Secrets to a younger looking you

Dr. Oz unlocks the secrets to a younger looking you:

Antioxidants protect the skin from free radicals

Walnuts can keep your hair shinier and more youthful looking

Smokers have older-looking skin because smoking reduces collagen production

Vitamin A has been proven to increase chemicals that reverse wrinkles

Foods that contain biotin, such as tomatoes and romaine lettuce, help strengthen the nails

STRESS-PROOF YOUR BODY IN 5 STEPS

Stress is unavoidable, but it doesn’t have to run your life or ruin your health. Be proactive about guarding yourself against the side effects of stress. Incorporate these 5 steps into your daily routine.

1. Nutrition. Eat foods rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C will boost your immunity and reduce inflammation, one way which stress manifests itself.
2. Exercise. It relaxes you.
3. Aromatherapy. Lavendar boosts levels of dopamine and seratonin.
4. Immunity Support. Take a daily multivitamin. Look for vitamins A, C and E, B-complex vitamins, magnesium and zinc.
5. Know Your Numbers. Know your weight, cholesterol levels and blood pressure.

Body Mass Index

Click this link to use our Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator if want you to know the risk level you are at, so that you can take control of your weight management and prevent obesity related diseases. 

Happy Earth Day!

Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea.
-George Carlin


Lets clean it up :)

Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than valium!

LESS STRESS IN 5 MINUTES

Commit to improving your overall mental and physical health by taking just 5 minutes a day to reduce the stress in your life. Here’s Dr. Oz’s 5-step plan that takes less than 5 minutes and costs next to nothing.


Step 1: Viva Vitamin C
Vitamin C allows the body to quickly clear out cortisol, a primary stress hormone that increases sugars in the bloodstream. Although helpful in a fight or flight scenario, regularly elevated levels of cortisol in your body suppress normal functioning of the digestive system, reproductive system and growth processes. Vitamin C helps to regulate cortisol and prevent blood pressure from spiking in response to stressful situations.

Grab an orange, a kiwi or try a supplement of 3,000mg for maximum benefit.

Step 2: Have a Cup of Black Tea
It seems that slowing down your day an enjoying a cup of tea would be a calming practice in itself. And when you order black tea, you’ll get the calming benefits of flavonoids, which help block fight or flight divisions in the nervous system. Black tea does contain caffeine though, so limit yourself to one cup.

Step 3: Snack on Pistachios
Pistachios are one of the lowest calorie, lowest fat, and highest fiber nuts. They are also full of nutrients that can help prevent heart disease, lower cholesterol and help stop cell damage. During times of stress, this nutritious nut helps lower your blood pressure and heart rate. One serving is roughly 50 kernels – so crack into a few!

Step 4: Massage Your Ears
Borrowing from the ancient secrets of acupuncture, acupressure allows you to give yourself an ear massage pressure points on the lobes and outer rims of the ear, both of which help to relax all the muscles of the face and body.

Start by applying light pressure to your earlobes using your thumb and index finger. Then, rub the earlobes and move up the outer rim of the ear to the top of your ear. Apply pressure very gently and then work your way back down. You can do this for about 1-2 minutes.

Step 5: The Forehead Massage
The acupressure point you want to massage here is located between the eyebrows. It’s connected to the pineal gland, a small endocrine gland responsible for the production of melatonin. Begin by placing gentle pressure right between the eyebrows, then move toward the middle of the brow. You can move back and forth or pull your fingers along your eyebrow.

All of these steps can be done in less than five minutes – but remember that the massages are free and there’s not harm in performing them more than once a day.

These quick steps are vital to your health; reduced stress is directly correlated with reduced risk for heart disease.

Snacks

        When most people snack, they want something sweet,salty, or just something plain out bad for you. A bag of chips perhaps. Instead of reaching for that salty bag of Tom's Hot Fries, reach for a handful of almonds. Almonds are extremely healthy and portable. They are also a favorite of Dr. Oz. Most of the time when you think you are hungry, you really aren't. Sometimes we mistake things such as thirst for hunger. So instead of putting those bad fats into your body, grab a glass of water, almonds, pretzels without a lot of salt, or even a small spoonful of peanut butter. Thanks for reading my healthy tip! :D