Health and Fitness Tips

Health in Rush

January 14th, 2011 this busy world people tend to neglect a lot about their health.In a hush, one tends to eat whatever he/she can get in handy that is usually unhealthy snacks. Here are some tips to keep you healthy and keep you moving-- 

• Try keeping some dry fruits and nuts in your pocket and munch on them, since they are nutritious and health satisfactory.

 

• Since you are tied up with your busy schedule, you're more likely to eat fruits that have already been cut. Do avoid this, and instead go for a whole piece.
•  Keep grains since they are fibre enriched such as ready-to-eat muesli (Muesli is very easy to make. After all it is only really a mixture of selected grains, dried fruit, nuts and seeds), at hand to snack on.

 

• An egg (in any form) is the quickest form of breakfast. The best code is a boiled egg with a slice of multigrain bread (brown bread especially).
• Don't live to eat but eat to live - avoid overeating.

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Yoga for good health

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Yoga is a combination of physical and mental practices that came into existence in India over three thousand years ago. Yoga helps achieve our goal to reach our utmost potential and experience good health and happiness. Yoga helps us live our life to the fullest making it more productive thus improving the quality of our life. Yoga is therapeutic for our health; it takes care of physical as well as our mental conditions. It provides relief from ailments and injuries but should be practiced with a professional initially for right postures and correct techniques.

 

Yoga strengthens the connection between the body and the mind. It also reduces certain psychological disorders like depression and eating disorders. Some relief from physical trauma like asthma and back pain also. The health benefits of yoga stand out more because of the inner peace derived from this ancient theory. Relaxation, self realization, focus and harmony are enhances when practicing yoga. Research also proves that there can be relief from many ailments like back pain, sinus and fatigue.

 

Some major health benefits of yoga are: 

Depression

Your mood and disposition can be elevated through yoga. Suppressed feelings may surface during some yoga poses which helps in moving negative energy in the body.

 

Improved body imageWomen experience greater satisfaction bodily when practicing yoga than people who don’t. They have a greater feeling of self confidence and are less affected by eating disorders. Yoga makes you feel differently about yourself by enhancing the connection of mind and the body.

Weight lossDoing yoga for 30 minutes, five to six days a week will also lead you to lose weight. Yoga is not about burning calories, it is more about a conscious mind which tells you if you are over-eating or not doing adequate physical activities. The mind – body connection helps you lose weight over a mere exercise regime.

Improved physical healthPhysical ailments like epileptic stress, back pain and fatigue caused by multiple sclerosis are problems whose symptoms can be reduced by practicing yoga. Yoga and health go a long way and its scientific approach is beneficial to ailments like this 

Improved sensualityYoga can improve the quality of your sex life. It moves the stress and depression aside and helps in thinking and feeling more positive. It enhances mood and elevates the amorous feeling within all of us. 

Health and fitness has become an essential part of our everyday living. Whether its yoga, gymming or any other form of exercise, we must adhere to a routine of 45 minutes physical exercises each day. Yoga is versatile and can be practiced by people of all age-group. There are different asanas that take care of our different body parts. It can be practiced at any time of the day at any place in the house without any help of props or machines. Yoga is an age-old therapy which initially needs to be shown by a professional and then can be practiced alone once mastered.