BLOWING for strong LUNGS religiously or just playing.

OXYGEN is needed for our lives. Thanks God it is not yet taxed. One can consume oxygen available in the air every moment, everywhere. Although available free, do we consume fully. Do we ever realize that most of the times we are not inhaling completely to fill our lungs fully. Similarly we also do not exhale 100% out of our lungs.

So, that is our daily life style. Then how can we make our LUNGS powerful. If we go to any clinic and asked to measure our lung power, we will be given  an calibrated instrument SPIROMETER in which we have to blow out or exhale fully with power.

 This can be exercised by blowing BALOONs daily. How fast and how much a balloon is full of air?

Another very good religious practice one can follow is blowing of SHANKH - CONCH. In Hindu religion during prayer, it is a ritual to blow Sankh. It is called Sankh-naad or Voice of Conch. Most of the Bengalis & south India temples have this practice.

Even one can observe blowing of BYUGAL–TRUMPET in SCOUT / GUIDE / NCC, on many occasions or start of any event/game. or learn to play any musical instrument where one has to blow air into it.

When run or play outdoor games and do some physical work, we can see our breathing become speedy and heavy. Automatically we inhale & exhale more to meet the demand of oxygen to the body.

SO we need to play, run, or blow to make our lungs strong and cultivate habit to inhale & exhale better in our daily life.

Satyamev Jayte have shown reality of problem of female foeticide, but could not offer solutions.

AAMIR Khan have taken up social issues for public debate & awareness. The first episode was very good as expected. Female foeticide  practiced earlier also and now also in male dominated KUL-DIPAK society. But every KUL-DIPAK is given birth by KUL-DIPIKA of other parents, who is  married and became BAHU.

AAMIR could have used last 15 minutes of the show to dwell upon the cause of this issue and then solutions for the same. His JADU ki CHHADI could have been specified in detail, that what he will do and what Indians will do as individual, as society leaders, as political leaders and so on..

I would have liked AAMIR suggesting social change through attitude change among us and legal modalities to give equal right to mother/daughter post marriage scenario. I would have suggested few thought as under:

Unless social attitude is not changed to look after the old parents of daughters also by the daughter and son-in-law after their marriage, disparity towards Girl child will remain.

We all need to answer what happens to the parents of only daughter/s, after the marriage of  their daughter.

Who will look after daughter's parents, their business, their home, their medical care, their financial needs?

Who will give company to them till they die?

Why the status GHAR-JAMAI for parents who have only daughters, is not accepted in society well?

Why daughter cannot send/support through financial, moral, time wise to her parents after her marriage, the way she takes care of her husband's parents?

We should go to root cause of liking a boy child over girl child. Today by law rights in property are given to son as well as daughter. So dowry may not be necessary. Earlier daughters were never claiming their share in their parents' property, so at the time of marriage, parents used to give them daughter’s share as per their capacity. So now DOWARY should be totally banned socially in every HINDU samaj.

Also all social, community & political leaders should propagate that after marriage both Husband & Wife together will look after parents of both financially, morally, time sharing etc.  Legal provisions are needed for daughters to look after her own parents even after marriage, so that her in-laws may also have to accept this legally as well as socially. Women & family welfare ministry should bring a bill on such provision in the next Lok-sabha session.

Parents also have to get a social attitude that even child of their daughter is also their own VANSH/Kuldipak/Kuldipika by introducing mother’s name after every child alongwith father’s name in every certificates necessary in life for every identity as under: Mr./Ms.  Child’s name, Mother’s name, Father’s name, Family name of mother, Family name of father.

AMERICA and other western countries do have social security system in place, so old age people are taken care of by the government. There boy or girl, both do not carry responsibilites of parents in their old age. But, in India, parents are dependent in most of the cases over their children and more specificaaly on son.

Parent and Teen Daughter communication of personal problems need better understanding.

Father as well as Mother plays a very important role in the life of TEENAGE Daughter.  Nuclear family & joint family have its advantages and disadvantages. There are question about PUBIC hair, its saving & cleaning, about menarche/menstruation, its timing, cleaning, recurrence, pain, about breast development and bra, about body hair, about pimples, about sexual feelings, about opposite gender attraction and so on..  

As soon as daughter enters in her PUBERTY years, Mother has to have opened communications on the PUBERTY developmental issues and her health & hygiene.  In the absence of such communication channel, daughter may seek & search information about her personal growth and reproductive health with others, mainly from friends. Many times the friends also may not have adequate knowledge. Sometimes it increases the risk of molestation of daughter by someone near-one. Teenage sexual abuses remain unnoticed most of the times due to fear and shame both.

In the case of only FATHER-DAUGHTER situation, the matter becomes worse. Daughter in most of case feel shy to ask the FATHER about her personal issues. In such case maybe a female teacher may help or a counselor in schools may be of help.

Nowadays, lot of information is available on internet. But, while searching such information one is likely come across PORN sites unintentionally. POP UP window of porn sites may lure them to watch details and lead them to other such sites.

So, it is always better that parents themselves become more knowledgeable on PUBERTY growth issues and as per age discuss with daughter.

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Chafed skin, rash, blisters mainly between upper thighs can be prevented.

Chafed skin, often appears as a raised red rash or even blisters,  which can be caused by many factors, is extremely uncomfortable. It hurt as though the skin has been burned. It can occur with anyone and quite normal. It is best to try to prevent skin chafing rather than to develop it and then cure it.
 
Most of the sports girls who play for more than hour games, sweat a lot during game. So they prefer long underpants, breathable material, protect from friction between thighs.

You may want to start by wearing clothing that is well fitting, but not too tight, and is made of natural fibers (Cotton) so that the skin can breathe. Skin can chafe against loose clothes too. You’ll also want to make sure that areas prone to skin chafing, like between the upper thighs, are protected from each other. Choose undergarments which protect  the legs from rubbing against one another.

If you already have chafed skin, focus should be on protecting and treating the skin as soon as possible. You can treat skin chafing with the lotions/cream available for the purpose, or you can use cornstarch powder. Lotions tend to be preferable to powder since they help provide a protective barrier which guards against further chafing. You’ll also want to do what you can to keep the chafed area of skin dry. This may be difficult in hot weather, but do try for well-ventilated clothing. If you are overweight, chafing can occur along the skin folds and is much more prone to causing yeast infections to develop. One may take shower twice daily during hot summer, and allow chafed skin to completely dry before dressing.

Sometimes skin chafing becomes so severe that the above methods don’t treat them, then do consult the  physician/dermatologist. However, if the chafing has occurred over a large area of skin, you should not use hydrocortisone treatments without a doctor’s advice. At other times, a yeast infection has developed, and may need a stronger antifungal medication available by prescription only.

People are more prone to chafing if they are athletes, when the weather is hot and they are sweating, or if they are overweight. Not all “cures” work for every person, so it’s important to evolve your own methods of dealing with skin chafing.

For one person, looser clothes and petroleum jelly is the answer. For others, better fitting clothes and Itch-guard may work best. Just remember to keep an eye on skin chafing for signs of oozing, or if the problem doesn’t resolve. Though this condition can be very minor, it can develop into more serious infections that will require a doctor’s care.

Irregular menstruation periods in PUBERTY are normal, but can be TEEN PREGNANCY also, if sexually active.

Irregular or missed menstruation periods after the first MENARCHE, during the next year or two are very common. In some girls this irregularity on menstruation cycles continues for many years, before it regularise to its MONTHLY cycle. The girls may conceive, become pregnant and mother in their teens due to early teen marriage.  Also due to incidents of rape on teen girls and the rising levels of promiscuity among teenagers are causes of concern leading to teenage/adolescent pregnancy.

Puberty is the stage of adolescence when a girl ovum gets mature and can sexually reproduce. A preteen girl can become pregnant even before her first menstrual cycle, as ovulation, the release of first egg from the ovary, does occur before the first period (MENARCHE). The first ova-ovum-egg can become fertilized. A teenage girl can get conceived without actual penetration also. The sperm can travel upwards from the external genital area and result in pregnancy. It is therefore very important for teenagers to have proper knowledge and understanding of their body and its functions to avoid sexual abuse/molestation or before marriage or becoming sexually active.

The teenage pregnancies due to marriage or sex between unmarried teenagers have issues concerning the higher rates of nutritional and obstetric problems associated. Also, the ignorance and immaturity can result in higher health risks among teen mothers and their babies. The symptoms of a teenage pregnancy are not different from a normal pregnancy. But similar symptoms during PUBERTY except vomiting may occur due to hormonal changes or other reasons.

* Breast enlargement and breast tenderness

* Irregular vaginal spotting or bleeding

* Stomach cramping & Fatigue

* Increased drowsiness and moodiness

* weight gain

* Missed period

* Nausea/vomiting

Unfortunately, the teen girls with irregular periods may not even realize that she is pregnant until well into the fifth month of pregnancy – when she starts feeling the baby’s movements. In spite of experiencing above symptoms many teen girls do not tell anyone due to unawareness or embarrassment, and as such often go unnoticed by friends and family.

Any teen girl who experiences irregular or absent periods or any of the symptoms and (who is sexually active / molest /incest/rape), is advised to undergo a pregnancy test. This should be done by self or by gynaecologist if any sexual intercourse has happened with her. An early diagnosis of pregnancy helps the teen girl to adjust emotionally and physically.

Usually, pregnancy is associated with weight gain but if nausea and vomiting are significant there could be weight loss. Pelvic examination by a gynaecologist may reveal coloration of vaginal walls, coloration and softening of the cervix, and softening and enlargement of the uterus. Finally, an ultrasound sonography may be done to confirm the current status of the pregnancy.

The ultimate "cause" of teenage pregnancy is being sexually active. A sexually active teenager who does not use contraception has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within one year. Many teenage brides become pregnant within a year of married life due to unawareness on sexual relationship and pregnancy. Some behaviour patterns for a teen girl becoming pregnant include:

* early dating behaviour

* Unhealthy/sexual abuse environment

* high-risk behaviours (smoking, alcohol )

* lack of a friendly support group

* stress and depression and lack of love from parents/family

* exposure to sexual violence

* financial gains

 
Indian society does not accept unwed mother, teenage or adult. She experiences isolation, guilt accompanied by stress and depression, low self esteem resulting in lack of interest in studies, limited job prospects and lack of a support group or friends.  Such condition may lead to suicide due to teen pregnancy.

Health wise married teen mothers have a much higher risk for anaemia, pregnancy-induced hypertension, genital tract infections (which may lead to premature labour and delivery), large baby within a small pelvis and sudden infant death syndrome. The major complications in young mothers are thought to be iron deficiency, anaemia, disproportion and birth of low weight unhealthy babies.

Similarly, infants born to such teenage mothers are at higher risk of complications of pre-maturity, low weight, accidental trauma and poisoning, minor acute infections, lack of immunization or vaccinations and developmental delays. While sexually active teen girl in the non-pregnant state has a high possibility of getting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), chronic pelvic pain, cervical cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Pregnancy at teen age especially an unwanted one leads to severe emotional and mental trauma for the girl. Hence, important programs are those effective in delaying attempts at sexual intercourse. Parents, schools and healthcare professionals should have open, honest, and educational talks with teenagers and preteens. Parents can also provide advice to teenagers about how to prevent unwanted teenage pregnancy.

Since unprotected sex is the cause of teen pregnancies, contraceptive counselling of married or unmarried teen girls; is highly important. Birth control pills, the most popular form of contraception should be taken regularly or as advised else risk of pregnancy. Barrier methods such as condoms, diaphragms, and foam have high failure rates among teenagers, due to sporadic and improper use. To avoid pregnancy in the event of unprotected sexual intercourse, teenagers should be made aware to inform parents immediately and resort to emergency contraception. These information help teenage girls to avoid getting pregnant even after having sex, the best way however is to educate them on the importance of abstinence (sex after marriage). Unfortunately young girls have never given much importance to contraception and only think about it after they have had an unwanted pregnancy.

It is high time that young girls take it upon themselves to make their choice of contraception – because it is they who suffer from the consequences of an unwanted pregnancy. For reasons of fertility limitations teenage pregnancy should be discouraged as more years are available for more pregnancies. In young women subsequent pregnancies should be discouraged as rapid repeat pregnancy in young mothers increases prenatal risks. For the benefit of their family and themselves, unmarried teenage girls should display responsible sexual behaviour and abstain from sex.

Why my teeth are uneven? Why my teeth are looking dirty? Why do I have foul smell from my mouth?

The milk teeth start appearing at 6 to 9 months of age. The first milk tooth to appear is the lower front tooth. However the order of eruption of different teeth may vary in some children. All the milk teeth erupt by 3 years of age. The milk teeth come out from 6 years onwards till about 10 years of age. The permanent teeth takes place by 6 years of age. Between the ages of 6 - 9 years the child has some milk teeth as well as some permanent teeth. This period is called the mixed dentition period.

By about 12 years all the milk teeth should be shed off and replaced by the permanent teeth. As the permanent teeth start emerging they wear off the roots of the milk teeth. Thus the milk teeth loose their support in the bone and become mobile. The milk teeth are ultimately shed off and are replaced by the permanent teeth. Nowadays, permanent teeth start coming out, but milk teeth have not yet erupted, so permanent teeth finds space available and then seen uneven. So it is better to consult doctor as first milk teeth get erupted.

It is normal to find the milk teeth in children to be spaced. These spaces between the teeth help later in accommodating the bigger permanent teeth. Thus absence of spaces between the milk teeth in children may be a fore warning that the child may not have adequate space to accommodate the bigger permanent teeth which may erupt in a crowded arrangement. Here also development of JAWS plays a important role. The movement/exercise due to chewing and speaking does have some effect for better growth. Eating hard foods also make jaws and teeth stronger.

The cutting edge of the newly emerged front permanent teeth (incisors) are not even. They show elevations called mammelons that correspond to their developmental lobes. These in due course wear off to form a flat cutting edge.

Deep inside the tooth is the dental pulp or the vital tissue comprising of nerves, blood vessels and other tissues. This tissue is protected by the outer covering of dentin and enamel. When the cavity becomes large and deep the caries may reach the inner vital tissue of the pulp. Thus the area of pulp adjacent to the dental decay may get infected and inflamed. Pulpotomy is the procedure where the superficial part of the infected pulp adjacent to the area of dental decay is removed leaving behind the pulp present deeper inside

Habits like biting nails, pencils, etc besides causing wear of the teeth can cause injury to the gums and supporting structures around the teeth. In addition the pressures they exert on the teeth may force them into abnormal positions which may necessitate orthodontic treatment

Tongue thrusting is a habit wherein the person forces the tongue against the back surface of the front teeth while swallowing. This habit can produce proclination of the front teeth and spaces between them. The dentist may have to train the patient on the correct swallowing method by some exercises and use of habit breaking devices.

Bacteria from unremoved food particles and sugar by-products produce lactic acid, which dissolves calcium in the protective enamel layer. When decay spreads to the sensitive pulp tissue, pain starts. Milk is recognized to be a greater producer of lactic acid. And no matter how much calcium you take, without magnesium only soft enamel can be formed. Soft enamel will lack sufficient resistance to the acids of decay.

Morning hours have rush time through the routine of brushing the teeth and rinsing our mouth, but after dinner we do not bother to clean the teeth. Most of us do not have habit to clean our teeth and gargle after eating Lunch and in-between the meals. Ideally, teeth should be cleaned thoroughly after every meal, but not many adults, let alone children, do this. It is only when one is in pain that one visits the dentist. Very often it's too late to save the teeth even by a qualified dentist.

So how to keep teeth healthy and smile, beautiful?

The correct diet and nutrition play an important role in ensuring strong teeth and healthy gums. Sugar, natural or processed, is your teeth's deadliest enemy and is the prime cause of tooth decay. Retention of sticky foods that are not quickly diluted by saliva also pose a major risk in the formation of dental cavities. Even apparently harmless wafers/chips are retained on the tooth for a long period of time & eventually broken down into carbohydrates & sugars leading to decay. 

Children should be given carbohydrates in their natural forms (as far as possible). They should be encouraged to eat hard fruits in whole instead of juices. This helps cleanse and stimulate teeth. Sticky/soft foods like white bread, pastries, aerated drinks, doughnuts, sweet rolls and processed cereals, one of the biggest causes of tooth decay, should be cleaned immediately from the teeth.

The longer food remains in your mouth, the greater the chance for decay. Rinse your mouth immediately after eating, especially if you've just had something sweet, to prevent the formation of plaque. Rinsing after meals and brushing teeth with soft toothbrush every time is essential to keep tartar and plaque at bay. So after Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Snack, Dinner make four times minimum.Carry a small baby brush in your beg/purse to use it after anything you eat in between, while away from home. Keep one such brush in your work place/office too and use it without forgetting.

Morning, after getting up, use Neem (LIMBDO)  or Babool(BAVAL) stick (DATOON) or even easily available Neem leaves. Chew these leaves or small thin sticks. It will take out saliva from the mouth every time. It will also help in cleaning the tongue.  One can go for a small walk/jog and find the above on the way/ around in the garden. The use of fluoridated toothpaste markedly reduces the occurrence of dental decay. Most of the toothpaste are sweet in taste which is not at all required, but companies wants children to like it and increase their sales. Foaming also may not be useful as such.

Crash dieters, or diet on and off pattern, tend to have a lack of, or decrease in certain vitamins, most notably Vitamins D, B-12 and calcium. They also tend to lack certain minerals like magnesium and proteins in their diets. These are very important vitamins especially for the health of the teeth and gums. Dieters also tend to take diet pills that may cause a decrease in saliva flow as a side effect. This decrease in saliva flow tends to increase the acid levels in the mouth, which may cause an increased level of cavity formation. CRESH Diet should be consulted with experts first.

Tongue cleaning is very important. It helps to reduce bad breath and improve oral hygiene status because a large number of bacteria reside in the rough corrugated surface of tongue. Most dental professionals advise that poor oral hygiene, such as not brushing, not flossing, or not rinsing enough is the leading cause of gum disease and tooth decay. Drink water few sips after every half-an-hour, gargle/rinse your teeth to avoid bad breath problems.

Smoking, chewing beetle nut and tobacco are also factors that adversely affect oral hygiene. These habits can cause bad breath, decay, gum disease, damage to tooth enamel, eventual tooth loss and in many cases even lead to oral cancer.

Why am I not happy with my SKIN color? Very fair, Fair, Wheatish, brown, Black

Believe me and daily look into your large size mirror and say that “ YOU are the BEST”

Most of the teenagers and sometimes even adult are not so happy about the color of their skin. The skin color is a gift from Father & Mother, so better accept it. Indians have quite a large difference in the skin color depending on the location they belong to. It is due to heredity.  Human skin color is primarily due to the presence of melanin in the skin. Indian Skin color ranges from almost black to white with a pinkish tinge due to blood vessels underneath.  Skin color is different from South to North as India is geographically very large with different atmosphere and different food habits.

Variation in natural skin color is mainly due to genetics. The natural skin color can be darkened as a result of tanning due to exposure to sunlight. Skin color adapts to sunlight intensities which produce vitamin D deficiency or ultraviolet light damage to folic acid.  Protection from ambient temperature, infections, an alteration in food also affect skin color. By absorbing ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, melanin controls the amount that penetrates the skin. UV radiation is needed to manufacture vitamin D, but excess UV can damage health.

SKINCARE products are to be sold by the companies through aggressive advertising. So they promote MODELs accordingly to sell their products. They create the need for the product in the mind of INDIANs. They say that what you have is not good, but use our products to get that dream girl/boy like skin. Most of them do not suggest for HEALTHY body requirement, but sell FAIR skin dream to every INDIANs. Indian Matrimonial sites demand fair or very fair skin spouse. This creates negative feelings about your skin in your mind. You do not like to see yourself in the mirror. You are always in search of improvement in skin color and tone.

YOU are LOVELY, be it fair or wheatish or black. You do not need any fairness skin. Instead change your attitude towards yourself, your body.  BE YOURSELF and groom with communication skills, knowledge, education, humour and happiness. GLOW from within..........

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