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30 health boosting tips
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15. Keep your vagina healthy
Women who have less 'friendly' bacteria in their vaginas are more prone to infection. Cut back on sugar, which helps bad bacteria grow, and include yoghurt or acidophilus in your diet to help keep infections at bay.
16. Say what you mean
One of the fastest ways to raise stress levels, say psychologists, is to pretend everything's ok when it's not. Being true to yourself, valuing your feelings, and being open with those around you is essential to help you relax and be yourself.
17. Eat strange veg
Eating a wide variety of vegetables is the best way to get all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients you need, says the Food Standards Agency. Kale, Jerusalem artichoke and purple sprouting broccoli are just some of the weird and wonderful varieties they are recommending this winter.
18. Treat your liver
Take an odourless garlic tablet, such as Kwai Once-A-Day, (£4.95 from all good chemists). Garlic can fight infection, lower bad cholesterol and ward against high blood pressure and cancer. It will also help boost your liver function and counteract the excesses of Christmas.
19. Do something useless
Doing something mindless or silly is proven to help the mind relax. Doodling, splaying cards, juggling and even video games can help chill you out.
20. Balance your energy levels
Beat the insulin roller coaster by following a low glycaemic diet. The Food Doctor principle of healthy eating is the 60/40 ratio, where you have combination of 40 per cent protein and 60 per cent complex carbohydrates at each meal.
21. Chuck the not-so-fantastic-plastic
Blitz your house of any battered and scratched plastic-ware. Baby bottles, beakers and tableware made from polycarbonate plastic can leak potentially risky chemicals when worn or scratched, say Friends of the Earth.
15. Keep your vagina healthy
Women who have less 'friendly' bacteria in their vaginas are more prone to infection. Cut back on sugar, which helps bad bacteria grow, and include yoghurt or acidophilus in your diet to help keep infections at bay.
16. Say what you mean
One of the fastest ways to raise stress levels, say psychologists, is to pretend everything's ok when it's not. Being true to yourself, valuing your feelings, and being open with those around you is essential to help you relax and be yourself.
17. Eat strange veg
Eating a wide variety of vegetables is the best way to get all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients you need, says the Food Standards Agency. Kale, Jerusalem artichoke and purple sprouting broccoli are just some of the weird and wonderful varieties they are recommending this winter.
18. Treat your liver
Take an odourless garlic tablet, such as Kwai Once-A-Day, (£4.95 from all good chemists). Garlic can fight infection, lower bad cholesterol and ward against high blood pressure and cancer. It will also help boost your liver function and counteract the excesses of Christmas.
19. Do something useless
Doing something mindless or silly is proven to help the mind relax. Doodling, splaying cards, juggling and even video games can help chill you out.
20. Balance your energy levels
Beat the insulin roller coaster by following a low glycaemic diet. The Food Doctor principle of healthy eating is the 60/40 ratio, where you have combination of 40 per cent protein and 60 per cent complex carbohydrates at each meal.
21. Chuck the not-so-fantastic-plastic
Blitz your house of any battered and scratched plastic-ware. Baby bottles, beakers and tableware made from polycarbonate plastic can leak potentially risky chemicals when worn or scratched, say Friends of the Earth.
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