Happy Monday!
From the same magazine that I read a few days ago. Here are 20 Smart Health Shortcuts that I copied from there. Well, I am not sure all of them are helpful, at least not to me. Still, here’s the whole list just in case.

(1) Exfoliate with a washcloth. Skip the fancy products and just go over your face and body with a damp washcloth
(2) Order your medicine by mail (not all the time), often cheaper by dozen.
(3) Do 5-minute workout whenever you got a chance.
(4) Make doctor visits a family affair, just your own job.
(5) Do a mole check in the shower.
(6) Drink a smoothie for vitamin
(7) Carry your own bags to the car, a challenge to your arm muscle.
(8) Get an HPV test with your Pap
(9) Get your calcium and fiber together
(10) Use moisturizer or foundation with SPF
(11) Wash your hands for 10 seconds instead of 30
(12) Nab a nap, whenever you can.
(13) Lift weights while watching TV
(14) Have a meeting on the move, instead of sitting for hours accumulating body fat.
(15) Add vegetables to foods you are already eating
(16) Substitute quinoa for rice
(17) Add edamame to your salad
(18) Sprinkle ground flaxseed on cereal or yogurt
(19) Consider an electric toothbrush
(20) Squeeze in a quickie

Health news, actually not new any more. I read them before and just feel the urge to share with the readers, probably for the 10th times. Bear with me if you read it before. Pot belly, even a small one, increase your risk of heart disease. Keep your waistline within normal range. Adding inches to your waistline is worse than adding a few pounds to your weight. Fat around your waist is more risky than around your hip.

The health benefit of EGCG, a component from green tea, are:
(1) Cardiovascular health, decrease the risk of developing atherosclerosis.
(2) Weight loss, higher metabolism, fat burning, less fat storage
(3) Anti-cancer, one of the most powerful antioxidants that exists in nature.
(4) Arthritis, anti-inflammatory properties
(5) Diabetes, may help regulate blood glucose levels.
(6) Best of all — anti-aging effect, young forever, sort of, not exactly.

EGCG actually helps slow down the aging process, improve overall health because of its antioxidant abilities to strengthen, repair and optimize cellular health.

Here’s to your health — green tea!