How to Live to 100 ~ HEALTH

Friday 24 February 2012

How to Live to 100

Fight flab with yoga

A new study suggests that yoga boosts your body awareness, and that can help you eat less. Which poses are best? We love the Reverse Warrior, which also strengthens abs and legs and stretches thighs and hips. For more yoga moves, try the YogaWorks for Everybody: Body Slim DVD ($14.98).

Reverse warrior

1. Take a large step with your right foot; turn foot so it’s perpendicular to left foot. Bend your right knee until your thigh is parallel to the floor.
2. Turn your right arm so palm faces up; lift right arm up and over head. Reach right hand toward left side while sliding left hand down as low on your left leg as you can. Repeat on left side, and hold for 20 seconds on each side.
3. Do 2 poses on each side 3 times a week to drop extra pounds.

Cold-fighting tea

Fend off colds with this immune-boosting Puerh Tea Toddy from Health nutrition guru Frances Largeman-Roth, RD. Puerh (POO-urr) tea is thought to boast more disease-fighting antioxidants than the better-known green tea. It’s earthy and rich, with a slight coffeelike taste.

Puerh Tea Toddy
Pour steaming hot water over a puerh tea bag (Numi makes a great one; available at Whole Foods and NumiTea.com) and 2 strips lemon zest. Steep for 3–5 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice and 2 teaspoons honey (plus a splash of whiskey, if you want a kick). Drink while hot.

This game makes you smarter

So far they haven’t proven that Facebook makes you sharper, but Tetris just might. Scientists at The Mind Research Network in New Mexico found that playing the 25-year-old falling-blocks video game for 30 minutes a day leads to greater brain efficiency. Download the Tetris app to your iPhone ($4.99) or play it for free at FreeTetris.org

A germ fighter that smells good

Here’s proof that you can fight those nasty flu and cold germs and not smell like an antiseptic. Victoria’s Secret Anti-Bacterial Sanitizing Hand Wipes ($8) have germ-fighting alcohol plus several moisturizers. Enticing scents include jasmine, melon, plum, sandalwood, and vanilla.