5 Essential Health Tips
1. do
more physical exercises
Find ways to move your body, do it daily. Climb
stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. chase your kids, Walk your dog;; toss balls with friends, mow
the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a
stress buster. Think 'move' in small increments of time. It is not must be an
hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing.
But that's great when you're up to it. Meanwhile, move more. Thought for the
day: Cha, Cha, Cha'. Then do it!
2. Lose weight
Cut down on fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats
(i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). You can eat daily products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream
should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, margarine, mayonnaise, , butter and sauces should be
eaten less.. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute
butter, mayonnaise and fat
free cheeses. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat-burning machine'. Then be
one!
3. Give up Smoking
It is no doubt about that . Ever since 1960 when
the Surgeon General announced that smoking was harmful to your health,
Americans have been reducing to use tobacco products that kill. Recently , we've
seen the teens who smoking are more and more . Could it be the
4. reduced pressure
Easier said than done, stress busters come in many
forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Do
some thing you like 30 minutes daily. (i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; walk on the
beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog;
listen to soothing music; watch a good movie. Get a massage, a 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,
think pink clouds'.then float on them.
5. Protect Yourself from Pollution
If you can't live in a smog-free environment, at
least avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes
and exercising near busy thoroughfares. Exercise outside when the smog rating
is low. Exercise indoors 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
your nose and your lungs as do pollutants'.hum the tune daily.