Bottle Gourd For You

Bottle Gourd

As the name suggests, this vegetable looks much like a green water bottle. It has a lot of health benefits. It can be used in our diet by cooking it or by making juice out of it.


 

It is available in the market.  One day I bought the vegetable from the market and brought it home for testing. Upon seeing this green colored vegetable, I was asked: "What is this and Why did you buy this? You could have bought some Bitter Gourd instead."

I took a short session in front of my mom on the benefits of Bottle Gourd, though I was aware of its uselessness :)

Some of Health benefits of Bottle Gourd

• The cooked vegetable  has a cooling, relaxing effect on the body and acts as a diuretic.
• Plays a vital role in treating urinary disorders and heals the burning sensation.
• Helps to reduce weight as it is very less in calories and contains more than 95% of water.
• Effective thirst quencher in summer days.
• Contains minerals like sodium, calcium, phosphorous etc.
• Good for treating diabetes, acidity, indigestion, constipation, piles etc.

How to make Bottle Gourd Juice

• Just peel it.
• Chop it into small pieces.
• Juice it. Add a pinch of salt. That's it.
• To get more taste, juice of lemon/ginger can be added.

(Special Thanks to Baba Ramdev for making people aware of the existence of this  wonderful vegetable.)

Easy method to reduce hair fall

There are a lot of reasons behind hair fall and many different methods available to reduce the loss. Hey, I am not going into those things.. :)

Reducing hair loss is at your hands!

Can you believe it?

The procedure is pretty simple:

Rub the fingernails of both hands against each other.  That’s all. Do this exercise for 5 to 10 minutes twice a day. You can do this at any time when your hands are free!

The Theory I have read:

The nerve endings just under the fingernails are related to the hair roots. This rubbing process increases the blood flow to the scalp and helps in strengthening the roots. .

In acupressure, there are many energy points on your palm which when pressed stimulate the corresponding organ.  This rubbing process has nothing to do with acupressure. But if you think acupressure does well, then you can easily digest this simple logic.

Courtesy:

Thanks to those ancient gurus and special thanks to Baba Ramdev for sharing this knowledge to the modern world.

Better NOW Than Later

Scene 1
@ Home

Mother: Will you take me to Veli lake? I would like to get into an A/C bus. I have never experienced it.
Son: What? Are you crazy? There is nothing to watch at Veli.
Mother: Boating is there.. especially speed boats..
Son: Speed boat is not safe for you and it costs much.
Mother: Then take me to Technopark.. Aah.. there are plenty of such buses to Technopark. I have never visited your Technopark.
Son: There is NOTHING in TechNOpaaark. It is nothing but a forest with a few buildings scattered here and there. Better go visit Zoo!
Mother: Then take me to any place where these a/c buses go. I want to travel in a/c bus.
Son: Motherrr, just shut up.. this month am very busy.  Have many things on my plate.  Don't you see? There are world cup matches going on. And see, appraisal is gonna happen soon. Before that I have to achieve my personal objective of getting the certifications. So let's make it next month.

Scene 2
@ Hospital
Friend: Come on man.. let's go home. Here completed all the formalities. Let's take mom to the ambulance?
son: da wait. Is there any chance to get an a/c ambulance?? It was her desire to travel in ac bus. She had longed for it.

Scene 3
In JnNURM A/C Volvo(Kazhakkoottam - East Fort via Technopark)
I suddenly opened my eyes to see many people sitting around comfortably in the ac. But I was sweating. I felt like no ac in the bus. Bus now reached Chaakka bypass and took left detour. And I have just decided not to procrastinate things. Better late than never.. no dude.. Better Now than later..
"Grant your mom's wish. Do it man".. I said myself after getting down the bus at over bridge.

Is Woman a necessary evil?

Hi all women.. This is for you..

Friction is a necessary evil. I still remember my physics teacher telling this.

Friction is  needed for survival.  If it is in excess, then it causes problems.

I later redefined the quote. 'Money is a necessary evil'. At that time I didn’t have enough money. No earning, only expenses.

Now I have redefined it once again. 'Woman is a necessary evil'.

Without woman you can't live. But with her, sometimes your life may be miserable. Woman can break your peace of mind.

You know why god created woman? It is because he wanted man to suffer!!

But this suffering is only a side effect.

To all my female friends, let me tell you.. Without you people, without you woman, this earth is nothing but a big desert. But with you, this world is a tiny hell!!

You women make this earth a beautiful place.  You make our lives colorful. You give meaning to our lives. You give life to this universe. It is amazing. When live together, even those small sufferings are blessings. I salute you woman. I salute the mother, the goddess, the child, the Guru in you.