Dealing with Health Related Dilemmas

Placing an Order: Go for Dessert or a Second wine?

If you have to choose go in for the dessert. You would have to satisfy your sweet tooth, though it won’t be healthy.

Stick to one drink a day especially if you are women, as alcohol consumption can heighten the risk of breast cancer. Since being overweight can also lead to breast cancer, besides diabetes and cardiac disease; you should opt for a low fast dessert like fruit tart, sorbet or cheesecake.

Getting some extra sleep or exercise?

Go for the later. You can manage with 7 if not eight hour of sound sleep but without exercise you would get health benefits. People who sleep beyond seven hours have low death rate vis-a-vie those who sleep for 8 long hours. If you are one of the sleep deprived ones try getting at least 7 hours of sleep and then exercise, you shouldn’t give up on the little sleep you get, as you might have fatigue, difficulty in focusing, depression, besides other diseases.

Have a Doughnut for breakfast or nothing?

If you don’t have any other choice, go for the doughnut. If your body is deprived from food for more than 8 hours, your blood sugar can go down and you will feel hungry. Try having plain doughnut without any toppings. Though we shouldn’t forget that doughnut are loaded with trans fat and sugar, they don’t contain any nutrients.

Run, Jog or stretch for 10 minutes:

Go for a walk - You can’t jog without warm up so go in for a walk. If you are going for a run you have to initiate with walking, and better still stretching as they warm up cold muscles. If you are short of time walking would be your ideal choice. Remember whenever you get time, you should go in for stretch as they help your body avoid injuries. 30 minutes of weight lifting & cardiovascular keeps your body fit.

If you get 30 minutes to exercise incorporate both in your work out. As strength training and cardio are good for your body in different manner and they actually complement one another. Weights increase muscle mass, helps burn more calorie and control blood sugar. Weight training helps in building bone density.  Cardio on the other hand works on your heart and lung besides burning calories. Try doing them on alternate days and reap the benefits of both.

Exercise for 30 minutes thrice a week

Choose 30 minutes of exercise. The weekend approach might sound impressive but research doesn’t back it up. Ideally it should be 30 minutes and five days a week.