Lemonade is known to have been used as a refreshing drink since the time of the Moguls. Modem investigations have tended to support this use, the essential oil being very good for cooling the body. This use can be extended to the employment of lemon juice with water and sugar as the best drink to take when you have a fever

When the temperature of the body is high, whether from the effects of the sun or from the results of illness, it is necessary to take regular drinks in order to prevent dehydration. Sugar is not normally a desirable part of a healthy diet, nevertheless it has its part to play with lemon, and although there is no doubt that the addition of honey if available is very much to be preferred.

The high vitamin C content of the lemon has been used for hundreds of years to ward off scurvy among sailors and travelers. There is little sodium, so the fruit is good as a flavoring for those on a low salt diet.

Because in some countries the producers of lemons extend their keeping properties and improve appearance by coating them with the chemical diphenyl and waxing the fruits, it is a wise precaution to wash the lemon with a little unscented soap and then rinse thoroughly before converting the whole fruit to juice.

The pulp left from the juicing is excellent for the skin and can also soothe the bites and stings of insects. If you add equal parts of toilet water and of glycerin to the residue the mixture can be made to keep the hands smooth.

Doctors Morel and Rochaix demonstrated that the extract of lemon when vaporized will neutralize the bacteria of meningococcus, typhoid, pneumococcus and staphylococcus in from 15 to 180 minutes.

A gastronomically inclined Frenchman, Charles Richet, is said by Dr Valnet to have discovered that the lemon juice added to raw oysters before eating them destroys 92% of the bacteria present within 15 minutes. A good reason to wait before you eat!

This information is relevant to the idea that lemon juice is a most important therapy to be used in all cases of infection of the respiratory tract and as a general tonic.

Provided that the juice is diluted with water, there is no danger in taking any reasonable quantity of lemon juice. Be sure to choose firm, clear colored lemons that have not begun to wither. The first signs of ageing can be spotted where the stem was once attached to the fruit.

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There are quite a few things to expect once you have finished your first session of laser hair removal treatment. Understanding the after effects of the treatment can also help you to speed up the process of the occurrences.

So, let?s get started!

After you have completed your first laser session, it is advised that you apply some aloe Vera lotion to your skin. This can only help to sooth your skin from the potential stress it might have gone through during the treatment.

The first thing you will notice is that all the hair that had been treated will start shedding. However, in order for the shedding to occur, your hair would first have to grow until it passes through your skin. In general, you will find that shedding will occur within 7 - 10 days from the time of treatment, and can continue shedding up till 3 weeks from time of treatment.

A great way to speed up the process of shedding is by either exfoliating or scrubbing your skin in the shower with a loofa.

Once the shedding process is completed, you might find small black colored dots left behind in your skin. These black dots are commonly known as pepperspots. Don?t panic if this happens to you. The pepperspots will also shed from your skin eventually.

Exfoliating will also help to speed this process of this occurrence up.

Once all the shedding has completed, the laser treated area of your skin will go through a “hair free” period that can last for a few weeks until the dormant hair starts to grow. Once enough hair in the laser treated area of your skin has come out, it will be time to go for your next session of laser hair removal treatment.

Please keep in mind that if you do not experience any shedding after the laser treatment, it is necessary that you inform your technician about this occurrence so that he or she can put the settings of the treatment higher in order to rectify the problem.

Year 2006 is 5,055th year of Kaliyuga. As per Hindu mythology the present era is Kaliyuga and it is considered as a dark age for mankind.

According to this belief every face is wearing a mask- mask of artificiality. Shirking responsibilities and buttering people have become the way of life, the way to get some quick gains!

Job satisfaction is linked to the bulge of the pay packet. Who talks about that real man-making education now?

You may wonder what Ashtanga Yoga has to do with the above observations. Well, it has got everything to do!

Astanga Yoga is concerned with humanity and divinity of the individual.

Humanity has gone astray. Can he be called a human being, living in a brutal, materialistic culture, dehumanizing and deprived of deep inner divinity? Who, now thinks about individual sense of awareness and cosmic sense of awareness? To talk about permanent happiness and permanent satisfaction is considered tomfoolery!

About 2100 years ago, matters were so confused in the human society, that even the system of yoga became distorted in many aspects. Therefore, an effort was made by Sage Patanjali then. He worked to reclassify and codify the human techniques which he termed as Ashtanga Yoga.

Ashtanga Yoga means eight limbs. Later, Swami Vivekananda called it Raja Yoga.

To attain equanimity of the mind is no ordinary achievement. To think appropriate to the occasion and act according to the requirements of the occasion requires a high degree of mental discipline. That can be achieved according to Ashtanga Yoga, by Yama-controlled conduct with others and Niyama- regulation of one’s personal habits.

Yama has 5 parts: Ahimsa-non harm in thought, deed and activity; Satya-benovelent truthfulness; Asteya-non-stealing; Brahmacharya-universal thinking; and Aparigraha- simple living. Niyama has 5m parts: Shaoca- purity of mind and cleanliness of body; Santosa-mental ease and contentment; Tapah-social service; Svadhyaya-inspirational thinking; and Ishvara pranidhana- to meditate on the cosmic consciousness.

Ashtavakra, a great saint named “Ashtanga Yoga” as “Rajadhiraja Yoga”- the yoga of kings of kings. Saga Patanjali used this text of Ashtavakra as the base for his subsequent classification of the yoga techniques. He made it more relevant to the modern day requirements and changed human psychology.

So practice and follow the principles enunciated in the Ashtanga Yoga for a total life. It is required to live in harmony and attain spiritual bliss which is the ultimate goal of human life. Only such perfect individuals can hope to attain the much cherished concept of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one family).

They also say that we must strive to make the concept of global village into a reality! Ashtanga Yoga has given you the ways and means to achieve it, 2000 years ago!

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