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'WELL BEING NATURALLY Jeevan shradha shanta ,the mantra invokes the true spirit of wellness in everyone to endure for a hundred healthy years! What makes for achieving the same is reflected in Ayurveda and yoga ,the sister sciences from the Vedas. Body mind and soul, the tripod of existence, the nourished by good food, healthy sleep, positive thoughts and spiritual introspection respectively. The human body works best when physically stressed and mind when de-stressed and tranquil ,but todays lifestyles contributed to role reversal, mind is stressed due to uncertainties, fast face and multitasking and body does not really earn all the comfort it gets. The following are the guidelines from Ayurveda and yoga, and are simple, practical and yet highly beneficial if inculcated in daily living. •	Inefficient digestion is the mother of many diseases, chewing a few slices of slightly salted fresh ginger in the beginning of a meal improves digestion and translates into better nutrition. •	Eating seasonal fresh fruits is preferred to drinking packaged fruit juices. •	Take 2 amlakis (amla fruits) in season or one pomegranate daily; it does  good to your teeth, bones, heart and blood circulation. •	About a mealtime –going by time is good, hunger is better, and if hunger and mealtime co-inside that is the best. •	If you do not want to put on any more weight, do not sleep soon after dinner; at least allow 90 minutes between meal and sleep. •	450 grams of barley mixed in a kilo of wheat makes for less expensive high fibre food without compromising on the taste or texture, it is good for the heart, cholesterol management, bowel movement and general health. •	Two teaspoon of pure ghee in a meal is very nourishing to the brain and nerves. •	A glass of well churned buttermilk seasoned with cumin, salt, hing (asafetida) and ginger garnished with coriander leaves with every meal makes for a pro-biotic drink that makes for better digestion and counters the negatives of oily foods. •	 Brisk walking or 12 rounds of Surya Namaskara daily will certainly invigorate the system by keeping the mind and body complex healthy, it can ensure an endurance of a champion if followed regularly. •	Expose your feet to running tap water for a few minutes and also splash water on face and eyes when you return home from work. It is calming and refreshing. •	Mind can exist in a state of anxiety or depression or a state of balance termed as rajasic, tamasic and sattvic, respectively. •	Pranayama, yoga ,meditation and claiming music for the anxious. Stimulating music, sports and games, bhajan/keerthans for the depressed are simpler, more efficient and practical than resorting to a cocktail of chemicals to treat the mind. •	Self motivation,positive thoughts and introspection can nourish and add endurance to the sattvic mind. IT’S ABOUT FEELING YOUNG! Do you want ensure proper blood circulation? Sleep for at least eight hours. Looking and feeling young has a lot to do with the mind, and a combination of balanced diet and exercise. The matra is ‘watch what you eat, and strike a balance’. Here are some quick tips: DOS •	Eat breakfast – it gives a much needed kick to the sluggish Basal Metabolic Rate(BMR) •	Foods that are low-fat, high-fibre, and low cholesterol vegetarian or semi vegetarian diets help in anti-ageing, anti-disease, and tackling the dangerous free radicals in our body. •	Go for fruits, vegetables and whole grains. •	Low-fat yogurts, carrot batons with cottage cheese or a slice of whole meal bread with honey make for good snack options. •	Make fruits bite size and mess free. •	The best type of exercise to start off with are low-impact ones- some of the favourites being walking, bicycling, weight training, yoga, workplace exercise, and stretch exercise. •	Maintain a good skincare regime. Post 30 years, your skin starts losing in elasticity. •	Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water. •	Sleep for 8 hours every day, proper rest ensures proper blood circulation. •	Follow a simple cleansing, toning and moisturising regime twice a day. •	Avoid one bite meals like mid time snacks. DON’TS •	Avoid one bite meals such as mid time snacks •	Avoid processed and packaged foods •	Avoid excessive intake of bakery foods –biscuits, bread, toast etc'Bold text