Health Tip

Health Tip Edition 21

Nutrition

Ways to lose Fat:

• Avoid fast eating.
• Do not sit for long hours, keep walking in between.
• Drink vegetable juice on an empty stomach.
• Eat light dinners.
• Check weight weekly.
• Stay away from fast fat burner medicines.
• Avoid watching TV at late night.
• Avoid late eating.
• Do not sleep immediately after eating, walk for 15 minutes.
• Consult doctor/ fitness trainer for best exercise for your body

Exercise

Benefits of Hiking:

• Reduces HBP, Diabetes & Heart diseases
• Increases bone density & gives greater mobility to joints
• Strengthens the muscles of legs, abdomen & back
• Improves balance & coordination
• Manages & reduces body fat & body weight
• Reduces stress, tension, anxiety & depression & elevates the mood.

Stress Management

Stress & Exercise.

• Improved self-esteem is one of the top benefits of regular physical activity.
• While exercising your body releases chemicals called endorphins that can improve your mood and the way you feel about yourself.
• The feeling that follows a run or workout is often described as "euphoric" and is accompanied by an energizing outlook.
• Exercise can help you cope with stress and ward off depression and anxiety

Avoid Addictions

Make Drinking Healthier:

• Alcohol drinks can be made healthier by adopting these tips.
• For dilution, use only 100% fresh squeezed fruit juice.
• Choose water or ice over carbonated sodas.
• In case, syrup has to be added to your cocktail, make this from honey & hot water to benefit from the antioxidants.
• Eat your meal before you drink, this mellows the effect of alcohol.
• As a healthy snack to go with your drinks, use a vegetable & fruit salad.

Medical

Breast Cancer Causative factors:

• Being overweight or obese.
• Increased waist size in females. 
• Increased alcohol intake.
• High fat diet.
• Carrying the BRCA 1 or 2 genes.
• Family history or family member with cancer.
• While women of all ethnicity are at a risk, black women of African descent are at higher risk.
• Preventive steps include : Exercise