Saturday, March 12, 2011

10 Essential Health Tips

1. Move More

Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog, chase your kids, toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it is a destroyer of stress. Think of "movement" in small increments of time. There has to be one hour in the gym or an aerobic dance class for 45 minutes or tai chi or kickboxing. But it is great when you're up to it. Meanwhile, move more. Thought for the day: Cha, Cha, Cha. Then do it!

2. Trim fat

Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (ie pork, bacon, ham, salami, sausage and ribs). Dairy products like cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meat, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited quantities. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat burning machine. Then be one!

3. Stop smoking

The jury is definitely in this verdict. Since 1960, when the Directorate General of Health announced that smoking was harmful to your health, Americans have been reducing their use of snuff products that kill. We have recently seen an increase in smoking in adolescents and young adults. Could it be the Hollywood influence? It seems that the stars in every movie of late smoke cigarettes. Be careful. Warn your children of the novel position false or 'tough guy' of Hollywood smokers. Thought for the day: Give up just one cigarette. the next.

4. Reduce stress

Easier said than done, remove the stress comes in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (Ie, immersion in a hot tub, walk along the beach or a park, reading a good book, visiting a friend, play with your dog, listening to soothing music, watch a funny movie. Get a massage, facial or a haircut. Meditate. Count to ten before losing your temper or getting aggravated. Avoid difficult people when possible. Thought for the day: When seeing red, pink clouds.then floating in them.

5. Protect yourself from pollution

If you can not live in an environment free of pollution, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, smoke inhalation and exercise of the road near busy roads. Outdoor exercise when the number of smog is low. within the year in air conditioning when air quality is good. Plant lots of shrubbery in your yard. It's a good pollution and dirt from the street deterrent. Thought for the day: 'Smoke gets in your eyes and your mouth and nose and lungs as well as the melody pollutants.hum daily.

6. Use a seatbelt

Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes. Thought of the Day: tighten their belts and seat belt.

7. Floss your teeth

Recent studies make a direct connection between longevity and teeth flossing. Nobody knows exactly why. Maybe it's because people who floss tend to be more aware of the health of people who do not? Thought for the day: Floss and be the boss of your body.

8. Avoid excessive Drinking

While recent studies show a glass of wine or soft drink a day (two for men) can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney cancer. Thought for the day: A jug of wine should last a long time.

9. Keep a positive mental outlook

There's a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful view of life. Thought for the Day: No one can be unhappy when you're smiling or singing.

10. Choose your parents well

The link between genetics and health is a powerful. But just because one or both parents died young in ill health does not mean you can not counteract the genetic pool handed you. Thought for the day: Follow these basic tips for healthy living and you can better control their own destiny.

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