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APHRODISIAC FOODS

Stories and legends from the past have told us of various plants, spices and foods that seemed to act as sexual stimulants. Collectively these compounds, regardless of their sources are known as aphrodisiacs, after the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. Many of these aphrodisiacs also have strong psychedelic effects and have been used in magic rituals to establish contacts with gods, spirits, ancestors, past and future, during shamanic healing sessions, for prophecy, and to heal many diseases. Different Natural Aphrodisiacs And Their Effects An aphrodisiac is a substance which increase sexual desire, though they work in many different ways to affect sexual desire and sexual performance. Sex drive in both men and women can be enhanced with herbs. Regardless of their validity, aphrodisiacs have plenty of evidence by happy users to support their claims. Even modern science has begun to discover the benefits of many of these aphrodisiacs on the human libido. However,

THE NATUROPATH

Hippocrates (c.460 - c.370 BC) was the Greek physician who is now considered as a Father of the Western Medicine. He maintained that the body could heal itself with the aid of natural cures, such as a good diet . Although the term 'Naturopathy' was not adopted until the end of the 19th century, this system of medicine dates back to Hippocrates, whose recommendations more than 2000 years ago included the maxim 'Let food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food'. In the 19th and early 20th century, pioneers such as Stanley Lief in England, Max Bircher-Benner in Switzerland, and Henry Lindlahr in the United States, all ran residential clinics at which patients were able to fast and undergo physical therapy and water treatments to tackle a wide variety of ailments. These forerunners of modern scientific naturopathy were determined advocates of diets low in fats, salt and refined foods-diets that are now widely endorsed by health

VEGETARIANISM

" Nothing will benefit human health and increases chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet" - Albert Eienstein - By definition, Vegetarianism prohibits the consumption of Meat or Fish, but some diets are more restrictive than others. There are different types of Vegetarians: Demi or Semi Vegetarians eat Fish, and sometimes Chicken, but not red Meat. Ovo-Lacto-Vegetarians include Milk and Eggs in their diet but no Meat or Fish. Lacto Vegetarians have Milk and Yogurt, as well as Cheese made with Vegetarian rennet, but no Meat, Fish or Eggs. Vegans do not eat any animal products at all, banning Meat, Fish, Milk, and Eggs from their diets. Fruitarians exclude Pulses and Cereals from the diet as well as all food of animal origin. Fruitarians eat only Fruit, Honey, Nuts and Nut oils. Macrobiotic followers have a diet consisting of ten different levels, which become progressively more restrictive. At first

FEAR OF FOOD - CIBOPHOBIA

After all as human beings we need food to sustain our lives. It provides us with the required nourishment that is vital to our health and longevity. The Western culture has become increasingly fixated on leanness. The dirty secret of the beauty and the entertainment industries is that many models and actresses go to dangerous extremes to achieve size zero as advocated by today’s demanding fashion industry. Today’s magazines, TV shows, Celebrate actresses and models fear food because of the society’s pressure to maintain an unrealistic body shape. The truth is that the society seems to reward the very thin. Identity issues and self-esteem problems are common among today’s younger generation. Comparing yourself with those figures can be the first domino to fall in the development of Cibophobia, which can trigger various health problems, Psychological issues and emotional upheaval. FEAR OF FOOD – CIBOPHOBIA is a complicated phobia, which can spiral into an obsession. I

WATER THERAPY

Water, though has no taste, no colour, no odour, cannot be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself. Though fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses - Antoine De Saint-Exupery The therapeutic use of water has been recorded in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. This practice has been cited in the ancient medicinal Ayurveda practice of India. There are records in England that societies have been formed in the 18th century to promote the dietic and medicinal use of water. In the modern world it is widely practised in Japan, India and China. The use of water to cure diseases is generally called as water therapy or hydrotherapy . It is an undeniable fact that water is essential for life and it helps to remove toxins from our body and by consuming ordinary drinking water by the right method or as a therapy purifies the human body. In our body mucousal folds are present

IMPORTANCE OF BREAKFAST

From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of Health , says a Catalan proverb. Every single word is absolutely true, because we only realise the importance of living healthily once we fall ill. In today's world the eating trend,busy working style,work stress,lack of exercise and junk food has caused severe damage physically and emotionally, which has resulted in obesity. People spend millions of dollars in health tablets, therapies and gadgets to lose weight.Here below is some useful tips which would help to loose weight and live a healthy lifestyle.In this article i am going to stress the importance of breakfast Overall health can be achieved through a combination of physical, mental, emotional and social well-being, which together is commonly referred as health triangle.by maintaining a good balanced diet and a systematic lifestyle required results can be achieved by anyone. Breakfast is really the most important meal of the day than any other