Holistic Wellness with Rakhi

Category: Healthcare

  • Cardio Exercises- Sweat your blood and raft your spirit. Entry-3 #HolisticWorkout

    Cardio, as the name suggests, is an exercise that increases your heart beat and pumps a lot of blood thereby improving your blood circulation. They are basically aerobic exercises. The rhythmic movements help in boosting your heart rate.

    Benefits

    The benefits of doing cardio are many. Our idea of holistic workout, is best resulted in cardio. Let’s see how

    Cardio-vascular benefits:- The prime advantage of doing a cardio is the effect it has on your heart. It increases heartbeat. Many doctors recommend cardio exercises to heart patients but if you have heart problems, it is not recommended to do cardio without expert help. This also helps in lowering your blood pressure.

    Reduces Cholesterol Level: The cardio helps in burning the bad cholesterol and thereby keeps the choleterol problem under control.

    Weight loss:- Any exercise that sweats you can never go wrong when it comes to weight loss. Cardio helps in buring your calories without weights and hours inside the gym (if you are not a gym person)

    Easy Workout– Easy workout doesn’t mean that you don’t have to make any efforts. But you can burn your calories with 15 minutes cardio as well. You can do it at convenience at your home and can get the information online easily.

    Regulates Blood Sugar– You might have heard and experienced diabetic patients especially the senior citizens being adviced to go for a brisk walk. The basic intention is to make them do a cardio as it helps regulate the blood sugar.

    Reduces Stress and Anxiety: Studies have proved that cardio exercises helps in reducing stress and anxiety and even depression to a great extend. The clinical anxiety and depression needs medical attention but along with the help you take, exercises helps you in keeping your mood light.

    These are many more benefits and those make cardio the most desirable form of exercise.

    Illustration

    In the last two posts, we saw home makers who are fitness enthusiasts but that doesn’t mean only homemakers take care of fitness. Working women too are health conscious. Today we have an entrepreneur with us.

    Sony Mathew is a dental surgeon who followed her passion for children’s events and is now an entrepreneur. She founded The Party Store kochi
    Her love for children makes her the best in kids entertainment arena.
    To keep up with the kids energies she needs to be fit and healthy herself. Here she illustrates her favourite five exercises. Lets see the video and learn more about the five exercises

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    She is very passionate about her workout and professionally encapsulates the importance of breathing and stretches before cardio. Let’s see the benefits of the five exercises mentioned in the video, excluding the cardiovascular benefit.

    1. Jumping Jacks

    Since we are simultaneously working your hands and legs, it helps in improving coordination, bone density, lung capacity, toning the musles, and developing concentration. It also improves stamina and flexibility. In short it is a whole body workout with holistic results.

    2. High-stepping

    It is the best lower body shaping exercise. Try to make the steps as high as possible so that the results are more. An unbelievable benefit is that it also improves bone density. It improves symmerty and balance and also strengthens leg muscles.

    3. Bicycle Crunches

    It works on your abdominal muscles and helps in toning your abs. It is particularly effective on your rectus abdominis and obliques. It also improves strength as well.

    4. Planks

    Here comes my favorite. Planks are basically strengthening exercices but since it also helps in raising your heart rate, it could be counted as a cardio as well. Additionally, we can improvise it to make it an out and out cardio. It helps in developing your posture and maintains overall balance. It improves the core strength and strengthens your arms, shoulders and biceps. Like highstepping is for lower body, planks are for upper body.

    5. Superman

    Superman is a variation of viparitha shalabhasana in Yoga. The exercise is the best for your back problems. It strengthens the whole body muscles. Holding the pose works on your back and abdomen, arms and shoulders, chest, legs and thighs. Upper and lower backs are the best benefitted with this exercise.

    She also shows how you can relax by going into the child pose. Thus we can do a whole body workout in a few minutes with maximum benefits. Bookmark this video and follow it of you need simple yet effective workout techniques. Will come back with more #HolisticW

  • Nature Sure™ Double Mass Tablets for Men and Women (90 Tablets) Review

    Previously we have written about the body types. If you have ben following me, you would know by now about Ectomorphs. There are indeed workouts that would help them gain weight but with the right supplement, it could be assured that they would gain the mass that they have been longing for.

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    Naturesure Double Mass Tablets

    Naturesure Double Mass Tablets aresare for helping men and women in gaining mass. It acts by enhancing your appetite and thereby food intake. Hence it is a weight gain tablet without any side effects, as far as I have noticed.

    Packaging

    The tablets are delivered in standard packages. They are moisture sealed and made sure the product reaches the customer in the best conditions.

    How the tablets act?

    The ingredients in the tablets are specifically used for weight gain. The main ingredient Ashwagandha is often known to be associated with weight loss but specifically speaking, Ashwagandha is used to shed fat. Here we are targeting at gaining mass, not fat. Another specific action of Ashwagandha is improved appetite. When our appetite is on the higher side, we can use it wisely and gain or lose weight by the choice of food.

    The tablets are easy to swallow. It is advisable to have them along with whole milk to enhance the results. It’s always safe to have these tablets compared to any tablets that are available in the market because they are made of pure ayurvedic ingredients and hence devoid of steroids.

  • Naturesure Kalonji Seed Tablet Review

    Kalonji or black cumin is a household name in India. We have been using kalonji for cooking for centuries now but the therapeutic properties of Kalonji are not known by many.

    Uses of Kalonji

    NATURESURE KALONJI BLACK SEED TABLET are the easily accessible Kalonji Seed tablets for our medicinal or Self-care purposes. Kalonji is stuffed with anti-oxidants. It could lower the cholesterol levels and regulate sugar. Basically it is the best for people in their midlife. Because all lifestyle diseases are diagnosed at this age. Kalonji protects our liver and prevents stomach ulcer. It also has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.

    Nature Sure Kalonji Seeds

    • Packaging

    Packaging is extremely professional and impressive. The packet itself looks really good. The bottle is plastic though. It is packed using the standard therapeutic packing procedure with cotton inside. There are 90 tablets edible for men and women.

    Consumption

    It is not very easy to swallow. As per the directions in the package, 2 tablets twice or thrice a day is the dosage. To swallow the two tablets back to back could be difficult for some.

    The tables are vegetarian.

    APPROVALS

    The product is approved by FSSAI and the ingredients are procured from GMP and ISO certified units.

    Overall the product is good quality and worth the price. It has all the qualities of Kalonji and is recommended.

    Click here to buy the product

    Disclaimer: I have used the pictures from Naturesure website for high resolution pics. I assure that the packaging and the product are the same as what shown in the picture

  • Sculpt your confidence with the right workout

    Self-love is never possible if you don’t love your body and your skin. You might have dark or fair skin, dry, oily or combination skin, skinny or plump body but still you can look your best. Your best look has nothing to do with your skin type or body type. Notwithstanding which category you belong to, you can look the best. You can revive your confidence. Are you ready to boost your confidence so much that you look the best ever?

    Looking good is never reserved to skin care. Exercise can do wonders to your body and skin. But quite often we are not able to reach a conclusion as to which is the best exercise for you. To know that you should know your body type first.

    Earlier all I knew was about Pear Shaped🍐 , Apple Shaped🍎, and hourglass⌛. Then a wider version of this came by the names inverted triangle 🔽, triangle🔼, rectangle⏹️ and the perfect hour glass⌛.

    But the latest are Ectomorphs, Endomorphs and Mesomorphs.

    Ectomorphs

    Ectomorphs are considered the luckiest. The so called ones who can eat anything and not gain weight. Apparently those who are inherently Ectomorphs hate their body type. Grass is always green on the other side.

    Endomorphs

    Endomorphs are the ones who metaphorically gain weight by drinking water. They are the unlucky ones who do everything in their possibility to gain weight but fails miserably.

    Mesomorphs

    Mesomorphs are the muscular ones. Their body will be toned and tends to develop muscles.

    I have been an Ectomorph all my life and post delivery dramatically transformed into an Ectomorph. Hormones are often blamed. Now we will see what I did to tame my body and skin together.

    The tips and information I share are applicable for healthy women, who don’t have any serious health issues and those are the exercises and methods that are personally tried by me and not a sponsored post.

    I have tried three exercise methods. All three were tried at home.

    1. Dance

    I have never been an acclaimed dancer. I have learned dance while in school and somewhere I missed the passion. But enrolling my daughter was a opening for me as well. I rejoined the dance class and what better exercise can I have. It’s an exercise for by body and soul.

    You need not be a trained dancer. You can get several dance videos online and there are numerous Apps that provide exercise with dance or Zumba or anything of such sort.

    2. Yoga

    I started Yoga after my third delivery. When I started having ENT issues and doctor diagnosed me with fibromyalgia I had to do something to destress myself and Yoga was my exit route. It helped me revive my skin,psyche and above all my soul. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration if I say that a month after I started off, I was glowing from within. I started getting the feel of the Yoga Skin. My ENT issues, pain, numbness, everything vanished into thin air and I started feeling alive.

    3. Workout challenges

    There are numerous Apps that provide workout challenges. Like 30 days workout challenge, ABS workout challenge etc. It was like a competition. And it was fun to meet those challenges.

    These were my workout regimes and I swear by them. Post lockdown,there have been a few hindrances to these workout programs. I do them for two days and skip for two weeks. I haven’t been able to maintain the consistency. But last two weeks have been crazy. And I’m back in action.

    WHICH IS YOUR WORKOUT REGIME?ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING ME IN MINE?

  • Physical, emotional and digital detox #DetoxTuesday

    The word detox evokes the memory of a washout. As we saw growing up, warm water with honey, warm water with lemon juice etc. But a sole physical detox would not help the purpose. We need to cleanse inside out. Keeping that purpose in mind, I am starting a new series detox Tuesday starting from today. I will try to come up with a new post every Tuesday about the step by step process of the detox we need to apply. Today I will share two important steps of detox. (

    I will be suggesting a few Apps. These are the ones I have used myself and found helpful. This is not sponsored.

    • Emotional Detox:- Emotional detox is inevitable if you need to have a positive mind. I have shared in my Motivational Mondays as to how you shouldn’t let anything affect you. The first step is to stay away from it. Remove or block the person who drains you out. If it is impossible, mute them and stop responding to them. Stop secretly peeping into their social life. Mute their status and stop checking what they are doing and feeling miserable yourself. Don’t forget that these days people live dual lives. One is the real life and the other is the social media life.
    • Second step is the Digital detox:- There are a lot of apps to track your screen time and I have tried most of them. Personally I have found YourHour quite helpful. Download the app, set your usage limit between 4-5 hours and unlock to 50 numbers. Monitor you usage for one day and see which App you are using the most. Set a limit for the App as well. See how it works for you for a week. I will get back to you with the next step next week.

    Two golden rules about digital detox is no gadget harlf n hour before and after your bedtime. If you get to your phone the moment you wake up, the amount of toxic thoughts and negativity you breed throughout the day is unbelievably high.

    So let’s start with the first steps of emotional and digital detox.

  • Nature Sure™ SOMNI Natural Sleep Aid Tablets- Review

    Sleeping difficulties are getting common these days. People who say that I can’t sleep continuously are indeed the unlucky ones becuase being sleepless is scary. But taking tablets for sleep induction is a scary things as they tend to be addictive plus the side effects. Nature Sure has come up with an ayurvedic tablet which induces sleep without any side effects.

    Nature Sure™ SOMNI Natural Sleep Aid Tablets for Men and Women

    INGREDIENTS

    Each 850mg tablet contains Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), Vatch (Acorus calamus), Kali Mirch (Piper nigrum), Gajwaan (Onosma bracteatum), Khurasin Ajwain (Hyoscyamus niger), Amla (Emblica officinalis), Pipla Mool (Piper longum).

    OBSERVATION ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS

    1. BRAHMI- We all know that Brahmi helps in improving memory and concentration but its soothing properties are not known to many. Brahmi helps in relieving anxiety, calms down the heart rate and hence it helps in keeping your mind calm before sleeping.
    2. SHANKHPUSHPI- In order to know more about the product I referred a few research papers on this plant and the reasearches prove that it has significant neuropharmacological effect.
    3. VACHA- The combination of Vacha, Shankhpushpi and Brahmi is often used in treating epilepsy. Basically the mind soothing property of the plants are used for medication.
    4. KALI MIRCH-
    5. GAJWAAN-
    6. AJWAIN- We all know the digestive properties of Kali Mirch, gajwaan and ajwain. A clear anf troublefree stomach is needed for a calm and peaceful sleep.
    7. AMLA- The word amla brings to us the picture of a hair oil but Amla has multiple therapeutic properties. It helps in relieving respiratory, and heart disorders, as well as stomach acids.
    8. PIPLAMOOL- It is also used in relieving stomach ache, heartburn, acidity etc

    COMPANY CLAIMS

    • Help induce sound sleep
    • Useful in relieving stress
    • Effective in attaining calmness
    • Natural, vegetarian quality product from Nature Sure™, made with top-grade ingredients at GMP & ISO-certified units approved by Directorate of AYUSH

    MY REVIEW

    PACKAGING

    The tablets are packed in standard tablet packets. Plastic Bottles are used though.

    TASTE AND SMELL

    On opening the overpowering smell of Ayurvedic Ghee is felt. On consumption, tablet doesn’t give any aftertaste. The pure ayurvedic fragrance itself is an indicator that the product doesn’t have any other than herbal ones.

    ANALYSIS

    The tablet indeed has calming properties. It reduces the stress and calms down the mind. This I have experience myslef. Hence it induces sleep too because our mind is calm. Hence the sleeplessness due to stress will be cured for sure.

    On the first day of having the tablet, I didn’t find any difference but on continuous use, my mood as such started chaging. Stress relieved and after a week or so, the change persisted evn after the tablet.

    The tablet cannot be compared to the alopathic sleeping pills because we won’t sleep like dead. Hence I cannot authetically tell about the effect on physiological insomnia. It reduces the stress and calms down the mind.

    If you are pregnant or lactating, you should consult a doctor. If you are in medication also you must consult your doctor before using this

    CLICK HERE TO BUY THE TABLET

  • Just the women’s talk

    A lot have been written about Menstruation, PMS, Hygiene, Pain etc. But a generally ignored topic is the stains post menstruation. Towards the end of the periods we might not have much bleeding just the staining would be there. For many, wasting a costly sanitary napkin for practically no bleeding would be waste of money. Having a dry undergarment is any woman’s dream. After peeing, there would be a drop or two of urine in the undergarments which on a long use, will be a tacky and stinky ride. These days the malls have tissue papers but availing toilet papers is still a distant dream if we take our country as a whole. Vaginal Discharge is yet another headache. The odour and how it looks in your panty, is a repugnant experience. Hence we need to do whatsoever is needed to remain hygienic and dry.

    Everteen- A complete intimate health and hygiene expert brings to you Panty Liners to solve this issue. Panty Liners are not something unknown but what makes Everteen Panty Liners stand out? Lets See!


    Claim from the company follows

    Everyday protection from light discharge, urine leakage & unexpected periods

    100% natural cotton surface for instant dry and soft feel

    Anti-bacterial negative ion strip helps prevent bacterial multiplication & eliminates bad odour

    Ultra-thin and extra absorbent liners for everyday freshness

    Breathable layers help keep moisture away

    My Review

    Cotton Lining

    The natural cotton lining on the top helps to avoid irritation and rashes. I am allergic to most sanitary napkins and hence was weary of using this one especially since it is summer in Kerala. But no irritation was there and rashes were nil. It is quite breathable.

    If you have a normal vaginal discharge, it will be absorbed. If you have heavy vaginal discharge, it would not be absorbed but then you have to consult a doctor anyways.

    Packing

    Unlike other panty liner packets where the liners are stuffed together, this one has the liners with individual packing and hence more hygienic, easy to store and travel friendly.

    Price

    A packet contains 36 liners for a price of Rs.199.

    Now it’s available on sale for a price of RS.180.

    Click below to get it
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    I highly recommend this to one and all women.

  • Care yourself

    We have read numerous posts about caring your spouse, kids, parents, in-laws and grandparents. When it comes to care yourself we all fall short. It is like we think that caring yourself is a blasphemy. Why is it that we always feel guilty of taking care of ourselves. We have been conditioned to think that we should not be selfish, we should take care of everything and Everyone and then only care ourselves. Or else we would be less of a h kiuman being. We are conditioned so much so that we live our lives in a guilt trip. The term “guilty pleasure” is coined to reinforce this. Why should we feel guilty of our pleasure?

    We have heard of a lot of sacrifices. Of a mother who sacrificed her job to take care of kids, of a father who sacrificed his pleasure so that his kids could have a better life, of a lover who sacrificed his/her family to be with the partner. What we conveniently forget is that in every sacrifice, there is one person who avails the perks without being guilty.

    For once, why don’t you do something for yourself without being guilty? Without being judged? Try it today. Do something that you have always wanted to but was procrastinating in the name of sacrifice.

    Do something for yourself doesn’t mean you set out to cheat on your spouse and say I am doing this for myself. Or dump your parents somewhere and say I tried doing something for myself. Doing something for yourself without hurting, cheating or using anyone.

    Tell me how it feels