When palm trees that are 10 – 15 years of age start to bloom, the nectar from the blooms is extracted and crystallized to make natural sugar. This sugar is naturally brown and is a great substitute for regular sugar. Unlike regular sugar which is highly processed to taste sweet and bleached to look white, palm sugar is entirely natural in its taste and looks. Though it is predominantly sweet, it has a natural taste and flavor of its own. There would be a slight difference in taste when you first start substituting white sugar with palm sugar. But it will only be a short while before you start appreciating it in all its goodness – both in terms of taste and health benefits.

5 reasons why you should switch to palm sugar

1. Organic palm sugar is not just a great sugar substitute because of its natural sweetness but it is also a wholesome food. It has hoards of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients that are essential for the body. It is particularly rich in Calcium and Iron and hence very important for women’s health who are prone to osteoporosis and anemia.
2. Palm sugar has low glycemic index. It means that in-spite of its sweetness it doesn’t raise the blood sugar levels as fast as regular sugar after consumption. It is definitely a great recommendation for anybody whose family has a history of high blood sugar levels or diabetes
3. Palm sugar does not decay your teeth as much as white sugar
4. Palm sugar ground with cumin powder is used as a digestive aid in Indian medicine.
5. Palm sugar is easy to store. It keeps good for years if kept in air tight containers.

But as with any other healthy substitute Palm sugar is more expensive than the regular white sugar. But considering its medical properties, it is definitely a great investment into your future of health.

Substituting your diet with palm sugar and Himalayan salt can have huge health benefits. Why not do it right away!

Role of chewing in digestion

Digestion starts from your mouth. Chewing food helps breaking down food to smaller particles that can be better digested and subsequenly better assimilated into your body. The role of the saliva is integral to this chewing process. It is very important for the saliva to act on the food before you swallow, for the all components of saliva are not present in the digestive juices of the stomach. Chewing thus breaks the food and also makes sure the entire mouthful gets salivated (acted upon by the first level juices).

If you do not help your body absorb nutrients well my chewing hard, however healthy your food, the benefits are cut down sharply. This applies for liquids too. Take it before you gulp. Let the liquid be salivated before it is gulped. A gentle swirl in the mouth does the trick.

Chewing and weight loss

When you chew well your body gets satisfied with much lesser food. This indirecly helps in losing weight.
How do you know you have chewed well? Your food feels almost like liquid when you swallow!

What is water therapy

Water therapy is the least appreciated age old eastern tradition of having 6-8 glasses of water in the morning -right after waking up. It is an amazing cleansing technique that rids your body of toxins that are collected through the day. You will experience overall good health following this technique.

Why follow water therapy

The root cause for most diseases is toxins accumulating over a period of time. When it gets difficult for the body to get rid of them you develop diseases. As the saying goes prevention is better than cure and hence practising water therapy is a positive step towards prevention of diseases. You will see a noticeable positive change in your bowel movement without the gimmick of Activia and Youghurt. And all without the unnecessary dollars spent on fancy health doodads.

How can it be done

In the beginning you may find it very difficult to have 8 glasses of water at a stretch right after waking up. The best approach is to start with 2 glasses of water and gradually increase.Make sure that you do NOT have anything solid or liquid before having the prescribed amount of water. The reason is, water intake should be at a time when the digestive process has not started for the day. Also you will have to give atleast 1 hour of gap before you have breakfast just to make sure your stomach juices aiding digestion are not diluted. The water should be luke warm with an optional lemon squeezed into it for your early morning shot of vitamin C. Lemon is known for its cleansing properties and this will definitely have a great effect. You can also add a few pinches of Himalayan salt for extra benefits.

Some immediate benefits – Easy bowel movement; Glowing skin and Day without any sluggishness all through.

Looking sexy is not just about losing the extra fat. Losing fat sure makes you look slimmer or at times even outright thin, but sexy is about the curves and the definitions. You will never achieve the desirable definitions on the upper body by running on treadmills or eating less. You need to pick up those damn weights.

Continue to look sexy

Weight training not just makes you look sexy today but keeps you there for a long time to come. Fact: Among the ones that stop workouts totally, people who lost weight through aerobics like running and swimming gain them back faster than the ones that lost weight through weight lifting. Reason: Weight lifting increases protein cells in the body that help digesting food, increases metabolism that is. Conclusion: Now that is yours to make..Hint: Madonna at 60 still looks and performs the way she always did??!

Lose weight faster

Lifting weights increases your metabolic rate far better than running.

Prevent Osteoporosis

Girls are prone to Osteoporosis due to calcium deficiency that causes bones to become brittle. Weight training makes sure your bone mass is kept up at healthy levels.

Be stronger n happier n more energetic

Weight training energizes you for the whole day.  The chemicals released while weight training make you happier and relieve stress… a kind of natural high that joggers would be jealous about.

Myth buster for the day

Most girls think weight training will make them look too muscular. If you are afraid of looking like the women in body building magazines, I’ll tell you one thing. Women don’t have enough testosterone to bulk up. Even men don’t achieve that without extreme training and steroids! And you certainly don’t belong to that league of craziness!!