On mirror.co.uk there’s the fantastic story of Anne-Marie Marshall who used to weigh 16 stones until she overheard colleagues at work calling her fat and lazy. That gave her the kick she needed to shed 6 stone and she now looks great! Anne-Marie’s success came from good old fashioned eating of a healthy balanced diet, the ditching of unhealthy food and a big serving of motivation.
Here’s Anne-Maries’s top tips
● Plan your meals in advance so you won’t grab the easiest and quickest thing out of the freezer to cook.
Researchers from Spain have looked into men trying to chat up gorgeous woman and found out that:
- They suffer so much stress it could damage their heart
- If they see the women as ‘out of my league’ their stress level rises so high that heart attacks and strokes become real possibilities
And here’s the worst bit: if the guy actually gets the girl and gets into a long term relationship with someone out of their league they suffer so much stress they have an increased chance of becoming impotent!
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An open air workout is better for you than the gym. It’s kind of obvious that exercising in fresh air would be more beneficial than being stuck indoors but did you know it’s also better for you mentally?
Doctors are now being urged to prescribe outdoors exercise for people with mental illnesses after a study showed people who workout in the open have better self esteem and better moods than those who do it in the gym.
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World famous hypnotist Paul McKenna has sold 1.2m copies of his I Can Make You Thin book and now he’s turning it into a live stage show. He’s spoken to sport.co.uk about it, saying
Scientists from University of Warwick and the Federico II University in Naples have found a link between the amount you sleep each night and how long you live. They’ve discovered that poor sleepers are 12% more likely to die prematurely than those who get between 6 and 8 hours sleep a night.
The reasons are fairly obvious, people who sleep longer are less stressed and have had more healing time each night but for the sake of an early night you might end up with a later life! Read more HERE
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From guardian.co.uk here’s a plan which you can follow if you want to spend the whole day laughing which is very, very good for your health. Here’s some highlights:
8.30 Light breakfast. Chuckle while recalling the misfortunes of acquaintances. Be careful not to choke: you don’t want your misfortune to become a source of amusement for someone else.
11.30-12.30pm Dress up pets.
12.30-2.00 Take long lunch at cafe with good view of section of broken pavement. Be patient.
6.30-12.00 midnight An evening with friends getting drunk and remembering funny times when you were also drunk. Remember, it’s funnier if you forget to eat.
94% of us say we rely on computers to get on with our lives. Which is why a new condition Computer Stress Syndrome has been identified which is the strain on our bodies caused by computers not working like they should.
The biggest stressors are
- Crashing machines
- PCs that take ages to start up
- Technical support people
As a serious point CSS is causing anxiety that we don’t need and computer manufacturers should be doing their bit to lessen the stress.
More on the syndrome HERE
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Here’s a quick update on the latest findings about our favourite thing… laughter!
Recent studies show
+ Laughter can lower your blood pressure
+ Laughter can boost your immune system
+ Now it’s been found laughter can have a similar effect on your appetite as exercise
Hopefully that’s a healthy effect on your appetite, where this might have a real positive impact is on people who have lost their appetite due to illness and really need to get some good food in them for the sake of their health.
More info HERE
The European Heart Journal reports on a study which shows the happier you are the healthier your heart. Here are the main findings
- Anxious and depressed people are at most risk of getting heart disease
- The happier your are the healthier your heart is
The researchers think that happier people sleep well and have less stress so therefore are less prone to heart disease. They also offer some tips for being happier such as enjoy every day rather than saving your happiness up for holidays.
Read more about the study HERE
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From the Mindtalk website here’s a really useful article on the principles of positive thinking – the main points are
1) The power of the subconscious mind. When you start thinking positively your mind goes to work for you.
2) The law of attraction. Once you know what you want either you gravitate towards it or it comes to you. Whatever happens it seems to work
3) Set goals. Big positive goals!
4) Positive thinking is whatever you make it
More at the Mindtalk website HERE
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