It was an awesome event to meet doctors and healers from various background, who are also parents, interacted with other parents to share their holistic parenting journey. It is surprising to see, how a simple whatsapp group is transforming the world with ancient wisdom.
Author: Archana P
Health-Mix made from traditional ingredients
Today our kids are not getting their sufficient energy through their irregular food habits. So we are feeding unnatural food, drinks and so on.
Many times, the greatest secrets to our healthy living is with our granny. In our house, we never had those modern so called health drink. Many people do not have time or know to get these forgotten natural food ingredients to make a health mix that we can consume daily. When I was connecting farmer’s traditional products to parenting community, one of the key questions all the parents or old age people ask me was, can I recommend a good natural health mix. So I decided to get my granny’s recipe we used for ages. Not to be surprised, it was a big hit! Now, I am honored to share this recipe to our holistic parenting group.
Ingredients
| S.No | Ingredients | Description |
| 1 | Mapillai Samba (traditional rice) | Known as Bridegroom’s rice :). It helps in increasing Ojas in our body (energy). This rice is said to improve digestion, cure mouth ulcers, Fight against cancer, Increase haemoglobin content in blood and peoples with diabetic also can consume this rice. |
| 2 | Kodo millet | Known for medicinal properties (including anti-diabetic and anti-rheumatic attributes), helps heal wounds and has a tranquilizing effect. |
| 3 | Little millet | Known help prevention of constipation & heals all the problems related to stomach. It improves the semen counts of men. It also helps for women with irregular periods problems. Its high fiber helps to reduce the fat depositions in the body. |
| 4 | Barnyard millet | Known to have 6 times high fiber content when compared with wheat. Its a gluten free millet with high calcium, phosphorous & fiber. It is high in carbohydrates and fat too. It helps to maintain the body temperature. It acts as a good anti oxidant too. |
| 5 | Foxtail millet |
Known for its rich in dietary fiber and minerals such as copper & iron. It helps us to keep our body strong and immune. It helps to control blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
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| 6 | Pearl millet | Known for have 8 times more iron of the rice. It is very rich in Calcium, Protein, Iron & Magnesium. It helps to reduce the bad cholesterol level in our body. Its a great body coolant. It helps to improve the digestion power & heals stomach ulcers too. It helps to improve bowel movements & prevents constipation. It makes our body strong. It helps to increase the secretion of milk for lactating mothers. |
| 7 | Ragi | It reverts Skin aging, Increases Lactation, Helps Digestion, Treats Anemia, good Source of Protein and Amino Acids, Aids Relaxation, Reduces Cholesterol, Controls Diabetes, Increases Bone Strength and Helps in Weight Loss. |
| 8 | Sorghum | It has vitamins like niacin, riboflavin, and thiamin, as well as high levels of magnesium, iron, copper, calcium, phosphorous, and potassium, as well as nearly half the daily required intake of protein and a very significant amount of dietary fiber. |
| 9 | Green gram | Known for its rich in Vitamin A, B, C and E and also in many minerals including iron, calcium, potassium vegetarian protein. As per Ancient Chinese medicine it also contains anti-cancer properties. |
| 10 | Black gram | Known for Anti inflammatory properties and strengthens nervous system cure male and female sexual related problems. |
| 11 | Horse gram | Known for its rich in iron, calcium and vegetarian source of protein. |
| 12 | Bengal gram | Known as Energy booster, Diabetics, Digestive system, Treat anemia, Eliminates stones, treatment of curing skin problems like acne, pimple, dermatitis, eczema and scabies etc. |
| 13 | Roasted gram | it prevents constipation and lessens the risk of heart disease also a good source of calcium, potassium and magnesium. |
| 14 | Ground nut | Known for health benefiting nutrients, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins that are essential for optimum health. |
| 15 | Dry ginger | Known to relief from gastrointestinal distress, very beneficial in the prevention of motion sickness. It reduces nausea and cold sweats, dizziness and vomiting. |
| 16 | Pepper | Known to relief from cold, detox your skin, and even help fight cancer and lot more. |
| 17 | Cardamom | Anti-Carcinogenic Properties, Good for Cardiovascular Health, Control of Cholesterol, Anti-Depressant, Treating Urinary Disorders, Anti-Asthmatic Property and Anti-Inflammatory Properties and lot more. |
| 18 | Flax seed | Know for its omega 3, Reduce Hypertension, Depression, Liver Disease and lot more. |
Apart from this we have added the dry nuts like badam, pistas, Cashews, peanuts and many other healthy ingredients too. The full list of ingredients can be read here.
These ingredients are taken in a definite proportion – sprouted, roasted and grinded to powder so that it stays fresh for long time without adding any preservatives or additives. The ingredients and the process is from the ancestral recipe book. It was followed and benefits were reaped by many generations.
It takes 3 people as a team to work for at least 7 days to prepare this mix, end result is 54 kg to 72 kg pack. Since there are no preservatives, buy only the quantity that you plan to use within few weeks.
How to Use/Cook?
For single person – Take 250ml of water, make it warm, put 2 spoons of this health mix, stir with warm water for 2 minutes. After that, add little organic jaggery and drink it.
You can make Porridge, Adai dosa, Puttu, Paayasam, laddu etc.
We are part of HLP.World/Store , a community driven shopping project, that revives Indian indigenous traditional organic food. A project initiated exclusive by parents for parents at whatsapp holistic group.
The miracle rice “Karuppu Kavuni Arisi”, Black Kavuni Rice.
In olden days, the Chettinad community in south India were known for their wide spread of trading network ranging from Arabia to South East Asia. During their business travel to sell our Indian spices, precious stones, and so on, there was huge cultural exchange of value and knowledge. Best example is Burmese teak to adorn their palaces, and less known rice to south India, which has become a part of their cuisine as well, Karuppu Kavuni Arisi, black kavuni rice.
All these ancient rices are packed with health benefits than these Modern day supplements. There is rice for every human need. Sample this, there is a rice called a maapillai samba, given to married people or people trying to conceive, fundamentally it increased the ojas in the body. There is another rice variety called as Neela samba, which would increase lactation for feeding mothers. The list goes on and on.
Black Kavuni Rice was once served only for royal family in china. General public was denied access to this rice, probably merchants were always friends with royal families that’s how they got their hand with this rice varities. Even today there is no chettinad wedding without black kavuni rice desserts.
In ancient days, when a girl attends puberty, they used to make black rice pudding (called as puttu also known as Rangoon puttu). This is because this will help her stabilizes her body and increase the iron in blood and stops accumulating fat in back and hip region, a place women add more fat. Over a period of time, we forgot the black rice and we only followed the ritual and pudding part. Even today, in some part of villages, when a girl is getting ready to be married, they used to give black rice based food to rebuild her into proper shape.
American Chemical Society (ACS) says, one spoonful of black rice contains more anthocyanin antioxidants than a spoonful of blueberries.
How to Use/Cook? (Recipes) You can prepare Sweet Pongal / Adai / Puttu / Dosa. Check here for some quick recipes.
HLP Store, a community driven shopping project, that revives Indian indigenous traditional organic food. A project initiated exclusively by parents for parents at whatsapp holistic group.
Seven Amazing Benefits of Clapping
Source Unknown | share by a parent in our whatsgroup – Jyoti Kondabathini
“Clapping” a Simple Striking of Hands but it’s much more than you think. Normally People clap to Appreciate others for their Good works and achievements or when they are in mood of Joy. People also Clap while Singing songs, Bhajans, and Prayers at Holy places. It is Scientifically proved that Clapping is very effective Exercise to cure many Human Diseases.
Clapping activates the Receptors in the Palms and cause activation of the large area of the Brain which leads the improvement in Health. There are 39 different Acupressure points for almost all Organs on our Palm which are activated by Clapping and this action improves Your Health slowly but effectively. Daily 10-20 minutes of Clapping in morning keeps You Fit and Active.
- Clapping is an effective Medicine for the Person who suffers from Digestive Disorder.
- Best Cure for Back pain, Neck pain and Joint pain.
- Gout a common problem with Old age People and can be easily cured by Clapping.
- Helpful for Patient of Low Blood Pressure.
- If someone is suffering from any Heart and Lung related disease then Clapping plays important role in curing these diseases also.
- Clapping removes the obstacles from the Main and Collateral Channels and keeps You Fit and Healthy.
- Children that practice clapping exercise daily make only few Spelling mistake and are Hard worker than others.
It improves their Handwriting.
The whole abstract of above given points is, Clapping sharpen the Brain of the Children. - Clapping increase the Immunity of the Person which provides the Strength to the Human body to fight against Diseases.
35 Ways to Respect your children views and ways to know them in a better way
Source Unknown, forwarded by Aruna Kumari
- Put away your phone in their presence.
- Pay attention to what they are saying.
- Accept their opinions.
- Engage in their conversations.
- Look at them with respect.
- Always praise them.
- Share good news with them.
- Avoid sharing bad news with them.
- Speak well of their friends and loved ones to them.
- Keep in remembrance the good things they did.
- If they repeat a story, listen like it’s the first time they tell it.
- Don’t bring up painful memories from the past.
- Avoid side conversations in their presence.
- Sit respectfully around them.
- Don’t belittle/criticize their opinions and thoughts.
- Avoid cutting them off when they speak.
- Respect their age.
- Avoid hitting/disciplining them.
- Accept their advice and direction.
- Give them the power of leadership when they are present.
- Avoid raising your voice at them.
- Avoid walking in front or ahead of them.
- Avoid eating before them.
- Avoid glaring at them.
- Fill them with your appreciation even when they don’t think they deserve it.
- Avoid putting your feet up in front of them or sitting with your back to them.
- Don’t speak ill of them to the point where others speak ill of them too.
- Keep them in prayers always possible.
- Avoid seeming bored or tired of them in their presence.
- Avoid laughing at their faults / mistakes.
- Do a task before they ask you to.
- Continuously visit them.
- Choose your words carefully when speaking with them.
- Call them by names they like.
- Make them your priority above anything.
Children are parents treasure and their most precious gift on this land. They must have seen the world lesser than you but they see it in a different way which you need to appreciate. Listen to them and try giving them as much time as you can. These moments are more precious than anything in this world
Which board to choose from SSC, CBSE, ICSE and IB ?
Source Unknown. Forwarded by Shoba.
Choosing the board most suitable for your child can be a harrowing experience.Many parents are confused with which board to choose. There are namely four common boards like the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education),ICSE (Indian Certificate is Secondary Education), IB (International Baccalaureate)and the SSC (State Boards).
A common misconception is that CBSE and ICSE are both education boards similar to SSC boards of state government. CBSE is an education board but ICSE is the certificate offered after completion of the course and it is not a board. Still ICSE board is commonly used to mention this course.
Secondary School Certificate, commonly known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Goa in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan , after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed by Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (HSC). SSC is an equivalent to GCSE in the England.
State Boards are comparatively limited in the content and subjects as compared to other boards.The syllabus is easier and hence less stressful to the students.These schools being state centric are excellent for parents planning to stay in the same state for life. The State language is compulsory. As the concepts are generally lagging the kids have to be given external coaching, if planning for IIT, CAT and other competitive exams. These schools are great for kids who are focused on extracurricular activities like sports etc.
CBSE
Central Board of Secondary Education: Know as the CBSE board. It prepares the syllabus for students up to Class 12. The curriculum is set by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The board conducts India’s two nation-wide board examinations: the All India Secondary School Examination for Class 10 and the All India Senior School Certificate Examination for Class 12.
Many schools are affiliated to CBSE syllabus.All major cities have CBSE schools, hence easy to move around in the country. The curriculum is very good when it comes to general knowledge and general subjects. It allows the kids to experience subjects without going deep into them thus helping them to choose the focus after Xth. This board prepares kids for competitive exams like the IIT, CAT, IIM and all entrance exams which are held at national level and it gives better chances for appearing for Armed Forces Exams, NDA, IAS, IFS, IPS.etc. The schools also focus a lot on extracurricular activities Most of which are compulsory thus assuring an overall growth of the child. One disadvantage is the length of the syllabus. It has vast syllabus
ICSE
The ICSE is short form of Indian Certificate for Secondary Education. It was established by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. The council conducts an all India exam for Class 10 called ICSE(Indian Certificate for Secondary Education) and for class 12 called the Indian School Certificate (ISC).
The ICSE board follows the basics strengthening syllabus. all the introduction is repeated and then quadratic equations are handled. Even questions are based on the basics. This makes the basics of the topic very strong. This helps the student a lot of confidence when higher studies are involved. As his basics are very strong, half the job is done. There is lot of focus on language and literature. So good for kids wanting to make a career which involves writing, reading, talking, debating, arguing, surveying, historians, geologist etc. This curriculum is very good when it comes to general knowledge and general subjects . However it is unnecessarily vast.
This board is also good for competitive exams like IIT, IIM, CAT, All India entrance exams, but needs extra time and coaching. Even Armed forces exams can be appeared after this board. ICSE syllabus is particularly important for students who prefer higher education abroad. Exams like GRE, TOEFLand GMAT have a lot of verbal ability testing. Its also excellent for those who are migrating from abroad as the curriculum is close to international board. One important distinguishing feature in ICSE syllabus is the importance given to projects. Projects are very important and they form the basis of marking scheme in the performance of the student. This makes the student extremely active and it improves his thinking ability.
IB Board
This board is excellent for kids whose parents are globe trotters as it enables kids to get admission into any IB school across the world. There are very few students in each batch, hence ensures quality focus on each child. The syllabus is taught in most interesting and interactive way with the best of equipments. The overall atmosphere in the school is international, with kids taking teachers as their equals. However these schools can be extremely expensive!
What we have attempted here is to give an non biased analysis of each schools. However each board has its own merits and demerits. The choice is up to you to decide which syllabus is most suited for your child.
You are requested to forward this to all parents in your contact sphere who are going to take school.
The last wishes of Alexander the Great
Source: Unknown | Forwarded by: Sushma
On his death bed, Alexander summoned his army generals and told them his three ultimate wishes:
- The best doctors should carry his coffin
- The wealth he has accumulated (money, gold, precious stones) should be scattered along the procession to the cemetery
- His hands should be let loose, so they hang outside the coffin for all to see
One of his generals who was surprised by these unusual requests asked Alexander to explain . Here is what Alexander the Great had to say :
- “I want the best doctors to carry my coffin to demonstrate that in the face of death , even the best doctors in the world have no power to heal”
- “I want the road to be covered with my treasure so that everybody sees that material wealth acquired on earth , will stay on earth”
- I want my hands to swing in the wind, so that people understand that we come to this world empty handed and we leave this world empty handed after the most precious treasure of all is exhausted, and that is : TIME.
We do not take to our grave any material wealth. TIME is our most precious treasure because it is LIMITED. We can produce more wealth, but we cannot produce more time.
When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back . Our time is our life!
The best present that you can give to your family and friends is your TIME.
Prepare your children for the road, do not prepare the road for your children.
Source: Unknown | Forwarded by Suresh Eswar
Must Read … its beautiful…
A man was an avid Gardner..
Saw a small butterfly laying a few eggs in one of the pots in his garden. since that day he looked at the egg with ever growing curiosity and eagerness. The egg started to move and shake a little. He was exited to see a new life coming up right in front of his eyes. He spent hours watching the egg now. The egg started to expand and develop cracks.. A tiny head and antennae started to come out ever so slowly.
The man’s excitement knew no bounds. He got his magnifying glasses and sat to watch the life and body of a pupa coming out. He saw the struggle of the tender pupa and couldn’t resist his urge to HELP. He went and got a tender forceps to help the egg break, a nip here a nip there to help the struggling life. And LOL The pupa was out, The man was ecstatic!
He waited now each day for the pupa to grow and fly like a beautiful butterfly, but Alas that never happened. The larvae pupa had a oversized head and kept crawling along in the pot for the full 4 weeks and died! Depressed the man went to his botanist friend and asked the reason. His friend told him the struggle to break out of the egg helps the larvae to send blood to its wings and the head push helps the head to remain small so that the tender wings can support it thru its 4 week life cycle, in his eagerness to help the man destroyed a beautiful life!
Struggles help all of us, that’s why a wee bit of effort goes a long way to develop our strength to face life’s difficulties! As parents, we sometimes go too far trying to help and protect our kids from life’s harsh realities and disappointments. We don’t want our kids to struggle like we did.
But Bombay Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Sham Kelkar says that over-protected children are more likely to struggle in relationships and with challenges. We’re sending our kids the message that they’re not capable of helping themselves. To quote clinical psychologist
Dr. Asha Chellani’s Moral:
“It is Our Job to prepare Our Children for the Road and Not prepare the road for Our Children”
35 Ways to Respect your children views and ways to know them in a better way.
Source : Unknown | Forwarded by: GK
35 Ways to Respect your children views and ways to know them in a better way. Must read
- Put away your phone in their presence
- Pay attention to what they are saying
- Accept their opinions
- Engage in their conversations
- Look at them with respect
- Always praise them
- Share good news with them
- Avoid sharing bad news with them
- Speak well of their friends and loved ones to them
- Keep in remembrance the good things they did
- If they repeat a story, listen like it’s the first time they tell it
- Don’t bring up painful memories from the past
- Avoid side conversations in their presence
- Sit respectfully around them
- Don’t belittle/criticize their opinions and thoughts
- Avoid cutting them off when they speak
- Respect their age
- Avoid hitting/disciplining their grandchildren around them
- Accept their advice and direction
- Give them the power of leadership when they are present
- Avoid raising your voice at them
- Avoid walking in front or ahead of them
- Avoid eating before them
- Avoid glaring at them
- Fill them with your appreciation even when they don’t think they deserve it
- Avoid putting your feet up in front of them or sitting with your back to them
- Don’t speak ill of them to the point where others speak ill of them too
- Keep them in prayers always possible
- Avoid seeming bored or tired of them in their presence
- Avoid laughing at their faults/mistakes
- Do a task before they ask you to
- Continuously visit them
- Choose your words carefully when speaking with them
- Call them by names they like
- Make them your priority above anything.
Children’s are parents treasure and their most precious gift on this land. They must have seen the world lesser than you but they see it in a different way which you need to appreciate. Listen to them and try giving them as much time as you can. These moments are more precious than anything in this world.
Boosting memory of kids the fun way
Source: Unknown | Forwarded by: Renu Sane
1. Teach visualization skills.
Encourage your child to create a picture of what he’s just read or heard. For example, if you’ve told him to set the table for five people, ask him to come up with a picture in his head of what the table should look like. Then have him draw that picture. As he gets better at visualizing, he can start describing the image to you instead of drawing it.
2. Have your child teach you.
Being able to explain how to do something involves making sense of information and mentally filing it. If he’s learning a skill, like how to dribble a basketball, ask him to teach it to you after his coach explains it to him.
3. Suggest games that use visual memory.
Give your child a magazine page and ask him to circle all instances of the word “the” or the letter “a” in one minute. Alternatively, play games in the car in which one of you recites the letters and numbers on a license plate you see and then has to say it backwards, too.
4. Play cards.
Simple card games like Crazy Eights, Uno, Go Fish and War improve working memory in two ways. Your child has to keep the rules of the game in mind, but also has to remember what cards he has and which ones other people have played.
5. Make up category games.
When words and ideas are put into categories, they’re easier to remember. Playing games in which you name as many animals as you can think of can eventually lead to playing games with more complicated concepts. For example, you may ask your child to name as many clue words for addition as she can (such as “all together,” “in all,” “total” and “plus”).
6. Number your directions.
Beginning a sentence with words like “I need you to do three things…” can help your child keep all of the different points in his head. You can do the same thing with other information, too, like shopping lists (”We need to buy these five items…”).
7. Connect emotion to information.
Processing information in as many ways as possible can help your child remember it. Help him connect feelings to what he’s trying to remember. For instance, if he’s learning about how the pyramids in ancient Egypt were built, ask him to think about what it felt like to have to climb to the top of one of them pulling a heavy stone in the hot sun.
8. Help make connections.
Connections are the relationship between things. Finding ways to connect what your child is trying to remember with things he already knows can help him learn the new material. For instance, show him that the twos times table is the same as his doubles facts, such as 4 x 2 = 8 and 4 + 4 = 8.