​As we see the changing foliage colors and falling leaves, it reminds us even more so, that we are towards the end of fall into the winter weather. It is important we plan well so we can continue with our healthy lifestyle habits right thru fall and  cold winter into the mild spring (when life seems to be flourishing again!).

Ayurveda provides clear ideas and guidelines on how to best plan and manage such change in seasons. It is called Ritucharya. 

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Consuming the right types of food, that deliver the proper nutrients to your body, is essential for maintaining healthy eyesight. Eyes rely on cell repair and the best way to repair cells is to provide it with appropriate nutrition, minerals and vitamins.

​Healthy options for eyesight improvement include lots of vegetables, fruits, carrots and calcium. The best minerals for your eyes include vitamins A, B, C and E, as well as magnesium and zinc. 

Deficiencies in vitamin A tend to be the main cause of eyesight problems such as night blindness and conjunctival xerosis. ​

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In today's day and age, stress seems to be an all-pervasive ailment facing all of us- particularly in the corporate world.

Since ancient times, plant essences have been used to create a relaxing and serene atmosphere. Many of these uses can easily be done at work- such as lotions and creams, fragrances and perfumes etc. 

Here is a short video explaining what Aromatherapy is and how it can be used for stress relief.

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Here we present five habits for healthy eyes- i.e. to maintain vision health.

Sleep: Sleep is very important in order to let our eyes get adequate amount of rest. Getting enough sleep also helps reduce dark under eye circles that many tend to struggle with. It is recommended for individuals to sleep a minimum of six hours, with the optimal sleeping period being a full 8 hours. 

Eating Healthy: Consuming the right types of food, that deliver proper nutrients to your body, is essential for maintaining healthy eyesight. Healthy options for eyesight improvement include lots of vegetables, fruits, carrots and calcium. The best minerals for your eyes include vitamins A, B, C and E, as well as magnesium and zinc. 

Taking short rest breaks: Take breaks from staring at computer screen or your mobile device. Staring at length tends to strain eyes. Ensure that you blink often, particularly during engaging activities. Rest your eyes by looking at something else every twenty minutes of focused activity. Cupping palms over closed eyes, also help to relax them.

Don't read in moving vehicles: Reading in moving vehicles is stressful on the eyes and can even hurt them. If you do need to read, try to blink often to reduce strain and look away from book/screen more often and focus on distant objects. 

Keeping a good reading posture: Awkward reading postures can lead to eye strain. Even at desk, make sure your computer monitor is situated such that you are slightly looking down to view the screen. Many people enjoy lying down in bed to read before going to sleep. Try to sit up with back support as opposed to lying down. If you wear reading glasses, make sure you are reading thru the proper calibrated lens area. 

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Now a days it seems like everybody wants to loose weight.

​There are tons of diet programs out there. But when sugar cravings arise, it gets easy to snack on items and pretty soon- the diet plan goes for a toss. In this info-vid we provide simple ideas for snacking which will help you to eat smart and lose weight.

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​Stress is a part of our lives which happens due to daily tasks or other responsibilities, but it becomes worse when it exceeds the limit. You can deal with it only if you know that you are overstressed and there are many signs through which you can recognize it. However, some people get used to stress which is wrong because if uncontrolled it can cause several health issues; even death.

You should concentrate on you body so that you can see its signs, because constant and prolonged stress can cause malfunctioning of certain body organs. Though, stress appears in people in different ways but some general symptoms are described here.

The way we react to bad events causes stress which is normal, but if it gets uncontrolled it may harm your body. The given signs show that you are so much under stress, and are unable to cope with it. These symptoms are divided into three parts, including cognitive, emotional and physical stress, having different levels of danger.

Emotional symptoms are related to our feelings, though normal, but if such feelings persist for long, and go beyond the limits, they can become big issues.

These include,

1. Frequent and intense mood swings.
2. Severe and constant depression.
3. Constantly feeling annoyed.
4. Severe anger.

Physical symptoms are related to certain disease that one can see appearing in the body. Doctors can easily recognize by looking at such signs that the patient is under lot of stress.

These include:

1. Sleep disturbance or change of sleeping habits.
2. Migraines or severe headache.
3. Severe backache.
4. Chest problems.
5. Disturbance in GI i.e. gastrointestinal in which bowel does not function well and the patient gets constipation, IBS i.e. irritable bowel syndrome, anal fissures and hemorrhoids or even colon cancer.

If you don’t recognize physical signs of stress, it may lead to serious issues like heart attack, high cholesterol levels, diabetes, and high blood pressure, etc.

Stress can be treated in various ways, including breathing exercises, yoga, therapy and medications, but the best way is to improve your sleeping habits and have enough sleep.

Try to see which issue is causing stress, is it work related or personal, then try to find the solution, but if you think that circumstances cannot be changed then leave your problem to god and relax.

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7 Symptoms That one Has Tendency to Develop Type II Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes does not develop suddenly, as it has a slow process. Some people may have it for a long time without even knowing it.

However, it has many symptoms through which we can recognize it before the blood is tested, so lets look at these signs.

1. Feeling hungry most of the time
Due to lack of insulin in blood, the patient feels hungry, because muscles get weak and the body becomes less energetic.

2. Thirst increases
As sugar increases in the blood, it causes fluid out of tissues, hence the person feels thirsty. The patient then ends up drinking more water and eventually urinates a lot.

3. Decreased weight
Though, the patients with type 2 diabetes eat a lot, but still their weight decreases. In this condition the gets energy from muscles, and due to release of glucose in urine, the calories taken are lost. But in other type of diabetes the patient can be obese.

4. Tiredness
The patient becomes tired due to lack of sugar in the cells, hence irritation also occurs. A person with diabetes finds it difficult to breathe, and feel hotter than a normal person.

5. Weak eyesight
A patient with such type of diabetes has blurred vision, and this happens due to decreased fluid in eye lenses, hence the patient cannot focus. However, when blood sugar gets low the patient can see clearly and easily. A person having it for long has to use high number of glasses.

6. Healing becomes slow 
Such patient if gets infection will heal very slowly, and sometimes the wound would spread if not taken care of. Such people also get frequent infections, hence they need extra care. Sometimes, healing of a body organ becomes slow.

7. Skin issues
The patient may have dark skin areas in the form of patches, which happens in the body folds or creases, like around the neck area or armpits.

Such condition has a medical term called acanthosis nigricans, which happens due to insulin resistance. Sometimes, due to lack of blood circulation white patches may also occur especially. 

Feet are the most vulnerable part of the body in diabetes. Fungus also can happen in nails or other body parts. Even allergy occurs and the patient feels very itchy and uncomfortable.

By knowing all these symptoms, you can easily control your disease by visiting the doctor and taking certain precautions.

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The idea of colon cleansing is that it eliminates toxin build up in the body and encourages healthy bacteria in the colon. It is the method of getting rid of the colon’s stool by using a variety of method such as enemas, teas, laxatives, supplement and enzymes. The two types of colon cleanses are visiting a practitioner or buying the appropriate products. 

It is possible to cleanse the colon by taking supplements orally, while others are inserted via the rectum. Magnesium, enemas, laxatives, teas and enzymes can be purchased in grocery stores, pharmacies or on the Internet. The second method, which involves seeing a practitioner, is the more popular option.

​The practitioner will have you lie down a table in order to perform the “colon irrigation”.  A thin tube is introduced into your rectum, which will guide the flushes of water appropriately. When the colon has water in it, the practitioner tends to apply mild pressure to the abdominal area.

​The water is then released, similarly to typical bowel movement, and takes out toxins and fluid with it. The entire process can take an hour. Varieties in treatments include temperature, pressure and various water combinations such as probiotics, coffee or enzymes. 

Colon cleansing works with the idea that toxins build up over time in the colon and eventually effects circulation of the blood.

​This can cause headaches, increase in weight, reduced energy levels and fatigue. It is believed that those who receive colon cleanses have a healthier immune system, better outlook on life and less chance of developing colon cancer. 

It is meant to help the digestive system function better because it allows waste to pass more freely through the body. This also helps maintain regular bowel movements and reduces the chance of constipation.

When waste spends time absorbing in to the system, the toxins will eventually reach the bloodstream and can cause ailments like hemorrhoids. Once the waste if removed from the body, many clients feel that they have more energy, better sleep and blood circulation. 

Once the colon has been cleansed it tends to allow nutrients and vitamins to be absorbed into the blood, instead of harmful bacteria or toxins that have built up in the walls of the colon.

It is also a preferred method of weight loss because it eliminates food that is low in fiber and gives your colon a fresh start, which can help boost your metabolism and give you a chance to make healthier food and lifestyle choices. 

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Many of us rely on healthy vision and take it for granted on a day-to-day basis. Unfortunately, eyesight tends to worsen or improve little by little.

​There are things we can do to improve our eyesight and to keep vision healthy. The following tips will help you maintain healthy vision. 

Sleep is very important in order to let our eyes get the adequate amount of rest. It is recommended for individuals to sleep a minimum of six hours, with the optimal sleeping period being a full 8 hours. Getting enough sleep also helps reduce dark under eye circles that many tend to struggle with. 

Consuming the right types of food, that deliver the proper nutrients to your body, is essential for maintaining healthy eyesight.

​Eyes rely on cell repair and the best way to repair cells is to provide it with appropriate nutrition, minerals and vitamins. Healthy options for eyesight improvement include lots of vegetables, fruits, carrots and calcium. The best minerals for your eyes include vitamins A, B, C and E, as well as magnesium and zinc. 

Deficiencies in vitamin A tend to be the main cause of eyesight problems such as night blindness and conjunctival xerosis. 

Taking breaks from staring at either computers or mobile phones is necessary to allow your eyes to recover. Focused attention on screens tends to strain the eyes. A good habit to rest your eyes is to look at something else every twenty minutes. You could also shut your lids for a short time. 

Long car journeys are often accompanied by reading. Reading in moving vehicles is stressful on the eyes and can even hurt them. Try to refrain from reading in buses or cars.

If you do need to read, keep blinking and do not let your eyes get dry. Keeping eyes moist is important to maintaining their health. Keeping eyes moist also applies to using computers or anything that can be straining on the eyes.

Be aware of your habits when reading. Many people enjoy lying down in bed and reading before sleep. While this is a great habit, try to sit up with back support as opposed to lying down.

​As a bonus, it helps to develop good posture and back muscles. Reading or looking at screens in the dark does not do any good to the eyes. Make sure you have a good light source.

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5 Ways to Use "Smart Snacking" to Lose Weight

You can lose weight if you take healthy snacks, but they should be balanced in terms of nutrition, and calories should not exceed the required amount. There are various ways through which you can lose extra pounds through regular snacking.

Replace cappuccino with white tea 
Though, taking coffee is very healthy, but it’s not healthy if you want to reduce fat. As, cappuccino is full of cream and sugar having 150 calories, so you can replace it with white tea like green tea which has only 3 calories, moreover its rich in antioxidants which help fight many diseases.

Replace chocolate with protein bar
A 50 grams chocolate bar has 255 calories with 15 grams of fat, and 7 grams of sugar. You can take protein bar to satisfy your craving habit. This bar is given a chocolate flavor and the best is that has 5 grams of fat, 15 grams of protein and the carbohydrates are 10 grams.

Replace dried fruits with berries or almonds
Dried fruits are rich in sugar, so stay away from dried mango, raisins, dates because they will increase your weight. You can eat berries mixed with almonds, as 50 grams of it has only 100 calories, whereas 50 grams of dried fruit has 150 calories. Berries not only give energy, but also strengthen muscles, enhancing HGH i.e. human growth hormone.

Replace light yogurt with natural one
Many people take diet yogurt but they don’t know that it is high in cal than natural yogurt of same quantity. You can add cinnamon in natural yogurt because it also helps in reducing weight. For one serving you can use one teaspoon of cinnamon. A normal tub of light yogurt has 200 calories, whereas the natural yogurt of same quantity has 160 calories.

​Replace chocolate cookies with cocoa ball
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Chocolate cookie has 140 calories, whereas cocoa ball has 100 calories. A chocolate chip cookie is made with sugar, refined flour, and both increase weight, moreover they are not healthy because they have visceral fat which causes diabetes and heart disease. So, better make cocoa balls, as raw cocoa has antioxidants and no sugar, besides its rich in chromium which regulates the blood sugar levels hence reduces weight.

​To make these balls, take 1 cup of nuts, half cup of mixed seeds, a few berries, a dessert spoon of cocoa, and then mix them all in a blender. Make small balls with it sprinkled with coconut or cocoa powder, and freeze it in an airtight container before serving.

There are several such ways which can be used to reduce weight with smart snacks.

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