1. The
faster you eat, the more weight you may gain
A Japanese study that followed more than 500
men over 8 years reported that faster eaters gained an average of 4.2 pounds
during the study, while slow eaters gained only 1.5 pounds. It takes 20 minutes
for your body to register how full you are. To slow yourself down, try sipping
water between each bite of a meal.
2. Playing
music keeps your mind sharp as you age
If you don’t want to constantly be searching
for your lost keys through the years, it might be time to pick up a guitar and
the sooner you do it, the better for your noggin. A University of Kansas
Medical Center study showed that people who had played music for more than a
decade had the best memory and cognition. Because playing music has been shown
to arouse so many different sections of the brain, practicing can have broad
benefits to keep you sharp.
3. Cure
those nagging pains with better posture
For men: Here’s a simple trick for your brain
the next time you go to the doctor for a routine but painful shot. Stand up
straight and try to have a dominant pose, says a Journal of Experimental
Social Psychology study. When taking dominant yoga poses over submissive
ones, people could stand pain longer. By acting dominant, you’re likely
releasing more testosterone to combat the pain you otherwise would feel.4. Stay in touch with family to know if you should bump up a cancer screening
5. Avoid
health problems other than sore thumbs with video games
Those marathon gaming nights of Madden on PS3
aren’t bad for you just because you aren’t acquiring enough sleep. Prolonged
sitting can cause deep-vein thrombosis a blood clot in the lower limbs that can
work its way up to the heart or lungs, triggering a heart attack. If you have
to stay on the controller for several hours to crack a level or are simply
stuck to your desk at work, make sure you take breaks each hour to keep your
blood flowing.
6. Easy
ways to avoid exercise-induced asthma
Not much is worse for an athlete than a good
run or game of basketball taking a nosedive because your chest tightens up.
Asthma is a disease caused by inflammation, and sadly many of us eat foods that
help contribute to that inflammation. An
7. A simple
way to cure your blues
If you’re bummed because of a recent layoff
or you were dumped recently, hitting the gym for 30 to 45 minutes three to four
times a week could really help your mental outlook. A University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center study found that 28 percent of depressed people
eliminated their symptoms of depression when they worked out that much. The
results were even better for men, and it was even more effective when they
worked out longer.
8. Add some
light to your (morning) life
If you’re always moving like a zombie after
the alarm goes off in the morning, maybe you should be a reverse vampire and
seek extra light before you awake. In a study, when sleepers were exposed to
gradually intensifying light a half hour before the woke up, they felt more
alert than sleepers who woke up to a sudden burst of light.
9. Kick
diabetes with this drink that’s available everywhere
It’s more available than coffee or tea, and
we don’t mean soda. Staying hydrated with 34 ounces of water a day made
people in a 9-year French study 36 percent less likely to develop high blood
sugar or diabetes. Why? If you’re dehydrated, your brain tells your liver to
make more glucose for the body.
10.
Eliminate these common health-sabotaging toxins
*Artificial Sweeteners of all varieties
:these include sucralose (Splenda), Acesulfame Potassium, saccharin,
cyclamate, aspartame, alitame, neotame. All have more in common chemically to
pesticides than to food products.
*High fructose corn syrup and its new,
more dangerous relative, crystalline fructose :Fructose, despite
what the corn growers tell you in their commercials, IS different than regular
sugar. It must be metabolized by the liver first and significantly increases
the risk of liver problems, as well as contributing to obesity. Check out the
label on Vitamin Water and Gatorade - better to take your vitamins with pure
water!
*Vegetable oils of all varieties :
corn, canola, sunflower, safflower, soybean, etc. All are high in omega-6
fats which promote chronic inflammation and cause heart disease, cancer,
diabetes and many other diseases. By reducing omega-6 fats and increasing
omega-3 fats you reduce your risk for these diseases.
11. Daily
prayer/meditation
Finding time to clear your mind and make your
requests and praise to God can be a tremendous emotional cleansing process.
12. Sleep
6-8 hours per night
Some tips for improving the quality of your
sleep: keep the room as dark as possible (especially important if you work
nights), keep your bedroom a bedroom – get the TV, computer and all other
electrical devices out, white noise machines can reduce environmental noises
like traffic, barking dogs and UFOs landing in the yard, and please don’t drink
coffee after 6pm.
13. Get
outside!
Fresh air and, yes, even sunshine are good
for you! That warm, glowing ball in the daytime sky is what has sustained life
on this ball of rock for quite a few years it’s nothing to be feared. You’ll
get some vitamin D along with getting in shape.
14. Start a
well-rounded fitness plan
Your fitness plan should include at least
these elements:
*Cardiovascular conditioning
*Strength Training
*Core stability
*Stretching and balance (yoga/Pilates)
15. Avoid
Alcohol and Cigarette
This is true that alcohol and cigarette act
like a silent killer for your life. Too much consumption of cigarette and
alcohol disturbs the functioning of your
heart, liver and kidneys and cause severe health issues in your life. Research
has shown that cigarette and alcoholic drinks can reduce the life expectancy of
an average individual drastically.
Happy new year & Stay Healthy! :)
