ACNE

ACNE

Eat plenty of:

·         Fresh fruits and vegetables for beta carotene and vitamin C.

_·          Sea food, lean, meat, poultry, yoghurt and whole grains for zinc and vitamin B6_.

Limit:

·         Kelp supplements.

·         Iodized salt.

_·          High doses of vitamin B₆ and B_12.

Acne is prevalent during adolescence, afflicting 85% of teenagers to some degree. Hormones are responsible for the acne. Diet and other life style factors, including cleanliness and sexual activity, do not cause acne. Heredity is suspected in some severe acne. A number of medications can also cause acne; major offenders include steroids and other hormonal agents, iodine preparations, lithium and anticonvulsants. Stress often triggers a flare-up of acne, most likely by altering hormone levels. In turn, hormonal changes can stimulate food cravings. Consequently, the acne suffer may erroneously attribute the acne to food, rather than stress, the real culprit.

Clear glowing skin reflects allover good health. This requires regular exercise, adequate sleep, quitting smoking, and avoiding excessive exposure to the sun, as well as diet rich in some important nutrients.  Eat vitamin A and C rich foods. The beta carotene, which is converted by the body into vitamin A, may reduce sebum production.

The best dietary sources of beta-carotene are brightly colored fruits and dark green vegetables. Citrus fruits, berries, kiwi, melons, pepper, broccoli, cabbage, and potatoes are especially rich in vitamin C. B₆ is found in meat, fish, poultry, whole grains, beans lentils, avocadoes, nuts, potatoes, bananas, and leafy greens.

Some studies link Zinc to skin health and claim it may help to improve acne. Sea foods- especially oysters-red meat, poultry, yoghurt, milk, and whole grains are rich in zinc. High doses of vitamins B₆ and B₁₂  can aggravate acne symptoms, and high doses of vitamin A can cause dryness of skin and hair loss. And also the risk of osteoporosis.

Most persistent mild to moderate acne can be controlled with proper skin care, good nutrition and nonprescription drugs such as 2.5 to 10 percent strength of Benzoyl peroxide Gel, lotion or ointment.  A dermatologist may prescribe tretinoin, a tropical medication  derived from vitamin A; an antibiotic may also be tried. Isotretinoin ( Accutane ), a potent oral drug, is reserved for severe cystic acne. Since accutane can cause svere birth defects, women taking this medication should be counseled to use multiple methods of bithr control.

Artist Nambhoothiri - The legend

K. M. Vasudevan Namboothiri, better known as Artist Namboothiri, is a well-known Painter and Sculptor from the state of Kerala, India. He is the winner of the Raja Ravi Varma Award for the year 2003. He is famous for his own style of "Line sketches or Rekhachithrangal".


Artist Namboothiri has made some of the illustrations done for characters that appeared in literary publications in Kerala, very popular among Malayalee readers. His cartoon series "Naniyammayum Lokavum" in Mathrubhumi was extremely popular.

 He has worked for Mathrubhumi, a leading Malayalam publication. He has also done illustrations for several leading authors in Malayalam likeThakazhy Shivasankara Pillai, Kesavadev, M.T.Vasudevan Nair, Uroob, S.K.Pottekkatt and V.K.N. He is also a proponent of "finger painting". He also does copper sheet relief work. Mr. Namboothiri has never placed his paintings for sale, except while he was a student in Madras.Artist Namboothiri was born at Karuvattu Mana of Ponnani.

He was a disciple of renowned artist K.C.S.Paniker.
He also drew inspiration from renowned painters like Mr. Roy Choudhari and Mr. Dhanapal. He studied painting in the Madras School of Fine Arts.He has been the chairman of the Kerala Lalitakala Academy for more than one term. During his tenure as the Chairman of Kerala Lalithakala Academy, Mr. Namboothiri took upon himself the task of setting up an own building for the centre in Thrissur, which till then was working from rented space. He was also the key figure behind the conversion of the Durbar Hall in Kochi into an art gallery.
Honours....

• Raja Ravi Varma award in 2003
• State Award for the Best Art Direction for the Malayalam film Utharayanam in 1974
• Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature Bala Sahitya Award for best illustration for his work in Kuttikalude Ramayanam (Ramayana for children) in 2004

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Saphalameeyathra - N.N.Kakkad

Aardramee dhanumaasa raavukalilonnil                      
aathira varum pokumalle saghi
njaanee janalazhi pidichottu nilkkatte
neeyennaniyathu thanne nilkkoo
ee pazhankoodoru chumakkadi idari veezhaam

vranithamaam kandathil innu novithiri kuravund
valare naal koodi njan neriya nilaavinte
pinne ananthathayil aliyum irul neelimayil
enno pazhakiyorommakal maahiri
ninnu virakkumee ekaantha thaarakale
innottu kaanatte nee thottu nilkkoo

aathira varum neram orumich kaikalkorth
ethirelkkanam namukkikkuri
varum kollamaarannu enthennu maarkkariyaam 

enth nin mizhiyina thulumbunnuvo saghi
chandam nirakkukee shishtta dinangalil
mizhineer chavarpp pedathee 
madhupaathram adiyolam monthuka
nertha nilaavinte adiyil theliyumee irul nokku
irulinte nirakalile ormmakaledukuka
evide enthormmakelenno

nerukayiluruttenthi paaraavu nilkumee
theruvu vilakkukalppuram
vyadhithamaam bodhathinapuram
ormmakalonnu millenno onnumillenno

pala niram kaachiya valakalanijumazhichum
pala mugham kondu naam thammil ethirettum
enthum parasparam mohichum
pathittandukal neendoree 
ariyatha vazhikalil ethra kozhutha 
chavarpp kudich vattichu naam
ithiri shanthi than sharkkara nunayuvaan
ormmakalunandayirikanam 
okkeyum vazhiyora kazhchakalaayi
pirakilekodi maranjirikaam
paathiyilere kadannuvallo vazhi
paathiyilere kadannuvallo vazhi

etho puzhayude kalakalathil
etho malamudi pokuveyilil
etho nisheedhathin thekku paattil
etho vijanamaam vazhi vakkil nizhalukal
neengumoru thaanthamaam anthiyil
paduvakalaayi kizhakkere uyarnnu poyi
kadu neela vinnil alinjupom malakalil

pulayum kuruthola theliyunna panthangal
vilayunna melangal urayunna raavukalil 
engaanoroonjal paattukal uyarunnuvo saghi
engaanoroonjal paattukal uyarunnuvo
onumillenno onnumillenno

ormmakal thilangaathe madhurangal paadaathe 
paathirakal ilakaathe ariyaathe
ardrayaam aarda varumenno saghi
ardrayaam aarda varumenno saghi

ethaandorormma varunnuvo
orthaalum orkkaathirunnaalum
aathira ethum kadannupoye vazhi
naamee janaliloodethirelkkum
ipzhayaorommakal ozhunja thaalam
thalarnnottu virayaArnna kaikalilenthi
athilotta mizhner pathikkaathe manamidaraathe

kaalaminiyomurulum vishu varum
varsham varum thiruvonam varum
pinneyoro thalirinum poo varum kaai varum
appolaarennum enthennum aarkkariyaam
namukkipozhee aardraye shaantharaayi 
saumaraayi ethirelkkaam
varika saghi arikath chernnu nilkkoo
pazhayoru manthram smarikkaam
anyonyam onnuvadikalaayi nilkaaam
haa saphalamee yaathra                                                                                  
haa saphalamee yaathra.........

Night Train to Lisbon- Emily Grayson

 They met on a night train to Lisbon. She was a wealthy American beauty of eighteen, sheltered and coddled her entire life. He was a brilliant young British scientist from humble beginnings. But it is 1936, and war looms. Suddenly their unexpected romance becomes something much more dangerous…

  Emily Grayson is well-known for books she has written such as The Gazebo and The Fountain. Her newest book is called Night Train to Lisbon and is a compelling story about a young woman in 1936.

Once upon a time,’ her mother would begin, and Carson WetherellCarson Wetherell is an 18-year-old girl who has lived a life of privilege in a wealthy town in Connecticut. Her Aunt Jane, who is married to an English man, invites Carson to spend the summer of 1936 in a villa in Spain. Carson grudgingly agrees to go on the trip and the adventure begins.

While on a train travelling to Lisbon, Carson meets Alec Breve, a young British scientist. The two young people get to know each other on the train. They later meet again in Spain and ultimately fall in love. Carson has been raised in a society of arranged marriages which would insure and perhaps increase a family’s wealth and statue. She knows that her affluent family would have difficulty accepting a low-paid British scientist.

Carson’s Uncle Lawrence, who works for British intelligence, complicates the plot. He shocks Carson by telling her that Alec Breve is not really a scientist. He is a spy for the Germans who are becoming an increasingly larger threat to Europe and the world. Carson is stunned and does not know who to trust, her uncle or her new-found love.

The story progresses and ultimately Carson learns the truth about Alec. In the meantime she must rapidly make decisions which will affect her life forever.

Night Train to Lisbon explains the uneasiness which existed in Europe during the 1930’s as Hitler’s ideas were being implemented. Countries which had suffered greatly in World War I were uneasy about the threat of another war.

The evolution of Carson from an young girl uncertain of her life’s purpose to a mature young woman makes Night Train to Lisbon an interesting story. Carson learns to believe in herself and make decisions by following her instincts. As a main character, Carson becomes a heroine in the resolution of her and Alec’s fate.