Is your response to stress inherited?
Do “stressed out” parents produce stressed out kids? According to psychiatrists there is a link. Parental stress places the child at a great risk of becoming stressed as well.
Besides the genetic risk of becoming stressed, children of stressed parents also learn the tendency to get stressed out in reaction to life’s challenges and this is copied directly from our parents.
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Build aerobic exercise into your day with a pedometer
It may or may not have been invented by Thomas Jefferson as some claim but a pedometer is an essential part of your fitness strategy.
A pedometer, or step counter, is a small, electronic gadget worn on your belt like a pager. It contains a pendulum that moves as you walk or jog.
It counts the number of steps taken each day and just by being there it encourages you to be more physically active. Read more
Cardio fitness the fun way – dancing
Nearly everyone likes to dance but not everyone likes cardio exercise. Now you can dance and get a great cardio fitness workout too – whatever your age.
As we all know heart pumping aerobic exercise is an essential part of any anti aging health strategy. But – for many of us – “workout boredom” can get in the way.
Twice weekly visits to the gym to pound the treadmill or the exercise machines soon lose their attraction. And one thing you really need when you are trying to tone up and lose weight is motivation. So why not step out to a 4-beat-bar and join a salsa class?
Passive smoking causes skin damage…
According to a recently published report, you don’t have to smoke to get ’smoker’s face’
Any non smoker can recite the unattractive results of a night out in a smokey bar or restaurant – the lingering smell of smoke on your clothes and even worse on your hair – not to mention the health risks.
Quitting smoking made easier with software
They say “a picture is worth a thousand words” and that is certainly being proved by Canadian software developer, Aprilage. The company has developed new photoaging software which is being put to effective use in anti smoking campaigns targeted specifically at teens.
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Why laughter really is the best medicine..
Recent research has shown that laughter really does help us in managing stress more. Adopting a humorous view of life’s difficulties can take the edge off everyday stressful situations.
Laughter prevents stress building up and stops the release of damaging stress hormones into the body.
Since stress hormones have been shown to accelerate aging and disease – laughter can be a delightful and low cost anti aging health strategy.
