Eye care

• Dip wads of cotton in a chilled mixture of cucumber and potato juice. Keep this on your eyelids for 15 to 20 minutes and gently wash it off. Apply a little baby oil.
• For long eyelashes.., apply a thin coat of castor oil every night. It strengthens lashes and cools your eyes.

• Massage a few drops of coconut oil around the eyes to get rid off dark circles.

• To reduce puffiness of your eyes, grate a potato; tie in a cloth and place the cloth over your eyes for about 15 minutes.
• Add a small pinch of salt in water and wash for bright and sparkling eyes.
• Mix tomato juice and lemon juice in equal quantity and apply around the eyes. After 30 minutes wash it off with cold and hot water alternatively.
• Make a paste of sandal wood and nutmeg. Apply the paste around the eyes before sleeping and wash it off in the morning.
• Crush a cucumber and take the juice. Add a little rose water and apply around the eyes and wash it after 30 minutes.

• Place cotton wool swabs dipped in cold milk on closed eyes for removing dark circles.

HEALTH TIPS

• To avoid diseases like hepatitis and Typhoid, eat 5 basil leaves everyday.

• For tooth ache, keep a clove on the affected area.

• Have a mixture of gingelly oil and egg, for 3 days, for menstrual disorders.

• You will get a great relief from menstrual pain , if you have a gooseberry daily.

• Boil the leaf of Malabar nut, squeeze its juice and add egg white. It subsides cough.

• Eat the powder of dried ginger and cumin with sugar for relief from cough.

• Have the mixture of mustard paste and honey for good relief from cough.

• For a good relief from cough, mix equal quantities of basil juice, honey and ajwain juice and drink on an empty stomach.

• Are you suffering from urinary infection? Drink a glassful of water with a pinch of cardamom powder.

• Chew some cumin and sugar for relief from stomach pain.

• Have a mixture of lemon juice and honey when you are suffering from cold.

• If you have bad breath, drink at least five glasses of water in the morning.

• Stop nose bleeds by putting a few drops of pomegranate juice into your nostrils.

• For nagging cough and chest congestion, boil 3 cups of water with 2 fresh betel leaves and 4 crushed peppercorns, till the water is reduced to half. Strain and drink every morning and night with a teaspoon of honey.

• For relief from toothache.. Take two basil leaves, a grain of salt and a pinch of pepper powder and press against the affected tooth.

• For minor rashes on the skin.. add few basil leaves in your bathing water before you bathe.

• To get a fair baby, Mothers can drink saffron added to milk during pregnancy.

• For fever and cough of children, give some honey mixed with water.

• The juice of carrot and tomato, mixed with a little honey is good tonic for children.

• A teaspoon of the powdered pomegranate skin taken with water early in the morning will not only purify the blood but also will serve as a good de- worming agent

• Chewing raw guava leaves is an excellent quick fix for diarrhoea

• If you are suffering from acidity, drink a glass of water with a piece of jaggery dissolved in it, after meals.

• Drink basil water everyday, it helps in keeping throat infection and cough at bay.

For good Health

• Add vegetables and fruits in your diet chart.

• Drink 12-16 glass of water daily.

• Avoid excess eating of fried things.

• Try to buy meat which contain less fat.

• Avoid excess sugar in tea and coffee.

• Slice vegetables into big pieces, so that it won't loose vitamins.