motivate one other when you need support.
Cycling can be a great way to lose weight and get into shape. It’s easier on your joints that running or jogging because it is low impact. You don’t have to the pressure of going to the gym if you don’t want to. You can start out by biking around your neighborhood or investing in a stationary bike. Set realistic goals to start out with that will keep you motivated so you can start seeing results.