One go remedy for your oral hygiene- Stay Tuned

 Hello my lovely beautiful readers, hope everyone is doing safe and keeping well at home.

Sorry for blogging so late but today I am back with a interesting home remedy for any kind of tooth or gum issues you are dealing with lately. sounds interesting !!

Keep reading the space for more updates.

Here I am sharing a incident that happened with me recently. I had been facing issues of bleeding gums, tooth decay and bad breath but I am also one of the person like you who is afraid of visiting dentist and was procrastinating it daily. One fine day I decided to google for the issue to find some home remedy which could ease me out.

Guess what I found, OIL PULLING. Like me, many of you must be thinking what the hell is this now. Are we pulling oil from some khaan or something 😂na na na. Let me explain it in simple words.

What oil pulling is how it is to be done and what are the benefits?

Oil pulling is swishing the edible oil in your mouth to remove bacteria and improve oral hygiene. This is the best remedy for all of your oral issues. This has been used by many people in our ancient times and they were blessed with impeccably oral hygiene with this.

How- Take one spoon of coconut oil(preferably Virgin or cold pressed oil) swish it around the mouth for 15 minutes(its minutes not seconds haan) 😁 Initially doing it for 5 minutes would be a hell thing for you as it will make your jawline awfully paining. Still no worries keep doing it daily without miss and then gradually increase the timings day by day and swish the oil for 15 minutes and spit it out just like you do mouthwash followed by toothbrush.

Adopt this habit initially daily for 2 months and see the magic 😀.Later make it to one week in fortnight. This is scientifically proven to not only beat your oral issues but it detoxifies your intestine by pulling the pollution and dirt just like magnet.

Benefits of oil pulling:

1) Stronger your gums

2) Stop bleeding teeth and improve overall gums health

3) Whitens your teeth

4) Kills harmful bacteria

5) Reduce bad breath

6) Detoxifies your entire body

7) Makes your jawline attractive

When it is to be done: I prefer doing this early morning while doing my chores along as you have to spend fifteen minutes in it, you can choose the preferable time when you want to be in your silent zone in the morning as you have to be mum through out 😅. Mark by words, puri duniya aapko usi time pe hi disturb karegi 😝

Believe me I am the one who came out of my oral issues by following this magic and I want you all to adopt this habit with me either you are facing any oral issues currently or you may face because of ageing you know 😉

ultimately decision is yours to have this issue fixed at home in just few bucks or pay the amount to that scary geeky Dentist🙆

Let me know in the comment box if you are with me in this challenge and once challenge is over, come back to write what you achieve out of it.

All the best and happy reading everyone.

Do let me know if you found this home remedy interesting .

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D-Tan pack for glowing and beautiful skin for men and women

 Hello Lovely Readers,

Hope you are doing well!

Today I brought a topic which is more exciting for females but trust me men can also make the most out of it 😜

Yeah you got it right so as the festive season is just around the corner and we all are in a rush for shopping and gifting 😍 Meanwhile its our skin which bears a lot when we step out of our home like pollution, dust, scorching Sun and dehydration which makes our skin dull and dry. So today I brought a  homemade D-Tan pack which you apply on the go for just 20 minutes in the entire day and it works far better than your costly facials and give you glowing and charming skin 😇

So here is a list of quick ingredients which you require and they are available at your home all the time.

 Let's check them out:

1) Rice Powder/ Wheat Flour/Besan

2) Cucumber

3) coffee powder

4) Turmeric powder

5) Milk

How to apply: Take a bowl, add 2-3 spoons Rice/ wheat flour/Besan. Add a grated cucumber, pinch of coffee, pinch of turmeric powder and mix them all together with help of milk and make a consistency just like idli batter. Apply the paste on your face and let it dry for another 20-30 minutes. Gently rub it on your face with your finger tips and wash it off with lukewarm water followed by moisturizer.

For best results try it out daily.

This is personally my favorite tried and tested D-Tan pack which I apply daily. This can be used by males and females both and as all the ingredients are natural so there is no scope of allergy too 😉 there are innumerous other packs as well which I will write in a separate blog .

So what are you waiting for 😃 gear up start using this pack and get ready for the festivals.

 Do give it a ty and comment me with the results in the dropbox below. Men reading out there, I am expecting more and more comments from you guys this time after trial 😄.

Do share your favorite D-tan packs in the comment box below.

Till then happy reading keep glowing and happy festivities 😃

Are you a Morning tea lover? Instead become a Morning drink lover

 Hello Readers,

Hope you are doing well? It's been long since I blogged as life was keeping busy but now I am back with new energy. Thanks to all my friends and family for pushing me back to write something and its great to hear that I have so many lovely followers who look forward to my blogs. So today's topic is one of my favorites which is TEA and this blog is specially for tea lovers (Chai Premi) just like me😀Next question to you all: Are you a bed tea lover? If yes then we are not at all alike😢 and you have to change this bad habit and become a morning drink lover just like me 😃 kyuki jo adatein buri ho wo jaldi se jaldi chhod deni chahiye 😏 now you all must be thinking that when we are having bed tea since ages then how come this habit can be bad..right? Everyone has their own justification for owning  this habit  Believe me drinking tea first thing in the morning is as bad as keeping filled dustbin in your home or you have a diesel car and you are refueling it with petrol 😥. Hope now these example are eyeopener for y'all if not then lets dig into the harmful issues this habit can create in your body.

Although there are innumerable disadvantages but I am highlighting few of them which can influence you to leave this habit as early as possible:

1) Having tea as first thing after getting up causes acidity as it contains caffeine.

2) Slows down metabolism which eventually stops weight loss process.

3) Creates dental problems as it causes gingivitis due to excessive bacteria buildup.

4) It causes bloating and dehydration due to milk included.

5) Caffeine is known to give energy boost so having it empty stomach can cause dizziness or nausea.

Tip: Never ever have tea empty stomach in the morning as your body is deprived of food and water from past 8 hours while you were asleep so make sure to refill the fuel with good options which will boost your energy level and give a day good kick start. Start your day with healthy water which will help you for weight loss and maintain healthy lifestyle too.

Lets have a look on the alternatives we should go for instead of milk tea in the morning:

1) Jeera water which burns burn body fat too.

2) Saunf water

3) Carrom seeds water

4 ) Lukewarm water/ Lemon water

5) Chia seeds water

6) Fresh aloe Vera juice

7) Methi dana water

8) Neem Juice

9) Bottle guard Juice/Ash guard juice which reduces sugar level too

10) Bitter guard juice 

11) curry leaves water

I am also a big time tea lover but I never have tea empty stomach in the morning instead I enjoy having it with breakfast and evening 😍 which completes my meal and rejuvenates me.

Many options are there its just you have to just choose wisely. If you haven't tasted/tried these water then its high time for you to start from today itself kyuki achi adatein jaldi se jaldi apna leni chahiye.

Do give them a try and comment me with your favorite morning water in the dropbox below.

Till then happy reading👍

Right way of Drinking Water

 Hello Lovely Readers,

Welcome back to my page. Its been a long time since I blogged anything as life was keeping pretty busy but today I am back with another my all time favorite topic of water. As you all already read my blog on water and know the importance of having water. Those who missed can still go and check it out on the link below

Importance of water for our body

 Now let me ask you another question: how many of you actually know that there is a way also to drink water to get the most benefit out of it and cleanse body from inside?? Now you must be thinking what is there in this. It's just water and we have to gulp it down and that's it. No no no my dearies that's where we are wrong. Let me quickly brief you the right way of having water. If you find my blog interesting and you learnt something out of it then do let your near and dear ones also aware of this so that we create a healthy circle nearby.

1) Never gulp down water in one go: We have always observed that we keep having long breaks in taking water and when suddenly we feel thirsty we gulp down a glass in one go. This is absolutely wrong way of having water as it causes water retention, bloating, dehydration and stop weight loss process too. Instead have sip by sip throughout the day

2) Always sit down while having water: Another major issues we keep seeing in kids and adults that they prefer to have water in a standing position rather than relaxing on a chair and having water. Water when taken in a standing position leads to join pain, accumulation of water in knees and arthritis problem in long go. while standing and drinking water disrupts the fluids in our body.

3)  Have water before brushing teeth in the morning: Now another thing I heard from many people is they prefer taking water in the morning after they freshen up and brush whereas there are some good bacteria that generates through out the night into our mouth from our saliva when we asleep. So always have 3-4 glasses of water before getting up from your bed so that good bacteria can work for us.

4) Use copper bottle rather than plastic or steel bottle: who doesn't know the benefit of copper utensils and that's the reason it is recommended to have water also in copper/Chaandi bottles instead of plastic or steel. Or you can use traditional MATKA too as nothing can beat the benefits of Matka Water. 

5) Always have room temperature or Warm water: As summers are arriving, many of you will start storing water in fridges but believe me having cold water has only disadvantages and not even a single benefit for your body. Whereas when you take room temperature or hot water, it helps in weight loss, good digestion and reduce cholesterol. Having cold water leads to constipation, weight gain and disrupts our digestion process. For keeping body cool, incorporate detox waters in your diet.

6) Have sip sip water and never wait to feel thirsty: Never ever wait to feel thirsty and have water then as it ultimately leads to water retention as you will again gulp down water in one go. Instead keep having sip sip water throughout the day so that it gives you maximum benefits.

Tip of the day: Before signing out, I would like to give a tip for you all. Always drink maximum water from the start of the day till evening 5 and gradually reduce down after sunset as it gives maximum benefit and will not disrupt your sleep too by roaming in washroom all the time :).  Also if you feel uncomfortable having 3-4 litres water in a day or not used to of having this much liquid, go for detox water. For more details read out my blog Detox water benefits

If you find my blog interesting, do comment in the comment section and let me know what new you learnt from this blog :)

Happy Reading!!

Wish you all happy and colorful Holi :)

Mango: Weight Gainer or Weight Reducer..umm..

Hello Lovely Readers!!

So how's the caption of today's topic? Interesting..Isn't it?

Yes this time it's everyone's favorite summer fruit MANGOOO :-)

I heard many people saying we love mango but we don't eat it as it leads to weight gain. So is it really a weight gaining fruit or weight loosing fruit? If I say it helps in weight loss would you guys believe me? I know not many of you.

Okay so how many of you crave for donuts,cakes,pastries, biscuits etc? Are these junk stuffs actually healthy? So how can a fruit be so unhealthy? I hope you are getting my point what I am trying to say. Anything having in moderation is always right.

Mango is a fruit which is loved intensely by almost all of us but many of us refrain ourselves from eating as it is a unhealthy fruit. Lets check out the innumerable hidden benefits of a mango

One mango has approximately 80-100 calories which is manageable in a day with right eating. Just plan your meal in a way that if you wanna have mango then have one chapati less in your meal so that your calorie count will be balanced. or have it in morning mid-meal.Weight loss and weight gain is all game of calories.

Below listed are the hidden nutritional benefits of mango which will amaze you and influence you to have mango without any guilt.

1) Loaded with fiber which helps in good digestion and ease in constipation problem.

2) Antioxidants available which clears the skin and acne marks

3) Boosts Immunity

4) Lowers Cholesterol

5) Aids in weight loss.

6) Vitamin A,Vitamin C,potassium,calcium, protein,Zinc,copper and other nutrients available.

7) Improve eye sight

8) Regulates BP

9) Enhances skin health

10) Make bones more stronger

So guys how many of you are actually aware that mango has high fiber,lots of necessary vitamins and antioxidant properties which our body needs in summer. Yes it has sugar too but that is natural sugar and not processed one which we consume from cakes,pastries and other sweet junks.

So if you crave for something sweet from next time, grab a mango and enjoy it.Fruit can never tend to weight gain if eaten at the right time and in a right way.

This is my favorite style of having mango, mango shake with chia seeds.

Do let me know your favorite way of having mango in the comment section below.

Happy reading!!

Stay home,stay safe!! 

Live out life in this lockdown

Hey Lovely Reader!!

How you all have been? Its been a pretty long time since I blogged anything as there were many things going on in my life and now it seems to be settling down gradually. Actually  I have recently shifted to my own flat and this was my biggest news which I was wanting to share with my readers but didn't get time for this too. Well better late than never :-P

So here I am today with another topic on how we should live our life in this lockdown.
We have  been going through a very crucial phase but this too shall pass. I pay my salute to all the police staff and doctors who are actually working on their toes to save us by putting their life into risk and saving us from this Corona Virus. We can also contribute a little for them by just staying inside our home and maintaining social distancing. Why can't we help them with this?
 I am seeing people cribbing at their homes by saying we are getting bored sitting idle at home. Guys please understand once this time will be gone this will never be back so try to enjoy to the fullest. Once this lockdown will be over, we all will be back in our previous routine with no time for our families. So invest in something good which you have always been wanting to.
Below are few habits which you all can develop during this time and can maintain them for forever.

1) Find your purpose and invest in it: There is something unique in everyone of us and there is no better time than now to find out and invest in it. Till now you all had an excuse of being busy due to work and now we can invest in it. So go-ahead with finding your inner creativity or passion which you always wanted to do but time was a big constraint for you.

2) Invest in your health: This is the best time to invest in your health. People who always had an excuse of being busy and not doing any workout has now plenty of time to invest. Gear up guys and do some yoga and pranayam and make yourself fit and healthy.

3) Eat healthy and delicious food: This is the time where you can do experiments with your ingredients and built up a new recipe. I am not a MasterChef kind of person who can make chola bhatura or golgappas at home but I keep doing experiments with healthy recipes like I learnt making peanut chat/Makhana chat in a healthy way, homemade namak paras and shallow fried aloo ki tikki. So keep your brain active by doing and learning some healthy recipes.

4)Have plenty of water: This is the best time to clean/ detoxify our body. Have 4-4.5 liters water everyday to cleanse our body internally as we are at home and using laboratory is no more hurdle for us. Those who can not have plain water can have detox water or green tea. I need not to mention again the health benefits of having water as I have already mentioned in my blog. Those who haven't read please read it again and keep yourself hydrated. Below given is the link on water blog.
https://divya1308.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2019-07-23T19:14:00%2B05:30&max-results=7

5) Use homemade face packs and hair masks: So girls when reaching out to parlors is not easy for us, we can have a trial of some homemade face packs and hair packs. Nothing is better than homemade things.
My favorite face pack these days is curd, lemon, haldi, honey and coffee. Please give a trial of this pack and you will get glowing skin in return. Similarly when lockdown is going on having messy oily hair bun is not a bad idea right gals!! Yes you heard me right. Please start doing good care of your hairs by oiling them or applying any hairpack like curd, egg pack or banana and olive oil pack This is the best time where you don't have to shampoo your hair in rush to reach office early.Girls do whatever experiment you wanna do on yourself as experiments lead to some good results always. Nurture your skin and hairs beautifully as this will last for forever. One of my favorite face pack is Coffee pack. Now you must be wondering how coffee can be used in a face pack so go through my blog for this. Link is given below
https://divya1308.blogspot.com/2019/08/dear-coffee-i-love-you-for-my-beautiful.html

6) Spread positivity all around: The way your inner energy vibrates, same get replicated in our outer world.When world is fighting through this tough pain we should spread positivity all around by using some positive affirmations like all is well in my world and so am I. I am healthy and fine. Start using these affirmations with more positivity and we will sail through this phase.

7) Talk to your family and old friends: Those friends which were left behind in run of life can now be contacted again. So what are you waiting for :-) Go ahead with calling your friends and rejuvenate those old memories. Those who are with family, enjoy this time to the fullest as this time will never be back again when you have no work to do except fun time with family. Make your bond more stronger than ever with your parents and kids.

8) Work on decorating your home and cleaning wardrobes: Those were the times when cleaning a wardrobe was never easy because of shortage of time. Now play your favorite music on in your ears and shuru ho jao :-) Look out for your hidden talent of decorating home with some beautiful ideas you may have in your mind.

9) Invest in nature and gardening: I am sure almost all of us love plants but hardly get time to water and nurture them. So please have this time utilized in the nature and enjoy the beauty.

10) Go out in your balcony or terrace to enjoy beauty of nature:  This is the time when we have least pollution in our surroundings ,please have a look of this beautiful nature. If you all have noticed, this time we hear the birds chirping in the morning, sky is beautifully blue which was seen many years ago.
A note to IT engineers who are working from home in this lockdown I request you all to please adopt work life balance. Please take a pause in between from your work and do some stress relieving activities and take good care of your healthy. Don't overburden and overstress yourself because health is wealth.
So guys, I am sure I must have been able to bring out at least something good in your mind.
Do let me know what new you have learnt/done in this lockdown in the comments section below. Also how did you find my blog.

Stay home stay safe!!
We all will fight with this Corona soon.
Cheers!!

 

Workout: My Passion

Hey lovely readers!!

Getting up off the couch and taking part in regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do to ensure you remain healthy. 

It's been more than a year since I am into this fitness journey and believe me this journey is amazing. Only thing you have to do is shut your brain with the lame excuses of being tired and skipping workout and start loving yourself with the sweat of your body which comes out after workout. Yes you heard me right.

Before I entered into this fitness journey, I used to be a typical punjabi girl whose focus was only on eating eating and eating. Eating is good but eating right is much more important which I can understand now when I am into this transformation journey. Merely following a diet will not help you to loose weight till the time you do some workouts.

I keep on meeting many ladies who says they don't even have an hour time from their routine for any kind of workout as they have kids and family to take care. Ladies you have to understand one thing, you are the backbone of your family and backbone has to be strong. This not only implies to females but to males too who are the bread earner of the family. You can take good care of your family only when you yourself is healthy. And for this, you have to spend a little on yourself and your body. So what you have to do is take out an hour time and make it your me-time by going out for a workout of your choice. Does not matter if it is Jogging,brisk Walking,Zumba,Aerobics anything, put the music high and go with the pace and see how you will start enjoying it.Choose whatever makes you happy,and make it your routine first and gradually your passion. Believe me your body will also start loving you and respond you even better.

And moreover it is not only helpful for people who are on weight loss journey but for everyone to be fit and healthy. I am sure you will be amazed by knowing the health benefits of workouts which I am writing below:

1) Help you control weight,make your body and muscles toned.

2) Help your body to manage blood and sugar levels

3) Reduce chances of heart attacks

4) Help you improve mental health

5) Improve your sexual health

6) Build immunity

6) Make you sleep like a baby :-)

7) Increase chances of living healthy and disease free life

8) Leads to good digestion

9) Lower risk of depression and anxiety

10) Reduce chances of cancer risk.

If there are such many innumerable health benefits of something then why are we not adapting it? Make yourself win from all the lame excuses,start enjoying workout from today itself and see the change in yourself.

And yes,who does not love glowing and pretty face with toned body :-) hope you got me now haha. Doesn't matter how busy life is treating you, take out half an hour me-time for yourself. Afterall, health is wealth.

With this, signing off for now.

Happy reading!!

Do give me your suggestions/comments about this blog in the dropbox below. Would love to hear from you.

Dinner: Last meal of the day but the important one

Hey Guys!!
It's been a long time since I blogged anything as I was busy with family functions and now I am again back on track :-)
So this blog is in continuation with my last blog where I explained about the importance of breakfast and healthy eating options. In case you missed out to read it, click on the link below. And guys believe me , it's a must read blog.
https://divya1308.blogspot.com/2019/09/breakfast-my-favourite-meal-of-day-and.html

Now without wasting any time, let's dig into the importance of last meal of the day, why it is not advisable to skip and some healthy eating options for dinner. So keep reading.
I meet so many people  who says that we are in so much rush entire day because of job that we get family time only in dinner and that's the reason we eat content food in night with family. Guys you have to understand that family is important but health is also equally important and you have to choose it on priority. Dinner should be the lightest meal of the day as our metabolism system starts reducing gradually as the day sets and hence this meal should be as lightest as possible. And dinner plays a vital role in weight loss journey too.
I met few people who are trying to reduce weight  and when I asked them their dinner option they simply say "we don't eat dinner as we have to reduce our calories intake". You have to understand one thing that reducing weight is all about eating healthy and light food rather than skipping meals. Dinner is as important as breakfast  because there is a huge gap in evening mid meal and morning breakfast which makes your body starve for longer and as a result your body starts making acid and eventually entire body function becomes worsen.That's why we have to keep our body full for next eight hours while we are sleeping. 

Below are some of the reasons why we should have light dinner:
1) Light dinner helps you in sound sleep.
2) Dinner should be sodium free as having salt after 6 PM leads to water retention, acidity and bloating.
3) Eat healthy and low carb dinner as it gets digested easily.
4) Replace your mid night hunger with a glass of milk.
5) Including light dinner in your diet chart leads to good amount of weight loss.

I hope I made you all understand about having dinner. Keep in mind, when you are trying to reduce or maintain weight, fasting or keeping your body hungry is not at all recommended. Instead you should have five small meals to avoid big hunger and heavy calorie intake.
 Just like  breakfast, there is a specific time slot for dinner too. Try to have your dinner before 3-4 hours of your sleep as it gives sufficient time to your body to digest it and have a glass of milk one hour before your sleep to reduce your food craving in mid night. Remember if you are eating late then have only a bowl of papaya and if you have 3-4 hours beforehand of your sleep then  include any of the options which I am suggesting below.

Now here are some healthy dinner options which can be adapted to make a healthy lifestyle as well as reduce or maintain weight.
1) A bowl of fresh papaya
2) Sauteed veggies including green peas, onions, cherry tomatoes, broccoli,green beans, green red and yellow bell peppers and mushroom.
3) 100 gms raw or grilled paneer.
4) khichdi with 80% green lentil and 20% brown rice.
5) A bowl of raw salad including cucumber, onions, tomatoes, carrots.
6) A bowl of daal with one chapati/ a bowl of bottle gourd sabzi
7) Vegetable daliya with lots of green veggies.
8) A bowl of sprouts with veggies.
9) 2-3 boiled egg whites.
10) Milk Daliya/ Milk Oats with Jaggery.

I hope you find this blog interesting. Do share your comments/suggestions in the comment box below.
Stay tuned for more such healthy tips.
Eat less but eat right, with this signing off for now :-)
Happy reading!!

Breakfast: My favourite meal of the day and yours should also be..

Hello Readers!!

Ms. Blogger is  back with another health tip today and this is related to breakfast which is our first vital meal of the day. You all must have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but how many of you actually consider it to be important in working days when you are rushing for office?
I met so many people in my life who are either not used to of having breakfast or they don't consider it to be this much important that they have it after 4-5 hours of waking up from bed. Yes, you heard me right.There is a specific time for this meal to be taken and this has to be taken within two hours of getting up from bed. There is a scientific reason behind this saying. As we get up in the morning, our energy level of body is immensely low that it needs some fuel to charge and kick start the day
Below given are some of the points which will make you all understand about this meal relevance.

1) We break our 7-8 hours of fast after long sleep every morning by having breakfast and hence this meal boosts our metabolism.
2) It gives instant energy to our body.
3) It reduces chances of high blood pressure.
4) It gives our body important nutrients and reduces blood sugar level.
5) It plays most important role in shredding weight.

I am sure, after reading these many health benefits of this important meal, you won't even think to miss it again in your life and I will be the happiest person if my readers are getting this thought after reading this blog :-)
Now I am giving you healthy breakfast options which if followed religiously, is not only a complete balanced meal in itself but also leads to good amount of weight loss. I am sure this list will give a big sigh of relief to the ladies or mommies from thinking about the breakfast options as they can choose easily anyone from the below and if they wanna follow them all then they can get relief for at least next ten days from this regularly asked question ki "Subh nashte me kya banau" :-)
 Our breakfast should be a high protein meal of the day as protein gives instant boost to our body, helps in weight loss and makes us feel full for longer time because of which we can concentrate more better on our work.

So here comes the list:

1) Poha with peanuts and lots of veggies.
2) Paneer sandwich with 100 grams of Paneer slice and brown/Wheat/ Multigrain bread.
3) Hung curd sandwich with hung curd and onions,tomatoes,bell pepper,mushroom,grated carrots and french beans.
4) oats upma/ Rava upma with lots of green veggies.
5) Multigrain/ Brown bread and omelette with lots of finely chopped veggies of your choice.
6) Parboiled/ Raw moong sprouts with lots of veggies and some cubes of paneer.
7) Stuffed paratha with stuffing of your choice and very little or no oil.
8) Rava/ Rice idli with green chutney/sambhar or masala idlis.
9) Oats chilla/ Raggie chilla/ Besan chilla/ Green moong daal chilla/ Yellow moong daal chilla with lots of veggies or grated paneer.
10) Meusli/ Wheat Bran flakes(Cereals) with a bowl of milk.
11) Big bowl of fresh fruits.
12) Daliya with lots of veggies.

Here are list of ten easy breakfast recipes which can be made in the nick of time and have lot of health benefits. I am personally not in a favour of tenth and eleventh number option as I like to have my first meal a salty one. Every person has his/her own taste preferences :-)
One thing to be noted here is, try to add lots and lots of veggies in your breakfast to get maximum nutrients benefits and easy digestion. Try adding a bowl of fresh cut fruits and a glass of milk together with your breakfast as this meal should be your heaviest meal of the day and a complete meal in itself.

Out of these ten, my favourite breakfast option is poha and bread omlette. Do inbox me with your favourite one. Also comment on my blog page if you find this article interesting.

With this signing off for now.
Sayonara.

Dear Coffee : I love you for my beautiful skin & healthy hairs

Welcome Readers,

In today's topic I am going to reveal amazing hidden benefits of coffee which not only work wonders on our body but also on our skin and healthy hairs.

 Personally I never loved coffee as I was a tea lover and now I am a big time coffee lover . See how taste and preferences change in life,isn't it. That's how life is and change is always difficult but it's good. I have so much to write on life but I am not gonna divert the topic .Let's focus on coffee only for now :-)

Anyways Coffee is now such a refreshing beverage for me that I crave for it entire day. Everyone has some hidden story behind loving something and same I have.

My love for coffee started when I started commuting to office on public transports. My office is around 20 kms away from my home and initially I used to feel so exhausted after reaching office that I started looking for some beverage to give me instant energy and reduce exertion . I used to rush for a cup of tea always and one day tea was not available on the counter and I had a meeting to attend. In my office there is a vending machine from where we get freshly brewed coffee.So I thought "let's give it a try today". The moment I had a sip of it, I was empowered by its aroma so deeply  that I couldn't resist myself from having it again and again.Since that day I became coffee lover and it has become my first friend whom I meet after reaching my workstation. A single cup of coffee refreshes me and gives me instant boost and energy. Coffee has innumerable benefits some of which are listed below:

• It helps in burning fat and reduce weight
• It is a great stress buster
• It reverses aging process
• It improves immunity
• It prevents Diabetes
• It ease out menstrual cramps
• It reduces the risk of heart disease
• It increases blood circulation

Although it has tons of benefits, I have highlighted few of them. But did you know coffee is a energy booster for our body and a great companion for our skin too. I am sure many of us are not aware of this hidden secret. 

Coffee home made packs are healthy for skin. Yes, this is so true that coffee has antioxidants properties which helps in removing sunburn patches from skin and when mixed with honey and rose water, works wonder on your face. It removes all the dirt, pollution and other toxins from the skin and gives you healthy, clear and glowing skin.It also removes  dead cells from face and opens closed pores. It is such a simple face pack that you can even apply when you are rushing for some unplanned parties. All you have to do is just spare five minutes from your routine to apply this pack.

 Ingredients needed for this face pack is below:

2 teaspoons of coffee powder

1 spoon of rose water 

1/2 spoon of honey

Process to prepare this pack is :

Take a bowl,add all the above mentioned ingredients and mix everything together to make a smooth paste. Gently apply this paste on all over your face and let it dry completely. It usually take 5-7 minutes to dry out. Later wash it off with normal water. You guys will be amazed with its results. Do give it a try once specially ladies, it will reduce your parlor cost to some extent :-)

Try out and let me know the results. I am sure you guys will love it. For best results, use it twice in a week.

Now another amazing fact is Coffee works wonder on hairs too which I also got to know recently.

 All you have to do is, just add a teaspoon of Coffee in all your hair packs be it curd and egg pack or banana and honey pack or any other pack of your choice. 

Amazing benefits of coffee on hairs are:

• Reduces the process of  graying of hairs
• Improves hair color
• Brings shine
• Improves scalp circulation.
• Its antibacterial property helps in removing all the dust and germs from your hair and gives you shiny and bouncy hairs.
• It prevents hair fall too and helps in hair growth.

Hence the bottomline is, coffee is not only healthy for our body but also for our skin and hairs.

So from next time whenever you rush for a cup of tea in a break , grab a cup of coffee and enjoy it. But guys, keep in mind excess of everything is bad for our health be it coffee or any other thing.So watch out the quantity.

With this, signing off for now.

Stay tuned for more such healthy tips.

Friends : More important than family

Hello readers,

A warm welcome on my page. Festive season has started and as soon as August comes, I get very excited. Reason for my happiness is first and most important is its my Birthday month and my birth date is 13th August. Just pen down this date on your phone as a reminder to wish me..Just kidding :-)
Other reason is most beautiful day comes in this month which is friendship day. I am really not sure about the reason why first sunday of August is celebrated as Friendship day as it is such a cute relationship which does not need any specific day to celebrate. Even one page of blog can not describe the beauty of this relationship. Friends can be made anywhere in school, in college, in office or even during travel. I had been an introvert girl and always used to think that people will judge me for my nature and never knew about the beauty of friendship until I met some good friends in my life who accepted me the way I am and made me happy and feel special always. I am blessed with these friends in my life.
The saying is indeed true that no bond is stronger than friendship. Friendship is a beautiful bond  where two different souls decided to walk through together without being judgemental about each other. I personally feel this relationship is far more better than being into a relationship with a lover.

Let me tell you my story. I have travelled to so many places in India because of my job. I had so many apprehensions for relocation but never knew God has already made waited some friends there for me who will make me comfortable and made my stay always rememberable.

When I initially relocate to Lucknow,I was so much afraid that being away from my family and parents, how would I be able to survive there as I didn't know even a single person at that place but the day I joined office, I met few gals who offered me to join them over a cup of tea. And from there our friendship grew. Initially we were three Rachana, Meenu and  Shweta but gradually that circle started growing even bigger when I had Saumya, Pankaj, Ankit all of them in this group. I used to suffer a lot for my food arrangement and they helped me out in such a easy way by providing the number of best tiffin services. We all used to share so much over a cup of coffee daily that I started loving my stay in Lucknow and I used to look forward to go to office to meet them and make memories with them. I was staying in a PG  and found Amity college girls there who used to look forward for me to come back from office and have fun. I did lot of masti with all those friends in Lucknow be it eating pani puri, watching movie, roaming in Patrakar market, sharma ji ki famous chai and treat in CCD very weekend. That was the time which I still remember and cherish.

Then time came to leave Lucknow with wet eyes and move to chennai. Who could ever think that being from north india, south india can also be a fun place to live. Places can be fun when we get friends there. I was haunting there for a place to stay and I got two girls to live with. We all three starting sharing our lives together. I used to look forward to talk to them as they made me feel happy by listening to my problems and providing solution to me whenever needed. Moumita and Tithi ,I spent beautiful days of my life with you. And even in office I found my colleagues who eventually became my friend. Rajesh. Swati, Kaushik, Vimal, Satya those were my friends in office. I used to work in early morning shift there and started having idlis in breakfast with them and a cup of filtered coffee. We all used to share so much together that we spare an hour daily from our life and used to reach office an hour before from our shift so that we can enjoy together . I am really blessed with lot of good friends in my life.

Then again relocation time came and I shifted to Noida. I met with a girl over net and asked her if she can help me with stay and guess what, we started living together in the same house. We both were tea addict and used to make tea's together and have them together. During that duration, we used to share our lives and never knew that we will be BFF's. A stranger can become important part of your life was never known to me before I got this true friend in my life. She is the one with whom I have shared my entire life and without being judgemental about myself. she has always helped me in my ups and downs. She is the one who knows everything about my past and present. and the best part is she has always advised me . We two never get bored talking to each other. We are so common in nature that its like two sisters born from different mother. Love you so much Pallavi

And last but not the least, there is one more Jhalli in my life, Shipra . She is such a carefree girl that she always call me to pass her time during her commute from office to home. we are friends since our childhood and share a special bond together. She makes me laugh when I feel low, makes me more happy when I am happy and gives me advice when I needed it the most.

 Lovers can leave you for your mistakes but friends will make you laugh for your mistake and teach you the good way to correct it. Best thing about friendship is "this relationship don't ask you to change yourself but accepts you will all the flaws of yours." At times, when parents are not near you or you can't disclose your problem with them, Friends are there. Thank you Akshay, Rajeev, Aakshi, Meraj, Devesh,Deepshikha and some others whose name I missed here. You guys are my lifeline.

Happy friendship day!!

With this signing off!!
Tada..

Chutney - Condiment and our tummy booster

No doubt sandwiches taste good but it's always the chutney which doubles the flavor with its presence :-) :-)

Isn't this topic mouthwatering by its name itself :-)

Welcome readers on my page. I have seen people loving Tomato Ketchup over chutneys. Are you also one of them?
Many people consider chutneys more as a flavor enhancement and are unaware about its health benefits. So let me shoot a question to all the readers out there. Do you all know that chutneys are not only flavor enhancements but are loaded with lots of health benefits too?  

There are many types of chutneys that are made in different houses. Some of them are:

Dhaniya Pudina Chutney
Garlic Chutney
Tomato Chutney
onion Chutney
Coconut Chutney
Mango Chutney
Imli Chutney
Peanut chutney
Curry leaves chutney

Out of these, Dhaniya Pudina chutney is my all time favourite and it's always  ready in my fridge.  I prepared this over the weekend by blending everything together with some salt and few dashes of lemon. Most amazing part of this chutney is it gets ready in nick of time be it you're rushing for your office hours or its your gatecrashers dishes time.

 I always prefer to have home made chutney as it's far more healthier than the store bought and has zero calories with no added preservatives.
 I am personally a big time fan of Dhaniya pudina chutney because its more healthy and tasty.

Dhaniya: It lowers bad cholesterol, increases good cholesterol. Also aids to good digestion and better bowel movement.
Pudina:Helps in digestion, treat bad breath,reduce stress,gives relief from acidity.
Green Chillies: who don't know its health benefits :-) other than burning mouth it has zero calories and rich source of vitamin C and a great source of healthy and glowing skin.
Ginger:Gives ease from bloating, has antibacterial properties, reduce blood pressure and reduce inflammation.

Although, there are innumerable health benefits of these ingredients , I have highlighted some out of them.

Here is my yummilicious chutney ready :-)

So from next time, make this mouth watering healthy chutney your every meal companion, specially breakfast. And always prefer home made chutney over tomato ketchup as later one has nothing more than ample calories and added preservatives which gives adverse effect on our health.

Dhaniya Pudina chutney is mine favorite. Do let me know your favorite chutney in the comment section below.

Signing off for now.
Stay tuned for more such healthy blogs.

Happy blogging!!

Swachh Bharat : A tiny step of ours can make a big difference to the Nation

Hey Guys..I am back with another topic today.Its a bit lengthy topic as I had so much to write, still I tried to summarise my feelings. Hope you will enjoy reading it. I heard many times people saying India is not clean and not a good country to stay. So my question starts with you all.. How many of us are actually making an effort or contributing a small effort daily to make our country clean?  Let me tell you series of incidents which are still happening nearby us after so many promotions on Swachh Bharat.

Yesterday an incident happened.. I was travelling to my hometown from Noida and I saw a lady sitting on the front seat of car eating a packet of chips which she threw outside of the car window when empty as she considered it garbage and preferred to dump it on the road rather than in car to make her vehicle look clean. And there cat got my tongue ☹️

Now look at the below images 

 

Aren’t we shameful after seeing these things still happening in our country? In our houses we are keeping a maid to keep our house clean on daily basis and what about the earth on which we are living. Are we doing justice with our country and our mother earth? What lesson are we giving to our new generation?? We have even been provided a facility of collecting trash from the doorstep itself still are we lazy enough to put the trash in the truck or these things don't matter to us? Even we have been made aware on the hazardous effects of polythenes, still we have placed a chapati wrapped in plastic for cow..My God

It brings discomfort to me when I see these things happening. 

When I talk from awareness perspective even our PM ,our Leaders, Celebrities everyone is putting so hard efforts to spread awareness on this cleanliness. Even we are seeing so many hoardings everywhere for cleanliness. Are we too busy that we are neglecting them or it does not matter to us anymore?

Look at the below images of all the great initiatives and hard efforts putting from govt

 

Because of these many awareness on Swachh India at least people are now aware up to some extent on cleanliness. Now small efforts are required from us too to help our country move forward. Even services are given to us,we just have to make them in use properly.

Public toilets are made on roads which is a great initiative to curb diseases and ease people. Moreover when toilets were given to people living in rural areas, they were on cloud nine. 

From amenities perspective, our country has been developing day by day and providing the best resources for utilization. Now our responsibility is to make the resources/ services utilization in best possible way. 

I was passing by and got impressed by this coconut hawker who preferred to keep a net bag to collect the waste. I salute him for not choosing a road to spread garbage.

Had we even seen this kind of awareness a decade back? I feel happiness seeing people taking this small initiatives as it shows we love our country and want our nation to be clean and a happy place for living.

Now other instance which is quite common,I am also a victim of this many times and many of you must have been went through this.Chewing gum under shoes. Isn’t it irritating? Not only it makes problem for passers but its actually hazardous for our pets and birds too. I was reading an article during web surfing and got to know these chewing gums which if by chance swallowed by birds can even led to their death. Why can’t we take precautions for these things. 

I believe if we take care on the tiny things, it will help us to make our country as well as our mother India clean. 

Few are the basic things which we should always have  in mind: 

1) No trash should be thrown on the road. We should throw it only in bins and in-case bins are not available around us then we can keep it in our bags till the time we see any bin 

2) Chewing gums should be thrown in dustbin only as it can be dangerous for animals or birds too

3) While using washrooms either in office or at home, we should flush it properly so that it is ready to be used by next person without any inconvenience. 

4) Before leaving the table where we eat, make sure we leave the table clean, to be in use by next person.

Can i request you all to please make sure not litter here and there and make every possible small efforts to keep our nearby areas clean and if you see any passer doing any such act just stop him there itself. By these small steps, we will keep our surroundings clean and if surroundings are cleaned gradually, India will be a clean country eventually and thats should be everyone's dream :-)

A tiny step of ours can definitely make a big difference to the nation!!

My contribution in Swachh Bharat:

This is my small initiative towards cleanliness by keeping a tissue paper in my tiffin box so that I leave my table clean and don't expect some one else to clean it. 

Just brainstorm a little and do comment me in inbox about your tiny initiative for clean India

With this signing off!!

Stay tuned for more blogs :-) 
Happy reading!!

Water bottle: our all-time companion

A warm welcome to my lovely readers and followers. Today’s topic is very basic but lot of hidden benefits. Keep scrolling down!!

You must have heard from many people to have 3-4 liters or 8-10 glasses of water intake every day. Let’s deep dive into this as I have seen many people neglecting water intake and not considering it as a vital part of our daily routine. Look at the image, isn’t this amazing? Just gaze it out for a minute. Hope you can make out the difference.

Reason behind the saying of this much water intake is: as our body is composed of 70% of water therefore, water intake helps to flush out the extra toxins from our body, build our immune system and make our body clean and healthy. 

I heard many people asking a question “how can we drink these many liters in a day when we don’t even feel thirsty throughout the day? Especially when its monsoon or winters. And I completely agree with you. But we have to find out a way for this. Best is, try having water sip by sip. If you can’t have that too then try having flavored water which is also called detox water which has a combination of water with some fresh fruits or lemons dipped for flavor and better taste .( Detox water recipes will be sharing in my next blog)This way you will have more water and you won’t feel burdened to intake it.

I had even seen many people discussing, if we take much water then we have to go for frequent urination and out of that fear they afraid to take water. Guys let me tell you,  it’s just about adapting new lifestyle. Initially when you have more water, you will go for frequent urination and you will be on and off to washroom as it flush out waste from the body, which is completely okay as by this way you will shred some kilos too J. Later, your body will be accommodated with this style. Remember, your health should always be on utmost priority, no matter what. Keep reminding yourself for water intake and if your routine is highly packed and you tend to forget, then put a reminder or download a water app in your mobile and then it becomes your mobile duty to remind yourself for a sip of water in every 5-10 minutes J J

When I will list down the benefits of water intake, I am sure you will be in love with drinking water

 It helps to lose weight drastically and our body stay hydrated. 
Sufficient water intake prevents from binge or junk eating.
It gives clear and glowing skin and reverse aging process.
It helps improve the bowel movement and leads to good digestion 
It cleans kidney from all the impurities and make body disease free & healthy.
It gives big relief from menstrual crams.

So guys did you understand how much it is important to have water and how we were doing injustice by ignoring it? I am sure you won’t repeat this mistake going further as I tried to cover almost all of the excuses which people tend to make J

Just make your water bottle your bestie and carry it everywhere you go.

Also, from next time onwards always prefer water over any kind of drinks as it has zero calories with innumerable benefits. 

Now rush to your nearest shop to buy your favorite water bottle and make it your companion everywhere from tomorrow onwards J

With this signing off for now.

Stay tuned for more such healthy tips and blogs.

Happy reading!!