Magic all in one detox drink

Indians are known for their spice use, recently the western world has started researching on the benefits of these spices. Few examples to cite are turmeric, cayenne pepper. Indians have been using these from time immemorial. The only drawback about India and Indians is they do not understand the value their culture and culture associated values, and practices hold. Rather are mystified by the western invasion. I still remember when coke was banned at the time it paved way in to Indian markets by Indian activists, how they advocated against coke and Pepsi stating that they had harmful chemicals. I personally feel that we lost most of our treasures when the famous British invaded us. Now we are slowly turning away from our traditions thinking it as valueless. I wish every Indian understands the importance of the land and its values and can nourish and enrich it.

Okay, Im using this page to kind of ramble about so many things. Today's topic is about a detox drink. It is a very efficient and simple way to detox your liver and boost your metabolism. 

Ingredients:

Water: 2 cups

Lemon: 1/2

Turmeric : 1/4 spoon

Ginger: 1 inch

Curry leaves: few

Boil water in a kettle

Take a mortar , and mash the ginger, curry leaves add turmeric and lemon juice and mash it well.

Add these to boiling water and let it rest for few minutes

Drink it mixing raw honey.

This is one stop shop detox drink with most of fat burning spices.

 

Okra and Beets fight cancer cells- My ramblings about how "man has started to dig his own grave"

Okra (Ladies finger) and Beetroots are known for curing cancer/ inhibiting the growth of cancer cells.

Slice a Okra in between, such that it is intact and immerse it in a glass of water overnight. Drinking this water in the morning has been proven beneficial in evading cancer.

The ABC JUICE is very effective in inhibiting cancer: Apple, Beets and carrot. Ensure you have this combo once a week at the minimum.

Nature has medicine for every human body ailment, we are so engrossed in our day to day activities in this fast paced world that we do not have time nor patience to enhance our health using basic fruits and vegetables. Also to be blamed is the US craze for creating Hybrid varieties by implementing various unsafe procedures has made most of the produce a ban rather than a boon to a human body. It is always to safe to consume organic fruits and Vegetables.

India's politicians greed has led to its destruction. India was a self sufficient country that depended on farming. Now farmers are becoming scarce, India used only organic farming...British invasion and severe drought in 1950s led to the introduction of pesticides. India has so many herbs and ayurvedic plants, but the nature is being destroyed in the name of industries...A country - if it had followed the same standards and procedures that it was following in the early 1960's would have been an example to the outside world with regard to best and healthy produce.

We created all these pesticides, harmful chemicals, introduced them in nature which has resulted in life threatening diseases and all forms of cancer. There is no looking back unless we as individuals start campaigning against these so called industrial giants and start advocating towards organic farming.

Thulasi / Tulsi - the medicinal herb from India

Thulasi/ Tulsi./ Holy Basil:

Thulasi in India is considered as a divine plant and is parallelly used for various health issues, the most common being cold. Thulasi plant is a must in every household in TamilNadu. In TN (short for TamilNadu) if an individual develops cold then the person is offered few fresh Thulasi leaves. The medicinal property of the leaves works wonders for cold, a Tea is prepared from the Thulasi leaves by boiling the leaves in water and drinking the same. Thulasi is also sold in powder form in many of the Ayurveda shops in TN. This powder is used as a face pack for eliminating skin boils/ pimples.

It is a popular belief that Thulasi plant will eradicate negative energy when kept inside a home.

Picture courtesy: Wikipedia

Disclaimer: I'm not certified or trained in Ayurveda or Siddha medicine. This blog consists of details that I have heard (have been passed on from generations to generations) tried and tested. Please ensure that  you are not allergic to any of the herbs/ flours before applying them on your skin.

Siddhars & Natural Face pack for Glowing Skin

I wanted to start this blog to record all the natural face packs and hair care. I hail from India from the state of TamilNadu. TamilNadu is a state that is known for its rich heritage and culture. It is also the place that Siddhars hailed from. The Palani Murugan Temple in the district of Palani is a living example of how Bogar Siddhar had created the statue using Navabashanam to protect people from various diseases. Siddhars are the foremost fathers in scientific and medical research, when you divulge deep in to their notes and books one would be amazed regarding the wealth of information and research they had conducted.

As TamilNadu has rich history of Siddhars, Palm Astrology etc.., Natural medicine is a must and still exists in most of the households in TamilNadu. Any health or skin related issues most of the tamilians would come up with a home remedy that works more effective than the Allopathy medicines.

Considering the fact that I was born and raised in TamilNadu, I would like to record some of the home remedies and also mention about Ayurveda medicine & Siddha Medicine. In Ayurveda or siddha it is all about combination (like chemistry) a particular product combined with another product yields great results. The magic lies with the combination!

I have come across various blogs reviewing about the store products that is loaded with chemicals and other harmful substances. In todays busy world these products are a huge hit due to lack of time to prepare the natural products. Natural products always produce the best results. If you can allocate little time each day everyone would have lustrous hair and glowing skin.

In this post I'm going to talk about Besan/ Gram Flour (also known as Kadalai maavu in tamil) and how it can be used as a face pack for a glowing and shining skin.  Besan flour is made from Chickpeas and is an important ingredient in Indian cooking. Besan four helps to tighten skin and removes dead cells. It is alkaline in nature and has to be combined with either Milk or Yogurt to make a face pack.

Method:

Take a teaspoon of Besan flour and add milk or yogurt to make a thick paste .

Now apply this pack to your face and neck (using an applicator make upward motion while spreading the pack across the face and neck).

Let it dry, you might feel your skin tightening.

Once it dries wash your face.

You will be amazed to see at the glow, repeat this once every week for best results.

I used Besan and Yogurt as you can see in the images.