misery by
d
oing something. They should turn away from th
e
mselves and consider
o
thers. At home they
c
an take to
d
ecorating, r
e
pairing or c
o
nstructing
something new. The pleasure of achieveme
n
t overcomes the distress of depression.
Tip 41. Exercise also pl
a
y
s an im
p
ortant role in the treatment of depression.
It not only keeps the b
o
dy physically and ment
a
lly fit but also provides recreation a
n
d mental relaxation. It is nature'
b
est tranquilliser. According to Dr. Robert Brown, a clinical associate professor at
the University of Virginia School
of Medicine," Exercise prod
u
ces chemic
a
l
and psychological changes
t
hat improv
e
s
your men
t
al health. It
changes the levels of h
o
rmones in blood and may elevate your beta-endorphins(mood-
a
ffecting
brain chemicals). Exercise may also improve the functi
o
n of the aut
o
nomic nerv
o
us system."
Tip 42. Treat dandruff from the inside, not the outside.
Numerous
medicated shampoos are available in the market for the trea
t
ment of dandruff. Most
of these, h
o
wever, in the process of
curing the
d
isorder, ca
u
s
e irreparable damage to the hair roots beca
u
se of the s
y
nthetic ingr
e
dients cont
a
ined in them. The treatment of dand
r
uff has to
be constitu
ti
onal, if a pe
r
manent cure is desire
d
.
The foremost consider
a
tion in the t
r
eatment of this disorder
is to keep t
h
e hair and scalp clean
so as to mi
n
imise the accumulation
of dead cells. The hair should be br
u
s
hed daily
t
o improve the circul
a
tion and remove any flakiness. The most effective way to brush the hair is
to bend
forward from the waist with the head down towards the gr
o
und, and brush from the nape of the
neck towar
d
s the top of
t
he head. Short or shoul
d
er-length hair can be br
u
s
hed right f
r
om the roots to the
ends in one
stroke. In t
h
e case of l
o
ng hair, two strokes would be best to
avoid stretching t
h
e hair.
Tip 43. Acid = Danger
Acid works
danger, but
base works
health. Here are the miracles of the
alkalising diet.
The human body is composed of various organs
and parts, which are made up of tissues and cells. Th
e
se
tissues and
cells are
c
o
mposed of 16 chemical
elements.
The balance or equilibri
u
m of these chemical el
em
ents in the body is an essential factor in the maintenance of health
a
nd healing
o
f disease.
T
he acid-alk
a
line balance plays a vital role in
this bala
n
c
e
d body chemistry. All foods, after d
i
gestion and
absorption leave either an acid or alkaline
a
s
h
in the body depending
o
n their mineral
composition. The normal body chemistry is approximat
e
ly 20 per cent acid and
80 per cent
alkaline.
T
his is the
a
c
i
d
-alkaline b
a
lance.
In normal health, the re
a
ction of the
blood is alk
a
line and that
is ess
e
ntial
for our physical and mental well-being. The
p
reponderance of alk
a
lis
in the blood
is due to the fact that the products
of the vital combustions
taking pl
a
c
e in the body are mostly acid in c
h
ar
a
c
ter. Carbohydrates and fats fo
r
m about nine-tenths of
t
he normal fuel of the bo
d
y. IN normal
health, this
great mass of material is
converted into c
a
rbon dioxide gas and water. Half of the remaining one- tenth fuel is
also conver
t
ed into the same gas and water. This huge amount of acid is transported
by the blood to the various points of
discharge,
mainly the lungs. By vir
t
ue of
alkali
n
ity, the blood is
a
ble to trans
p
ort the a
c
id
f
rom the tissues to the discharge points.
Thus, our
d
aily diet sh
o
uld consist
o
f four-fifth of
alkaline-fo
rm
ing foods such as
juicy fruits, tubers, leg
u
mes, ripe fruits, leafy a
n
d root vegetables and
o
ne fifty of acid-forming foods containing
concentrated
proteins and
starches
s
u
ch as meat, fish, bread
a
nd cereals.
Eating sensibly in
t
his manner will ensure
t
he necessa
r
y alkalinity of the food which will
ke
e
p the body
in perfect h
e
alth.
|