Know more about bananas and ensure to include to your daily diet.

There is so much in it-read and find out.

This is very interesting.There is so much in banana from health point of view, after reading this, you'll NEVER look at bananas in the same way again - It contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, it gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two of this fruit provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder it is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way it can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression:

According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating this fruit. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS:

Forget the pills - eat this fruit. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia:

High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.

Blood Pressure:

This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power:

200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating this fruit at breakfast, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation:

High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers:

One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. This fruit calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn:

Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness:

Snacking on this fruit between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites:

Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves:

Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work:

Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers:

The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronic ulcer cases. It also neutralises over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control:

Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD):

Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, tryptophan.

Smoking:

Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress:

Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalise the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be re-balanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes:

According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine", eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%"

Warts:

Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

A banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around.

A banana contains:

86 calories in a medium banana
1 gram of protein
3 grams of dietary fiber
26.9 g carbohydrates
23.9 g sugar
467 mg Potassium
43 mg Magnesium
27 mg Phosphorus
7 mg Calcium
1.3 mg Selenium
.4 mg Iron
Also trace amounts of zinc, manganese and copper
95 IU Vitamin A
11 mg Vitamin C
22.5 mcg Folate (important during pregnancy)
.7mcg Vitamin B6
.6 mg Niacin
.31 mg Pantothenic Acid
.67 IU Vitamin E

So, the good old saying"An Apple a day keeps doctor away" has to be re-written like "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

Make it a habit to eat bananas in your daily diet.

GOD's there.

Whatever your cross,
whatever your pain,

there will always be sunshine,
after the rain ....

Perhaps you may stumble,
perhaps even fall,

But God's always ready,
To answer your call ...

He knows every heartache,
sees every tear,

A word from His lips,
can calm every fear ...

Your sorrows may linger,
throughout the night,

But suddenly vanish,
in dawn's early light ...

The Savior is waiting,
somewhere above,

To give you His grace,
and send you His love ..

Whatever your cross,
whatever your pain,

"God always sends rainbows ....
after the rain ... "

and always be sure that HIS plans are perfect.
HE works in ways in which we cannot even think of…

Hindu Bride's attire and make-up at wedding.


For an Indian bride the wedding day is the most important day of her life. She has lots of expectations and hope for this day. Most of the girls in our country have lots of dreams for this day since it marks the beginning of their journey into womanhood.

Every bride wants to look best on this day. Different kinds of beauty rituals are associated with this day as her female friends and relatives spend the whole day preparing her for the occasion. The full beautification consists of sixteen parts from head to toe. On this very special day of her life she wants to look the best. She epitomises beauty on this special day. The bride's make up and beautification starts from the top with her hair and ends with her toe.

First her hair is washed and oiled and adorned with flowers and other ornaments for the hair. It is decorated with borla, a conical shaped ornament for the head. Then a paste of turmeric, oil, and gram flower is used as a scrub and a cream for the bride's hands and arms. Then her forehead is decorated with a mang-tikka or bhor ornament, which is worn along the hairline. The face is also adorned. And the eyes are highlighted with kajal to give a beautiful look and effect. Make up is applied on face with talcum powder and lipstick. A nose ring is worn. It can be made of gold, pearl or diamond.

In some regions and community nose rings are never removed, and they become symbol of married woman like mangalsutra. Earrings are also worn on ears. They are of different shapes and sizes. Necklaces of different designs and sizes are worn around the neck. It can be of different lengths short, long or choker or collar type. The bride also wears floral garland. On hands, bangles and bracelets are worn. It is the most visible part, so bangles and bracelets are one of the most important adornments worn by the bride. Bangles can be of different kinds. They can be made of gold, silver, iron, ivory, glass, ceramic or other metals depending upon the custom and rituals of the particular region.

Armlets are also worn on the upper arm, which can be made of different metals. Mehndi designs are made on the hands and feet. On the waist elaborate gold or silver belts are worn. The belts serve the purpose of keeping the bride's sari in place. And last but not least the toes are also adorned. Various kinds of toe rings are worn that can be simple or elaborate looking.

The bridal sari is considered the most important part of beautification. It is always red in colour because red is considered auspicious. The sari usually has rich and heavy embroidery with gold and silver threads some also has beads work on it.

Bride is now ready with beautiful,charming and divine look for the wedding ceremony.

Some very Good and Very bad things

The most destructive habit......................Worry

The greatest Joy...............................Giving

The greatest loss................Loss of self-respect

The most satisfying work...............Helping others

The ugliest personality trait.......... ...Selfishness

The most endangered species.........Dedicated leaders

Our greatest natural resource...............Our youth

The greatest "shot in the arm"..........Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome.................Fear

The most effective sleeping pill........Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease............Excuses

The most powerful force in life..................Love

The most dangerous pariah..................A gossiper

The world's most incredible computer........The brain

The worst thing to be without................... Hope

The deadliest weapon.......................The tongue

The two most power-filled words..............."I Can"

The greatest asset..............................Faith

The most worthless emotion..................Self-pity

The most beautiful attire......................SMILE!

The most prized possession................Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication.....Prayer

The most contagious spirit.................Enthusiasm

The most important thing in life..................GOD

Now you know what to retain and what to get rid of.

SECRET OF SUCCESS AND GREATNESS IN LIFE REVEALED - READ


"Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind."

"There will be times in life when impossibility is felt, but then there are dreams - and dreams allow us possibility."

"Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly."

"The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile."

"No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals."

"A tulip doesn't strive to impress anyone. It doesn't struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn't have to. It is different. And there's room in the garden for every flower."

"You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself."

"Success will not lower its standard to us. We must raise our standard to success."

"Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration."

"I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."

"Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honour of a critic!"

"The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it".

"You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it".

"People may not remember what you did for them, or even what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel."

“Knowledge speaks. Wisdom listens.”

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

"No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals."

"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought."

"The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it."

"Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there."


"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity."

“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. “

Compiled by J.K

LIMITLESS FAITH

"Faith is the limitless power of God within
oneself.God knows through his consciousness, that he
created everything , so faith means the knowledge and
conviction that we are made in the image of God. When
we are attuned to His consciousness within us, we can
create worlds. Remember, in your will lies the
almighty power of God.


When a host of difficulties
comes and you refuse to give up in spite of them, when
your mind becomes "SET", then you will find God
responding to you."

NOBLE DOs

" Sing songs that none have sung,
Think thoughts that never in brain have rung,
Walk in paths that none have trod,
Weep tears as none have shed for God,
Give peace to all to whom none other gave,
Claim him your own who's everywhere disclaimed,
Love all with Love that none have felt,
AND
Brave the battle of life with strength unchained."

Importance of Financial knowledge for effective decision making.

Do not be under the wrong notion that the subject matter pertains and concerns only CFO's, Accountants and Financial executives alone.

It is essential that non-finance managers, business leaders,CEO's, Managing Directors,Sales Managers,Departmental Heads and even supervisory caders are expected to have basic financial knowledge for effective decision making in their organisation at their respective levels.

It is essential to know how to read and understand a balance sheet, cash flow , assets &liabilities,depreciation, P&L ,reserves, surpluses etc.etc.

Many of the executives and employees harbour a mortal fear of accounts and lack in basic financial concepts,and in the process of this ignorance, they even do not know how money comes in, how money is managed and accounted for in business.The most routine financial statements continues to bamboozle them and there is no wonder that businesses fall and fail due to poor Cash management.How can Managers make informed business decision without distinguishing how the finance of the business actually operate?How can the employees perform effectively without understanding the basic financial aspects of the business of the organisation they work ?

Lack of executive level financial awareness of malpractices like pilfering,manipulations, embezzlement etc. can lead for more clued-up elements.

Calculating and assessing the over all financial health of the business is an important part and core aspect of any managerial position, as highlighted by Mr.Karen Berman in his famous book "FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE". Companies to expect and ensure Managers to use financial data to allocate resources and run their department cost effectively, and with end result of profitability. Many managers are at a loss without knowing to read a balance sheet and to calculate return on investment etc. apart from many other relevant aspects.

In the present scenario, many business being in choppy waters- mangers , executives, business leaders are required to possess sound financial literacy more than ever before. Business complexities, legal regulations , bindings and certain practises have made the financial acumen crucial. Without basic and fundamental number sense and awareness , executives and managers cannot decipher financial statements or arrive at the net present value of the business- and if you can't read a balance sheet and understand its contents, its going to be pretty difficult to craft required business strategies.

Only by understanding the financial aspects of the business, like Income statement,P&L statement,assets and liabilities cash flow, depreciation, costing etc. decision makers can comprehend the business implications of the day to day and with this insight, they will be angle to analyse the statements, grasp the required information and monitor future growth and development on an on going basis- and prepare themselves for plans of actions and bolster effective decision making capabilities.Poor and ineffective corporate decisions are a direct result of lack of awareness of the dire implications on the financial structure of the business. Knowledge of factors like capital turn over,debt ratio, equity ratio,working capital management will enable the business managers to create proper strategies when comes to financial planning, budgeting and forecasting which in turn will assist to increase profitability by achieving business targets effectively and efficiently.

Business Managers need not necessarily become experts in accounts and finance, but are expected to possess with basic finance and accounting principles in order to understand the "bottom line"and therefore it is imperative for mangers of organisations to possess working knowledge of finance in general and should be in a position to to identify the financial skills needed for business development.

In view of the above organisations should arrange and organise work place financial education to develop employee skills in the financial sphere as the employees cannot be afford to be inadequately informed of the money matters. Once the financial health of the organisation is clean and clear and every one knows how to impact the bottom line, it make them efficient and confident at work. It is the bounden duty of the management of the organisation to impart basic financial education and knowledge to it employees without any second thought, and the role of the CFO and his team has to look upon this aspect in all earnestness ,to impart basic financial knowledge to their employees.

Create a proper system in place to indoctrinate new employees on finance while inducting and make them understand the basic importance and value of finance and its relevant application and operations in the organisation.

An executive or Manager is incomplete to an organisation without basic financial knowledge and skill and it is the responsibility of the management to inculcate this knowledge and skill in them while inducting ,with periodical reviews.

J.K

NEVER POSTPONE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO- TODAY.

One should never postpone anything that has to be done, as” procrastination is thief of time”. Do not allow even a moment to be stolen from you. If you keep an account of the number of times you say, ‘I should have done this yesterday’ or I should have been more cautious and careful before, then you will realize that when you had the opportunity, you let it slip by, saying, I will do it tomorrow, or next week, or next month or next year and so on.

Always remember the simple fact that “What you have to do today, do it today or else To-day will become, yesterday by tomorrow.”

Here is a simple tip to follow. Spend half an hour alone with yourself soon after waking up and use part of this time for contemplation, for prayer and the rest of the time reflect on the purpose of your life, what and where your duty is. Do not allow the mind to say, “you cannot allow spend this time. If you persist in this, you will find that the mind learns to enjoy this half an hour without any useful purpose.

Spend some time alone before retiring to slumber at night, Now review the day, see how much of your precious life (time) you have wasted and how fast you slipped from the resolves made in the morning and how you can correct this so that you once more regain self control, self confidence and a purposeful direction in your life.

The only way to make the best use of today is to live in the present, purposeful as well useful for self and others.