Would you choose a healthier lifestyle if it only took you a minute (or less) to make a change? Here are some really quick things you can do to fight aging, ward off disease, boost your immune system, and more!
- Fight cancer in sixty seconds by taking the right supplements every day. Make sure you get enough calcium and vitamin D — studies show that these two supplements can make a big difference in your cancer risk. Vitamin D boosts your body’s immune response; a supplement will ensure that you get enough. The other way to get vitamin D is through natural sunlight, something in short supply during the winter months.
- Fight aging in sixty seconds by taking a sniff of lavender. Breathing in the scent for just a few minutes can lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol by as much as twenty-five percent! Smelling lavender can also encourage your body to get rid of free radicals — the molecules that encourage aging and disease.
- Cut cholesterol in sixty seconds by adding pistachio nuts to your salad. Research from Penn State found that 1.5 ounces of pistachios daily can reduce your LDL (bad) cholesterol by more than eleven percent. Pistachios are a great source of plant sterols — compounds that reduce the body’s absorption of cholesterol.
- Keep your vision sharp in sixty seconds by eating eggs. Carrots have a good reputation, but eggs have even more vision-boosting carotenoids, and your body can absorb the egg version of these antioxidants quite well.
- Add more exercise to your day in sixty seconds by skipping the elevator for the stairs. A walk up or down the stairs gets your heart going and your blood pumping.
- Protect your stomach from bacteria in sixty seconds by turning down your fridge. Make sure the temperature is set to 40 degrees Fahrenheit or less — above forty, bacteria can multiply. Double check your refrigerator temperature with a thermometer once in a while to make sure you’re in the safe zone.