Some easy tips to stay healthy

[madeupgirl]

Hope this will be helpful.... (I read this in a magazine....)

1. Have Orange Juice with lunch to more than double your iron intake

2. Sprinkle cinnamon on your cappuccino as it helps make blood less likely to clot, lowers cholesterol and keeps blood sugar levels stable

3. Switch from white bread to brown bread (more fibre, zinc and iron)

4. Chew your veggies (veggies like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and sprouts)for longer as it increases the amount of cancer-fighting chemicals released

5. Adopt the 80% rule and leave 20% of your food on the plate

6. Get laughing as a good belly laugh is like a mini-workout. 100 - 200 laughs are equivelant to 10mnts of jogging or rowing

7. Enjoy a cup of black tea often as it contains the same amount of antioxidants as green tea and can cut heart desease risk dramatically

8. Get a pet as it will keep you less stressed, make you feel optmistic and relaxed, and it lowers your blood pressure

By the way how many of you have pets? I have 3 fishies in a spacious tank and they are wonderful pets and I have even named them...hehehe

[Judi]

I also have pets 1 dog and three cat and I also have fish, just lost 3 because of the heat.

[jemma13]

I had a cat, but mum took it somewhere :S The story hasnt been fully explained yet. Her name Was kipper hollywood

[jemma13]

o and good tips. Im starting to enjoy black tea

[madeupgirl]

Originally Posted by Judi

I also have pets 1 dog and three cat and I also have fish, just lost 3 because of the heat.

oh...I'm so sorry...Judi maybe you should keep the lid of the tank open and switch off the tank lights during summer (open the curtains or blinds so that natural sunlight comes in)

[madeupgirl]

Originally Posted by jemma13

I had a cat, but mum took it somewhere :S The story hasnt been fully explained yet. Her name Was kipper hollywood

oh... I brought a 3week old kitten home when I was 8 and it lived for 15 years until I got married...I practically grew up with her...

[Rose]

aw bless.
I've had a variety of hamsters, but to be honest Im not really an animal person.
Great tips, by the way.I'll do the cinnamon one for sure.

[smile]

4. Chew your veggies (veggies like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and sprouts)for longer as it increases the amount of cancer-fighting chemicals released

awesome! great tips, btw

[jemma13]

Originally Posted by madeupgirl

oh... I brought a 3week old kitten home when I was 8 and it lived for 15 years until I got married...I practically grew up with her...

Yea thats really sweet. There like always there for you, and when there gone part of you is.

[horse_luver]

I have a crested gecko (Greta) and a yellow lab (Teela).

A tip to keep your fish tank cooler (I use this for Greta's tank). Have a screen top, and take a little fan (the ones that turn back and fourth), and put it on a low speed (high speed if you really have to). and place the fan on top of the screen pointing down towards the water. Another thing would be to move the tank to the basement.