How to Quit Smoking

Those who wish to give up the habit of smoking, face many problems due to the presence of nicotine in tobacco. The addition of nicotine is so intense or severe that a person fails to give up the smoking.  

Smoking Woman

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No doubt, it is the willpower which helps to give up the smoking.

But certain foods and fruits remove the presence of nicotine in the blood. There are few home remedies for the cessation of smoking.

  

1. Garlic

Eat two raw fruits of garlic in the morning on an empty stomach. Take another two with lemon juice before lunch and two before dinner. It removes the presence of nicotine in blood and thereby neutralizes the urge of smoking.

2. Bananas

Another natural way to give up smoking is to eat enough bananas. The banana helps to neutralize the effects of nicotine addiction in the body.  The presence of vitamin B6 and B12 in banana acts against the effect of nicotine addiction. It helps to get rid of the habit of smoking within in a few days.

3. Green Cardamom

Always keep few fruits of green cardamom in the pocket and keep chewing one at a time. It stops the urge of smoking and cleans the blood from the presence of nicotine.

4.  Divert Attention

Another most important way to quit smoking is to divert the attention from the urge of lighting a cigarette. Every single thought keeps the mind occupied for a second or so. Therefore change the attention to something else and the urge will end till it resurfaces again. 

How to stop Yawning

The yawning is a part of routine life. The people generally yawn once or twice in a day. It is believed that yawning occurs due to tiredness or sleep and one can get rid of it by taking a nap. But the experts believe that it is due to several physical and mental reasons.  The deficiency of oxygen may be the reason behind it. By knowing about these reasons one can get rid of yawning.

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The following things are helpful if one is disturbed with repeated yawning. Most of these tips are effective on majority of the people even if the reasons are different for different people or the situations are the same. These measures have been adopted by thousands of people with beneficial effects. Try these tips, if you are having the problem of yawning.

Avoid Boredom

Most of the times yawning occurs when the person gets bored. One starts yawning due to the loss in harmony with the work or the surrounding environment.  In such a situation it is better leave the seat or to take rest for awhile or get engaged in the activity of interest.

Drink Enough Water

The tiredness also causes yawning and the best way to get rid of it is to drink enough water. It will hydrate the body and refresh the person.  This is the easiest way to stop yawning.

Breathe Deeply

As has already been told that yawning occurs due to the deficiency of oxygen in the body and it is better to supply enough oxygen to the body. Take deep breaths as much as possible. Hold the breath for awhile and then exhale. It will provide enough oxygen to the body and the person will feel better. It is also an effective remedy to get rid of yawning.

Avoid Stress

Over work and reduced amount of sleep also cause yawning. Both these thing mentally disturb the person. So reduce the pressure of work and take enough sleep without the use of sleeping pills. Remember that you are a human being and not a machine.

Don’t Watch the Yawner

This is the mental reason behind the yawning of most of the people. Generally the people yawn when they watch another person doing the same. It begets like a reflex action. In such cases it would be better to stop watching the yawn of another person so that the desire of yawn could be suppressed.

Get the Diagnosis of Heart and Lungs

Most of the physicians believe that the yawning is related to the diseases of heart and lungs. Get yourself diagnosed for asthma or the problems related to lungs and heart.  This is also a symptom related to these diseases, otherwise the problem will aggravate. 

How to Avoid Backache at Workplace

Back ache is also known as dorsalgia and occurs and could be felt in muscles, nerves, bones, joints and spine. This pain is categorized into neck pain, upper back pain, lower back pain or tail bone pain and the pain in the last edge of the spine.

Physical Exercises for Backache

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It becomes difficult to focus on work during back pain. Certain works as those related to construction, nursing or machine works etc., put extra pressure on the back. However the routine office work could also cause back pain.

Reasons for back pain at work place

Some of the following reasons cause the back pain at workplace.

1. Repetition

Repeating the same work again and again causes injury or tiredness to the muscles, especially when the body is pulled beyond the limit of speed or is put under strange postures.  These things cause back pain.

2. Power

The lifting of heavy objects needs extra power and causes injury to the muscles and bones.

3. Stress

The amount of stress increases on the back due to extra pressure. As a result the muscles get pulled and the problem of back ache aggravates.

4. Posture

The wrong postures put stress on the natural structure of the rings of spine due to which the tiredness occurs and surrounding muscles too get injured.

Tips to Avoid Backache at Workplace

1. Certain physical activities are necessary to to be performed on regular basis to alleviate the stress on the back. These include half an hour walk, swimming, exercises and the stretching of the muscles.

2. Sit erect

3. Keep the body in right position.

4. Take regular breaks by walking for few minutes and return to the working seat, if the work requires prolonged sitting at for place.

5. Sit down on the chair or stool for few minutes, if it is necessary to remain standing at work place for longer intervals.

6. Avoid unnecessary lifting of heavy objects and take the help of someone in joint lifting instead of an individual effort.

6. Pay attention to the natural structure of the joints while lifting heavy objects.

7. While lifting some heavy object, take proper position and adopt right posture by bringing the body close to the heavy object and use the knees. 

8. Avoid unnecessary bending of the body especially the back. 

Waist Pain

The waist pain will not occur if a morning walk of 2-3 miles is taken regularly at sunrise. 

How to Find the Years of Different Calendars with respect to Gregorian Calendar

The Modern Gregorian Calendar was proposed by a physician Aloysius Lilius from Naples, and was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, in 1582 A.D. 

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At present the Gregorian Calendar shows the year 2015 A.D. 

It is also known as the Western calendar or the Christian calendar and is the most widely used civil calendar throughout the world. 

The present respective years of the following calendars could be found by adding the negative signs and or subtracting the positive signs against each of them individually with Georgian Calendar year 2015.

Without the plus or minus signs each shows the year of the beginning each calendar or the year when they were introduced.   

Bengali San + 593 A.D.

Caitradi Vikram Samvat – 57 BC

Chalukya Vikrama Samvat + 1075 A.D.

Dakshini Phasali san + 590 A.D.

Gangeya Samvat + 570 A.D.

Gupta Samvat + 320 A.D.

Harsha Samvat + 606 A.D.

Hizari San + 634 A.D.

Ilahi San + 1555 A.D.

Julian - 45 B.C.

Kalachuri samvat   + 248 A.D.

Kaliyuga Samvat – 3101- 3100 BC.

Kollam Samvat + 824 A.D.

Lakshmana Sena Samvat + 1118 A.D.

Magi San + 638 A.D.

Maurya Samvat – 320 BC.

Newar Samvat + 878 A.D.

Rajyabhishek Samvat + 1674 A.D.

Shahur san  +  599 A.D.

Shaka Samvat + 78 A.D.

Uttari Phasali San + 592 A.D.

Vira Nirvana Samvat – 487 BC