Tips for good night sleep

There are many simple steps you can take to help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep. Here are some tips:

• Avoid large meals within two hours of bedtime. If you are hungry, a glass of milk or a light snack is a good choice. Milk contains the amino acid L-tryptophan, which has been shown in research to help people go to sleep.
  
• Get aerobic exercise during the day to reduce stress hormones, but avoid anything too strenuous within three hours of bedtime. Regular exercise may promote deeper sleep.
  
• Go to bed at a regular time and avoid napping late in the afternoon. If you need to nap, take a brief nap for 10-15 minutes about eight hours after you awake.
  
• Stop working at any task an hour before bedtime to calm mental activity.
  
• At bedtime, keep your mind off worries or things that upset you; avoid discussing emotional issues in bed.
  
• Make sure your bedroom is having comfortable temperature.
  
• Keep your bedroom for sleeping. If you can't sleep or if you wake up in the middle of the night, go into another room and read a book or watch television until you feel sleepy.
  
• Learn a relaxation technique such as progressive muscle relaxation and practice it in bed.
  
• Caffeine should be discontinued at least four to six hours before bedtime. Caffeine is a stimulant that is present in coffee, cola, tea, chocolate, and various over-the-counter medications. Consider gradually reducing the amount of caffeine you consume to avoid withdrawal symptoms like headaches.
  
• If you are still having trouble sleeping after trying some of these suggestions, tell your doctor about it. There may be an underlying medical condition that is causing your sleep problem.

If you have difficulty understanding the current world financial situation !

If you have difficulty understanding the current world financial situation !


Once upon a time in a village in India , a man announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs. 10.




The villagers seeing there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.

The man bought thousands at Rs. 10, but, as the supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their efforts.



The man further announced that he would now buy at Rs. 20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again.



Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to Rs. 25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!



The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at Rs. 50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now act as buyer, on his behalf.



In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers: ' Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at Rs. 35 and when he returns from the city, you can sell them back to him for Rs. 50. '



The villagers squeezed together their savings and bought all the monkeys. Then they never saw the man or his assistant again, only monkeys everywhere!

IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY DINNERS

IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY DINNERS


FINDING TIME TO EAT dinner as a family has a host of benefits that go far beyond nutrition. Kids who eat with their family do better in school and are less likely to smoke, drink, do drugs or get into fights than those who are left to their own devices. But with two-career households and demanding schedules, who has the time? You do, if you remember some key rules.




Allow a little leeway In addition to all its other benefits, “having dinner together is probably the single most important way to promote good health and nutrition,” says Dr David Ludwig, an associate professor of paediatrics at Harvard Medical School and author of Ending the Food Fight. But experts agree that the family meal doesn’t have to mean Mum, Dad and all the kids sitting in the dining room at six o’clock five nights a week, eating a made-from-scratch meal. Surprising new research from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health shows that even if the meal is served in front of the television, kids eat healthier than those who don’t dine with loved ones. When a family dines together, they eat better.



“Eating together, no matter what you eat, slows down the process, extending family time,” says Dr Ludwig.



Commit to it If a family dinner just won’t work, try breakfast or weekend brunches. The point is to create a routine and stick to it. If you miss a day, pick up where you left off.



Talk it Out Share a meal with your children and they’ll share information about their lives

Facts about Water !

70% of our body is filled with water. In diseased states where body water is affected, the compartment or compartments that have changed can give clues to the nature of the problem. Body water is regulated by hormones such as anti-diuretic hormone (ADH), aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide. Try to get the best drinking water possible.




Check out some facts about the water you're drinking.



1. Air is not completely clean, the food we eat may have insignificant amounts of toxic, the products that we use on our skin and hair are also toxic. Water removes the dangerous toxins that are added into our body.

2. Water cushions our body joints.

3. Water acts as a transport for oxygen and nutrition throughout the cells in the body.

4. Water helps regulate body temperature.

5. Water helps prevent blood pressure from dropping to critical levels.

6. Water helps to defend against blood clots.

7. Water encourages bowel movement.

8. Water helps the normal kidney function from getting impaired.

9. Water keeps us from getting excessively dry skin.

10. Water lowers incidence of urinary tract infections.

11. Water also helps us from experiencing reoccurring headaches.

12. Water also helps alleviate fevers.

13. Hydrotherapy is the therapeutic use of hot / cold water externally to problems.

14. Hot water stimulates the immune system.

15. Hot water is also used to increase the body's flow. Imagine coming home from a hard day's work and soaking yourself in a bathtub for an hour. When you get up, your body will feel more relaxed and stressed than before. Professional athletes will usually take a steam bath or relax in a whirlpool after a rigorous training session.

16. Cold water reduces inflammation. Ice pack reduces swelling.

17. A cold water sitz bath is used to treat constipation, irregular vaginal discharge, hemorrhoids.

18. Spa treatments using alternating hot and cold water improve upper respiratory problems, congestion, foot infections, and headaches.