Healthy Monday

A hectic schedule, stress, and missed meals equal overeating and binging. Beat back the odds. Avoid drinking, restrict your portions, enjoy exercise, and stick to regular eating times.

Find a rainbow. Study the cafeteria options this week and choose Technicolor produce - oranges, green beans, red peppers, yellow squash, blueberries, purple cabbage. These phytochemical powerhouses punch up mental performance.

Not more econ or poli-sci. A class – to keep you active instead: yoga, hip hop dancing, Pilates, jujitsu, salsa or beginner tennis anyone.

Boost your brain with almonds, whole-grain crackers, oranges, dried apricots and raisins.

Underage drinking, dangerous driving, even too little sleep can have serious consequences. Practice good sense and moderation.

Before heading off to campus, stuff these items into your backpack to keep you healthy and your spirits high: a refillable water bottle, small pockets of peanuts and raisins, multi-vitamins, and a pair of athletic shoes.

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It also promotes stronger bones and joints. Starting today, add brisk walking, jogging, hiking, lifting weights or step classes to your week.

This entry is intended for the more mature readers of the Get Healthy blog. Younger readers should check back next Monday for a Healthy Monday tip. Other readers should continue reading.

Nothing does so much for so little, for your body, your brain, even your bank account!

Water. Drink from a refillable water bottle. Even mild dehydration reduces alertness and concentration, and increases irritability and tiredness.