Ten Essential Health Tips

"He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything." -Arabian Proverb

1. Move More
Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a stress buster. Think 'move' in small increments of time. It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing. But that's great when you're up to it. Meanwhile, move more. Thought for the day: Cha, Cha, Cha…. Then do it!

2. Cut Fat

Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat-burning machine…. Then be one!

3. Quit Smoking

The jury is definitely in on this verdict. Ever since 1960 when the Surgeon General announced that smoking was harmful to your health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products that kill. Just recently, we've seen a surge in smoking in adolescents and teens. Could it be the Hollywood influence? It seems the stars in every movie of late smoke cigarettes. Beware. Warn your children of the false romance or 'tough guy' stance of Hollywood smokers. Thought for the day: Give up just one cigarette…. the next one.

4. Reduce Stress

Easier said than done, stress busters come in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; walk on the beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie. Get a massage, a facial or a haircut. Meditate. Count to ten before losing your temper or getting aggravated. Avoid difficult people when possible. Thought for the day: When seeing red, think pink clouds….then float on them.

5. Protect Yourself from Pollution

If you can't live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising near busy thoroughfares. Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good. Plant lots of shrubbery in your yard. It's a good pollution and dirt from the street deterrent. Thought for the day: 'Smoke gets in your eyes'…and your mouth, and your nose and your lungs as do pollutants….hum the tune daily.

6. Wear Your Seat Belt

Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes. Thought for the day: Buckle down and buckle up.

7. Floss Your Teeth

Recent studies make a direct connection between longevity and teeth flossing. Nobody knows exactly why. Perhaps it's because people who floss tend to be more health conscious than people who don't? Thought for the day: Floss and be your body's boss.

8. Avoid Excessive Drinking

While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day (two for men) can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney disease and cancer. Thought for the day: A jug of wine should last a long time.

9. Keep a Positive Mental Outlook

There's a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful outlook on life. Thought for the day: You can't be unhappy when you're smiling or singing.

10. Choose Your Parents Well

The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. But just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health doesn't mean you cannot counteract the genetic pool handed you. Thought for the day: Follow these basic tips for healthy living and you can better control your own destiny.

Happy Foods

Eating for a better mood boils down to this; control your blood sugars by eating every 4 to 5 hours throughout the day, eat a diet rich in soluble fiber, and incorporate foods rich in omega 3 fats, folic acid, B12 and Vitamin D - four nutrients that researchers have found to be mood lifting.

The following are my Top Ten Happy Foods - bon apetit!

1. Wild salmon (rich in omega 3 fats and vitamin D)
2. Spinach - (rich in folic acid and soluble fiber)
3. Skim milk - (rich in Vitamin D and B12)
4. Ground flaxseeds (rich soluble fiber, omega 3 fats and folic acid)
5. Blackberries (rich in soluble fiber and folic acid)
6. Omega 3 fortified eggs - (rich in omega 3 fats, Vitamin D and B12)
7. Sardines ( rich in omega 3 fats and Vitamin D)
8. Soybeans - (rich in soluble fiber, folic acid and omega 3 fats)
9. Beans (rich in soluble fiber and folic acid)
10. Brussels sprouts (soluble fiber and folic acid) Plus an extra for good luck!
11. Sunflower seeds - (rich in soluble fiber and folic acid)

Egg Kebab

Delicious Kebab made with egg.

Ingredients:

1. 5 Hard boiled Egg
2. 1 Small (chopped finely) Onion
3. 0.5 Tsp Ginger
4. 3 Chopped finely Green Chili
5. 4 Stalks finely chopped Cilantro
6. 3 Tsp Gram Flour
7. 1 Tsp Corn Flour
8. To taste Salt
9. 0.5 Tsp (powder) Peppercorns
10. 0.5 Cup Cooking Oil

Instructions:

1. Hard boil the eggs and mash finely.
2. Mix all ingredients except oil adding little water. Knead into smooth dough and divide into 12 round portions. Flatten each into flat round cutlet size.
3. Heat oil and deep fry 2 or 3 at a time in reduced heat till crisp light brown.
4. Serve hot with green chutney.

"Alu Paratha" Taste one then need more

Ingredients :
a. 4 Large (Idaho/russet) Potato
b. 10 stalks (chopped finely) Cilantro
c. 4 chopped finely Green Chili
d. 0.5 tsp or to taste Salt
e. 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
f. 1 Tbsp for kneading Cooking Oil
g. As required Water
h. 6 Tbsp for frying Ghee

Instructions :

1. Wash potatoes and prick all over with a sharp knife and cook in a microwave oven. Remove skin and mash potatoes. Mix cilantro leaves and chopped green chilies, salt and 1 tsp lime juice. Make six portions and keep aside.

2. Sift flour and add salt. Add cooking oil and knead to a soft dough adding water as required. Divide into six portions.

3. Take each portion of the dough and press in the center and fill with the potato mixture. Cover the filling entirely, seal well and flatten a little. Roll into a round pancake ensuring not to press too hard.

4. Melt ghee (you can use cooking oil or butter also) in a shallow flat round non-stick pan. Fry one at a time turning over a few times and spreading ghee on each side till golden brown and crisp on both sides.

Kulfi with strawberry sauce recipe

Ingredients:

1 litre milk
1 tsp cornflour
cup sugar
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
A few saffron strands

For the strawberry sauce:

1/2 cup strawberries, crushed
4 tsps sugar, powdered

Method:
Soak the saffron in a little warm milk and keep aside. Dissolve the cornflour in one tablespoon of milk and keep aside. Boil the milk and let it simmer over medium flame, stirring continuously till the milk reduces to three-fourth little more than half the original quantity.

Add the cornflour solution, sugar and bring to a boil. Simmer for five minutes. Cool completely. Add the saffron mixture, cardamom powder and mix well. Pour into a freezer-proof bowl and freeze for about four hours. Remove and blend in the liquidiser to break all the ice crystals till the mixture is smooth and creamy. Pour into six kulfi moulds and freeze overnight until it sets.

To unmould, allow the moulds to remain outside the refrigerator for five minutes and then unmould by inserting a wooden skewer stick or a fork in the centre of the kulfi and pulling it out. Serve topped with the strawberry sauce.
To make strawberry sauce, blend the strawberries well with sugar.

For Loving But Very Busy Mother

Hi! This topic is for those mothers who love their children lot but can’t take care of them for their work and so, they are going far from their baby's heart. A mother always wants that her child will be happy forever. But this thinking can be different type like: Some mothers think that, to keep her child happy she needs to give love and take care of them so she always try to be with her baby. But some mothers think that money can fulfill their child's need so they try to earn a lot and cant give time,love,care of their children.Yes,They earn lot but they loss their baby's love for them. Which never get by money.
So, please give time to your babies and also their dads. Don’t worry, money? your baby's dad is there for earning money and you are a mother is always for giving love and taking care of your family. Then you can make a very happy loving family, happy life which you always expect but cant understand.Thats it. Best of luck to all moms.

For U Kids:Konditor & Cook Chocolate Biscuit Cake

Description:
Konditor & Cook is the place we go to each day for our lunch. We try to resist as it is a bit of a luxury, but those beautiful, minimalist, pale blue bags keep appearing at lunch-time. Now and again eyeing up the pastries proves to be too much and one of us, unable to resist the temptation, buys one. This recipe for Chocolate Biscuit Cake was kindly given to us by chef Gerhard Jenne. We promised him we would never try to make it on a bigger scale!

Ingredient:

1. 125g (41/2 oz) unsalted butter
2. 75g (3oz) golden syrup
3. 200g (7oz) 72% Cooks' Chocolate, broken into pieces
4. 1 egg
5. 50g (2oz) digestive biscuits
6. 50g (2oz) whole walnuts
7. 50g (2oz) sultanas
8. 50g (2oz) glacé cherries, reserving a few for decoration

Instruction:
Line the loaf tin with greaseproof paper or baking parchment and set aside.
Melt the butter and syrup together in a small saucepan over a gentle heat until they begin to boil.
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl suspended over a saucepan of barely simmering water, then mix thoroughly with the butter and golden syrup.

Pasteurise the egg by beating it slowly and continuously into the hot chocolate mixture.
Break up the biscuits into large chunks; remember, they will be broken further when mixed, so don't make them too small.

Add the walnuts, sultanas and most of the cherries.
Pour the chocolate mixture on to the dry ingredients and mix together with a spatula or wooden spoon.
Press the mixture into the tin and decorate with reserved glacé cherries.
Leave to set in the fridge for about 4 hours. Remove from the fridge, peel off the paper and cut into slices or cubes.
Serve chilled.

HINT: To make this recipe more appealing to children, why not replace 100g of dark chocolate with milk chocolate?
Serves:
Makes: 10 large, very rich slices
Preparation time: 15 minutes Chilling time: 4 hours