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Feeling stressed? Then log off your email
for a while. A study conducted in Canada
found that when people checked their email a
maximum of three times per day — as opposed
to whenever they liked — they were less
stressed overall.
Try it today:View and answer your email in
chunks at set times, say in the morning, at lunch
and before you leave work. Use your extra
free time to do something productive, such as
research and cook up a healthy dinner recipe
or take your dog on a long walk with your
family or friends.Log out,
live better
PER CENT
INCREASE
IN OBESITY
RATES
IN THE US
SINCE 1990By Lara McGlashan, CPT, Fitness EditorNUMBEROF AUSTRALIANS WHO END UP IN THE
EMERGENCY ROOMWITH BURNS OR FROM FAINTING
AFTER BEING IN A TANNING BED. OTHER INJURIES
INCLUDE REDNESS AND BURNING OF THE EYES AND
EYEBALLS. JEEPERS, PEEPERS!
Try it today: GO THE SP RAY-TAN ROUTE INSTEAD.
YOU’LL SAVE YOUR SKIN FROM UV RADIATION AND
WRINKLES AND KEEP YOURSELF OUT OF THE HOSPITAL!Your
breasts:
Myths
& facts
Fact: The average
breast weighs 0.5
kilograms.
Fact: Your breasts will
droop as you age. The
Cooper’s ligaments –
the tissues that hold
the girls at attention –
stretch over time.
Myth: Wearing a bra
will prevent the girls
from sagging. Age
and gravity are much
stronger than your bra
material, and while
your bra holds and
shapes your breasts,
it does not prevent
sagging. Caveat: A
sports bra can help
prevent the breakdown
of connective tissue
during vigorous
exercise and slow
down the sagging
process.
Fact: Bra manu-
facturers estimate that
a woman will wear six
to eight diff erent bra
sizes over the course of
her lifetime.
Fact: Unhealthy habits
such as smoking,
overexposure to UV
rays and a high-fat diet
can contribute to the
breakdown of collagen
and connective tissues
and result in breast
sag.
Myth: Tight bras with
underwires increase
your risk for breast
cancer. This is patently
not so, and there are
no studies to back up
that claim.
Myth: Wearing a bra
to bed will keep your
breasts perky. You’re
welcome to do so, but
your girls need to get
aired out every now
and again!3
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