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Peeling open and eating Greek yoghurt isn’t the only way to get your
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Suffering from brittle bones is a
common issue for women who have
been through the menopause. But a
study has found that hopping for just
five minutes a day can protect older
women from breaking their hips.
Nurtured by nature
Scientific studies show that spending
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The bee’s knees
Research from the University of
“Staying mindful about how your tech impacts your Plymouth now suggests a mouthwash
itness can help you igure out where you want to made from propolis – a waxy material
prioritise your exercise gains” – page 16 produced by bees to seal their hives
against rain and intruders – could help
combat high blood pressure and
ACTIVATE YOUR gum disease.
PRESSURE POINTS
In the tradition of Chinese medicine, The
your wellbeing is regulated by the
low of qi, the vital energy force in BAROMETER
the body. When it lows freely, you
can feel well. But when an obstruction
occurs, things may start to get ugly. Long naps
Acupressure points are speciic areas Scientists have found people over
on the body that have a direct effect the age of 60 who regularly napped
on your low of qi. Stimulating them for more than an hour-and-a-half
removes energy blockages and helps during the day increased their
allow the low to run throughout the chances of having a stroke
body. Acupuncturists spend years by 25 percent.
studying the locations and effects of
hundreds of these points, but there are Switch to organic
a handful of powerful practises you’re Tossing and turning while you sleep
able to carry out in your own home. on non-organic bedding, can expose
If you press irmly on an acupressure your body to a cocktail of
point, you should feel a dull, achy pesticides and dyes used in the
sensation. This is called the de qi – it manufacturing process.
means the arrival of qi – and it signals
that the point has been activated. Screen time
Ideally, you want to push down for The blue light from your phone’s
about 20 minutes. For example, if screen can actually trick your brain
you’re looking for the hegu point, pinch into thinking it’s still daylight, which
in the v-shaped junction between your in turn, affects how it produces the
thumb and foreinger. When you give hormones that regulate your snooze.
it a good squeeze, you should feel
some achiness. This is an indication that
you’re doing it correctly.
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