Woman’s Own – 19 August 2019

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Health

How to...

1 Doterminallaps

‘Afteryou’vedroppedoffyourbags,try

towalkaroundthedepartureloungeas

muchaspossibletokeeptheblood

flowingthroughthebody,takingthe

stairswherepossible.’

2 Standatthebar

‘Temptedtoheadstraighttothebarto

sitanddrinkbubblesbeforeyourflight?

If you’re not keen on terminal laps, then

atleasttry

standingwhile

youdrinkinstead

ofsitting.’

3 Trysomestretches

‘Stretchingbeforeyourdeparturewill

improvein-flightcirculationandreduce

theriskofdeepveinthrombosis(DVT).

Trysubtlebuteffectivestretching,such

asdrawingcircleswithyouranklesor

bendingandstraightening your legs

when sitting.’

stayfitandwell

attheairport

JoanMurphy,fitnessexpertfrom

Frame,hasteamedupwithLondon

Stansted, to share her tips...

ofwomenadmitthatthey

weeinvoluntarilywhenthey

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Walkingaround

theshopscan

be good for you!

Itworkedfor me

JulieNorth,45,fromLeeds

‘I’veusedWatermans

GrowMeShampooand

Conditioner(£25forboth,

watermanshair.com)for

approximatelya yearnow.

I firsttriedit afterI was

diagnosedwithcancerasI hopedit

wouldhelpmyhairtogrow

backfollowingchemotherapy.

It hasnowcomebackso

thickandhealthythatI

wouldn’twanttouse

anythingelseonit.The

productshavegivenme

somuchconfidence

andI havehadsomany

commentsonhowmuch

better my hair looks.’

Buy of

the week

Haveyou

heard about?

WatchingTVinthedark

Bingewatching?Turnthelightson!

‘Watchinginthedarkmeansthepupils

dilatemorethannecessary,causing

eyestrain,headachesanddryeyes,’

says Amy Laux from Optical Express. 

Swap this

For this

WHY?Madewithsoyabeans,these

have less saturated fat than meat.

Your usual meat ribs

PlantPowerVeggieRibzSweetN

Smoky BBQ (£4, Sainsbury’s)

‘Your

blood

absorbs

oxygen less

pressure duetoair

inthecabin,

whichmakes

people some

feelanxious,’

says Joan.

good

for

you!

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