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Why being Indian is good for your health?
The sun saves your heart!
No matter how much you complain about the heat, studies show that exposure to the sun is good for your health.
Get hot to be happy
"Capital melts as temperature rises to a record 47.6!" scream newspaper headlines when summer temperatures soar perilously. However, there is some good in it. "The sun's rays trigger the body's production of Vitamin D, which is vital to the health of your bones," says Dr Navin Taneja, director at The National Skin Centre in New Delhi. The UV rays also prod the pineal gland in the brain to release "tryptamines- mood-boosting chemicals.
Don't bare it all
Limit your sun exposure though: "Skin cancer is on the increase amongst men, especially those who work outdoors," adds Dr Taneja. He advises using a waterproof sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher- allowing you to remain in the sun without burning 15 times longer. Even in the sea or pool on holiday, apply some under your shorts and T-shirts as wet clothing doesn't give enough protection.
Aim for the centre
Research shows that the further you live from the equator, the higher your blood pressure is likely to be.
UV rays prod the brain to release mood-boosting chemicals.
Chai helps fight diabetes
The therapeutic property of tea is folklore. But did you know that masala chai, our signature spicy brew, helps you to get through the day without any hiccups?
Cure your hiccups
Hiccups can be public embarrassment. "An infusion of cardamom (elaichi) with mint in chai helps relieve hiccups. Also, since hiccups are often caused by spicy foods, sum up an Indian meal with a glass of cardamom-mix masala chai to get immediate relief," says Neha Sharma, dietician at JaipurGolden Hospital.
Become a better kisser
To finish off a happy spicy meal, have a warm cup of masala chai. The aromatic flavour in cardamom will leave your mouth fresh and kiss ready. And the power of clove will help you get over the problem of premature ejaculation. Now you know why it's best served hot!
Cut your blood sugar
The cinnamon (dal-chini) in masala chai can help treat diabetes! "A teaspoon of cinnamon with food can reduce blood sugar levels as it promotes insulin production and is therefore given to diabetic patients," says New Delhi-based nutritionist, Dr Sonia Kakkar.
Get rid of indigestion
Have a guest 'who cannot digest Indian food' experience'? "Black pepper (kali mirch) in masala chaihas an antioxidant effect and promotes healthy digestion."
A cup of warm masala chai stops premature ejaculation.
The Hindu pushup builds muscle fast
The attitude towards training in India seems to orientate towards different fitness styles in diverse regions. You can easily pick up the best virtues of each to customise your own strength and fitness training.
Get explosive: North East
Men from the North-East seem to be very good physical specimens for a variety of sports requiring top explosive strength because of a low centre of gravity. Being naturally built muscular, they seem to readily adapt to any form of training. The proximity of many North-Eastern states to China also seems to have propelled them towards martial arts training. Throw in a generous dose of MMA in your training regimen to round off the rough edges.
Lift harder: North India
People from the North such as Punjab seem to be built taller with stronger bone structures, and this can be seen from the fact that Punjabi men have always had a stronghold in strength sports such as weight-lifting, wrestling and bodybuilding. Follow a rich diet of grains and dairy like they do to provide great fuel to your body. Avoid anabolic steroids that might pump your arms but make you hide the right muscle in bed. Aim for an athletic build.
Acquire a skill: South India
Down South in Kerala, football is quite popular and the general approach to staying fit is somewhat sports-conditioning orientated. Being the birthplace of martial arts in the form of Kalarippayattu, traditional systems are used to enhance flexibility. It is a region where some of India's top athletes and players come from. Acquire a physical skill. To perform better with your body, you need to build fitness that can be used in real life.
Court discipline: West and Central India
In Maharashtra and UP where kushti and pehalwangiri thrives, the training of men has migrated more towards size and strength, and you can still find bodybuilding gyms run by gurus and masters on the old-school models of Vyayamshalas or Akharas. These are places where tough workouts and rigorous discipline have made many a man. You cannot build a perfect muscular body without discipline. Train tough with proper planning.
Fasts make you last
Apart from helping you to lose weight, our custom of fasting on religious occasions can also help you increase your life span.
Banish heart disease
You can reduce the risk for heart diseases and diabetes with short fasts (20-36 hrs), reveals scientific research. Fasting on occasions like Mahashivaratri, Ramzaan and Ekadashi can improve the sensitivity to insulin in your body which can give you better control over your blood sugar levels. If the fast is too rigid and does not allow water intake, break it with sips of fruit juice or water.
Delay ageing
Stay younger longer by observing fasts like the Jains during Paryushan or the Christians during Lent because reduced calorie intake due to fasts like these cuts down free radical production. Studies show that this reduces oxidative damage and inflammation of cells, thus increasing longevity and delaying the onset of age-related diseases. However, avoid even short fasts if you are on medications.
Reduce risk
Short fasts can reduce the risk for heart diseases and diabetes.
Fasting smartly can help you burn flab and get lean quickly.
Spices sharpen your brain
Spices have been used in cooking for ages but their utility goes far beyond just culinary use.
Prevent cancer
Turmeric, black pepper, cardamom, cloves and a host of other spices have held fort in Indian kitchens, and their therapeutic properties are indisputable. For instance, it's only now that the world is waking up to turmeric with its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Apply its paste on the face to keep acne at bay. Use it on wounds to disinfect. Drink it with milk to cure cough and cold. And researchers have discovered that an active ingredient curcurmin in turmeric also helps prevent cancer.
Stop bad breath
Use cardamom, the queen of spices, to get rid of bad breath. It is also a remedy for colic and digestive problems and well-known as a strong detoxification agent. Chewing cloves can cure your sore throat. And they have antispasmodic qualities as well. So apply clove oil to get relief from muscle spasms and improve blood circulation. Sum up the goodness with black pepper, the king of spices, to treat respiratory infections.
Remember this
A little bit of cinnamon on spicy dishes will improve your memory.
Turmeric is the world's best natural miracle drug.
Indian food keeps you 'up'
It's not for nothing that the kama sutra was conceived in India. Eat Indian to rise up to the occassion,everytime.
Smell love
Glenn B Eastman, executive chef at The Leela Palace, New Delhi, says that he loves cooking with love-food. "Cinnamon," points out the chef, "warms the flesh." Eastman's claim is backed by the Smell and Taste Research Foundation in Chicago, which says that the smell of cinnamon is known to increase blood flow to the penis more than any other aroma!
Get fresh
Fennel (saunf) enhances libido due to hormone-like compounds that imitate oestrogen. Pop a few seeds post meals to erect an unforgettable night. Garlic and chillies can also prop you up. Feast on garlic bread or go for garlic 'pearls' or capsules if your partner doesn't like the smell. And eat chilliesto feel a temporary high because the capsaican in it can mimic feelings of sexual arousal.
Aroma of cinnamon increases blood flow to the penis.
Yoga makes you wise
Yoga has become a fad globally and politically. However, the best form is still the one that waspractised in India aeons ago.
Transform your life
Ashtanga yoga, vinyasa yoga, power yoga, hot yoga, kundalini yoga and nude yoga are packaged forms of the original. Most of these forms have degenerated into mere workouts. For instance, power yoga, which is very popular in the West, is a cardiovascular type of workout for weight loss. If youpractise yoga and it doesn't transform your life, then it is just a workout in yoga packaging.
Feel invisible
Yoga has its origin from "Patanjali Shastra", which is an exhaustive treatise on yoga, filtering and consolidating the wisdom of sages from various parts of India. According to yoga experts, your body should feel invisible while doing yoga. If you can feel a joint, an organ or your head, you are not doing it right.
Family keeps you content!
Worried about stress? Relax. Research shows that Indian men are the most satisfied in the world due to their families.
Go home tonight!
Google 'family+stress', and you will be surprised at the sheer number of websites popping up to advise you on family-related stress. But in India, where family always comes first, research shows otherwise. A Men's Health global survey discovered that though the Indian male was among the most stressed out in terms of jobs and living standards, a significant 46 per cent of Indian men were satisfied with their lives. And surprisingly, they attributed it to their families!
Share responsibilities
In India, the system of joint family acts as a stress management tool because members living in one family rotate household chores and responsibilities. On the other hand, working parents get help from other members for taking care of their children. Even arranged marriages have super powers. No wonder India boasts of one of the lowest divorce rates in the world.
Love forever
India boasts of one of the lowest divorce rates in the world, thanks to arranged marriages.
Spend more time with your family to slash stress.
Monday, July 25, 2011
AXE Disaman
New Delhi,Seorang lelaki india berusia 26 tahun menyaman perusahaan HUL (Hindustan Unilever Limited), yang memasarkan produk wangian lelaki AXE,dengan tuduhan telah menipu dan menyebabkan ‘penderitaan mental’.
Lelaki tersebut menyebut kegagalannya untuk memikat gadis,meskipun dia telah menggunakan produk AXE selama lebih dari tujuh tahun sampai sekarang.Iklan AXE menunjukkan bahwa produk-produk itu membantu kaum lelaki untuk menarik perhatian wanita.
Vaibhav Bedi,lelaki india tersebut juga menyerahkan semua bukti ke mahkamah dari semua produk yang telah digunakan maupun yang belum terpakai,yang berupa deodorant sprays,perfume sticks and roll-ons,anti-perspirants,aftershaves,body washes,shampoos dan hair gels dengan jenama AXE.
Vaibhav Bedi juga meminta agar semua produk itu diperiksa di makmal."Lalu dimana Axe Effect-nya"? Saya sudah menunggu selama lebih dari tujuh tahun.Sejak kuliah sampai dengan saya bekerja di pejabat,tidak ada seorangpun gadis yang mahu saya ajak berdating bahkan hanya untuk minum teh atau kopi dengan saya.
Meskipun saya yakin mereka boleh mencium bau parfum, deodorant dan aftershaves yang saya pakai.Saya selalu menggunakan produk itu dengan harapan boleh menjadi seperti apa yang terjadi pada iklan di TV. Vaibhav mendakwa bahwa dia telah menggunakan semua produk AXE sesuai arahan yang ada sejak dia pertama kali membelinya.Dia berpendapat bahwa jika dia tidak boleh mengalami AXE Effect meskipun telah menggunakan produk sesuai petunjuk,berarti perusahaan telah menipu atau menjual produk palsu."
Saya selalu menyimpannya di tempat sejuk dan kering,dan menjauhkan mereka dari cahaya matahari langsung atau panas.Saya selalu menggunakan penggaris sebelum menyemburkan untuk memastikan bahwa jarak antara nozzle dan ketiak saya adalah sekurang-kurangnya 15 cm.
Saya selalu melakukan sesuai petunjuk pemakaian.Saya bahkan memukul anak saudara saya yang berusia 5 tahun kerana mendekati almari saya,sesuai dengan anjuran yang menyatakan agar menjauhkan AXE dari jangkauan anak-anak.
Vaibhav mendakwa bahwa dia telah mengalami banyak penderitaan mental dan penghinaan di depan awam kerana tidak adanya AXE Effect dan dia ingin agar perusahaan AXE membayar ganti rugi kepada dia untuk semua penderitaan tersebut.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Ice on Ground
Afternoon at Mundka Village.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Health Concious
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Friendly Surge

A passenger of DTC bus.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Jugar
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Penangan Jari Hantu
Bayangkan jika anda menikmati keindahan alam di suatu pagi, berjalan menyusuri lorong yang damai dan secara tiba-tiba mereka yang berselisih dengan anda menunjukkan tanda 'jari hantu', apakah perasaan anda? Tentu serba salah atau mungkin anda merasakan yang anda telah melakukan sesuatu yang kurang ajar.
Jangan cepat melatah. Anda bukan dimarahi mahupun ingin dicabuli. Di negara India, simbol jari hantu ini merupakan suatu tanda penghormatan sebagai telah menunaikan kewajipan terhadap negara tercinta. Masih tidak percaya??
Lihat rajah di bawah, ia merupakan kempen mengundi yang dijalankan di India bagi menyeru warganya keluar mengundi semasa pilihan raya. Tentu budaya ini membuatkan kita terpinga-pinga, bak kata pepatah di mana bumi dipijak, di situ lagit dijunjung. Oleh itu hormatilah budaya mereka sebagai mana kita mahu dihormati dari orang lain.
Ada satu syarat! Nilai murni ini akan berubah nasib sekiranya anda alpa. Pastikan pada jari hantu mereka itu terdapat calitan cat berwarna merah. Calitan itu yang menandakan seseorang telah membuat undian di pilihan raya. Jika tidak, silalah beredar dari situ atau anda mungkin menerima musibah.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Fakir Miskin
Pengalaman sewaktu di India membawa saya melihat sendiri siapakah fakir miskin. Mereka mudah didapati, mungkin kerana faktor India sebagai negara dunia ketiga. Kalau di Malaysia, kita hanya menonton filem P.Ramlee lalu membayangkan insan tua yang hidup serba kekurangan. Akan tetapi di India masih wujud fakir miskin yang tegar sekali.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Rickshaw Day Parade

Friday, December 3, 2010
the passanger
Monday, November 29, 2010
sari merah

bayangkan perempuan bersari merah itu mungkin ditakdirkan lahir dalam keluarga susah, dan mungkin ada anak kecil yang mendesak dia untuk mencari rezeki. namun nasib beliau tidak dibela, malah dilayan sama seperti tenaga buruh lelaki. seberapa berat beban yang dipikul oleh orang lelaki, itulah juga yang dia perlu korbankan. bayaran upahnya juga sama.
aku tertarik dengan sari merah ini kerana warnanya amat menyerlah. selain kagum dengan kudrat perempuan itu bekerja di tapak bina, aku juga tertanya-tanya apakah makanan yang dimakan olehnya saban hari? berapakah upah yang diterima olehnya? tak mustahilkah tangan yang melilit sari bisa menggoncang dunia?
tiba-tiba aku imagine, kenapa dia pilih untuk buat kerja ni? aku bayangkan suami dia yang suruh memandangkan duit tak cukup nak beli makanan. kalau di malaysia, agaknya ada tak berlaku macam ni? mesti perempuan ni pernah merungut penat dan minta untuk menjaga anak di rumah sahaja. agaknya apa jawapan suaminya?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
dizziness
2) honk! sememangnya pada stereng setiap kenderaan terdapat satu butang yang amat hampir dengan kedudukan ibu jari pemandu, butang itu adalah untuk membunyikan hon. terdapat pelbagai bunyi-bunyian hon, ada yang persis trompet, dentuman guruh di langit, bunyi latar musik tabla, kentut dan bunyi nyaring dan pelbagai lagi. meriah bagaikan pesta. that is why most indians say 'every day is festival'!!
3) ingin memberhentikan kenderaan? parking? cukup mudah. jika anda sedang memandu dan telefon genggam anda pula berdering, jangan gusar. parking saja kenderaan anda di tengah-tengah roundabout. keluar dari kenderaan anda dan terus berucap dalam telefon untuk liputan yang mebih meluas. gayakan kaki sebelah kanan anda seperti berdirinya seorang jutawan perniagaan menjual buah pinggang.
4) jika di hadapan anda tiba-tiba berhenti, awas jangan langgar. beliau sebenarnya sedang melakukan aktiviti yang menyerupai 'touch-n-go'. tetapi bukan di plaza tol namun ianya adalah kubur lama atau 'dargah'. kebanyakan mereka mempunyai kepercayaan untuk berdoa, pelbagai penganut mengamalkannya. kita tidak berhak mempersoalkannya kerana kita perlu memahami dan menghormati adat orang lain, terutamanya kita di tanah negara mereka. lebih terharu jika 'dargah' itu terletak di tengah-tengah pembahagi jalan, jadi fenomena yang dilihat mengingatkan 'touch-n-go'.
5) anda tidak boleh memandu di india. jelas sekali yang memandu hanya pemandu yang disewa atau diupah. sememangnya anda tidak dibenarkan memandu sewaktu di sana. walhal keadaan 'qanun nehi' di sana sememangnya horror untuk anda memandu. jangan ditegur apa yang pemandu lakukan. seandainya pemandu tiba-tiba memberhentikan kenderaan, justeru dia keluar lalu masuk ke dalam semak atau hutan. tentunya anda yang berada di bumi asing akan tertanya-tanya?? apakah diri anda ditipu lantas akan datang perompak atau penculik yang akan berbuat jahat? jangan mudah melatah. sebenarnya pemandu anda tidak tahan lagi untuk buang air kecil. mungkin sikap beliau sekadar tiba-tiba memberhentikan kenderaan di tempat yang tidak sepatutnya sahaja. oleh itu, i jarang mengamalkan jabat salam sewaktu di sana, takut kena taun.
6) dalam waktu kecemasan, cuba bayangkan jikalau anda kini dalam keadaan 'rush' menuju ke lapangan terbang. anda wajib untuk 'check-in' sebelum 2 jam waktu berlepas. nadi anda terus memuncak, dan di saat itu kereta yang membawa anda memecut laju. anda tentunya berharapan pemandu anda amat memahami anda untuk memandu sepantas kilat supaya anda tidak ketinggalan pesawat. dalam pada memandu, menyusuri hiruk pikuk bandar yang penuh objek, sampai di lampu isyarat berwarna merah lantas pemandu anda mematikan enjin. tentunya harapan anda berkecai! anda fikir pemandu anda kini 'surrender', kerana jika meneruskan perjalanan, tetap gagal tiba sebelum waktunya. jangan menuduh melulu, sebenarnya amalan mematikan enjin di persimpangan lampu isyarat adalah normal kerana menurut mereka, perbuatan itu menjimatkan petrol. selain itu, kerana menghargai masa, ramai pemandu yang keluar dari kereta ketika lampu isyarat merah, dengan siap membawa bersama sehelai kain. kemudian beliau mengelap cermin kereta siap menaikkan 'viper' lagi!
7) siapa yang patut hormat, yang kecil atau yang besar? jika anda berdepan dengan kereta yang lebih mahal, tentunya anda menunduk. bukan hormat tak bertempat tapi itu adat dunia. bagaimana pula jika anda berdepan kereta api yang panjang berjela? keterbalikan berlaku di sini. jika pemandu anda memberhentikan kereta di tengah-tengah jalan raya, yang ada lintasan kereta api, usah panik! percayalah, jantung anda yang berada dalam kereta tentu memuncak klimaks, anda terkumat kamit mengucap justeru cuba melarikan diri keluar kereta namun kereta anda di'lock'. tangan anda ditepis oleh pemandu, agar anda tidak berjaya membuka pintu. ketawa pemandu anda membuatkan anda terasa diri terancam seperti akan terlibat dalam pembunuhan terancang. percayalah, kereta api itu akan berhenti!!! anda tidak dilanggar kecuali pemandu kereta api itu sedang tidur.
8) amalan jual menjual di kaki lima jalan sememangnya biasa. hulurkanlah bantuan kepada anak kecil yang merayu sedikit peluang agar bisa mengisi perut yang lapar. anda juga boleh membeli kacang serta pelbagai makanan. katakan anda membeli kacang, kemudian perhatikanlah kembali si penjual. tentunya dia dilihat akan melakukan tabiat seperti mengorek hidung atau memegang tahi lembu kering yang digunakan sebagai bahan bakar untuk memanaskan kacang tanah panggang. sememangnya kacang tanah panggang amat enak dimakan tika musim sejuk.
sambung lagi esok atau biler-biler...
Thursday, February 4, 2010
delhi post : bum bum bole
from the outer ring road to peeragarhi and mundka, scenic view of culture and the people.