Healthy Hint Number 1
Smoking & Cholesterol
Smokers over the age of 40 are 12 times more likely to have high levels of harmful blood cholesterol than non-smokers the same age.
However after quitting for 10 years the risk of heart disease and stroke drops to that of a non-smoker.
Healthy Hint Number 2
Garlic A Natural Blood Thinner
Garlic following, or during a fatty meal can minimise any harmful effects and speed our blood’s return to normal levels of viscosity.
Healthy Hint Number 3
Avoid High Blood Pressure
To maintain normal blood pressure we must ensure a balanced intake of approx 50/50 potassium and salt.
We must also keep sugar intake below 15% of our calories, ensure a 2 to 1 ratio of unsaturated fat, maintain the correct RDI (recommended daily intake) of Magnesium, CoQ10 and Calcium, and not exceeding the RDI of protein which can hinder the absorbtion of Calcium.
Finally you must be ruthless in reducing excess weight, ideally to the point of eliminating all sign of a spare tyre around the middle. Emotional factors can also highten blood pressure.
Healthy Hint Number 4
Lower Your Stress
Long term anger and resentment are major causes of ill health, especially heart disease. Anger and resentment however can only exist with blame. If we refuse to fasten blame on others for our problems, our anger will evaporate as quickly as it arises. So to enjoy continual health and avoid long term anger we should accept full responsibility for all that happens to us, and not blame others for our problems. Life is after all a learning experience, and we have the freedom to choose for ourselves.
Healthy Hint Number 5
Muscle Power From Water
As the muscle protein in our bodies requires a lot of water to work efficiently, we should drink plenty of plain water before any strenuous work or athletic performance. Lack of water can reduce muscle efficiency by 25%.
Healthy Hint Number 6
Minimise Colds & Flu
Our most important nutrient is oxygen. Without a constant recharge of oxygen in our blood by breathing, we would die in 4 minutes. One of the major reasons why colds and flu are more prevalent in winter is because we seal our houses against the cold draughts which reduces the level of oxygen in the air. Oxygen is essential for our immune systems.
If we wish to enjoy good health and minimise colds and throat infections we should ensure that our houses are well ventilated all year round, including bedrooms.
Healthy Hint Number 7
Change Your Diet Gradually
Major changes in our diet should be phased out gradually to allow our digestive system time to develop the necessary enzymes to properly digest the new food, otherwise temporary nutrition deficiencies can occur. Also major changes too fast can lead people to fall back into bad habits later on. So take things easy, change things gradually and they will become habitual.
Healthy Hint Number 8
Negative Thinking & Health
A major root cause of mental and physical ill health is the habit of negative thinking. Lack of B group vitamins such as Thiamine can contribute to habitual negativity, which often leads to depression and other mental and physical disorders.
Psychologists say that a simple way to break this destructive habit is to remember every morning when you wake up, a happy event that has occurred in your past life. By holding this happy memory in the forefront of our mind throughout the day we can largely prevent negative thoughts from happening.
Healthy Hint Number 9
Eggs A Rich Source Of Nutrients
Eggs are a rich source of readily available nutrients. This is not surprising when we consider that a fully formed live chicken, complete with eyes, down, beak, bone and all other body parts can be formed from the nutrients of one egg.
Healthy Hint Number 10
Cheerful People Live 19% Longer
If we cannot smile readily, chances are we are under emotional stress. A twenty year study has found that people with a cheery optimistic personality live on average 19% longer than negative thinking pessimists.
This is in line with recent findings by medical researchers who have experimentally demonstrated that an optimistic outlook, even a smile, strengthens our immune system.