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Mustard Oil

Mustard Oil

Mustard oil has about 60% monounsaturated fatty acids (42% erucic acid and 12% oleic acid); it has about 21% polyunsaturated fats. Mustard oil has had contradictory reputations in different parts of the world over the years.  It is a very popular oil on the Indian Subcontinent, specifically in the Eastern parts of India and in Bangladesh. In other part of the world it is often considered toxic, irritable and not suitable for edible purposes. In few countries, it is sold as a massage oil reserved for external application only.

Health benefits:

  • Improved digestion and builds appetite
  • Fights germs and other microorganisms
  • Good for preventing cold, cough and skin problems
  • It promotes sweating and helps in removing toxins!
  • Aids in stimulating blood circulation
  • Helps prevent hair loss!
  • Good preservative
  • Protects gum and teeth
Author: Sumana Rao | Posted on: September 23, 2016
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Groundnut Oil

Groundnut Oil

Which type: Unsaturated fat 

Peanut or groundnut oil, as the name implies, is a type of vegetable oil commonly used in cooking that is derived from peanuts, which are legumes.  Groundnut oil contains both mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fats. It is pleasant and sweet to taste. This oil is low in saturated fats, free from cholesterol, contains essential fatty acid ( linoleic acid (omega-6)) making it as one of the healthiest cooking oils. Peanut oil is high in unsaturated fats, especially monounsaturated fat, like olive oil.

Health benefits:

  • Boosts energy
  • Lowers risk of heart conditions
  • Resveratrol an antioxidant present in this oil helps to control infections
  • Reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease
  • Being rich in Vitamin E, it is good for skin and prevents premature aging
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Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil

Which type: Saturated fat

A good makeup remover, moisturizer, aftershave, allergy control agent, good as toothpaste- this is today’s popularity of coconut oil! Coconut oil was much popular before 1970’s. A propaganda campaign against coconut oil by corn and soybean oil industries put coconut oil in back bench.

Recent days people started to ask questions about these claims. In fact, in traditional south Indian cooking coconut oil is more in use than any other oils. Kerala, Karnataka, Goa people use coconut oil for their cooking. They are lean, healthy and generally have beautiful hair!

There is a claim that coconut oil consumption can reduce Alzheimer’s symptoms!

Health benefits:

• Aids weight loss
• Supports bone health
• It is a brain booster
• Good for hair growth and skin conditions
• Reduces stress!
• Improves digestion

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Fear of Chikungunya

Chikungunya Outbreak!

Chikungunya outbreak has caused a lot of panic among people. Chikungunya is a virus transmitted condition for humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. Recently Delhi is gripped by Chikungunya. Many major cities in India are recorded with highest numbers of chikungunya cases. This disease is spreading throughout the world! There is no cure, vaccination, or treatment of the disease. Instead, treatment focuses on relieving symptoms.

What exactly is chikungunya?

  • It is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes that bite during daylight hours
  • Currently, there is no specific treatment
  • No direct person-to-person transmission
  • Name derives from a word meaning “to become contorted“ from the African Kimakonde language
  • Symptoms include the sudden onset of fever and joint pain, particularly affecting the hands, wrists, ankles and feet. Most patients recover after a few days but in some cases the joint pain may persist for weeks, months or even longer

Major symptoms:

1) Fever: High fever usually 102 to 105 °F and typically lasts from three days up to one week.The fever can be biphasic (where it disappears for a few days followed by a few days of a low grade fever (101–102 °F). During this time, the virus accumulates in your bloodstream, spreading to different parts of the body.

2) Arthritis: Patients will usually notice arthritis pain in the small joints of hand, wrist, ankles, and larger joints, like knees and shoulders, but not the hips. Up to 70% of people have pain that spreads from one joint to the next after the previous joint starts feeling better. The pain is usually worse in the morning, but improves with mild exercise. Your joints may also look swollen or feel tender to the touch and you may have inflammation of tendons. Joint pain usually resolves within one to three weeks, with severe pain improving after the first week. However, in some cases joint pain can continue for up to a year.

3) Rash: Approximately 40% to 50% of patients experience a rash. These are red rashes with small bumps overlying them that appear three to five days after start of fever and subside within three to four days. Look in the mirror with your shirt off and note any red bumpy areas over a wide area and whether they itch. Make sure to turn around to look at your backside, back of neck, and raise your arms to examine your underarms.

The other symptoms some patients experience are:

  • Myalgia (muscle/back pain)
  • Headache
  • Sore throat discomfort
  • Abdominal pain
  • Constipation
  • Swollen lymph nodes in the neck

Subacute phase: This happens after 1 -3 months after the above symptom subsides. During subacute phase again there will be arthritis pain and low blood circulation for tip of hands/fingers and foot/toes. One can notice cold in the tips and it may even turn bit darker.

Chronic phase: This is after 3 months of acute phase.  The joint pain will be upto 4 months to 20 months and in some cases prolongs to five years.

Treatment:

Treat the symptoms:

  1. Get plenty of rest.
  2. Drink fluids to prevent dehydration.
  3. Take medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or paracetamol to reduce fever and pain.
  4. Do not take aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
  5. If you are taking medicine for another medical condition, talk to your healthcare provider before taking additional medication.
  6. If you have chikungunya, prevent mosquito bites for the first week of your illness.
  7. During the first week of infection, chikungunya virus can be found in the blood and passed from an infected person to a mosquito through mosquito bites.

Some suggested home treatment:

  1. Garlic paste application can relieve joint pain,
  2. Grapes can relieve severe symptoms.
  3. Raw carrots can boost immune system.
  4. Coconut water helps in preventing severe dehydration.
  5. A decoction or herbal tea prepared with neem powder + ginger – once or twice a day.
  6. Herbal tea prepared with neem powder + Ashwagandha powder + ginger
  7. Tulsi herbal tea
  8. There are several Ayurvedic medicines that are available to treat individual symptoms of Chikungunya. Consult your doctor before trying any home remedies or medicines.

References:

  • http://easyayurveda.com/
  • http://www.wikihow.com/
  • https://www.cdc.gov/
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Pregnancy Tips

Pregnancy Health Tips

Pregnant women are always bombarded with suggestions from everyone. This may confuse the mother-to-be. Eat this, don’t eat this to how to walk and sit.., all suggestions will pour on a pregnant woman.  Yes, it is tough to keep it all straight. Health of mother influences the unborn child. Mother’s actions and choices have direct impact on baby’s health before and after delivery.   Before your little bundle of joy arrives, take care of your health and your precious pregnancy.

Pregnancy Don’ts

  • Don’t smoke tobacco. Quitting is hard, but you can do it! Ask your doctor for help. Smoking during pregnancy passes nicotine and cancer-causing drugs to your baby. Smoking also keeps your baby from getting needed nourishment and raises the risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, and infant death.
  • Avoid exposure to toxic substances and chemicals, such as cleaning solvents, lead and mercury, some insecticides, and paint. Pregnant women should avoid exposure to paint fumes.
  • Protect yourself and your baby from food borne illness, which can cause serious health problems and even death. Handle, clean, cook, eat, and store food properly.
  • Don’t drink alcohol. There is no known safe amount of alcohol for a woman can drink during pregnancy. Both drinking every day and drinking a lot of alcohol occasionally during pregnancy can harm the baby.
  • Don’t use illegal drugs. Tell your doctor if you are using drugs. Marijuana, cocaine, heroin, speed (amphetamines), barbiturates, and LSD are very dangerous for you and your baby.
  • Don’t clean or change a cat’s litter box. This could put you at risk for toxoplasmosis, an infection that can be very harmful to the fetus.
  • Don’t eat swordfish, king mackerel, shark, and tilefish, which are high in mercury.
  • Avoid contact with rodents and with their urine, droppings, or nesting material. This includes household pests and pet rodents, such as guinea pigs and hamsters. Rodents can carry a virus that can be harmful or even deadly to your unborn baby.
  • Don’t take very hot baths or use hot tubs or saunas. High temperatures can be harmful to the fetus, or cause you to faint.
  • Don’t use scented feminine hygiene products. Pregnant women should avoid scented sprays, sanitary napkins, and bubble bath. These products might irritate your vaginal area, and increase your risk of a urinary tract infection or yeast infection.
  • Don’t douche. Douching can irritate the vagina, force air into the birth canal and increase the risk of infection.
  • Avoid x-rays. If you must have dental work or diagnostic tests, tell your dentist or physician that you are pregnant so that extra care can be taken.
  • Better not to go for aromatherapy treatments as many essential oils including fennel, basil, thyme, and myrrh — should not be used during pregnancy because of suspected physiological effects on the baby.

Pregnancy Do’s

  • See your doctor regularly. Prenatal care can help keep you and your baby healthy and spot problems if they occur.
  • Continue taking folic acid throughout your pregnancy. All women capable of pregnancy should get 400 to 800 micrograms (400 to 800 mcg or 0.4 to 0.8 mg) of folic acid every day. Getting enough folic acid lowers the risk of some birth defects. Taking a vitamin with folic acid will help you to be sure you are getting enough.
  • Eat a variety of healthy foods. Include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, calcium rich foods, lean meats, and a variety of cooked seafood.
  • Get all essential nutrients, including iron, every day. Getting enough iron prevents anemia, which is linked to preterm birth and low-birth weight babies. Ask your doctor about taking a daily prenatal vitamin or iron supplement.
  • Drink extra fluids, especially water.
  • Get moving! Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, physical activity is good for you and your baby.
  • Gain a healthy amount of weight. Gaining more than the recommended amount during pregnancy increases a woman’s risk for pregnancy complications. It also makes it harder to lose the extra pounds after childbirth. Check with your doctor to find out how much weight you should gain during pregnancy.
  • Wash hands, especially after handling raw meat or using the bathroom.
  • Get enough sleep. Aim for 7 to 9 hours every night. Resting on your left side helps blood flow to you and your baby and prevents swelling. Using pillows between your legs and under your belly will help you get comfortable.
  • Set limits. If you can, control the stress in your life and set limits. Don’t be afraid to say “no” to requests for your time and energy. Ask for help from others.
  • Make sure health problems are treated and kept under control. If you have diabetes, control your blood sugar levels. If you have high blood pressure, monitor it closely.
  • Ask your doctor before stopping any medicines you take or taking any new medicines. Prescription, over-the counter, and herbal medicine all can harm your baby.
  • Get a flu shot. Pregnant women can get very sick from the flu and may need hospital care. Ask your doctor about the flu vaccine.
  • Always wear a seatbelt. The lap strap should go under your belly, across your hips. The shoulder strap should go between your breasts and to the side of your belly. Make sure it fits snuggly.
  • Join childbirth or parenting class.
  • Yoga is good for pregnancy. Talk to your doctor and learn poses that are beneficial for pregnancy.

Reference: http://www.womenshealth.gov/

Image credit: “24 weeks” by saralunaa is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Author: Sumana Rao | Posted on: September 22, 2016
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Ways To Reduce Sodium Intake

Ways to reduce sodium intake

Most of us are used to high amount of sodium in our food. Too much Sodium chloride intake increases risk for health problems like high blood pressure, edema and heart conditions. Too much sodium results in overweight! Even though we think we are under control the truth is our sodium intake is still remains high. Reason for this is, more than 75 percent of the sodium we eat comes from restaurant and packaged foods. If we prepare food at home, we know how much salt we have added to our own food. However, when we eat packed and restaurant food it makes it hard to control how much we eat, because it is already added to our food before we buy it.

Some of the recommended tips for controlling sodium intake are below:

Know your sodium limit !

The general guidance for sodium intake are:

  • Healthy adults and teens age 14 and older need to limit their sodium intake to no more than 2,300 mg a day (about 1 teaspoon of salt).
  • Some adults, including people with high blood pressure, need to limit their sodium intake to 1,500 mg a day.
  • Children need no more than 1,500 to 2,200 mg a day of sodium, depending on how old they are.
  • To eat less sodium, you don’t have to make lots of changes at once. If you cut back on sodium little by little, your taste for salt will change with time.

Check the label.

  • Use the Nutrition Facts label to check the amount of sodium in foods. Try to choose products with 5% Daily Value (DV) or less. A sodium content of 20% DV or more is high.
  • Look for foods labeled “low sodium,” “reduced sodium,” or “no salt added.”

Shop for low sodium foods.

  • Load up on vegetables, fruits, beans, and peas, which are naturally low in sodium. Fresh, frozen, and dried options are all good choices.
  • When you buy canned foods (like vegetables, beans, or fish), choose ones with labels that say “low sodium,” “reduced sodium,” or “no salt added.”
  • Compare the sodium in prepared foods like bread, soup, and frozen meals. Choose the ones with less sodium.
  • Limit processed meats – especially ones that are salted, smoked, or cured, like hot dogs, bacon, and deli meats.

Prepare your meals with less sodium.

  • If you use canned foods that are not low in sodium, rinse them before eating or cooking with them. This will wash away some of the salt.
  • Use unsalted margarine or spreads with no Transfats.
  • Do not add salt to the water when you cook pasta or rice.
  • Try different herbs and spices to flavor your food, like ginger or garlic.
  • Take the saltshaker off your table.
  • Use onions, garlic, herbs, spices, citrus juices and vinegars in place of some or all of the salt to add flavor to foods. Our recipes and tips can help!
  • Drain and rinse canned beans and vegetables – this can cut the sodium by up to 40 percent.
  • Combine lower-sodium versions of food with regular versions. If you do not like the taste of lower-sodium foods right now, try combining them in equal parts with a regular version of the same food. You will get less salt and probably will not notice much difference in taste.
  • Cook pasta, rice, and hot cereal without salt. Add some flavors to your food.
  • Cook by grilling, braising, roasting, searing, and sautéing to bring out the natural flavors in foods – that will reduce the need to add salt.

Order less salt food at restaurants.

  • When you order at a restaurant, ask that salt not be added to your food.
  • Choose low-sodium options when you can – like dishes that are steamed, broiled, or grilled.

Add more potassium to your diet.

  • Eating foods with potassium can help lower your blood pressure. Good sources of potassium include potatoes, cantaloupe, bananas, beans, milk, and yogurt. Incorporate foods with potassium, like sweet potatoes, potatoes, greens, tomatoes and lower-sodium tomato sauce, white beans, kidney beans, nonfat yogurt, oranges, bananas and cantaloupe. Potassium helps counter the effects of sodium and may help lower your blood pressure.

Choose canned vegetables labeled “no salt added” and frozen vegetables without salty sauces.

  • When you add these to a casserole, soup, or other mixed dish, there will be so many other ingredients involved that you will not miss the salt.

Control portion sizes.

When you cut calories, you usually cut the sodium too.

Similar to cultivating other good hobbies, make it a habit to eat less salt. It may taste bland initially, but you will get used to it. Once you start reducing sodium you will notice the change in your body for better.

References:

Image credit: https://www.needpix.com/photo/download/636068/peanuts-spicy-nuts-crispy-spicy-salt-cooked-nut-food-snack (Free for commercial use)

Author: Sumana Rao | Posted on: September 13, 2016
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Vending machine foods

Vending machine foods: How safe is your choice?

Vending machines seem to be popping up everywhere. Although vending machines are a popular channel for convenient snack foods and beverages, they are often a source of less-than-healthy products. Whether hunger hits unexpectedly wherever we are – road, college, office, movie theaters- vending machines can be perplexing to those who are trying to eat healthy. In a healthier world, we would have fruits vendors or fresh veggies and hummus in refrigerated machines, but there are times when vending machines packed with soda, candy, and chips are the only option.  A great majority of options are high in calories, fat, and added sugars, and low in nutrients. Popular items include candy, soft drinks, chips, cookies and cakes. The majority of vending machine food sold in the nation’s middle and high schools has little or no nutritional value, a factor that advocates believe is contributing to skyrocketing child obesity rates.

A survey conducted in Washington DC revealed that concerning snacks, 80 percent of those available were candy, chips or sweet baked goods, and of the 9,723 total snack slots surveyed, only 26 slots offered a fruit or vegetable.

Claims that junk food at school does not hurt kids are junk themselves. Schools have been investigating vending machines and are researching what goes into them. Many schools are now changing to healthier items being stocked in these machines. The reason being, that most vending machines typically do contain unhealthy food and students are bombarded only with unhealthy vending machine choices. Parents of preschool children, should not encourage their children to eat from the vending machines. Children are attracted to colorful packages. However what they eat at young age influences their adulthood.  Purchasing unhealthy snack choices to pacify or calm a demanding child, gives children a poor nutrition and health message.

An Indian vending machine vendor offers products that Fruits Vending Machine, Cool Drink’s Vending Machine, Hot snack Vending Machine, Milk Pouch Vending Machine.  The products included here are: pizza, burger, hot bread, packed pasts, packed noodles, salad packets, hot dogs, sandwich, samosa and fresh meat of chicken, fish and crab!  Even though, the claim is these foods are good and safe to eat we need to take precautions before consuming any of these foods that are cooked and baked. Many times foods may be expired or about to expire. Or if the food is not processed properly they may be contaminated with bacteria or fungi.

It is a good idea to spend a few extra minutes gazing through glass vending window before making a hasty purchase. Evaluate before inserting your money to insure you are making a nutritious choice.

What precautions one should take when tap into foods from vending machines?

1) Read nutrition label – understand every words that are displayed on food label (see here: https://healthylife.werindia.com/topic-of-the-day/food-label-requirements-india )

2) Check expiry dates and manufacturing date – do not eat something that is already expired.

3) See whether the food is properly sealed.

4) If there is stuffing in the food (like sandwich or samosa or even cutlets), make sure there is no growth or slimy things inside the food.

5) Check for sugar content

6) Odour should be fresh

7) Look into hygienic condition of the vending machine. Law required cleaning the vending machine often

8) Do not encourage children to eat from colorful packages.

9) Beware of the list of things that are prohibited from school vending machines. Apply same rule to your children outside their school.  For example – Some schools are prohibiting the sale or serving of the following foods in school: chewing gum, flavored ice bars, candy bars, food or drinks containing 40 percent or more, by weight, of sugar. And other sweeteners, juice products containing less than 20 percent real fruit or vegetable juice, or foods with more than 8 grams of fat per one ounce serving. In addition, soft drinks are prohibited at some elementary and middle schools.

10) Try to make sure that the majority of your vending choices are healthy choices.

  • What to choose? Choose – Baked tortilla chips, popcorn, whole grain bagels, low fat muffins, low sugar cereals, oats, granola type bars, snack mix with with cereals and dry fruits, nuts and seeds, fresh fruits, vegetable sticks, fig bars, crackers, cookies (plain), baked crackers, pretzels, unsweetened juice and 100% water. From well refrigerated vending machine – fruit salad (fresh), low fat milk, non fat yogurt, frozen 100% fruit juice bars.
  • What to avoid? Samosa, burger, cutlet, veggie rolls, meat sandwich, candy bars, candy, potato chips, fried chips, artificially sweetened popcorn, high fat cheese snacks, fruit flavored sweetened roll-ups, cream filled cookies, snack cakes and rolls, mini chocolate donuts, meats, regular soda, whole milk and ice cream.

11) Beware of transfat foods in the vending machines. Many snack manufacturers are using palm oil instead of proper cooking oil. It is good to make it a habit of reading food label to understand – sugar percent, fat content, calories of the food, artificial flavors and other transfat contents.

If we know our schedule the best option is always packing healthy lunch and keeping healthy snacks wherever we are or to carry with us.  In a perfect world, one can expect healthy foods in vending machine. However, world is not there yet. Until then we need to use good judgment when making health choices for ourselves and for our children.

Source:

  • www.werindia.com
  • http://www.broward.org/
  • http://www.snacksvendingmachineindia.com/
  • Image credit: Photo by Charles Deluvio on Unsplash
Author: Sumana Rao | Posted on: September 8, 2016
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Emotions influences organs

Emotions influences organs

Our organs are strongly affected by our emotions. Did you know about this? If not, understanding how our emotional thinking affects our various body part is worth. For example if a person is constantly under abuse and stress it will affect their liver and leads to diabetes!. As the stress level increases it has negative affect on the organs and the function of organs will get distracted even at molecular level and leads to various conditions. If we are happy then, we feel relaxed and our stress hormones comes down affecting our body parts positively. Modern medicine takes a very mechanical and materialistic view of the body parts. Traditional medicines like Greek medicine and Ayurveda, focuses on the emotional influence on the organs during several conditions that one might have.

Negative emotional symptoms & health of organs

Any prolonged negative mental state will inevitably weaken your body.

  • Crying
  • Overwhelming sense of tension or pressure
  • Trouble relaxing
  • Nervousness
  • Quick temper
  • Depression
  • Poor concentration
  • Trouble remembering things
  • Loss of sense of humor
  • Indecisiveness

Heart:  Is a principal organ of the body and is very sensitive to emotions. Love and uplifting talks helps the heart to function better. Whereas if there is remorse, guilt, timidity and cowardice – these emotions sends wrong signal to heart and heart function will be affected negatively. Blood pressure build up is one common condition that happens when the heart is not happy.

Lungs: Lungs are sensitive and vulnerable to same emotions as of heart. Anxiety and sorrow both damage the lungs.   Respiratory problems like dyspnea and asthma can develop in people who have problem with breathing room. When we are happy the chest will expand and allows lungs to expand. The feeling of dignity and pride helps lungs to puffs up.

Throat:  Throat is a part of digestive tract. Sadness, grief , sorrow and crying causes a lump in the throat. When the liver gets hurt because of tension and anxieties – the whole digestive tract including throat gets affected. It can cause pain and boils in the throat.

Liver: Anger, irritability, resentment, frustration, jealousy and envy characters has negative affect on liver. Anger and irritability can move up toward head from the liver causing migraines, headaches and muscular pain and tension in the neck and shoulder. Too much stress results in malfunctioning of liver and it gives a feeling of stuffy and congestion under the chest.

Stomach:  Stress and tension, negative thinking leads to  heartburn, abdominal cramps, or loose stools —It is all related to stress. We all have tendency to hold the anger and resentment in our gut. With this As per Ayurveda the Chakra in stomach governs the energy flow and it distributes throughout our body. Anger, rage, hat and frustration stored in the gut leads to ulcers, belly fat accumulation, ulcers and othe condition. It is important to eat with happiness and while we relaxed. The focus should be on food and its benefits. Pensiveness is an emotion of excessive thinking and melancholy. It can also constrict the digestive system and affect the stomach with gas, distension and bloating.

Intestines and Bowels: Any negative emotions causes obstructions in the function of intestine and bowels. Constipation, bloating are two symptoms commonly happens when these organs are experiencing disturbance.    An emotions such as fear, anxiety, anger, stress and emotional tension, all of which can cause gastrointestinal disturbances, such as constipation, diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome.

Colon: The colon is very vulnerable to aggravations and excesses of the chronic or deeply held worry, anxiety and nervous or emotional stress and tension.  It generally results in disorders like constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, or spastic colon, but if the aggravation is severe, even colitis and more serious degenerative diseases may result.

Kidneys: Fright, fear and shock are most injurious to the kidneys. Fear causes pain and disease in the kidneys, adrenals, and lower back and creates favorable conditions for urinary tract disorders and incontinence. The energetic flow of these emotions is downwards, as they take away the foundation of security and self-assurance that we have.  When beset with extreme fear or fright, many lose control of their kidneys and bladder, and urinate spontaneously. Fright affects the heart in the short run and when it becomes chronic can affect the kidneys.

Skin: “All parts of the body react to our emotions, but the skin is the one suit we never take off. Because it’s the border between the inside and the outside, it’s full of all the intrigue and byplay that accompanies being on the border,” says Ted A. Grossbart, PhD, a psychologist. Conditions like eczema, psoriasis, hives, warts herpes, itching etc..,  in particular are exquisitely sensitive to increases in stress and tension.

Reproductive organs: In both male and females emotions will lead to under performance of reproductive organs. In both, reproductive organs can also be affected by fears and anxiety. In men, feelings of inadequacy and “performance anxiety” can affect the reproductive organs. Optimal health of female reproductive organs can often depend on whether or not women feel loved by, and how much close they are to their partners or spouse. Lack of trust and emotional trauma can lead to infertility in both male and females.

The positive emotions promotes the health of the various organs:

  • Sinuses — wisdom and proper use of power
  • Teeth — courage and determination
  • Tonsils — realistic assessment of life issues
  • Thyroid — harmonious drive
  • Heart — love of mankind
  • Lungs — sense of freedom
  • Breast — motherly love
  • Liver — harmonious mood
  • Gallbladder/bile ducts — optimism
  • Stomach/duodenum — elated moods
  • Kidneys — vitality
  • Spleen — power to resist negative influences
  • Pancreas — self-love
  • Small and large intestine — perseverance
  • Appendix — self-knowledge
  • Ovaries/testicles — creativity
  • Prostate/uterus — ability to give yourself to your sexual partner
  • Bladder — self-confidence

Happiness comes when you are grateful for what you have.

It is important to learn how to relax and how to overcome the stress for better health. If any of the organs are not performing well or if we develop conditions described above cross check yourself and see how to improve your emotions. Thinking positive and trying to be happy is one way. Learn to meditate and balance mind and body.  This will help organs to function better. Honor your body and honor your mind.

Sources:

  • http://www.livestrong.com/
  • http://www.greekmedicine.net/
  • http://www.shen-nong.com/eng
  • http://www.agapetherapeutic.com/
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