Happy New Year! - Pamper Yourself To Prevent Cancer

Many of us spent New Year's Eve over-indulging in a few of life's pleasures. New Year's Day is a good time to start fresh - yet the frenzy of the holidays leaves many of us too weary to start training for that marathon today. The young, perfectly fit, Venus and Adonis models on TV advocating their three-hour-a-day-workout-program, may sound to us like fingernails on chalkboard.

Don't get discouraged. Pampering yourself today may lower your risk of cancer! Try these:

Sip a cup of green tea.
Many studies have demonstrated a lower risk of cancer in those who enjoy green tea.

Take a leisurely walk.
Even small increases in exercise appear to lower cancer risk.

Take a nap.
The risk of breast cancer is inversely proportional to amount of sleep.

Meditate.
Meditation raises melatonin levels, a hormone that may protect against breast and prostate cancers.

Nibble on black raspberries, red raspberries, and strawberries, and dark chocolate.
The antioxidants in berries and dark chocolate prove that not all tasty treats are bad for us.

Sip a warm cup of cocoa.
Hot cocoa has even more antioxidants than red wine or green tea.

Throw away the guilt as you pamper yourself. Sometimes allowing ourselves time to be quiet fosters a wonderful sense of gratitude, an emotion that does wonders for our overall health.

Happy New Year!

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