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!!

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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.