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For Better Health Spend Time In The Sun

April 12, 2021 John Uncategorized No comments

Fun in the sun is something a lot of us live for. It feels great, helps you look good, and more.

But if you’re not so keen on the sun GenuLines shows you ways you can benefit, too,

Spend Time In The Sun For Better Health

Being out in the sun does great things to your mind and body. If you live in an area where there is plenty of sun, it shouldn’t be hard to get out into the sunshine.

If not, you should be able to find at least a few days where you can some sunshine.

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Here are five health benefits of spending time in the sun:

1. Getting your Vitamin D intake

The major source of vitamin D is being out in the sun. The UV rays will help build up vitamin D in your body so you won’t have to take a vitamin D supplement.

Research has shown that most people don’t get enough vitamin D. It’s essential for many body functions.

And always wear the appropriate rating of sunscreen to protect your skin.

2. Spending time in nature

If possible spend time outdoors. It can be a neighborhood park or other wooded area.

Communing with nature helps reduce stress. Even a lunch break spent in the sun can improve your productivity and can help you have less stress at work.

3. Spending time in the sun reduces stress

You’ll likely find that you’re less stressed and happier when the day is sunny. You can sit on a park bench in the sunshine and meditate a bit or take a walk in a sunny area.

Try getting out in the sun every day for at least a half an hour. You’ll cut through the stress while enjoying the activity.

4. Sunlight can reduce cancer risk

It’s true that you’re at an increased risk of skin cancer if you burn yourself in the sun. But sunshine can actually help reduce your risk of developing other cancers.

This is especially true if you choose to exercise in the sunshine.

5. Sunshine can help you sleep better

Relaxing or exercising in the sunshine affects your sleep later in the day. A half hour of sunshine per day has been found to help you get to sleep easier and stay asleep longer.

It really doesn’t matter what you do in the sunshine as long as you get out there and get some rays.

JohnK 4-12-2021

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Overheard: “The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do”

~ Galileo Galilei

Foods That Help Your Brain Focus Better

December 14, 2020 John Uncategorized No comments

Your brain isn’t something you usually consider when you think about holiday meals. So GenuLines gives you some things to think about before you dig in with family and friends.

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Foods That Help Your Brain Focus Better

Unnecessary distractions can slow down your day. Regardless of what you do for a living or the hobbies and pastimes you enjoy.

Improving your ability to concentrate on the task at hand could give you a big advantage.

A healthy diet is a solid way to improve most aspects of life in general. There are lots of healthy dietary choices that can improve cognitive functions.

Here we’ll look at a few of the many dietary options that help you focus on whatever it is that is important to you.

Salmon

To improve focus you need good brain function.

This is why foods that contain high amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, are a great option.

Omega-3 actually improves the amount of oxygen available to the brain. And it increases new information retention.

Foods Rich In Vitamin D

Research tends to find that a LACK of vitamin D leads to greater levels of cognitive impairment. This is especially true in older folks.

Exactly how this happens is uncertain. But a recent study in the journal, Trends in Neuroscience, gives us clues.

A sort of netting surrounds healthy neurons in the brain. These nets work like supportive structures.

They help maintain the connections between various neurons. This allows them to continue to relay information via synaptic pathways.

The researchers felt that low vitamin D could make these nets more vulnerable. The result could be degradation by certain enzymes.

And this could result in various cognitive deficiencies such as focus and concentration.

Ginkgo Biloba

Ginkgo Biloba is an ancient herb used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. Users say this dietary supplement helps focus and information retention.

And there’s been a resurgence in its popularity.

The thinking is that Ginko boosts blood and oxygen flow. This logic is often applied to other areas of the body, such as skeletal muscles.

Green Tea

Caffeine is a very popular go-to when it comes to focusing and being able to concentrate. But a roller coaster ride comes with ingesting large amounts of caffeine.

The result is a mental crash at the end of the ride. Green tea does in fact contain caffeine.

But it possesses another chemical that’s great at mitigating this crash.

Most forms of green tea contain L-theanine. This allows a slower release of caffeine into the bloodstream.

The result is a sustained sense of focus and concentration. And without the unwanted comedown.

Works Cited

9 brain foods that will improve your focus and concentration. (2018, April 27). Retrieved from https://alifeofproductivity.com/9-brain-foods-that-will-boost-your-ability-to-focus/

Rodriguez, B. D. (n.d.). ADHD Diet: Foods to Help You Focus – ADHD Center – Everyday Health. Retrieved from https://www.everydayhealth.com/add-adhd-pictures/what-to-eat-in-an-adhd-diet.aspx

Vitamin D and brain health: New mechanism may explain link. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324541

JohnK 12-14-2020

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