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stabilizes hormones, which can improve mood. If you stretch regularly, you’ll be more pleasant to be around and able to approach problems with fresh eyes. The longtime practice of yoga provides further evidence of the link between stretching and mental balance. And if you’re distracted by chronic or acute pain, regular stretching is one way to address the issue. It’s more sustainable than painkillers, helps ease discomfort, and costs nothing. Because of these benefits, I’m a firm believer that you should stretch every day right after getting up and every night right before bed. Really, though, you can do a few basic stretches any time of day. It requires very little room and no equipment. I like to take a break and stretch the same way some people might take a break to have a cigarette — and I’ve seen that when people are trying to quit smoking, doing some stretches instead is a great alternative. There are very few things that can be done for free and at any time, but stretching is one of them. It’s amazing that more people don’t do it. We should take time to acknowledge the physical benefits of stretching, as well. Stretching daily can improve your blood flow and make your arteries healthier; within a few months, you could lower your risk of heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction, and more. If you stay limber and loose, your muscles respond better to stressors — expected and unexpected — that might otherwise result in injury. Stretching is not a magic bullet. It won’t
stop you from being hurt in a car crash, for example, but if you stretch regularly, you’re more likely to be loose when an accident occurs than someone who does not. Will you join me in “saluting the stretch” this May? It may seem boring, but there’s nothing dull about its many benefits. Every day this month, I challenge you to spend five minutes stretching in the morning and another five before bed. I guarantee that if you do, you will feel better. And who wouldn’t want that?
5 Best Recipe Apps for a Healthier Mind and Body
For only $5, you can easily find something to suit your tastes and health needs in the over 400 high-quality recipes from 50 celebrated chefs. You may even stave off heart disease and Type 2 diabetes while you’re at it. BBC Good Food With over 10,000 recipes accessible from BBC’s cooking history, this app brings together both user-submitted recipes and tested recipes from the BBC Good Food team and celebrity chefs — for free. Create an account and save all your favorites! Paprika You might already have your favorite go-to recipe blogs and websites, such as BudgetBytes and Bon Appetit. How do you manage your cluttered bookmark folders of recipes? Easy! Get a recipe manager app like Paprika! It’s only $5, and you can input all your recipe URLs and easily organize your favorite recipes from the internet. BigOven Only have a few ingredients but need to cook a meal? Just type in three ingredients, and BigOven will search its 350,000-recipe bank to find the perfect options for free. BigOven also makes it easy to follow your favorite food bloggers while staying on top of your food supply!
If you’re always in a rush, it’s quite possible that food delivery apps have been your best friend during the pandemic. But they may also make it difficult to stay healthy! Save yourself both time and money by replacing your food delivery apps with these top-rated healthy recipe and recipe management apps, instead. Tasty You’ve likely seen a Tasty food recipe video on Facebook or social media somewhere. Their beautifully simplistic editing style makes it easy to understand and follow recipes, and you can access their whole library for free with their app! It even includes a grocery list function when you want to take on multiple recipes.
Forks Over Knives In recent years, nutritionists and doctors alike have started
recommending a plant-based diet for its health benefits. Whether you’re a vegetarian, vegan, or a plant-based omnivore, you’ll love Forks Over Knives’ creative and simple dishes that blend perfectly with your needs.
We hope these apps will help you cook and eat simpler, healthier, and faster than ever!
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