10 GOOD EATING HABITS

         It is a convention that prevention is better then cures. If all people will follow the healthy eating habits then about 80% health related problems move away. There are some tips to apply healthy eating habits. By adopting good eating tips you will be fit and fine always. These tips are:


1. If you want to be fit and fine then avoid eating oily food add fruits and vegetables in your breakfast.
 
2. To get protein add cereals, pulses and milk products like curd etc in your lunch and dinner.
Avoid eating fast food like snakes etc.
 
3. Do not eat much food in one time. Eat it in small amounts 2to 4 times in a day.
If you are fond of fruit juice, take it 20 to 30 minutes before your meals.
 
4. For better digestion do not forget to chew your meals properly.
 
5. Drink plenty of water during the whole day whenever you feel thirsty.
 
6. Take your meals with peace, happiness and calmness.
 
7. Do not watch TV while taking your meals. This habit is very common and it is very necessary to avoid it.
 
8. Try to omit Tea, coffee, wine, beer, drugs and smoking from your daily habits.
 
9. Do not keep any unhealthy food near your eating-place or in your house.
 
10. Try to avoid spicy food for your health.


Increase soyabean consumption

         Most of us know that soyabeans are excellent providers of nutrients, but how many of us eat this rich food? An easy way to include soyabeans in our diet is to add 500 gm of soyabean in 10 kg of wheat before it is milled. Eat these soya/wheat chapattis instead of regular wheat chapattis for a healthy, nutritious option.


Enjoy your meal

    * Don't rush through your meals.
 
    * Chew your food properly, so your system finds it easier to digest.
 
    * Have a lively conversation during meals.
 
    * Turn mealtimes into family time. Try and ensure that everyone eats at least one meal in a day together. Don't give your children meals in their room unless they have friends over. Make sure they sit with the rest of the family. If this is a rule from the beginning, they will find abide by it with more ease as they grow up.
   
* Remove the television from the dining room, or let it play music. You should not be watching the tube while eating, you should be talking to each other, remember?
  
  * Believe it or not, enjoying a meal is actually far healthier than eating when depressed or anxious

5 GOOD EATING HABITS :

      Eat at fixed hours

      Eat at fixed hours everyday. If you follow this advice religiously, you will be far healthier than your peers. Don't wait till you have reached the age when you can no longer say 'you are only old in the mind'. Start eating your meals at a fixed hour everyday. Only when a person becomes a grandmother, does he or she start realizing the importance of eating meals at a fixed time. Begin now, so the next to next generation can say of you: "Hell, no! That ain't my mother, that's my great grandmother!"


      Avoid eating between meals

      Your digestive system doesn't get a break if you keep munching throughout the day, so give it a rest. Breakfast at 8:30 am, lunch at 12:30 pm and dine at 7:30 or 8:00 pm at the latest, and do not eat anything in the middle. If you must, take a milk and snack break once in the evening, but no more. However, if you are looking to lose weight, dine even earlier and skip your evening snack entirely.


       Reduce meat consumption

     Avoid eating red meat and too much of chicken. Fish is fine, as it is very high protein. Other meats are not as easy to digest. Ever notice how doctors advise certain patients to stop consuming non-vegetarian food? Ever notice how many people, as they advance in age, choose to give up meat? That's because these people's systems can no longer take so much meat. The human body was not built to consume flesh, which is why humans ultimately have to switch to shakahari food. A cow will starve to death in a grassless land, but will not eat meat, and a lion will die of hunger, but will not feed on grass. Why? Nature has made the lion a meat-eater. He has well-developed canines, and a 'short' long intestine to quickly expel meat before it develops toxins. Humans on the other hand have extremely poorly developed canines, appropriate for chewing vegetables, not for tearing flesh. In addition, they have 'long' long intestines, rendering it impossible (unless you have a bad stomach) to expel the meat before it goes bad in the body and starts spreading toxins.

NUTRITIONAL HABITS

     NUTRITIONAL HABITS :

    Adopting nutritional mealtime habits go a long way in maintaining your overall fitness. Youngsters today are under the impression that when elders guide them about eating the right food, they are actually referring to the boring 'dal chawal' foodstuff but that's only a misconception.

Well, one thing that parents can do to promote healthy eating habits is that they should encourage the idea of eating family meal, in which the entire family sits together and eats the meal. The basic idea of having a family meal is that the parents can act as the role model for kids and induce them to eat healthy foods.

        Fresh fruits and green vegetables should be incorporated into the daily food intake, as they provide the nutrients that are necessary for the body. A fabulous idea that can develop the interest of your child in healthy foods is to present nutrient rich food beautifully. To say for example if fruits are presented in the form of colorful fruit salad, definitely the child would get tempted into trying it, owing to the fact that it looks good.

         Motivate the child to eat healthy nutritious snacks like yogurt, peanut butter and celery, or whole-grain crackers and cheese. If your child likes to eat non-veg, then prefer serving lean meat. Eating fiber food is very beneficial, as it keeps your digestive system good. So, give your child whole-grain breads and cereals.There is a need to alter your cooking method, in the sense, that instead of frying food item, opt for methods like boiling, grilling, roasting and steaming. Fatty foods are not good for health, therefore the food items that fall into this category, should be avoided to be served at home.

        Well, the idea is not to deprive your child from his/her favorite food item, but to make him learn as to how to lead a healthy lifestyle. If the child gets lured by fad foods, its not that he/she is prohibited from consuming it, but there is definitely a need to moderate the quantity of unhealthy foods. As important is to eat healthy nutrition rich food, equally vital is to eat in a balanced manner, because excess of everything is bad. So, eat healthy and increase the longevity of your life.

Eating habits

       Regardless of your age, sex, or fitness level, good eating habits are the single best thing you can do to improve your health. Regular exercise and taking vitamins are very helpful, but what you put into your body will have a huge effect on what kind of condition it is in.

         The best kind of eating habits you can develop are ones that allow you to enjoy what you eat (not a complete feel good diet however), but have a balanced and good diet that doesn't leave you getting too much of one thing and not enough of another. One nutrient that is commonly out of proportion is carbohydrates. Typically people in modernized western cultures have feel good diets that lead to a higher than necessary carb intake, which leads to those carbs being broken down and stored as fat. Carbs are essentially complex sugars, which are burned for energy, unless they are unneeded. Unfortunately most of the foods that taste the best are loaded with carbs. However, they are not altogether bad, but eating too many carbs can cause you to gain weight. Good eating habits and a good diet plan cause your carb intake to be balanced so that excess carbs are not being stored as fat and you actually feel good instead of having a completely carefree feel good diet.

          Too much fat and cholesterol intake is also an enemy of good eating habits. In some ways it is better to eat more fat than carbs, since your body has to work harder, burning more energy, to break down fats. Cholesterol is a necessary part of your diet, but too much cholesterol can cause your heart to become clogged, increasing your blood pressure, and causing you to be less healthy and put you at risk for a heart attack.

     Although a good diet plan is going to be a little different for everyone, good eating habits should incorporate foods from all the food groups: grains, meats, dairy, and fruits/vegetables. The classic food pyramid says that you should get about six servings of grains, about three servings of fruit, three servings of vegetables, two servings of meat, and two servings from the dairy group. There is also a designated 'other' group that consists of junk food and beverages, like soda, that have little positive nutritional value. The food pyramid indicates that foods from this 'other' group should be used sparingly, and perhaps should not be part of your good diet plan. However, your intake of food from the 'other' group will depend largely on your metabolism and your health goals.

Tips For Helping Kids and Teens With Homework and Study Habits:

         Turn off the TV set. Make a house rule, depending on the location of the set, that when it is study time, it is "no TV" time. A television set that is on will draw youngsters like bees to honey.

       What about the radio? Should it be on or off? Contrary to what many specialists say, some youngsters do seem to function all right with the radio turned on to a favorite music station. (Depending on the layout of your house or apartment, maybe an investment in earphones would be worthy of consideration.)

         Certain rules should be set about the family phone during study hours. The more people in the household, the more restrictions on long and unnecessary phone calls are needed. A timer, placed next to the phone, can help to control the length of calls so that the telephone will be available if it becomes necessary to call a schoolmate to confirm an assignment or discuss particularly difficult homework.

    Designate specific areas for homework and studying. Possibilities include the child's room or the kitchen or dining room table. Eliminate as much distraction as possible.

      Since many young people will study in their own rooms, function becomes more important than beauty. Most desks for young people really don't have sufficient space to spread out materials. A table that allows for all necessary supplies such as pencils, pens, paper, books, and other essentials works extremely well.

     Consider placing a bulletin board in your child's room. Your local hardware store sells wallboard that might not look too pretty and isn't framed, but a 4 x 3'section is inexpensive and perfect on which to post pertinent school items. You might want to paint or cover it with burlap to improve its appearance or let your child take on this project.

Encourage the use of a small book or pad for writing down assignments so that there is no confusion about when certain assignments must be turned in to the teacher.

Keeping general supplies on hand is important. Check with your child about his needs. In fact, make it his responsibility to be well supplied with paper, pencils, note pads, notebook paper, et cetera.

Regularity is a key factor in academic success. Try to organize the household so that supper is served at a standard time, and once it and family discussions are over, it's time to crack the books. If the student doesn't have other commitments and gets home reasonably early from school, some homework can be done before supper.

      Consider you child's developmental level when setting the amount of time for homework. While high school students can focus for over an hour, first-graders are unlikely to last more than 15 minutes on a single task. Allow your child to take breaks, perhaps as a reward for finishing a section of the work.

       Organize study and homework projects. Get a large calendar, one that allows space for jotting down things in the daily boxes. Rip it apart so that you (and the child) can sequentially mount the school months for the current semester. For example, you can tear off September, October, November, December, and January and mount them from left to right across one wall. Have the child use a bold color writing instrument (felt tip pen) to mark exam dates in one color, reports that are coming due in a different color, et cetera. This will serve as a reminder so that things aren't set aside until the last dangerous moment.

Teach your child that studying is more than just doing homework assignments. One of the most misunderstood aspects of schoolwork is the difference between studying and doing homework assignments. Encourage your child to do things like:

    * take notes as he's reading a chapter
    * learn to skim material
    * learn to study tables and charts
    * learn to summarize what he has read in his own words
    * learn to make his own flashcards for quick review of dates, formulas, spelling words, et cetera

Note-taking is a critical skill and should be developed. Many students don't know how to take notes in those classes that require them. Some feel they have to write down every word the teacher says. Others have wisely realized the value of an outline form of note-taking. Well prepared teachers present their material in a format that lends itself to outline form note taking..

Should notes ever be rewritten? In some cases, they should be, particularly if a lot of material was covered, and the youngster had to write quickly but lacks speed and organization. Rewriting notes takes time, but it can be an excellent review of the subject matter. However, rewriting notes isn't worth the time unless they are used for review and recall of important information.

A home dictionary is essential, but if it is kept on a shelf to gather dust, it won't do anyone any good. Keep it in an accessible place and let your child see you refer to it from time to time. If the family dictionary is kept in the living room and the child studies in his room, get him an inexpensive dictionary for his exclusive use.

Good dictionary, encyclopedia and organizational skills depend on the ability to alphabetize. See if your child's teacher practices alphabetizing in class. Try alphabetizing spelling words, family members' names or a few favorite toys at home as a way of practicing.

Help your child to feel confident for tests. Taking tests can be a traumatic experience for some students. Explain to your child that burning the midnight oil (cramming) the night before a test is not productive. Better to get a good night's sleep. Students also need reminding that when taking a test, they should thoroughly and carefully read the directions before they haphazardly start to mark their test papers. They should be advised to skip over questions for which they don't know the answers. They can always return to those if there's time. Good advice for any student before taking a test: take a deep breath, relax, and dive in. Always bring an extra pencil just in case.

During a homework session, watch for signs of frustration. No learning can take place and little can be accomplished if the child is angry or upset over an assignment that is too long or too difficult. At such times the parent may have to step in and simply halt the homework for that night, offering to write a note to the teacher explaining the situation and perhaps requesting a conference to discuss the quality and length of homework assignments.

Should parents help with homework? Yes-if it is clearly productive to do so, such as calling out spelling words or checking a math problem that won't prove. No-if it is something the child can clearly handle himself and learn from the process. And help and support should always be calmly and cheerfully given. Grudging help is worse than no help at all!

Read directions, or check over math problems after your child has completed the work. Remember to make positive comments - you don't want your child to associate homework with fights at home.

Model research skills by involving your child in planning a family trip. Help your child locate your destination on a map or atlas. Use traditional encyclopedia or a CD-ROM to find information about the place you will visit; try the Internet or books in the library.

    How best to handle report cards? To save shocks and upsets, gently discuss from time to time "how things are going at school- with your child. Something casual, such as "How did the math test go?" "How did you do on the history report?" "How's your science project coming along? Need any help?" are questions that aren't "third degree" but indicate interest. Find out if it is a policy at your child's school to send out "warning notices" when work isn't going well. Generally, such notices require the parent's signature to verify that the parent has, indeed, been alerted. This is the time to contact the teacher of the course, along with your child, to learn what the difficulty may be. If such notices aren't sent, then grades on projects and reports and from tests may be the sole source of information short of what your child wishes to share. Be tuned in to statements such as "He's an awful teacher," "She goes too fast," etc. This may be the child's way of indicating frustration in understanding content or lack of study time with the subject. However, be cautious in contacting teachers without your child's approval or interest. It may disrupt good feelings between you and make you seem to be interfering and spying

10 HABITS OF STUDY --II

          If you try to do too much studying at one time, you will tire and your studying will not be very effective. Space the work you have to do over shorter periods of time. Taking short breaks will restore your mental energy.
 
# Plan specific times for studying.

Study time is any time you are doing something related to schoolwork. It can be completing assigned reading, working on a paper or project, or studying for a test. Schedule specific times throughout the week for your study time.
 
# Try to study at the same times each day.

Studying at the same times each day establishes a routine that becomes a regular part of your life, just like sleeping and eating. When a scheduled study time comes up during the day, you will be mentally prepared to begin studying.
# Set specific goals for their study times.

Goals will help you stay focused and monitor your progress. Simply sitting down to study has little value. You must be very clear about what you want to accomplish during your study times.
# Start studying when planned.

You may delay starting your studying because you don't like an assignment or think it is too hard. A delay in studying is called "procrastination." If you procrastinate for any reason, you will find it difficult to get everything done when you need to. You may rush to make up the time you wasted getting started, resulting in careless work and errors.
 
# Study Habits, Clipboard Checklist Work on the assignment they find most difficult first.

Your most difficult assignment will require the most effort. Start with your most difficult assignment since this is when you have the most mental energy.
# Review their notes before beginning an assignment.

Reviewing your notes can help you make sure you are doing an assignment correctly. Also, your notes may include information that will help you complete an assignment.
 
# Tell their friends not to call them during their study times.

Two study problems can occur if your friends call you during your study times. First, your work is interrupted. It is not that easy to get back to what you were doing. Second, your friends may talk about things that will distract you from what you need to do. Here's a simple idea - turn off your cell phone during your study times.
 
# Call another student when they have difficulty with an assignment.

This is a case where "two heads may be better than one."
 
# Review their schoolwork over the weekend.

GOOG HABITS FOR PRODUCTIVE STUDENTS II

GOOG HABITS FOR  PRODUCTIVE STUDENTS : Good habits can be key to gaining some control of your hectic life and having a positive outcome. While establishing good habits is rarely easy, it'll be worth the result while making you a better student and better prepared for life after school.

Go to class; Pay attention

Duh, right? Maybe not as much as you think. Once the initial interest of a new class wears off and you're three-fourths through the semester and bored, you may be tempted to just tune out or doodle during some o f those monotonous lectures on astronomy. But pay attention and take notes because the more you attentively listen to, the more material will stick in your brain. This will help when it comes time to study for finals-you won't feel as clueless and wonder if you missed class that day.

       Hand in hand with that is going to class. You can't absorb the material, boring though it may be, if you aren't there. If for no other reason than your GPA, attending class is a necessity. Professors write off students who don't seem to care and are then less forgiving when it comes to final grades or needing a deadline extension for an assignment.

Don't cram for the exam

Most of us have been told that cramming is ineffective, but do you know why? Cramming shoves all that last minute information into your short term memory-which is generally used for unimportant things, like what you ate for breakfast yesterday. The brain does not transfer information into long term memory unless that person makes repeated efforts to remember it (for example, throughout the entire semester).

Beyond the futility of cramming, it can also confuse you regarding the information you already know and cause overall frustration and anxiety about the exam.

Get enough sleep

       With tuition bills mounting, working full-time or nearly full-time while simultaneously having a full class load may seem like the only option-and that probably means you're cutting down your average hours of sleep per night. Not a good idea. It probably won't be worth it in the long run. As you try getting by on just a few hours of sleep per night it will likely have an effect on your academic performance because your ability to pay attention, concentrate and study will be impaired.

        If you're like a large percentage of college kids you'll work up a sleep "debt" during the week and then sleep in several extra hours on the weekend. As tempting as it is, don't sleep more than an hour or two longer than usual. Getting a radically different amount of sleep two days a week will throw off your body's internal clock. By the time it gets readjusted during the following days it will almost be the weekend again-where the cycle starts all over again.

All that to say: get some sleep. It'll keep your immune system stronger (which means you're less likely to miss class because you're sick) and keep your performance high.

Exercise

Exercise. You're probably genuinely exhausted and the very word "exercise" makes you even more lethargic. This is how the story probably goes: Each day is so hectic that it's often too difficult or too inconvenient to find time to go for a jog or make a trip to the gym. Then, by the time you get home for the day all you want to do is veg out and put your feet up (aka, not exercise).

      But really, if you can get up the willpower to pull your gym shoes on and get a half-hour of exercise you'll be doing yourself a favor. Much to your surprise, you might even feel more energetic once you're done-which can help prepare you for whatever tasks or homework still need to get done. After all, once you're turning your mind back to the textbooks, studies show that both brain activity and development are benefitted by exercise.