Swathy and Sky

You are here: Home / Archives for Swathy

Swathy

Green Tea as more than just a beauty product

· · Leave a Comment

In one of my earlier posts, I have wrote about green tea being a perfect anti-oxidant source for anti-aging skin care. But, green tea has been proved to be a lot more than that.
Recently, it was confirmed that green tea can prevent glaucoma or other eye diseases. The green tea is not only rich in anti-oxidants but also disease fighting properties. It is especially rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, lutein, and zeaxanthin which are capable of protecting the eyes. These compounds are absorbed by the tissues of the eye, retina, the lens. Experiments were done with the rats given green tea to drink and the analysis was that the eye tissues and other parts absorb significant amounts of these compounds.
Another advantage of drinking green tea is that it is helpful in reducing oxidative stress in the eye which is considered to be pretty harmful. The oxidative stress is one of the causes for age-related eye sight degeneration, glaucoma and cataract formation.
Thus, drink green tea every day and prevent the aging of your eyes too along with your skin.

Why should you take proper sleep?

· · Leave a Comment

I have posted a lot about the benefits of taking proper sleep like beautiful skin and hair and weight loss. Now, scientists have found out more reasons for taking a prolonged undisturbed sleep. 
  • It is important to sleep properly to have a long life. Fragmented sleep decreases our life. 
  • Fragmented sleep is one of the reasons for heart problems. It raises the levels of bad fats in the body along with cholesterol and cortisol.
  • Fragmented sleep is one of the reasons of high blood pressure.
  • So, in all, fragmented sleep can be a lot dangerous to you. This applies for insomnia patients too. 
  • Leaving all the health problems apart, fragmented sleep does not allow your brain to rest well or let your body functions get performed properly. Thus, you will feel tired and weak instead of feeling recharged after a good night sleep. So, always remember to take a proper nap for what ever length of time and help your body help you.

Eat more to Lose Weight {Health}

· · Leave a Comment

It has been a few weeks since I have missed out on posting the healthy habits to lose weight. Today, reviving the series, I would be talking about a habit which you might think very much contrary to the weight loss programs. But, it works best if you try to realize the body anatomy behind it. So, I would try to give a biology session as a part of the explanation. Do not worry. It would not be boring but it would help you understand better about your own body and its needs.

Today’s Habit: Eat small meals at regular intervals. 
Imagine drinking enough water at one time to get you through the day without getting thirsty again. Well, it is not possible, right? Similarly, you can not eat your food just once in a day and hope it to take you through the day. Eating just once or twice a day is common enough in people who are working. They say they do not have time. But, they forget one thing. If you do not feed your body properly at regular intervals, your body can not help you live through the day.Eating supplements is not at all a good way to replenish your nutritional needs. Instead, you are harming your body by not feeding it regularly and piling up the fat reserves in your body. How? Simple. Our body is accustomed to function properly only when it is full. And, the food gets digested within a matter of three hours. So, you are supposed to eat again after three hours. Eating does not necessarily mean gorging on meals. You can eat healthy snacks like fruits, nuts, soups or salads. But, the snacks should also be healthy only. Eating unhealthy things will upset your body and weight both.

So, how many times do you eat? Pin It