Discover Genetically Modified Organism in Our Daily Groceries

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Genetically modified foods (or GM foods) are foods produced from organisms that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. These techniques have allowed for the introduction of new traits as well as a far greater control over a food's genetic structure than previously afforded by methods such as selective breeding and mutation breeding

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Here is a scary fact – the effect of genetically modified foods on the human body has never been scientifically assessed – but 80 percent of our packed food contains DNA-manipulated ingredients.

To make the matters even worse, genetically modified food is not labeled as such, which complicates your efforts to avoid it. The request for the labeling of such foods is defeated with the help of giant food manufacturers.

Big GM Apple

Scientists genetically modified crops in order to improve the resistance of plants to pests, increase yields and reduce the ripening time. The problem is that we do not know how these foods affect our health, because there are no published studies on the impact of such foods on the human body and health.

“The tests haven’t been not done, so we now have become guinea pigs. Anyone who says: “We know that the food is perfectly safe” –either is unbelievably stupid or deliberately lying, “says Canadian geneticist David Suzuki.

Pest Free GM Tomatoes

Jason Calton, a nutritionist who has studied at Harvard and Yale, with his wife Mira, also a nutritionist, wrote the book “Rich food, poor food” in which they highlight the potential dangers of GMO products.

Their advice is to stick to organic, fresh foods or those that are grown locally, and to avoid GMO products. Remember that industrially obtained milk, meat, and fish are often derived from animals fed with GMO corn, alfalfa or soybeans.

GM Corn

Although GMO products are not labeled, Calton says that there is a trick that can help you identify the GMO fruits and vegetables. Look for the number on the product label, which is called the PLU (Product Number Look-up). If the PLU four-digit number is starting with 3 or 4, it means that the product is not GMOs but it is produced on a farm that uses chemicals and pesticides.

If the number on the label has five digits beginning with a 9, it means that the product is organic, grown without chemicals, pesticides or genetic modification.

“You can buy these products with clear conscience.” says Calton.

But the product that contain a five-digit number starting with 8 are GMO crops.

“They are unnaturally grown with the use of genetic modification”.

Due to the fact that the GMO products are widespread and common and are not labeled, it is almost impossible to avoid them completely. However, this fruit and vegetables is rarely genetically modified: onion, pineapple, avocado, peas, asparagus, mango, eggplant, kiwi, cantaloupe, cabbage, sweet potatoes, grapefruit, watermelon and mushrooms.

GM Featherless Chicken

The following products have a far greater chance of being genetically modified apples, celery, peppers, peaches, strawberries, nectarines, grapes, spinach, lettuce, cucumbers, blueberries, potatoes, green beans, kale, oranges, corn, zucchini, cherry, and hot peppers.

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Exercise your Eyes

If you always spent a lot of time on electronic devices, such as tabs, phone, televisions.

If your job needs you to sit in front of a computer for hours, then these exercises are ideal for you.

With this exercise you’ll relax your tired eyes. You’ll only need to do each of them five times.

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1. Be calm, take a deep breath, look at the ceiling, exhale and look at the floor.
2. Inhale and look to the right, then exhale and roll look in the center. Then inhale and look to the left.
3. Inhale and look in the upper left corner, exhale and look down to the right. When you do this five times, breathe and look to the right, exhale and look to the lower left corner.
4. Roll your eyes five times in one direction, and five times in the other.

A long-standing criticism of eye exercises by optometrists and ophthalmologists is the absence of scientific research that demonstrates eye exercises can effectively reduce or eliminate refractive errors and decrease your need for glasses or contact lenses.

Below is a 5 step Eye Exercises written by Steven Aitchison on How to Strengthen Your Eye Muscles and Improve Your Vision 

1. Blinking

Blinking is an often overlooked yet simple way to keep your eyes fresh and being able to focus longer. Computer users and television watchers tend to blink less, especially when they are intently focused on something. Try it just now as a simple exercise. For the next two minutes blink every 3 – 4 seconds. After you have done this for two minutes, mentally take note of how your eyes feel, are they strained, relaxed, tired. Now try and not blink for 30 seconds at a time for two minutes. Do you feel any difference?

Blinking exercise

Whenever you blink your eyes are going into a brief period of darkness which helps to keep your eyes fresh and discharges previous information ready for new information, this helps to reduce eye strain.

Your blink rate can also help with your communication skills. Think about someone who looked at you intently and you possibly felt threatened by them. What you may have missed is the fact that they had stopped blinking. When someone stops blinking and stares at you when you are talking it’s a sign of aggression. However whenever you are talking to someone and they are blinking at a 3 -4 second interval it’s a sign of a relaxed and friendly listener. Check out people’s blink rates the next time you are talking. Check out this article for more info Dramatically improve your eye contact skills

2. Palming

This is done to relieve stress around the eyes and as a way to relax your eyes whilst taking a computer break.

Palming

Instructions for palming

• Take a few deep breathes before you begin.
• Make yourself comfortable whilst leaning forward on a desk or with your elbows resting on your knees. Close your eyes.
• Place your two hands over your eyes with the cup of your palm covering your eyes, your fingers on your forehead and the heel of your hand will rest on your cheekbone. Make sure you can blink freely and you are not putting too much pressure on your eyes.

That’s it. Palming gives you the opportunity to rest your mind and your eyes for a few minutes at a time. It may not sound much of an exercise but it can make a big difference in your working day if you stop for a few minutes and do this exercise.

3. Figure of eight

This is to exercise your eye muscles and increase their flexibility. This is quite a simple exercise but a good one.

• Imagine a giant figure of eight in front of you about 10 feet in front of you.
• Now turn the 8 on it’s side. 
• Now trace the figure of eight with your eyes, slowly. 
• Do it one way for a few minutes and then do it the other way for a few minutes. 

It may seem very alien at first but it’s worth persevering with it.

4. Near and far focusing

This is one of my favorite exercises as you can do it almost anywhere, I say almost as I couldn’t imagine doing it on the underground without getting strange looks from those around me.

Near and Far focusing

Instructions for Near and far focussing.

• Sit in a comfortable position, or stand, this will only take 2-3 minutes at a time.
• Put your thumb about 10 inches in front of you and focus on it.
• Now focus on something else about 10 – 20 feet in front of you.
• On each deep breath switch between focussing on your thumb and the 10-20 feet object in front of you.

This will strengthen the muscles in your eyes over time and improve your vision overall.

5. Zooming

This is another one of my favorites as it is very easy and quick to do.

Zooming

Instructions for zooming

• Sit in a comfortable position
• Stretch out your arm with your thumb in the hitchhike position
• Focus on your thumb as your arm is outstretched.
• Now bring your thumb closer to you, focussing all the time, until your thumb is about 3 inches in front of your face.
• Now move your thumb away again until your arm is fully outstretched.
• Do this for a few minutes at a time throughout the day.

This exercise will strengthen your focusing skills and your eye muscles in general.

I hope this post has stimulated your interest in natural vision exercises and it leads you to research this subject more. I am by no means an expert on this subject so please do your own research. 

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How a 12 days Banana Diets Improves Yulia's Health

Bananas

Sole nutrition is not highly recommended, but with good prior preparation you may notice some positive changes. Yulia Tarbath is a nutritionist and a motivational coach who decided to eat only bananas for 12 days in order cleanse her body. Bananas are a high quality fruit which although caloric contains fructose, sucrose and glucose, and fiber, and it is this combination creates a feeling of fullness that lasts longer. The first thing she noticed as a change was the stomach relief and the silent digestion.

When Yulia Tarbath decided that she needed to give her health a boost, she try on mono-fruiting. This is a term commonly used to describe the consumption of only one fruit, and no other foods, for a determined length of time. This is touted by many as a method to detox their way to significantly better health. Yulia, who enjoys a high-fruit and low-fat raw vegan lifestyle with her husband, says that any fruit can be used, but bananas are often selected for their ease of eating, nutritional content and affordable cost. Furthermore, she says greens may be added, but suggests also going mono by using only one kind of green such as celery. 

By following a banana-only diet for 12 days, drinking plenty of water and getting rest and exercise, she saw vast improvements in her physical and emotional well-being. First, she was aware that her digestion was better and free of any complications. In fact, she didn't even experience any detox symptoms at all! Bananas, which are fiber-rich (one has about 12% of the FDA’s recommended daily value of 25 g), are known for their ability to aid in digestion by regulating electrolytes and flushing toxins from the body.

Secondly, she says she felt “calm and peaceful” and “a lot more creative” while enjoying her banana diet. “I experienced tremendous mental clarity and focus,” Tarbath says, adding that it was as if “extra time” was given to her. Bananas’ levels of potassium and tryptophan are responsible for this feeling, helping with cell communication and maintaining proper oxygen levels in the brain. Her skin also become softer and shinier.

Banana as a mono-diet

This is what she says after this amazing diet: 

– I had a feeling that I have no stomach, because my intestines were very calm. Also, I noticed that I was very loose, felt no stress, and I was more creative and more concentrated – says Yulia.
– For the first time in my life only a day was enough to finish all my obligations. I wasn't tense and I could focus on any task.

Her husband Paul joined her in the experiment. With the fact that both are vegans for a long time, they have their own fruit garden, so it wasn't very difficult for them to prepare meals.

Before the changes in her diet, Yulia suffered from high blood sugar levels, digestive problems, candida, depression, hormonal imbalance, and couldn't stay pregnant for many years. After making a radical change and going vegan, she now finds herself free of such complications, attributing her raw food lifestyle as the reason behind her gradual healing.

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Cautions: 

However, you must be very careful before you engage in such a drastic food change. All people can’t submit it equally or it can’t be done with any fruit. For those who have problems with the thyroid gland, this can be counterproductive, reducing its work, and you may have a lack of vitamin B12, iron, zinc and calcium, which leads to anemia. 

This diet is not recommended for the elderly, pregnant women and children. But in any case, before embarking on a radical change in diet, it is best to inform your doctor and nutritionist.

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Ayurvedic ways - Drink Water From A Copper Cup

Drinking from a Copper Cup

Ayurvedic texts recommend drinking water that is stored in copper canisters, because it is believed that the copper has antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Copper is a mineral essential for our body, and medical studies have shown the benefits of drinking water stored in copper pots.

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According to a study from 2012-the year, storing contaminated water in copper pots up to 16 hours at room temperature, significantly reduces the presence of harmful microbes, so many that the researchers concluded that the copper is the solution for the purification of drinking water, especially in developing countries.

Another study showed that copper surfaces in a hospitals killed 97% of the ICU bacteria that can cause infection, which resulted in a 40% reduction in infection rates.

Indian Yogi Guru

Sadhguru, an Indian yogi, mystic, philanthropist said – “If you hold water in a copper bowl, preferably overnight or for at least four hours, the water takes certain qualities from the copper that are primarily good for your liver, but also for your health and energy in general.”

Ayurveda texts show that water stored in copper canisters has the ability to balance all three doshas in your body (vata, pitta and kapha). Dosha is a Sanskrit word which means ‘the constitution of the mind and body’. All three doshas are present in every cell, tissue and organ, for movement, metabolism and fluidity and are key components of our lives.

What are the benefits?

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• Slows ageing
• Wounds heal faster
• It stimulates your brain
• Destroys harmful bacteria in water
• Drinking cups of water from the copper container (at room temperature), it cleanses the kidneys and the digestive system.
• Copper is a good tonic for the liver, spleen and lymph system.
• It helps in maintaining the health of the digestive system
• Products melanin (pigmentation of eyes, hair and skin) in our body
• It helps with the absorption of iron in the body
• Regulates the functioning of the thyroid gland
• Relieves pain caused by swollen joints as in case of arthritis
• It helps regulate blood pressure, heart rate and lowers blood cholesterol and triglycerides

It is necessary just to keep the water in a copper jug over the night and drink the positively charged water early in the morning or 2-3 times in one day. That’s more than enough to take to have the advantage of such water. Do not put the water in the refrigerator. Wash the copper bowl regularly with fresh lemon or pasta made of salt and tamarind.

Copper Cup

In this modern age, we often choose convenience over healthier life. Drinking bottled water for example is not only harmful to the environment, but also it is a risk to health. Do not overdo it in this practice.It is always better to perform additional research before you start something new.

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Walking Helps to Reduce Fats

Walking Helps to Reduce Weight

Moderate physical activity is a must for those trying to lose weight. Walking is one of the easiest and most economical ways to do so. It is no wonder then, that it is one of the most preferred forms of exercises among people of all age groups. It is imperative for any form of exercise that is chosen in order to lose weight to be performed on a regular basis. It is for this reason that doctors and nutritionists highly recommend walking exercise as it can not only be a year round activity, but can also fit effortlessly into everyday life. A few other reasons for its soaring popularity are mentioned below.

Walking For Weight Loss

1. Burns calories:

Burn your Calories

Walking is good for those who are just starting of with the idea of working out. An hour of walk everyday together with a healthy diet is a good tool to cut down the extra flab. The number of calories burnt is directly proportional to the speed employed and the distance covered while walking. This makes walking for weight loss a very popular idea among the beginners!

2. Reduces the risk of diseases:

Increase Blood Circulations

Walking increases the blood circulation within the body, which in turn keeps all heart related diseases at bay. Walking regularly also increases the bone density and reduces the risk of osteoporosis and other bone related disorders. It is also said to significantly reduce the risk of developing diabetes, colon cancer and breast cancer.

3. Energizes the body:

Charging your body

Walking stimulates the circulation of blood in the body and simultaneously boosts all metabolic activities. A brisk walk elevates the mood, perks up the energy levels and regulates blood pressure and cholesterol levels too.

4. Best and easy workout:

Walking is one of the easiest and most economical ways to stay physically active. This can be done almost anywhere and at any time. Although walking outdoors can be quite refreshing, it can also be done inside the house on a treadmill.

5. Stress buster:

Release your Stress

Walking is directly linked to a reduction in the stress levels. Its benefits can be equated to those of aerobic exercises that help to calm down the nerves. While walking, the body releases endorphin which in turn stimulates relaxation.

6. Strengthens the muscles:

Strengthen your Muscles

Walking keeps the bones, muscles and joints healthy. Regular walking strengthens the muscles of the legs particularly the hamstrings and quadriceps.

Tips to consider while walking:

It is always better to work out early in the morning so that the body is sufficiently energized and the circulation of blood increases. Moreover a walk in the mornings is also favorable for the body to absorb vitamin D from the first rays of the sun.

Walking Positions

A brisk walk is what is necessary to burn more calories if the target is to lose a few extra pounds. The faster you walk the more calories you burn.

Do not walk after a meal. Although some say that walking immediately after a meal might improve digestion, it is a false notion as walking or working out after a meal affects the flow of digestive juices thereby hindering the breakdown of food.

Fueling the body with lots of water while walking briskly is not advisable as doing so might harm the respiratory system. Hydrate your body with fluids before you embark on a walk or 5 min after completion of the workout. Drinking natural energy juices like beetroot juice before walking can revitalize the metabolic processes thereby helping the body to burn more calories.

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If you are a beginner, pick up a pace of walking that you are the most comfortable with and keep it up for half an hour initially and then proceed to increase the pace and time once your body warms up to it. Remember that most of the benefits that you would derive from walking with respect to weight loss would be lost if the level of activity is not kept up. So its time you take out your walking shoes and walk your way to a fitter life.

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How to reduce Sagging Breast

Sagging Breast

It is a pure common sense that as the years go by the breasts will become a little saggy. A recent study published in the journal Genome Biology, revealed that breast tissue ages 2 – 3 years faster compared to the rest of the body. Even though there isn't much you can do to change the genetic factors, there are still few steps you can take to at least keep them from sagging prematurely.

If you just avoid these everyday habits, you can contribute greatly in keeping your breasts looking young for as long as possible.

1.Smoking

Smoking

Smoking is a well known cause for skin’s loss of elasticity, which causes the breasts to drop. It worsens the blood circulation and reduces the amount of collagen in the skin. This makes the skin become weaker and age faster.

Smoking causes a lot of other health issues not only for you but for everyone around you.


2.Adopting bad posture and not exercising

It’s very important to keep your chest muscles strong and exercise. However, some back – and – forth repetitive motions, like for example in running, can make your breasts go saggy, as they help breakdown breast collagen faster. Make sure you pay attention to your posture throughout the day and support your breasts when having a high – impact exercise session. Make your breasts stand up proudly while walking straight.

3. Crash dieting

Crash dieting can be harmful

It is very important to the health of your breasts to have a balanced diet. The yo – yo effect that makes you lose enormous amounts of weight in a short period of time, only to gain it back on later, strains your skin tissue. Repeatedly gaining and losing weight has been shown to cause your breasts to drop. The skin tissue can’t indefinitely snap back into place when the weight comes back off again, but it will stretch to accommodate the weight gain. So try as hard as you can to maintain a steady weight or a proper nutrition in a sustainable, healthy way. If you want to lose weight, you can read our Water Recipe That Can Flush Away Fats!

4. Wearing a bra that doesn't fit

Bra just get too tight

This situation is more common among women all over the world, than you think. Most bras will eventually stretch over time with normal wear, because they are made of flexible materials. But the primary purpose of the bra is to give support. Wearing an all – fitting bra can lead to breast sagging as the more your breast move around, the more stressed collagen and breast skin becomes. First you need to figure out what your bra size is, so that the cups can hold your breasts adequately. Make sure you measure your bra size, which can be easily done in a lingerie shop, because about 80% of women are wearing a bra that is not their perfect fit.

This discussion about the pros and cons of wearing a bra can go on and on forever, but what both groups agree is that if you wear a bra it must be properly fitted.


5. Not protecting yourself from the sun

Protecting yourself from UV

The cleavage and the breasts absorb their share of the sun’s UV rays in particular, and they can get burnt easily. This can make the skin wrinkle, age prematurely and damage it. Don’t over – expose your skin and protect yourself from the sun. Also, sunscreens are not the magic solution and especially the high – factor ones, which contain potential chemical dangers.

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Easily Found Natural Painkillers

Did you know that you can found 10 Natural Painkillers right there on your kitchen shelves? The natural ingredients in the form of herbs, spices and condiments come handy and provide timely relief. Know about this Natural healing support as mentioned in the ancient Ayurveda text.

1. Ajwain (Bishop’s Weed / Carom Seeds)

Bishop's Weed

When you have colicky pain in the abdomen, Bishop’s weed proves to be time-tested home remedy which comes to rescue and you thank your stars to have always placed it on your kitchen shelves.

For Which Pain?
This is highly advantageous for pain in the abdomen generally relating to bloating or gas trouble. Although in any form of abdominal distress, be it indigestion, loss of hunger, excessive wind formation, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension, pain in the abdomen or worm infestations; Ajwain comes to relief.

How to Use
You may take half a teaspoon of the same preferably along with a pinch of black salt and with warm water for immediate relief from stomach discomfort. As per Ayurveda text, 1 to 3 grams of the powder of Ajwain should be taken along with warm water for relief.

2. Aadrak (Ginger)

Ginger

In many digestion maladies like indigestion, excessive wind formation, abdominal pain and piles; gingerprovides great help. Almost all types of respiratory disorders like cough, cold, pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis etc. would be benefited by the use of ginger. Not only this, joint pains also find good relief by the use of ginger.

For Which Pain?
Disorders of Arthritis, Gout, Oedema and other forms of joint and muscle pains.

How to Use?
For this purpose, a powder of dry ginger is to be mixed into oil of sesame seeds and massaged into the joint. It is always helpful to take hot fomentation after this for pain relief.

3. Mulathee (Liquorice)

Liquorice

Ayurveda recommends the herb of liquorice known as mulathee or Yastimadhu for variety of health restoring benefits. It is used both for preventive as well as curative purposes.

For Which Pain?
Pain due to Mouth Ulcers.

How to Use?
A decoction prepared from Liquorice may be used both for gargles and for swallowing. This is a remedy for not only relieving pain due to mouth ulcers, but also is good for pain in the throat and inflammation of the vocal cords.

4. Pyaz (Onion)

Onion

Onion is one of the most common ingredient of the kitchen and is a store house of healthcare merits in itself.

For Which Pain?
Pain and inflammation due to bruise, injury or contusion.

How to Use?
For relieving pain, you may prepare a paste by pounding onions and heat it. Apply the hot paste of onionon the site as onion poultice for finding relief from the pain and inflammation.

5. Ghrit Kumari (Aloe Vera)

Aloe Vera

The herb of Aloe Vera is beneficial in healing wounds, oedema, pain, inflammation and many skin diseases. Both external as well as internal use is recommended.

For which Pain?
Generalized Pain and Swelling in the body.

How to Use
Take Aloe vera pulp and mix some turmeric powder into the same. This is to be heated on low flame and later applied (preferably warm) to the site of pain and swelling for relief.

6. Hing (Asafoetida)

Asafoetida

The natural properties of asafetida include being a stimulant, expectorant, carminative and antispasmodic. Thus Hing or Asafoetida comes to use both internally as well as externally. In Ayurveda text, one of the synonyms of asafoetida is Shoolprashmana which means that what combats pain.

For Which Pain?

It can help while you experience pain in the abdomen due to excessive wind. External application of Asafoetida in case of abdominal discomfort caused by flatulence is of great help in infants and small children.

How to Use?
Make a paste by mixing powdered Asafoetida into little quantity of warm water. When the baby is suffering from abdominal discomfort, you need to apply this asafoetida paste around the umbilicus of the little one. This proves to be highly relieving for little babies.

7. Kali Mirch (Black Pepper)

Black Pepper

Black Pepper or Kali Mirch is an essential ingredient of Indian kitchen and is handy and useful in treating a number of common ailments. Ayurveda believes that black pepper invigorates the gastric fire, works as a wormicide and acts as natural a painkiller.

For Which Pain?
Tooth ache and pain in the teeth and gums.

How to Use?
Crush or pound a few pepper corns and make it into powder form. Regular massage with powdered black pepper relieves pain and also prevents frequent dental problems.

8. Mushak Kapoor (Camphor)

Camphor

Camphor helps to relieve the inflammation and pain naturally.

For Which Pain?
Camphor comes handy for relieving pain at the site of injury or wound.

How to Use?
In case of an injury or wound, you need to sprinkle some powder of camphor on the site so as to combat inflammation, blood loss and pain and this also helps to prevent degeneration of the wound.

9. Lavang (Clove)

Clove

As a traditional home remedy, Clove has been recommended in relieving pain. Clove or Lavang is a common kitchen ingredient that not only adds to the taste and flavour to the dishes but also is advisable for the health benefits.

For Which Pain?
Toothache.

How to Use?
In case of toothache you can relieve the pain either by pressing Clove between the teeth or cotton dipped in clove oil into the dental crevice. This could relieve not only pain but also exhibits a germicidal action.

10. Nariyal (Coconut)

Use of coconut has been emphasized in Ayurveda for providing respite in the ailments that result from increased heat in the body. It is therefore beneficial in curing the associated maladies like hyperacidity, gastritis, and excessive thirst and heartburn.

For Which Pain?
A pain in the abdomen accompanied with burning sensation can be relieved.

How to Use?
Coconut water has the property to subside both heat and pain. You need to slowly take in the sips of coconut water every two hours for subsiding the pain and associated symptoms.

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