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Recently I suffered from fever and with Gods grace got quick recovery with this simple home made remedy drink. So I would to share my experience and reciepe here. Fever Story I woke-up with with pain or stiffness in my foot. So just to make my foot relax did warm coconut oil massage to my legs and foot for 15 mins and then took bath. Started feeling little coldness in the body since the afternoon and night got my temperature higher along with body pain and coldness. Slept with double bedsheet and woke up early morning with body sweating after which temperature has lowered, but was not completely cured. Next day morning prepared this simple home remedy drink in the morning had this multiple times in smaller quantities instead of normal drinking water. By evening I felt much better. Conitned the same for second day and by the evening of second day I'm completely all right. So going forward, I will surely have this as my very first aid drink for fever if it is manageable with th...

Greetings!!! One morning in this week on my way to exercise routine I saw an uncle who in his sixties doing a brisk walk. Usually, they would be a group of senior citizens who do an early morning walk and stretches together. Today I saw only one among them. But there is no less in his activeness. Then it suddenly made me think how I and others who are probably half or less than half of his age were lazy in doing our daily exercise routine. I'm a person who always wants to do be active physically. Either by completing household work or workout at gym or yoga or walking or jogging. My principle is to do something at least 3 days a week. Being said that I sometimes feel lazy and don't do anything and end-up doing office work which is a desk work during my workout time.    Whenever I skip my workout routine continuously for three days I could feel tiredness physically more. During the similar conversation with some of my friends I learned though they would l...

This is how I reduced my hair loss In the past one year I have lost lot of hair like never before. I have tried lot of home remedies like castor oil massage, methi pack, curry leave pack etc. Finally tried small onion pack for the past four weeks and started seeing results already. The amount of hair I loss during every day has reduced.. So feeling happy about it. I will continue this to keep the hair healthy. Ingredient Small Onion / Shallot / Sambar Onion - 1 hand full Procedure Peel the onions and grid to a fine paste in mixer without adding any water.  Apply the paste to the scalp and gently massage with finger tips.  Leave it on the scalp for 30 to 45 minutes.  Wash it with mild shampoo or Shikakai. Frequency I applied once a week. This pack can be applied once in three days too. 

Ever since my childhood most of my snacks are made by mom and granny. In Indian cuisine there are plenty of snacks that can be made at home very easily. During my childhood various millets were part of our family regular food. Importantly Solam and Kambu.  So here I'm posting my millet snack ball recipe. Main Ingredients to this snack is Solam and Kambu in Hindi Jowar and Bajra respectively Scientific Name: Sorghum , Tamil: Solam, Hindi: Jowar, Telugu: Jonna, Kannada: Jola, Malayalam: Cholum Scientific Name: Pennisetum glaucum , English: Pearl millet, Tamil: Kambu, Hindi: Bajra, Telugu: sajjalu, Kannada: Sajje, Malayalam: Kambam Ingredients I have used Palm Jaggery as sweetner. You can replace this with regular sugar. Making of Millet Snack Dry roast Solam/Jowar, Kambu/Bajra, Fried gram separately. Solam/Jowar will start popping as pop corn while dry roasting, so do pay attention while roasting it. Do not over roast, just stop roasting while the nice a...

Amazing Celery Juice Fresh celery juice is one of the most powerful juice when taken every morning in empty stomach.  Health Benefits of Celery Its significant anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties is highly effective for auto immune disorder.  Low cholesterol properties help in weight loss.  It is a good natural source of Sodium Celery Juice Ingredients Fresh Celery - 1cup Cucumber - 1  Lemon - 1  Procedure Wash the fresh celery in running water and cut them into medium sizes. Include celery leaves and stalk. Wash and peal the outer skin of cucumber and cut into pieces. Put them together in blender add a 1 glass of water and blend it smoothly. Add lemon juice in to the blend. Adding lemon is optional. I prefer adding it to overcome the strong taste of celery. Filter and enjoy the fresh drink

Indian gooseberries have two varieties, once is small called nellikai or chinna nellikai and the other is big. This big one is called Amla in Hindi and Periya nellikai in Tamil. Both nellikai are rich in vitamin C which is very essential in building our immune system and its health benefits are amazing. As I'm a pickle freek I love to make my own pickle. This is the first attempt I tried Amla or Periya Nellikai pickle and it turned yummy. This is one of easiest pickle recipe. Time consumed for me is just under 30 minutes. Here is the step by step procedure. Ingredients Amala 15 Nos Gingelly oil 1 cup Roasted fenugreek powder  2 tbsp Chilly Powder 2 tbsp Salt as required Mustard 1 tbsp  Fresh Curry Leaves  1 hand full Garlic cloves - 10 Nos Asafoetida - 1/2 tea spoon Procedure Hand pick good quality and fresh amlas or periya nellikai. Wash them nicely in running water and give them a pat dry. Steam cook the amlas / periya nellikai for 10 m...

This Kothamalli Coffee or Sukku Coffee or Sukku Malli Coffee is my all time favorite. My regular routine day starts with this. I have this powder ready. Generally I make it once a month and store it. It gives you very good relief when you cold, flu, head ache. Coriander is called Kothamalli and Dry ginger is called Sukku in tamil. So this coffee we call it as Kothamalli coffee or Sukku malli coffee.  All the ingredients in this has their own medicinal benefits. Expecialy Plam Jaggery is way better than our white sugar on the health benefits side.   Coffee Powder Preparation Ingredients 100g coriander seeds Dry ginger -  2 inch. Black pepper - 1 tbs Preparation  In a dry pan on a low flame, dry roast coriander seeds and pepper until the aroma start coming nicely and the seeds will slowly turn into brown color.  Keep stirring the seeds, other wise one side will get burnt easily and the aroma won't be so great. Let it cool. In a mixer grind ...

Remedy 1: Take warm water, dissolve some salt and do gargle nicely as to feel the warmth of water in the throat. I always use crystal salt for gargling. On my personal opinion, I feel that crystal salt works better for me than compared to powdered salt. Remedy 2: In boiled milk, add some black pepper powder and tumeric powder and drink warm. It can be taken twice a day. If you want some sweetness you can also add little honey to the milk along with pepper and turmeric. 

Arugampul (Bermuda grass) Health Benefits Called as Arugampul in Tamil also known as Bermuda Grass is commonly available in every household. The juice of this grass lot of health benefits. It is one of the important herb used in Siddha medicines. Following are the some of health benefits of Arugampul juice. Quenches thirst Improves red blood cells in body as it has more chlorophyl Improves digestion and reduces acidity Heals wounds, when arugampul paste or juice applied directly on fresh wounds, it helps in blood clot sooner. When this juice is taken in empty stomach, it removes toxins from the body Strengthens nerve systems Improves breast milk production Helps in treating urinary infection This juice and turmeric powder is good to cure skin problems such as skin rashes, itching, eczema, leprosy and scabies Helps in increasing immunity Prevent and treats cold and helps in removing phlegm from the body

 Kollu | Horse Gram Health Benefits Horse gram is commonly called as Kollu or Kaanam  in Tamil has lot of medicinal and health benefits when taken as raw or cooked. It is widely used in Ayurvedic medicines.  Horse gram is rich in iron, calcium and protein. It is one of the richest protein source for vegetarians. Commonly used to treat cold and fever Since it low in fat and high in carbohydrate. As its slow digestible, it is effective for treating obesity and diabetics Great anti-oxidant Regular in-take of Horse gram helps in treating Kidney stones Caution: Pregnant women, people recovering from tuberculosis should not consume horse gram 

Amazing Health Benefits of Neem “Neem- the most valuable medicinal tree in the world” Souce: Dr.Neem Hakim, International Centre for Integrated Herbal Research and Development(ICIHRD)  In our country India, neem trees are available everywhere. Neem products starting from leaves, flowers, fruits, twigs, seeds and oil are used in ancient medicines. In our modern busy life we forgot the health benefits that it can bring to us. Medical Applications: Antibacterial Antioxidant Boils Anticarcinogenic Antiparasitic Blood Detoxifier Anticlotting Antiperiodontic Diuretic Antifertility Antiseptic Eye Disease Antihyperglycemic Antituberculosis Immunomodulatory Anti-inflammatory Antiulcer Pimple Antimalarial Antiviral Skin diseases Antimicrobial Antiworm Spermicidal Source: Pamela Paterson, 'Neem the Wonder Tree' From my school days, when me and my sisters go t...