Five choices for a great health

Roll out of bed, have a snack. Now taking care of yourself is not a big thing. Which means no excuses...

The mat that cheers you on

Morning yoga is only good for you if you actually do it. If you are still dragging, try a tree pose: stand on one foot, with your opposite foot in your inner thigh, knee turned outward. Clasp your hands at your chest and hold for five breaths. This simple exercise will help you focus, find your center and have a better start in the morning. 

Take care of your eyes

Americans are treated for nearly a million sometimes-serious eye infections each year, according to a new report from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. The biggest culprit: not using contact lenses properly. Wear contacts longer than recommended, or not clean them correctly or even sleep with them are the first reasons. Think about it, you'll need just 5 minutes a day to take care of your eyes.

Pills aren't candy

Avoid useless scrip might be as simple as see your doctor in the morning instead of the afternoon. Research from Brighman and Women's Hospital in Boston shows that physicians become more likely to dish antibiotics as the day wears on, even if all you have is a lousy cold.

20

Is the number of minutes it takes to sharpen your mind. In a study at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, people who did intense resistance exercise (like plank, squats and push ups) for 20 minutes improved their memory about 10%. Exercise triggers brain-boosting hormones. So get moving and be brilliant.

Go nuts

Now almonds are showing off; in a recent study, men who ate a handful of them a day for just four weeks had lower blood pressure and improved blood flow. "We anticipate that the effect would be the same for women" says study author Helen Griffiths, professor of biomedical sciences at Aston University in Birmingham, UK. So now think what doing it for years could do!!

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