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HEALTH
10 to Get Healthy
Tips for Lazy People
1.
Work exercise into your routine: Try peppering your day
with gentle bits of activity such as taking the stairs instead
of the lift, or doing the housework.
2.
Make your own 'ready' meals: Cook healthy meals in large
batches during the weekend so you can eat healthy meals
during the week when you are too tired to cook.
3.
4.
Adopt a pet: Multiple research studies have shown that
pet owners have improved physical and mental health.
Exercise while watching TV: Fit a mini-workout into each
commercial break - try sit-ups, skipping or a quick run up
and down the stairs.
5.
Do a crossword puzzle: If you really can't find the energy
to put yourself through a workout, work your brain
instead; a crossword or Sudoku puzzle will do the trick.
6.
Have leisurely meals: Don���t eat on the run or while doing
something else, sit and eat your meal slowly. Doing this
looks after your digestive system and helps you lose weight.
7.
Order a fruit and vege box: Head down to your local
grocer and request a box of seasonal fruit and vegetables
be made up for you each week.
8.
Hit the dance floor: Dancing is a great way to get fit,
burn calories and tone and strengthen the body. More
importantly, it���s fun.
9.
Supplement your diet: Take a good quality nutritional
supplement or eat servings of "superfoods". Superfoods
include spirulina, wheatgrass or bee pollen.
10.
Get lots of sleep: Research has found that sleep can
help you live longer, boost your memory and reduce
stress.
Source: Hawkes Bay Today
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Importance of Girlfriends for Well-being
A strong network of women friends can give females the
nurturing they need to support their mental health. Girlfriends
are really like extended family and their friendships should not
be underestimated. Girlfriends hold you to your goals in life
and remind you why you are striving for them. It is important
to stick to rituals to sustain the friendships, have coffee and
cake at a favourite caf�� once a month or a weekly cocktail at
your local bar.
Source: New Zealand Herald
PMS Moods: Mostly Myths
The excuse of PMS has been used by women for
centuries; it has been a long held belief that women
are moody in the days before their period. New
Zealand Researcher, Dr Sarah Romans is now saying
that this is largely a myth. Drawing on 41 studies
dating from 1971 to 2007, Dr Romans and colleagues
at the University of Toronto found little evidence to
support the theory that there is a link between mood
and the pre-menstrual phase. Attributing women's
emotions to their reproduction is deeply embedded
in many cultures. Now we women will need to find a
new excuse for those mood swings that often seem to
occur once a month���
Source: New Zealand Herald
