Tip 1: Skinny Drinks
We tend to overdo it on liquid calories, but experts say that pouring your juice into a tall, skinny glass helps you consume fewer calories. It sounds weird, but researchers found that people over – pour into shirt, fat glasses vs. tall, skinny ones.
Tip 2: Little MissSerious
Researchers found that you boost your immunity when you are positive and happy. The positive emotions associated with laughter decrease stress hormones and increase certain immune cells while activating others. So take a study break and check out funny videos on YouTube or check out the other latest Her Campus articles!
Tip 3: Sleeping Beauty
You may feel too tired for sex, but getting busy before bed might actually help you sleep better. Some researchers found that hormonal mechanisms triggered during sexual activity help enhance sleep.
Tip 4: Coffee Break
If you are looking for an excuse to get Starbucks, check our this news: New research presented at an American Association for Cancer Research conference noted that a cup of coffee a day may help reduce your risk of the world’s most common cancer – basal cell carcinoma. Women in the study who drank more than three cups of joe a day reduced their risk of the disease by 20% as opposed to the people who drank little coffee.
Tip 5: Raise You Glass!
Italian researchers say that an ingredient in red wine, resveratrol, may stop breast cancer growth. The researchers were quick to say that red wine does not however cure breast cancer, but this research shed light on how resveratrol may be used in future breast cancer treatments. It is suggested that women have a glass a day. Cheers!
Tips compliments of Women’s Health Magazine & Glamour.com