For the sake of babies health, during pregnancy it is traditionally advised to feed pregnant women dry fruits and dry fruit laddus. This healthy snack for women keeps their baby healthy and promotes growth of the baby in mother’s womb. These laddus can be given to even lactating mother, which nourishes both mother and baby. It is loaded with calcium, iron, protein, potassium and all essential vitamins and minerals. In fact, in several Indian houses it is a custom for parents to send dry fruit laddus to daughter’s house during her pregnancy. If lactating mother takes these laddus, one has to make sure that baby is not allergic to any nuts.
Not only women, dry fruit laddus can be taken by anybody. It is an alternate to nutrition bar. Children, young adults, working people, and seniors – all age group people can consume these laddus as they are highly nutritious and delicious too.
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Because of the risks associated with hormone replacement therapy, women who are in menopause stage reject the treatment and prefer to take alternative medicines. There are several alternatives as well as supplements available for menopause condition. With a proper guidance, one can try these alternatives if they do not want to face the risk of hormonal therapy.
Some of the common symptoms of menopause every women experience are:
Alternatives can be used to get relaxation and feel better during menopause.
1. Flaxseed: To ease night sweat flax seed and oil can be helpful. It is good source of lignans which balance women hormones.
2. John’s Wort: To bring back mood and control mood swings this herb is effective. It helps to get over the mild depression.
3. Calcium: If there is heave bleeding it is good to take calcium supplements. Bone loss is a serious issue in menopause ladies. It is crucial to get enough calcium. Women under 51 need 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day. Women 51 and older need 1,200 milligrams a day.
4. Soy: Soy products helps in balancing hormones. The isoflavones in soy foods help balance hormone levels and have some estrogenic activity. Soy foods supply phytoestrogen that are beneficial for mild hot flash.
5. Vitamin B complex: This group of water-soluble vitamins may help women deal with the stress of menopausal symptoms.
6. Vitamin D: Sun supplies this enough quantity and it is required for not only for bone health but also for cheering up. Most adults need 600 IU daily. Those 71 and older need 800 IU per day. Vitamin D is in many foods and supplements.
7. Vitamin E: Another source that helps to overcome hot flashes. A daily dose of 400 IUs of natural vitamin E can help alleviate symptoms of hot flashes in some menopausal women.
8. Ginseng: Ginseng might help to improve quality of life during this period. It helps to improve mood and gives good sleep.
9. Black cohosh: This one is highly studied traditional herb for menopause. It helps all around – hormonal balancing, reducing hot flash, weight loss and supports sleep. Black cohosh does not appear to have estrogenic activity and it may be safe for women with a personal or family history of breast cancer.
10. Dong quai: The root of dong quai has been used in traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries. Dong quai can relieve hot flashes and vaginal dryness.
11. Breathing exercise: Mindful deep breathing – in hale and exhale or pranayama associated with meditation helps to ease anxiety and hot flashes. Whenever hot flash symptoms turns on one can try breathing slowly and steadily. Hold breath for 7 and release breath for 8. This is one breath. Try this for 3-4 minutes.
12. Yoga: Yoga can help to relieve irritability and depression brought on by menopause. Yoga stretching and poses that involves core stabilizes mood and helps in improving overall well being.
Final words: MeRemember menopause is just a stage and it is not end of the life. To find a sense of balance it is good to practice yoga and meditation. Practice good habits – quit smoking, get enough sleep, and make a conscious effort to eat healthily and exercise more to keep symptoms under wrap and keep you feeling your best. Get into new hobby, introduce yourselves to massage and focus on yourselves for some time. Do things that make you happy and enjoy rest of your life!
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By Sophie McAdam at trueactivist.com
The Indian government has just declared it mandatory to use plastic waste in construction, meaning less of the stuff ending up in landfills and oceans, as well as providing a welcome boost to local authorities’ incomes.
Waste treatment of all kinds has long since caused problems for India, with the country growing too fast for resources to keep up. According to a Guardian report, between 70-80% of the country’s wastewater (including human sewage) ends up in its rivers and lakes. This has become such a huge problem that Sunita Narain, director of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in Delhi told The Guardian in 2012: “We are drowning in our excreta.”
India‘s plastic problem is just as urgent. As The Economic Times of India reported yesterday, ‘India generates 56 tonne of plastic waste annually. As per a study by the Central Pollution Control Board, 60 large cities in India generate over 15,000 tonne of plastic waste every day. Delhi generates close to 7,000 tonne of waste every day, of which over 10 percent is pure plastic but cannot be disposed of even by waste-to-energy plants because of environmental reasons.’
India’s Supreme Court warned earlier this year that the country was sitting on a ‘plastic time bomb.’ Under the new legislation, road developers will now have to use waste plastic along with hot mixes for constructing the usual asphalt roads, which enhances quality and longevity. Other benefits are that adding plastic increases the water resistance of roads, and brings down the cost of development.
“The same technology can also be used for construction of rural roads,” a government official told India’s Economic Times.
Until the new legislation this week, only the city of Bangalore (now called Bengaluru) had roads made from plastic waste. K K Plastic Waste Management Pvt Ltd is a private company run by two brothers, Rasool and Ahmed Khan. They started recycling plastic waste for construction back in 2002, and after laying 3,000km of roads they were keen to share the technology with others. However, Rasool Khan told Indian news site Citizen Matters that until now, there’s been a lack of interest- and getting hold of plastic waste hasn’t always been easy.
“Assuming that [Bengaluru] produces 100 tonnes of plastic waste on an average every day, we have the capacity to utilise the same plastic waste for laying 5,000 to 10,000 km of roads annually,” he said. “But, this is not happening because it is a herculean task for us to collect dry plastic waste from the city.”
Despite concerns over the toxicity of heating plastic waste to be used in roads, The Khan brothers argue that recycling the material over and over again is just as bad, and it simply doesn’t go far enough to effectively deal with India‘s enormous trash problem. “The plastic menace can be tackled only if a scientific and permanent solution can be found for its disposal. Plastic waste to roads and other construction materials is the feasible and scientific solution,” their website states.
With India‘s new law forcing developers to use waste plastic, and the added incentive for local authorities to make money from selling it, the country hopes to have averted the ticking time bomb of plastic pollution- for now, at least.
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Beauty of a person depends on their behavior and positive outlook that they have towards life. Spreading happiness is also a beauty of person. If face is beautiful it is not enough, it is important to have a good soul, good mind and consideration about others. Situations of a person – going through lots of stress, difficulty and abuses makes a person more strong and tough. Similarly, what happened in our past or our bitter experiences – dealing with divorce, abuse or teenage trauma etc makes a person to be harsh. We can be strong inside, however we should show concern, selfless action, and kindness to people and to animals that are helpless -these are all few examples that make a person more beautiful. After all, how long the external beauty lost? It is not forever. The inner beauty -It is what we are made of inside our soul is what people remember. When we create a connection between positive thoughts to kindness (in our action) and provide help – it makes a person more beautiful!
Sometime we should think why people do not like us. Until and unless someone tells us we may not realize what is that we are doing that is developing a drift between relationships. If you notice anyone of the below mentioned behavior and thinking then it is time to change for better. Remember, “Changing is hard but the end result is sweet”.
1. Self absorbed – Narcissism
Many people just focus on solely on themselves. Many people do this without realizing it. They only talk about them self, do not care what others are feeling or talking about. For them only one thing matters – it is all about themselves. Narcissism is the pursuit of gratification from vanity or egotistic admiration of one’s own attributes. These kinds of people think about- only that matters to them. This kind of behavior throws people out, and people do not want to be associated with them. If you have this personality then it is time to change.
2. Selfishness
Some people are full of selfishness – whatever they do, they look for something beneficial for themselves. These people demonstrate a disregard for others and openly express their need to devote all their energy to their own agenda. It does not matter who is suffering, what can be the consequences- selfish people go to an extent to destroy career, family, friendship of people.
3. Outer beauty is important for you
The physical appearance is temporary and sooner we realize this is the better. This does not mean that one should not look beautiful. It means do not give too much importance to outside beauty. In the process of focusing on outside beauty, you will lose lot of positive aspects in your life. Some people look beautiful outside and once they open their mouth you will hear abusive words, negative comment, too much gossiping. This does not do well to anybody. Once people understand your behavior they do not want to come anywhere near you.
4. Always in competition and want to be the best
Whether it is inside classroom, working place, sports, shopping- there are people who always would like to show that they are the best in whatever they do. This will show in their behavior. These people hide things and do not disclose how they achieved success. This is because of kind of fear – the fear of getting defeated. If you are like this then you are not so attractive. Cultivate the habit of encouraging others. If someone claims I walked 3 miles- don’t respond saying ‘that’s all? I walked 7 miles’. Instead, say “wonderful, next time I will join you and we can target more”.
5. You often do not talk and fight with friends
With friends, you have a habit of taking fight for silly reasons and you will not talk to them for hours to days. You criticize and talk in their back – If you are like this then change soon. Treat your friends like persons and friends not enemies.
6. You are jealous of others friendship
If you are jealous of friends or siblings get along well with friends and have more friends than yourself then you better change. Allow people to mingle with others and let them develop friendship. If they value you then they will comeback or will include you in their circle. Do not be jealous of someone else friendship. Keep up your friendship and maintain a healthy relationship. Never ask a friend how important you are to them.
7. Don’t be a boss
Allow other friends and family members to make decision. Or at least consult them for opinion and suggestion. If you think that you are the boss and world has to listen to you, constantly needing to be in charge and taking control of everything – then forget about your beauty. It looks ugly to others. Try to change your thinking process for better.
8. Dishonesty
Honesty is a easy way to attract people. If you are dishonest and keep lying to your world people sooner or later will come to know about the truth. One cannot hide the truth longtime. If you are dishonest and lying about everything then you will appear as a not so good person. It is always better to be honest with your friends and families. Honest people have the amazing ability to listen and give importance to others that makes a powerful attribute.
9. Being rude
Being impolite, embarrassing your family, friends and children in public, being offensive and abusive then it is better quit. Definitely, you are not someone people would want to be around. If you’re the person that’s frequently impolite, offensive, or embarrassing your friends with your rude comments in public – quit. You are not someone people would want to be with you. Constant fight, rudeness and irritation in face make a person ugly.
10. You are not reliable but you seek help
When you want, you will approach your friends for help and they are available. But what about you? Will you make yourself available for your friends? If you give constant excuses and try to escape from helping your friends during their needs then you are not a good person and no one can count on. Be there for your friends during critical times. If you have something important going on and circumstance is such that you cannot help them try to find an alternative solution or give them advise. This will make you feel better both in and out.
11. You are always pessimistic
During discussion or gathering if you are not shedding positive light on topics if you are constantly putting things down – people avoid discussing with you. Try to change your attitude. Start looking at the brighter side of a situation and tell people softly how you see the optimism in whatever topic that you are talking. This builds confidence in others and they will appreciate your inputs.
Changing oneself for better is always difficult. Take first step and then second and continue. This will make you a better person and you will not be alone anymore.
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