Refresher Course

By Kristen Dollard

Four ways to make two days equal one relaxed you

Think of all the things on your agenda for the weekend. Chances are one of your items is not “Energize self for next week.” But once you see how easy it is to revitalize your body and your mind in time for Monday morning, this healthy goal will climb to the top of your to-do list. Read on and you’ll be the guest who brings homemade cookies and can explain how they can be better for you than tofu dogs.

Supplement your life with one wonder pill
“The most important thing you could think of doing is to start to take one capsule of Omega-3 fish oil per day,” says Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D., founder of the Hoffman Center in New York City and president of the American College for Advancement in Medicine. “It's great for heart, joints, skin and hair, brain/mood… the studies just keep on validating its benefits,” Dr. Hoffman says.

"Omega-3 fatty acids are part of the membrane of every cell in the body; they're also the building blocks of hormones that govern much of the body's physiology," says David Katz, M.D., director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale. Regular consumption may also lower the risk of colon cancer, stroke, asthma, and arthritis, studies have found. There's evidence that these omega-3 fats can help your brain, too. According to a 2005 U.S. government analysis of 497 studies, high consumption of Omega-3 may help ward off Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Take Omega-3 capsules or add more cold-water fish to your diet.

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