SUPER BRAIN YOGA
Superbrain yoga is a simple exercise that helps to increase brain activity. It is purely based on the principles of subtle energy and ear acupuncture. Apart from activating the brain, it also assists in balancing the energies of the heart, throat, ajna, forehead and crown energy centers.How to do Superbrain yoga?
Step 1: Hold the right earlobe with the left thumb and left index finger.Step 2: Then, hold the left earlobe with the right thumb and right index finger.Step 3: Continue to hold your lobes as you press your tongue to the roof of your mouth.Step 4: Inhale through your nose and slowly squat down to the ground.Step 5: Hold your breath and do not exhale until you start making your way back up to a standing position.Step 6: Repeat this action for at least 15 times.
Please make sure that you position the arms and fingers properly, and breathe correctly.This exercise is in practice for several centuries in India. And they call it as Thopukaranam and generally done before Ganesh idol.
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Eat healthy to stay healthyMarch 10th, 2009
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As the era of a fast paced life style gets faster by the day, the most common daily routine has become synonymous with sedentary work, no physical exercise, and a whole load of junk food. A large number of people understand the importance of physical exercise today and have got it into their routines in some form or the other. Some people go to gyms to work out, some people go jogging and some people do yoga, while others consciously take the stairs.
However, the most important thing that is being messed around with on a large scale is diet. Too many cups of coffee, too much sugar, and too much oil is what constitutes a “normal” diet today. Junk food, aka fast food has become the most popular kind of food that a majority of people indulge in. Vegetables, fruits, salads, are almost forgotten .It’s just fat and carb. It is also important to understand that eating healthy is really not about giving up things you love. It’s just about moderating fats and things that aren’t going to do your body any good, and including healthy food into your diet. It is understandable that nobody really has the time to cook or spend time in making their own food, making it “healthy” would take a lot longer!
But there are some simple basic things you could follow, and inculcate into your routine to go healthy. You may find the following tips helpful
• Instead of 5 cups of coffee everyday, go for two cups of coffee, and substitute the rest with milk or juices.• Make sure your breakfast is healthy and consists of a good balance of proteins, vitamins, carb, and fats. Cereal, milk, eggs, toast, juices, or anything that is traditional to your country is good. Avoid junk, cut down on the cheese and butter.• You could pack a box of fruit to eat while at work. Carry strawberries, grapes, apples, or even bigger fruits cut into pieces and eat them along with your lunch. You will eat less fried, and a good amount of fiber will go in.• Drink lots of water. Water is the elixir of life and is very good for your digestion, apart from your skin and hair.• Take time to chew your food. While you’re at lunch at work, take some time off to savour what you are eating.• Include vegetables and greens in your dinner, and keep it light so you don’t go to bed on an empty stomach• Remember, an important part of eating healthy, is eating at right times. Don’t skip meals and don’t remain hungry for too long. It will make you acidic and irritable.• Cut down on frozen food and go as fresh as you can. There are a million ways to cook different things, and cook them fast too. Make sure you do, with as little oil, cheese, mayonnaise or butter as possible. Cooking can be fun, come up with fun ways to do it; involve friends and family to enjoy it, and quicken it up as well.• When buying bread, or anything else, check the calorie content. You don’t want to end up obese. If you already are, you need to be extra careful. Go in for whole grain bread and avoid refined grain.• Eat often, at regular intervals. It doesn’t have to be heavy, but a small snack of nuts can do you a lot of good.• Avoid the milkshakes and the ice cream; go in for fruit juices instead.• If you are a smoker, or a heavy drinker, cut down on those as well, to get your body healthier.• Eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a Prince, and dinner like a pauper – essentially, keep your dinner light, and eat a heavy breakfast.• Lastly, remember that there is no strict regime as such. You are your only guide, and nobody is going to penalize you for not going healthy. It’s your body, and your health, and you need to take good care of it. The right amount of exercise, good healthy food, and the occasional indulgence in the tasty fast food will keep you healthy and happy.
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Exercising is good, but how much is too much?March 4th, 2009
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The benefits of exercise have been told to us time and again, what kind of exercise we should do for what purpose has been told to us as well. Exercising is recommended by all doctors, beauticians, in fact, specialists of almost every kind. While making your heart beat faster than usual for at least 20 minutes everyday can do wonders to your body and mind, how much exercise is too much exercise?
Exercising of any kind gives you a sense of control. It makes you feel in full control of your senses, you are able to co ordinate your body movements, and for at least a brief while, you forget all your problems. It gives you a good sense of your body, and surprisingly, makes you happy. Exercising brings a glow to your skin, and makes you a lot more beautiful.
So what makes people want to over exercise? There could be a number of reasons for it. Pressure to look slim and trim (blame it on the size zero models!) drives some people to exercise so vigorously, that it actually proves to be unhealthy. Sometimes, as unbelievable as it might sounds, when people get into an exercise regime, they love it so much; they find a way to let out stress, or deal with emotional ups and downs. Sometimes, it leads to compulsive exercising, and they aren’t able to do without it. Over exercising is also linked with eating disorders.
You know you are over exercising when you show the following signs:
Your body hurts after workouts.
You get irritable if you are not able to work out on a certain day.
You have to compulsively exercise more than once a day.
You get irritated if someone stops you in the middle of a workout.
Your eating patterns have changed a great deal.
You are not getting enough sleep.
You feel tired all the time.
You are injuring yourself more often.
You are finding it to catch your breath.
If you are feeling any of the above symptoms, you need to seek some medical help. There is nothing strangely wrong with you, you can be thankful it’s not cocaine you’re having to deal with! While exercising can do wonders to your body, mind and soul, watch out for compulsive exercising and don’t push your body to do more than it can handle. A lot of times, turning to the internet, and lately social networking and other kinds of interactive websites, will help you get expert advice on what you should be doing, and how you should be doing it.
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Exercise and Older People - Could an Elliptical Trainer Be Your Ideal Solution? by Paul ElmsFebruary 19th, 2009
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Many of us find that as we get older it is more difficult to stay in shape and exercise. We no longer participate in team sports and it is common for older people to have a more sedentary job.
As we age, it is common for muscle mass to decrease. This can result in a reduction in strength particularly for seniors. Balance and flexibility can also be reduced and reaction times are slower. But it is not all bad news. A sensible exercise program can increase strength and endurance and have a positive effect on a person’s self-confidence.
Many older people do not like the idea of exercising at a health club. This may be because they are self-conscious or just prefer to do things in a more private setting. Thankfully there are many pieces of exercise equipment that can be used at home.
One of the most popular types of home exercise is to use an elliptical trainer. These machines are ideal for people that want to improve their cardiovascular fitness and also their strength.
They’re suitable for older people because they have a smooth elliptical action. This is particularly gentle on the knee, hip and ankle joints. In this respect they are a better choice compared to a treadmill.
Another benefit that they have compared to a treadmill is that they also exercise the arms. This enables you to get a full body workout.
Many professional gyms will have a range of elliptical trainers available. However, they are also widely available for home use. Indeed, they are fast becoming the most popular piece of home fitness equipment. This is largely because they are efficient, quiet and low impact. These are the very points that make them ideal pieces of exercise equipment for older people.
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Childhood Obesity – a big threat to future citizens of the worldFebruary 18th, 2009
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Not too long ago, fat and chubby children are considered healthy. But this is not true in reality; obesity makes children inactive and can lead to diseases like arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. On seeing all these effects, people have involved themselves in researching and finding ways to treat and prevent obesity in children.
The research reveals that eating habits, lack of physical activities and heredity are the three main factors that lead to obesity in children.
Parents are the first-role models for children. They will have good eating habits only if their parents have good eating habits. Everything lies in the hands of parents. It’s upto them to provide their child with healthy, nutritious food and make sure their child has a balanced diet. Talk to children about the vitamins and minerals in fruits and vegetables, and their contribution to a healthy body; children tend to listen and follow, if they are spoken to seriously.
Nowadays children spend most of their time playing video games and watching television. Reduce the amount of time spent on the TV and computer, by encouraging outdoor play and regular exercise, organizing neighborhood games and taking family walks. Keep your child as active as possible; this is the key factor to keep your family healthy.
Child obesity may also be caused due to heredity, which unfortunately is non-curable. Children with overweight parents have larger risks of obesity. In such cases, both parents and children should seek the advice of doctors and follow strict diets to avoid greater health risks. They should take up weight reduction in earnest, if a healthy, happy life has to be achieved.
If your child feels embarrassed about his obese body, he will not make friends and tend to remain secluded. This will affect his mental and social health. Remember that an obese child is not a healthy child, so make sure that your child is free from obesity.
Quick review on to-be-followed rules to avoid obesity in your child:
* Plan an appropriate and nutritious diet* Encourage kids to join gyms, play outdoors, and exercise at least 4 times a week* Encourage physical activities* Avoid junk food* Take regular measure of their height and weight, to keep an eye on progress.
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Understanding the Role of Exercise to Our Healthy Heart by KawayanFebruary 17th, 2009
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When was the last time that your blood pressure was measured? Did you know that a person who has essential hypertension does not feel anything wrong from his body? So how can you be so sure you are not hypertensive? In this article we will tell you what precautionary measures you should do before it is too late.
Statistics shows that many people are hypertensive or have high blood pressure. In America, it is believed that 50% of the older people have hypertension. According to the medical experts people who are hypertensive are five times prone to strokes, three times more likely to have a heart attack and two or more likely to have a heart attack. As people become older the situation gets even worse.
The good thing about high blood pressure is it is manageable. For those who are suffering from hypertension, here are some precautionary measures to lower down high blood pressure: a) Reduction of salt intake is recommended. Excessive salt content in our blood makes it easy to clot and needs more pressure to distribute all over our body. This is one of the major causes why our blood pressure is high.
b) Adopting a healthy diet plan for losing weight. Excess weight puts an additional load into our heart. This is like our car running on the second or third gear which means it is running under an abnormal condition. Our heart is like a mechanical part that is more likely to have a mechanical fatigue causing it to malfunction. Just like cars, it needs regular maintenance.
c) Exercising makes the heart healthy. It stimulates the heart for the development of new connections between the impaired and nearly normal blood vessels. People who exercise had a better supply of blood to all the muscle tissue of the heart. Exercise also strengthens and improves limb muscles.
High blood pressure could be the number one killer in the world today. This is due to the relaxed life style and the type of food we are eating. By doing regular exercise and adopting a healthy balanced diet we can reduce ourselves from these risks. We should not forget also to consult our medical doctor for a regular check up most specially for people whose age are over 40. Let us make it a habit to have a regular exercise and eat moderately.
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Eye YogaFebruary 16th, 2009
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Exercise for you your Eye.
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Better Vision Within 5 Minutes With This One ExerciseFebruary 13th, 2009
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By Jennifer Jolan
I’m going to prove to you that within 5 minutes of reading this article, you’ll be able to see a lot better. Just 5 minutes, that’s it.
Whether you are wearing glasses or contact lenses… or even if you’re not, but want to see a lot better, there is a simple exercise you can do to instantly improve your vision.
So lets get to this exercise.
The exercise is rapid blinking of your eyes. What you do is blink as fast as you can for about 1 minute. Don’t stop until you’ve done a minute of rapid blinking. And it has to be fast. Not casual blinking. Just to let you know, your eyes will get tired and slow down. Just keep blinking as fast as you can… even though it’ll be slower than the first 10 seconds of blinking.
The reason why this works is because it provides a surge of blood flowing to your eyes. A lot of people have poor eyesight due to poor blood flow and capillary leakage in their eyes. This rapid blinking helps solve both of those problems because of the overwhelming surge in blood to the eyes (which nourishes them with nutrients) as well as strengthening your capillaries which allows for better use of that blood.
So if you did this rapid blinking for 1 minute at a time for a total of 5 times in a day, your eyesight will improve. You’ll notice an improvement after just 1 minute. Now, this improvement is temporary to begin with. But with repeated rapid eye blinking, this improved vision becomes more permanent.
So don’t expect to do the rapid eye blinking a few times and presto, you have perfect vision forever. It takes time to properly correct poor vision. You’ll see the improvement instantly. So that should provide motivation for you to continue doing the rapid eye blinking so that the improved vision becomes permanent.
So do the rapid eye blinking for 5 minutes a day, 1 minute at a time. You can do all 5 minutes right in a row or spread them out throughout the day. It doesn’t matter. Just get in 5 minutes each day. You’ll be rewarded with better vision.
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Widen the benefits of exercise using Flash playerFebruary 11th, 2009
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Exercise is one of the most important things you need to keep your body healthy. Some people think its difficult and time consuming to exercise. Many people do not know that exercise has significant health benefits, other than just helping lose weight or build muscles.
Experts and trainers in exercise, and professionals in the medical field, can spread awareness on exercise by creating a site dedicated to exercise. .They can provide advice on weight reduction, and explain the risk of some diseases, tips on doing exercise, health benefits of exercise etc.
Generally learning exercise moves by attending classes and reading tips on how to exercise properly is quite difficult, considering the busy schedules. So providing the tips, advice, and demonstration through videos will make it easy for people to learn.
While a few years ago, no one was really aware of the benefits of videos, today people are beginning to use videos to attract audience, in almost every field. Most people would like to watch something than read or listen. Videos give out messages with more authority than anything else.
Webmasters can reach trainers, physiotherapist and get videos of useful exercises and place them on site. Videos can be used to explain what you have to offer. If dieticians want to offer any products related to health, they can post some videos about the products they are selling. This is a great way to bring people to your site to purchase your product.
So how do you play the posted videos on site? It’s quite simple. There are many players established in the market. Members can play the posted videos effectively using high quality players on site. Agriya, a world class outsourcing company has designed a flash video player and web cam recorder.
Webmasters can record videos of exercise using the quick cam recorder and place them on site. Members can play the recorded videos at any time and know more about the benefits of exercise.
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Tips for Cardiovascular Health by Byron J. RichardsFebruary 9th, 2009
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