Fatigue - Causes and Treatment

 FATIGUE

* Almost every person has to work overtime on certain occasions,
   sacrificing rest and sleep, which may cause temporary fatigue.

* Fatigue is an indication that the cells of the body are not getting
   sufficient live atoms in the food.

* Chronic or continuous fatigue is, however, a serious problem which
   requires a comprehensive plan of treatment.

* Chronic fatigue can result from a variety of factors.

CAUSES

* The chief cause of fatigue is lowered vitality or lack of energy
   due to wrong feeding habits.

* Anemia is a very common ailment leading to tiredness.

* Insomnia or lack of sleep can be a cause of fatigue.

* Mental tension is one of the major causes of fatigue.
   This leads to needless waste of energy.

TREATMENT

* People who eat small mid-meals suffer less from fatigue
   and nervousness. Mid-meals consist of fresh or dried fruits,
   fresh fruit or vegetable juices, raw vegetables or small sandwich
   of whole grain bread. 

* Eat health foods which supply energy to the body.

* Take optimum diet made up of seeds, nuts and grains, vegetables,
   and fruits.

* Sprouting is an excellent way to eat seeds. Sprouting increases
   the nutritional value of foods and many new vitamins.

* Minerals are also important. Raw vegetables are rich in minerals.

* Sodium and Zinc are also beneficial in the treatment of fatigue.

* Raw vegetable juices, especially carrot juice, taken separately
   or in combination with juices of beets and cucumbers, is highly
   valuable in overcoming fatigue.

 

How To Maintain Beautiful Cheeks

Well-formed cheeks enhance the beauty of the face. Veins should not
be visible. To keep them healthy and well-formed, follow the simple
methods below.

* Never let your cheeks rest of your palms.

* Perform regular exercises.

* Never fill your mouth with eatables. Take always a small bite of
  your food.

* Never rub your cheeks against anything nor let them be pressed
   or pinched.

* Try to be always happy and cheerful. It is medically advisable
   to “laugh daily for about 10 minutes.” It makes your cheeks
   and normal health healthy and beautiful.

* Do not use any artificial coloring material on your cheeks.

TIP TO KEEP YOUR CHEEKS BEAUTIFUL:

Mix a few fresh rose leaves in raw milk and crush them to a
paste form. Then, add a little honey to the paste and apply
on your cheeks every morning for five minutes. Then, rinse it off.

EXERCISE FOR CHEEKS:

* Fill up your mouth with air. The air should be filled by whistling
   the reverse way. Then, allow the air to bloat up you face.
   This would puff up your cheeks.

* Hold the air as much as you can while letting your chin rest
   on your chest. Then, blow out the air slowly, after a minute
   or so. This would keep your cheeks wrinkle less.

Importance of Exercise and Activity

EXERCISE AND ACTIVITY:

* For correct living, it is essential to differentiate between exercise
   and activity. While both are important as they are involved in
   vital physical movement, they vary in degree and benefits.

* Activity uses the body to a limited degree and generally to
   achieve a specific purpose.

* Activity requires less physical effort and often less conscious
   effort once the routine has been established.

* Exercise demands considerable physical effort and is more
   beneficial as mental concentration is simultaneously employed.

BENEFITS OF EXERCISE:

* Regular exercise taken properly can achieve the increased use
   of food by the body,which contributes to health and fitness.

* The healthy person usually has abundant body heat and a warm
   radiant glow.

* Exercise can prevent or reduce gravitational ptosis or sag,
   as it is commonly called. Ptosis results from uneven flow of blood
   in the feet, legs and lower abdomen.

* The full use of the lungs in vigorous exercise can reduce or
   prevent long congestion due to lymph accumulation.

* Gas and intra-intestinal accumulations can be reduced by exercise
   that acts to knead and squeeze or vibrate the intra-intestinal mass.

*  Better respiratory reserve is developed by persistent exercise.

* Sweating in exercise aids kidneys by helping to eliminate the
   waste matter from the body.

* Persistent exercise leads to improvement in the quality of blood.

* Systemic exercise promotes physical strength and mental vigour.

* Exercise increases calorie output. The body fat can be reduced by regular exercise.

Acne - Causes and Solution

CAUSES:

i)  All forms of acne have their origin in wrong feeding habits, such as
    irregular hours of eating, improper food, excesses of starches and
    sugar, and excess of fatty foods.

ii)  Chronic constipation is another major cause of acne.  If the bowels
     do not move properly, waste matter does not get eliminated,
     so it causes acne.

iii)  Excessive use of tea, coffee, alcohol, and tobacco can cause acne.

HOME REMEDIES FOR ACNE:

i)  Hot fomentation should be applied to open up the pores and
    squeeze out the waste matter.  Then, rinse with cold water.

ii)  The healing packs made of grated cucumber, oatmeal cooked in milk,
     and creamed carrots used externally have been found to be effective.

iii)  The orange peel is valuable in the treatment of acne.  The peel,
      pounded well with water on a piece of stone, should be applied
      to the affected areas.

iv)  The lemon has also proved beneficial in removing pimples and acne.
      It should be applied regularly.

v)  A teaspoon of coriander juice, mixed with a pinch of turmeric powder,
     is another effective home remedy for acne and blackheads.
     The mixture should be applied to the face after thoroughly
     washing it, every night.

vi)  The juice of raw potatoes has also proved very valuable in clearing
      skin blemishes. 

Eye Care - Methods and Remedies

Eyes are most sensitive and expressive part of your face.  Listed below are some tested methods for good eye-care.

i)  If the skin around your eyes is quite dry, apply cream over it by
    gently patting it over the area and wipe off  the superfluous or
    extra cream by tissue paper.

ii)  Your eyes' beauty has a direct bearing upon your diet.  Include
     such items in your food as have high vitamin A content.
     Carrots, turnip, apricots, etc. are a rich sources of Vitamin A.
     Also have lot of fibrous vegetables like beans so that your
     system remains unconstipated.   

iii)  Have as much water as you can.  Water drive out toxins from
      your body and also helps in keeping eyes remain clean and glowing. 

iv)  While using beauty aids, use only herbal products or
      hypo-allergic beauty-aids because they don’t cause any allergy.

v)  Always wash your eyes with cold water and never with hot water.

vi)  If you are used to having alcohol, slash its consumption to
      the minimum.  Alcohol not only adversely affects your eye-sight
      but also dries the skin, around your eyes, and leaves dark
      rings. SAME IS FOR SMOKING.

vii)  Use eye-make up very sparingly, for its excessive use damages
      the skin around the eye.

viii)  Use a soft brush to apply a little Almond oil on your eye-lashes
       before you retire. This application would make your eye-lashes longer. 

HOME REMEDIES FOR NOURISHMENT OF THE SKIN AROUND THE EYES:

*  Just cut round pieces of "cucumber or potato." Keep them in a
   deep freezer and put them on your eyes.  This enhances the beauty
   of the eyes as well as eye-sight.

*  Rubbing a little of almond oil, around your eyes before you retire,
    would keep the skin soft and glowing.  The juice of a water-melon
    is also a very good substitute of almond oil.  This juice also
    takes away the wrinkles around the eyes.