Tips For Your Heart

 

1. Drink eight glasses of water a day.

2. Include two vegetables and one fruit in every meal.


3. Begin each meal with a raw vegetable salad.

4. Make a light snack of assorted sprouts.

5. Start the day with a glass of warm water and a dash of lime..


6. Use only fresh vegetables.

7. Once a week have only fresh fruits until noon, make lunch the first meal of the day.


8. Eat only freshly cooked meals, not refrigerated leftovers.

9. Include one green vegetable and one yellow vegetable in every meal.


10. Go on a juice fast for a day. Start with vegetable juice, and sip fruit for lunch and dinner..


11. Kick the old coffee habit. Have a glass of fresh fruit juice instead.

12. Cut out all deep-fried foods from your diet.


13. Cut down on high sugar products like soft drinks, ice-cream, candy and cookies in your diet.


14. Never skip a meal, even if you're on a diet. Eat a fresh fruit or have vegetable juice instead.

15. Avoid beverages like soda, coffee, colas and so on.


16. Include high fiber foods and plenty of fruits, vegetables and grains in planning your diet.


17. Use salt in moderation


18. Wash vegetables thoroughly in clean water before chopping.


19. Stream or boil vegetables (rather than fry or saute).


20. Retain peels of potato, cucumber, carrot and tomato while cooking.


21. Do take a moment off to mentally list out the nutritional value of the food you're about to eat.


22. Don't rush through your meals. Set aside enough time to appreciate, enjoy and digest your food.


23. Make every meal an enjoyable experience. Set dishes out attractively and chew slowly to appreciate the full flavor of the foods you eat.


24. Choose to be radiantly healthy. Keep yourself informed about the nutritive value of every food you buy.


25. Shop for groceries yourself. Notice the look, feel and smell of fresh fruit and vegetables and enjoy their intrinsic goodness.


26. Watch out for eating habits paired with emotional states, like reaching for a chocolate when youre depressed. Resist the urge and eat fruit instead.


27. Eat popcorn (rather than chips) while watching a movie.


28. Sit at the table at meal times. Don't read the paper or review bills while eating.


29. Make it a point to have dinner with the entire family at the table, and not in front of the TV.

30. Eat just to the point of the fullness. Don't stuff yourself!


31. Stop smoking.

32. Restrict alcohol consumption.


33. Get a good night's sleep, every night.


34. Enroll today in an exercise programme.

35. Take a brisk, 20 minute invigorating walk each morning.

36. Spend 10 minutes every morning and evening doing basic stretches.


37. Do not use elevators when you can climb the stairs.


38. Enroll in a TM programme today.


39. Focus on your breathing. Take a deep breath, then exhale slowly. Repeat a couple of times a day.


40. Learn to relax. Spend 20 minutes consciously relaxing each muscle of your body. . Spend 20 minutes a day in silent meditation, prayer or contemplation.


42. Learn the healing power of laughter. Watch a crazy movie, recall a joke or read a funny book and
laugh out loud.


43. Tap the powers of your sub-conscious. Relax your body for 20 minutes and project the Perfect You're on your mind screen.


44. Balance your lifestyle. Devote equal time each week to work and fun.


45. Join kids in a sports activity and rediscover the joys of childhood.


46.. Do keep in touch with friends. Call up or visit them and be at peace with the world.


47. Enroll in an activity (like dancing, swimming or roller skating...) you never indulged in because you were afraid of what people might say.


48. Forgive someone who you think has done you wrong and cleanse your spirit of rancor.


49. Do a nice turn to someone you don't know too well, but who could do with a friend.


50. Spend a quiet half-hour chatting with your family.


51. Listen to soothing music for 15 minutes at least each day.


52. Read a great book once a week.

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The Father of India's children: Nearly 500 young boys dress as Mahatma Gandhi in record-breaking peace march to honour civil rights leader

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Record: The 485 boys who dressed as peace icon Mahatma Gandhi represented the biggest number ever

Fitting: The half a kilometre march the children completed mirrored Gandhi's Dandi peace march in 1930

Finishing touches: A young boy puts his grey moustache back in place as the record attempt in eastern India gets under way

Their march was an attempt to bring alive memories of Gandhi's historic Dandi march in March 1930 which sparked India's independence movement.

 

 

The boys, all aged between ten and 16 and mostly from single mothers, walked in costume for half a kilometre in central Kolkata, West Bengal.

Icon: Gandhi led the way for non-violent civil rights and independence in Indian before his death in 1948

The underprivileged youngsters also set a world record, as their march of 485 children was the largest such gathering ever recorded.

Their impressive effort eclipsed the previous record for such an event, where 255 children dressed as Gandhi in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district on June 13, 2010.

The children took part in the march named 'Rise Up' while watched by Gandhi's granddaughter Usha Gokani.

She said: 'It's a great feeling. When my children heard of the effort they egged me to come to Kolkata.

'They said it may be a bit tiring for you, but the trip is worth to be made.

'I now know they were right. I am moved by the passion for the father of the nation displayed by these children.'

Michael Anthony, who runs the UK-based organisers TRACKS (Training Recourse and Care for Kids) who set up the march, said: 'We don't want the underprivileged kids to forget the rich legacy of Gandhian ideology.'

Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on October 2 is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti - a national holiday which sees tributes across the country.

'Mahatma' Gandhi, which means Great Soul, was born in 1869 and was an inspirational leader of India and the Indian independence movement.

He is famed for his non-violent means to achieve his goals, which resulted in the independence of the country.

Dressed for the occasion: A group of boys arrive in Kolkata on a bus to the march ready prepared

Checking numbers: Guinness World Record officials count the Gandhis during the attempt in West Bengal

The 485 under privileged boys smashed the previous record for the most Gandhis by 200 during their effort

 

 

 

 

 

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using books as a sculpting material. 

 

Louis van Gaal

Vincent van Gogh

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Truly Beautiful Indian Photography

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