Keeepng fit
Keeping fit and staying healthy has become a growing/grown (1) business. Apart from the amount of money spent on doctors’ prescriptions/recipes (2) and private medical treatment, huge sums are now spent on health foods and remedies/treatment (3) of various kinds including vitamin pills, food supplements/supplies (4) and mineral water, not to mention health clubs and keep-fit books and videos. We are more than ever occupied/preoccupied (5) with the quality of water we drink and air we breathe. A low-fat diet may be good for your
waist/waste (6) line, but the latest research suggests that it is less beneficial/profitable (7) psychologically.
A team of applicants/volunteers (8), asked to follow a diet consisting of
25 per cent/percentage (9) of fat (the level recommended by the World Health Organization), reported a marked/marking (10) increase in feelings of depression and hospitality/hostility (11). And an earlier piece of research revealed, starting/startlingly (12), that people on low-fat diet are more likely to meet a violent/violation (13) death.
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Feeling happy against all odds
Despite all the changes we make to our behave (1), diet, and the environment, there is growing evident (2) that at the end of the day, whether we are cheerful or misery (3) is largely the question of our genes. Of course, what happens to you in life makes different (4) to how happy you are. However, there are two or three genes which probably decide how cheerful you are in
compare (5) to others in the similar situation.
Alas, little is known how to influence these genes in order to be happier, but what really depends on us is our part (6) in leisure activities enabling us to relief (7) stress and fortify our immune system. Brisk, regular and sustained
act (8) such as fast walking, jogging or swimming will improve the efficient (9) of our heart and lungs. Moreover, our flexible (10) and muscle strength will be improved as well as.
Amazingly, physical exercises are reported to affect mood, memory
retain (11), and learning abilities. These are due to endorphins, which are product (12) by the body as a means of alleviating feelings of depress (13) and stress. Thus, strenuous and focused exercise can even be extremely help (14) in improving your outlook on life. So never mind your fault (15) genes, which are supposedly responsible for your cheer (16).
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Keeping warm in winter
D
o
you feel cold? If the answer is “yes”, then why not try a cold
bath/bathe
(1)
or shower? This unusual advise/advice
(2)
comes from a natural health therapist/therapy
(3)
in Germany who for the last 30 years, has been studying the
effects/affects
(4)
of cold water.
Most people are brought up to believe that it’s important to keep warm during the cold weather/whether (5), with extra clothing and heaters. However, research shows that the opposite is
true/truth (6). At a German health centre, hundreds of visitors follow this advice by taking their first cold bath at 6 am, and come out feeling much more relaxing/relaxed (7). This is due/duty (8) to the fact that the cold water increases blood sugar level, heart beat and breathe/breath (9) rate.
New research at the medical centre of Hanover has suggested that those taking daily cold baths have 50% fewer colds and respiratory/perspiration (10) problems than those who don't. Studies conducted in London have also proof/proven (11) that cold treatment will help protect/defend (12) people from heart attacks.
For those people who find the idea of such behavior unthinkable / inconsiderate (13), regular exercise such as running or cycling is a good alteration/alternative (14). So, next time you’re suffering from cold, don’t sit and complain/complaint (15), but go ice-swimming!
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