FIND THE MIDDLE GROUND

What's your favorite treat? Come on now ? If you could eat your way out of a room filled with one kind of food, what would it be? Cake? Potato Chips? Chocolate? Cheese? Ice cream? When you know that you can never have just one potato chip, it's tempting to swear off that food forever.. Especially now that you're focused on improving your health, diet, and physique. But as many of us have found out from experience, labeling Something as "forbidden" makes it all the more appealing!

A critical step in renouncing the destructive, all-or-nothing mind-set Is knowing how to walk the line between self-denial and self-indulgence. It is the middle ground that offers the best foundation on which to build your new life. Denying yourself little pleasures such as an Occasional glass of wine or a chocolate truffle will only make you feel deprived, frustrated, and ultimately hopeless about maintaining your discipline. A temptation is a lot less powerful if it isn't totally forbidden. This is where moderation comes in.

There is room for all foods, no matter how "bad" they are; it's just a matter of being conscious and careful of how often and how much. It's fine to have a piece of cake now and then, just not every day, and not the whole cake.

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Get a lime friendly diet by Daksha Hathi in The Asian Age, Mumbai – Saturday 6 January, 2007

Have you ever wondered why the British are called limeys? In the olden days, English ships by law were required to carry enough lemon or lime juice to ensure that each sailor could have an ounce daily after being 10 days at sea. That’s why the English were nicknamed ‘limeys.’
Lemons have the ability to prevent scurvy. This dreadful Vitamin C deficiency disease can be kept at bay by consuming a little over a tablespoon of lemon juice daily.
The World Health Organisation brought out a useful book of home remedies (The Use of Traditional Medicine in Primary Health Care) that tells you how lemon promotes digestion and is used for treating vomiting, especially during early pregnancy. The dose is : 1 teaspoon lemon juice three times a day.
All lemon-scented plants with their refreshing scent help brighten up our moods. A hot lemon drink with honey helps to treat colds and flu.
The fresh juice applied externally helps to neutralize poison of wasp stings. Lemon grass makes a tasty and soothing drink. It is easy to grow in the garden.
People suffering from arthritis must drink plenty of lemon juice and other citrus juices. It helps strengthen their joints and connective tissues. It is a misconception that citrus fruits increase acidity.
It is also useful for treating high blood pressure and palpitations.

Recipes

For indigestion : Extract juice from a piece of fresh ginger, mix it with a teaspoonful of lime juice, sprinkle rock salt powder to reduce the sour lime taste and drink it.

For diarrhea: Take equal quantities of onion juice and lime juice ! In the South many people try out this interesting cure for bleeding piles. Slit a small lime into two and sprinkle rock salt powder inside it. Then place it on the tongue and slowly sip the juice !

Citrus honey : A healthy way to eat your French toast is to pour citrus honey over it. Take one strip orange rind (one and a half inches) and another strip of lemon rind, one tablespoon of fresh orange juice and two teaspoons fresh lemon juice. One cup honey.

Lemonade syrup : You will need grated rind of 6 lemons, juice of 12 lemons, 2 quarts boiling water, 21/4 cups brown sugar, cold water and ice cubes.
Combine the rind and juice and let it stand overnight. Pour the boiling water over the sugar, stir to dissolve, when it comes to a boil, let it boil for five more minutes. Then let it cool. Dilute lemonade syrup with equal parts of cold water and serve with ice cubes.

In the Kitchen : If you are fond of shellfish then the lemon is your friend, as a squeeze of it can rid shellfish of 92 per cent of its bacteria ! The lemon’s crushed pips mixed with honey will eliminate threadworms too !

Sourced from THE ASIAN AGE – MUMBAI, Saturday, 6 January, 2007

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