| 1. Eat fruits every day. Fruits are one of the healthiest | | | | digestive system, making you digest and metabolize |
| and most delicious things you can eat. Instead of eating | | | | faster. Include spicy peppers like cayenne and jalapeno |
| chocolates and other candies, eat fruits when craving | | | | to your food so you can shed some extra pounds |
| for something sweet. By eating different fruits, you can | | | | while enjoying your food. |
| get a lot of health benefits while enjoying a good and | | | | 5. When you are craving for a snack, opt for healthy |
| sweet eat. | | | | food. Skip food that's high on calories like ice cream |
| 2. Avoid exposing yourself to the mid-day sun. | | | | and cookies. Instead, go for more fibrous alternatives |
| Although sun exposure is generally good for your skin, | | | | that are equally good. Some of the alternative snacks |
| minimize it to early morning rays only. The mid-day and | | | | you can eat are celery/carrot sticks, dried prunes and |
| afternoon sun is already very high on UVA and UVB | | | | bran or wheat-based cereal. |
| rays which are very harmful to the skin and can even | | | | 6. Drink more water than juice. Water is better than |
| cause skin cancer. | | | | juices because it's pure. Juices usually contain sugars, |
| 3. Always wear sunblock, especially if you're going to | | | | which mean extra calories. There's nothing wrong with |
| be exposed to sunlight for long hours. Wearing | | | | drinking juices as they too have their benefits; just |
| sunblock isn't only limited to beach vacations and | | | | make sure to drink twice the amount of water for any |
| swimming in the pool; you should wear sunblock all the | | | | amount of juice you drink. |
| time, with at least SPF 30 protection. This'll help you | | | | 7. Eat high-fiber cereal for breakfast. Fiber is a great |
| fight skin darkening and skin cancer. | | | | ally for the fight against weight loss and health. Fiber |
| 4. Spice up your food. Studies show that spicy | | | | cleans the digestive system as it passes through it. |
| peppers contain a compound called capsaicin. This | | | | Start off your day right with a bowl of whole wheat or |
| compound releases stress hormones into your | | | | bran cereal. Mix this with low fat milk and enjoy. |