LATEST HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR MIND AND BODY
3 ways to... Stop your eyes from watering
Dry heat can cause humidity levels in the air to drop. Add moisture with a humidifier or place a bowl of water under working radiators.
Drink two litres of water a day to keep your eyes moisturised. ‘Coffee, tea and alcohol are diuretics, which means they remove water from the body,’ says optician Nimmi Mistry*.
These can help to alleviate symptoms of dry eye, says Nimmi. Blink consciously by keeping eyes closed for half a second, before reopening. Repeat 20 times to help the eye rebuild its natural hydration. Or place palms of your hands cupped over your eyes and breathe deeply for a minute.
NEWSFLASH
Forget the 10,000 target – just half that amount each day can help to hold back disease, according to new research. About half of adults in Britain fail to consistently walk 5,000 steps three days a week, according to a study by the London School of Economics and Vitality health insurance. It found that walking regularly could add two to three years to an inactive person’s life expectancy.
MY HEALTHY LIFE
My fail-safe remedy I count how many Mondays I have left to live (about 1,841 at the last count). As counter-intuitive as it sounds, this practice of memento mori – Latin for ‘remember we must die’ – helps to put everything in perspective.
There’s nothing like an ultimate countdown to help to shift one’s mood, right? Doing this mortality maths reminds me that I’m lucky to be here, and motivates me to get on with the business of living.
My favourite meal If I’m being honest, it’s three courses of dessert with candy sprinkled in between the courses! But that would be catastrophic for my health, so I’ll go for gluten-free p
