1. those who drink .
2. those who don't drink...
I never take risk while drinking
When I come from office in the evening, wife is cooking
I can hear the noise of utensils in the kitchen
I stealthily enter the house
Take out the bottle from my black cupboard
Shivaji Maharaj is looking at me from the photo frame
But still no one is aware of it
Becoz I never take a risk
I take out the glass from the rack above the old sink
Quickly enjoy one peg
Wash the glass and again keep it on the rack
Of course I also keep the bottle inside my cupboard
Shivaji Maharaj is giving a smile
I peep into the kitchen
Wife is cutting potatoes
No one is aware of what I did
Becoz I never take a risk
I: Any news on Iyer's daughter's marriage
Wife: Nope, she doesn't seem to be that lucky. Still they are looking out for her
I again come out; there is a small noise of the black cupboard
But I don't make any sound while taking out the bottle
I take out the glass from the old rack above sink
Quickly enjoy one peg
Wash the bottle and keep it in the sink
Also keep the Black Glass in the cupboard
But still no one is aware of what I did
Becoz I never take a risk
I: But still I think Iyer's daughter's age is not that much
Wife: What are you saying? She is 28 yrs old... like an aged horse
I: (I forgot her age is 28) Oh Oh...
I again take out potatoes out from my black cupboard
But the cupboard's place has automatically changed
I take out the bottle from the rack and quickly enjoy one peg in the sink
Shivaji Maharaj laughs loudly
I keep the rack in the potatoes & wash Shivaji Maharaj's photo & keep it in the black cupboard
Wife is keeping the sink on the stove
But still no one is aware of what I did
Becoz I never take a risk
I: (getting angry) you call Mr. Iyer a horse? If you say that again, I will cut your tongue...!
Wife: Don't just blabber something, go out and sit quietly...
I take out the bottle from the potatoes
Go in the black cupboard and enjoy a peg
Wash the sink and keep it over the rack
Wife is giving a smile
Shivaji Maharaj is still cooking
But still no one is aware of what I did
Becoz I never take a risk
I: (laughing) So Iyer is marrying a horse!!
Wife: Hey go and sprinkle some water on your face...
I again go to the kitchen, and quietly sit on the rack
Stove is also on the rack
There is a small noise of bottles from the room outside
I peep and see that wife is enjoying a peg in the sink
But none of the horses are aware of what I did
Becoz Shivaji Maharaj never takes a risk
Iyer is still cooking
And I am looking at my wife from the photo and laughing
Becoz I never take what???
10 Tips for BRAIN HEALTH
There is a lot we can do to keep our brains healthy and potentially prevent from effects that are often comes with aging.
Here are 10 steps for improving your brain power.
·Eat a Brain-Healthy Diet - A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids (commonly found in fish), protein, antioxidants, fruits and vegetables and vitamin B; low in trans fats; and with an appropriate level of carbohydrates will help keep your brain healthy.
·Stay Mentally Active - Activities such as learning a new skill or language, working on crossword puzzles, taking classes, and learning how to dance can help challenge and maintain your mental functioning.
·Exercise Regularly - Exercising often can increase circulation, improve coordination, and help prevent conditions that increase the risk of dementia such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
·Stay Social - Spending time with friends, volunteering, and traveling can keep your mind active and healthy.
·Get Plenty of Sleep - Not getting enough sleep can have a negative impact on brain health.
·Manage Stress - Participating in yoga, spending time with friends, or doing other stress-relieving activities can help preserve your ability to remember and learn.
·Prevent Brain Injury - Wearing protective head gear and seat belts can help you avoid head injury, which has been associated with an increased risk of dementia.
·Control Other Health Conditions - Maintaining a healthy weight, exercising, eating a well-balanced and nutritious diet, and controlling stress can help reduce your risk of diseases that affect your brain, including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and hypertension.
·Avoid Unhealthy Habits - Smoking, heavy drinking and use of recreational drugs can increase the risk of dementia and cognitive decline.
·Consider Your Genes - If your family history puts you at risk for developing dementia, work with your doctor to find ways to maintain your brain health to help avoid or slow the progression of cognitive decline.
Be Healthy - Be Fit
Here are 10 steps for improving your brain power.
·Eat a Brain-Healthy Diet - A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids (commonly found in fish), protein, antioxidants, fruits and vegetables and vitamin B; low in trans fats; and with an appropriate level of carbohydrates will help keep your brain healthy.
·Stay Mentally Active - Activities such as learning a new skill or language, working on crossword puzzles, taking classes, and learning how to dance can help challenge and maintain your mental functioning.
·Exercise Regularly - Exercising often can increase circulation, improve coordination, and help prevent conditions that increase the risk of dementia such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
·Stay Social - Spending time with friends, volunteering, and traveling can keep your mind active and healthy.
·Get Plenty of Sleep - Not getting enough sleep can have a negative impact on brain health.
·Manage Stress - Participating in yoga, spending time with friends, or doing other stress-relieving activities can help preserve your ability to remember and learn.
·Prevent Brain Injury - Wearing protective head gear and seat belts can help you avoid head injury, which has been associated with an increased risk of dementia.
·Control Other Health Conditions - Maintaining a healthy weight, exercising, eating a well-balanced and nutritious diet, and controlling stress can help reduce your risk of diseases that affect your brain, including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and hypertension.
·Avoid Unhealthy Habits - Smoking, heavy drinking and use of recreational drugs can increase the risk of dementia and cognitive decline.
·Consider Your Genes - If your family history puts you at risk for developing dementia, work with your doctor to find ways to maintain your brain health to help avoid or slow the progression of cognitive decline.
Be Healthy - Be Fit
Indian National Anthem
National anthem. You probably do not know this.
'Jana Gana Mana' - Just a thought for the National Anthem!
How well do you know about it?
I have always wondered who is the 'adhinayak' and 'bharat bhagya vidhata', whose praise we are singing. I thought might be Motherland India !
Our current National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' is sung throughout the country.
Did you know the following about our national anthem , I didn't.
To begin with, India 'S national anthem, Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honour of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honour their visit.
Pandit Motilal Nehru had the five stanzas included, which are in praise of the King and Queen. (And most of us think it is in the praise of our great motherland!! !)
In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule, i.e . Punjab , Sindh, Gujarat , Maratha etc we re mentioned. None of the princely states were recognized which are integral parts of India now Kashmir , Rajasthan , Andhra, Mysore or Kerala. Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea was included,(they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time.)
The Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka implies that King George V is the lord of the masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata is 'the bestower of good fortune'. Following is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King:
First stanza: (Indian) People wake up remembering your good name and ask for your blessings and they sing your glories. (Tava shubha naame jaage; tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)
Second stanza: Around your throne people of all religions come and give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind words.
Third stanza: Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for leading the ancient travelers beyond misery.
Fourth stanza: Drowned in the deep ignorance and suffering, poverty-stricken, unconscious country? Waiting for the wink of your eye and your mother's (the Queen's) true protection.
Fifth stanza: In your compassionate plans, the sleeping Bharat ( India ) will wake up. We bow down to your feet O' Queen, and glory to Rajeshwara (the King).
This whole poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland but depicts a bleak picture. When you sing Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, whom are you glorifying? Certainly not the Motherland.
Is it God? The poem does not indicate that.It is time now to understand the original purpose and the implication of this, rather than blindly sing as has been done the past fifty years.
Nehru chose the present national anthem as opposed to Vande Mataram because he thought that it would be easier for the band to play!!!
It was an absurd reason...
Wake up, it's high time! Shouldn't Vande Mataram be our National Anthem .
Come Join together to put Vande Mataram as our National Anthem.
Jai Hind
'Jana Gana Mana' - Just a thought for the National Anthem!
How well do you know about it?
I have always wondered who is the 'adhinayak' and 'bharat bhagya vidhata', whose praise we are singing. I thought might be Motherland India !
Our current National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' is sung throughout the country.
Did you know the following about our national anthem , I didn't.
To begin with, India 'S national anthem, Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honour of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honour their visit.
Pandit Motilal Nehru had the five stanzas included, which are in praise of the King and Queen. (And most of us think it is in the praise of our great motherland!! !)
In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule, i.e . Punjab , Sindh, Gujarat , Maratha etc we re mentioned. None of the princely states were recognized which are integral parts of India now Kashmir , Rajasthan , Andhra, Mysore or Kerala. Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea was included,(they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time.)
The Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka implies that King George V is the lord of the masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata is 'the bestower of good fortune'. Following is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King:
First stanza: (Indian) People wake up remembering your good name and ask for your blessings and they sing your glories. (Tava shubha naame jaage; tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)
Second stanza: Around your throne people of all religions come and give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind words.
Third stanza: Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for leading the ancient travelers beyond misery.
Fourth stanza: Drowned in the deep ignorance and suffering, poverty-stricken, unconscious country? Waiting for the wink of your eye and your mother's (the Queen's) true protection.
Fifth stanza: In your compassionate plans, the sleeping Bharat ( India ) will wake up. We bow down to your feet O' Queen, and glory to Rajeshwara (the King).
This whole poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland but depicts a bleak picture. When you sing Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, whom are you glorifying? Certainly not the Motherland.
Is it God? The poem does not indicate that.It is time now to understand the original purpose and the implication of this, rather than blindly sing as has been done the past fifty years.
Nehru chose the present national anthem as opposed to Vande Mataram because he thought that it would be easier for the band to play!!!
It was an absurd reason...
Wake up, it's high time! Shouldn't Vande Mataram be our National Anthem .
Come Join together to put Vande Mataram as our National Anthem.
Jai Hind
Fighting acidity
Fighting acidity
Kavita Devgan - Business Line Internet Edition
Eat all you want... and then suffer a bout of acidity? Not if you learn the art of balance, with work and rest, and with your diet too.
The elderly — people over 70, mostly — vouch for the taste and smell of the food of their times. And they say they didn't really hear of digestive problems related to acidity in their younger days.
This is understandable, because most of the food consumed then was simple, fresh and easily digestible. Besides, work and rest periods were balanced well, unlike the present, when in the pursuit of comforts, we wreck our health and take notice only when adverse symptoms start disturbing our lives. Acidity is one such symptom.
"After enjoying a massive meal and a big helping of sweets, it's only natural to feel uneasy. But if indigestion is a frequent problem and even eating regular meals brings a cycle of pain, it leads to loss of sleep, stress and serious discomfort," says Dr Ajay Bhalla, Gastro-entrologist at the Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi.
Nupur Sharma, Radio DJ, has found an easy way out of constant heartburn (the main symptom of acidity): she takes an antacid every day. But what would she do when one antacid per day is not enough? Will she take one after every meal? Not if she mends her approach and works towards prevention rather than cure.
Acidity is quite a simple problem when it begins, but it can get out of hand easily. Doctors advise us not to take it lightly. Usually a result of physical, mental and spiritual imbalance, acidity can be brought under control if one works on achieving a balance, says Dr Adhikari, a noted naturopathy consultant. He provides a number of tips to keep the body acidity-free, the natural way.
Food watch
Try to maintain the acid and alkali balance of your food intake, the ideal ratio being 20:80. Avoid canned and junk food, artificially ripened fruits and vegetables or those kept in cold storage. For instance, cold storage potatoes get sweet and acidic. Stick to seasonal fruits and vegetables. Avoid a heavy intake of spices and aerated drinks that are highly acidic and strong enough to dissolve teeth and bones.
Cold beverages with or after meals should be particularly avoided. Our body needs a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius for optimum digestive enzyme functioning. Cold drinks dilute the enzymes and stress the digestive system; the food gets fermented and produces gas and acidity.
Too much tea and coffee is bad, of course; and if you're a smoker, quit. Nicotine and caffeine are directly related to problems of acidity. Start taking coconut water, cucumber juice and thin-skinned lemons because these are alkaline. Bitter gourd is an excellent vehicle to dispel acidity; a teaspoon of amla (Indian gooseberry) powder diluted in water is also effective. Besides, intestinal toxins can be counteracted with benign and protective lactic acid — present in buttermilk, yoghurt and sour milk.
Weight reduction is essential to combat this problem. Those who are overweight put too much pressure on the oesophageal sphincter. This leads to reflux of the contents of the stomach into the oesophagus, and heartburn follows.
Alcohol is not advisable for those who suffer from acidity because it tends to aggravate the problem. Lots of water, on the other hand, aids digestion and helps flush out toxins. Eat only when hungry because digestive juices are released in the stomach only when one is hungry. Otherwise, undigested food in the stomach leads to fermentation. Green leafy vegetables and sprouts contain vitamins B and E, which aid digestion generally and also facilitate the elimination of acids from the body. Refined foods, however, lack both vitamins and fibre.
A sure-shot digestive from the old world is raita prepared with curd, grated cucumber, fresh coriander, turmeric powder and a teaspoon of ground mustard. While this is tried, tested and trusted in aiding digestion, it also quenches thirst.
The balancing act
Make sure you have enough of both physical labour and rest. Not enough physical activity means not enough sweat, which in turn results in uric acid getting deposited in the body.
Avoid stress — a disturbed nervous system is bound to affect your digestion negatively. Insomnia, too, disturbs the digestive system.
A few Yoga asanas, like kunjal kriya (stomach wash) and pranayam (breathing exercises) have a positive impact on stomach problems. Naturopathy recommends an abdominal mudpack; hot footbaths or hipbaths are also beneficial. Besides, acupressure and acupuncture both provide relief from problems related to acidity.
In the final analysis, antacids only provide symptomatic relief. The ones with sodium bicarbonate salts carry a risk of causing alkalosis if readily absorbed by the body. And those with calcium, aluminium and magnesium salts can lead to constipation or diarrhoea. According to Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine (the bible for students of dietetics and medicine), excessive use of these should be discouraged.
Advises Dr Bhalla, "The ideal way to fight acidity is to work towards a long-term solution rather than short-term relief, and to bring about a lifestyle change in food and habits that is conducive to overall good health."
Kavita Devgan - Business Line Internet Edition
Eat all you want... and then suffer a bout of acidity? Not if you learn the art of balance, with work and rest, and with your diet too.
The elderly — people over 70, mostly — vouch for the taste and smell of the food of their times. And they say they didn't really hear of digestive problems related to acidity in their younger days.
This is understandable, because most of the food consumed then was simple, fresh and easily digestible. Besides, work and rest periods were balanced well, unlike the present, when in the pursuit of comforts, we wreck our health and take notice only when adverse symptoms start disturbing our lives. Acidity is one such symptom.
"After enjoying a massive meal and a big helping of sweets, it's only natural to feel uneasy. But if indigestion is a frequent problem and even eating regular meals brings a cycle of pain, it leads to loss of sleep, stress and serious discomfort," says Dr Ajay Bhalla, Gastro-entrologist at the Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi.
Nupur Sharma, Radio DJ, has found an easy way out of constant heartburn (the main symptom of acidity): she takes an antacid every day. But what would she do when one antacid per day is not enough? Will she take one after every meal? Not if she mends her approach and works towards prevention rather than cure.
Acidity is quite a simple problem when it begins, but it can get out of hand easily. Doctors advise us not to take it lightly. Usually a result of physical, mental and spiritual imbalance, acidity can be brought under control if one works on achieving a balance, says Dr Adhikari, a noted naturopathy consultant. He provides a number of tips to keep the body acidity-free, the natural way.
Food watch
Try to maintain the acid and alkali balance of your food intake, the ideal ratio being 20:80. Avoid canned and junk food, artificially ripened fruits and vegetables or those kept in cold storage. For instance, cold storage potatoes get sweet and acidic. Stick to seasonal fruits and vegetables. Avoid a heavy intake of spices and aerated drinks that are highly acidic and strong enough to dissolve teeth and bones.
Cold beverages with or after meals should be particularly avoided. Our body needs a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius for optimum digestive enzyme functioning. Cold drinks dilute the enzymes and stress the digestive system; the food gets fermented and produces gas and acidity.
Too much tea and coffee is bad, of course; and if you're a smoker, quit. Nicotine and caffeine are directly related to problems of acidity. Start taking coconut water, cucumber juice and thin-skinned lemons because these are alkaline. Bitter gourd is an excellent vehicle to dispel acidity; a teaspoon of amla (Indian gooseberry) powder diluted in water is also effective. Besides, intestinal toxins can be counteracted with benign and protective lactic acid — present in buttermilk, yoghurt and sour milk.
Weight reduction is essential to combat this problem. Those who are overweight put too much pressure on the oesophageal sphincter. This leads to reflux of the contents of the stomach into the oesophagus, and heartburn follows.
Alcohol is not advisable for those who suffer from acidity because it tends to aggravate the problem. Lots of water, on the other hand, aids digestion and helps flush out toxins. Eat only when hungry because digestive juices are released in the stomach only when one is hungry. Otherwise, undigested food in the stomach leads to fermentation. Green leafy vegetables and sprouts contain vitamins B and E, which aid digestion generally and also facilitate the elimination of acids from the body. Refined foods, however, lack both vitamins and fibre.
A sure-shot digestive from the old world is raita prepared with curd, grated cucumber, fresh coriander, turmeric powder and a teaspoon of ground mustard. While this is tried, tested and trusted in aiding digestion, it also quenches thirst.
The balancing act
Make sure you have enough of both physical labour and rest. Not enough physical activity means not enough sweat, which in turn results in uric acid getting deposited in the body.
Avoid stress — a disturbed nervous system is bound to affect your digestion negatively. Insomnia, too, disturbs the digestive system.
A few Yoga asanas, like kunjal kriya (stomach wash) and pranayam (breathing exercises) have a positive impact on stomach problems. Naturopathy recommends an abdominal mudpack; hot footbaths or hipbaths are also beneficial. Besides, acupressure and acupuncture both provide relief from problems related to acidity.
In the final analysis, antacids only provide symptomatic relief. The ones with sodium bicarbonate salts carry a risk of causing alkalosis if readily absorbed by the body. And those with calcium, aluminium and magnesium salts can lead to constipation or diarrhoea. According to Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine (the bible for students of dietetics and medicine), excessive use of these should be discouraged.
Advises Dr Bhalla, "The ideal way to fight acidity is to work towards a long-term solution rather than short-term relief, and to bring about a lifestyle change in food and habits that is conducive to overall good health."
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