1) Shake your body!
Every day find new ways to move the body. Use the stairs instead of an escalator or elevator. Join your dog (or a neighbor’s dog if you do not have one!), Chasing your kids, play ball with friends, mow the lawn. Everything that moves the limbs is not only a fitness tool, it’s a stress buster. Think ‘move’ in small increments of time. It need not be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute cardio class or body pump or kickboxing. Move more and feel better!
2) Cut the Fat
Do not eat the obvious fat in your diet such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats. Eat dairy products like cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts and even then in their low fat verions. Most are in lower-fat versions.
3) Reduce stress
Stress busters come in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. ! (That is, go back to number one above, exercise is a great stress reducer, Soak in a hot tub, walk on the beach or in a park, reading a good book, visiting a friend, play with your dog, listen to soothing music. See a funny movie Get a massage, a facial or a haircut Meditate Count to ten before you lose your temper or getting aggravated Avoid difficult people when possible ….
4) Stop smoking
All the experts agree. Ever since 1960 when it was announced that smoking was harmful to your health, people have to reduce their use of tobacco products. Recently we have seen a surge in smoking in adolescents and teenagers. Warn your children of the false romance or ‘tough guy’ image of smokers. Find a way to stop smoking hypnosis, support groups and even prescription drugs as Zyban is available to help you ..
5) Reduce your exposure to pollution
Not everyone can live in a smog-free environment, but we can all avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising near busy streets. Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. Exercise indoors in air conditioning where air quality is good. Plant lots of shrubs in your garden. It’s a good pollution deterrent. If you ride a bike in traffic, where a small pollution mask over your mouth and nose.
6) Clunk click every trip
Statistics show that the use of seat belts add to longevity and relieve any injuries in car crashes.
7) Do not drink too much alcohol
While it is true that a glass of wine or one drink a day (two for men) may protect against heart disease, more alcohol than that, or binge drinking on a night out, can cause other serious health problems such as liver and kidney diseases and cancer.
8.) Floss your teeth
Harvard Medical School studied longevity and found one of the main contributing factors daily flossing! Flossing and brushing your teeth daily can make your RealAge as much as 6.4 years younger. These studies make a direct connection between longevity and teeth flossing. No one knows exactly why. Maybe it’s because people who floss tend to be more health conscious than people who do not?
9) Maintain a positive mental Outlook
There’s a definitive connection between living well and healthily and having a cheerful outlook on life. Yes, keep on smiling and laughing!
10) Choose your parents Well!
The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. You can not choose your parents, but just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health does not mean you can not counteract the genetic pool left you. So follow the first 9 tips above
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