Hibiscus...!!!(Shoe Flower)

Did you know that hibiscus herbal tea is not only delicious, but also a very healthy beverage?

Studies have shown that drinking hibiscus tea can effectively lower high blood pressure and reduce high cholesterol levels in many individuals! Read an article about it in the February 1, 2009 issue of Internal Medicine News. 
Dr. Diane L. McKay discusses findings that drinking hibiscus tea can reduce systolic blood pressure. Bruce Jancin of Elsevier Global Medical News ( EGMN) reports from the annual Scientific Sessions.

In an issue of Alternatives by Dr. David Williams, Dr. Williams reaffirms the above study stating simply that "After centuries of traditional use around the world, hibiscus tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) has been officially proven in clinical research to be yet another effective method of lowering high blood pressure." 

In yet another instance, scientists in Taiwan reported in The Journal of the Science of Food Agriculture that hibiscus tea made from the hibiscus flower (Hibiscus sabdariffa) may help control cholesterol, and thereby reduce the risk of heart disease. Scientists stated that the extract from the hibiscus flower significantly lowered the cholesterol content in the blood serum of lab animals, and successfully prevented oxidation of low-density lipoprotein. The extract has also been used in folk medicine to treat high blood pressure and liver disorder.
 According to a 2004 study published in the journal Phytomedicine (2004;11:375–82), people suffering from hypertension can lower their blood pressure significantly by drinking hibiscus tea daily. The study included seventy people - half of whom drank 16 ounces of hibiscus tea before breakfast daily or ingested 25 mg of an antihypertensive medication (captopril) twice daily. After one month, the hibiscus tea drinkers’ diastolic blood pressure was reduced at least 10 points in 79% of the participants; blood pressure in the medicated group was reduced at least ten points in some 84% of the participants - a statistically insignificant difference.

The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (February-March, 2005 edition) reaffirms the results above.

Besides lowering high blood pressure and high cholesterol, this healthful hibiscus beverage has several characteristics that make it much more valuable than conventional teas.

·     hibiscus and hibiscus mint tea are caffeine free·     hibiscus tea is also rich in Vitamin C·     hibiscus tea has a unique, delicious taste·     hibiscus tea has a smooth, pleasant fragrance·     hibiscus tea has a distinctive, vibrant, natural color·     hibiscus tea is great served hot or cold·     hibiscus tea has long been known to act as a natural body refrigerant in North Africa
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Lack of Motivation

Anyone who has worked for a large (or not so large) organisation will know just how very true this is !!!!!

 

                                                                                         

 Please Note: Any  similarity to the MOD, NHS, Police, Local Government, Educational Institutions or any major company big enough to have an HR department, is (NOT)purely  coincidental....But it should not be repeated Simultaneously........

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My Universe

   "When I say the word You,

 I mean a hundred universes."

Commodity

"Pain makes me stronger.

Tears makes me braver.

Heartbreak makes me wiser.

So thank the past for a better future...

Love is "NOT" a Business Commodity 

where you give when you get..,

it's a beautiful FEELING for someone ,

where you like to give even if you dn't get...!!

Action On Criminal

Story Behind This Picture Will Make You Cry ! This Picture Was Clicked By A Reporter Prity Singh When She Went to a Local Police Station Where A Wanted Criminal Was Kept.. This Criminal was Caught From A Near By Village and Was Badly Hit By Police In Front Of His Wife And Children And Brought to the Station ! In This Picture You Can See His Son Holding The Stick Of A Policeman and Crying In Front Of Him Asking Him To Leave His Father and Not to Hit Him With The Stick !! The Reporter Who Clicked the Picture has Requested Government that criminal Must not be hit in front of there Children as For every Child his Father is His God, what if his father is a criminal.. we have to agree that even a criminal performs crime so that his children don't sleep empty stomach !"Action On Criminal Must be Taken In Police Station And Not in Front of their Family and Children" Let it become  a LAW.

Indian Police.....Never arrest a person in front of his family members...Never beat them in front of them.

Thatcher effect...

Dont Envy.... :)


Be proud....to be an owner:)))


thatcher effect :O !! Sorry......


(Let me R..U...N..>>>Ha ha ha...:))))

Optical illusion…!!

Read the words between the blocks. 

If you can’t read it, just get off your chair and try reading it a metre (or two) away from the screen....:)))

Thy name is ...."Creativity"

Here,creativity really matters.....

This statue is of great Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade, 
 on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.




(It's ma Fav.Pic..:)

Really Great !!!

Most of us known 

14th feb.as valentine Day..

BUT..

In the morning of

14.02.1931 at

LAHORE,the

legendary BHAGAT SINGH,RAJGURU & SUKHDEV were

hanged to their deaths..

We only celebrate valentine day..

Let us pass this message to salute and pay respect to their sacrifice also..

LET US BE AN INDIAN FIRST..!!

Hoarding!!!

"Hoarders" would be severely dealt with....

Food prices have been raising for sometime past, one of the main causes of this is the hoarding of food grains.

There is acute shortage of a number of essential commodities.

To earn huge profits, businessmen hoard the necessities of life. This causes great hardship to the people.

We must introduce a strong legislation to check hoarding with the greatest zeal and effort.

Hoarders, black marketers and profiteers would be severely dealt with.

Dying to live ???

Stop Cheating!!!!!

Arise....Awake.....Against Adulterated goods....!

Now-a-days we do not get the necessities of life in pure 

condition. 


Milk, Baby Foods,Ghee, butter, oil, etc... all are sold adulterated!!! 


Not only food stuffs, but medicines also........!!!


 Toilet goods and their articles are mixed with inferior 
and cheaper substances.


This amounts to the cheating of the people. This is a social 
crime.


We must make all possible efforts to curb this nefarious 
trade.


 The people must be ensured the supply of pure and 
unadulterated goods.

Early marriage-A Social Evil.

In this contemporary world,our young generation is growing fast & showing maturity than their age!!!(Some extent,"we"r premature....)

As a result,child marriages are common in different parts of the world!!!

Our marriage customs must be reformed,

Child-marriage and early marriage have no place in social life today.


Boys and girls must be given some say in the selection of their partners. 


We must pass a law which make dowry hunting a legal offence.


We must never allow any sort of business in the form of marriage, as this is a great social curse... 

Much more to mention.....

The cost of Oxygen.....

In one day a human being breathes oxygen equivalent to three cylinders. 
Each oxygen cylinder on an average costs Rs 700, without subsidy. 
So in a day one uses Oxygen worth Rs 2100 and for a full year it is Rs 7,66,500. 
If we consider an average life span of 65 years; the costs of oxygen we use become a staggering sum of  Rs 500,00,000. Rs 50 million. 
All this oxygen is derived free of cost from the surrounding trees.. 
Very few people look at trees as a resource and there is rampart tree cutting going on everywhere which should stop.

Please pass this to your friends & who care for trees.

 

Let me Salute U...

 My Dear ("Honorable") Child...Namaskaar.





Om Prakash Yadav,Age 11, a Class VII student and the son of a 


Uttar Pradesh farmer, pulled out several of his friends alive out of a 


burning van, caring little about his own safety.
On September 4, 2010, Om Prakash was going to school along with 


other students in a Maruti van. But all of a sudden, the van caught 


fire because of a short circuit in the gas kit.

The driver immediately opened his door and fled. But not Om 


Prakash.



He broke open the van door and pulled out the others, caring little 


about the flames that had spread to his face, back and arms.





He saved eight children. For his bravery, he has won the Sanjay 


Chopra Award.India's National Bravery Awards 2012.

"Racism" ....an unwanted Social Evil.

This happened on TAM airlines.

A 50-something year old white woman arrived at her seat and saw that the passenger next to her was a black man.

Visibly furious, she called the air hostess.

"What's the problem, ma?" the hostess asked her

"Can't you see?" the lady said - "I was given a seat next to a black man. I can't seat here next to him. You have to change my seat"

- "Please, calm down, ma" - said the hostess
"Unfortunately, all the seats are occupied, but I'm still going to check if we have any."

The hostess left and returned some minutes later.

"Madam, as I told you, there isn't any empty seat in this class- economy class.
But I spoke to the captain and he confirmed that there isn't any empty seats in the economy class. We only have seats in the first class."

And before the woman said anything, the hostess continued

"Look, it is unusual for our company to allow a passenger from the economy class change to the first class.
However, given the circumstances, the commandant thinks that it would be a scandal to make a passenger travel sat next to an unpleasant person."

And turning to the black man, the hostess said:

"Which means, Sir, if you would be so nice to pack your handbag, we have reserved you a seat in the first class..."

And all the passengers nearby, who were shocked to see the scene started applauding, some standing on their feet."

SHARE IF YOU ARE AGAINST RACISM

Save our Food...Save our Kids....

The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill is the 

ultimate threat to the safety of our food. The bill will create a body 

that will allow genetic modification of our food. It is due to be

tabled in the upcoming session of Parliament.

Right now, state governments can reject any open release or field 

experiments of genetically modified (GM) crops in their respective 

states. With the BRAI in place, state governments will lose this 

power.

Public opposition has kept the Central government from tabling the 

bill in Parliament so far. We must ensure that the bill is not tabled in 

the upcoming session as well. This can happen if State governments 

also oppose the introduction of this controversial bill.


This will spoil our upcoming generation....


In future,we Grandmas& Grandpas will see our grandchildren with


brainless babies  :(((

SO..................

Write to our Chief Minister and ask him to oppose the BRAI 

bill because it threatens our food safety.

Save Marine Wealth....Save the fish stock.....

The illegal and destructive fishing practices that are hurting the 

country's fish stock and the livelihood of millions who depend 

on fishing.

We should ask Minister Shard Pawar to protect our sea and it's 

fish stock because the livelihood of millions depends on them.

100%---It's 4 U.....

A beautiful relationship does not depend upon how good we understand someone,
but on how well we avoid misunderstandings.

Mr.Infosys-(D person & d Brand.)

A person who inspires  I.T.generation..............

Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy is retiring from Infosys, the company that he founded (with a few of his friends), a company that he led to pre-eminence even as everyone is asking “Why” and not “Why not?”. To a perpetual student of branding like me, Mr Narayana Murthy is the ultimate personal brand — demonstrating in no uncertain terms that people from the corporate world can as much be brands as people from sports or entertainment. For five years, brand-comm, the company I founded did a business leadership survey amongst management students in India and every year, Mr Narayana Murthy with predictable and monotonous regularity was the most admired business leader as chosen by India's future managers. We promptly gave up doing the study after five years! Tempted as I am to wax eloquent about his rise to personal brand stardom, I shall desist and stay with my views of him as a person that I knew. Although my opportunities to interact and learn from him were limited, they were impactful enough to make an impression on me and provide opportunities to learn from. The early years I first met Mr Narayana Murthy when I was the head of Mudra in Bangalore and it was our agency that had handled the advertising for the public issue. I remember a team of eight of us going for the meeting. (To those of you who are unfamiliar with the advertising industry, I must confess that we believe in the strength of numbers rather than in the power of ideas). In those days, Infosys operated in a small office at Koramangala. Today that is a heritage office of the company. But believe it or not, there were not enough spare chairs in the office and some of the employees went out to stretch their legs. And just see where NRN has taken the company in two decades! A simple lesson — it is not where you are now, but where you wish to be that matters in the ultimate analysis. I did have a small regret though. The cutting edge campaign that we created for the company was not approved. In hindsight, the company took the right call as the campaign depicted what Infosys could be, and not what it was then. Even in its advertising, the company was not making forward-looking statements — something that other corporates might do well to note. An unlikely cricket fan I had wanted to interview Mr Narayana Murthy for my first book One land, one billion minds and he readily agreed. I was carefully noting down whatever he was saying in his cabin when we were interrupted. He had an unexpected visitor in G. R. Vishwanath, who incidentally was my favourite cricketer. Mr. Narayana Murthy excused himself and when someone introduced him to Vishy, he said, “Of course, I am a great fan of yours. I was at Kanpur at your debut with my friends and can never forget your innings.” To which that wonderful cricketer said with a twinkle in his eye, “Not the first innings, I hope,” , as he had scored a duck in the first innings. While the incident itself was a simple one, it showed a new dimension to the great man. The wonderful game of cricket had an unlikely follower in one of India's leading lights of industry who even knew what the batsman had scored on his debut. There was another aspect of the great man that I must mention. When the government thoughtlessly decided to control the functioning of the IIMs, the IIM-B alumni association of which I was a part sent a letter of support to over 40 board members of the different IIMs. We got one solitary acknowledgement — that was from Mr Narayana Murthy who was the chairman of the board of IIM-A. Not even IIM-B, our alma mater, responded! I have always admired Mr Narayana Murthy's ability to always acknowledge and respond to mails and letters. Sadly not many follow his example in today's corporate world, and perhaps not even in Infosys. With brains and a heart It is easy to talk at length about Mr Narayana Murthy's simplicity, his spartan life style, his down-to-earth qualities and the influence of his values on the company that he founded. His phenomenal success over the years had no impact on him as a person. Even today, when he has become a global brand, he remains the same simple individual that he was in '91. And let us not forget his contributions and those by his family members to various social causes. I wish corporate India had more gentlemen with brains and open wallets like the founder of Infosys who retires. He leaves with Infosys a legacy of success, values and ethics that few have created in their lifetime. I am sure the future holds greater things for him. Mr Infosys - the person and the brand Narayana Murthy walks into the sunset leaving Infosys with a legacy of success, values and ethics that few have created in their lifetime. (The author is the CEO of brand-comm and a Director of Custommerce.)

         Courtesy-:(It's a 4warded mail- attached here 4 further I.T.generation reading)

It's all about Heart....

A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya(Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone.

Q: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart? 
Ans: 
1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour's walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar 
Q: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart? Ans: No


Q : It's still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective? Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups. 

Q: Are heart diseases hereditary? Ans: Yes 

Q: What are the ways in which the heart is stressed? What practices do you suggest to de-stress? 
Ans: Change your attitude towards life. Do not look for perfection in everything in life. 

Q: Is walking better than jogging or is more intensive exercise required to keep a healthy heart? Ans: Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints 
Q: You have done so much for the poor and needy. What has inspired you to do so? Ans: Mother Theresa , who was my patient. 
Q: Can people with low blood pressure suffer heart diseases? Ans: Extremely rare. 

Q: Does cholesterol accumulates right from an early age
(I'm currently only 22) or do you have to worry about it only after you are above 30 years of age? Ans: Cholesterol accumulates from childhood . 
Q: How do irregular eating habits affect the heart ? Ans: You tend to eat junk food when the habits are irregular and your body's enzyme release for digestion gets confused. 

Q: How can I control cholesterol content without using medicines? Ans: Control diet, walk and eat walnut. 

Q: Which is the best and worst food for the heart? Ans: Fruits and vegetables are the best and the worst is oil. 
Q: Which oil is better - groundnut, sunflower, olive? Ans: All oils are bad . 

Q: What is the routine checkup one should go through? Is there any specific test? Ans: Routine blood test to ensure sugar, cholesterol is ok. Check BP, Treadmill test after an echo. 

Q: What are the first aid steps to be taken on a heart attack? 
Ans: Help the person into a sleeping position , place an aspirin tablet under the tongue with a sorbitrate tablet if available, and rush him to a coronary care unit since the maximum casualty takes place within the first hour. 

Q: How do you differentiate between pain caused by a heart attack and that caused due to gastric trouble?Ans: Extremely difficult without ECG. 

Q: What is the main cause of a steep increase in heart problems amongst youngsters? I see people of about 30-40 yrs of age having heart attacks and serious heart problems. Ans: Increased awareness has increased incidents. Also, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, junk food, lack of exercise in a country where people are genetically three times more vulnerable for heart attacks than Europeans and Americans. 

Q: Is it possible for a person to have BP outside the normal range of 120/80 and yet be perfectly healthy? 
Ans: Yes. 

Q: Marriages within close relatives can lead to heart problems for the child. Is it true? Ans : Yes, co-sanguinity leads to congenital abnormalities and you may not have a software engineer as a child 

Q: Many of us have an irregular daily routine and many a times we have to stay late nights in office. Does this affect our heart ? What precautions would you recommend? 
Ans : When you are young, nature protects you against all these irregularities. However, as you grow older,respect the biological clock. 

Q: Will taking anti-hypertensive drugs cause some other complications (short / long term)? Ans : Yes, most drugs have some side effects. However, modern anti-hypertensive drugs are extremely safe. 

Q: Will consuming more coffee/tea lead to heart attacks? Ans : No. 

Q: Are asthma patients more prone to heart disease? Ans : No. 

Q: How would you define junk food? 
Ans : Fried food like Kentucky , McDonalds , samosas, and even masala dosas. 

Q: You mentioned that Indians are three times more vulnerable. What is the reason for this, as Europeans and Americans also eat a lot of junk food? Ans: Every race is vulnerable to some disease and unfortunately, Indians are vulnerable for the most expensive disease. 

Q: Does consuming bananas help reduce hypertension? Ans : No. 

Q: Can a person help himself during a heart attack (Because we see a lot of forwarded emails on this)? Ans : Yes. Lie down comfortably and put an aspirin tablet of any description under the tongue and ask someone to take you to the nearest coronary care unit without any delay and do not wait for the ambulance since most of the time, the ambulance does not turn up. 
Q: Do, in any way, low white blood cells and low hemoglobin count lead to heart problems? Ans : No. But it is ideal to have normal hemoglobin level to increase your exercise capacity. 

Q: Sometimes, due to the hectic schedule we are not able to exercise. So, does walking while doing daily chores at home or climbing the stairs in the house, work as a substitute for exercise? Ans : Certainly. Avoid sitting continuously for more than half an hour and even the act of getting out of the chair and going to another chair and sitting helps a lot. 
Q: Is there a relation between heart problems and blood sugar? Ans: Yes. A strong relationship since diabetics are more vulnerable to heart attacks than non-diabetics. 

Qn: What are the things one needs to take care of after a heart operation? Ans : Diet, exercise, drugs on time , Control cho lesterol, BP, weight. 

Q: Are people working on night shifts more vulnerable to heart disease when compared to day shift workers?Ans : No. 

Q: What are the modern anti-hypertensive drugs? Ans : There are hundreds of drugs and your doctor will chose the right combination for your problem, but my suggestion is to avoid the drugs and go for natural ways of controlling blood pressure by walk, diet to reduce weight and changing attitudes towards lifestyles. 

Q: Does dispirin or similar headache pills increase the risk of heart attacks? Ans : No. 

Q: Why is the rate of heart attacks more in men than in women? Ans : Nature protects women till the age of 45. (Present Global census show that the Percentage of heart disease in women has increased than in men ) 
Qn: How can one keep the heart in a good condition? Ans : Eat a healthy diet, avoid junk food, exercise everyday, do not smoke and, go for health checkup s if you are past the age of 30 ( once in six months recommended) ....