சூரியநமஸ்காரம் அற்புதங்களை நிகழ்த்தும்

 தொடர்ச்சியாக செய்யப்படும் 24 யோகாசனங்கள்தான் சூரியநமஸ்காரம் என்று அழைக்கப்படுகிறது. அதை சூரியநமஸ்காரம் என்று அழைப்பதிலேயே பல அர்த்தங்கள் இருக்கின்றன. அதில் ஒன்றுதான் சக்திப் பகுதி. சூரிய நமஸ்காரம் உங்கள் நாடிகளைத் திறந்து, உங்களுக்குள் இருக்கும் சூரியனை தூண்டிவிடுகிறது, இதன் மூலம் நீங்கள் மிகவும் துடிப்பாக, உயிர்ப்புடன் இருக்க முடியும். மெதுவாக 100 சூரியநமஸ்காரங்கள் செய்யும் நிலைக்கு வந்துவிட்டால், நீங்கள் ஒரு தடகள வீரரைப் போல ஆகிவிடுவீர்கள். இன்னொரு விஷயம் என்னவென்றால், உங்களை பேணிப் பாதுகாக்கின்ற சூரியனுக்கு தினமும் காலையில் செய்யும் ஒரு வழிபாடாகவும் அது இருக்கிறது. உங்களுக்கு இந்த உடல் இருப்பதன் காரணமே சூரியன்தான், இல்லையா? இந்தக் கலாசாரத்தில் வழிபாடு செய்வதென்றால் சில சடங்குகளைச் செய்வதோ அல்லது சில மந்திரங்களை முணுமுணுப்பதோ அல்ல. உங்கள் முழு உடலையுமே வழிபாடாக ஆக்குவதுதான் இங்கு வழிபடும் முறை.

சூரிய நமஸ்காரத்தின் பலன்கள்:

போதுமான அளவு சூரியநமஸ்காரம் செய்தால், உங்களுடைய தூங்கும் நேரம் மிகவும் குறைந்து, எப்போதும் ஒரு உயர்ந்த நிலையிலேயே இருப்பீர்கள். நீங்களாக எந்த முயற்சியும் செய்யாமலேயே உங்கள் தூக்கம் 4 அல்லது 41/2 மணி நேரமாக மிகச் சுலபத்தில் குறைந்துவிடும். சில வாரப் பயிற்சியிலேயே உங்கள் உற்பத்தித் திறனும், செயல்திறனும் மேம்பட்டுவிடும். யோகப் பயிற்சி செய்வதால், ஒருவர் நாள்பட்ட நோய்களான ஆஸ்துமா, இரத்தக் கொதிப்பு, மூட்டு வலி போன்றவற்றிலிருந்து விடுதலை பெற முடியும். அது தன்னளவில் ஒரு முழுமையான பயிற்சியாகும். அதற்கு எந்தவிதமான கருவிகளும் தேவையில்லை. அது ஒரு வரம், ஏனென்றால் நீங்கள் பயணம் செய்து கொண்டிருந்தாலும், உங்களது பயிற்சிகளைத் தொடர முடியும். சூரியநமஸ்காரத்தைத் சரியாக செய்து பாருங்கள்; உங்கள் உடலில் இருக்கும் அத்தனை பகுதிகளும் நீண்டு, மடங்கி, அவற்றுக்குத் தேவையான உடற்பயிற்சி கிடைத்துவிடும். இதைத் தவிரவும், உங்கள் சக்தி நிலைகளும் உயர்ந்த நிலையை அடைவதால், வாழ்க்கையின் மேடு, பள்ளங்களை பெரிய சிரமங்கள் இல்லாமல் எதிர்கொள்ள முடியும். அதை ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட விழிப்புணர்வோடு செய்பவருக்கு சூரியநமஸ்காரம் அற்புதங்களை நிகழ்த்தும். தியானத் தன்மைக்குள் நுழைவதற்கு இது மிக எளிமையான ஒரு வழி. யோகப் பயிற்சி செய்வதால், ஒருவர் நாள்பட்ட நோய்களான ஆஸ்துமா, இரத்தக் கொதிப்பு, மூட்டு வலி போன்றவற்றிலிருந்து விடுதலை பெற முடியும். ஆனால் யோகா என்பது ஒரு சிகிச்சை முறை அல்ல. நீங்கள் யோகாசனங்களை பயிற்சி செய்து வந்தால், அதற்கு நிறைய மருத்துவ குணங்கள் இருக்கின்றன என்பது வேறு விஷயம். ஆனால் இதை ஒரு சிகிச்சை முறையாகப் பயன்படுத்தக் கூடாது. ஒரு சிகிச்சை முறை என்றால், உங்களுக்கு ஒரு உடல் கோளாறு ஏற்பட்டால், நீங்கள் மருத்துவரிடம் செல்கிறீர்கள், அவர் உங்களுக்கு மருந்து கொடுக்கிறார். நீங்கள் எத்தனை காலம் அந்த மருந்தை சாப்பிடுவீர்கள்? உங்களுடைய பிரச்சனை நீடிக்கும் வரை அந்த மருந்தை உட்கொள்வீர்கள். பிரச்சனை முடிந்தவுடன், மருந்துக்கு எந்த அவசியமும் இல்லை. யோகாசனத்தையும் இப்படி எண்ணக் கூடாது. நீங்கள் யோகாசனங்கள் செய்ய ஆரம்பித்தவுடன், அவற்றை உங்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் ஒரு ஒழுக்கநெறியாகவே கடைபிடிக்க வேண்டும். அதை தொடர்ந்து செய்து கொண்டே இருக்க வேண்டும். அப்படி செய்தால் அது உங்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் ஒரு பகுதியாகவே ஆகிவிடுகிறது. அதிலிருந்து உங்களுக்கு கணக்கிலடங்காத பலன்களைப் பெற முடியும். யோகாசனங்களை அணுக இதுதான் சரியான வழி. ஆனால் எந்த ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட பலனுக்காகவும் யோகாசனங்களைச் செய்யாதீர்கள். அது அப்படி வேலை செய்யாது.

Control Your Blood Sugar Levels With These Home Remedies

Home Remedies To Control Blood Sugar Levels

Diabetes is one of the leading concerns among health professionals today as more and more individuals fall prey to this life-long and dangerous disease. Diabetes is caused when the blood sugar levels rise to an excess and a resistance to insulin results. Once this happens, the diabetic individual can no longer control their blood sugar levels, and they can rise and fall with serious consequences. Yet whether you are diabetic or know someone diabetic or not, it is important to implement measures to control blood sugar levels and to stop the spread of the diabetes in its tracks.

1. Consume More Dairy Products     The protein and fat in dairy products helps improve blood sugar levels, and if the products are low in fat, it has been shown that they can also decreased the chances for developing insulin resistance.  2. Choose the Right Kind of Bread Avoid white flour based products at all costs! These simple carbohydrates are full of sugar that spike up your blood sugar. Instead, you should consume whole wheat or rye products that are high in fiber, protein and complex carbohydrates which control blood sugar levels and keep you full longer.  3. Maximize the Magnesium Magnesium is a mineral known to help prevent the onset of Type II diabetes and should be consumed as much as possible. It is best to consume natural sources of magnesium such as spinach, fish, nuts, leafy greens and avocados. All of these foods have been proved to lower the risk of diabetes and can even aid in weightless.  4. Cardamom is great! Cardamom originates in the ginger family of spices and comes from Asia as well as South America. The spice is known to regulate Type II diabetes and can be sprinkled on coffee, tea, yogurt and even cereal. The spice is known to help decrease blood glucose levels by eighteen to thirty percent. 5. Buckwheat Buckwheat is an excellent source of fiber that you may never have heard of. It also does wonders for maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. Buckwheat comes in the form of soba noodles, which are a delicious substitute for rice or pasta as well as in a number of powders that can be added to baked goods or even on top of a slice of (whole wheat) bread. 6. Drink in Moderation Alcohol contains huge amounts of sugar, and anyone trying to watch out for their blood sugar should definitely moderate the amount of alcohol they consume. It is best to occasionally drink wine with dinner, and not after dinner when the same glass of wine could alter insulin levels in the blood. 7. Watch Fat Intake It is important to watch the amount of saturated fats entering the body because these can seriously increase the chances of contracting diabetes. Saturated fats are usually in fried and junk foods as they are cooked in unhealthy oils.  8. Exercise Daily Getting in exercise each day is critical to maintaining normal blood sugar levels, even if it's a brisk walk in the park.  9. Laughing Yes, this is really one of the tips that will prevent your chances for diabetes. It was found that those who laugh have lower blood sugar levels than those who don't laugh enough (this means you should keep reading our jokes!). 10. Eat Grapefruit Grapefruit has been proved to aid in weight loss as it affects the glucose metabolism, keeping insulin levels steady. 11. Do Resistance Training Building muscle mass is important for burning more glucose out of your system and training once to twice a week could significantly aid in preventing the occurrence of diabetes. 12. Drink Decaf, Not Regular Decaffeinated coffee slows down the rate at which the intestines absorb sugars and speeds up the absorption of sugar by the muscles.  13. Eat Smaller Meals It is best to have a small meal every half hour and then another small meal (or a second half of the regular size meal) later on. In the same vein, it is also important to eat regularly so that insulin levels don't spike. 14. Get Enough Sleep Sleep deprivation can affect blood sugar and insulin levels so it is important to get enough sleep each night. It is also essential to stop snoring because according to some studies, those who snore are more likely to develop diabetes (because snoring is often tied to being overweight).  15. Learn Relaxation Listen to soothing music or read an interesting book, whatever you need to do to relax. Meditation and yoga can also help if they are done properly and on a regular basis.   Images (top to bottom): Naypong, smarnad, piyato, imagerymajestic, Paul/ freedigitalphotos.net

Health Tips: 10 Remedies for Treating an Infected Tooth

Health Tips: 10 Remedies for Treating an Infected Tooth An infected tooth can be one of the most painful infections we may deal with in our day to day lives. Tooth infections are usually caused by bacteria multiplying within the tooth and secreting waste materials, which to us are toxins, and the accumulation of pus in abscesses formed in the tooth. There are several different symptoms associated with an infected tooth, but luckily there are several effective home remedies one can use to relieve the pain associated with this condition.                                                                             Causes of Tooth Infection Tooth abscess (when there is a hollow space within the tooth) is usually related to tooth decay, which can occur from: 1. Trauma to the tooth - A broken or chipped tooth, if not handled correctly, might get infected and develop an abscess. 2. Openings left in the enamel of the tooth may allow entry for harmful bacteria which will spread and infect the center of the tooth. 3. Infection might begin with the root of the tooth or even the jaw bones, and spread to the inside of the tooth through the nerve of the root. 4. If pus is accumulated within the tooth, there could be a swelling of the inner tooth tissue, which will definitely cause infection.   Image by: digitalart / freedigitalphotos.net   Common Symptoms: There are several symptoms associated with a tooth infection, no matter the cause, though, an infected tooth can be extremely painful to bear: 1. A bitter taste in the mouth even after brushing (these are bacteria toxins). 2. Pain that might seem to be coming from a few places on the face or even the temples.  3. Breath might become foul. 4. In certain cases, when left untreated, the infection may cause a fever. 5. Sensitivity to all kinds of pain. 6. Teeth are sensitive to heat or cold. 7. The gums may swell and change color. 8. The jaw may swell as well.                                                    Image by: digitalart / freedigitalphotos.net      10 Home Remedies to Treat the Infection: First of all, an infected tooth should be seen by a dentist. However, if you find yourself unable to reach one soon, or have to wait for your appointment, here's what you can do at home: 1. Avoiding heat Bacteria love heat. It gives them the perfect conditions they need to multiply. So whatever you do, avoid hot beverages and hot food, and let it cool off to room temperature before consuming. 2. Use Ice If the infection is spreading to your jaw and gums, and they begin to swell, you can use an ice pack to reduce the swelling.  Place the ice pack on the cheek above the infected area. The cold will numb the pain and reduce the swelling. 3. Gargling. Take one glass of clean, room temperature water, and add a spoon or 2 of regular table salt. Mix well so the salt doesn't lie on the bottom of the glass. Now gargle this solution several times a day. The salt will dry out the bacteria, and act as a mild antiseptic. The pain will also be reduced. 4. Peroxide Solution Peroxide is great at treating tooth infection as an antiseptic. Use a solution to rinse the mouth frequently. You can also mix it with salt to better deal with the infection. 5. Alcohol As a known antiseptic, alcohol too can help. Take a swig of whiskey or another drink with a high alcohol %, and swirl it in your mouth. You don't have to actually drink it, just holding it in your mouth will help fight the infection and reduce inflammation. 6. Use the extracts of common kitchen ingredients The following extracts will help mitigate the inflammation: - Vanilla extract - Peppermint extract - Lemon / almond extract Use a swab of cotton to gently smear these on the infected area. 7. Oregano Oil The oil extracted from oregano can do wonders for your infected tooth or gum.  Simply add a few drops of olive oil to a cotton swab, add a few drops of oregano oil and apply to the infected area. 8. Apple Cider Vinegar You may already know this one, because apple cider vinegar is known to work magic on infections. Use a cotton ball and soak it in apple cider vinegar. Hold it against the infected area.   9. Ginger Use a fresh piece of ginger and chew on it. The juices released will give you relief from the pain of the inflammation. 10. Fresh potato mash Take a fresh, raw potato. Skin it and cut it to slices. Take the slices and pound them. Add salt to the mash. Now place the mash against the infected area for relief.

It is good to talk glibly about the Vedanta

Greetings,

"It is good to talk glibly about the Vedanta, but how hard to carry out-even its least precepts!"

                   - Swami Vivekanandar

Greetings,

"No man, no nation, my son, can hate others and live. India's doom was sealed the very day they invented the word Mleccha and stopped from communion with others."

                   - Swami Vivekanandar

Your country requires heroes

Greetings,

"Your country requires heroes; be heroes!"

                   - Swami Vivekanandar

Great men are those who build highways for others with their heart's blood

Greetings,

"Great men are those who build highways for others with their heart's blood."

                   - Swami Vivekanandar

Multi benefits of Kapaal Bhaati [Tummy excercise]

Dear Every body,

Kapaal means face and head and Bhaati means "Glow". THIS EXCERCISE done over empty stomach or 5 hours after meals, BRINGS NATURAL GLOW ON THE FACE OBVIATING THE USE OF CANCER CAUSING "Cancer Causing" COSMETICS.

According to the world renowned Yoga Guru Baba Rmdevji's daily telecasts on Zee TV and Aastha TV, this excercise of backward and forward tummy strokes while keeping the back and neck erect, brings about the following benefits harmlessly and "Cost free".

1. It reduces the weight of over-weight people by one gram with each stroke and incerases the weight of "under-weight" people by one gram per stroke.

2.It improves digestive function of the stomach resulting in increased absorbtion of nuitrients[ in the foods eaten] by the body's blood stream.

3. It dislodges any thing sticking to the inside walls of the intestines and pushing these and other waste products of the meals for quick exit out of the body.

4.It reactivates the function of pancreas to produce natural insulin thus reducing the dependance on harmful allopathic medicines being taken by those suffering from diabetese.

5.It shrinks the size of enlarged prostate thus reducing the sleep disturbing knightly visits to the toilet and giving protection against prostate cancer. I HAVE MYSELF BENEFITED IN THIS REGARD. I was, ten years ago, advised biopsy for prostate cancer.I refused to undergo the same fearing spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body and started doing Kapaal Bhaati regularly AND AM NOW FREE OF ALL MY PROSTATE SYMPTOMS.

6 Those who say they are very busy and do not find time for rexcercise, I would say, where there is will, there is a way. FINDING 5 MINUTES OUT OF TWENTY FOUR HOURS TO DO KAPAAL BHAATI SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. HEALTH IS WEALTH. YOU WILL BE ABLE EARN ONLY IF YOU CONTINUE TO KEEP FIT AND ENJOY THE EARNINGS IN A STATE OF FITNESS.

7. Falling sick means losing the wages for the period of sickness and be saddled with expenses on doctor's bills and on medicines.

Pass this on to others and near and dear ones.

Source: Shri.B K DHIR

Important to drink some water before going to bed???

Even if this a repeat, it is worth going through!!!

Unbelievable Information

How many folks do you know who say they don't want to drink anything before going to bed ...because they'll have to get up during the night.

Heart Attack and Water - I never knew all of this ! Interesting....... Something else I didn't know ... I asked my Doctor why people need to urinate so much at night time. Answer from my Cardiac Doctor - Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell). When you lie down and the lower body seeks level with the kidneys, it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier. This then ties in with the last statement!

I knew you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of your body, but this was news to me.

Correct time to drink water... Very Important. 

From A Cardiac Specialist!

Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body.

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs;

1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion;

1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure

1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack I can also add to this...

My Physician told me that water at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps.

Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse.

Mayo Clinic Aspirin

Dr. Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic,

who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.

1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. 

The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system.

2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest, for years, (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar). Please read on...

Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know. Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue.

They work much faster than the tablets.

Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks.

There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently.

Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack. The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.

If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water. Afterwards: -

Call Emergency Help line. - Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by.-

Say "heart attack!" - Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins.

Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and ...DO NOT LIE DOWN!

If you send this email to your family - friend, you will probably save a life.

Check out these trees... Amazing...............!!!

Mankind had a hand in shaping a few of these trees, but they are still very lovely!

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When I clicked on this link I went to a

website with LOTS of beautiful and touching

photos of all kinds.

Enjoy

Check out these trees... Amazing............... Trees | Dusky's Wonders

http://www.duskyswondersite.com/nature/trees/ 

American Lady to Rural Indian Housewife

From cocktail parties to cow-pat cakes: The Californian party girl, 41, who became a traditional Indian housewife after meeting farmer husband, 25, on Facebook

• Adriana Peral, 41, met Mukesh Kumar, 25, online in February last year
• She travelled to Haryana, India, in August and wed within months
• The Californian now lives in a remote farm house 30 minutes drive town
• She has no inside toilet, a bucket for a shower shared with cows
• Mother-of-one said leaving her daughter, 25, in the U.S. was traumatic
• Mr and Mrs Kumar now plan to have children of their own

An American woman has ditched her comfortable, fun-loving Californian lifestyle to become a traditional housewife in rural India.

Adriana Peral, 41, took a leap of faith last August when she flew to the sub continent to meet a man young enough to be her son who she had fallen in love with over Facebook.

Within months she was married to Mukesh Kumar, 25, and had assumed her new role as a doting housewife - sweeping, cooking, cleaning and mucking in on the family's farm in an impoverished rural community in Haryana, India.

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Transformation: Adriana Peral, seen at a nightclub in Merced, California, left, swapped parties for a quieter life in India after travelling to the subcontinent to marry a man she met on Facebook 

It is a far cry from sun-kissed, body-conscious California, where Mrs Kumar enjoyed clubbing with friends, hitting the gym and shopping with daughter Lucy. 

But despite the radical lifestyle change, she insists she is happier than ever.

The former receptionist at an acupuncture centre said: 'I love my life here with Mukesh - I wouldn't exchange it for anything in the world.'

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In love: Adriana Peral, 41, and her husband Mukesh Kumar, 25, met and fell in love online

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Rural: The pace of life in the remote rural village of Panipat, India, is a far cry from the modern homelife Adriana Peral, left behind in California

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Home comforts: Adriana Peral makes some tea for her husband and in-laws, left, and sweeps the courtyard , right, at her house in a village in Panipat, India, during a typical day as a housewife

Mrs Kumar - who admits she had plenty of relationships back in the U.S., but had never found true love - began talking with Mukesh, sixteen years her junior, on the social networking site in February.

Over the next few months the pair grew closer, until one evening Mukesh unexpectedly called.

She explained: 'Mukesh declared his love to me right there and then on the phone. I didn't know how to react, and at first just laughed it off.

'But after we talked some more, I realised he was serious and so I said if you win my heart, I will consider marrying you. We spoke for around three more weeks and it was during that time I decided I wanted to move to India to be with him.'

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Change of pace: Adriana Peral stands beside a cow at the front yard of her house in a village in Panipat, India, as she gets used to a rural existance

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Culture shock: Adriana Peral stands in front of house old Californian home, left, and outside the bed room of her house in a village in Panipat, India, right

Leaving behind her 25-year-old daughter Lucy Cortez was a heart-wrenching moment, with many friends and family fearing for her safety in India. 

Mrs Kumar, whose parents moved to the U.S. from Mexico, said: 'When I walked in and told everyone I had decided to leave and move to India, they were in complete shock.

'My daughter was crying, she was in floods of tears. She was worried something bad would happen to me. 

'She said India was unsafe for women. I had to turn to her and reassure her everything would be alright.

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Hard work: Adriana Peral has left the creature comforts of an electronic dishwasher behind as she does the dishes by hand at her house in a village in Panipat, India,

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Youthful: A young Adriana Peral, suns herself on a beach in Merced, California

'Some people thought Mukesh was a fake, an online scam and that he didn't really exist. I can't describe the moment I finally saw him at the arrivals gate at Indira Gandhi airport - it was a big relief to finally see him in person.'

But she admits nothing had prepared her for the culture shock she was about to experience.

Her new home was a modest farm house in Popran, a large village over 30 minutes drive from the nearest town.

Mrs Kumar found the family used cow pat cakes, made by drying out the excrement of the families herd, as fuel.

And with no inside toilet, a bucket for a shower and cows roaming around the communal area, the lack of amenities was tough to adapt to.

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Day to day: Adriana Peral gets on with the chores at home in her new front yard - a far cry from the Californian house

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Home from home: Adriana Peral, pictured with her husband Mukesh Kumar while enjoying their lunch at their house in a village in Panipat, India, says she has no regrets about leaving California

She added: 'When I first stepped off the plane it was a complete culture shock.

'It is stricter here - women have to cover up more.

'In Haryana many people live off the land, there are few basic amenities. We cook on a stove which is outside, and my living room doubles as the place where we store the cows at night.

'We sometimes use the bull and cart to ride around, and the toilet is a communal one. The shower is just a bucket in a closet sized room with a hole in the floor.

'If people back home could see where I am living they would think I am crazy.

'At first it was a real struggle, but soon you realise you don't need a fancy toilet or power shower to be happy.'

One of the biggest challenges, says Adriana, was being accepted among the largely impoverished locals.

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Then and now: Adriana Peral, pictured during her younger days in Merced, California, left, now lives in a remote rural village in India, where she has adopted the lifestyle of a traditional Indian housewife, right

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Family: Adriana Peral and her mother-in-law Bimla Devi share a moment together at the front yard of their house in a village in Panipat, India

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Home: Adriana Peral shares this home in a village in Panipat, India, with husband Mukesh Kumar

Mrs Kumar, who immediately ditched her favoured high heels and adopted sandals, saree and headdress, said: 'Foreigners are rarely seen in the villages here, and wherever I went a crowd would develop all wanting to catch a glimpse of this outsider.

'Over time I began to get used to it. It was a bit like being a celebrity, but they have accepted me as one of their own now.

'A big part of that was dressing like they do and trying to speak some Hindi. In the U.S. I loved wearing high heels and dressing up for a night out at a club with my friends, but here things are more low key.

'You can't get any of the make-up I'm used to using and women generally don't apply much of it anyway, it is an unnecessary cost.

'The locals respond when you try and fit in and live as they live.'

In November 2013 Mukesh and Adriana tied the knot in a traditional Hindu ceremony, which made headlines in India's national Hindi language media.

The event was a major occasion within the conservative community too - where women are still often expected to be doting housewives upon marriage and normally wed within their own religion and caste.

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Culture: Adriana Peral and Mukesh Kumar celebrate their wedding in Panipat, India, in traditional style

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Bull power: Adriana Peral and her husband Mukesh Kumar enjoy a buffalo cart ride through the fields near their village in rural India

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Leg power: Adriana Peral, works out in the gym in Merced, California

Mukesh, who speaks broken English, but is learning from his new wife, said: 'Adriana is a good wife. 

'She is always doing housework and if my mum is doing dishes she say, "No, I want to do - it is my job".

'I am very happy to marry with her. It is true love.'

Crucially for Mrs Kumar, her mother-in-law Bimla Devi, 70, has given the pair her blessings - and even endorsed her housewife skills.

Speaking in Hindi, Bimla said: 'I am happy my son married a foreigner. She respects me. If he had married a girl from our village, she would probably not have respected me as much as Adriana does.

'She works all the house too, I like her a lot.'

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Bedtime reading: A hindi version of The Bible is seen along with some traditional make-up items at Adriana Peral and Mukesh Kumar's bedroom

The couple now plan to have children together and build a family in India, but Adriana isn't ruling out returning to the US one day.

She said: 'I am actually planning to have children with Mukesh and my mother-in-law even wants me to have two.

'I get on really well with all the family, Mukesh's brothers and sisters, his uncles - they have all taken me to their hearts.

'If I could bring the American food and luxuries here it would be perfect. But one day we would like to return to America with our family.

'The people of India are very loving and this does feel like a second home now.'