Health Tip

Health Tip Edition 29

Nutrition

Constipation:

• You should have bowel movements every day, but bowel movements at least thrice a week is normal.
• Change in place, daily routine, diet, & change in mood (depression) can lead to constipation.
• Medications can also lead to constipation.
• A low fiber diet can cause constipation.
• Eat fruits, vegetables, (especially leafy vegetables) & a high fiber diet to reduce constipation.

Exercise

Healthy hand exercises:

• Benefit the wrist, reduce swelling & pain is the hand & improves joint mobility & increase blood circulation. Repeat each of these exercises, 3-5 times once or twice daily.
• Wrist rotation, both ways
• Thumb rotation, both ways, both hands
• Clench the fingers into a fight fist 
• Stretch your hands / fingers.
• Massage each palm & fingers, with the other hand.

Stress Management

Stress reducing activates:-

• Eat clean, avoid sugar, commercial foods, be vegan, go  gluten free, avoid overeating
• Exercise daily & do the exercise you enjoy, cycling, yoga, walking, dance, aerobics 
• Relax, meditate, sleep 8hr daily, pray, strengthen relationships,  laugh,  manage time 
• Manage alcohol, at a glass of wine or beer or not more than I drink on occasion (once or twice a week)avoid smoking &  narcotic

Avoid Addictions

Alcohol & the brain:

• Research done by  Oxford  university   UK,covering over 400 persons  over  30 years established  that  those who drank  heavily (over 3  drink  daily) had 6  times  the risk of  dementia asopposed to  non-drinkers .
•  Mild& occasional drinkers have lower risk.
• In additional moderate drinking was good  
• In the heart, reduced blood clotting, was good for diabetes, & was also beneficial psychologically

Medical

Tips For Beautiful Teeth:

• Floss first before brushing your teeth
• Use tooth picks sparingly as they may hurt your gums
• Replace your tooth brush every three months to keep the bristles healthy
• Cheese & vitamin D are good for your teeth enamel
• Avoid wine & coffee if you wish to retain white teeth, or else use