Think Wellness

1. Move IT OR Loss IT!
   Make it a daily challenge to find ways to keep moving.  Climb stairs if given a choice instead of taking the escalator or elevator.  Walk your dog, chase your kids, mow the lawn, or go take a bike ride.  Any activity that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool but in addition it's a stress buster. Think “move!”   It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class. 
    

2. Cut the Fat
   Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts.
    

3. Stop Smoking 
   The jury is definitely in and smoking is hazardous to your health!  Ever since 1960 when the Surgeon General announced that smoking was harmful to your health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products. Just recently, we've seen a surge in smoking with adolescents and teens.
    

4. Reduce Stress 
   Stress busters come in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e., soak in a hot tub, walk on the beach or in a park, read a good book, or what ever you enjoy.) Count to ten before losing your temper or getting aggravated. Avoid difficult people when possible.
    

5. Protect Yourself from Pollution 
   Avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising near busy thoroughfares. Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good. Try planting several trees and shrubbery in your yard and place lots of living green leafy plants through out your house for better air quality. It's a good pollution deterrent.
    

6. Wear Your Seat Belt
   Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes. Thought for the day: Buckle down and buckle up.
    

7. Floss Your Teeth
   Recent studies make a direct connection between longevity and teeth flossing. Nobody knows exactly why. Perhaps it's because people who floss tend to be more health conscious than people who don't?
    

8. Avoid Excessive Drinking 
   While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day (two for men) can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney disease and cancer.
    

9. Keep a Positive Mental Outlook 
   There's a definitive connection between living well and a cheerful outlook on life.
    

10. Choose Your Parents Well 
    The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. But just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health doesn't mean you cannot counteract the genetic pool handed you.

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