Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Summer Tips

Fear of going out in this climate? Planning to go hill stations ? Now its made it simple . Don't worry about the scorching sun. Here are the simple steps to follow:
1. Drink plenty of water(3-5 l) per day.
2. Avoid spicy food and add spinach every day.
3. Take plenty of watery fruits such as water melon,cucumber and vegetables such as radish, bitter guard, bottle guard.
4. Avoid artificial drinks as it contains chemicals which is harmful instead take tender coconut.
5. Wear light color cotton dresses as it absorbs the sweat.
6. Have regular oil bath or Aloe Vera or Castor oil as it cools body.
7. Wash your face frequently as it reduces mind pressure.
8. Morning and Evening Walk helps the body refreshing.
9. Drink Earthen Pot water instead of refrigerated water.
10. Add lot of millet in your diet.
Add some changes to surrounding too. Plan for small garden around your house. If it is apartment go with hanging pot plants. Surround your environment with green plant as it automatically cools up your home.
Wishing you happy summer.

Monday, 19 May 2014

Natural Shampoo

Whenever we see long and thick hair our minds starts longing for it and start think of ours. For this let me give idea of using natural shampoo. It can be easily prepared at home. And it cost for more less than shampoo we spend for. The artificial shampoo contains sulfate which wee kens  the root hairs and causes serious damages. Naturally hair have some oily substance on its scalp and by using of sulfate shampoo it root our the oily content from our hair and leads to hair fall.So it is best to use natural shampoo. Hope most of the know this procedure. let me now give measurements for the ingredients.
Soapnut - 1kg
Fenugreek -1/4 kg
Green gram - 1/2 kg
Pungangai - handful

The next step is to sun dry them and grind it to powder. The is more natural and helps to have healthy hair and also makes body cool. You can also add vetiver - herbal grass to this mixture. It agitates the hair growth. Naturally hair have some oily substance on its scalp and by using of sulfate shampoo it root our the oily content from our hair and leads to hair fall.