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From taking a cold shower to drinking
more coffee , discover seven healthy
habits that could help you live a
healthier life .Taking an annual blood
test could help many of us to stay fitter
for longer, say experts.Here GP Xand
van Tulleken, associate of Werlabs, the
Swedish company behind a new blood
test- monitoring service now available in
the United Kingdom (UK), explains why
and offers other simple but effective
health habits that could help anyone live
a longer , healthier life .
Take a cold shower
According to GP Dr. Xand van Tulleken,
a cold shower puts stress on the body,
working like exercise to stimulate it.
Research from the Garvan Institute of
Medical Research , Sydney , Australia ,
published in the journal Cell Metabolism
in 2014 , backs this up . Scientists found
that shivering stimulates the conversion
of energy - storing “ white fat ” into
energy- burning “ brown fat ” .
Don’t get into sleep debt
Missing just 30 minutes of sleep per day
on weekdays can lead to obesity , say
scientists from the Weill Cornell Medical
College in Qatar, in Doha. Because of
social and work commitments , people
often accumulate sleep debt during
weekdays and make up for lost sleep
over the weekend . But this may lead to
long - term metabolic disruption , the
researchers reported in a 2015 study,
which can promote the onset , or
exacerbate the progression, of type 2
diabetes.
Keep moving
Opening your bowels every morning ,
says Dr van Tulleken, is an effective
way to improve your health .
Constipation affects one in every seven
adults at any time , British National
Health Service (NHS ) figures show, and
can lead to haemorrhoids , diverticulitis,
bleeding and discomfort. Moreover , in
2012, scientists from the American
College of Gastroenterology reported an
association between chronic
constipation and an increased risk of
developing colorectal cancer. Staying
hydrated and taking regular exercise
can also help to prevent constipation.
Take a regular blood test
Cardiovascular disease causes more
than a quarter of all deaths in the UK.
One of the main risk factors is high
levels of low - density lipoproteins –
known as “ bad” cholesterol, which can
cause fatty material to build up in
artery walls. “ Knowing your lipid levels
can really motivate you to make the
changes to diet and exercise you need to
decrease the risk of cardiovascular
disease ,” says Dr . Anders Lycksell of
Werlabs. “ Regular testing can provide a
good understanding of how specific
changes to diet and exercise regimes
affect your blood markers.”
Drink more coffee
A new Spanish study has found that
higher coffee consumption, particularly
among the over- 45 s , is associated with a
lower risk of death . Dr. Adela Navarro,
a cardiologist at Hospital de Navarra,
Pamplona, Spain, says: “ Drinking four
cups of coffee each day can be part of a
healthy diet in healthy people.” The
research confirms a previous study
from the University of Southern
California , which found that drinking
coffee was associated with a lower risk
of death due to heart disease , cancer,
stroke, diabetes and kidney disease .
Try fasting
“ There ’s lots of evidence fasting is good
for you,” says Dr van Tulleken. “ I miss
breakfast to help me control my calorie
intake .” Cardiac researchers at the
Intermountain Medical Center Heart
Institute in Utah found that routine
periodic fasting not only lowers the risk
of coronary artery disease and diabetes,
but also causes significant changes in a
person’s blood - cholesterol levels . Both
diabetes and elevated cholesterol are
known risk factors for coronary heart
disease .
Get scrambled
Eating eggs was thought to cause high
cholesterol. But now official advice from
the British Heart Foundation says eating
up to one egg a day does not increase
heart - disease risk in healthy
individuals, and can form part of a
healthy diet . Eggs are a particularly
good source of folic acid , which can
reduce risk of stroke, scientists from
Peking University First Hospital ,
Beijing , China, reported in 2015 .
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