Oil Pulling for Perfect Oral Health

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 5/24/2013 8:12:00 PM

'The more I research about natural lifestyle, the more I come to know. The recent one is "Oil Pulling". I am excited !.. What is Oil Pulling? It's an ancient Ayurvedic practice for maintaining perfect oral health. As soon as you wake up in the morning, take a table spoon of sesame oil in your mouth and swish it around inside your mouth slowly for 15-20 mins. The Sesame Oil will turn into milky white liquid. Spit that out. Wash your mouth with water. That's all. Simple. (...)'

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Indian Toilet vs Western Toilet

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 5/13/2013 7:23:00 AM

'I came back from UK recently and have to stay in my friend's home which has only Indian Toilet (Squatting Type). When I was using Indian Toilet - Whooooshhh... the whole business took less than 2 minutes and it was effortless. I normally take 5 - 10 minutes while using a Western Toilet. Once I moved to my own apartment which has Western Toilet (Sitting Type), going to the bathroom was not a breeze anymore. That triggered this research about the natural human defecating posture(...)'

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You have changed after marriage !

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 5/11/2013 3:19:00 AM

'I thought I will never hear these words in my marriage. I feel more loved and love her more passionately than before. I started hearing these words from my love in couple of occasions. Very first time I heard that, I justified her and convinced her that I will try to be the same as before. But, when I hear this the second time, I felt that a serious before/after analysis is required to get this thought out of her mind and make her understand, how to make things work for each o(...)'

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God Instinct - The Psychology of Souls, Destiny and the Meaning of Life ::: Book Review

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 3/13/2013 8:49:00 AM

'Book: God Instinct - The Psychology of Souls, Destiny and the Meaning of Life Author: Jesse Bering Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Year: 2010-11-01 ISBN-13: 9781857885606 ISBN-10: 1857885600 Language: English Binding: Hardcover Number of Pages: 272 Pages What is God?. Why do I keep stumbling upon books which discusses the concept of God. The more I declare that I don't believe in god, the more books I get to read about God. I don't think much abou(...)'

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The Thrive Diet - The Whole Foods Way to Losing Weight, Reducing Stress and Staying Healthy for Life ::: Book review

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 1/24/2013 8:05:00 AM

'Book: The Thrive Diet - The Whole Foods Way to Losing Weight, Reducing Stress and Staying Healthy for Life Author: Brendan Brazier ISBN-13: 9780143052364 ISBN-10: 0143052365 Publisher: Penguin Books Canada Publication Year: 2008 Binding: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Pages Language: English A Vegan book review from a voracious meat eater?. Yeah. I had the assumption that meat eaters are stronger and have more endurance than vegans. I always assumed that vegans lack(...)'

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Cooked Food Vs Raw Vegan Food

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 1/14/2013 12:54:00 PM

'Common Myth: Raw food eaters are skinny and it's impossible for them to pack on muscles. I believed in this myth for a very long time. Who wants to be skinny and vulnerable?. Not me. Just like any other man, I always wanted to be big and strong. If I get options to either live for 30 years, big and strong or live for 100 years skinny but very healthy, I will always choose the first option. But, if I can be big, strong, healthy and can live for 100 years, why woul(...)'

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Understand Philosophy of Science - A Teach Yourself Guide ::: Book Review

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 12/22/2012 7:51:00 AM

'Book: Understand Philosophy of Science - A Teach Yourself Guide Author: Mel Thompson ISBN-13: 9781444157659 ISBN-10: 1444157655 Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 27/04/2012 Publisher: HODDER EDUCATION Imprint: TEACH YOURSELF Number of Pages: 208 Pages Language: English We all know what "Science" is. But, what does it mean to say that something is "scientific"?. Astronomy is science. What about Astrology?. Main stream medicine is sci(...)'

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Building the Perfect Physique - Tip 7: Weight Loss with Thermal Diet

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 12/16/2012 8:17:00 PM

'Thermal Diet?. Yeah. It's from the book The 4-Hour Body by my favorite author Timothy Ferriss.  Everyone knows the basic fact that our body temperature is maintained at 98.6 °F. When the outside temperature falls below that, our body does quite a few things like goosebumps, shivering, burning more calories to produce the additional heat to bring the core temperature back to normal. The hypothalamus in the brain controls the body temperature with the help of t(...)'

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Building the Perfect Physique - Tip 6: Weight Loss with Burpee

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 11/28/2012 8:42:00 AM

'Seriously, its been hell of a three months. I was religiously following all the tips on every single day. I lost three kilograms of weight in the first month and slowly gained it back at the end of three months. Now, I am exactly at the same point where I started. This is not what you expect from me. Isn't it?. But, this is the truth. When I told this to my friends, everyone has their version of the same story. Hmm... Looks like a universal problem ! When I started this(...)'

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Building the Perfect Physique - Tip 5: Weight Loss with Horse Gram

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 10/28/2012 11:17:00 AM

'There is a very old saying/proverb in Tamil "இளைத்தவனுக்கு எள்ளு, கொழுத்தவனுக்கு கொள்ளு" which means "Feed Sesame seed to a skinny person, Horse gram to an obese person". Horse gram is called Kollu (கொள்ளு) in Tamil. This use to be one of the regular ingredients in South Indian food for so many centuries; fading away slowly for pizzas and burgers. This is mainly fed as fodder to horses for it's nutritional values. Horses and us eat the same food?. I don't mind. Since(...)'

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Building the Perfect Physique - Tip 4: Weight Loss with Mind Movies

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 9/26/2012 7:20:00 AM

'What is a Mind Movie?        Before I answer that question, I suggest you read this blog completely, so that you know by yourself. I don't want anyone to blindly follow me. OK? You might be reading this blog in your home or office or at internet cafe or even in your mobile. Just pause for a while. Look around you. Consciously look at each and every object around you. Notice even the smallest things that are made by man. I am sitting in my living (...)'

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My Bucket List !

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 9/17/2012 8:15:00 AM

'The Perfect Six-Pack Beach Body Pose for an Underwear Garment Get a Big Scorpion Tattoo The Perfect Eye Sight Become a Multi-Orgasmic Man Become a hero in James Cameron's movie Fight a big cat with bare hands Bungee Jumping from Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado, USA Mountain Gliding Space Jumping Fly through the clouds by myself (I don't know how) (I am going add items to the bucket list (...)'

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Building the Perfect Physique - Tip 3: Lose Weight with Laziness

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 9/8/2012 10:38:00 AM

'"The title sounds crazy. If you can lose weight by being lazy, everyone in the world would be slim and fit. This guy is wrong. He will deceive me to buy useless products. I am not going to waste my time reading this post." This was the typical reaction when I first read about the claim. I did research further and found that this tip works for many people. It may work for me. The best part is, this personal experiment was conducted by Phil Libin, the CEO of EverNot(...)'

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Building the Perfect Physique - Tip 2: Lose weight out of the blue !

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 9/5/2012 8:12:00 AM

'Its been more than a week, following the first tip. I already feel slimmer (just feel. OK) and my appetite is reduced. (Its true. Trust me). I eat a lot lesser and feel full. I used to eat muffins daily, right after coming from office. I replaced muffins with bananas. I don't have a weighing scale at home right now and planning to get one today. As and when I post the next tip, I will publish my progress also. Within one week, I don't see any visible reduction (...)'

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Building the Perfect Physique - Tip 1: Eat breakfast within an hour of waking up !

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 8/28/2012 8:25:00 AM

'Our first tip is from Timothy Ferris's "The 4-Hour Body". This is quite a simple tip and would not be very tough to follow. Just eat your breakfast as soon as you wake up, preferably within 30 minutes. I have the habit of drinking 500 ml of water every morning as soon as I wake up which helps to cleanse my body and have a clean bowel movement. I believe many of you have this habit as well. What to do now?. Eat breakfast first or drink water first?. My Sch(...)'

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Building The Perfect Physique !

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 8/25/2012 6:42:00 AM

'Funny. Isn't it?. Yeah. "Before & After marriage" is just for fun. The idea is the transformation of my body within few months after coming to UK. The first picture was taken on June 2, 2011 in Los Angeles and the second one on Aug 22, 2012 in London. I did not go to gym from July 2011 onward, my food habits did not change very much and I retained the same body structure till mid 2012. I am officially into the "Overweight" category as of August 22, 201(...)'

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On Desire - Why We Want What We Want ::: Book Review

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 7/30/2012 8:22:00 AM

'Book: On Desire: Why We Want What We Want Author: William B. Irvine ISBN: 0195327071 ISBN-13: 9780195327076, 978-0195327076 Binding: Paperback Publishing Date: 2007-06-01 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 322 Language: English We all have desires. Isn't it?. I desire everything that attracts me. If I like an activity, I want to do it. If I like a  product, I want to have it. If I like a person, I want to have a relationship w(...)'

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Live Broadcast : Sangavi Anandkumar weds Premkumar Masilamani

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 5/3/2012 3:13:00 PM

'This live broadcast is for for all our friends, who wanted to be with us in our most precious moment, but could not make it. You are never far from us. You can watch the Wedding and the Reception Live from your living room. Yeah!... Bless us with your wishes... We are glad to have you around us (virtually)... Date: 6-May-2012 Marriage: 11.00 AM IST to 11.30 AM IST Reception: 12.00 PM IST to 3.00 PM IST Event ID: premsang (case sensitive - all lowercases) (Please click (...)'

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You Can Sell ::: Book Review

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 4/16/2012 3:22:00 PM

'Book: You Can Sell Author: Shiv Khera ISBN: 9381626511 ISBN-13: 9789381626511,978-9381626511 Binding: paperback Publishing Date: 2012 Publisher: Westland Number of Pages: 328 Language: English “As long as you have your eyes on the goal, you don’t see obstacles”. These are the very opening words of the book ‘You can sell’ by Shiv Khera. For a person who is passionate about marketing (of course, me!) this book came as a juicy piece of cake to read and review. What(...)'

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Buying Gold Jewellery? - Know the facts first !

Author : Premkumar Masilamani      Blog : Smile      Date : 4/12/2012 6:19:00 AM

'Generally, I do not prefer Gold, in fact my engagement ring is the first gold ornament in my body. It's a custom in India for the bride & groom to wear Gold Jewels during wedding. I had no options but to buy. I head out to "Joy Alukkas". I was discussing about the Gold Jewellery Business in India, with the floor manager and I am surprised to know that majority of the people does not even understand the basics. In fact, my parents were cheated by "L.K.(...)'

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