"Jin Ji Du Li"- Effective Excercise - Keep Dementia at bay

(Please note that it may not suitable for people over 70 years old, or those old people whose legs are not strong and cannot stand steadily.)

The essence of the exercise is that your "Eyes Must be Closed" when you are doing this exercise. You must practise the "Jin Ji Du Li" exercise with the eyes closed. This exercise was so simple and amazing that I thought I had to share it here.

Here is the exercise:

Stand on one leg while your eyes are closed. That is all. Just try it right now, stop reading and stand up, close your eyes and try standing on one foot. 

If you are not able to stand for less than 10 seconds, it means that your body has degenerated to 60 to 70 years old level in other words, you may be only 40 years old, but your body has aged a lot faster.

I tried this exercise myself when I read the mail. I thought “oh, big deal, I’m sure I can do this easily” I was fooling myself, I’m glad I tried it because I discovered much to my surprise that while I could stand easily on one foot with my e yes open, trying the same thing with my eyes closed was another story! I just could not keep my balance for more than two to three seconds before I started wobbling and hopping around. You do not need to lift your leg high, if your internal organs are out of synch, even lifting your leg this bit will make you wobble. Now this was quite scary because it told me that my body was almost 60 years old and here was me, barely into my forties! These Chinese are really very advanced in their knowledge of the human body. It was very heartening to know that frequent and regular practice can help you recover your sense of balance. In fact Chinese specialists suggest daily practice of Jin Ji Du Li for 1 minute, this helps prevent dementia. You can try slightly closing both eyes while practicing Jin Ji Du Li, instead of completely closing them; in fact this is what the health specialist Zhong Li Ba Ren recommends.Daily practice of Jin Ji Du Li, can help in healing many illnesses or diseases like

·  Hypertension,

·  High Blood Sugar or diabetes,

·  Neck and Spinal diseases,

·  it can also prevent you from getting dementia.

Zhong Li Ba Ren has written a book titled "Self Help is Better than Seeking Doctors' Help", which is a bestselling book that has been the best seller health book in China since it was first published last year. Its success can be measured by the fact that it has been reprinted 12 times within 6 months, with more than 1 million copies sold. The book is a hot seller because is it teaches many simple practical health tips. It is said that according to the understanding of Chinese physicians, diseases appear in the body because the coordination between the various internal organs encounter problems and that causes the body to lose its balance. Jin Ji Du Li can readjust this inter-relationship of the organs and how they function with each other. Zhong Li Ba Ren stated that many people can't stand on one foot with their eyes closed for even 5 seconds, but later on as they practice it daily, are able to stand for more t han 2 minutes. As you gain ability to stand for longer time, the feeling of "head heavy, light feet” disappears. As benefits or practicing Jin Ji Du Li, you will experience that the quality of sleep improves, the mind clears up and memory improves significantly. Most importantly if you can practice Jin Ji Du Li with your eyes closed for 1 minute every day, you will not get dementia. (I think it this also means the brain will remain healthy). Zhong Li Ba Ren explained that there are 6 important meridians passing through our legs. When you stand on a single leg, the weak meridian will feel sore while getting the necessary exercise,and as this happens, the corresponding organs of these meridians and their path-ways, start getting the necessary tuning. This method can focus or concentrate the awareness, and channel the body's qi to the foot. The beneficial effects of practicing Jin Ji Du Li on various illnesses associated with hype rtension, diabetes, neck and spinal diseases are quick to be seen and felt. Jin Ji Du Li can also prevent gout. Jin Ji Du Li helps to Strengthen body Immunity rapidly Jin Ji Du Li it is suitable for everyone generally. It is the basic cure for "Cold Feet Disease” and it can also strengthen the body’s immunity. You do not have to wait until you have any illness to start practicing Jin Ji Du Li. It is especially beneficial for young people, when they practice it daily while they are healthy, so that their chances of contracting the various illness associated with aging is comparative lower.

HLL Lifecare to become Vaccine producer of the Nation

HLL, formerly Hindustan Latex Ltd, has been attempting to protect the nation against sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies for decades—its Nirodh condom is arguably one of the most recognised brands in the country. So, from a thematic perspective, it makes sense that the company would now want to continue to protect millions of people against diseases by becoming India’s largest maker of vaccines.

Still, the government’s choice for an implementing agency has taken many in the industry by surprise. Making condoms, after all, is about as similar to making vaccines as making bicycles is to motorbikes. Can HLL pull it off?

The health ministry has defended its selection as it feels that HLL has already proved its credentials by successfully revamping three vaccine-producing PSUs in recent years. The Central Research Institute (CRI), Kasauli, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine Laboratory, Guindy, and Pasteur Institute of India (PII), Coonoor were all closed down after the plants were found to have sub-par manufacturing practices. “We faced a shortage of vaccines when these plants got shut and hence realised the importance of expanding our capacities in vaccine manufacturing. HLL was chosen to revamp these facilities, and they have already completed their job at Kasauli,” said L C Goyal, additional secretary, Ministry of Health. “The other two are progressing and that explains their capability,” he added. HLL’s recent mission was first hinted at by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s Budget announcement last month, where he disclosed that India plans to set up an integrated vaccine complex (IVC) near Chennai. What was not widely known was the identity of the entity responsible for India’s vaccine revolution. Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram)-based HLL Lifecare Ltd is a mini ratna company, established as a condom manufacturing company in 1969. HLL, today, is the leading social marketing organisation in the country in the area of contraceptives—with a market share of over 70 per cent in the rural and semi urban markets. On the global front, HLL brands reach more than 115 countries. Now, it has been assigned the task of conceiving and implementing a project that involves development of 100 acre of land at Chengalpattu, near Chennai, into the country’s biggest vaccine manufacturing complex. The Rs 594 crore project will have a central government contribution of Rs 285 crore. The amount has already been cleared by the Public Investment Board, and is to get a Cabinet sanction soon. The entire funding will be routed through HLL Lifecare, whose wholly owned subsidiary will execute the project, with additional financial assistance from institutional investors. What makes the project unique is its scope. While public sector vaccine units in the country have always been limiting themselves to conventional vaccines such as DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus), IVC will house facilities that manufacture all types of vaccines—influenza, anti-rabis, measles, BCG, Hepatitis B, Japanese Encephalitis and others—to cater to the future immunisation needs of the government. Perhaps that is the reason why Pranab Mukherjee’s Budget speech referred to IVC as a move towards ensuring “vaccine security” for the country.

Busy diversifying
Those concerned about giving HLL its recent assignment can take a little comfort in the fact that HLL has more than proven its chops in departments other than condoms. The company also runs hospital chains, diagnostic clinics, and hospital management as well as MRI centres across India. It supplies pharmaceuticals and vaccines and has a construction division that refurbishes and modernises medical colleges. “Our vision is to become a Rs 10,000 crore company by 2020”, says M Ayyappan, HLL Lifecare chairman and managing director. What has really fuelled its growth from annual sales of Rs 200 crore in 2003 to over Rs 600 crore today are forays into procurement and consultancy, infrastructure development and diagnostics. The company could easily cross the Rs 1000 crore mark if one takes into account the construction contracts that it has begun undertaking recently. Its infrastructure development division today handles projects worth over Rs 900 crore. “While majority of the health care institutions are solely focused on creating value for its stakeholders, HLL does both—it makes profits, it also serves the needy", Vijay Kurup, senior manager, Performance Improvement, Ernst & Young said. The diagnostic services division is more consumer oriented as it manages MRI centres. “We have already set up three MRI centres attached to medical colleges in Kerala. “Our MRI cost is minimum 40 per cent less than market price. We provide free service to below poverty line patients. Every 11th patient is scanned free.” Ayyappan claimed. Then, there’s HLL’s 50:50 joint venture with Life Acumen Fund USA which has seen the establishment of 12 maternity hospitals in Andhra Pradesh. Branded as Lifespring Hospitals, these centres are known for their value-for-money services. “We charge Rs 3,999 for delivery in our hospitals. The demand for them is so high that we are planning to set up 12 such hospitals in the suburbs of Delhi soon.” Ayyappan said. “We have a strong reason for diversification. We believe that every business of ours should be based on a purpose and here the purpose is to provide very high quality product at affordable price to the poorer sections of the society,” Ayyappan added. The company says that its performance proves that given the freedom to perform and through innovative business models, government firms can also do well. Additional secretary Goyal says that HLL’s ability to perform has prompted Department of Biotechnology (under Ministry of Science and Technology) to hand over biotechnology company Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Ltd (BIBCL) to HLL as well. “The decision has been taken. BIBCL will go to HLL”, Goyal said.

Is it a good idea to hand over a such a highly specialised job that deals with human lives to a government agency? "It is true that a considerable chunk of revenues for HLL comes from the government. I believe the management has the ability to think through it", said Kurup. "We have done a critical assessment of HLL's performance. Our opinion is that the company has the ability to introduce world class quality systems and quality products. Vaccines might be a new arena, but HLL's past performance indicate that the company has delivered all that it had planned in the past. Vaccines are unlikely to be different", Kurup added.

Source  - BS, Joe C Mathew

Indian Power Generation crosses 200 GW

The total electricity generation capacity in the country has topped 200,000 MW with the commissioning of a 660 MW unit of China Light and Power's plant at Jhajjar in Haryana. The total installed capacity now stands at 200,287 MW. This includes 132,013 MW from thermal plants (coal or gas), 38,991 MW from hydel units, 4,780 MW in nuclear and 24,503 MW in the renewable energy sector.  In renewable Wind accounts for 16000 MW.

A vaccine that kills 90 per cent of cancers!!!

A vaccine that kills 90 per cent of cancers using the body's natural defence mechanisms could be widely available within six years, scientists say. Experts say the treatment has already freed patients of the disease after just two doses. They hope the treatment could provide a universal injection to help millions of sufferers fight a range of cancers, including those of the breast and prostate. The vaccine ImMucin works by triggering the immune system to seek out and destroy tumours, the Daily Express reported. Cancer cells often flourish because they are not seen as a threat by the body - unlike bacteria or viruses.  But the new vaccine uses a molecule called MUC1, found in 90 per cent of cancers, to train the immune system to recognise the rogue cells.

Scientists have found that by injecting the right level of MUC1 it can also trigger the body to fight them. In a trial at the Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem, 10 patients suffering a form of blood cancer were injected with ImMucin. After two to four courses of treatment, seven saw their immune system strengthened and three were left free of the disease. The vaccine is designed for patients with cancer rather than as a preventative jab. It is believed it could be most effective fighting tumours that are detected early or to help prevent the return and spread of the disease where patients have been in remission. The trials are now to be extended to more patients and different types of cancer. They are being run by drug company Vaxil Biothera-peutics and scientists at Tel Aviv University.  A company spokesman said the first trial "generated a robust and specific immune response in all patients which was observed after only two to four doses of the vaccine out of a maximum of 12 doses".

Source  - TOI

The Celestine Prophecy

The Celestine Prophecy by  James Redfield

In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights into life itself -- insights each human being is predicted to grasp sequentially; one insight, then another, as we move toward a completely spiritual culture on Earth. Drawing on ancient wisdom, it tells you how to make connections among the events happening in your life right now and lets you see what is going to happen to you in the years to come. The story it tells is a gripping one of adventure and discovery, but it is also a guidebook that has the power to crystallize your perceptions of why you are where you are in life and to direct your steps with a new energy and optimisim as you head into tomorrow.  You have never read a book like this before -- a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives forever.