7 days snacks plan for healthy body

The aim of the program is to gain a healthy body.The snacks plan for weight loss is not just to lose weight, but it is also a maintenance method for a slim and proportionate body. Along with these, it will help you practice eating vegetables, fruits and nuts. which will help to boost up the metabolic rate.  This snacks program has become
famous around the world. Every one is addicted to it, it actually works!

It is also very essential that you drink up to 10 glasses of water everyday.Water will be your main source of energy for the whole day. It will also boost your metabolism and remove the unwanted pounds from the body, naturally.

Here is what you have to do for the 7 days of your snacks Plan.

S.NO	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
1	Apple	Banana	Plum	Pine Apple	Pomegranate	Guava	Water Melon
2	Groundnut	Cashew	Pista	Badam	Dates	Raisin	Avacado
3	Lemon Juice	Grape Juice	Sappota Juice	Amla Juice	Papaya Juice	Orange Juice	Sweet Lime Juice
4	Vegetable Soup	Mushroom Soup	Tomato Soup	Butter Milk	Badam Milk	Oats Soup	Beetroot Soup
5	Sprouted Channa	Sprouted Green Gram	Sprouted Peas	Sprouted Cow Peas	Sprouted Groundnut	Sprouted Maize	Sprouted Wheat

1. SUNDAY:

     Apple, Groundnut, Lemon Juice, Vegetable Soup, Sprouted Channa

2. MONDAY:

      Banana, Cashew, Grape Juice, Mushroom Soup, Sprouted Green Gram

3. TUESDAY:

      Plum, Pista, Sappota Juice, Tomato Soup, Sprouted Peas

4. WEDNESDAY:

       Pine Apple, Badam, Amla Juice, Butter Milk, Sprouted Cow Peas

5. THURSDAY:

       Pomegranate, Dates, Papaya Juice, Badam Milk, Sprouted Groundnut

6. FRIDAY:

       Guava, Raisin, Orange Juice, Oats Soup, Sprouted Maize

7. SATURDAY:

       Water Melon, Avacado, Sweet Lime Juice, Beetroot Soup, Sprouted Wheat

8 Best Natural Herbal Cough Remedies

Coughing is one of the most common health problems. A cough is a symptom of an irritated throat. The cause could be any number of things. Common causes of a cough include: allergies, flu or cold virus, sinus infection, sinus drainage, or a chronic condition like bronchitis or emphysema. While you may need alternate herbs to get to the source of the cough, several can soothe the symptom.Here is given a list of some of the most effective home remedies to treat cold and cough.

1.black pepper tea

To make the tea, place 1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper and 2 tablespoons of honey in a cup. Fill with boiling water and let steep, covered, for 15 minutes. Strain and sip as needed. 

2.warm milk

a cup of hot milk sweetened with honey to cure cough

3.Turmeric

Heat half a cup of water in a boiling pot. Add one teaspoon turmeric powder, and one teaspoon black pepper. You may also add cinnamon sticks. Boil this for about two to three minutes. Add one tablespoon of honey. Drink this daily until the condition improves.

4.Ginger

To chew fresh raw ginger on and off throughout the day to reduce your cough.

5.Lemon

A simple cough syrup can be made by combining two tablespoons of lemon juice and one tablespoon of honey. Drink this healthy syrup several times a day

6.Garlic

Boil two to three cloves of garlic in a cup of water and add a teaspoon of oregano. Allow it to cool to room temperature, add some honey and drink it. This will help your breathing and alleviate other cough symptoms

7.Tulsi :

Take the juice of ginger, crush tulsi leaves to it and add honey. Consume it to get relief from a cough.

8.warm water :

Drink luke warm water to fight a common cold, cough and sore throat. Drinking warm water reduces the inflammation in the throat. Plus, water helps replenish the fluids in the body and washes out the infection.

How To Celebrate Aadi Perukku?

The month of Aadi is one of the most auspicious months in the Tamil Calendar. There are a few days in this month which are of even more significance. One of them is the Aadi Padinettam Perukku or Aadi Perukku, which is the 18th day of the Tamil month of Aadi. 

The early morning ( before 6AM) we light the lamp ,make 2 manjal pillayar and offer a bowl of raw rice mixed with jaggery. We (only ladies)tie a yellow rope by ourselves.In the afternoon, we offer 5 rice dishes along with vada ,do the poojas and we eat it heartily. 

The Padinettam perukku is celebrated to pay the respects to the river Cauvery. On this day, a variety of rice items Such as  Coconut Rice,Lemon Rice,Sweet Pongal,Tamarind Rice,Curd Rice, Payasam,Medu Vadai and Appalam. prepared and packed and people used to walk up to the banks of the river Cauvery and enjoy their meal. 

The festival pays tribute to water's life-sustaining properties. For the blessing of mankind with peace, prosperity and happiness, nature worship in the form of Amman deities are organized to shower Nature’s bountiful grace on human beings.

This festival is celebrated mainly by people residing along the banks of the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu. Special prayers and poojas are done in temples and people pray for a good harvest, constant supply of water and hassle free monsoon. It is also known as Pathinettam perukku and ‘perukku’ means ‘rising.’. It is celebrated near river basins, water tanks, lakes and wells etc. of Tamil Nadu when the water level in the rises significantly heralding the onset of Monsoon.

MulaipariandAdiperukku:

Mulaipari (Sprouting or Germination of Nine Grains or Navadhanyam in a basket or clay mud pots) is a very important ritual which takes place at almost every village Goddess celebration. In its most original form, it is an exclusively women’s ritual and is of great importance for the whole village. 

The participants of the processions carry earthen pots with grown grains (nine different types of grains) inside on their heads and walk towards a river where the content is dissolved. The procession is accompanied by Amman. The ritual is very elaborate. Before the procession starts, special songs and dances ( Kummi Pattu, Kummi ) are performed. The original meaning of the ritual performance is a request to the village Goddess for rain and fertility of land, in order to secure a rich harvest. 

On the day, all family members make a trip to the riverbank and prepare a special lamp using rice flour and jaggery (maavilakku), which is placed on mango leaves and lit. Flowers, turmeric and a yellow thread are also placed on the mango leaves. Women float the lamps along with the mango leaves and other accompaniments in the river. 

Special delicacies are prepared on the day and family members are joined by relatives and friends. People also prepare several varieties of rice including the popular ‘chithrannam.’ Family members go on a picnic to riverbanks along with the food prepared. The riverbank or seashore picnic is a major event in some districts in Tamil Nadu on the day. 

In some regions in Tamil Nadu, son-in-law is invited to home and is given gifts on the day. Usually during Aadi month, the newly wed brides spend the month at her parent’s home and on Aadi 18 Perukku, a gold coin is added to the thali or mangalsutra in some southern districts of the state. 

Aadi 18 Lunch Menu

• Lemon Rice
• Coconut Rice
• Sweet Pongal V1 / Sweet Pongal V2
• Tamarind Rice
• Curd Rice
• Ulundu Vada
• Sago Payasam
• Appalam

Other Variations:

• Payasam Recipes
• Kalakandu Sadam
• 5 Arisi Pongal
• Thengai Podi Sadam
• Maanga Sadam