Hair Care Tips For Holi

 

 With Holi comes the season of fun, frolic and lots of color! But one needs to be cautious when playing holi as artificial colors contains toxic chemicals which can cause harm to the exposing skin and hair. Hence, certain precautions are to be taken when playing Holi.

Hair Care before playing Holi -

• Cover your hair with a bandana or cap.
• Oil your hair to prevent penetration of colors.
• Pile your hair into a bun or pony, avoid leaving the hair open when playing as it shall attract more colors and dust, resulting in severe hairfall.
• Apply hair gel to reduce the effects of harmful colors. Hair gel prevents the colors from sticking on to hair. 
• Be cautious of metallic colors as they are much more harmful than regular colors.
• Use organic colors as they fail to contain harmful chemicals.

Hair Care after playing Holi -

• Wash your hair properly with plain water till all the color comes off. Use a mild shampoo and avoid over shampooing even, if the color does not come off immediately wash again in a day or two.
• To get rid of the color, avoid washing the hair twice on the same day as this shall only make your hair drier.

·         Ensure the use of a hair conditioner to prevent excessive drying off hair.

• For every day for a week or two it is vital to keep applying hair oil so that the hair is provided with regular nourishment.
• For colored or highlighted hair, extra protection and special shampoo is required. 

Author, Dr. Varsha Sharma is a Consultant Homoeopath, practising since last 17yrs. She is an Associate Professor in a Homoeopathic Medical College. She has got vast experience in treating several ailments ranging from hair fall, psoriasis, acne, skin complaints, recurrent respiratory complaints, bronchitis, asthma, allergic coryza, migraine, sinusitis, nasal polyps, kidney complaints, female disorders, respiratory diseases, digestive disorders, arthritis, pains and aches, erectile dysfunction, impotence, kidney stones, depression, psychiatric disorders, recurrent attacks of cold, paediatric complaints, old age diseases, etc. She further offers Online Homeopathic treatment; Dietetic counselling; martial counselling and addiction counselling. She can be reached on her email – drvarshas@gmail.com

Can Ladies Finger Control Diabetes?

Yes, Ladies finger (Bhindi) is one such vegetable which helps in keeping the blood sugar in control. It breaks down the starches before they are converted into glucose in the bloodstream. Ladies finger is known as the ‘blood-sugar stabilizer’. The seeds of ladies finger contain alpha-glucosidase inhibitors which arrest starches from converting into sugar. Researchers have confirmed that ladies finger can drastically reduce blood sugar levels. The fiber in ladies finger stabilizes the blood sugar by controlling the rate at which sugar is absorbed from the intestinal tract.

How To Take Ladies Finger:-

• Take two or three fresh lady fingers. 
• Cut both the ends of the ladies finger.
• Cut them from the centre and put them in a glass full of water.
• Cover the glass and keep it at room temperature and leave it overnight. 
• In the morning, remove the lady finger and drink the water, before breakfast.
• Repeat this process every day to reduce sugar levels.

Author, Dr. Varsha Sharma is a Consultant Homoeopath, practising since last 17yrs. She is an Associate Professor in a Homoeopathic Medical College. She has got vast experience in treating several ailments ranging from hair fall, psoriasis, acne, skin complaints, recurrent respiratory complaints, bronchitis, asthma, allergic coryza, migraine, sinusitis, nasal polyps, kidney complaints, female disorders, respiratory diseases, digestive disorders, arthritis, pains and aches, erectile dysfunction, impotence, kidney stones, depression, psychiatric disorders, recurrent attacks of cold, paediatric complaints, old age diseases, etc. She further offers Online Homeopathic treatment; Dietetic counselling; martial counselling and addiction counselling. She can be reached on her email – drvarshas@gmail.com