10 ways to Improve your Health!

You don’t have to overhaul your entire life to start living healthier. You can begin one minute from now, with these 10 easy health tips that take 60 seconds or less.

Take charge of your health, gents. The sooner you do it, the better. “Men need to care about their health above the waistline as well as below.”

Here are steps to Improve your Health

1. Exercise your Ears

This exercise will help you develop the ability to perceive more details in everyday sounds and to be healthier. First, turn down the volume to a sane level (you should be able to listen to the music and still carry on a normal conversation), then practice singling out a single instrument and listening to it. Music can either be a sledgehammer or a tuning fork. If you want to be able to hear your great-granddaughter when you’re 97, fine-tune your ears with music.

2. Don’t forget your Lunch 

Interestingly, those who were first asked to recall exactly what they had eaten for lunch consumed 30 percent less popcorn than those who didn’t review their lunch menu beforehand. Thinking about what you ate for lunch could keep you from bingeing on afternoon snacks. In a study, subjects were told they were taste-testing three different types of salted popcorn. They were encouraged to eat as much as they wanted. The researchers say that taking a few seconds to remember what you had during a recent meal might enhance awareness of how satiating the food was, which then might reduce future noshing.

3. Energize for Less

To Improve your Health, When you’re tired and need a lift, coffee isn’t the only drink you can turn to. Have a club soda with lime. The carbonation and aroma will energize you.

4. Compliment your spouse 

An easy way to instantly improve a marriage (and your health) is to regularly tell your spouse what you admire and respect about him or her. One study found that an unhappy marriage increases your chances of getting sick by 35 percent and shortens your lifespan by 4 years. In a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, 74 percent of the happiest couples reported that their spouses “often” made them feel good about the kind of person they are (in comparison to 27 percent of moderately happy or unhappy couples.

Remember: “Partners who feel secure and well-loved suffer from less depression.”

5. Take Vitamin G

To Improve your Health, Start by making an effort to thank people more often. Then advance to counting your blessings at least once a day for 30 seconds.

Improve your attitude with a dose of gratitude daily. Studies have shown that 90 percent of people say expressing gratitude made them happier people and more than 75 percent said it reduced stress and depression and gave them more energy. Be thankful for your health, your food, your family, and friends. Heck, thank your letter carrier even if all he brings is bills. He or she may be out of a job next month.

6. Dry-Brush your Teeth

Use a dry soft-bristle brush to scrub the insides of your top and bottom teeth, then buff the outer surfaces. Rinse, then brush normally with toothpaste. Before squeezing toothpaste onto your brush, take 30 seconds to brush your teeth with a dry toothbrush. Doing so cuts tartar by 60 percent and also reduces the risk of bleeding gyms by half.

7. Kiss and Tingle

Menthol triggers the body’s cold receptors, and when that’s combined with your warm breath, you’ll feel a tingly sensation from your lips straight down to your genitals. Before you plant a kiss on your partner, swipe on mint lip balm to engage your sensations of touch, taste, and smell.

8. Chew More, Weigh Less

The researchers say that chewing stimulates satiety hormones, and whole food takes longer for your intestines to process, helping you to feel fuller longer and consume less. Replace a glass of orange juice with a whole orange. A study in the International Journal of Obesity reports that people reduced their daily calorie intake by up to 20 percent when they substituted a piece of fruit for fruit juice with their lunch.

9. Slice Thin, Eat Less

When you believe you’re eating a larger portion of food and you need to improve your health, you’ll trick yourself into feeling more satisfied with fewer calories. Slicing thinly will make your portions seem bigger and more satisfying. In a study at Japan’s National Food Research Institute, participants who compared equal amounts of sliced and whole vegetables rated the sliced piles up to 27 percent larger.

10. 10 Second Prevention

Avoid low-back pain on long car drives by tilting your rearview mirror up. Doing so will prevent you from slouching (which causes the pain) by forcing you to sit up straighter to see the cars behind.