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!
Read more HERE
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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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People with pets could be getting an unexpected boost to their health. Here’s why
Pets Can Lower Blood Pressure – they decrease stress and that’s decreasing a lot of health problems
Learn To Relax With A Fish – why do you see fish in dentists rooms? Because they’re as effective as hypnosis in calming people down
Dumb Animals Can Make Kids Smarter – kids with pets take fewer sick days at school
You’re Never Lonely With A Pet – less lonely means more happy mean better health
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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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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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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America scientists have discovered that when a man says ‘sorry’ to his partner after some hurtful behaviour it could actually help her live longer! Also not saying sorry will cause harm to her health.
They’ve found if a man apologises to his wife her blood pressure comes back to normal much quicker than if he doesn’t.
However it doesn’t work in reverse! A man hearing an apology actually gets more stressed, maybe because it’s evidence of something that stresses him
More on this HERE
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From the Mindtalk website:
1) Believe – You need to believe. You can not pretend to be a positive thinker.
2) Be objective
3) Surround yourself with people who are positive
4) Be healthy
5) Switch negativity around – Channel that energy into positive thoughts.
6) Be patient
7) Remember that other people can sense your negativity
8 ) Always look for something positive in everything new
9) Pace yourself –Take life one day at a time.
10) Apply the change
More of each of these rules is HERE
1 Clean up your online profile make sure your Facebook and Twitter pages only have details you want potential employers to see.
2 Make sure your CV represents you well and tailor it for each job you apply for.
3 Take up a hobby or volunteer, nothing looks more appealing than someone who has interests outside of work.
4 Take a job you don’t want, if you are out of work and are offered a job that you don’t want, it pays to take it.
5 Work experience – while qualifications are important, so too is work experience.