Diet Clinic

• There's a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful outlook on life.
• Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; walk on the beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie.
• Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a stress buster. Think 'move' in small increments of time. It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing.
• Exercise is the best medicine for preventing illness and prolonging active life
• Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats
• Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn.
• Green leafy vegetables are good sources of many vitamins and minerals, do make them a crucial part of your diet.
• Three cups of spinach supply 40 percent of your daily magnesium, a mineral that blunts stress's effects on the body by stopping blood pressure from spiking.
• Take at least 10 glasses of water daily as water is the best tonic for loosing the body calories or fats through the urinal system
• Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators.
• Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions.
• If you can't live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising near busy thoroughfares.
• While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day (two for men) can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney disease and cancer.
• Working out should be a challenge, but it definitely should not be painful.
• Healthy and calories reducing snacks include fresh grapes, watermelon, skim milk, fresh fruits without ice-cream, fresh vegetable sandwiches, apple, peach, orange, fat free yogurt.
• Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts.