Tag: Health
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Protect Your Heart and Live to 100 Tips 81-90
81. Add Vitamin E: Vitamin E combined with blood thinners can reduce the plaque in your arteries by up to 80%. 82. Beat the heat with cold grapes: Eating cold grapes can provide you with artery protection similar to when you drink a glass of wine. 83. Ditch fad diets: When your weight fluctuates it…
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Become More Healthy Tips 81-90
81. Put a sign on your fridge and cupboard: “Closed after dinner.” 82. Brush your teeth after meals to remind yourself: No more food. Not only will it lessen your urge to eat you’ll have nice looking teeth. 83. When you eat, eat. Don’t read or play at the computer. Focus all your attention on…
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Protect Your Heart and Live to 100 Tips 71-80
71. Know what’s in your arteries: Get your doctor to perform a C-reactive protein blood test. This will help them determine your heart disease risk. 72. Sleep in the quiet: People who don’t have a quiet sleep and are exposed to at least 55 decibels of sound like a washing machine or coffee percolator suffer…
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Become More Healthy Tips 71-80
71. If you family decides they need to have a sweet treat compromise with them. Serve low fat ice cream with some fruit. Or fruit with a dollop of whipped cream. 72. If you have a craving for sweet or salty foods try to go 2 weeks without eating it. You’ll be surprised at how…
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Protect Your Heart and Live to 100 Tips 61-70
61. Have Sex: Men who have sex at least twice a week lower the risk of stroke. Having sex may also lower your risk of heart disease. 62. Take Monday Off: Taking a few days off of work every now and then can reduce heart attack and stroke risk by up to 30 %. 63.…
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Become More Healthy Tips 61-70
61. If you have a holiday party to go to eat before going. Fill up on some fruits and veggies. Don’t allow yourself to go to the party when your hungry or you will be sure to set yourself up for a binge. 62. When you are at a party don’t stand near the food…
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Protect Your Heart and Live to 100 Tips 51-60
51. Get yourself a dog: The attention given to a dog whether good or bad allows your heart to become adaptable helping you to deal with stress which could lead to heart disease. 52. Stay warm: Cold spells can decrease the temperature by 18 degrees from one day to another can increase the heart attack…
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Become More Healthy Tips 51-60
51. If you want to eat a frozen entree stay away from the hungry man dinners they are filled with fat, salt and high in calories. Try to go for the many selections of Lean Cuisine, or Weight Watcher selections. 52. Instead of having a fat filled breakfast of sausage and bacon scramble up some…
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Protect Your Heart and Live to 100 Tips 41-50
41. Eat beans: Beans are full of fibre and folate which lowers homocysteine. People who consume 4 or more servings of beans a week cut their risk of developing heart disease by 22% compared to those who had one or less servings of beans. 42. Order takeout: Indian and Chinese takeout are full of heart…
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Become More Healthy Tips 41-50
41. Watch out when snacking or grazing. You can easily eat 500-600 calories without realizing it. 42. Watch the pasta. Go for whole wheat pasta and watch your portion sizes. One serving of pasta is 1/2 cup many people eat 4 times that amount. 43. Stay away from bagels. They aren’t worth the calories and…