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Bread Samosa recipe

Bread Samosa recipe

If you are fed up of eating bread, don’t throw bread instead prepare delicious bread samosa. All you need is few vegetables and masala powders that available in Indian grocery stores. It is easy to prepare and will be a yummy snack that kids love to have.

Why not give it a try?

What you need?

  1. Peas & carrot – ½ cup
  2. Boiled potato -6-8
  3. Ginger paste – ½ tsp
  4. All purpose flour – 1 cup
  5. Coriander powder – ½ tsp
  6. Green chilly paste – ½ tsp
  7. Cumin – ½ tsp
  8. Chilli powder -1/2 tsp
  9. Amchur (mango powder) -1/2 tsp
  10. Garam masala – ½ tsp
  11. Ajwain – ½ tsp
  12. Cilantro chopped -1 Tbs
  13. Mint leaves chopped – 1 Tbs
  14. Bread pieces – 12
  15. Oil – for frying

 How to prepare?

  1. Boil potatoes and remove skin.
  2. Heat a pan on medium flame, add 1 Tbs oil. To heated oil add cumin, ginger and green chilli paste followed by peas and carrot. Fry all these ingredients and remove from the stove.
  3. Now, smash boiled potato and add it to peas -carrot masala along with – coriander powder, Amchur powder, garam masala powder.
  4. Add cilantro and mint chopped leaves, chilli powder, salt and mix well.
  5. Remove bread crest and cut the white portion to half. Sprinkle little ajwain on top of white pieces and using a chapatti roller flatten the white portion.
  6. Add little water to all-purpose flour and prepare paste. Apply this paste to rolled bread piece and prepare a cone by folding the bread piece. While folding the cone, apply little paste to the edge to keep folding intact*.
  7. Fill the potato-peas masala in the cone and close the cone.
  8. Heat oil in deep pan and fry bread cone containing masala to golden brown color.
  9. Serve hot samosa with green chutney or tomato ketchup.

*If you find it hard to make a cone, just place the vegetable masala in the center and fold it like a spring roll  and fry!!

** Chutneys are available in most Indian grocery stores. If you want to prepare healthy chutney recipe then, you can find one such recipe here.

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Reference: www.werindia.com 

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: June 21, 2022
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Jal Jeevan Mission India

In India Jal Jeevan Mission Achieves 50% Completion Milestone, 9.6 Crore (50%) Rural Households Now Have Access To Tap Water

Keeping in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision to provide every rural home with safe drinking water, the country has achieved the milestone of 50% rural households having access to tap water connections. Goa, Telangana, A&N Islands, D&N Haveli and Daman & Diu, Puducherry and Haryana have already achieved 100% household connections. Punjab, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar have coverage of more than 90% and are progressing fast towards attaining the status of ‘Har Ghar Jal’.

In a move to attain “Gram Swarajya”, the dream of Mahatma Gandhi, Jal Jeevan Mission aims to empower the Panchayati Raj Institutions and communities by engaging them in water supply schemes from the very beginning. Over 9.59 Crore rural households spread across States/ UTs are getting water within their premises. Women and girls these households are now free from the century old drudgery of walking long distances in scorching heat, rain and snow in search of water. ‘Har Ghar Jal’ is a flagship programme of the Union Government, implemented by Jal Jeevan Mission under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, in partnership with States/ UTs to ensure tap water connection in every rural household by 2024.

At the time of launch Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, only 3.23 Crore households i.e. 17% of the rural population had access to drinking water through taps. The burden of arrangement of water for daily household needs mostly fell on women and young girls. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that school attendance among girls was significantly lower in summers when due to increased requirements for water, multiple trips were needed. After the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission and improvement in access to tap water connection within their premises, considerable improvement in this regard has been noticed. As on 27.05.2022, 108 districts, 1,222 blocks, 71,667 Gram Panchayats and 1,51,171 villages have become “Har Ghar Jal”, wherein all rural households have been provided with drinking water through taps.

This year as the nation celebrates ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, special Gram Sabhas are being convened across the length and breadth of the country to discuss and deliberate on issues related to drinking water in a move to attain ‘WASH Prabudh Gaon’. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has addressed and interacted with Sarpanch and members of Pani Samitis on multiple occasions in the past, motivating them to take onus of the programme as they are the ultimate custodians of the water supply infrastructure created under ‘Har Ghar Jal’. Under JJM, support is provided to Panchayats by the State Government through Implementing Support Agencies (ISAs) in community engagement, building capacity of the Pani Samitis, and taking up O&M activities.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1828956

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Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: June 2, 2022
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Bad gut bacteria and stroke

New study links gut microbiota strains with more severe strokes and poorer post-stroke recovery

There are millions of bacteria live in our digestive system and responsible for our health. There are many species of these microbes that reside in our gut system help us to keep good health while there are other microbes that are not. Our diet promotes health and diversity of good microbes by monitoring, treating and preventing several conditions including inflammation, diabetes, obesity etc. Gut bacteria play an important role in human health, such as supplying essential nutrients, synthesizing vitamin K, aiding in the digestion of cellulose, and promoting angiogenesis and enteric nerve function.

To maintain gut friendly bacteria, we need to consume fiber, prebiotic rich foods, reduce meat, limit intake of fats and avoid consuming antibiotics that are harmful for microbes.

What are bad gut microbes?

Those microbes that have adverse effects on our body that trigger several diseases including weight gain, obesity, insomnia, diabetes, fatigue etc. are bad gut microbes. This includes bacteria such as Clostridium perfringes, Staphylococcus, E. coli that interfere in gut health. Some of the microbes are considered as opportunistic bacteria because when our body is weak these bacteria wake up and cause adverse effects.

Recent study by Sant Pau Research Institute at Barcelona, Spain showed that bad microbes in our gut can lead to stroke and poorer stroke recovery.  Details of the study is below- Healthy Life

A new study has identified strains of gut microbiota that are associated with more severe strokes and worse post-stroke recovery, revealing that the gut microbiome could be an important factor in stroke risk and outcomes.

The study, presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC 2022) pinpointed specific groups of bacteria associated with poorer neurological recovery from ischaemic stroke both in the acute phase (24 hours) and after three months.

The research identified multiple types of bacteria were associated with ischemic stroke risk, including Fusobacterium and Lactobacillus. Negativibacillus and Lentisphaeria were associated with a more severe stroke in the acute phase (at 6 and 24 hours respectively) and Acidaminococcus related to poor functional outcomes at three months.

Dr Miquel Lledós, lead author from the Sant Pau Research Institute Stroke Pharmacogenomics and Genetics Laboratory, Barcelona, Spain, commented “The influence of the gut microbiome – the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the gut – is a modifiable risk factor associated with the risk of stroke and with post-stroke neurological outcomes. However, most research has previously been done in animal models.”

“In this study we took faecal samples – the first samples taken after the event – from 89 humans who’d suffered an ischaemic stroke. Comparing with a control group, we were able to identify multiple groups of bacteria that were associated with a higher risk of ischaemic stroke.”

An ischaemic stroke occurs when a clot or other blockage blocks the blood supply to the brain and is the most common type of stroke. In Europe, 1.3 million people suffer a stroke every year and it is the second most common single cause of death.

“The discovery opens the exciting prospect that, in the future, we may be able to prevent strokes or improve neurological recovery by examining the gut microbiota. In other pathologies, clinical trials are being carried out where researchers replace the intestinal flora through dietary changes or faecal transplantation from healthy individuals and this should be studied further in the stroke field.”

For more read: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-release

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Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: May 11, 2022
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Warrior 3 pose

Learn To Balance By Practicing Warrior 3 Pose

As we age, we may have difficulty in balancing and focusing. There are several yoga poses that help us to keep balanced. Warrior 3 is one such pose, an intermediate pose that creates stability and helps to keep focused. It strengthens back muscles, calves and feet. It improves balance and prevents injuries. In addition, it improves awareness to the surroundings and brings body to stability by adjusting to surroundings. By regular practice on can get into the pose easily – Healthy life

LEVEL :Intermediate

Anatomy : Abdomen|Biceps|Chest|Hamstrings|Quadriceps|Shoulders|Spine|Triceps

Pose Type :Balance|Standing

Sanskrit :Virabhadrasana II VEER-ah-bha=DRAS-anna Virabhadra = a warrior from Shiva’s being

Benefits

  • Strengthens the entire body
  • Improves balance
  • Improves posture
  • Aids in increasing energy and boosting concentration
  • Contraindications
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Back problems or injury
  • Migraines

How To

  1. Stand with your feet at the top of your mat, about hips-width distance apart
  2. Inhale, extend your arms to the ceiling
  3. Begin to balance on your right leg
  4. Ground down through your right foot
  5. Exhale, begin to hinge forward with your upper body
  6. Lift and kick your left leg out behind you
  7. Find core engagement to aid in your balance
  8. Keep your left foot flexed
  9. Square your hips and upper body down to your mat
  10. Wrap your biceps in towards your face
  11. Direct your gaze towards the floor
  12. To release, return slowly to standing and then repeat on the other side

Modify or Replace

  • Rest your hands at heart center to lessen the energizing aspects of Warrior III

Sequencing Tips

Before:

  • Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I)
  • Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II)
  • Mountain Pose (Tadasana)

After:

  • Toppling Tree (Patan Vrksasana)
  • Standing Splits (Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana)
  • High Lunge (Ashta Chandrasana)

Teaching Cues

  • Flex your back foot and draw your pinky toe towards the ground to level your hips
  • Become a capital ‘T’ with your body and keep your shoulders, chest, and hips in a straight line
  • Find a minimal bend in your standing leg
  • Ground down through the four corners of your standing foot

Variations

  • Eagle Arms
  • Hand(s) to a block
  • Against a wall

Watch Out For

  • Hinging chest and shoulders far forward
  • Arching in the low back
  • Dropping extended leg towards the mat

This article and image published here with prior permission from beyogi.com

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: April 29, 2022
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FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Using Breath Samples

This test provides results in less than three minutes!

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that detects chemical compounds in breath samples associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection. The test can be performed in environments where the patient specimen is both collected and analyzed, such as doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites, using an instrument about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage. The test is performed by a qualified, trained operator under the supervision of a health care provider licensed or authorized by state law to prescribe tests and can provide results in less than three minutes.

“Today’s authorization is yet another example of the rapid innovation occurring with diagnostic tests for COVID-19,” said Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “The FDA continues to support the development of novel COVID-19 tests with the goal of advancing technologies that can help address the current pandemic and better position the U.S. for the next public health emergency.”

The performance of the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer was validated in a large study of 2,409 individuals, including those with and without symptoms. In the study, the test was shown to have 91.2% sensitivity (the percent of positive samples the test correctly identified) and 99.3% specificity (the percent of negative samples the test correctly identified). The study also showed that, in a population with only 4.2% of individuals who are positive for the virus, the test had a negative predictive value of 99.6%, meaning that people who receive a negative test result are likely truly negative in areas of low disease prevalence. The test performed with similar sensitivity in a follow-up clinical study focused on the omicron variant.

The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer uses a technique called gas chromatography gas mass-spectrometry (GC-MS) to separate and identify chemical mixtures and rapidly detect five Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in exhaled breath. When the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer detects the presence of VOC markers of SARS-CoV-2, a presumptive (unconfirmed) positive test result is returned and should be confirmed with a molecular test. Negative results should be considered in the context of a patient’s recent exposures, history and the presence of clinical signs and symptoms consistent with COVID-19, as they do not rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection and should not be used as the sole basis for treatment or patient management decisions, including infection control decisions.

InspectIR expects to be able to produce approximately 100 instruments per week, which can each be used to evaluate approximately 160 samples per day. At this level of production, testing capacity using the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is expected to increase by approximately 64,000 samples per month.

Source: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-covid-19-diagnostic-test-using-breath-samples

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: April 19, 2022
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WHO : This year’s World Food Safety Day June 7th, “Safer food, Better Health”

World Food Safety Day on 7 June 2022 will draw attention and mobilize action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and improve human health. Foodborne diseases affect 1 in 10 people worldwide each year. There are over 200 of these diseases – some mild, but others deadly.

The United Nations General Assembly established World Food Safety Day in 2018 to raise awareness of this important issue. WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with Member States and other stakeholders.

This year’s theme, “Safer food, better health”, highlights the role that safe, nutritional food plays in ensuring human health and well-being and calls for a set of specific actions to make food safer.<

We all have a role to play; whether we grow, process, transport, store, sell, buy, prepare or serve food, food safety is in all our hands. And if we work together, we can all help achieve safer food for better health.

World Food Safety Day is celebrated annually on 7 June to draw attention and mobilize action to prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks and improve human health.

“Safer food, better health”

Safe food is one of the most critical guarantors for good health. Unsafe foods are the cause of many diseases and contribute to other poor health conditions, such as impaired growth and development, micronutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable or communicable diseases and mental illness. Globally, one in ten people are affected by foodborne diseases annually.

The campaign stresses the need to transform food systems to deliver better health in a sustainable manner in order to prevent most foodborne diseases. Food systems policy-makers, practitioners and investors are invited to reorient their activities to increase the sustainable production and consumption of safe foods in order to improve health outcomes.

WHO, jointly with FAO, is calling on everyone to join the World Food Safety Day campaign to ensure safe food for all. The campaign guide, available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, presents information and ideas on how to take part in the fourth World Food Safety Day.

The United Nations General Assembly established World Food Safety Day in 2018 to raise awareness of this important issue. WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly facilitate the observance of World Food Safety Day, in collaboration with Member States and other stakeholders.

Calls to action

Policy makers

  • Design all public procurement of food, such as food aid, school feeding and other publicly owned food outlets, so that consumers can access safe and healthy foods.
  • Support policy measures and legal frameworks to strengthen the national food safety system and ensure it complies with food safety standards.
  • Encourage and engage in multisectoral collaboration at the local, national, regional and global levels.

 Food business

  • Engage employees, suppliers and other stakeholders to grow and develop a food safety culture.
  • Comply with international food standards.

 Educational institutions and workplaces

  • Promote safe food handling.
  • Engage with families and involve families in food safety activities.
  • Support food safety education.

Consumers

  • Practice safe food handling at home and follow WHO’s Five Keys to Safer Food: keep clean, separate raw and cooked, cook thoroughly, keep food at safe temperatures and use safe water and raw materials.
  • Keep informed and promote food safety. Learn about food safety and join the #WorldFoodSafetyDay campaign.

You can download A guide to world food safety day 2022 here: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-HEP-NFS-AFS-2022.1

For more information please visit www.WHO.org

Image credit: Image by 泊悦 枫美 from Pixabay (Free for commercial use) & World Health Organization image

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: March 24, 2022
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By: John Vibes @www.trueactivist.com

Group of Friends Spend Valentine’s Day Driving Around And Feeding The Homeless 

A group of friends in Florida decided to spend their Valentine’s day making a difference and delivering food to the homeless. 16-year-old Hannah Adams and her friends packed a van with 100 pizza boxes, along with donuts, coffee, and other snacks. They also brought toiletries, clothing and other items to donate to the local homeless.

The money needed for the food and clothing was gathered over several months through donations that were made through local churches and through street collections. The group is not affiliated with any school, group or church but are acting entirely on their own.

“I just thought it would be a nice thing to do. I think everyone should get a second chance, or some help if it’s available,” Adams said.

Although the group worked independently, they had some hope from local activist Amanda Velaski of Share the Love.

“We talked about it, and then Hannah called around to all these different places in town to see if they would match our purchases, and then we reached out to the community and were able to get people to donate so many items. We are making sure to give a gift bag to everyone, and those have a pair of socks, a toothbrush, hand sanitizer, soap, shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste in them,” Velaski said.

The stores where the food was bought also made significant donations. The local Little Ceasars where they purchased the pizzas matched their purchase of 50 pizzas, leaving them with a total of 100 while the local Krispy Kreme arranged a similar offer.

The group that was assembled was spread out between four cars, that traveled around town helping the homeless for the entire day.

Veronica Garner and her husband were some of the people who were helped by the effort. They spoke with news crews after they missed their bus and ended up meeting up with the volunteers.

“We were waiting for the Trinity Baptist Church bus to pick us up and take us to their anniversary dinner, so we could get some clothing and a tarp for later, because it’s supposed to rain, and some batteries or a sleeping bag, but we missed the bus,” Veronica Garner explained.

“This is a blessing in disguise,” her husband Floyd added.

This type of selfless charity is exactly what we need in this world, and it is something that we have been seeing a lot more of in recent years.

Read More: http://www.trueactivist.com/group-of-friends-spend-valentines-day-driving-around-and-feeding-the-homeless/

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: February 10, 2022
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