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              Massage, especially the Indian head massage is an ancient technique practiced in India since the past 4500 years. It is highly useful to prevent as well as cure of hair loss problems caused by illnesses, stress, hypertension, insufficient sleep and aging. The Indian head massage is one of the tried and tested practices to promote glossy hair growth in terms of volume and tenacity.

              The head massage is one of the essential grooming practices carried in India. In India women have used coconut oil, and other vegetable oils like sesame, olive and almond to nourish the hair while gently massaging the scalp since ancient time of India. This way of massaging the scalp ensures enough circulation of blood in the body and the head. Women used to massage the hair, sitting in rows in front of the massager and massaging the scalp and the hair.

               The head massage is short the domain of only women. Apart from giving a cosmetic look to the hair, it also ensures healthy hair. Men also get a proper head massage after a hair cut in a local barber shop. There are different types of techniques for head massage. One of the famous one is the Champi, it is the Indian word for “”head massage.”" The word Champi is originated from the English word “”shampoo.”" Now the Champi or the “”champissage”" means soothing massage to the neck, back and the shoulder apart from the head massage. This is a powerful therapy which ensures the overall physical, mental and spiritual health of the individual.

               In fact Champissage was developed by the famous massage therapist Narendra Mehta in the early 70s. The Indian head massage therapy sticks to the saying “”prevention is better than cure.”" Massage of the scalp from childhood gives proper blood circulation to the scalp and you can be sure to have healthy, lustrous and thick growth of hair. The technique is very useful in spreading the hair’s natural oil making the hair look shiny and soft.

1.     Keep the Bones Strong:

Take 500ml milk on daily basis. As a result you get 800gm to 1200gm Calcium which are useful to make strong to bones, teeth, nail & hair. Keep in mind that the mile must be without sugar & cream.
Use banana, sesame, linseed and whole grain in daily foods because these are the heavy source of calcium.
The best way to make strong bones is doing a regular exercises of joint & mussels.
Sit in the morning sunlight which is produce vitamin D in our body and it is help to calcium to being strong bones.
Never take soft drinks such as soda, coca cola etc., because the carbon dioxide are present in these soft drinks and which is help to make weak bones.

2.     Improve the Immunity:

Daily eat five almond, five walnut, three fig and four date fruit.
Take the boil oat or boil barley and mix with milk in breakfast.
Doing a massage by an expert, it will help to circulation of the blood.
Use the maximum organic and vitamin C foods in daily food.
Do the regular exercises & yoga.

3.      Decreases the level of Cholesterol:

Use the more proportion of fiber fruits & vegetables in foods.

            A smile is facial expressions that happens involuntarily or which can be produced voluntarily. The ‘involuntary smile’ is produced as a spontaneous response to genuine emotion, and involves the use of the zygomaticus major muscle situated at both ends of the mouth, as well as the orbicular is oculi muscle situated below the eyes. So this type of smile reaches the eyes, so to say.
            The ‘voluntary smile’ is the polite smile that we sometimes put on. It can be produced at will. The voluntary smile is produced using only the muscles of the mouth. So it does not reach the eyes.
            Another name for the involuntary smile is ‘Duchenne smile’ after the 19^th century French doctor Guillaume Duchenne, who was one of the earliest researchers t observe that genuine smiles showing real happiness utilize not only the muscle of the mouth but also those of the eyes.