Best Things to do for Your Body - Part 6

And the list continues...
Here are some things you SHOULD do

Shots!! (haha)

• Get a flu shot
• Get the HPV Vaccine
• Get all the other vaccine's that are out there and check with your doc to make sure you're current on your shots

Swallow!

• A multivatimin (choose one that contains atleast 100% of Vitamins A, C, and E and folic acid)
• Vitamin D - studies show that 1000IU daily may cut your risk of breast and ovarian cancers in half
• Fish oil - keeps your skin and hair healthy and reduces the risk of heart disease (1gram/day)

How to add years to your life...

• Stay on top of your health screenings
• Take your meds
• Do a home safety check - make sure you have working smoke and CO detectors and a fire extinguisher
• Work out your brain - doing brain stimulating activities can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's
• Adopt a furry friend - pets can lower blood pressure and heart rate, and increase overall happiness

Do this, not that

• Eat wet snacks, not dry ones
• Toss salads with romaine, not iceberg
• Sip a skim latte, not black coffee - calcium!
• Drink coffee, tea, and red wine between meals, not during them - these all contain tannings which prevent your body from absorbing iron from food
• Use regular, not antibacterial soap - it kills just as many germs and some scientists say that using antibacterial soaps may mess with the affectiveness of some antibiotics

And last...but DEFINITELY not least

• Stop smoking
• Aim to exercise 30 minutes every day
• Stay hydrated
• Eat produce at every meal
• Sleep!
• Wash your hands

Source: Women's Health Magazine http://www.womenshealthmag.com/files/best-tips/pdf/76TipsForBody.pdf