How to Choose Happiness in Your Life

Happiness is joy, pleasure, well-being, leading better life, prosperity, freedom from suffering, and many more. We always want happiness to occupy us. Even positive thoughts make one happy. But, what is it exactly? Are we born with it? Can we study it? Can we make ourselves happier? What makes us happy? Who are happy? 

Researchers are learning more and more answers to the above questions.

Sources of Happiness:

Happier people are expected to live longer and more likely to be healthier, tend to be more successful, and more socially engaged than people who describe themselves as less happy. But can we change into happy life? And what causes happiness?

Researchers have discovered three basic sources of happiness: (1) genetics, including personality and temperament; (2) life circumstances, such as health and wealth; and (3) our own choices.

We often think if we get a better job, have more money, or fell in love, then we would be happier. At times, we underestimate how much control we have over our own happiness. A psychologist who has analyzed the study states that 50% of our happiness is set by our genes, 40% by our own actions, and remaining 10% by life circumstances beyond our control.

Though genetic factors like personality and temperament play a great role, an equal amount of role is under our own control. For, we have the capacity to decide options that can lower or higher our set point.

Psychologists find that positive emotion (such as gratitude, serenity, joy, interest, pride, love, amusement, hope, inspiration, awe) is also the symbol of a happy person. Now they are researching how positive emotions actually cause one to be happier.                                       Read more....

Know more about Neem

I remember my days when I was growing up in the village. My grandfather used to brush with the neem twigs. I learn from him that it helps to solve the tooth problems. Even though I never used twigs, I started to buy the toothpastes made of neem.

Neem and its extracts are used to manufacture the beauty and health care products such as soaps, shampoos, toothpastes, capsules, facial creams, and so on.

Neem seed cakes are used in the agricultural field to enrich the soil. Neem oil is also used in the preparation of pesticides and insecticides.

Taking a bath in water with neem leaves will cure the people affected by chickenpox. Else, they can also apply its paste on their skin directly.

If you have oily skin, then you can apply a paste of neem powder with lemon juice and a little bit of yogurt to control the excess oil. 

Apply a neem powder paste on your scalp and then take a regular shampoo after an hour.  This will manage your itchy scalp and dandruff problems.

Neem oil helps to control the breathing, wheezing, and cough issues.

Thus, neem is considered to be wonderful in the herbal history.

Research by NatturaBio

Do not think that Black Pepper is just a small one

"Granny, did you see my new toy”? “You know what? Dad has presented me a new watch. You really missed my birthday party”. My 9 year old son Varun speaks to his grandmother who arrived earlier this morning. He has many things to share with his grandma

My wife called us to have a breakfast. My wife has prepared a south Indian dish called ‘Pongal’ which is a favourite one of her mother-in-law. “Grandma, you haven’t seen my gifts yet”, my son still wants to have a chat with my mother. I thought he is not even allowing my mom to speak. “Varun, let us have our breakfast first and then you can have a word with grandma”, I said. 

Varun sits near to her grandma in the breakfast. The dish was served hot. It’s yummy smell increases my appetite. We started to have the food. “I don’t like this black colored seed”, says Varun. My mom watches him pick that black colored spice and keeping it in the corner of his plate. The grandma said, “It is called as black pepper and is good for our health”. Varun asked, “Are you speaking about this black colored one? “. “Yes, it is used for digestive problems like indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea”, the senior citizen replied. “But I do not have such problems and I am good now”, Varun tried his best to avoid the pepper. “It is always good to have pepper in the food. It has many medicinal qualities in it”, grandma replied in a polite voice. Varun raised his eyebrows in order to know more about black pepper.

“Black pepper is used in toothpaste for toothache. We can also chew it for throat inflammation. In fact, it acts as a remedy for sore throats, cold, and cough. Pepper paste can be applied for skin diseases. This superb pepper prevents ants and houseflies from entering the kitchen”. Varun wondered saying, “I thought it is just a small one but really it is great to know about black pepper. I will not try to avoid pepper anymore, grandma”.

Grandma is happy about making her grandson understand that size doesn’t matter but its characters.

Research by NatturaBio