Saturday, December 19, 2009

To beat dry skin (2)

  • Add one spoon milk powder, half spoon almond oil to your bath water let it soak for sometime and bath with a mild soap so that flakiness of your skin disappears.
  • Do not use tap water to your face as it contains chlorine , flouride other undesired chemicals.

    Sunday, November 1, 2009

    Diabetis Controlling

    • Take two pieces of Lady Finger (Bhendi) and remove/cut both ends of each Piece. Also put a small cut in the middle and put these two pieces in glass of water. Cover the glass and keep it at room temperature during night. Early morning, before breakfast simply remove two pieces of lady
      finger (bhendi) from the glass and drink that water.

       Keep doing it on daily basis.
       Within two weeks, you will see remarkable results in reduction of your SUGAR.

    Monday, September 28, 2009

    Exfoliation (1)

    • Half teaspoon Sugar with daily moisturiser, rub over your face , wash with luke warm water.

    Black Heads (1)

    • Half cup cooked oat meal and 1/4 cup honey mix them and apply wait for 10minutes and wash off.

    Wednesday, August 12, 2009

    Scrubber (2)

    A scrubber with pumpkin, Yes u have read it correctly its Pumpkin only, pumpkin has some vital elements that are beneficial for the skin.

    • Mix half cup pumpkin, pureed with haf cup brown sugar and one-quarter spoon ground cinnamon, apply this paste with upward, circular motion to remove dead skin.
    • Two spoon fulls of Oatmeal with 1spn aloe vera, 1/2 lemon juice mix them well and scrub over your face.

    Face Mask

    A face mask with pumpkin, Yes u have read it correctly its Pumpkin only, pumpkin has some vital elements that are beneficial for the skin.

    • Mix two spoons pumpkin puree, half spoon honey with one-quarter spoon milk , mix well and apply on skin.

    MakeUp Tips (3)

    • If your face looks too powdered and artificial after applying make-up, dampen a cosmetic sponge and press gently against your skin. Dont worry that it may remove your make-up, but will give your face a fresh appearance and neutralise the powder.
    •  Maskara - Don't apply more than two coats if you're using a volumising mascara. If your lashes are clumped then dip an old mascara wand in warm water and comb through your lashes.
    •  Excess EyeShadow - If it's on your upper lid then blur the eyeshadow towards the edges with a clean brush to reduce colour. If it's on your lower lid then use a cotton bud to wipe away the excess.

    Monday, July 20, 2009

    Fresh Food (6)

    • To stop potatoes from budding, place them in a paper bag with an apple.
    • To make ripe tomatoes firm again, dip them in cold water, add salt, and leave overnight.
    • Mushrooms stay fresher longer when wrapped in a tea towel and placed in a net bag.
    • When storing herbs in the refrigerator, snip off the ends, store them upright in a glass of water.
    • When storing green chillies, remove the stems. This will help them stay fresh longer.
    • Preserve lemons by rubbing coconut oil on them and place them in an open tray in the refregirator. They will stay fresh up to 10days.

    Monday, June 29, 2009

    Motions (3)

    The best medicine for motions is Sapota (Sapodilla/Chiku)
    • Take a raw sapota juice with a little sugar.
    • Drink lots of buttermilk.
    • Avoid milk and milk products.

    Tuesday, June 16, 2009

    Kitchen Burns ( 2 )

    • Mix salt with ghee and apply on the burns , so that you avoid bubbles on the skin.
    • You can apply turmeric powder also .

    Sunday, June 7, 2009

    Mosquitoes (1)

    • The shell and husk of coconut are used for burning and producing smoke to get rid of mosquitoes.

    Saturday, May 23, 2009

    Losing Cholestrol (2)

    Even cholestrol is necessary to our body but we have to be aware of bad cholestrol which harms our health , so to consume that bad cholestrol ........
    • In one glass of water add coriander seeds left it just like that for one night , grind and filter and have that drink.
    • Take leafy vegetables

    Tuesday, May 19, 2009

    Kitchen (1)

    • If you are facing a problem with too much of smell in your kitchen like too much of masala and others then hang a wet towel in your kitchen so that the towel absorbs the smell.

    Thursday, May 14, 2009

    Mouth Washers (2)

    You might be facing problems with your teeth like teeth ache and some may be facing with smell
    • Peal the pamogranate layer, let it dry in open palce and make it into powder. Add black pepper powder and some salt to this pamogranate layer powder and store it. Regularly wash your teeth with this powder.
    • Keep doing oil pulling with Seesame oil and you will never face any problems regarding your teeth.

    Vomitings (1)

    Many will suffer with vomitings early in the morning due to over heat in the body they can try this
    This tip is very helpful for pregnant gals for vomiting and nosiness (vevillu)
    • Mix 1 spoon of pamogranate juice and 1 spoon of honey and have it in the morning.

    Storing GHEE (1)

    We need to store ghee for many days , so we need to follow some tips for that

    • while preparing ghee add some fenugreek seeds (Menthulu, Methi) i.e., in butter add some fenugreek seeds and let it boil for ghee.

    Wednesday, May 13, 2009

    Sun Stroke (3)

    In hot summer one have to take care of themselves from sunstroke

    • Carry a piece of lemon and onion in your pocket.
    Many of us used to drink lots of chilled water immediately entering into the house which gives you many side effects , a small tip for this
    • take 2spoons of lemon juice first and after that you can drink what ever you want like litres of chilled water.
    • Take lots of water .

    Saturday, May 9, 2009

    Headache (3)

    Many of us suffer with severe headache with vomiting sensation too, this tip will help you

    • Have a glass of grape juice this helps you out from vomiting sensation and vomiting also
    if still u r suffering with headache try this one also

    • Crush the cabbage or paste of raw cabbage may be placed in a cabbage leaf or in a thin kerchief and wrapped around your head, you'll defnetly get relief from severe headache.
    Some will suffer with headache on one side only for them try this

    • In 1cup of water add 20gms of sugar candy(patika bellam) and keep it a side for whole night, preferable at your bed side, mix it well and have it in the early morning. You can feel the difference.

    Friday, May 1, 2009

    Cockroaches (1)

    Many of us might be troubling with these cockroaches a simple tip for this

    • Sprinkle some salt at the places where you find cockroaches like kitchen corners , bathrooms, book shelves and so on.

    Wednesday, April 29, 2009

    Batter (2)

    Dosa Batter

    • While prepareing your batter for dosa , add some cooked rice to it so that you will have a soft dosa.
    Idly Batter

    This is my self experience, its my first day of married life with my husband, no one else with me to guide how to manage with kitchen. I have prepared idlies for the first time and they were really very strong, as its the first time my husband was unable to tell me that they were very worse and had them just like that without telling me anything and when the time come for my turn to have those idlies i realised that they were worse , by my experience i came to know about this tip.

    • If your idlies are not soft then keep your batter outside(not in the refrigerator) by mixing enough salt, cover with a lid over it for whole night without disturbing it. Next day morning prepare your idly asusual, you will find your idlies very soft.

    Tuesday, April 28, 2009

    Throat Infection (3)

    Sometimes we will suffer with severe throat infection that we cannot swallow anything even saliva too and not able to talk to anyone then try these tips

    • In hot water add salt, turmeric powder and gargle. you can take hot water upto the hotness you can bear.
    • You can have Milk with black pepper(miriyalu), turmeric powder.
    • 4-black peeper,1/2 cinamon stick,1/2 inch ginger slightly smashed,2-cloves , 1/2 spn ajwain in 1/2cups of boiling water, let it boil till the water becomes red color and let it warm. Now gargle with this water which gives a very fast relief.

    Saturday, April 25, 2009

    Burps / Tenpulu (7)

    For burps Ajwain(vaamu/oam) is the best medicine......
    • Take some ajwain and salt into your left arm and smash it with your right hand thumb hardly and chew it for some time dont just swallow the whole thing at a time.
    • Drink butter milk with salt.
    • Lemon juice will also helps for burps mix 1tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp baking soda with 1cup of cool water.
    •  Ginger helps a lot take Ginger tea.
    • Take papaya as remedy  for burps.
    • Caraway seeds helps for digestive problems.
    • Mix equal amounts of fennel seeds, celery seeds and cumin seeds eat and chew well dont just swallo the whole thing keep chewing until you are done.

      Cramps / Timmerlu (3)

      Many of us have experienced these cramps when we sit or stand in same position for a long time

      • just sprinkle some water and slightly massage
      • regularly try to do simple exercise jst holding your hands , twisting them from left to right and right to left , turn around , You can also do the same for your foot also.
      • Drink Glucose water by adding a pinch of salt  to it.

        Cough (2)

        • Take a sharp edged jaggery and heat it on candle , collect the droplets into a small bowl and mix it with 2spoons of water take it . For children 5drops and for adults 20-25drops in 2spoons of water. This is called as "Bellam Kashayam" , tip from my granny.
        • For cold related cough you can use gallnut(karakkaya), place a peel of the nut in your cheek , its alittle bitter in taste , it wont dissolve but the saliva you take helps to cure cold related cough. Gallnut has some other additional beneficials like flatulence(passing gas), constipation, piles, cough and colds.

          For Cold / Jalubu (2)

          • Vaporizing : In boiled water mix vicks/Amrutanjan/ZanduBalm and smell the vapour slowly and deeply for sometime , upto what extent you can bare it , just smell like that dont worry that your nose starts watering let it be , after somtime your nostrils will be free and you can have a deep sleep.
          • One more to relief your blocked nostril , take a black pepper and pin it to a safety pin and heat it on stove or on a candle and smell it immediately , your nostrils will be cleared for sure.

          Okra / Lady'sFinger (2)

          • When you are making okra dishes add a little tamarind paste or 1 spoon curd to the frying oil, all the stickiness will go away quickly.

          • Always try to add salt just 2minutes before your dish is going to complete.

          Thursday, April 23, 2009

          To peel Garlic cloves (2)

          Sometimes v need to peel a lot of garlic cloves to add in our pickles then try this tip ......

          • Add a little oil to your garlic cloves and keep them in sunlight for 15minutes and try to smash them with your arms , automatically their skin will be seperated ...... this tip was an old one from my granny ..........

          • I will tell you one more
          Keep your Garlic cloves in Microwave for 15 seconds, you can see the skin right away.........

          Soft Roti Tip (2)

          • While preparing dough to roti's add butter milk/curd for soft roti's ......

          • Add 1/4 tsp of oil to ur dough at the end , so that ur dough wont dry even if u take time to prepare your chapathi's or Puri's or whatever the roti u prepare

          u can make fluffy rotis like this..

          Pickles (1)

          • pickles eppudu fresh ga colour change avvakunda inka , mukka mettaga avvakunda undali antey pingani jaadi (porcelain vessels) lo petti paina cotton cloth vesi tag cheyyali , bt ippudu manaki avi storage problem kabatti ila chesi chudandi, air-tight containers lo petti fridge lo store cheyandi enni days ayina freshness thaggadhu.

          Cooking (1)

          • If there is more salt in gravy curries, u can add milk, curd or cream.
          you can add these even if the gravy has become too spicy.