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10 Health Tips that Work Are you frustrated after trying out a hundred tips that didn’t work wonders? Just work on these ten tips and see how your health gives you a high. • Cut down on caffeine, alcohol and tobacco. Your energy levels will increase and your mood will improve. If you are currently using tobacco...QUIT! Remember, the best way to prevent your children from smoking, is by NOT smoking • Enhance your diet with plenty of fresh organic fruits and vegetables. Fish, tofu, poultry, organic brown rice and pasta are also healthy food. Avoid the temptation to snack on sugary or milky foods and drinks. Also avoid red meat as it will lower your energy levels. Drink water often, especially in hot summer months • Fight stress. The unsurpassed way to do it is by starting to think positively. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like.[Soak in a hot tub; walk on the beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to comfortable music; meditate]. Count to cardinal when you begin losing your temper. • Take a good multivitamin and mineral supplement. • Enjoy life with your partner by arranging a candle lit dinner, playing a CD or just make love • Pay special attention to the so-called hidden fat. Fat in meat, cheese, eggs, nuts, cakes, chocolate etc are bad. Make sure that this hidden fat amounts to no more than 30 to 40 grams a day. Keep yourself informed about your regular energy intake • Switch to lower fat dairy products. If you enjoy fat-free, work your way down to that • See your physician regularly and do check ups if asked • Have a second breakfast and an afternoon snack. But make your main meals small than usual so that your total energy intake does not exceed the required level. If your body weight is normal, you could even allow yourself a little late snack aft supper • Avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising left busy thoroughfares. Smoke gets in your eyes, your mouth, nose and your lungs as do pollutants, do remember that ordinary
	 	 

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    SUCCESS TIP NO. 8: EAT SOME PROTIEN AT EACH MEAL & AS A SNACK

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    SUCCESS TIP NO. 9: DRINK A GLASS OF WATER AFTER all SNACK

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  • The Health effects of being Over Weight
    Paul Marsland

    Both men and women around the international are becoming fatter and it's partly because of our modern lifestyle, too much fatty food and too infinitesimal exercise. Some people say, 'Why should it matter if I'm overweight as long as I feel okay?' But being overweight does matter because it increases the risk of health problems such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. Being at a healthy weight on the other hand, can help lower blood pressure, make you feel healthier and give you more energy. If you need to lose some weight, here's some good advice from the National Heart Foundation.

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