Weight Loss: you'll change when you measure it!

Eat more. A bit counterintuitive huh? What this means is to really just eat more frequently. Instead of the typical 2-3 meals a day, break it down to 6 meals a day of the same overall portion as the 2-3 meals. The extra 3 meals will act as a snack. Snack before breakfast, after breakfast, after lunch or dinner; simple enough. Don't even have to change the food, just limit the portions. Do use common sense though, if you're putting down a Double Whopper a day, weight loss is going to be very difficult. Try intake more fruit and vegetables, as they are very high in water content which aids in digestion, cleansing, and weight loss! A simple weight loss step and that goes against our very own common sense

The moment she came to me...

I still remember on 18/2/06.its about 0630am. I felt as though I wanna go toilet. I went but nothing came out..I went back to the bed. But I just can’t sleep. So I started to walk around when I heard my appa asked why you are walking around. I told him it’s nothing its just that I cant sleep...he said ok.

Till 7.15 am I was looking at the time and I started to check how many times once I got the pain....I told my amma that I’m having pain and in a second my appa & amma got ready to bring me to hospital...my hubby is not with me coz he went to his parents house. I called him and told him that I’m going to hospital and he doesn’t take it seriously...

At the hospital at 8pm, the nurse actually put this medicine for me to go toilet. Which I did and once I’m out of the toilet, my water bag burst....I was like what’s going on actually...I was scare though. The nurse bring me to the bed and ask me to wait. So I waited.

After that, there are few doctors who came and start to check, ask questions. To be frank I don’t fell anything at this moment. Around 10am, I ask them to put this medicine (which I cant remember the name) It suppose to ease me and I should not have any pain.

Unfortunately I was in pain. At 11am it open 3cm and by the time it reaches 130pm it open till 10cm. SO the doctor asked me to start pushing. When I was there in the room, the only things that run in my head was…how will she look like? Will she love me? What’s the future hold for her? Can I be good mom to her? Can I be her best friend? So many questions running in my head. At the same time I was singing my prayers song and waiting for the moment.

I can feel my baby head is down there. I can hear her asking me to release her from my womb. I can feel her…I want to see her so I was wearing my spec. I want to see her with the blood cover her….And finally around 3pm I pushed out. I felt her body coming out of me. At that moment I was the proudest mom in this world. I realized my mom is the best. I mean all the mom is the best. I realized how painful my mom went thru when she deliver us.

The doctor ask me if I want to know what baby…and I told him it’s a baby gal. The doctor was playing with me. He told me it’s a baby boy. I said NO NO NO. And yes. I delivered a baby gal…she looks so sweet, fair and looks like me. She was small. Only 2.5kg.

They showed to me my baby was covered with blood…my blood. She is the prettiest gal ever I have seen. They bring her to bath her. And came the 2^nd suffer. They stitched that area. And this time it was so painful. But that pain doesn’t matter at all. Because of my baby.

After a while the nurse brings her to me. Ask me to give milk. The nurse guide me how to breastfeed her. I touched her, hold her small body, smell her, feel her. She looked at me when I touched her. I was scare when I hold her. She is fragile to me. I was scare that I might hurt her if I holdd her tide. She looked at me. Will she know me? Will she know I am her mother? I sang her the holy manthra.

When they want to bring me to the ward I realized my hubby was not there. I was sad and I cried. My parents was there. I asked them if they see her. They said yes. They saw her when they want to bring her for bath. My mom told me that’s how I looked when I was baby.

She was so quite, she smiled at me. She didn’t trouble me at all. She was sleeping. I saw her sleeping. She is so pretty…She is my life..She is everything for me……I love her more than anything else in this world………………..

She is my baby RASVENA….

A Special World

A special world for you and me

A special bond one cannot see

It wraps us up in its cocoon

And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold

Gently nestling us to the fold

Like silken thread it holds us fast

Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a thread may break

A new one forms in its wake

To bind us closer and keep us strong

In a special world, where we belong.

Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Life Lessons

You may have thought I didn't see,
Or that I hadn't heard,
Life lessons that you taught to me,
But I got every word.


Perhaps you thought I missed it all,
And that we'd grow apart,
But Dad, I picked up everything,
It's written on my heart.


Without you, Dad, I wouldn't be
The woman I am today;
You built a strong foundation
No one can take away.


I've grown up with your values,
And I'm very glad I did;
So here's to you, dear father,
From your forever grateful kid.

What Is Homeschooling

Do you know what these famous people have in common?



Alexander Graham Bell

George Patton

Albert Einstein

Benjamin Franklin

Winston Churchill

Agatha Christie

George Bernard Shaw

Will Rogers


If you guessed that they were all homeschoolers, you'd be correct. This is a very short list of famous and successful people who were educated at home. If you would like to expand this list, do a search on the Internet for ?famous homeschoolers.? There are many websites that list these people and some provide detailed biographies. There is even a book called, aptly, ?Famous Homeschoolers,? by Nancy and Malcolm Plant. (http://www.fun-books.com/specials.htm)


The point here is to get into the mindset that people can be educated and become successful adults without attending public school. And because I can almost ?hear? what you are thinking, no, it is not necessary to have a high school diploma to go to college.


So what is homeschooling? In the broadest sense, homeschooling is educating your children at home. You, as parent, become teacher. Parents homeschool for more reasons than you can imagine. Some want to avoid having their children exposed to violence and peer pressure. Some homeschool so that they can make sure their children's education adheres to their religious beliefs. Some live a different lifestyle?perhaps they travel a lot?and want their children's schooling to be flexible enough to fit around that life style. And some, like me, simply enjoy being with their children. They don't want the public school to interrupt and weaken the parent/child bond that they have been working hard to create for the first five years of their child's life.


Just as there are many reasons to homeschool, there are many methods of homeschooling. All the way from ?un-schooling? (learning by doing, learning from life, not using textbook type materials) to ?school at home? (using textbooks at desks set up in a schoolroom at home) and everything in between. It's very easy to find hundreds of homeschool Websites by using a search engine, but just to get you started, try:


Jon's Homeschool Resource Page http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/


When I decided to write this article, I thought hard about what I could offer that wasn't being displayed on thousands of Websites on the Internet. I realized that the only thing I have to offer anyone interested in homeschooling is?my experience. So everything in the article below comes from my fifteen years of experience homeschooling my four youngest children. I hope it is of some use to you.


Deciding to homeschool your child may be one of the most important decisions you ever make as a parent, and it will take a lot of thought and soul searching. To the newcomer, it may seem impossible, overwhelming and very, very lonely. But like most huge obstacles, once it's broken down into smaller pieces, it becomes manageable. We'll take it one step at a time, in small enough chunks to get a hold of. So, if you're game, roll up your sleeves and let's get to work figuring out if homeschooling is for you and your child.


First things first. Organization is the key. Get a three-ring binder (homeschooling parent's LOVE three-ring binders) and put a label on the front. (If you've made the transition to digital record keeping, you can just start a folder on the computer. But it's not as much fun.) Label it something serious, like ? My Homeschooling Plans? or ?Homeschooling Thoughts.? Put some paper in the binder, find a really comfortable ink pen, and sit down somewhere quiet.


Ready? Good. Now, let's get started.


What are your reasons for considering homeschooling? Even if you haven't actually made the decision to homeschool, the fact that you are here reading this article says you are curious. Perhaps you honestly don't know the answer yet?and that's ok. The remainder of this article is going to try to help you start to find those answers.


Homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, but each state has it's own set of laws that must be followed. Compulsory (how I hate that word) education here in Washington State starts at the age of 8. Even though I had been homeschooling him from birth, to stay legal once my son reached 8-years old, I was required to become ?certified.? That meant I either had to have two years of college education, or take a ?certification class.? I met this requirement by taking an independent correspondence class, during which I was asked to put on paper my goals, philosophies and reasons for wanting to homeschool. I'd like to help you do the same right now.


Start a page--either the ?tree? kind or a file on the computer?and title it ?My Educational Beliefs.? List what personal beliefs you have about education?especially the education of your own children. Get as detailed as you can here--the value is in the thinking process behind the list. Take your time, I'm in no hurry.


As an example to get you started, I'm going to share with you what I wrote on my list nine years ago.


My Educational Beliefs


1. I believe my child's attitude about learning should be:


One of continual curiosity and seeking of knowledge.


2. I believe my child's learning should lead towards a lifestyle that is:


Rural, physically active, creative.


3. I believe these basic values should be part of my child's learning:



Respect for others

Loyalty to family and friends

Honesty

Generosity


4. I believe children learn best:


Through hands-on learning experience, reading, workbooks.


5. I believe a teacher should:



Provide side-by-side assistance and direction.

Interact with the child.

Provide the structure within which the child may explore, experiment, study and achieve.

Provide a good example of excitement in learning.


6. Other beliefs:


I believe my child should grow up to be self-reliant and occupationally secure in a field of high interest to them.


Now, that wasn't too bad, was it? Don't give up on this until you have at least something written down, but don't agonize over it either. You can come back to it later if need be. Next, start a paper or file titled ?Life Goals For My Child.?


I want you to write down what kind of person you envision your child being as an adult. What are your hopes and dreams for him/her? What educational gifts do you hope to be able to help them find that will serve them their entire lives?


I'll share mine from 9 years ago, just to get you started.


?Life Goals for My Child?


7. Be literate.


8. Be self-reliant.


9. Compete well in their chosen field of occupation.


10. Appreciate art, music, and literature.


11. Be creative.


12. Be inventive and resourceful.


13. Be healthy, mentally and physically.


14. Co-operate with others.


15. Maintain a strong sense of self-worth.


16. Maintain a life-long curiosity, seeking knowledge as a way of life.


17. Look to the future with a sense of excitement and adventure.


For the last exercise, start a third paper titled: Why We (I) Am Going To Homeschool Our (My) Child? (Yes, single parents can successfully homeschool their children.) You may not have all the answers for this one yet either, but just get something down. All of these ideas and beliefs can start getting mixed in with other people's opinions once we start educating ourselves in depth about homeschooling, and you'll be glad you have these lists tucked away.


Okay, here's my old list:


Why We Are Going To Homeschool Our Children


Our family consists of myself, my husband, a 21-year-old daughter, a 19-year-old daughter, an 8-year-old son, a 7-year-old daughter, a 4-½ year old daughter, and an unborn son due in 6 months. My two oldest daughters (from my first marriage) were in the public school system for the whole of their educational years. It is largely a dissatisfaction with the public schools and all it's attendant problems (academic, social, and moral) that has caused us to make the decision to homeschool our youngest children. We decided, even before our 8-year-old son (the oldest of the younger set) was born, that somehow we would find an alternative to the public schools.


We want to homeschool for some additional reasons. We want added closeness with our children. We want more independence, greater control over our family's moral and philosophical values, and better awareness of our children's interests.


We dislike the thought of any government agency--no matter how well meaning--directing the raising of our children.


We intend to homeschool because we do not want our children's academic, social, and moral education taken out of our hands.


We believe these areas of a child's education are a parent's responsibility, right, and pleasure.


I'd like you to spend some time going over these lists until you feel they accurately reflect your feelings about homeschooling your children. When I did these exercises, I had only a vague idea about why I wanted to homeschool and what kind of education I wanted to help my children acquire. These simple exercises helped me to ?solidify? my ideas and provided the basis for our future homeschooling methods. I hope they help you to do the same. Keep these lists in a safe place and add to them as you explore the possibility of homeschooling your child.

The Science of Mother Love

A growing body of scientific evidence shows that the way babies are cared for by their mothers will determine not only their emotional development, but the biological development of the child's brain and central nervous system as well. The nature of love, and how the capacity to love develops, has become the subject of scientific study over the last decade. New data is emerging from a multitude of disciplines including neurology, psychology, biology, ethology, anthropology and neurocardiology. Something scientific disciplines find in common when putting love under the microscope is that in addition to shaping the brains of infants, mother's love acts as a template for love itself and has far reaching effects on her child's ability to love throughout life.


To mothers holding their newborn babies it will come as little surprise that the 'decade of the brain' has lead science to the wisdom of the mother's heart.


According to Alan Schore, assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at UCLA School of Medicine, a major conclusion of the last decade of developmental neuroscience research is that the infant brain is designed to be molded by the environment it encounters.1 In other words, babies are born with a certain set of genetics, but they must be activated by early experience and interaction. Schore believes the most crucial component of these earliest interactions is the primary caregiver - the mother. "The child's first relationship, the one with the mother, acts as a template, as it permanently molds the individual's capacities to enter into all later emotional relationships." Others agree. The first months of an infant's life constitute what is known as a critical period - a time when events are imprinted in the nervous system.

"Hugs and kisses during these critical periods make those neurons grow and connect properly with other neurons." Says Dr. Arthur Janov, in his book Biology of Love. "You can kiss that brain into maturity."

"The easiest and quickest way to induce depression and alienation in an infant or child is not to touch it, hold it, or carry it on your body." - James W. Prescott, PhD

Cold & Cough...(by kumar)

Breathing Problems

1. Drink warm water with a few drops of ginger juice throughout the day

2. Avoid non-vegetarian food. Avoid milk and milk products

3. Or, mix 1 tsp camphor in ½ cup of slightly warmed coconut oil. Apply on the chest

4. Or, take 3 tbsp of powdered Jathikkai / nutmerg. Put in 1 cup of sesame oil. Boil and cool. Apply on the chest

5. Or, mix 2 tbsp saunf in one cup of water. Boil it till reduced to half. Filter and take 1 tbsp every morning and evening

6. Or, grind ½ tsp mustard seeds, add honey and take. And mix equal quantities of mustard powder and rice flour. Add some water and boil till it reaches paste like consistency. Spread it on hand kerchief and foment the chest and neck when bearably hot

7. Or, mix one 1 tbsp of camphor powder in half cup coconut oil. Apply on chest

8. For children - Smear a little mustard oil on the betal leaves, warm them and apply over chest when bearably hot


Bronchitis

1. Mix ½ tsp of turmeric powder in a glass of milk and take 3 times a day

2. Or, mix ½ tsp each of powders of ginger, pepper and cloves. Mix with honey and take or take it with tea

3. Or, take half litre of steaming water in a pan. Add a few drops of camphor oil. Inhale the vapor. Stop if you feel dizzy

4. Or, smear a little mustard oil on the betal leaves, warm them and apply over chest when bearably hot

Common cold

1. As prevention of cold, especially in children. Boil 10 tulsi leaves in a glass of cow’s milk and take

2. To treat cold, cut into pieces 10 grams of ginger. Boil in a cup of water. Strain and add sugar and drink when hot. Or put the boiled ginger water into tea before adding tea leaves and drink tea

3. Or, mix ½ tsp of turmeric powder in a glass of milk and take 3 times a day

4. Or, take ¼ tsp ajwain powder and 1 tsp turmeric powder in a bowl. Add 1 cup boiling water. Take 1 tsp of this water with 1 tsp honey

5. Or, take a pan contain boiling water. Add 1 tsp crush ajwain seeds and inhale emerging vapours frequently. Or add 1 tbsp turmeric powder to the boiling water and inhale vapours

6. Or, boil fresh ginger pieces in 1 glass boiling water. Strain and take with sugar for taste

7. Or, boil 2 cups of water for 10 minutes, with 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger + 1 tsp cinnamon powder + 1 tsp Licquorice. Take 1 cup of this decoction once every three hours sweetened by 1 tsp honey

8. Or, buy fresh amla and shade dry. Make powder from it and store. Every night, just before you go for sleep, take one tsp, add to some hot water. Drink. Follow it by one glass of warm water – it prevents cold on a long term basis

9. Or, black jeera + Omam + Camphor. Powder all the three and tie in a cloth. Then start inhaling. It would give good relief

10. Or, put little omam and turmeric in fire and inhale the smoke

11. Or, take betal leaves, pepper and jeera and grind and have it boiled once. Strain and add honey and give the patient one or two doses as necessary

12. Or, stand before cooker and take the steam

13. Or, upto 12 years of age, rub virali manjal, add little lime powder and boil and apply on forehead

14. Or, tie in a cloth some omam and keep inhaling

15. Or, grind pepper and apply on forehead

16. Or, put ajwain seeds in boiling water and inhale vapor to open blocked nose

17. Or, mix one tsp each of betal leaf juice + fresh ginger juice + Tulsi juice + honey and take

Phlegm, Eosinophilia

1. Boil a cup of water with ½ tsp turmeric powder and 2 crushed garlic cloves. Drink

2. Or, mix ½ tsp pepper powder in warm water and add 1 tsp palm candy. Take this drink at bed time

3. Or, take juice of 15 tulsi leaves, add with honey and take

4. Or, boil 20 tulsi leaves in 2 cup water and drink

5. Or, take 1 cup ground mustard in a cloth bag and drop in sufficient water and boil. Pour the decoction into half a bucket of hot water. Soak both the feet for half an hour

Cough

1. From fresh ginger, extract 1 tsp juice. Similarly extract 1 tsp juice from each of tulsi leaves and betel leaves. Mix them all with 1 tsp honey and take 3 times a day

2. Or, grate a few garlic cloves, mix with honey and take 1 tsp daily

3. Or, prepare tea of ½ tsp each ginger paste, cloves and cinnamon powder. Add honey and drink

4. Take 3 times a day juice of ginger with honey

5. Take juice of 15 tulsi leaves. Add 1 tsp each of juice of ginger, betel, and honey

6. Take 15 tulsi leaves with jaggery and chew

7. Mix ½ tsp ajwain seeds with 2 cloves and a pinch of salt. Powder and add to warm water and sip it frequently

8. Take arisi thippili, dry fry and powder and store. Take half tea spoon of this powder, add honey and give it in betal leaf after removing the stem of leaf

9. Take 4 pepper and 10 tulsi leaves. Grind them little and boil in water and drink

10. Dry fry pepper and powder and keep

11. If cough due to cold, take the powder mixed with honey four five times a day. If dry cough, take it in ghee

12. For dry cough, fry 3 tbsp of raisins in 1 tsp ghee and take

13. For chain cough, Take murungai keerai and salt and hand crush them. Add lime powder and apply on throat

14. Mix one tsp each of betal leaf juice + fresh ginger juice + Tulsi juice + honey and take

15. Take 2 tsp betal leaf juice

16. Boil ¼ tsp each of powders of vasambu and liquorice in 2 glasses of water and reduce to half. Add honey. Sip three times a day

17. Lick a small piece of vasambu

18. Boil ½ powdered thippili in one glass of milk and drink

Whooping Cough


1 Make a mixture of juices of ginger, lemon and onions in equal quantity
Take it 2 tbsp thrice a day

Diabetics...(by kumar)

Your remedies could lie in any of the following

1. Remove seeds from fresh amla and grind it into paste. Tie it in a muslin cloth and squeeze out the juice. Take 2 tsp of this juice, mix with 2 tsp each of honey and lime juice. Drink on empty stomach every morning

2. Soak dried amla 1 tbsp in a cup of water overnight. In the morning add 1/8 tsp finely ground black pepper powder. Add 2 tsp lime juice. Dilute with water and drink every morning in empty stomach.

3. Mix ¼ tsp heeng with 2 tsp of bitter gourd juice. Take twice a day

4. Burn banana roots in fire and collect ash. Take ¼ tsp of this ash with honey

5. mix 1 tbsp each amla fruit juice and bitter gourd fruit juice and take in mornings

6. Make powder of cumin seeds and take ½ tsp with water twice daily

7. Take tender leaf buds of mango and neam. Crush and take

8. If diabetes is hereditary, eat 10 fully grown fresh curry leaves every morning for 4 months

9. Take juice of bitter gourd every morning in empty stomach. Use its seeds in powdered form along with food

10. Dry and powder the seeds of Jamun fruit. Take it with water, milk or curd twice daily

11. If diabetes in early stage, soak tender mango leaves in water overnight. Squeeze in morning and take the water in empty stomach. Alternatively, dry mango leaves in shade, powder and preserve. Take ½ tsp of this powder twice daily

12. If diabetes in early stage. Soak fenugreek seeds in water overnight. In the morning consume the water and eat the fenugreek, with honey if needed. Do it for 45 days

13. One glass of juice of arugam pul every morning in empty stomach would also make a difference.

14. Take equal quantities of ajwain, amla without seed, dry sundaikkai, curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, dried ginger, mango kernal and rind of pomegranate. Fry them all in little ghee till become golden brown. Take, cool, powder and bottle. Put half tsp in milk and drink twice daily
15. Powder jamun seeds and bottle. Every morning, take ¼ tsp of this powder with 1 tsp of honey

16. Drink the water in which four lady fingers cut in half an inch cubes have been soaked overnight

17. Dry bittergourds. Powder and one teaspoon of this be taken as the first thing in the morning

GrandMa Remedies...(by kumar)

Sore Throat
With your constant speech and eating, right from birth, your mouth and throat is one of the most over worked organ. If you had chewed it properly, the antiseptic chemicals contained in your saliva would have killed the germs in the mouth itself before they entered your throat. But unfortunately, we eat without chewing. We gobble food along with the germs contained in it. Now that we have gobbled it, we have the germs in our throat.

Thus a sore throat simply communicates the fact that you have abused your throat either by its over use or by wrongful eating. Quite naturally, you would get cured if you simply keep your mouth shut for the next forty eight hours taking ample fruit juice which is a great cleaning agent. If that does not work, opt for any of the following Home Medicines:

1 On a mixture of 1 tsp each of cinnamon and cardamom
Pour 1 glass boiling water
Filter and use for gargling

2 Boil ½ tsp each of powdered cinnamon and black pepper in one cup water
Add honey and drink

3 Boil fenugreek leaves with ½ cup moong dal and 10 small onions
Eat regularly

4 Chew a small piece of fresh ginger

5 Take a handful of leaves of lime; pour over it 1 cup hot water and take the water

6 Chew or suck a small piece of raw athimadhuram

7 Add 1 tsp turmeric powder to boiling water and inhale the vapour

8 If sore throat is due to cold, make pepper powder, add it to a spoonful of hot ghee and take

9 Before going to bed, take milk added with pepper powder and a little of turmeric powder for three days

10 Gargle with salt and ajwain seeds in warm water

11 Add a few dried rose petals to honey and chew frequently

Throat irritation

1 Powder 1 tsp fried cloves; mix with 1 cup warm water and gargle frequently

2 If throat irritation is due to coughing, chew 3 cloves with a pinch of common salt

3 Make a kashayam of Palm candy + little pepper + jeera + virali turmeric small piece and drink with one tea spoon of butter. Pepper and jeera to be fried and powdered before putting in kashayam

4 In case of ulcer in the throat, take jeera and palm candy and chew them together. After a little time, take warm water

5 Before going to bed, take milk added with pepper powder and a little of turmeric powder for three days

6 Lick a small piece of vasambu

Swelling in throat

Fry a handful of jasmine leaves in 1 tbsp gingelly oil and tie around the throat when bearably hot

Throat pain

1 Miix 1 tbsp each of lime juice and honey
Swallow tiny amounts slowly

2 Crush neem leaves in water, remove fibre, warm it up, add little honey
Use it for gargling

Fever

You can facilitate your body lose its heat by taking any of the following measures:

In feverishness:

Take one cup of lemon juice, add it to tender coconut water and drink

In fever

To bring down the temperature, as an external application, apply leaf juice of agathikeerai all over the body or soak a handful of vettiver in a jug of water and apply the infusion over forehead.

1 Make tea by boiling fenugreek seeds
Take thrice a day, if necessary adding little honey or lemon juice for taste

2 Make a cup of fenugreek decoction
Add 1 tsp fresh juice of ginger and 1 tsp honey
Drink

3 Make decoction of neem leaves
Add pepper powder and take

4 Add in warm water ½ tsp ground pepper and palm candy
Take at bed time

5 Take Anar fruit juice frequently

6 Clean handful of mint leaves and crush
Make a paste of
½ tsp black pepper, ½ tsp long pepper and 1 tsp dry ginger powder
Put all of them in 2 cups of water and boil till reduced to one cup
Filter and divide in 3 doses; take one dose - for three times the day

7 Take a pinch of saffron two times a day

8 Apply chandan paste on forehead to bring temperature down

9 Mix 2 tbsp saunf in one cup of water
Boil it till reduced to half
Filter and take 1 tbsp every morning and evening

10 Take two cups of water
Add 10 tulsi leaves plus 1 tsp powdered cardamom and boil to 1 cup
Add to this decoction milk and sugar to taste and take 3 times a day

11 Drink tea made from fenugreek seeds twice a day

It is Malaria if the fever comes on alternate days with body shivering and head ache. Sometimes, the patient may also have stomach upset and too much perspiration.

For bone fever, one can take the prescription given under [1] of cancer. In chronic fever, mix ¼ leaf juice of pavazhamalli with 1 tsp honey and take with warm water

Fever, followed by head ache, vomiting, fits and unconsciousness means it could be brain fever. Instead of waiting till unconsciousness, better consult a doctor

Skin Problems

1 For any skin infections make paste of fresh neem leaves and apply

2 For ulcers on the skin, steam the leaves of agathikeerai and apply. Even a paste of the seeds of this plant would help

3 For chronic skin diseases, you can rub neem oil in the affected areas

4 In suitable cases, you can take neem bath
For this, soak neem leaves in water, keep it under sun through out the day. And use the water in the evening

5 Boil a few arali leaves in adequate quantity of sesame oil. Cool and bottle. Apply on any skin ailments

6 Use tooth brush to clear your nails, fingers, toes, etc.

7 Apply latex of erukku

8 For rashes, make a poultice of fresh leaves of kuppaimeni and apply on the affected parts

9 For all skin ailments, grind handful of fresh jasmine flowers to paste and apply. Use this as soap also

10 Soak some neem leaves in bathing water for some time. Then use that water to bathe

The forgotten goodness of bael or vilvam‏....(kumar)

In summer, we seek ways and means of trying to keep our bodies cool and stave off dehydration. One of the best ways of doing this is to drink plenty of fresh fruit juices. While watermelon and nimbu-pani are eternal favourites, the humble bael is mostly forgotten.
The fruit of bael tastes like marmalade and smells like a rose. In the summer, the trees have almost as many fruits as leaves. The tree also has the added advantage of requiring very little care.
The medicinal value of all parts of this tree finds mention in the ancient ayurvedic text Charak Samhita and even in the Vedic scriptures. The Charak Samhita describes all parts of the tree - stem, bark, root, leaves and fruits - to possess medicinal value at all stages of development.
The bark is used to make an antidote for snake venom. A decoction of leaves can do a great deal to heal ulcers. The Kurma Purana mentions that the regular drinking of the juice ensures a long life span and a golden skin!
In terms of its properties, the bael fruit is similar to banana, helping in two contrasting conditions - diarrhoea and constipation. As the fruit begins to ripen, it is helpful in treating diarrhoea. The fully ripe fruit is a very good laxative and acts as an excellent coolant for the body.
Scoop out the pulp, which could be eaten raw, with or without sugar. Or blend it with coconut milk, regular milk, honey or date jaggery to make a beverage or freeze into ice cream. You can even make chutney, jams and jellies with bael pulp. The jam is purple and looks like the one made from blackcurrants.

Medicinal Uses: The fresh ripe pulp of the higher quality cultivars, and the 'sherbet' made from it, are taken for their mild laxative, tonic and digestive effects. A decoction of the unripe fruit, with fennel and ginger, is prescribed in cases of hemorrhoids. It has been surmised that the psoralen in the pulp increases tolerance of sunlight and aids in the maintaining of normal skin color. It is employed in the treatment of leucoderma. Marmelosin derived from the pulp is given as a laxative and diuretic. In large doses, it lowers the rate of respiration, depresses heart action and causes sleepiness.
For medicinal use, the young fruits, while still tender, are commonly sliced horizontally and sun-dried and sold in local markets. They are much exported to Malaya and Europe. Because of the astringency, especially of the wild fruits, the unripe bael is most prized as a means of halting diarrhea and dysentery, which are prevalent in India in the summer months. Bael fruit was resorted to by the Portuguese in the East Indies in the 1500's and by the British colonials in later times.
A bitter, light-yellow oil extracted from the seeds is given in 1.5 g doses as a purgative. It contains 15.6% palmitic acid, 8.3% stearic acid, 28.7% linoleic and 7.6% linolenic acid. The seed residue contains 70% protein.
The bitter, pungent leaf juice, mixed with honey, is given to allay catarrh and fever. With black pepper added, it is taken to relieve jaundice and constipation accompanied by edema. The leaf decoction is said to alleviate asthma. A hot poultice of the leaves is considered an effective treatment for ophthahnia and various inflammations, also febrile delirium and acute bronchitis.
A decoction of the flowers is used as eye lotion and given as an antiemetic. The bark contains tannin and the cournarin, aegelinol; also the furocourmarin, marmesin; umbelliferone, a hydroxy coumarin; and the alkaloids, fagarine and skimmianine. The bark decoction is administered in cases of malaria. Decoctions of the root are taken to relieve palpitations of the heart, indigestion, and bowel inflammations; also to overcome vomiting.
The fruit, roots and leaves have antibiotic activity. The root, leaves and bark are used in treating snakebite. Chemical studies have revealed the following properties in the roots: psoralen, xanthotoxin, O-methylscopoletin, scopoletin, tembamide, and skimmin; also decursinol, haplopine and aegelinol, in the root bark.

Health tips

உள்ளத்துக்கு எழுச்சித் தரும் உணவு

வாழைப்பழம், காளான், உருளைக்கிழங்கு -இவை மூன்றையும் உள்ளத்திற்கு எழுச்சித் தரும் உணவுகள் என அழைக்கலாம் என்று டாக்டர்கள் கூறுகின்றனர். மேற்கண்ட மூன்று உணவுகளிலுமுள்ள வைட்டமின் பி-6-ம்,பொட்டாசியமுமே மனக்கவலையை மாற்றி உள்ளத்திற்கு எழுச்சித் தருகிறது. நீரிழிவு நோயாளிகள் வாழைப்பழம், உருளைக்கிழங்கு போன்றவற்றைத் தவிர்ப்பார்கள். இவர்கள் காளான் சூப்புடன் சோயாபீன்சை சுண்டலாக ஒரு கப் சாபிடலாம். 5அவாகோடா பழமும் சாப்பிடலாம். மனக்கவலையை அகற்றி நோய் எதிர்ப்பு சக்தியையும் மேற்கண்ட உணவுகள் தருகின்றன.

மன இறுக்கத்தை அகற்ற...

தசை, நரம்பு மண்டலம்,செரிமானம், இதயம் - இந்த நான்கும் நன்கு இயங்க,தயாபின், ரத்த அணுக்களும் திசுக்களும் உருவாக, சக்தியை புதுப்பித்துக் கொள்ள வைட்டமின்-12 போன்றவை கிடைக்க ரொட்டித் துண்டுகளை சாப்பிட்டு வரலாம். ரொட்டிதுண்டுகளை வெண்ணை, ஜாம் இல்லாமல் சாப்பிட்டால் மிக சிறந்த சக்திமிக்க உணவாக அமையும். அதேபோல் சோர்வை அகற்றி வளர்ச்சிக்கும், மன இறுக்கத்தை அகற்றி நோயை குணமாக்கும் இரும்புச் சத்து, மத்திய நரம்புமண்டலம் சுறுசுறுப்பாகவும், வளர்சிதைமாற்றம் சீராக இருக்கவும், மற்றும் நியாசின் வைட்டமினும் ரொட்டித்துண்டுகளில் உள்ளன. நரம்புகளுக்கு வலுவும் தந்து உடலைப் பெருக்காமல் பார்த்துக்கொள்ளும் கால்சியம், எளிதில் ஜீரணமாக உதவும் நார்ச்சத்தும் இந்த ரொட்டித் துண்டுகளில் உள்ளன. ரொட்டிதுண்டுகளில் வெண்ணை, ஜாம் சேர்த்து சாப்பிட்டால் உடல் பருமனாகும். அதற்குப் பதிலாக பாலில் நனைத்துச் சாப்பிடலாம். ரொட்டியில் நார்ச்சத்து இருப்பதால் நீண்டநேரம் பசிஎடுக்காது. நல்ல புத்துணர்ச்சியுடன் இருப்பார்கள்.

குழந்தைகளின் புத்துணர்ச்சிக்கு...

குழந்தைகளை ஆரோக்கியமாக வளர்க்காவிட்டால் அவர்கள் பல்வேறு நோய்களின் பிடிகளுக்கு உள்ளாக நேரிடலாம். பொதுவாக சிறிய குழந்தைகள் வயிற்றுப்போக்கு, பேதி போன்றவற்றால் அவதிப்படுவதைப் பார்த்திருப்போம். அவ்வாறு அவர்கள் பாதிக்கப்பட்டால் துத்தநாக உப்புள்ள உணவு மற்றும் மருந்தை கொடுத்தால் அந்தக் குழந்தை உடனே புத்துணர்வுபெறும். மேலும் இது ஆண்டிபயாடிக்காகவும் உடலில் செயல்படுகிறது. பழங்களுடன் காய்கறிகளும் நன்கு சேர்த்துக்கொண்டால் அவர்கள் உடலில் துத்தநாக உப்பு குறைவாகவே இருக்கும்.நாரில் உள்ள பைட்டிக் அமிலம், துத்தநாக உப்பை உறிஞ்சி வெளியேற்றிவிடும். எனவே டாக்டரின் ஆலோசனைப்படி துத்தநாக உப்பை, மாத்திரை அல்லது உணவாகச் சாப்பிடலாம். வாரம் இரண்டு நாட்கள் கடல் உணவு சாப்பிடுவது நல்லது. இதன் மூலம் துத்தநாக உப்பு கிடைத்துவிடும். தொற்றுநோய், ஜலதோசம் முத்லியன உடலில் துத்தநாக உப்பு குறைவாக இருப்பதன் அறிகுறியாகும். வாரம் இருநாட்கள் அவித்த மீனைச் சாப்பிடுவதால் மிகவும் எளிதாக துத்தநாக உப்பைப் பெறமுடியும்.

How to communicate with the Dead

Some people feel the intense need to communicate with someone who is dead. Usually, they desire to contact a loved one that they have lost or some simply harbor a fascination with death or the dead. When one wishes to reconnect with the presence of someone they have lost, they may turn to methods involving communication with the dead.



When one is interested in contacting the dead, there are a few techniques that can be followed, according to a Dr. Raymond Moody, who claims to be quite an expert when it comes to near-death experiences, as well as the afterlife. Moody suggests a technique that was used during ancient times for those who wanted to receive a vision. It is said that Nostradamus used this approach when he was foretelling the future. It simply involves a large mirror, as well as a variety of suggestions to ensure a positive and successful line of contact. Below you will find a checklist to follow when you want to attempt communication between the dead.



1) To gain a clear state of mind, one should refrain from consuming products that contain dairy and caffeine the day before an encounter is attempted. Fruits and vegetables should be the only simple foods that are consumed.



2) When attempting to contact the dead, you should position yourself in the quietest section of your dwellings. Watches and jewelry should be removed; loose clothing should be worn. Relaxation is the key for those who wish to contact the dead. Distractions, such as clocks and phones should be unplugged. When complete silence is achieved, a large mirror should be placed in front of you. The mirror should be at an angle that promotes comfortableness.



3) If you are having trouble reaching an altered state of mind, looking at artwork or listening to calming music can achieve a sense of awareness conducive to this type of act.



4) If you are trying to contact a loved one, you should surround yourself with some of their photographs, as well as their personal items. Touching the objects will bring you closer to who you are trying to contact. Some of the items you may choose to set about you may include family films, photo albums, old letters, glasses, a piece of their clothing, as well as a few of their favorite things. Anything that evokes feelings or memories should be used.



5) Light a candle and put it behind you. When dim light is used, it is best that it be placed behind your body. It is said that twilight hours is the best time to communicate with the dead because many people experience altered states. Some can mirror gaze surrounded by bright lights, but this takes time to get use to, as well as achieve.



6) When you are ready to mirror gaze, you should be in a comfortable, relaxed position. You will gaze into the mirror without trying to see anything; it will be similar to looking at something that is located far from view. You may start to feel a tingling within your fingertips.



7) The mirror may seem cloudy after some time, while others have reported that the mirror becomes darker in color. When things within the mirror do not seem as clear as they did before, you may be ready to experience contact with the dead.



8) Complete silence should still be maintained. Allow yourself to view the images that appear to you within the mirror (if you are lucky to experience this phase). The images that you may encounter will probably last for only less than a minute. Some people are able to view images for as long as 10 minutes, but this may take some time to develop. Sometimes you may not see a thing, but will instead hear the voice of your loved one. Some have claimed to actually feel their touch. Experiences with mirror gazing can be quite varied.

My Mom

The most pretiest woman ever I have met...She is just like my grandma...the way she show her love to us children..She is the most adorable lady I have ever met...Even though she like to scold us but the only thing that I felt was love..and nothing more..
What can I say about her. My appa used to spend alot of time searching for money to educate us, to feed us and to shelter us..but my amma..the only thing she did was pouring us with her attention and love...

A normal routine of a mom..wake up, cook, teach us i guess, play and etc..Thats wat she always do till today..When i started to like her I dont know..I mean Im close to my appa and I'm not sure when I begin to close with her.

I used to fight with her and I will not talk to her..but the next moment my amma will come near me and feed me...She is not that educated studied till form 1 but now Im proud to call her as my amma coz she is using computer and internet. Really proud of her..

My memories

Family.....

I guess I've been gifted with the wonderful family...Consist of my appa, amma and my 2 lovely brothers.....I used to remember my appa will bring us together with my 2 cousin sister to JB my grands place......Thats where I saw the heaven in the form of my family. I guess Ive been gifted with such a lovely family...
There are lots of sweet memories that is never faded from my memory...I used to remember my Malika chiti used to prepare Poori with Dhal curry...We 7 devils (at that time) used to sit down in the kitchen and toucher her to give us the poori...........And she together with my amma will be cooking for us till we are full........
There are lots of sweet memories that I think no one can ever replace them..

Ohh yes....now i remember my appa used to bring us only to JB to celebrate all the diwali...He never missed to bring us...even tough he is very busy with his working schedule but he never forget to shower us with his love...