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Sesame Seeds Health Benefits 2020

Sesame seeds offer many health benefits from lowering blood sugar to overall good health.

During many Indian traditional festivals, sesame seeds are believed to bring in prosperity, health and overall happiness. In fact, the reason sesame seed sweets are not only popular but also mandatory for celebrating many festivals such as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, and Pongal in India.

Sesame Seed Laddoos or Sweets eaten during Makar Sankranti, Lohiri and Pongal

It will not be out of context to mention that Makar Sankranti is a festival marking the first day of Sun’s transit into Makara or Capricorn, which marks the end of the month, the start of longer days. As winter is at its peak during this time, we celebrate all this festival with eatables that generate heat and energy in the body to offset the effect of biting cold. Sesame seed and jaggery based food items are especially prepared during these festivals in India as these item generate heat. The tradition of eating sesame seed based sweets must have some other health benefits as welk. Lets take a look at health benefits of sesame seeds.

Health benefits of sesame seeds

Boosts energy
As a good source of healthy fats such as polysaturated fatting acid and Omega-6, sesame seeds boosts your energy

Suffering from Osteoarthritis or knee pain? Eat sesame seeds
Full of calcium and zink, sesame seeds work wonders for enhancing bone density, which delays and relieves osteoarthritis to a great extent.

Sesame seeds for constipation relief
if you suffer from constipation, start eating sesame seed based food at least once a day. You will be surprised with the results.

Manage hypertension or high blood pressure
Magnesium present in sesame seeds helps in controlling blood pressure, which is good for heart health and overall wellness.

Sesame seeds can Lower cholesterol
If your cholesterol level is high or are suffering from heart related issues, then sesame seeds can help you lower your LDL or bad cholesterol.

Want to manage blood sugar level? Give it a try
Low in carbohydrates and high in protein, sesame seeds can help you manage your diabetes or blood sugar level

The health benefits of sesame seeds are many including Thyroid health, hormonal balancing, digestive health , glowing skin, healthy hair and more.

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Positive thoughts in 2019 for weight loss in early 2020

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Changing lifestyle and dietary habits can be a daunting task for many. In fact, that is the reason that most people don’t even consider making any changes in their lifestyle. They simply want a quick-fix solution for weight loss and many other health condition. Though medical help is required in many conditions, we should try our best to prevent those health issues that can easily be prevented by making slight changes in our lifestyle. Positive thoughts for weight loss can also be highly effective.

How to change your dietary and lifestyle habits easily

Setbacks will be there along the way when you start anything new, and weight loss journey is no exception. When you think of changing your habits, your body will resist it initially. If you are not motivated enough, you’ll lose track and soon will be back to your old and unhealthy lifestyle.

Positive self-talk for health

Positive thoughts for weight loss food — Develop positive thought for healthy food

Research has proven it that those with negative self-image, low self-esteem and various other types of negative thoughts are more likely to suffer from cardiac issues, type 2 diabetes , stress and unexplained weight gain. Its opposite is also true.

There are instances of people getting cured from deadly diseases by positive thoughts. So why not the same can be applied for something less deadly like obesity? Mental health has a big impact on your physical health, and it has been proven, experienced and widely agreed upon.

Enjoy the process or plan B without losing focus on the goal

This is slightly tricky but effective. Suppose you overate and consumed more calories than you should have, then there are two ways of looking at it.

Negative thought: I overate, I’ll not be able to lose weight because I have such parties every week.
Positive Thought: I overate, but I can balance the over-consumption by eating less calories tomorrow. I’ll also try to avoid such parties.

Negative thought: My friend was not able to lose weight, therefore I’ll also fail at it.
Positive thought for weight loss: My friend was not serious about weight loss, but I am taking it seriously, therefore I’ll succeed.

Negative thought: I cannot exercise
Positive thought for weight loss: Exercise is just a systematic and planned form for natural physical activities, so anyone can do it.

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Quickstart habit forming with food habit app for weight loss

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What if I told you that secret to your great health and sexy figure lies in your eating habits? Well, you may not agree with me immediately, but on deep analysis, your eating habits will give you an insight into your obesity,
heart health, blood pressure and many lifestyles diseases you may be suffering from. How about using a habit tracker app for a change? You use apps for various purposes, why not use an app to make habit forming
practical easy and effective, especially when weight loss is on your mind?

Looking for a Habit Apps to burn fat?

Though there are many habit apps available on the market, when it comes to changing your diet or eating habits, you must rely on something that has been tried,tested and proven. And believe me, changing eating habits or
any habit for that matter requires some motivation or greater rewards than the pleasure that you get from bad habits. What if you get an app based program that allows you to eat more delicious food than you usually eat
, and also promise remarkable weight loss results? Yes, you guessed it right, I am talking about Noom program, which gives you almost unlimited food choices so that you can burn calories effortlessly, without compromising on taste.

Can Habit change be a child’s play?

Though you must have heard that kicking a bad habit or starting a new habit is all about willpower, I’d like to mention that developing willpower itself requires some motivation and constant monitoring of your progress. For example, if you are trying to quit smoking, you must monitor how many days have passed since you last smoked. And the number of days must increase on your second and third attempt to quit. Similarly, when you try to start a new healthy diet habit, it is quite normal to fail initially. However, what really makes your new habit easy is monitoring your progress regularly. That is when you need the help of a habit app.

Healthy diet habits

We have talked about healthy habits in many of our previous posts. Let’s take a quick look at some of the most common, proven and tested diet habits that not only help you burn fat but also keep your general health in good condition. In fact, making small progress every day will give you great results in a few months. So what are you waiting for? The sooner you start the better, and the best time for diet habit forming is now.

Diet habits that work

Eat a lot of leafy green vegetables and fruits
Drink water. Read about water hacks to get motivated
Cut down on refined sugar and highly processed food
Eat high-fiber food
No or less saturated fat
Eat banana and other potassium rich food to manage blood pressure
Increase your Vitamin D intake, spend some time in sun everyday, if possible
Limit your red meat intake
No alcohol if possible, or drink in moderation

In addition to taking the help of habit apps or app based programs, you can also consider meditation and yoga, if you can devote time. Find out how you can create boundless energy from within yourself.

Birthdate Reading- Can Birthdate Analysis Change Your Destiny?

Birthdate Numerology

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Well in addition to health, supplements, diets and weight loss programs, what makes me curious and sometimes surprises me is astrology with birthdate. Those who don’t believe in birthdate numerology or astrology in general, may find it funny and completely baseless. However, I must say that when things don’t happen exactly the way you expect despite putting in the required effort, time and materials, then you start looking for explanation or some answers to your own queries.

Birthdate meaning

Your birth date has a lot of meaning for you and your life. In fact, astrology can draw an almost accurate detail of your life events. Events that have already taken place in your life and how they impacted your life. Isn’t it really intriguing to find out what is in store for you in future.

Birthdate Analysis or Astrology

Now the next question comes up is, can astrology or birthdate analysis change your destiny or future? It is really interesting, and I’d like to answer it with an analogy. Suppose, it is cloudy or even a bright sunny day with no signs of rain. You step out of the house without an umbrella and after sometime, it starts raining heavily, and you don’t find any shelter? What will happen? You’ll get drenched and may fall sick, right?

Now in the same scenario just assume that you had prior information from weather forecast that it was going to rain. In that case you’d have taken an umbrella or avoided going out at that time. So, you could have avoided being drenched or falling sick.

Birtdate Horoscope

Somewhat similar is the result of believing in our following your birthdate horoscope. If it has to rain, it will rain. Nobody can stop that. However, you can stop yourself from getting impacted by the rain. If you have to step out of home during the rain, then you’ll take and umbrella or other precautionary measures to minimise its impact, won’t you. So what will be result, you’ll be least impacted or will be prepared to bounce back after any unpleasant event that cannot be avoided.

Is Birth Date Numerology Accurate?

Birtdate numerology is amazingly powerful and accurate. it can help you channelise cosmic energy to your advantage. By following the analysis and its recommendations, you manage unpleasant situations easily and make the best of pleasant situations in your life.

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Deep Breathing-3 Benefits of Deep Breathing

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Deep Breathing Benefits Anyone Can Enjoy

Do you know that modern lifestyle does not allow us to enjoy some of the most easy, convenient and healthy activities. Today we are going to talk about some simple activities that can make a lot of difference in your health and overall happiness.

Lets start with the most basic and spontaneous activity that we do without any effort or you can say it happens naturally. Yes, I am talking about breathing. This spontaneous activity is what we ignore and don’t pay any attention to, but I must say that if you breath consciously for just 5 minutes a day, you’ll notice a remarkable difference in your attitude, mental alertness, overall energy throughout the day and reduced level of anxiety or stress.

Believe me or not, deep breathing can reduce your blood pressure, if you ensure that you do it every day preferably in the morning hours.

2. Deep breathing improves your blood circulation, which has many health benefits including improved cardio vascular health

3. In fact, deep breathing helps you develop a more positive attitude toward life. So, when was the last time you breathed deeply consciously?

Start it from tomorrow morning. Just go to your balcony, lawn or any open area where you get fresh air in the morning and breath deeply for 5 minutes. Feel the fresh air going in your lungs and coming out. That’s it. This simple habit can work wonders for your overall health.

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This brings me to another important point that we often ignore and that can have a lot of impact on our health. If you go to the gym or exercise regularly, then make sure that you enjoy the activity. Do not simply workout just because you want a perfect shape or figure. Do not workout to impress others. Enjoy every moment of your exercise session instead of doing it as a routine or something that you are forced to do. This attitude change towards your workout or exercise session can make a big difference. For example, instead of riding an exercise bicycle, why not ride a real bicycle for the same duration. You’ll notice the difference, once you start doing so.

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How male and female brains age

In our last post, we talked about aging in general or the signs of aging and how to reduce them. Though it is true that aging cannot be stopped, it is also true that you are as old as you think yourself to be. It depends on your brain or thoughts. If you can think like a young mind, your body will respond accordingly and you’ll feel young. Here, the role or thought process of male or female brains comes into picture.

Does female brain age slowly?

According to recent studies and a report published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, female brains age slower than male brains. It is a great news for women, because now they can proudly claim to be mentally younger than their biological age.However, in some women, metabolic rate declines very fast around menopause, which may lead to Alzheimer’s disease.

An assistant professor of radiology and neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, says “Females had a younger brain age relative to males,”

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Higher metabolism of brain

We have covered metabolism a lot in our previous posts, but they mainly focused on physical metabolism. What about mental metabolism? The metabolism for your brains is what is responsible for your learning abilities and creativity.

This is quite noticeable in girls from the early age. Girls usually start speaking much before boys of the same age. The same is true for development of their creative skills, which develop more as girls start maturing. This is partially due to the structural difference between male and female brains.

You must have noticed that girls in general speak more than boys. The reason behind this is that they have verbal centres on both sides of the brain. Males have verbal centre only on the left side.

Major differences between male and female brains

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Padmaavat furore-an unbiased review of Padamavati’s Jauhar

Though I am neither a historian nor a movie reviewer, what really surprises me is that a major chunk of current generation is of the view that the Jauhar shown in Padmaavat glorifies the Jauhar custom, which I believe is not the case. Here is my take on Padmavati’s Jauhar.

Jauhar glorified to correctly display history and not to influence 21st century women

Jauhar (self-immolation by women in parts of the Indian subcontinent, to avoid capture, enslavement and rape by any foreign invaders) was considered to be an act of bravery for women in those times and Padmavati being the queen, would definitely not immolate herself like any other woman of her times. It goes without saying that the scene was bound to be spectacular and glorified as the Jauhar was done by none other than the queen herself followed by hundreds of other women such as wives of soldiers who were killed in the battle. History cannot be undone just because today’s generation cannot accept what happened in the past. The question is ‘ why cannot the agitating crowd or women who feel ‘encouraged’ or ‘influenced’ by jauhar, be influenced by a lot of good practices shown in other movies?

How does the Jauhar act committed more than 700 years ago influence today’s modern women?

This really intrigues me as to how the same women who say that lust lies in the eyes of the beholder and not in the revealing dress worn by them, can describe Jauhar scenes of Padmavat as influential for them. Jauhar scenes in Padmaavat have been picturized as magnificently as the movie maker could imagine. Those scenes in no way can provoke, prompt or encourage a modern woman to commit Jauhar. It entirely depends upon your thought process, your knowledge of history and appreciation for the work of art that Padmaavat is.

The box office numbers say a lot about how much the movie has been liked despite so much controversy. Though a lot of furore was raised about various other scenes in the movie, none of them are really as disturbing as we normally watch on a daily basis through various media such as TV, the Internet and of course the cinema.

Slightly exaggerated but fully entertaining Padmavat

To sum up, I’d say that Padmaavat is a slightly exaggerated but really worth-watching depiction of a relatively little known aspect of Allauddin Khilji’s life and a true portrayal of Padmavati’s Jauhar which was considered to be an act of valour, self-respect and dignity in those times. It really was an act of bravery because that was the best women could do in those times after being a widow. Only those who are either completely unaware of history or are not willing to accept it ,will feel furious or hurt after watching the movie.

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