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A few more healthy tips !

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 Stop Smoking- quitting is hard; not quitting is even harder. If you are a smoker, start small and get the help you need. Limiting your cigarette intake is the first step to a healthier you and an improved lifestyle.

 Aim for 30- 30 minutes of exercise each day is recommended by health professionals. This includes simple changes to your lifestyle like incorporating a walk into your evening activities, taking the stairs instead of the elevator and riding your bike to work once and a while.

 Stretch- stretching can keep your muscles feeling relaxed and also helps to relieve stress.

 Follow the food guide- The health professionals made the daily food chart for a reason. Try to get 2 servings of fruit, 5 servings of vegetables, 2 dairy servings and 2 protein servings each day. Go easy on the fats and sweets.

Dietary Change Tip !

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A recent study found that middle-aged people and older adults who make sustained, positive dietary changes tend to live longer. This study was one of the first to suggest that this kind of dietary change is effective later in life, showing that “it’s never too late to improve diet quality,” according to lead researcher Mercedes Sotos-Prieto.

According to researchers and dietary experts, small changes can help improve diet, and therefore potentially improve life expectancy. Some suggestions include:

  1. Make changes you can stick with over a long period of time
  2. Overall diet is more important than finding “magic bullet” foods or nutrients
  3. Eat more plant-based foods and “whole foods,” and avoid processed foods
  4. When you do eat meat, choose leaner cuts, like grilled chicken or lean flank steak
  5. If you’re concerned about the cost of fresh, healthy ingredients, frozen fruits and vegetables can be more affordable

More health & fitness tips!

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 Stop Smoking- quitting is hard; not quitting is even harder. If you are a smoker, start small and get the help you need. Limiting your cigarette intake is the first step to a healthier you and an improved lifestyle.

 Aim for 30- 30 minutes of exercise each day is recommended by health professionals. This includes simple changes to your lifestyle like incorporating a walk into your evening activities, taking the stairs instead of the elevator and riding your bike to work once and a while.

 Stretch- stretching can keep your muscles feeling relaxed and also helps to relieve stress.

 Follow the food guide- The health professionals made the daily food chart for a reason. Try to get 2 servings of fruit, 5 servings of vegetables, 2 dairy servings and 2 protein servings each day. Go easy on the fats and sweets.

A few health & fitness tips !

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Here are a few tips for living a healthy lifestyle.

There’s no better place to start self-improvement than with your health. After all, health is one of the most important aspects of life. Taking care of your health is the first step on the road to self-improvement.
1. Eat breakfast- start the day off right with a quick morning breakfast. Fruit and yoghurt, granola and milk or whole-wheat toast and peanut butter will ensure you start on the right foot.

2. Relax in the morning- get up a couple minutes early and savour that extra time. Enjoy a cup of coffee while watching the sun rise; take a few extra minutes to yourself in the shower; or go for a quick brisk walk around the block to get your heart pumping. There’s nothing worse than starting your day in a rush. A few minutes in the morning can make a world of difference.

3. Exercise with a friend- Exercise releases endorphins, which can lift your sprit as well as help you maintain a healthy weight. However, sometimes it can be hard to get out of bed and actually hit the gym. Combining your friendly chatter with exercise can make exercise much more fun. Working out with a friend, whether this is a morning stroll, a spin class, an evening run or anything else, can keep you motivated and revved for the rest of the day.

4. Don’t just drink water, enjoy water- tap water is fine, in most instances, but pure water makes a big difference. It’s important to drink 2 litres of water each day; however, this shouldn’t seem like a chore. Add some ice cubes, lemon or other flavoring and enjoy water through a fun straw to make it more indulgent. Water doesn’t have to be just water.

5. Pop a vitamin a day- it’s amazing what one little pill can do for your health. Multi vitamins can give your body the nourishment it is lacking. We can’t eat perfect balanced and healthy all the time, which is why vitamins were created.

6. Hide (or throw away) the scale- a scale is the only ingredient you need for a recipe for disaster when it comes to self-improvement. Hide it. Throw it away and don’t think about it. You have more important things to worry about than your weight. If you feel great on the inside, then it will show on the outside, regardless of what that darned scale says. If you need something to measure, use a tape measure around your waist monthly.

Help others deal with stress !

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How can we help others who are suffering from stress? Is there a healthy option? Do we have the skills needed to help? Yes! We must extend ourselves for others in simple yet positive ways.

If you know someone that is dealing with a lot of stress, you may want to help him or her deal with it.  You can do some things in order to get them through their difficult periods and continue to see them through the entire dilemma that stress can bring to someone’s life.  It is important for you to be a good method of support for them and to let them know that you are always going to be there for them.

If you are trying to help someone with stress, you need to be a good support for him or her.  Call them as often as you can. Ask how they are doing and if they need anything.  Be there for the person when they want to talk and open up about things.  This can be one of the best ways to help someone that is dealing with stress and needs to find help.

If a person is alone, you can call them up and ask them  to dinner. Invite them over to the house to watch a movie or play board games.  Do anything that you can in order to involve them in some form of physical activity.  If they are depressed from stress, being alone may only add to their problems and may even create more stress in the end.

Being a true friend means being there to lend a hand and help when necessary.  When a person is suffering from stress, they may not ask for the  help that they want.  It is important that you are looking for the signs and know when you need to intervene with some help.  You can make a difference to them just by being their friend.  This is the most that you can do for them to help them in a bad situation.

Watch for the warning signs of stress and the depression that it can cause.  Look for signs of distress like not eating, staying at home all the time, pushing away friends and loved ones, not going to work and if their appearance suddenly changes. These are all signs that there may be a problem in their life and they may need to have a little extra attention from their friends and other method of support.

Just be a friend and help them get through the tough times.  Offer you hand and tell them that it will be all right.  This is the most effective way that you can help someone when they are dealing with stress.