बल्ड प्रेशर के बढ़ने से परेशान हैं तो रोज खाएं ये चॉकलेट, दवा से ज्यादा असरदार

अगर आपका बल्ड प्रेशर भी अक्सर बढ़ा रहता है तो दवा करने से पहले अपने खाने में इन चीजों को शामिल करें। रोजाना इन चीजों को खाएं और फर्क देखें। 

रोजाना ही बीन्स खाएं। इसमें बहुत सारा फाइबर, मैग्नीशियम और पोटेशियम होता है जो बल्ड प्रेशर को कम करता है। एक कप बींस रोजाना खाएं, फायदा होगा।

पोटेशियम के सबसे बेहतरीन स्त्रोतो में से एक है केला। सुबह के नाश्ते में एक केला खाएं, बढ़ते सोडियम को कम करने में मदद करेगा और बल्ड प्रेशर नियंत्रित होगा।

दिन में एक बार दही या फिर कम वसा वाला दूध पिएं। ये भी बल्ड प्रेशर को बराबर रखेगा।

 

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इस सस्ते आईफोन के जरिए एपल एक बार फिर से मध्यम दर्जे के बाजार में अपनी हिस्सेदारी बढ़ाने का प्रयास करेगी। मालूम हो कि तीन साल पहले भी एपल ने ऐसी ही कोशिश की थी लेकिन सफल नहीं हो पाई थी। संभव है कि विश्व की जानी मानी प्रौद्योगिकी कंपनी को अपने इस उत्पाद के बलबूते तेजी से बढ़ते भारतीय, मध्य पूर्व और अफ्रीकी बाजारों में बढ़त बनाने में मदद मिले लेकिन यहां फोन की औसत कीमत और प्रॉफिट मार्जिन का जोखिम भी है।

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10 startup tips from Ronnie Screwvala

Screw failure, just stay the course – 10 startup tips from Ronnie Screwvala

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If failure is the most difficult obstacle for aspiring entrepreneurs, your greatest attribute is your ability and willingness to stay the course,

says media entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala in his book, ‘Dream with Your Eyes Open: An Entrepreneurial Journey.’

The informative and entertaining read covers the experiences and lessons learnt over more than two decades of Ronnie’s career: toothbrush manufacturing, cable TV, broadcast content and movie studio. His media conglomerate UTV also produces digital content and games, and was divested to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.

Some of the movies produced by UTV from 1997 onwards include Dil Ke Jharoke Main, Fiza, Lakshya, Swades, Rang De Basanti, The Namesake, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Life in a Metro, Jodhaa Akbar, A Wednesday, Dev D, Peepli Live, Paan Singh Tomar, No One Killed Jessica, Delhi Belly, Rowdy Rathore, Barfi, Kai Po Che and Satyagraha.

Now into his ‘second innings,’ Ronnie is championing entrepreneurship in India and moving on to promoting sports like kabaddi and football. His Swades Foundation aims at empowering one million lives in rural India in the next five years.

This book is about ‘it can be done,’ not just ‘I did it.’ Here are my Top 10 takeways from the 13 chapters in this crisp 185-page book, a must-read for all entrepreneurs in India. (See also my book reviews of ‘Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind’ by Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone, and ‘Eight Steps to Innovation’ by Vinay Dabholkar and Rishikesha Krishnan.)

1. Being an outsider has its advantages

Entering an industry from the outside has its advantages, such as a fresh perspective. Having a sense of curiosity will help you ask questions which incumbents may not think of. But to succeed in the domain, you need to build a team that complements and challenges you, advises Ronnie. Born to a Parsi family in Mumbai, Ronnie was still able to break into the Bollywood industry dominated by the traditional families and studios.

2. Don’t blindly follow the herd

Follow trends, but don’t just have herd mentality. “When we’re following the herd, all we see is the rear end of the person in front of us,” jokes Ronnie. UTV created innovative content and formats such as the daily soap opera Shanti, youth channel Bindaas, and kids’ channel Hungama. This was based on solid understanding of consumer needs, and a desire to innovative with new content and formats.

For example, Ronnie spotted a gap in the kids’ programming dominated by Cartoon Network – there was a real opportunity for local content and brands. “Every day is a new way to look at things afresh and question the constant,” he says.

3. Overcome failures by assessment, recalibration and pivoting

“Failure is a comma, not a full stop,” explains Ronnie in one of the best chapters of the book. “Failure is inevitable. Embrace failure,” he advises. Entrepreneurs must have a survival plan ready, and visualise worst case scenarios as well. Friends and mentors can bring in valuable new perspectives in this stage. Founders should accept, recalibrate, communicate, fix, learn and move forward when faced with failure.

Lessons from failure should also be captured so that you do not make the same mistake twice, something Ronnie learned the hard way when his Home Shopping Network did not work out as planned. “Failure, far from being an impediment, can open the door to a new treasure trove of learning,” says Ronnie. (See also my reviews of the books ‘The Wisdom of Failure’ and ‘Fail Better.’)

“Dealing with the inevitability of failure should be cathartic, not crushing,” advises Ronnie. Beware of naysayers, dream-killers and those with the ‘I told you so’ attitude. “You and your organisation can never learn and evolve without setbacks and failure,” he adds. Failure is more interesting and instructive than success.

4. Communication and culture are key to startup success

“Culture is the lifeblood of successful endeavours. Communication cements a company’s culture,” says Ronnie. Founders must communicate with courtesy, authenticity, charm, persuasiveness, clarity and inclusiveness. Even when UTV faced challenges after Doordarshan cancelled one of their shows, clear communication with his team helped Ronnie retain their support and bravely accept a deferment in their pay.

Offices need not be fancy, but should have liveliness, interaction and energy. Town halls and team gatherings are important ways to build and reinforce culture, not just in what the founder says but how it is said; a spirit of humour and wit also helps. Ronnie sends an annual email to all employees at the end of each year, reviewing the highlights and inspiring them to tackle the next year with well-branded and catchy calls to action.

5. Spot trends – and trucks

Founders should be able to “look around the bend” and spot new trends – as well as trucks which can run them over. Relentless analysis helps identify new opportunities; identifying risks and wrong courses is much harder. “Spotting trucks is one of the most difficult aspects of any enterprise,” says Ronnie, as well as being to cut losses, abandon projects and change tack. He learnt this the hard way through the movie flops Chance Pe Dance and Joker – he could see that the movies were not working out right halfway through production, but was not able to pull the plug.

6. When opportunity knocks, open the door

Spot and seize opportunities, and understand the power of vast untapped markets in India. “Today, more than ever, you need to see the big picture faster, quicker and better than anybody else in the room,” says Ronnie. One of his early career moves was actually in the toothbrush industry – he procured toothbrush-making machinery in the UK and imported it to India, spotting the huge opportunity quite by chance on an overseas trip.

7. Pursue inflection points

Spot and pursue larger inflection points beyond the numerous smaller opportunities. The vision and velocity for scale must come from founders, says Ronnie. For example, he spotted early on the opportunity for cable TV in India – and educated the market via demos, house calls and roping in hotel chains as customers. He rode the satellite wave by providing content for Zee TV, and later bought Vijay TV from Vijay Mallya.

8. Think positive, though the world is not equal or predictable

“The real source of success is people who generate their own breaks by working hard and focusing on a goal,” says Ronnie; complaining about lack of family wealth, proper education or adequate funding is not an excuse. “Believing yourself unequal marks the mindset of retreat,” he cautions. There is no need any more for founders in small towns to bemoan the lack of opportunity as compared to big cities – rural India is where the next wave of opportunity is, and the action is also not just in digital media or IT.

Don’t wait for good luck — create it through perseverance, says Ronnie, recalling how the movie Rang de Basanti was not just a ‘lucky break’ as some critics termed it. The release of the movie had its moments of suspense, such as when the censors required it to be cleared by India’s military heads, which they fortunately did.

9. Stop obsessing about exits

Founders should focus most on business strategy, teams, brands and scale – rather than just investor goals and timelines. You can’t always time exits, observes Ronnie. Transitions during exits should keep all stakeholder interests in mind, and may sometimes require the founder to hand over the baton, which should not be regarded as abandoning ship. Investors do open new doors for entrepreneurs, but entrepreneurs must take steps to ensure they are not shortchanged, says Ronnie, recalling his experience with dozens of investors and large corporates from India, US, UK, Canada and Japan.

10. Stay the course

“Staying the course is about preparation, planning and agility in difficult times. It is about overcoming that crisis of confidence and ploughing on to reach your goals,” says Ronnie. He jokes that he was known as the ‘Cat of 20 Lives’ given how often he bounced back. Resilience is what separates industry leaders from obituaries, which calls for stamina, audacity and conviction. “Believe in your dream and live it every single day,” he says.

Entrepreneurship is a journey which anyone can start no matter what their background or education – but long term success comes from making it a journey, and not just dabbling with it for a year or two. “Entrepreneurship is a journey, not an outing,” says Ronnie. The journey of entrepreneurship can also take a founder through multiple innings. A successful founder can move on to a new domain, but keep the same spirit of disruptive innovation, he explains, with his own moves into kabbadi and rural entrepreneurship as examples.

“Success comes from harnessing ambition, hunger, passion and potential,” says Ronnie. Focus, prioritisation, empathy and honesty with oneself strengthen the entrepreneurial experience. “Just dream your own dream – and when you do it, dream with your eyes open,” he concludes.

The book has also received a wide range of endorsements, here is a sample below.

“I hope the book will encourage the youth of India to pursue their dreams, and in doing so, devote their energies to find innovative ways to build better lives for millions of Indians.” – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India 

“[Ronnie] has the qualities I believe necessary for great leadership: embodying the spirit of curiosity and optimism, taking smart chances, and pursuing excellence always.” –Bob Iger, The Walt Disney Company 

“I hope Ronnie’s story will be a beacon for entrepreneurs who seek to create their own next big leaps.” – James Murdoch, 21st Century Fox 

“Entrepreneurship is as much about vision, creativity and courage as it is about the acumen of recognising what to do and what not to do, and knowing when to enter and when to exit a business.” – Kishore Biyani, Future Group 

“Good entrepreneurs experience personal success. Great entrepreneurs multiply their success and help others rise along with them. Ronnie is a great entrepreneur.” – Anand Mahindra, Mahindra Group 

“This is just the book we need for inspiring a Startup Nation!” – Nandan Nilekani, Co-Founder, Infosys

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Oscars 2016: 4 winners and 3 losers from the 88th Academy Awards

Spotlight wins the big prize, but Mad Max wins the most awards.

Acting winners Mark Rylance (left), Brie Larson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and

 Alicia Vikander celebrate backstage

The 2016 Oscars were a weird roller coaster ride of expectations.

The movie that won the night's first award, Best Original Screenplay,

 bookended the evening by also winning Best Picture —

 but those were the only two prizes it won.

In between, a post-apocalyptic action spectacular cleaned up, an R-rated art film 

won three high-profile awards, and host Chris Rock kept the focus squarely 

on the Oscars' diversity (or lack thereof). Naturally, the ceremony was

 not without controversy, but said controversy didn't always 

come from the direction you'd expect.

It was as wild and well-produced a telecast as any in recent memory,

 with clips packages that actually explained the awards they introduced

 and a surprising run of really good speeches. There were winners 

both unexpected and very expected, and only a couple of cringe-worthy moments.

You can read a full list of winners here. But some films won bigger

 than others — and that's what we're here for. Here are four winners 

and three losers from the 88th annual Academy Awards.

Winner: Spotlight takes home the night's biggest prize

The team behind Spotlight accepts the Oscar for Best Picture.

Spotlight won only two Oscars, but they were both big ones. 

The night's first prize, for Best Original Screenplay, went to 

screenwriters Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy (who also directed the film), 

and then Spotlight lost the next four awards it was nominated for.

Heading into Best Picture — the last award of the night —

 the odds were not in Spotlight's favor. The last time a movie won Best Picture

 and only one other award was in March 1953, when The Greatest Show on Earth 

 took home Best Picture and Best Story (coincidentally enough,

 another screenwriting prize) at the 25th annual awards.

Since then, the floor for Best Picture winners has been three total awards

. (The most recent Best Picture winner to win only three 

awards total was 12 Years a Slave, in 2014.)

But Spotlight broke through to win the biggest prize of them all

, in a result that seemed to shock even producer Michael Sugar, 

who accepted the award. He rattled off a few words about holding

 the Catholic Church accountable for the sexual abuse of children,

 then wrapped up the night.

RelatedWhy Spotlight did — and didn't — deserve to win Best Picture

Spotlight's win is the result of many things — the way the Oscars choose Best Picture, the film's important subject matter, nostalgia for journalism, etc. — but chief among them is distributor Open Road Films, a tiny studio that made sure Oscar voters saw the film early, and then kept it in the conversation.

After Spotlight won the Screen Actors Guild ensemble cast award, Mark Ruffalodelivered a speech in which he declared that to support Spotlight was to support allforms of fighting against systemic injustice — not just sex abuse in the Catholic church. That central campaign narrative took hold, and Spotlight rode it all the way to the win.

The Oscar rarely goes to the absolute best movie; it much more frequently goes to the film with the best narrative. And that turned out to be Spotlight in this very confused year. (It certainly didn't hurt that Spotlight was also a very good movie, in the classicist style the Oscars generally prefer.)

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road nabs the most trophies

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road nabs the most trophies

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Film Editing winner Margaret Sixel strides offstage after her speech for Mad Max: Fury Road.

There had been some speculation that The Revenant, which was nominated for 12 awards, might box Mad Max: Fury Road out of most of the technical categories. Consequently, many critics (including me) divided their predictions for the technical categories between the two films.

Such a split was not to be. Mad Max didn't make a dent in the top categories, and it unexpectedly lost Visual Effects (to Ex Machina — surely the lowest-budgeted Visual Effects winner of the CGI era). But it rattled off wins in Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, and Sound Editing, for a total of six trophies. Not bad for a movie that as recently as December was considered a long shot even for nominations.

Sure, Mad Max didn't win any of the big prizes, but with its strong showing, solid global box office, and beloved status among film fans, the movie seems likely to sail along into history as an action movie classic. That's hugely unexpected for the fourth film in a franchise that hadn't seen a new movie in 30 years until Fury Road was released.

Winner: Small distributors win big

Brie Larson, Oscar winner for A24's Room, celebrates with her award. @ mahi dewli

One of the big questions of the 2016 Oscars was whether tiny, untested indie distributors like Open Road and A24 could convert critical passion for their films into Oscar gold. It's usually difficult for smaller distributors to crack the Oscar game on their first try, as we saw in 2015 when IFC faded down the stretch with Boyhood, which went from frontrunner to also-ran.

But Open Road and A24 both saw substantial success. Open Road's Spotlight nabbed those two big awards, and A24 did just as well, winning Best Actress with Room's Brie Larson (who very quietly remained a frontrunner all awards season long, yet never wore out her welcome), Documentary Feature with Amy, and Visual Effects with Ex Machina.

However, the two studios' most impressive feat is that they each went head to head with 20th Century Fox — a dominant Oscar player with significant contenders in The Revenantand Brooklyn's Saoirse Ronan — and won.