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CHAPTER-1

WALK YOUR WAY TO A HEALTHY LIFE

Walking is an enormously positive activity and can influenceyour life in many positive ways. The list of benefits you

can reap from walking is definitely impressive, consider:-

( 1) Together with a healthy diet, walking can be instrumental in

helping you lose weight. A 45-minute walk every other day

for a year can burn 18 pounds of fat.

( 2) Walking reduces the risk of colon cancer.

( 3) Walking is the perfect exercise for promoting a healthy back.

( 4) Walking boosts the defense system.

( 5) Mild exercise such as walking after eating moves food through

the stomach more quickly, helping to relieve minor indigestion.

( 6) It helps increase the strength and efficiency of your heart

and muscles.

( 7) Walking reduces hypertension (high blood pressure) and aids

diabetics.

( 8) Walking, like any other exercise, promotes better sleep.

( 9) Walking, like other exercises, increases, both energy level

and stamina. Overall strength, flexibility, and balance are also

improved.

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CHAPTER-2

BREATHING THE FIRST KEY TO HEALTHY LIVING

T

he foundation of health is a healthy bloodstream, the system

that transports oxygen and nutrients to all the cells of your

body. If you have a healthy circulation system, you're going to

live a long healthy life. That environment is the bloodstream.What is the control button for that system? Breathing. It's the

way you fully oxygenate the body and thus stimulate the electricalprocess of each and every cell.

Let me share with you the most effective way to breathe in

order to clean your system. You should breathe in this ratio:

inhale one count, hold four counts; exhale two counts. If youinhale for four seconds, you would hold for sixteen and exhale foreight. Why exhale for twice as long as you inhale? That's when

you eliminate toxins via your lymphatic system. When hold four

times as long? That's how you can fully oxygenate the blood andactivate your lymphatic system. When you breathe, you should

start from deep in your abdomen, like a vaccum cleaner that'sgetting rid of all toxins in the blood system.

How hungry do you feel after you exercise? Do you want to sit

down and eat a big steak after you've just run four miles? Weknow the fact that people don't. Why not? Because through

healthy breathing your body is already getting what it needs most.

So here's the first key to healthy living. Stop and take deep

breaths, in the above ratio, at least three times a day. What's theratio? One count inhale, four counts hold, two counts exhale. For

example, starting in the abdomen, take a deep breath throughyour nose while counting the seven (or pick a larger or smaller

number based upon your ability). Hold your breath for a count

four times that of your inhalation, or twenty-eight. Then exhaleslowly through your mouth for a count two times the length ofyour inhalation, or fourteen. You should never strain yourself. Seewhat numbers you can build up by slowly developing greater lung

capacity. Take ten of these deep breathe three times a day, and

you'll experience a dramatic improvement in the level of your health.

There is no food or vitamin pill in the world that can do for youwhat excellent breathing patterns can do.

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CHAPTER-3

UNDERSTANDING THE WATER

Proportionally about 70% of the earth is water and

approximately same is the ratio in human body. Water plays

a great role in maintaining a good physical and mental health. So

lets understand the lesser known fact about drinking water.

(I ) WHEN TO DRI NK

1) It is a lesser known fact that we must drink water 30 minutes

before the meal. This is good for health. Yes, it's best to drink

water up to 30 minutes before a meal. Wait an hour after a meal

before drinking again. The only time not to drink water is during a

meal. Water dilutes the digestive juices in the mouth, makes the

food mix in the stomach too thin, and impairs digestion. Stomachenzymes work best in a concentrated, undiluted mixture.

One more reason to avoid drinking during a meal is that people

who take a lot of water with their meals tend to chew less. They

wash food down instead of chewing it, and bolting down food is a

causative factor in overeating.

2) You are not suppose to count alcohol, colas, coffee, and other

drinks for your total water intake. Forty-five per cent of Americans

drink coffee as their primary liquid intake, and 78 per cent have

turned to soft drinks. This figure exceeds 100 per cent because

some people drink both. If you think drinking alcohol will contribute

to your water intake, you might be surprised to learn that you

need eight ounces of water to metabolize one ounce of pure

alcohol.

3) If you are fighting a cold or flu, or even a headache, drink a

glass of water every ten minutes for an hour. The theory here is

that a hydrated body is best able to assist the immune system to

help itself. Note: This recommendation is for one hour, not longer.

Even when drinking water, moderation is an important health

principle. Don't throw you body chemistry out of balance by drinking

too much.

( I I ) WHY DO WE NEED WATER?

We have seen that most people don't give much consideration

to water because it's so readily available.

But drinking insufficient water can cause you :

(a) Bad body order and bad breath.

(b) Difficulty in keeping cool in hot weather because you don't

have good insulation.

(c) The risk of kidney infections and kidney stones.

(d) Irritablity and sufferings from minor depression.

(I I I ) W ATER HELP US I N

(a ) D iges t i on : Water helps enzymes in the stomach digest food.

(b) Respi ra t ion : Water in the nasal passages moistens air on itsway to the lungs.

(c ) C i rcu la t ion : Water helps maintain blood consistency. Blood

draws water from the cells around it. We need to replace that

water in the cells.

(d ) Lub r i ca t i on: Saliva lubricates food; fluid bathes our eyes,

lungs, and air passage.

(e ) Nour i shm en t : All nutrients reach cells in a fluid state.

( f ) T em pera tu re con t ro l : We have two million sweat glands that

continually moisten our skin. Evaporation from the skin helps coolthe body to maintain an even temperature of 98.60F. Water enables

us to perspire freely.

(g ) Fi l t r a t i on: Through the skin and kidneys, we excrete body

poisons. The more water we drink, the less work our kidneys must

do to eliminate body wastes. Water also helps prevent constipation.

(h ) Shock absorp t i on : Fluids in the joints cushion bones.

Dr ink a t leas t 12 g lass o f w ater every day .

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CHAPTER-4

FRUIT CONSUMPTION

Fruit is the most perfect food. It takes the least amount ofenergy to digest and gives your body the most in return.

The only food your brain can work on is glucose. Fruit is primarily

fructose (which can be easily converted into glucose), and it's

most often 90-95 per cent water. That means it's cleansing and

nurturing at the same time.

The only problem with fruit is that most people don't know how

to eat it in a way that allows the body effectively to use its

nutrients. You must always eat fruit in an empty stomach. Why?

The reason is that fruit is not primarily digested in the stomach. It

gets digested in the small intestine.

Fruit is designed to go right through the stomach in a few

minutes and into the intestines, where it releases its sugars. But

if there is meat or potatoes or starch in the stomach, the fruit

gets trapped there and begins to ferment. Did you ever eat some

fruit for dessert after a big meal and find yourself burping the

uncomfortable aftertaste for the rest of the evening? The reason

is, you didn't eat it properly. You must always eat fruit on an

empty stomach.

CHAPTER-5

EFFECTIVE FOOD COMBINATION - I

Do you wake up tired in the morning, even after six or seven

or eight hours of sleep? Know why? While you're sleeping,your body is working overtime to digest the incompatiblecombinations of food you've put in your stomach. For many people,digestion takes more nerve energy than almost anything else.

When foods are improperly combined in the digestive track, thetime it takes to digest them can be as much as eight, ten, twelve,or fourteen hours, even more. When foods are properly combined,the body is able to do its job effectively, and digestion lasts anaverage of three to four hours. So you don't have to waste yourenergy on digestion.

The two major food groups we eat are proteins (meat, chicken,

eggs, fish, and dairy) and starches (potatoes, rice, bread, pasta).Both proteins and starches are very concentrated foods requiringa significant energy output of digestion. Fruits and vegetablesare not concentrated and so require far less energy for digestion.

When a protein enters the stomach, an acid-based digestivejuice is required for digestion. When a starch enters the stomachand alkaline based digestive juice is required. Ever take a chemistryclass? Do you know what happens when an acid and an alkalinecome into contact with one another? They are neutralized. So ,as an example, if your were to eat meat and potatoes, or fish andrice, or chicken and pasta, at the same meal, all combinations ofa protein and a starch, the digestive juices are neutralized, causing

the digestive process to be dragged out far too long.Ever have a stomach ache? How about acid indigestion or acid

reflux? Or what about heartburn or gas pain? Or how about theheavy, bloated feeling after eating? All of those problems are theresult of food not being efficiently digested in the stomach. Rather,because they are forced to stay in the stomach for a prolongedlength of time, the food starts to spoil, causing the above-listeddiscomforts.

*Also read the chart on perfect food combination given in thebook.

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CHAPTER-6

WOULD YOU STILL DRINK SOFT DRINKS?

As per the research, 80% of the adult population of India

drink some kind of beverage that contains caffeine. If

you're an Indian, you probably use up 300 mg of caffeine everyday,

which you can achieve with only three cups of coffee or tea. At

least 20% of Indians use more than 350 mg daily, a level that

constitutes physical dependency.

HOW MUCH CAFFEI NE

Tea and most of the soft drinks contain 30 to 65 mg caffeine

per cup.

HOW DOES CAFFEI NE AFFECT YOU?

Although there are no positive effects of caffeine,temporarily, you get an extra energy. You should better call it

borrowed energy, because you get it now but you have to pay for

it later with interest in the form of lower energy level. You can

take more coffee or tea to put off this payback, but gradually like

all big debts you have to pay heavily for it.

When you take caffeine it doubles the level of adrenaline in

your bloodstream and it shocks your system and makes the liver

promptly dump glucose into your blood stream.

In short I am giving a summary on how caffeine affects your

body-

1) Elevates blood sugar.

2) Increasess blood pressure.

3) It causes irregular heart beats.

4) It increases urinary calcium and magnesium losses, which

eventually decreases bone health.

5) It increases stomach acid secretion which can aggravate a

stomach ulcer.

6) It causes irritability and nervousness.

7) Disrupts sleep and causes insomnia.

8) Increases anxiety and depression.

9) Caffeine may make some people more talkative by

increasing flow of thoughts, but it also makes some more

impulsive and they have difficulty in listening.

10 ) Caffeine only provides an illusion of getting rid of fatigue.

When the effect of caffeine is over we feel more tired and

depressed.

GET RI D OF THI S NOW

If you decide to kick the caffeine habit, water can be a good

ally. Caffeine overly stimulates the kidneys and causes an excess

excretion of water. However, if you drink a large amount of water,

it can help to flush the caffeine residues from your system and

reduce the period of withdrawal symptoms.

Of course, you may feel dizziness, sleepiness during the day

and may even have mild depression but these symptoms will

disappear within 24 hours. After that you'll feel better because

you'll be taking the control over your health, your life.

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CHAPTER-7

PERIODIC MONODIETING : ULTIMATE WAY OF

MAINTAINING A GOOD HEALTH

Periodic monodieting is the eating of fresh fruits and /orvegetables and their juices, uncooked, for a length of timethat ranges from one day to several weeks. Before explaining the

rationale of monodieting and the benefits that can be expected

from it, let me give you three examples of possible monodiets:-

1. Drinking only fresh fruit and vegetable juices for 1 to 3 days.

2. Drinking only fresh fruit and vegetable juices and eating whole

fruits and vegetables for 3 to 5 days.

3. Drinking only fresh fruit and vegetable juices and eating only

fresh fruits and vegetables and salads for 1 day to a week to

10 days.

In other words, periodic monodieting is the taking of any

combination of any raw, fresh fruit or juice for whatever length of

time you wish.

The reason that all food during a monodiet must be in its natural,

raw state. It is quite simple, and crucial to the cleansing of the

digestive lymph system.

The purpose of monodieting is two-fold. The first purpose is to

use as little energy as possible on digestion so that energy can be

freed and directed toward the cleansing and rejuvenation of the

digestion system. The second purpose of monodieting is to obtain

the maximum amount of fuel and nutrients from the food being

eaten. Raw food fulfills these two purposes of monodieting better

than cooked or processed food. Raw food demands less energy to

digest and provides the most nutrients because it is in its purest

state, its natural state. Any cooking of food removes or denatures

some nutrients. Bear in mind that human being are the only species

that eats cooked food, and humans are the only that suffer from

indigestion diseases.

Remem ber : The extent to which you use periodic monodieting is

up to you; there are an unlimited number of ways to use it, and

there are no specifically prescribed regimens. Some people have

an all-juice or all-fruit day once a week. Some eat only raw food

once a week. Some have three straight raw days every month.

The traditional approach to healing focuses solely on after the

fact treatment. But the only way to prevent disease depends

entirely upon what you do before such treatment is necessary.

Periodic monodieting is the cornerstone of before the fact

treatment, and therefore of a vibrant, healthy life.

If you have never eaten highly cleansing food exclusively for a

few days, you may experience a side effect that is

uncomfortable but quite valuable; diarrhea. It is not something toworry about if it is not lasting beyond 2 days, since your eating a

cleansing food.

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CHAPTER-9

REMEMBER TO REMEMBER

There is a vast difference between failure and temporarydefeat.

Every defeat is temporary unless you give up and allow it to

become permanent. In fact, temporary defeat often makes us

stronger and more capable. Every time we try and fail, we learn

something that helps, prepare us for eventual success.

Smile

Smile and world will smile with you. For next few weeks, spend

a minute five times a day in front of the mirror doing nothing but

giving yourself a full and bright smile. It may feel a little awkward

at first but you will consistently be sparking off feeling of happiness

and spontaneity and feel good even physically, take a step ahead

now.

Association

The only way to learn, is to connect the new information with

something we already know.

A c t i on m ay no t a lways b r i ng happ iness, bu t t h e re i s no

happiness w i th out ac t ion.

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after

tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.

Day dream your goa l

Day-dreaming gives needed rest to those parts of your brain

which have been doing analytical and repetitive work.

Exercising your projective and imaginative thinking gives you a

necessary chance to integrate your thoughts and helps you in

reaching closer to your goal.

Quicker decis ions usual ly denotes an alert min d

Successful people are decisive. They don't agonize over

CHAPTER-8

EFFECTIVE FOOD COMBINATION-II

Gr ou p I Gr o u p I I Gr o u p I I I Gr o u p I V Gr o u p V Gr o u p VI

Prote ins Non-Starchy Starchy Mildly StarchyFats & Oils Frui t

Vegetables Carbohy- Vegetables (Fruit is the(High water drates water-Rich

content foods) Food)

Cheese Beet greens Banana Carrots Butter Bananas

Coconut Cabbage Beans Corn Corn Dates

Eggs Celery Breads Beets Cream Dried fruits

Fish Endive Cereals Peas Nut Grapes

Meat Escarole Grains Cauliflower Raddish Lemon

Milk Green beans Potatoes Shallots Blackberries

Nuts (raw) Mushrooms Pumpkin Grapefruit

Nut butter Sweet Pepper LimeOlives Tomatoes Orange

Seeds Turnips Pineapple

Soya- Strawber-

beans ries

Cherries

Grapes

Apple

Mangoes

Papaya

Watermelon

Group I + Group II = Excellent

Group II + Group III = Excellent

Group I + Group V = Poor

Group II + Group V = Excellent

Group IV + Group III = Good

Group V + Group III = Good

GROUP VI - DO NOT EAT FRUIT WITH ANY OTHER FOOD.

After eating a properly combined meal, one must wait at least

three and half hour before ingesting any other foods. Also, it is

important to note that the drinking of fluids at meals dilutes the

digestive juices and slows the digestive process.

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decisions and miss out on a great opportunity. They gather

relevant information, discuss alternatives with advisers whose

opinion they repeat and then make a decision and get on with it.

Think Posit ively

Assert your positive attacks upon studies by working on a card

with the words. Yes I can do it! Place the card in front of your

books and notes so that you can see the words every time you

glance up. Self trust is first secret of success.

Revision

Scientifically you must revise within 24 hrs, and then after a

week for perfect retention.

100% Concent ra t ion

Hear the things you want to learn and also see them through

your mind's eye.

Stu dy BreaksTake frequent but short break from your study, as mental and

physical fatigue will begin to wear you down. While you are trying

to absorb a lot of work, your mind will need these short rests so

that you can maintain the pace. Just getting up from the desk,

walking around the room several times and then sitting down

again can be a sufficient break. On an average a break of 10

minutes is recommended after every 50 minutes of learning.

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CHAPTER-10

HOW TO CONCENTRATE

No to Worr ies

While studying or listening to lectures some unwanted

background thoughts keep on distracting us. And to avoid thoseworries, read even louder, interact even better with the subject,

be mentally alert by asking questions like why, what , who, when,

how..etc.

Water

Proportionately more than 70% of our body is water, frequent

and regular intake of water helps in recharging the brain and

allows you to concentrate for longer hours at a stretch.

Ridiculous Thinkin g

Anything which is odd, silly, ridiculous, our mind stores it 10

times better. While memorizing give the information a ridiculousangle, for instance; Germany can be seen as germ-many or Malinger

as Mali in Ghar. Do it systematically.

Associat ion

Associate the new information you want to memorize with

something you already know. You can do so even by associating

yourself with the subject, for instance;while memorizing details of

HARAPPA civilizations mentally see yourself present in the thought.

Sleep

A good night sleep is very important for concentration as it

helps the brain to recharge and refresh itself for next day's activity.A timely routine and optimum sleep helps in recognizing the

gathered information throughout the day into convenient plan of

neural storage.

Eye Memor y

What we see physically or mentally, we retain 20 times better

than what we hear, whatever you want to learn or concentrate

upon convert it into equivalent mental picture. For instance, if

you want to learn functioning of a steam engine, visualize mentally

a vivid, exaggerated picture of it while reading about it.

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CHAPTER-12

EIGHT RULES FOR HEALTHY EATING

1 . The main part of the food should be of plant origin. Fruit,vegetables and salads, with grain products and potatoes, should

be the basis of nutrition. This plant nutrition should take up at

least 70 per cent of the entire intake of food. In this way a

high fibre content is guaranteed, which is absolutely essential

for your digestion.

2 . Raw, uncooked food should not be the exception, but an

important part of your daily nutrition. When half of our food is

of plant origin and is eaten raw, this is excellent for our health.

When there is no inflammation of the intestines, more of this

kind of food can be eaten.3 . Meat, poultry and fish should, as a general rule, be only eaten

once a week. One can give these up for long periods without

problems.

4 . The proportion of fat in food should be not more than 2030

per cent. Animal fat should be avoided as much as possible.

Instead, plant fats [unsaturated oils] should be used.

5. The more natural the food is [this means not

industrially pre-fabricated], the better it is.

6. You should live completely, or almost completely, without sugar.

General rule: use no more sugar than salt.7 . Drink plenty: Water or herb teas are ideal drinks.

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CHAPTER-11

STEPS FOR INSTANT RELIEF FROM STRESS

According to research, worrying makes up tense and affectsthe nerves of your stomach. It actually changes the gastricjuices of your stomach and often leads to stomach ulcers. "Thosewho do not know how to fight worry, die young"- says Dr. AlexisCarrel.

One of the worst feature of worry is that it destroys our abilityto concentrate. When we worry, our mind runs here and thereand we lose all power of decision. However, when we forceourselves to face the worst and accept it mentally, we theneliminates all these vague imaginations, and put ourselves inposition in which we are able to concentrate on our problem.

Do thisanalyze the situation fearlessly and honestly and figureout the worst that could happen as a result of failure. After thatcalmly devote your time and energy in improving upon the worst

which you have already accepted mentally.Careful ly read the sent ences given below

A man is not hurt so much by what happened, as by his opinionof what happened.

Now follow this unique technique of changing our opinion andmood instantly. Action seems to follow feeling, but actually actionand feeling go together and by regulating the action which isunder the more direct control of our will, we can indirectlyregulate the feeling which is not.

So, act as if you are happy. Speak and walk cheerfully as if youwere already cheerful, if possible, even dance for a moment.

Remember the words of Abraham Lincoln "Most folks are aboutas happy they make up their mind to be."

"I had blues because I had no shoes, unt il upon th e street, Imet a man who had no feet." Read this every morning and youwill never have worries for the thing you do not have.

Visua l iza t ion t echn ique: Keep a mental account of the happiermoments of your life you have experienced. Next time you aretense go back to your happier days by visualizing yourself in thatmoment. Try to feel the pleasant atmosphere and music ofappreciation of your happier moment.

"We are not what we are, but what we think, we are? "So nexttime you are stressed, just refer to this for instant relief.

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CHAPTER-13

COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMSSTRESS

Being able to manage stress is important in living a healthy,happy, and productive life. Here are some techniques and

strategies to help you deal with stress.

n Maintain a regular routine of eating of healthy food and

adequate sleep.

n Exercise regularly. This promotes physical fitness as well as

emotional well-being.

n Balance work and play. All work and no play can make you

feel stressed. Plan some time for hobbies and recreation. These

activities relax your mind and are a good respite from lifes

worries. Plan one or more vacations during the year. Dont do

work on your vacation.

n Help others. We concentrate on ourselves when were

distressed. Sometimes helping others is the perfect remedy

for whatever is troubling us.

n Take a shower or bath with warm water. This wil l soothe and

calm your nerves and relax your muscles.

n Have a good cry. Tears of sadness, joy, or grief can help

cleanse the body of substances that accumulate under stress

and also release a natural pain-relieving substance form the

brain.

n Laugh a lot. When events seem too overwhelming, keep a

sense of humor. Laughter makes our muscles go limp and

releases tension. Its difficult to feel stress in the middle of a

belly laugh. Learn to laugh as a relaxation technique.

n Find way to learn acceptance. Sometimes a difficult problem

is out of control. When this happens, accept it until changes

can be made. This is better than worrying and getting

nowhere.

n Talk out trouble. It sometime helps to talk with a friend, relative,

or member of the clergy. Another person can help you see a

problem from a different point of view.

n Escape for a little while. When you feel you are getting nowhere

with a problem, a temporary diversion can help. Go to a movie,

read a book, visit a museum, or take a drive. Temporarilyleaving a difficult situation can help you develop new attitudes.

n Reward yourself. Starting today, reward yourself with little

things that make you feel good. Treat yourself to a bubble

bath, buy the hardcover edition of a book, call an old friend

long distance, add to your stamp or coin collection, buy a

flower, picnic in the park during lunchtime, try a new perfume

or cologne, or give yourself some me time.

n Do relaxation exercises daily. Good ones include visualization

(imagining a soothing restful scene), deep muscle relaxation

(tensing and relaxing muscle fibers), meditation, and deepbreathing.

n Budget your time. Make a to do list. Rank in priority your

daily tasks. Avoid committing yourself to doing too much.

n View changes as positive challenges, opportunities, or

blessings.

n Rehearse for stressful events. Imagine yourself feeling calm

and confident in an anticipated stressful situation. You will be

able to relax more easily when the situation arises.

n Modify your environment to get of or manage your exposure

to things that cause stress.

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CHAPTER-14

DIET OR EXERCISE

Like many frustrated dieters, Carmela Tunner figures shestried them alllow caloric diets, low-fat diets, starvation

diets. Id lose may be ten kilos and gain them right back again,

plus a few more usually.

Last January, when she hit 115 kilos, Tunner decided enough

was enough. She ditched the idea of dieting and did what her ex-

football player husband had been advising all along: She joined a

fitness club, where she began working out five times a week. Ten

months later, she had lost 38 kilos. I dont know why but exercise

just worked for me, says Tunner, 38. And to my surprise, I love

it. Pat, 39, always figured exercise would work for her too. An

editor at a New York-based health magazine, she hit the gym five

times a week and went hiking with her husband with every change

she got. But all the exercise didnt keep the kilos off, says Pat.

When the scale hit go, she turned to dieting, cutting back on

fatty foods, sweets, and total calories. A year later Im down to

73 and still losing weight, adds Pat.

Researchers stress that we need diet and exercise to drop

kilos. The most effective way lose weight is with combination

says Rena wing, co-founder of the US National Weight ControlRegistry. But experts also admit that many would be losers find it

helpful to concentrate on one or the other. A lot of people feel

overwhelmed at the thought of changing everythingdiet, lifestyle,

the whole works, says a professor of physchiatry and human

behavior. so ask yourself, where do I want to start ? what am I

willing to focus an?

The answer depends an everything from what you hope to

achieve to how your life is organized. If youre in a big hurry to

drop kilos fast, dieting is the way to go. Decades of research

have shown its the surest and quickest method. Its much easier

for most people to cut back a calories by controlling what they

eat than by burning an equivalent number of calories through

physical activity, says Wing.

Lets say you want to lose half a kilo a week; youll need a

daily deficit of roughly 500 calories on your diet, you can reach

that goal by cutting back your portion sizes at dinner by one-

third and eating an apple instead of a slice of apple pie for dessert,

youll need to jog for an hour.

If youre more concerned with how you look than with numbers

on the scale, though, exercise may the way to go. By increasing

physical activity, youll burn fat and build muscle tissue. Dieters

often end up losing both fat and muscle tissue. Canadian scientists

recently compared the effects of diet versus exercise in 30 men.Over three months, volunteers in both groups lost more than

seven kilos. But the exercisers lost almost a kilo more body fat

than did the dieters. Losing fat and not muscle is really the goal

of healthy weight loss, says exercise physiologist Robert Ross,

who led the study.

Exercise also may be your best bet if youre committed to

losing weight and keeping it off for food, When you prepare

meals yourself, you can control exactly what goes into them,

which make it much easier to cut back on saturated fat and add

more fruit, vegetables and whole grains to the menu.

Finally consider your past. If youve tried and failed at first

approach, consider the other. A lot of people have become so

frustrated that they begin to think theyll never be able to lose

weight, says Marcas. Thats when its time to try something new

even a small step forward can help people regain confidence and

convince themselves they can make even bigger changes.

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CHAPTER-1

MOTIVATION-I

Why a re you l i v ing?

Is it really worthwhile? If your answer is yes, then, you can be

said a person on track. But if your answer is questionable then

you must sit down relax & think.

It is something like that you got a period of six hours of work of

cutting a tree. It is better for you that you sharpen your axe for

four hours and cut down the trees in the duration of 2 hours.

Well, most of us know about it, but the question is how to

implement it? Lets start from the beginning:-

(1) What (2) When (3) Why (4) HowMore about (1) What ? What do you want to do? What is your

goal? What do you want to achieve? These are few of the basic

questions, which you must start with. Then comes w h e nyou

have decided what to do? Now go one step further when to do?

When encircle your time period.Then comes w hythis is the best

option to check your ability, your perceptionwhy? Why do you

want to do this only? Will, it be really worthwhile for you? Then

comes last but not the leastHow?You have thought of what,

when, why. Now its time to think how? How you are going to do

all these things? Which way you will go through? The pros and

cons of that way.

Think over i t and jus t do i t

Part II: This is more or less like a one-way traffic. I told you

the way to improve your life, but how would I be knowing what

you thought of? If you have a zeal to do something great, some-

thing different in you like other, read it once again. You will be

happy to know that your way of living has changed now. This is

one of the corners for happy living, you have to find out the other

corners too.

CHAPTER-2

HOW TO MATCH NAMES AND FACES

AND KEEP DATES

As I keep on interacting with my readers, I find that many of

them face difficulties about the ways in which memory can

be applied to improve our lives on a day-to-day basis. The two

most common areas of problem are accurately matching names

and faces and keeping a date. So, we shall concentrate on these

areas right now.

Most of us tend to be able to recognize a face that we have

seen before. What we find difficult is remembering the name that

goes with it. One of the most pleasing everyday benefits of an

improved memory is the ability to match after only a briefintroduction even if that introduction was several years ago. The

key is to link together the face, name and place in a chain of

association. When you are introduced to someone study his face.

Are there any distinguishing features on the face like a cut mark

or mole etc. Now consider, if you were to create a caricature of

the face, what parts would you exaggerate? Does the face look

warm or cold, happy or sad, vital or tired? It is true that making

judgments based on appearance is highly dubious, but studies

have shown that subjects who had been asked to make personality

assumption based on looks benefited from greatly improved recallof the persons name. So far, the purpose of our memory, we will

lay the ethical question aside. Now the question arises that, how

might anything that occurs to you about the person or their

features reflect their name? For this I will give you an illustration.

Say you are introduced to a lady called Komal Singh, she has a

soft and smiling face, and musical voice. You can visualize that

the lady is singing a song. The music is soft, sweet and soothing

but the words are not audible. The singing lady will give you a

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clue to Singh while the softness of the voice that makes words

inaudible will definitely remind you of Komal. Now condense the

image. See the lady standing on the table in your office and

singing. Next time when you meet her the image will immediately

come to mind and trigger off the chain of associations. Try out

the procedure, start with a friend and I can assure you thatremembering names and faces will become a pleasure for you.

Now let us concentrate on dates. Imagine, if month-by-month,

you could trust yourself to remember all the birthday and other

anniversaries you need to acknowledge and if you could also recall

the dates for meeting or deadlines without having to rely on any

paper diary or an assistant. Socially your life will become special

and you will also make others feel special. In business you will

impress your clients and employers. Select a journey from your

home to your school or office. Fix up 31 stops on the way but

remember that the stops should be prominent ones that you can

visualize without effort. Next you allocate one event for each

place. There will be some days when more than one information

will not be attached. In such cases, you will need to use your

imagination. If you have to meet one friend for a meeting and

wish another on his birthday on the same day, then visualize

sitting with both the friends on the table and cutting a birthday

cake.

Let me remind you by way of conclusion, that as always with

the more elaborate memory systems, they are the most effectiveif you experiment and adapt until you have a working method in

which you believe.

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CHAPTER-3

KEEPING THE MIND YOUNG

People age in different ways and at different rates. There is

however, a general tendency among people to slow down

their rates of aging. When a person aspires to slow down the

process of aging, he decides to eat various healthy food or to

take suitable physical exercises like swimming or going for walks.

But there is one aspect that we often overlook, while we do our

utmost to keep our body young, we forget to pay attention to our

mind. So in this section, I will discuss how to keep our mind

young.

The most important dimension to keeping the mind and memory

stretched to their full potential is interest - degree to which weare engaged with all that goes on around us, locally as well as

globally. Interest, as much as concentration, provides a firm

grounding for effective memorization. If you observe children, you

will notice that they find each and everything around them exciting

because they have never seen it before, But, as we are older, we

are in danger of becoming jaded-we tend to be less fascinated by

our surroundings. The secret of regaining that lost interest and

excitement is to look through the veil of the familiar to find out

what lies beyond, to be alert to the surprised all around us, to see

the intriguing connections that give shape to our experiences andencounters. We must never take the world for granted. There is

so much around us that we tend to overlook. Try looking at the

moon through binoculars and identify the craters or learn the

species of trees in your local park. You can even visit an exhibition

of flowers paintings to learn about the Dutch tulip trade of the

17th century when tulips were used as currency.

At this juncture, I wish to say that aging must not be thought

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CHAPTER-4

REMEMBER WHAT YOU READ AND SEE

Imagine the following scene: You are sitting with your spouse

eating breakfast. The morning news show is on TV, and youare flipping through the days newspaper while discussing yourupcoming vacation plans. Later in the day, a customer calls toask you about a particular story in the papers business sectionthat may have a negative effect on her company. Youre surethat you read the piece, but for the life of you, you cant recollectexactly what it said. Embarrassed, you play along, hoping shewont notice when you appear at a loss in the conversation.

For many of us, recalling information that we read is afrustrating, memory weakness gets in our way both at work andat home.

Working with written material is an essential part of many jobs,where we need to retain what we are reading. Yet you find yourselfspending time reading and rereading the information, time thatyou otherwise could have spent doing something else. I havefound that many adults are most concerned about the problemsthey have in recalling written information because of their work. Iam often booked by corporations specifically to train their work. Iam often booked by corporations specially to train their employees,how to recall what they read as a way of boosting theirproductivity.

We may also be concerned about our ability to remember whatwe read for personal reasons. Perhaps you are annoyed when you

forget something you really needed from your grocery list, or feellost when you pick up a novel you are reading because you cantremember. Many retirees who take my class are concerned aboutkeeping pace in college classes or other activities they are pursuing.

Many of us are most troubled that we forget entertainmentthat we see, such as movies, TV shows, or plays. Have you everpanicked when you couldnt recall what happened in a movie yousaw last weekend? While this kind of information is not read, itdoes involve recalling a story line, which in many ways is similar toremembering written material. Of course, our inability to recallwhat we see becomes most apparent when we are trying to tell

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prepared to reject expectations that our minds will begin to fail

us, as we get older, we can look positively into the future. Our

memories will become richer as we continue to gain new experiences

in a spirit of active inquiry and engagement. Knowledge does not

exist in isolation. We can gain knowledge by tracing connections

from one subject to another and filling in the context, by learningabout their background not only theoretically but also through

observation. If you are interested in gardening you can read up

about plant finders who had discovered and collected plants that

you are now growing and then you can also keep diary of your

own garden with notes on flowering time, type of flower wild li fe

and so on. For person who is interested in news, he can watch

world news and co-relate it with the local events, because humans

behave identically in every of the world. Again, in your day-to-

day life when you come across any coincidence, like two different

sources mentioning the same name or information, take this as asign that it might be worth delving further into the subject, like

say doing biographical research while reading a biography.

These are some simple suggestion by way of examples to suggest

that the mind can be kept young only by keeping it active. So

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someone else about it, making it even more embarrassing.

If you have trouble recalling what you read or see, you are notalone. Thankfully, there are many simple steps we can take tohelp ourselves more effectively remember what we read and see.First, though, lets get a handle on why it may be hard for us toremember the things we read or see.

Why W e Forget What W e Read and See

DI STRACTION

As you know by now, many of us forget things simply becausewe are unable to actively attend to information when we aregetting it. This is true as well for things that we read or see. If weare not focused on something that we are reading or watching,we are not going to sufficiently acquire the information, and willnot be able to have it later when we want it.

Distraction is an especially important concern in readinginformation that is read or seen. When we are busy, we often tryto do many thing at once. Reading the newspaper, watching a TVshow, or listening to the radio often happens in conjunction withother tasks, such as having a conversation, cooking a meal, ordriving to work. Rarely do we give ourselves the opportunity tofocus solely on the material we are reading or seening.

It may be harder for us to divide our attention as we growolder, so that performing multiple tasks may make it harder for usto recall information we are introduced to during those activities.

EVERYDAY LI FE

Many factors in our daily experience can interfere with ourability to remember effectively. We grapple constantly with lifestyleissues that may make it harder for us to effectively attend to

information we are learning. Not surprisingly, these variables canmake it harder for us to learn and remember information that weread or see. For example, I often read before going to bed. I knowthat if I am particularly tired one evening, it will be harder for meto recall what I have read than it would if I was less fatigued.Similarly, it will be harder for you to focus on what you are readingif you are preoccupied by something stressful that is happening inyour life.

Many people I speak to readily identify with the effect theseeveryday factors can have on their ability to remember what they

read or see. Leena, a talented women in her early fifties, took aclass with me specifically to get help in recalling written information.Recovering from chronic fatigue syndrome, Leena found it hard tokeep up with paperwork now that she was back at her job aspersonnel manager for a large company. Realizing the impact herillness and other lifestyle habits had on her ability to recall what

she was reading helped her understand why she was having suchtrouble. She was able to pace herself to avoid reading importantmaterial when she was overtired.

YOU ONLY GET I T ONCE

When you read something, be it the newspaper, a book or amemo for work, chances are you only go over it once. The sameis true for things you see, such as movies or TV shows. Whenthis is the case, we have only one opportunity to learn theinformation we are getting. If we are distracted or if other factorsare making it difficult for us to focus on what we are reading orseeing, we may miss our one chance to get it. Another way ofunderstanding how this happens is to think about how you studied

in high school or college. When you had to prepare for a finalexam, would you read the class material once? Of course notmost likely you reviewed it several times, to ensure that youremembered it. However, you probably rarely do that for thingsyou read today.

YOU DONT GI VE I T A SECOND THOUGHT

Material that we read or see can be easier to remember if wethink about how to remember it. Chances are you rarely look forways to help yourself remember things that you read or see. Yetyou can improve your ability to recall information such as magazinearticles or movie plots by applying a simple, practical memorytechnique to help you do so. Internal memory techniques,introduced in the previous step, can help you successfully recallinformation that you may only have one chance to get.

With these reasons in mind, lets look at what steps you cantake to maximize your memory power for information that youread or see.

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W ORKSHOP CONTENTS

How to m emor ize the fo llow ing :

Detai l Dayu General Knowledge 1,2,3

u Country/Parliament 1

u Vocabulary 1,2,3

u Geography 3

u Minerals/Places 1

u Historical Dates 1

u Atomic Numbers 3

u Atomic Mass 3

u Chemical Names 3

u Formulae 3u Delivering Speech without notes 1,3

u Concentration Techniques 1

u ANSWER Technique 1

u Learning Theory in points 1,3

u Shopping list 2

u How to use Mnemonic pen 1

u Study tips 1,2,3

u Key word method for long theory 3

u Objective Type Questions 1,2,3

u Remembering Forty digit Numbers 1u Revision Plan 1

u Stress Reducing Techniques 1,3

u Curing Absent Mindedness 2

u Mind Control Techniques 3

u Eating Habits 3

u Botanical Names 3

u How to remember Section/laws 2

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u Scientific basis of belief 1,3

u Telephone No. 1u Books Authors 2

u Imagination Game 2

u Road map 3

u Definitions 3

u Memorising Fifty Years Calendar 1

u VIBGYOR Method of long theory 2

u Mathematical Table 2

u Squares/ Cubes 2

u Chemical Formula 3

u Chemical Equations 3u Chemical Conversions 3

u Periodic Table 3

u Paragraphs (Short, Long) 2

u Maps 2

u Biological Diagrams 3

u Inventor /Inventions with year 2

u State / Countries and their dances 2

u Name and Faces 3

u Abbreviations 2

u Appointments 2u Flow charts and diagrams 3

u How to dissociate unwanted memories (NLP tec.) 3

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