How to take care of your own and loved one’s health

There are different ways to lead life. One can stay healthy if he or she follows few simple rules. In modern times, people have adopted a sedentary life style. However, effect of poor life style becomes visible only after attaining the age of 50 years or so but it could have become too late by that time. Article How to live long without medicines provides details of the methods and techniques and following these one can stay healthy and won't need medicines to survive or if needed at all it would be the minimal. It describes alternative means of living healthy like yoga, walk model, breathing techniques like Sudarshan Kriya, magnetic therapy and acupressure methods etc.
Smoking is injurious to health. Its neither easy, nor difficult to quit smoking. One can get rid of smoking either using will power or making one busy in some other work. Smoking not only kills a person but make one attractive. The worst effect of smoking is visible on the face. Wrinkles are result of smoking. It's a reversible process as described in IBye bye wrinkles: Nothing costs to try free anti-aging formula article.
Like smoking, drinking also becomes a menace if one exceeds the limits. As per research findings, drinking under limits is found useful for heart and health. The heart says don't cross the limits gives a good account of the safe drinking limits. Heart is vital organ of the body and one should always take care of it. One can realize it only after a problem is diagnosed and doctors prescribe open heart surgery. It comes as the shock of life. One should care for the heart and make aware of the risk factors. Heart Disease : Risk Factors is a good source of information and provides up to date information.
Secrets to happy marriage in Indiaprovides information based on studies conducted to find out reasons for problems in married life. It shows that an age difference of 5 years or more is always good in husband and wife.
Beware of consequences of unsafe sex . Warns against the unsafe sex. Once a person gets affected by sexually transmitted diseases, not only affected person but offspring have to suffer the side effects of such diseases. In several cases, incurable diseases such as AIDS make the life hell not only for affected person but to all related people.

Poor quality water is one of the major factors responsible for a large number of health problems caused by different diseases and disorders. According to WHO (2004), 1.8 million people every year die because of diarrhea disease alone. Chlorination of drinking water can reduce the disease by 35-39%. An estimated 160 million people are infected with schistosomiasis. Disease can be reduced up to 77% by basic sanitation. Several diseases could be prevented through better hygiene, access to safe water and ensuring adequate sanitation facilities. For good health, water should be safe for drinking and for this reason alone people prefer to drink bottled water. Tap Water vs Bottled Water: Some Facts provides detail about people preference, quality aspects of drinking water and also some safety related facts about bottled water.

Home made items:
Home made recipes are always better than the processed junk food. Following articles provides information about the recipes used everyday in most of the homes.
How to make fruit jam and fruit squash
How to make green chilli pickle (hari mirch ka achar) at your home
How to make fresh tomato Ketchup (sauce) - the complete process

Fruits are efficient source of vitamins which protect against several diseases. In addition, some fruits provide essential and trace minerals whereas some fruits are good source of fiber that helps excretion and prevents constipation.
Dry fruits are easy to digest and excellent source of minerals. During long journeys because of high nutritive value, they become more important than fresh fruits. Read the article Dry fruits: medicinal uses and health benefits for more details.

Apple prevents scurvy disease caused due to deficiency of vitamin C and protects a person from digestive disorders due to fair amount of fiber present in it. High pectin content of apples is considered useful part of the diet for gall bladder problems. Apple juice is beneficial for infant feeding, diarrhoea and peptic ulcer patients. Several other benefits are listed in the article Apples: The medicinal properties and health benefits .

Black berry is a fairly good source of mineral salts and provides 62 Kcal energy per 100 g of edible fruit. It contains fairly good amount of carotene (48 ug/100 g), folic acid (3 mg/100 g). Similar details of other benefits are provided in article Black Plum (Jamun): Health Benefits and Medicinal Uses .
Mango fruit contains the tartaric acid, malic acid, and a trace of citric acid that help to maintain the alkali reserve of the body. Likewise, fiber (insoluble) in mangoes, helps the elimination of waste from the colon and prevents constipation. Antioxidents present in the mango and several other fruits are believed to play an important role in the prevention of cancer and heart disease. For more information, read the articles Mango: Medicinal Uses and Health Benefits , Guava: Health Benefits and Medicinal Properties, Pineapple: Medicinal Uses and Health Benefits , Tomatoes: To eat or not to eat, what does the research suggests, and Banana: Medicinal Uses and Health Benefits

There is a great propaganda about the health benefits of green tea. However, there are evidences that it's not always safe to drink green tea. Furthermore, it may interact with several drugs. Hence, one should always discuss with a doctor before using green tea. Details about green tea are given in article: Green Tea: Health benefits, side effects, precautions