YOGA

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Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline or practice. Yoga is helpful for reducing tension and anxiety. It improves body balance and flexibility. Yoga is very helpful for people with high blood pressure and having heart diseases. Yoga lower the blood pressure and slow the heart beat. The video posted above is very helpful for yoga beginners.

EAT HEALTHY FOOD

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Healthy food habits play a major role in maintenance of human body physically and mentally healthy. Eating on time is always beneficial. We should eat green leafy vegetables daily. The leafy vegetables contains all nutritious vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates etc.





Canada's food Guide

Canada's food guide is the great resource for healthy food choices. I personally have read a lot of articles from Canada's food guide booklet. I always try to follow healthy food choices from Canada's food guide. Drinking plenty of water is the first step in order to maintain the health. We should try to develop the habit of drinking more water instead of coffee and tea. Moreover, water is the calorie free liquid. According to Canada's food guide,

 "A healthy diet rich in a variety of vegetables and fruit may help reduce the risk of some types of cancer. Eating lots of vegetables and fruit regularly may also lower your risk for heart disease. Having at least one vegetable or fruit at every meal and as a snack will help you get the amount of vegetables and fruit you need each day. Explore the variety of colours, tastes and textures this food group offers (Eating Healthy Food, n.d.)."

In my personal Health plan, I always prefer to eat more fruit especially apples. As there is a very famous saying," Apple a day, doctor away." Apple also enhances our memory. There are so many other fruits which have their own importance. To be very honest, I don't like to eat vegetables; on the other hand, nobody can deny from its benefits. Carrots have vitamin A and keratin, which is crucial for optic health. We should also increase different kind of vegetable salads in routine life.

Healthy Fruits And Vegetables

Some people like to eat fried vegetables with lots of salt. In that case they tend to gain more weight instead of loosing. According to Canada's food guide," Skip the French fries, poutine, and other deep-fried vegetables like tempura, zucchini sticks and onion rings. Have a baked potato, sweet potato, or salad instead. Some products with "vegetable" and "fruit" in their names or on their packaging are composed mainly of fat or sugar or are very high in salt. Fruit candies, vegetable chips, fruit jams or spreads, ketchup and vegetable or fruit drinks or punches do not belong in the Vegetables and Fruit food group (Tips for vegetables and fruits,n.d.)."
 

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REFERENCES:

• www.huffingtonpost.ca  
• http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/choose-choix/fruit/tips-trucs-eng.php
• http://commonsensehealth.com/healthy-salads-healthy-salad-dressing-recipes/  

EXERCISE

 

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Exercising daily plays important role in our daily lives. It improves blood circulation. Exercising provide greater benefits for brain. It increases production of neurochemicals, which helps in repair of brain cells. It also improves memory. Exercise benefits sleep and reduce anxiety.

 

There are plenty of good reasons to be physically active. Big ones include reducing the odds of developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Maybe you want to lose weight, lower your blood pressure, prevent depression, or just look better. Here’s another one, which especially applies to those of us (including me) experiencing the brain fog that comes with age: exercise changes the brain in ways that protect memory and thinking skills.

 

References:

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110

https://www.12wbt.com/blog/fitness/move-it-the-seven-best-reasons-to-exercise/

 

 

My passion towards Health and Fitness




My Passion towards Health and Fitness

My name is Kiran and I am going to tell you about how my hobby has changed into a passion. From the beginning,  I had a special interest in health and fitness. I truly believe that a healthy mind always lives in a healthy body. I usually start my day with exercises and drink a lot of water. In addition to that, we need to drink 6-8 glasses of water everyday. I am also planning to become a personal trainer. My family always encourages me about my passion towards health and fitness. According to research, Yoga is a very helpful exercise as it stated,

 "Researchers from the University of Kansas enrolled 52 patients with AF into a study of twice-weekly yoga sessions for three months. They found yoga training produced significant benefits: episodes of heart rhythm disturbances decreased, depression and anxiety measures lessened and quality of life scores improved. Yoga also lowered blood pressure and heart rate in this study."

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http://blogs.webmd.com/heart-disease/2015/01/yoga-for-heart-health.html?ecd=com_blogs_yogahearthealth