| 1. Stop Smoking If you are a smoker, you have | | | | day. Think quality not quantity. Eat more |
| heard this enough number of times. Just in | | | | fruits, vegetables, lean meats. Great options |
| the United States alone 400,000 people die | | | | include hard-boiled eggs, small broiled/baked |
| from smoking every year. So, people probably | | | | chicken breast, and fresh vegetables such as |
| don't hear this enough. There is no other way | | | | carrots, celery sticks. If you have a |
| to say it - smoking is not only bad for your | | | | craving for something sweet, many delicious |
| health, it adversely affects everybody around | | | | options are available such as Yoplait yogurt |
| you. Get help - join a support group, use | | | | or Weight Watchers. You don't have deprive |
| nicotine substitutes, cut back slowly, begin | | | | yourself, simply consume these in moderation. |
| by just taking one step. 2. Drink Green Tea | | | | 6. Drink 8 glasses of water It should be no |
| Results of several research studies clearly | | | | mystery that adequate water consumption is |
| show that the addition of green tea to your | | | | indispensable for good health. Water helps |
| daily diet provides a variety of health | | | | flush out toxins and other wastes in our |
| benefits. These range from regulating fat | | | | system. It replenishes and keeps you |
| metabolism, reducing blood pressure (3) | | | | hydrated, reduces hunger, which assists with |
| Fights cancer (4) Reduces blood pressure and | | | | weight loss, and keeps our skin healthy. |
| many more. This is truly nature's wonder | | | | Start by drinking 2 glasses of water first |
| drug. Give it a try. 3. Workout 180 minutes a | | | | thing in the morning. After that, drink a |
| week That's 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week. | | | | glass at regular intervals including one with |
| Take a walk, go for a run, lift weights or a | | | | each meal. If you are not used to drinking |
| combination of these. Exercise helps burn | | | | water, it might be a little difficult at |
| fat and builds muscle. Simply walking 30 | | | | first, but very soon, you will get into the |
| minutes a day will help burn an extra 175-225 | | | | habit. Once you get used to general feeling |
| calories! Choose whatever fits your style and | | | | of well-being you will never go back. So, |
| schedule. The best time to exercise is in the | | | | remember - 8 glasses a day every day. 7. Take |
| morning because your body will be burning fat | | | | Supplements What do we need supplements do? |
| for energy due to the limited availability of | | | | Multiple vitamin-mineral supplements contain |
| carbs in your system. Get up in the morning | | | | a variable number of essential and |
| and get moving. 4. Start Yoga Yoga has been | | | | non-essential nutrients. Their primary |
| around in some form or other for thousands of | | | | purpose is to provide a convenient way to |
| years. This spiritual practice has many | | | | take a variety of supplemental nutrients from |
| benefits and it has quickly become a popular | | | | a single product. Otherwise, to fulfill our |
| choice to thousands of people strictly for | | | | daily |
| health reasons. Not only does Yoga give your | | | | |
| muscles and ligaments a good stretch, it also | | | | requirements for vitamins and minerals we |
| tones the body, and best of all it helps to | | | | will have to eat massively large quantities |
| relax. You could start by taking yoga classes | | | | of food. Most of these multi-vitamin |
| at a local gym. Once you want to get really | | | | multi-mineral supplements contain at least |
| serious find a licensed yoga practitioner in | | | | 100% of the U.S. Recommended Dietary |
| your area and enroll in the more advanced | | | | Allowance (USRDA) of all vitamins. So, talk |
| classes. 5. Graze don't binge Eat smaller | | | | to your doctor and figure out what's the |
| meals during the day (4 to 6). This will keep | | | | |
| your blood-sugar levels stable throughout the | | | | best route for you. |