Charming Health - March 2017

THE NEWS:

1. Importance of immunity cannot be under played under any circumstances.
2. It is immunity which protects humans against all ailments.
3. However, unfortunately it is going down due to pollution, wrong food habits, and misuse of antibiotics.
4. It is now proved that immunity levels can be improved by several methods, namely Exercise, Right food habits, Scientific Fasting etc.
5. Among all of them Fasting is definitely the most important and effective tool.
6. One good occasion for fasting the Navaratry period. Celebrate it as Health Festival. This News letter has suggested the ritual to be followed, every time the Navaratry is around.
7. The Vasant Navaratry this year is commencing from 28th March 2017.
8. For the convenience of new members and for those who might have forgotten, the ritual is being again repeated in this News Letter under Health Tips. Follow it and prepare to protect against ailments lurking round the corner to attack, as soon as the Summer and Monsoon seasons arrive.

HEALTH TIPS:

Observe Navaratry as suggested below:

NAVRATRI HEALTH TIPS:

DIET DURING NAVARATRY:

Depending upon the personal body constitution the procedure is divided in 4 Sections as follows:

A. Obese and Non Diabetic: Just stop all foods and start on plain Water or Lime water or Coconut water. Use a mix of these, for first seven days.  Change to Fresh Fruit Juice or sugarless Juice, for two remaining days. On the tenth day take a light meal and then gradually come back to normal food in 2-3 days time. (Expected Weight Loss, 4-5 Kgs)

B. Obese and Diabetic: Stop all food. Start on Fresh or Sugarless Fruit Juice, preferably citrus, for all nine days. Divide the fruit juice in 4-5 equal parts. Take a light meal on tenth day. Come to normal food in 2-3 days time. (Expected Weight Loss, 3-4 kgs)

C. Normal constitution: Stop all normal food. For first three days take nothing but water, lemon water or coconut water. From the fourth day onwards start on Fresh or Sugarless Fruit Juice.  Take a light meal on tenth day. Come to normal food in 2-3 days time. (Expected Weight loss, 2-3 Kgs) 

D. Under weight and first timers: Stop Normal Food. Start on 4 to 5 Medium Bananas and one liter of pasteurized cow milk. Divide this food in three or four parts. Continue for nine days. Take a light meal on tenth day. Come to normal food in 2-3 days time. (Expected weight Loss, Nil)

Other parts of the Therapy, (For all four sections):

1. Take fresh water Enema every day. (Arrangement available at the Charming Yoga Center). Alternatively, buy the kit from the center and take enema at home- Training is provided free. For those who cannot take enema, take a big cup of Spinach soup every day. Though less effective, it is the best alternative.
2. Under no circumstances, consume any fried food, or spicy food.
3. Do not eat any so called Phalahri foods prepared from Kattu, Singhara/Rajgira Atta, Saboodana etc. Do not eat sweets made from milk or above mentioned attas.
4. Drink lots of water. Total fluid intake should be about 3 liters per day.
5. Do not stop your Normal Exercises or other Physical activities. Those who devote long hours on Pujas etc., and find no time for exercise, should add 40 minutes of walking every day.
6. Those who chant sacred texts like Chandi Path or Durga Shapt Shati etc., sometimes feel drowsy during the chanting. They may, therefore, do their chanting along with walking. This will help chanting without getting drowsy. As a bonus, they will be bestowed with a healthier body.
7. Those who cannot follow the whole course may do so for lesser number of days and increase gradually in subsequent Navaratry periods.
8. The first timers and others should remain in a positive mood.
9. Keep away from discouraging words and worried long faces.

These steps will definitely improve the immunity levels. And better immunity will help everyone remain healthy and active.

Let Maa Durga bestow good health upon all the readers.

CAUTION:

1. The winter is now gone.
2. Vasant the king of all seasons is here.
3. Be careful of Mosquito which are now already visible.

DIET:

1. Although the peak season of fruits and vegetables is going some summer fruits will replace them soon.
2. Grapes are already here. Kinnows  and Oranges are in plenty.  The humble Melons and Water Melons are also ready to appear.
3. Even the Ber is a fruit, full of nutrients. Do not ignore it.

 MONTH’S RECEPIE:

1. Bati is a popular food item in west Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. In eastern India its other version, Litti is equally popular.
2. In the past bati was baked upon half burnt cow dung cakes.
3. It was a cumbersome process. Therefore though popular, it was a rarity.
4. It can now be made in a much easier way.
5. Prepare hard Dough from whole wheat atta and roll in round balls of the size of big lemons.
6. Boil them in a pressure cooker for about 10 minutes.
7. Then grill them in an oven till the colour changes to slight brown. Frequent turning them during baking is very important so that baties are evenly baked all around.
8. For those who can eat fats may break the bati and sink it in ghee. Others can just roll them in ghee without breaking.
9. Eat with any dal of choice.
10. It is also possible to stuff the baties with mashed Potato, or Paneer, or Tofu etc.
11. Baties can also be finely crushed and mixed with Gur and ghee.
12. Prepared this way, baties are not only delicious but are also very healthy.
13. Some people fry the dough balls. This must be avoided because frying destroys all nutritional values of wheat, otherwise available in Baties.

ADOPT NATUROPATHY FOR PERPETUAL GOOD HEALTH

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