BEST HEALTH TIPS

                                                          BEST HEALTH TIPS

 1. Copy your kitty: Learn to do stretching exercises when you wake up. It boosts circulation and digestion, and eases back pain. 

2. Don't skip breakfast. Studies show that eating a proper breakfast is of the most positive things you can do in case you are trying to lose weight. Breakfast skippers tend to gain weight. A balanced breakfast includes fresh fruit or fruit juice, a high-fibre breakfast cereal, low-fat milk or yoghurt, wholewheat toast, and a boiled egg. 

3. Brush up on hygiene. Lots of people don't know how to brush their teeth properly. Improper brushing may cause as much destroy to the teeth and gums as not brushing at all. Lots of people don't brush for long , don't floss and don't see a dentist regularly. Hold your toothbrush in the same way that would hold a pencil, and brush for at least minutes. This includes brushing the teeth, the junction of the teeth and gums, the tongue and the roof of the mouth. And you don't need a fancy, angled toothbrush  a sturdy, soft-bristled that you replace each month.
 

4. Neurobics for your mind. Get your brain fizzing with energy. American researchers coined the term neurobics  for tasks which activate the brain's own biochemical pathways and to bring new pathways online that can help to strengthen or preserve brain circuits. Brush your teeth along with your other hand, take a brand spanking new route to work or pick your clothes based on sense of touch than sight. People with mental agility tend to have lower rates of Alzheimer's disease and age-related mental decline.
 

5. Get what you give! Always giving and seldom taking? This is the short road to compassion fatigue. Give to yourself and receive from others, otherwise you'll get to a point where you have nothing left to give. And hey, in case you can't receive from others, how are you able to expect them to receive from you?

6. Get spiritual. A study conducted by the formidably sober and scientific Harvard University found that patients who were prayed for recovered faster than those who weren't, even in the event that they weren't aware of the prayer.

7. Get smelly. Garlic, onions, spring onions and leeks all contain stuff that's lovely for you. A study at the Child's Health Institute in Cape Town found that eating raw garlic helped fight serious childhood infections. Heat destroys these properties, so eat yours raw, wash it down with fruit juice or, if you're a sissy, have it in tablet form.

8. Knock back. A glass of red wine a day is lovely for you. A considerable number of studies have found this, but a recent found that the polyphenols (a kind of antioxidant) in green tea, red wine and olives may also help protect you against breast cancer. It's thought that the antioxidants help protect you from environmental carcinogens such as passive tobacco smoke.

9. Bone up every day. Get your every day calcium by popping a tab, chugging milk or eating yoghurt. It'll keep your bones strong. Keep in mind that your bone density declines after the age of 30. You need at least 200 milligrams every day, which you ought to merge with magnesium, or it basically won't be absorbed.

  10. Curry favour. Hot, spicy foods containing chillies or cayenne pepper trigger endorphins, the feel-good hormones. Endorphins have a powerful, very narcotic, effect & make you feel nice after exercising. But go simple on the lamb, pork & mutton & the high-fat, creamy dishes served in lots of Indian restaurants.
 

11. Cut out herbs before ops. Some herbal supplements  from the popular St John's Wort & ginkgo biloba to garlic, ginger, ginseng & feverfew  may cause increased bleeding in the coursework of surgical procedure, warn surgeons. It may be wise to cease taking all medication, including herbal supplements, at least weeks before surgical procedure, & tell your surgeon about your herbal use.

12. Eat your stress away. Prevent low blood sugar as it stresses you out. Eat regular & small healthy meals & keep fruit & veggies handy. Herbal teas will also soothe your frazzled nerves. Eating unrefined carbohydrates, nuts & bananas boosts the formation of serotonin, another feel-good drug. Small amounts of protein containing the amino acid tryptamine can give you a boost when stress tires you out.

13. I say tomato. Tomato is a superstar in the fruit & veggie pantheon. Tomatoes contain lycopene, a powerful cancer fighter. They're also rich in vitamin C. The nice news is that cooked tomatoes are also nourishing, so use them in pasta, soups & casseroles, as well as in salads. The British Thoracic Society says that tomatoes & apples can reduce your risk of asthma & chronic lung diseases. Both contain the antioxidant quercetin. To enjoy the benefits, eat apples a week or a tomato every other day.

14. Load up on vitamin C.We need at least 90 mg of vitamin C per day & the best way to get this is by eating at least servings of fresh fruit & vegetables every day. So hit the oranges & guavas!