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Edible blob, Water bottle that you can eat

Edible blob, Water bottle that you can eat

Have you ever imagined that one day you would be able to eat water bottle too? Answer is yes. It is a reality now!! London based new startup company has come up with a product -after drinking water one can eat the container!! This is edible blob !!!

Skipping Rocks Lab is a seaweed technology startup company. They have created a product called Ooho and it is an edible water bottle product.

Skipping Rocks Lab is a part of the climate KIC startup acceleration program. It is funded by European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and Imperial College Scientific team.

The round, spherical packaging made of entirely seaweed is natural and biodegradable. The material is safe and cheaper than plastic. If consumer don’t feel like eating the packaging material, the flexible, bubble-like packaging biodegrades in just 4-6 weeks, the same time as a piece of fruit. This algal membrane can be flavored and colored and seaweed material encapsulates any beverages including water, soft drinks and spirits. It also can hold cosmetics!

“The London-based sustainable packaging start-up want to transfer from simply selling their water bubbles from pop-ups to challenging plastic waste on a global scale, piloting their water bubbles at major sporting events in 2018”

How these drinkable and edible spheres are made?

Ooho spheres are made by dipping frozen balls of water or any liquid into an algal mixture that forms a membrane around the frozen liquid (ice). The ice melts into liquid water and membrane, which is edible and biodegradable, forms a watertight seal around it. To consume the liquid, one can either bite into the tasteless membrane and sip it out or just eat the entire ball, membrane and all.

This seems to be a solution for plastic bottle usage that is harming our environment. The amount of waste we human regenerate is a great cause of concern from past many decades. The aim of Ooho is to provide the convenience of plastic bottle by limiting plastic bottle impact on environment.

Currently Skipping Rocks is fundraising online, and nearly 1,000 independent investors contributing money to the company.

The innovation is excellent. However, the size of the sphere matters. One must think, is one or few spheres can fulfill the thirst? It might be good for sports, marathon and other events. If someone must pack the spheres then how it works – because these spheres are delicate. Unless they find a way to pack it in edible, biodegradable bags that makes it easy to carry the spheres.

Skipping Rocks Lab was awarded 2014 Lexus Design Award, 2014 World Technology Award that was held in association with TIME and Fortune, 2016 UK Energy Global Award and 2015 SEA Award.

See more about Skipping Rocks Lab innovation here:

https://www.designboom.com/technology/skipping-rocks-lab-ooho-edible-water-bottle-04-12-2017/

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Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: February 7, 2019
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Fragile vulnerable life settings

Fragile and vulnerable settings

Fragile and vulnerable settings : An estimated 22% of global population live in places where health services either cannot reach them or leave them without access to basic care. Drought, famine, war conflicts, population displacement are some of the fragile and vulnerable settings in the current world. It is present in almost every part of the world where child and maternal health is under huge threat. WHO will work in these countries to provide better health system and immunization so that it will be somewhat easy to detect and respond to any outbreak.

Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_Children_on_transit.jpg

Attribution: Ifexmeco / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: January 25, 2019
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Lion pose

The Lion pose benefits

Lion pose is simple, beginner’s pose in Yoga. This simple pose provides many health benefits – it relieves tension from system, improves blood circulation to face, keeps vocal cord and chest healthy. It stimulates platysma, prevents sore throat, asthma and other respiratory ailments. Overall it strengthens lungs, throat, chest by stimulating tonsils and boosting immune system. When we breath out and roar like lion it takes out all the stress and brings back calmness to system. One can try this pose anywhere, anytime – www.healthylife.werindia.com

LEVEL :Beginner

Anatomy :Face, Jaw, Neck, Tongue

Pose Type :Seated

Sanskrit: Simhasana (sim-HAHS-anna) simha = lion

BENEFITS:

  • Relieves tension in the front of the neck (tongue, jaw)
  • Promotes good posture and confidence
  • Tones the platysma
  • Stretches the tongue
  • May treat bad breath
  • Activates three of the bandhas (Mula, Jalandhara, Uddiyana)

CONTRAINDICATIONS

HOW TO

  1. Kneel on the floor. Lift your sitting bones and cross your legs at the ankles, so your feet face the sides of your mat. Then sit back onto the top heel.
  2. Place the left hand on the left knee and right hand on the right knee. Extend your arms, spread your fingers out wide, and press your palms firmly against the knees.
  3. Inhale through your nose and open your mouth wide. Stretch your tongue out and down, toward your chin, as far as you can.
  4. With your tongue sticking out, exhale and let out a powerful, audible breath. The exhalation should mimic a roar, making the “ha” sound.
  5. Set your gaze upward between your eyebrows or to the tip of your nose.
  6. Stay in Lion pose for 30 seconds, roaring up to three times. Then switch the crossing of your legs and repeat on the other side.

MODIFY OR REPLACE

Alternatives:

Kapalabhati Pranayama (Breath of Fire)

Modifications:

  • Sit back on both of the heels instead of crossing at the ankles.
  • Place a blanket between your sitting bones and your heels for comfort.
  • If sitting onto the heels is difficult, sit on a block in Virasana (Hero pose).

SEQUENCING TIPS

Before:

After:

  • Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend)
  • Salabhasana (Locust pose)

TEACHING CUES

  • Make sure your back is long; sit up tall.
  • Spread your shoulder blades across your back.
  • Keep your arms extended and engaged.
  • Exhale in one powerful breath with the tongue sticking out and mouth open as much as possible.
  • Make the “ha” sound as you exhale; roar.

VARIATIONS

  • Sit in Padmasana (Lotus pose). Extend the arms to the floor in front of you. Come forward to stand on your knees, and then move your pelvis toward the floor. Follow steps 5-6 above.

WATCH OUT FOR

  • Student is in a comfortable seated position

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

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: January 19, 2019
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Butter masala dosa

Butter masala dosa

Butter masala dosa is another popular dosa in South Indian restaurants. Locally it is also known as “benne dose”. With touch of butter soft dosa will be served with potato curry and coconut chutney. It is one of winter favorite breakfast and evening snack item too.

Ingredients for dosa:

  1. Dosa rice (or sona masoori) – 2 cups
  2. Urad dal (black gram)- 1 cup
  3. Beaten rice – 3 Tbsp
  4. Fenugreek (methi seeds) – 2 tsp
  5. Salt – As per taste
  6. Oil
  7. Butter

Ingredients for potato curry

  1. Potato – 4/5
  2. Onion – 1 medium size
  3. Green chilli -2
  4. Ginger -1/2 inch
  5. Salt – as per taste
  6. Curry leaves – few
  7. Coriander – chopped 2 Tbsp
  8. Oil

Method:

  1. Wash rice, black gram and methi seeds. Add beaten rice and soak all 4 ingredients in about 3 cups water for 4 to 5 hours.
  2. Grind soaked ingredients to dosa batter consistency.
  3. Transfer batter to a container. Add water if necessary, add salt and mix well. Leave it to ferment overnight at right temperature
  4. Morning mix dosa batter well.
  5. Grease a tava and place on medium heat.
  6. Using a ladle pour one ladle dosa batter on tava and spread on tava. Cover dosa with a lid. After couple of minutes remove lid and turn dosa to cook other side. Apply desired amount of butter on dosa surface.
  7. Flip dosa again, now again apply desired amount butter on dosa. Let butter melt on both sides.
  8. Remove hot butter dosa and serve with potato curry and chutney.

 Potato curry:

  1. On medium heat place a container and add oil. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves.
  2. Add finely chopped onion, green chilli and sprinkle little salt. Let onion cook.
  3. Meanwhile boil potato and mash them. Transfer mashed potatoes to cooked onion, add little more salt, chopped coriander and mix well. Potato curry ready.
Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: January 7, 2019
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Home remedy: Medicinal uses of Betel leaf

Home remedy: Medicinal uses of Betel leaf

Betel leaf plant belongs to same family as pepper. It is famous in India and other Asian countries as pan. Betel leaf has taken important role in Indian traditions and ceremonies. It also has several health benefits and has a major role in Ayurveda medicine. Piper betle is a climber with thousands of years of historical use for blood sugar support, respiratory health, digestive health and more. It is indigenous throughout India and the Malay region. Betel leaf has been shown to support healthy blood sugar levels, and works effectively for weight loss by increasing adiponectin, that regulates glucose level.

The many health benefits of Betel leaf is listed below.

1. For cough, phlegm and cold add salt and black pepper to one Betel leaf and consume.

2. If you are suffering from gastritis related headache keep Betel leaf on top of both ears. This reduces the headache. It has analgesic and cooling properties. You can apply the betel leaf on your forehead to ease headaches.

3. For prolonged cold and phlegm, chew couple of Betel leaves every day.

4. Add Tulsi (holy basil) leaf juice, Betel leaf juice and a tsp of honey, mix and consume when you have cold and cold related allergies.

5. If your throat is bothering you, chew few roots of Betel leaf plant.

6. If your child has indigestion and stomach ache, slightly warm the Betel leaf on both sides and apply castor oil on both surface of leaf.Place it on the tummy for few minutes and repeat it few times.

7. For dry cough, put few drops of honey on Betel leaf and chew or add few drops of honey, black pepper to Betel leaf juice and consume.

8. For small wounds apply Betel leaf juice and lime juice (equal proportion) -wounds heal fast. It is rich in poly-phenols, especially chavicol. Local application of the betel leaf acts a pain reliever and an anti-inflammatory agent.

9. For constipation – chew couple of Betel leaves with Betel nut. This is a traditional way to digest the heavy meal and eases constipation.

10. Reduces gastric pain – Betel leaf balances the pH in the digestive system and reduces gastric pain. Betel leaf is highly capable of restoring the normal PH levels of stomach by flushing out all the toxins.

11. Appetite booster – Betel leaf helps in bringing back appetite.

12. Relief from the back pain: A hot poultice of betel leaves or its juice mixed with coconut oil or castor oil applied on the loins gives good relief. Massaging the lower back with betel leaf oil and a carrier oil helps to ease the pain.

13. It is diuretic -For water retention in the body crush a betel leaf and extract its juice, mix it with little-diluted milk and drink it.

14. Women hygiene – It reduces the itching and suffering of private parts of women. The betel leaves are boiled and are used as a genital wash. It prevents the unpleasant smell of perspiration and menstruation.

15. Body odor prevention – Add juice of betel leaf or oil in your bath water to remain fresh for longer day. You can also drink a concoction made of few betel leaves soaked in boiled water. Add little sugar for better taste.

Remember – Do not consume Betel leaf if you have bleeding, nausea or deep wounds. Do not make a habit of consuming Betel leaf and Betel nut – it can damage the liver. Do not consume Betel leaf if you are pregnant as it may harm the baby. 

References:

  1. http://www.ayurhelp.com/
  2. http://www.wildturmeric.net/ 
  3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892533/
Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: December 28, 2018
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Vegetable Cutlet Recipe

Vegetable Cutlet

Carrot contains good amount of valuable nutrients and soluble fiber, so also is the bean. Beet root has many health benefits – good for liver and good for skin! Potato known to have carbohydrates and is a stomach filling vegetable. Combine all these four vegetables and add some peas to make a healthy, yummy vegetable cutlet.

Kids will sure love this one. It contains less fat and good amount of nutrients. Easy to make at home for evening snacks or send it in lunch box on school days with some tomato ketchup or tamarind chutney!

Preparation and cooking time: 40 minutes.

Ingredients for 14 cutlets

Ingredients:

Vegetables:

  1. 2 medium size carrot
  2. 2 medium size potato
  3. 1 medium size beet root
  4. 6 Beans
  5. 1/4 cup Peas

To make paste:

  1. Garlic 1 clove cut into small pieces
  2. Fennel seeds 1 tsp
  3. Green chili – 2-3
  4. Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup
  5. One medium size cut onion

Grind all five ingredients (6-10) and keep aside.

To dip: 2 tbsp all purpose flour mixed with 1/2 cup water

Powder: Take 3-4 slices of bread & powder them. (you can also use breads crumbs)

Method:

  1. Finely cut all the vegetables.
  2. Wash and pressure-cook with little bit of water, turmeric powder & salt.
  3. Drain the excess water and smash cooked vegetable & keep it aside
  4. On a frying pan heat one tablespoon of oil.
  5. Fry onions until it turns into brown and the grinded paste.
  6. Add smashed vegetables & fry till it gets thickened. Wait to cool.
  7. Make small balls with cooked vegetable and dip in the all purpose flour mix. Smear bread crumbs or bread powder and spread them in the plate or paper to dry.
  8. Deep -fry in oil or keep in oven (350F) until both the sides turn into brown.
  9. Serve with tomato ketchup or green chutney or tamarind chutney.

Recipe: www.werindia.com

Image: WerIndia

Author: HealthyLife | Posted on: December 27, 2018
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