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Importance of Pre-marital counselling

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The below information is again shared by my friend Usha. who is an emerging life coach. I personally felt this topic is very much important and needed in the present world. It’s always better to get tips/advice from a relevant professional, who is generally non-judgmental. It’s a fact that only if we live with that person in person we will know who the real he (or) she is. Then why this Pre-marital counselling if you ask, it will give you a better picture of whether this person is ok to live with in person (or) not. And help guide us in many more things about a married life.   Importance of Pre-marital counselling: 1.        As the name indicates, it’s before one gets married.   Men and women have different physical and emotional needs.   They are generally happy and a bit curious to explore the institution called marriage. 2.      Marriage is an important event in life. It’s a lifelong commitment. However, it has many aspects which many people are not aware of unless they
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Q&A on psychologists/psychiatrists/counselling.

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  1st I express my sincere heartfelt thanks to my friend Usha . She is an emerging life coach. It’s so sweet for her to agree on sharing her knowledge about psychologists/psychiatrists/counselling. I asked five basic questions to her about psychologists/psychiatrists/counselling. Which may be helpful in clarifying the doubt that the common people may have. Question & answer: 1.        Is counselling meant only for people with mental illness?  Ans : It’s a myth that counselling is only for people with mental illness.  It actually helps people optimize their well-being. We humans are social and it’s very necessary for us to have beautiful relations with other fellow human beings.  We can approach a counsellor/coach anytime when we feel stuck and feel we are unable to achieve what we aspire in life.   2.      What a person can expect from a counsellor/ life coach when they approach them? Ans: When we approach a counsellor/coach, we can feel that we are heard.  That there is someone w
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Healthy Juice Tips

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1 st I’m making it very clear that I’m not a health professional / nutrition/dietitian.   I write tips here based on what I learnt from professionals. People with some health conditions can’t consume some fruits. So kindly follow the guidance given by your doctor/nutrition/dietitian.   In summer most of us consume juice. Here are a few tips to make/have a healthy juice along with a few pieces of information about juice. No doubt that consuming fresh fruits as a whole or in pieces has more health benefits and contains fiber. Here the juice I meant is fresh homemade juice using fresh fruits. Tips for a making healthy juice 1.      1 st important thing is to know the sugar content and calories of the fruit. If it’s high in both or in any 1. Then watch out for the portion size you consume. 2.      Mainly, elders and people with pre-diabetic or diabetic conditions and people who are in weight loss, all these category people should mainly watch out for the portion size they
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Kappa Puzhukku

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This kappa puzhukku is a traditional Kerala dish. I thank vasanthy aunty because from here only l got introduced to many of the authentic Kerala dishes. This is a high-carb dish. But one of my favourite dishes too. Ingredients:     1.         Tapioca / kappa / cassava-500gms 2.         Shallots (small onions) -5 Nos 3.       Green chillies-1Nos 4.       Garlic cloves-2 5.       Curry leaves-2 sprigs 6.       Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp 7.       cumin seeds -1/2 tsp 8.       Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp 9.       Grated Coconut - 1 cup 10.    salt (to taste) 11.    coconut oil- 2tsp     To Make Kappa Puzhukku: 1.    steam the kappa by cutting it into 2 halves until it cooks well and easy to remove the skin. 2.    Now remove the brown skin when it’s hot itself. So that the skin comes out easily. 3.    Then cut it into semi-medium size pieces and keep it aside. 4.    In a mixer jar add i)        Shallots (small onions)-5 ii)      Green chillies-1
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Multi Grain Dosa

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  Important caution: Millet is not a superfood for people having some health issues/allergies. So before consuming millet just consult a nutritionist/ a doctor.   Here I followed the ratio that we use for making normal dosa. 5 cups grains and 1 cup black urad dhal. We all know that millet, red rice, red aval and black urad dhal have many health benefits and are good for people to maintain weight/ shed extra weight. Ingredients:     1.       Broken Matta rice – 2 cup 2.       Ragi - 1 cup 3.       Kambu-1 cup 4.       Thinnai- 1 cup 5.       Red Aval – 1 cup 6.       Black urad dhal- 1 ¼ cup 7.       Salt to taste 8.       oil for cooking dosa. To Make Multi Grain Dosa Batter : 1.      1 st Except black urad dhal washed the rest of the grains well and soak them for 3 hours. 2.      Separately wash and soak the black urad dhal for 5 -6 hours. 3.      Now in a mixer jar/ grinder add the black urda dhal with skin by draining the water. just grind the urda d
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Pachai Payaru Gravy

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  This pachai payaru gravy (green gram) is a healthy side dish for dosa, chapati and even for white rice too. This green gram has many health benefits and is a source of protein for vegetarians and is best suited for people who are looking to lose weight. Ingredients:      1.          Green Gram – 1 cup 2.       oil - 1 Tbsp 3.       Fennel - 1/4 Tsp 4.       Green Chilli - 2 Nos 5.       Onion - 2 Nos(finely chopped ) 6.       Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 Tsp 7.       Tomato - 3Nos(chopped) 8.       Turmeric Powder - A Pinch 9.       Chilly Powder - 1 Tsp 10.    Coriander Powder - 1 1/2 tsp 11.    Salt to taste 12.    Some Coriander leaves     To make Pachai Payaru gravy: 1.    Heat a kadai and dry roast the green gram until you get a nice aroma. Don’t change the colour of it. 2.    Now wash the green gram and pressure cook it until it cooks and becomes soft. 3.    Heat a kadai by adding 1 tbsp of oil. Once the oil is heated add 1/4 tsp of fennel se
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