Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Hot Hot... Ice?

I’m sure you are all aware how hot it is outside. Well ice can benefits us two ways right now. One, it can cool us off after a long day in the heat. The second is ice can be a very good snack. Chewing on ice from your drinks can help you burn more than 70 calories per day. But just so you don’t hurt your teeth it is better to stick to the softer type of ice.

For other ways to get your mind off food is to turn to your music. Music actives the same pleasure center of your brain. So put on some rocking beats to forget about that unscheduled hunger. You can also use the sun; twenty minutes of sunlight can lift your mood and kill that food craving. Breathing deeply can also kill the urge to eat. Deep breaths will make you less stressed, and we all tend to eat when we are stressed.

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