Friday, January 1, 2010

***Research confirms that drinking gives you the same benefits yoga does !!! CHECK IT OUT !!!

Savasana
Position of total relaxation.




Balasana
Position that brings the sensation of peace and calm.



Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
This position calms the brain and heals tired legs.



Marjayasana

Position stimulates the midirift area and the spinal comumn.

Halasana
Excellent for back pain and insomnia.



Dolphin
Excellent for the shoulder area, thorax, legs, and arms.



Salambhasana
Great exercise to stimulate the lumbar area, legs, and arms.



Ananda Balasana
This position is great for massaging the hip area.



Malasana
This position, for ankles and back muscles.




Pigeon
Tones the body, and builds flexibility and helps get rid of 'stress'.


The choice is yours!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

For the ladies

Dear ladies,

Using pads for more than 3 hours can cause cervical cancer & bacteria infection.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO USE SANITARY NAPKINS/PADS:
IF u ever wondered what were the ingredients that made popular brands so
'free! and light and carefree', well here's the bit:
The material that makes the pad so paper THIN, is cellulose gel. YEap,
it's not even cotton!!!!!!
DO NOT wear the same pad for more than 3 hours of a maximum!!! After
this duration, the genital area is prone to bacterial action and may
result in cervical cancer or other complications! !!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER! NEVER NEVER NEVER WEAR THE SAME PAD FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS!!!!
SO yes, please pass on this message to as many women as possible and
save lives!!!!!!! !!!

If you are a woman and use pads, but especially if you use tampons, read
this and pass it on to your friends. For the men receiving this email,
please forward it to your friends, significant others, sisters, mothers,
daughters, etc.) Thanks!

Check the labels of the sanitary pads or tampons that you are going to
buy the next time and see whether you spot any of the familiar signs
stated in this email.

No wonder so many women in the world suffer from cervical cancer and
womb tumors. Have you heard that tampon makers include asbestos in
tampons? Why would they do this?

Because asbestos makes you bleed more, if you bleed more, you're going
to need to use more. Why isn't this against the law since asbestos is so
dangerous? Because the powers that be, in all their wisdom (not), did
not consider tampons as being ingested, and, therefore, didn't consider
them illegal or dangerous.
This month's Essence magazine has small article about this and they
mention two manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies
are: Organic Essentials @1-800) 765-6491 and Terra Femme @(800)755-0212.

A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder sent the
following: 'I am writing this because women are not being informed about
the dangers of something most of us use: tampons. I am taking a class
this month and I have been learning a lot about biology and women,
including much about feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned that
tampons are actually dangerous (for other reasons than TSS). I'll tell
you this - after learning about this in our class, most of the females
wound up feeling angry and upset with the tampon industry, and I for
one, am going to do something about it To start, I want to inform
everyone I can, and email is the fastest way that I know how


HERE ! IS THE SCOOP:
Tampons contain two things that are potentially harmful: Rayon (for
absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in bleaching the products). The
tampon industry is convinced that we, as women, need bleached white
products in order to view the product as pure and clean. The problem
here is that the dioxin, which is produced in this bleaching process,
can lead to very harmful problems for a woman. Dioxin is potentially
carcinogenic cancer-associated) and is toxic to the immune and
reproductive systems. It has also been linked to endometriosis and lower
sperm counts for men. For both sexes, it breaks down the immune system.


Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that
there really is no set 'acceptable' level of exposure to dioxin given
that it is cumulative and slow to disintegrate. The real danger comes
from repeated contact Karen Couppert 'Pulling the Plug on the Tampon
Industry'). I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a month,
for 38 menstruating years is 'repeated contact', wouldn't y! ou? Rayon
contributes to the danger of tampons and dioxin because it is a highly
absorbent substance. Therefore, when fibers from the tampons are left
behind in the vagina (as usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground
for the dioxin. It also stays in a lot longer than it would with just
cotton tampons. This is also the reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome)
occurs.

WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES?

Using feminine hygiene products that aren't bleached and that are all
cotton. Other feminine hygiene products
(pads/napkins) contain dioxin as well, but they are not nearly as
dangerous since they are not in direct contact with the vagina. The
pads/napkins need to stop being bleached, but, obviously, tampons are
the most dangerous.


So, what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons that
are made from 100% cotton, and that are UNBLEACHED. Unfortunately, there
are very few compani! es that make these safe tampons. They are usually
only found in health food stores.


Countries all over the world (Sweden, Germany, British Columbia, etc.)
have demanded a switch to this safer tampon, while the U.S. has decided
to keep us in the dark about it. In 1989, activists in England mounted a
campaign against chlorine bleaching. Six weeks and 50,000 letters later,
the makers of sanitary products switched to oxygen bleaching (one of the
green methods available) (MS magazine, May/June 1995).

WHAT TO DO NOW:
Tell people. Everyone. Inform them.. We are being manipulated by this
industry and the government, let's do something about it! Please write
to the companies: Tampax(Tambrands) , Playtex, O.B., Kotex. Call the 800
numbers listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand a safe product
ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS.

AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO USE SANITARY NAPKINS/PADS:

IF u ever wondered what were the ingredients that made popular brands so
'free! and light and carefree', well here's the bit:

The material that makes the pad so paper THIN, is cellulose gel. YEap,
it's not even cotton!!!!!!


DO NOT wear the same pad for more than 3 hours of a maximum!!! After
this duration, the genital area is prone to bacterial action and may
result in cervical cancer or other complications! !!!!!!!!!

REMEMBER! NEVER NEVER NEVER WEAR THE SAME PAD FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS!!!!

SO yes, please pass on this message to as many women as possible and
save lives!!!!!!! !!!

References:
1 Women Health Issues - Thrush


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Hi,

I know that asbestos is bad for the body - causes lung disease if inhaled. Guess it can cause damage to the rep system.
Dioxin and rayon would be dangerous too.
Cervical cancer is linked to viral infection (HPV), multiple partners, multiple childbirths and poor hygiene (partners of men who have been circumcised have less cervical cancer as the men's genital hygiene improves with circumcision). I doubt if tampons or pads contribute to cervical cancers in any significant way. Cervical cancer if very high in India where most women do not use tampons. On the other hand, in countries where other risk factors for cervical cancer are insignificant, tampon usage might contribute - but this needs validation by studies.

Bacteria do proliferate quickly in blood. So changing pads frequently is a good idea - 3-hrly sounds good - no harm except more cost.

Pads are any day better than tampons but tampons are convenient. A good balance would be to use tampons when traveling (long journeys) or trekking. Cotton pads would be great but they are bulky. Our grandmothers used them but they did not wear Jeans and pants!

So, go organic. Not a bad mantra. Our bodies are organic too!

Friday, August 14, 2009

Yoga - the benefits

First and foremost, you should understand how best you can benefit by practicing Yoga. Essentially, Yoga should be practiced the right way, if you are to reap any of its benefits. And what is the right way? In essence, this means learning from the right source. Today, unfortunately, a lot of hoaxes, hypocrites, frauds and shams, posing as Yogis – why, mahayogis, even – are teaching and propagating brands of what-they-call Yoga. Yoga Institutes are mushrooming pell-mell, all over the world, all with their own tall claims about Yoga and the ability to treat a variety of diseases.

Caveat emptor – at your own risk – the hazards are enormous.

Fact is, if practiced correctly, Yoga and its cleansing techniques are extremely beneficial for a number of ailments – and there’s proof. What’s more, Yoga is exceptionally helpful for those wishing to:


Increase flexibility
– Yogasanas (postures) act on all the muscles and joints of your body. In addition, the much tried-and-tested Yoga postures tone up every single tendon and ligament of your body.


Calm the mind and heart
– However, all these enormous physical benefits are just by-products of this wonderful practice. Actually, Yoga synchronizes your body, mind and emotions into one harmonious whole, thus bringing about the real desirable change. It is now an open secret that will power facilitates the attainment of extraordinary feats – physical, mental and emotional. Which only goes to prove, beyond the shadow of a doubt, how closely the body mind and heart are interlinked and what wonders Yoga works on them.


Massage the internal organs
– Yoga is the only physical workout system regimen that acts on and massages all your body parts. That includes each and every one internal organ and gland, such as your thyroid and prostate. These glands hardly ever get stimulated in your whole life – naturally, or by way of any other physical exercise. The organic stimuli and rub down, subsequently, does you a world of good and helps keep sickness at bay. Yoga also provides you the much-needed intuition, at the first possible indication, of a possible start of disease or disorder.

Detoxify internally – Yoga ascertains that each and every part of your body receives optimum blood supply .It does so by gently stretching the muscles and joints of your body while massaging all your organs and glands, This helps flush the your toxins out of your system, while providing nourishment y to every nook and cranny of your body.

Firm up the muscles – All your muscles that have become weak, sagging or are flabby get firmed up by Yoga practices. This is achieved by getting rid of surplus, unwanted fat and adipose tissue.

Again a word of caution. Please ensure that you learn from the right person. Ideally, I’d recommend learning from an individual, rather than from an institute. Any institute. The chances of an individual duping you are far less than getting duped by an institute. You can easily check out the credibility – or otherwise – of an individual. It’s far more difficult to ascertain the authenticity of an Institution. So many people. Who’s right and who’s wrong? You’ll find out, soon enough. Best exercise a little ingenuity and caution.