Do you want to lose weight? Then drop that diet and learn to relax instead. A study done over two years at the University of Otago in New Zealand showed women who followed a regimen of meditation, yoga and positive visualisation lost weight permanently while women focusing on diet and exercise soon put the weight on again. The “relaxed” women lost about 2,5 kg, were healthier and happier and could better control their appetite for sweet and fatty foods.
DIVORCE ADDS WRINKLES
If you blame your mom and grandmother for your wrinkles, think again. A survey of 186 sets of identical twins has shown environmental factors also play a role in ageing. It also linked ageing to divorce, weight increase, stress and the use of antidepressants. Divorcees looked nearly two years older than their siblings who were married, single or widowed.
FRESH BOOST FOR FERTILITY
Men with fertility problems can increase their sperm count by eating more fresh fruit and vegetables and cutting down on red meat and fatty foods, a Spanish study shows. If you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables such as oranges and spinach your intake of antioxidants is much higher. This reduces the detrimental effect of free radicals, oxygen molecules that damage the body’s cells.
