Pleasant Surprises For Living Naturally Healthy Lifestyles

For naturally healthy lifestyles, some of the best things in life are still free -- fresh air, sunshine, and enjoying friends and laughter.

New research suggests that adopting naturally healthy lifestyles may be simpler than we think, and here are some pleasant surprises:

Less Exercise Is Needed for Health and Fitness:

Less exercise is needed to be healthy than we thought, but getting NO exercise is deadly. Aerobic “fitness” has been overrated, but regularly doing activities you enjoy is essential for disease prevention.

For optimum health, adults need 30 minutes of moderately strenuous exercise at least 5 days a week. But even 30 minutes of brisk walking 3 days a week will drive down blood pressure and improve overall fitness. (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2007)

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Get 15 Minutes Of Noon-Time Sun:

Vitamin D experts are busy re-writing the rules. Getting some bright sunshine -- without sunblock or sunglasses -- is more important than we ever thought, because scientists have linked depression as well as diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, cancer and osteoporosis to low levels of vitamin D and a lack of sun.

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Take A Nap:

Taking a nap has been shown to improve the performance of students as much as a night’s rest, and napping may be the essential de-stresser for a naturally healthy lifestyle: Greek men who took an afternoon nap were 34 percent less likely to die from heart disease and stroke than those who did not.

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Go Natural for A Pick-Me-Up:

Substitute SUGAR-LADEN HIGH CAFFEINE ENERGY DRINKS with HERB AND MINERAL TONICS that revitalize and energize.

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Add Quality and Some Organic:

Scientists at the University of California, Davis have proven that organically grown kiwifruit contain more health-promoting factors than those grown under conventional conditions, and believe this is most likely due to the fruits having to be able to survive against pests in the absence of pesticides.

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Get Social:

Social isolation is associated with ill health especially in the elderly. If you are introverted, at least join a group for activities you like. "Happiness" researchers report that those who report being happy in countries throughout the world, tend to be married, have more children, and yes, more, but not necessarily the most money.

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Your Waist Line Tells All:

Researchers have found abdominal fat to be most harmful and the biggest indicator for risk of heart disease, the biggest killer in the USA.

How to check your waist line?

Your health is considered to be at risk if the circumference of your waist is larger than 40 inches (102 cm) for men and 35 inches (88 cm) for women.

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Stay Healthy:

DON'T COUNT ON MEDICATION FOR A QUICK FIX: Most of today's diseases are chronic and can usually only be MANAGED with medication or with surgery.

SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD have published thousands of medical studies showing oxidative stress to play a role in the degeneration involved in virtually every single disease from Alzheimers and Parkinsons to diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Best to avoid disease with naturally healthy life styles and new discoveries:

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