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15. Move It
Sitting on your butt all day (or all night) is unhealthy for the mind and body, the old and the young. When you have a desk job, you can’t help but sit there all day, but you should get up and walk around every 30 to 60 minutes. In fact, why not walk during your lunch hour? Why not invite co-workers or friends to go walking with you?
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16. Exercise More Than the Body
While we are talking about exercise, why not try exercising your smile? You can trick your brain into feeling happy when you smile. Your brain has something called neuro-linguistic programming where a trigger (such as a hot stove) will cause the brain to remember what happened the last time you used those same muscles or had the experience. This is why looking at a hot stove causes you to be cautious, even though you are at a safe distance. Your brain will automatically remember that smiling means you are happy, so you will instantly feel happier just by exercising those mouth muscles.
17. Get Your Sunshine On
Vitamin D is often called “the sunshine vitamin” because our bodies turn sunlight into vitamin D. A growing number of recent studies show that vitamin D is much more important than previously believed. Low levels of vitamin D are linked to certain types of cancer, Alzheimer’s, and even heart disease. Aim towards getting between fifteen to thirty minutes of sunshine every single day.
18. Avoid Trans-Fats
Consumer Reports recently cited research show found that eating foods that contain trans-fats make most people feel depressed. Trans-fats are used in many processed foods and fast foods, but in some cases you need to read food labels because trans-fats are cleverly hidden by the word “hydrogenated”. Many baked goods and cooking mixes, such as cake mix or brownies, contain trans-fats. Try baking from scratch, rather than use mixes.
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