Health and Fitness
Kathy Choh
Issue date: 11/19/08 Section: Student Life
While working out and eating right are the two most important ways to stay healthy, here are some extra tips and information to keep in mind while while working to achieve personal health and fitness goals.
*After vigorous exercise be sure to:
-Cool down with mild activity
-Gently stretch muscles that were worked hard
-Rehydrate, even if you don't feel thirsty
-Eat carbohydrates and proteins within 30 minutes of exercise to replenish energy stores and promote repair of muscle tissue.
*Inhaling the sweet aroma of jasmine after exercise helps your heart rate and blood pressure return to normal more quickly as you cool down. This may help your body to recuperate faster from a tough workout.
*Skip sleep = gain weight. When you don't get enough sleep, it drives down the hormone that signals fullness and increases the hormone that stimulates appetite.
*Green, black and oolong teas contain the most polyphenols, plant chemicals, that may offer protective properties against heart disease and cancer. Tip: brew tea for three to five minutes to get the best release of the tea's helpful properties.
*These foods could be your best medicine for more youthful joints by helping to ease joint-damaging inflammation. Add them to your meals on a daily basis and your knees and elbows will thank you later in life:
-Berries
-Ginger
-Flaxseed
-Avocado
-Soy
-Omega-3-rich fish
*Australian researchers found that people ages 65-93 are likelier to ask sensitive questions in public, not because they want to embarrass you, but because the section of the brain that handles inhibition deteriorates with age.
*Andorra, a small country between France and Spain has the highest life expectancy. The average life expectancy is 83.5 years. A baby born in the U.S. will live an average life of 77.9 years. That life expectancy ranks 42 worldwide.
Information from the Wellness Health Education Network.
*After vigorous exercise be sure to:
-Cool down with mild activity
-Gently stretch muscles that were worked hard
-Rehydrate, even if you don't feel thirsty
-Eat carbohydrates and proteins within 30 minutes of exercise to replenish energy stores and promote repair of muscle tissue.
*Inhaling the sweet aroma of jasmine after exercise helps your heart rate and blood pressure return to normal more quickly as you cool down. This may help your body to recuperate faster from a tough workout.
*Skip sleep = gain weight. When you don't get enough sleep, it drives down the hormone that signals fullness and increases the hormone that stimulates appetite.
*Green, black and oolong teas contain the most polyphenols, plant chemicals, that may offer protective properties against heart disease and cancer. Tip: brew tea for three to five minutes to get the best release of the tea's helpful properties.
*These foods could be your best medicine for more youthful joints by helping to ease joint-damaging inflammation. Add them to your meals on a daily basis and your knees and elbows will thank you later in life:
-Berries
-Ginger
-Flaxseed
-Avocado
-Soy
-Omega-3-rich fish
*Australian researchers found that people ages 65-93 are likelier to ask sensitive questions in public, not because they want to embarrass you, but because the section of the brain that handles inhibition deteriorates with age.
*Andorra, a small country between France and Spain has the highest life expectancy. The average life expectancy is 83.5 years. A baby born in the U.S. will live an average life of 77.9 years. That life expectancy ranks 42 worldwide.
Information from the Wellness Health Education Network.
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