খাঁটি মধু চেনার উপায়

খাঁটি মধু সম্পর্কে নিশ্চত হওয়ার সবচেয়ে ভাল উপায় যদি আপনি নিজে উপস্থিত থেকে মৌচাক থেকে মধু সংগ্রহ করে আনতে পারেন। কিন্তু সেই সুযোগ ক'জনেরই বা আছে। তাই আসুন জেনে নিই কিছু সহজ পরীক্ষা যার মাধ্যমে আপনি নিশ্চিত হবেন মধুটি কি খাঁটি নাকি নকল।

• এক টুকরা কাগজের মধ্যে কয়েক ফোঁটামধু নিন। তারপর যেখানে পিঁপড়া আছে সেখানে রেখে দিন। পিঁপড়া যদি মধুর ধারে কাছে না ঘেসে তবে তা খাঁটি মধু। আর পিঁপড়া যদি তা পছন্দ করে তবে মধুতে ভেজাল আছে।
• মধুকে ফ্র্রিজের মধ্যে রেখে দিন। খাঁটি মধু জমবে না। ভেজাল মধু পুরাপুরি না জমলেও জমাট তলানী পড়বে।
• এক গ্লাস পানি নিয়ে এর মধ্যে এক টেবিল চামচপরিমাণ মধু নিন। খুব ধীরে ধীরে গ্লাসটি শেক করুন। যদি মধু পানিতে পুরাপুরি দ্রবীভূত হয়ে যায় তবে তা ভেজাল মধু। আর মধু যদি পানিতে ছোট ছোট পিন্ডের আকারে থাকে তবে তা খাঁটি মধু।
• একটুকরা সাদা কাপড়ের উপর সামান্য পরিমাণ মধু নিন এবং এবং কিছুক্ষন পর কাপড়টি ধৌত করুন। ধোয়ার পর কাপড়টিতে যদি কোন দাগ থাকে তবে মধুতে ভেজাল আছে। আর যদি কোন দাগ না থাকে তবে মধু খাঁটি।

Reasons of Drinking Lemon Water

Here is the top 10, among a lot, benefits of drinking lemon water, and I know after reading them you will want make it a regular habit, check them out:

1. Boosts your immune system: Lemons are high in vitamin C and potassium, which stimulates brain and nerve function. Potassium also helps control blood pressure.
2. Balances pH: Lemon is one of the most alkaline foods around. Yes, lemon has citric acid but it does not create acidity in the body once metabolized, so, you’ll reduce your body’s overall acidity.
3. Helps with weight loss: To fight hunger cravings maintain a more alkaline diet, this is because lemons are high in pectin fiber.
4. Aids digestion: It encourages the liver to produce bile which is an acid that required for digestion, which reduces heartburn and constipation.
5. Is a diuretic: Lemons increase the rate of urination in the body, which helps purify it from toxins, therefore, helps keep your urinary tract healthy.
6. Clears skin: Lemon water purges toxins from the blood which helps keep skin clear as well, this is thanks to the vitamin C component helps decrease wrinkles and blemishes.
7. Freshens breath: The citric acid can erode tooth enamel, so it can help relieve tooth pain and gingivitis.
8. Relieves respiratory problems: Warm lemon water helps get rid of chest infections and halt those pesky coughs.
9. Keeps you zen: Vitamin C is one of the first things depleted when you subject your mind and body to stress.
10. Helps kick the coffee habit: Normally after a glass of hot lemon water, you don’t crave coffee in the morning. Try it yourself!

ধূমপান ছাড়ার ১৩ উপায়!

ধূমপানের আসক্তি থেকে নিজেকে রক্ষার উল্লেখিত ১৩টি উপায় অনুসরণ করলে অবশ্যই ধূমপান ছাড়া সম্ভব। এই ১৩টি উপায় হচ্ছে-

1. প্রথমে সিদ্ধান্ত নিন কেন ধূমপান ছাড়া আপনার জন্য জরুরী। অর্থাৎ কি কারণে ধূমপান ছাড়তে চান। যেমন ক্যান্সার ও হার্ট এ্যাটাকের ঝুঁকি কামাতে।
2. কোন ধরনের থেরাপি বা মেডিকেশন ছাড়া ধূমপান ছাড়া ঠিক নয়। কারণ সিগারেটের নিকোটিনের ওপর ব্রেইন অনেক ক্ষেত্রে নির্ভরশীল হয়ে পড়ে। ছেড়ে দিলেই নানা উপসর্গ শুরু হয়। তাই সিগারেটের বিকল্প থেরাপির কথা চিন্তা করতে হবে।
3. নিকোটিনের বিকল্প গাম, লজেন্স ইত্যাদি ব্যবহার করতে হবে।
4. নিকোটিনের বিকল্প ওষুধ সেবন করা যেতে পারে।
5. একা একা ধূমপান না ছেড়ে পরিবারের অন্যান্য সদস্য (যদি ধূমপায়ী থাকেন), বন্ধু-বান্ধব ও সহকর্মীদের উৎসাহিত করে একসঙ্গে ধূমপান ত্যাগের ঘোষণা দিন।
6. মানসিক চাপ কমাতে চেষ্টা করুন। প্রয়োজনে হালকা ম্যাসাজ নিন।
7. অ্যালকোহল পরিহার করুন।
8. মনোযোগ অন্যদিকে নিতে ঘর পরিষ্কার করতে চেষ্টা করুন।
9. ধূমপান ত্যাগের জন্য বার বার চেষ্টা করুন। একবার ছেড়ে দিলে দ্বিতীয় বার আর ধূমপান করবেন না।
10. নিয়মিত ব্যায়াম করুন।
11. প্রচুর পরিমাণ সবুজ শাক-সবজি ও রঙিন ফলমুল খান।
12. ধূমপান বন্ধ করে যে আর্থিক সাশ্রয় আপনার হবে তার একটা অংশ হালকা বিনোদনে ব্যয় করুন।
13. আর ধূমপান ছাড়ুন বন্ধু-বান্ধব বা প্রেমিককে খুশী করার জন্য নয়, বরং আপনার সুস্বাস্থ্যের জন্যই টা করেছেন। এমন জোরালো অবস্থান নিন।

Get a Great Body in 5 Steps

Here are some interesting exercises that can be done at home easily without any equipment. Also you can do it wherever you want!

Do one to three sets of each exercise, with eight to 15 repetitions per set.

Step 1: The Warm Up

Leg lifts: Stand with your feet apart at hip width. Place your hands on your hips. Bend both knees slightly and shift most of your weight onto your left leg.

Keeping your knee slightly bent, lift your right leg up and out to the side, about six inches. Lower to the original position. Repeat with the right leg, then with the left.

Arm curls: Use hand weights or dumbbells. Hold a weight in each hand, arms at your sides, palms facing forward.

Stand with your feet apart at hip width, knees slightly bent. Curl the weights up to your shoulders, then lower to the original position.

Step 2: Stretch Exercises

Hamstring stretch: Lie on the floor and stretch your legs. Raise your left leg, using a towel to assist, until you feel the tension in your hamstring. Hold. Repeat on other side.

Inner thigh stretches: Sit on floor; place the soles of your feet together. Drop your knees toward floor. Gradually, lower your torso towards the floor until you feel a gentle tension in your inner thighs. Release.

Modified hurdler: Sit on floor, right leg extended, left foot against the right knee. Lower your torso and reach for your ankle until your hamstring feels tight. Repeat on other side.

Step 3: Floor Exercises

Crunches: Lie on the floor with your feet hip width apart. Cradle your head in your hands without lacing your fingers together and with your elbows pointed slightly inward.

Tilt your chin a little bit toward your chest and pull your abdominal muscles in. Exhale through your mouth as you curl your head, neck and shoulders up off the floor. Hold this position for a moment, then inhale as you return to your original position.

Squats: Stand tall with your feet apart at hip width, with your weight slightly back on your heels. Place your hands on your hips. Sit back and down as if you're sitting into a chair directly behind you. Lower as far as you can without leaning your upper body more than a few inches forward (this depends on your flexibility and your build).

If you can bend your knees far enough so that your thighs are parallel to the floor, stop. Don't allow your knees to travel out in front of your toes. Once you feel your upper body fold forward over your thighs, straighten your legs and stand up. Take care not to lock your knees as you complete the movement.

Push-ups: Lie on your stomach. Bend your knees and cross your ankles. Bend your elbows and place your palms on the floor, in front of your shoulders and a bit to the side. Straighten your arms and lift your body so you are balanced on your palms and knees.

Tuck your chin a few inches towards your chest so that your forehead faces the floor. Tighten your abdominal muscles. Bend your elbows and lower your entire body at once. Rather than trying to touch your chest to the floor, lower until your upper arms are parallel to the floor. Push back up.

Step 4: Stretching Exercises

Dips: Sit at the edge of the desk or on a sturdy chair. Place your hands with the palms facing your body. Slide yourself off the seat and support yourself with just with your hands. Slowly lower yourself by bending your elbows until your upper arms are parallel to the floor, and then press yourself back.

Lunges: Stretch your legs a stride's distance apart. Slowly bend your knees until you are in a kneeling position with your knees not quite touching the floor. Don't look down; don't allow your knees to shoot out past your toes. Return to your original position.

Step 5: Face Exercises

~ Tilt your head backwards. Let your upper lip cover your lower lip. Maintain the posture as you curl your tongue up inside the mouth and press it against your upper palette. Then smile.

~ This exercise helps to get rid of furrows and lines on the forehead. All you have to do is lift the eyebrows upward and open your eyes wider with each count.

~ Place the entire thumb inside your mouth, between the teeth of the upper jaw and the upper lip. Press the upper lip back into the teeth so that your thumb is squeezed.

10 Tips for Good Night's Sleep

Stick to a schedule. Erratic bedtimes do not allow for your body to align to the proper circadian rhythms. Mum was right when she set a time we always had to go to sleep as kids. Also, make sure you try to keep the same schedule on weekends too, otherwise the next morning, you’d wake later and feel overly tired.

Sleep only at night. Avoid daytime sleep if possible. Daytime naps steal hours from nighttime slumber. Limit daytime sleep to 20-minute, power naps.

Exercise. It’s actually known to help you sleep better. Your body uses the sleep period to recover its muscles and joints that have been exercised. Twenty to thirty minutes of exercise every day can help you sleep, but be sure to exercise in the morning or afternoon. Exercise stimulates the body and aerobic activity before bedtime may make falling asleep more difficult.

Taking a hot shower or bath before bed helps bring on sleep because they can relax tense muscles.

Avoid eating just before bed. Avoid eat large meals or spicy foods before bedtime. Give yourself at least 2 hours from when you eat to when you sleep. This allows for digestion to happen (or at least start) well before you go to sleep so your body can rest well during the night, rather than churning away your food.

Avoid caffeine. It keeps you awake and that’s now what you want for a good nights sleep. We all know that.

Read a fiction book. It takes you to a whole new world if you really get into it. And then take some time to ponder over the book as you fall asleep. I find as I read more and more, regardless of the book, I get more tired at night and so find it easier to fall asleep. Different for others?

Have the room slightly cooler. I prefer this to a hot room. I prefer to turn off the heat and allow the coolness to circulate in and out of the windows. If I get cold, I wear warmer clothes. It also saves on the bills as you’re not going to require the heat all night long.

Sleep in silence. I find sleeping with no music or TV on more easy and restful. I guess others are different, but sleep with no distractions is best for a clearer mind.

Avoid alcohol before bedtime. It’s a depressant; although it may make it easier to fall asleep, it causes you to wake up during the night. As alcohol is digested your body goes into withdrawal from the alcohol, causing nighttime awakenings and often nightmares for some people.

How to Keep Teeth White Naturally

There are many effective methods of teeth whitening available, but some come with heavy price tags. Here are some steps you can take at home to whiten teeth naturally without breaking the bank.

Things You’ll Need:
Straw
Toothbrush
Lemon Juice
Salt
Baking soda
Hydrogen peroxide
Strawberries

Step 1:
Limit your consumption of drinks that stain tooth enamel. A few of these include coffee, tea and red wine. If you simply can't cut back on these beverages, consider drinking them though a straw to limit the amount of liquid that actually comes in contact with teeth.

Step 2:
Brush your teeth immediately after eating, especially if eating foods that stain easily, such as berries.

Step 3:
Rub raw strawberries on your teeth, preferably pureed. There is an enzyme in strawberries that acts as a whitening agent. You'll want to brush and rinse after applying the strawberries to remove the natural sugars and acids they may leave behind.

Step 4:
Eat crunchy foods that require a lot of chewing such as carrots, celery, broccoli and apples. These foods are abrasive and will remove built up plaque, which dulls the appearance of teeth.

Step 5:
Dip your toothbrush directly into baking soda and brush. The results are worth the lousy taste.

Step 6:
Combine lemon juice and one teaspoon of salt to make a paste-like substance. Brush your teeth and rinse. Again, not so pleasant on the palate, but your teeth will thank you.

Step 7:
Use hydrogen peroxide to brush your teeth. Dip your toothbrush into a small capful of the peroxide and brush as you would with regular toothpaste, being careful not to swallow. Rinse with water.

- Tips -
Consider using one of the several whitening toothpastes on the market that have all-natural ingredients.
Brushing after every meal and flossing regularly are the first steps in maintaining a healthy smile.