Healthy Change #1: Decorate Your Plate
A 14-year study found that men whose diets were highest in fruits and vegetables had a 70 percent lower risk of digestive-tract cancers. How to reach your quota: Never eat a meal that doesn't contain a vegetable or fruit. And no, fries don't count.
Healthy Change #2: Dry-Brush Your Teeth
It cuts tartar by 60 percent and also reduces the risk of bleeding gums by half. Use a dry, soft brush to scrub the insides of your top and bottom teeth, then buff the outer surfaces. Rinse, spit, and brush briefly with toothpaste.
A survey of more than 2,000 people who lost an average of 67 pounds and kept the weight off for more than 5 years found that 78 percent ate breakfast 7 days a week.
Healthy Change #4: Eat More Pasta
Two to four servings of tomato sauce a week can cut your prostate-cancer risk by 34 percent.
Healthy Change #15: Fall Asleep with Cherries
Cherries and cherry juice are concentrated sources of melatonin, a popular over-the-counter sleep aid.
Healthy Change #20: Have a Banana
The potassium it contains can lower blood pressure. One per day is all it takes.
Article Source, Men's Health
Healthy Change #2: Dry-Brush Your Teeth
It cuts tartar by 60 percent and also reduces the risk of bleeding gums by half. Use a dry, soft brush to scrub the insides of your top and bottom teeth, then buff the outer surfaces. Rinse, spit, and brush briefly with toothpaste.
A survey of more than 2,000 people who lost an average of 67 pounds and kept the weight off for more than 5 years found that 78 percent ate breakfast 7 days a week.
Healthy Change #4: Eat More Pasta
Two to four servings of tomato sauce a week can cut your prostate-cancer risk by 34 percent.
Healthy Change #15: Fall Asleep with Cherries
Cherries and cherry juice are concentrated sources of melatonin, a popular over-the-counter sleep aid.
Healthy Change #20: Have a Banana
The potassium it contains can lower blood pressure. One per day is all it takes.
Article Source, Men's Health
Two to four servings of tomato sauce a week can cut your prostate-cancer risk by 34 percent.
Healthy Change #15: Fall Asleep with Cherries
Cherries and cherry juice are concentrated sources of melatonin, a popular over-the-counter sleep aid.
Healthy Change #20: Have a Banana
The potassium it contains can lower blood pressure. One per day is all it takes.
Article Source, Men's Health
