Page 22 - Seniorstoday January 2022 Issue

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Healthy (& hence Happy)

New Year

Vickram Sethi lists some resolutions for the year that can help make life
easier and healthier

My wife and I both tested positive on 1. Eat more whole foods
December 30 and spent the new year eve
on a Zoom call with friends and family.
Not quite the way we had hoped to start
the year. It is difficult to predict what the
coronavirus has in store for us next. Last
year, was a whirlwind there was some
months of a semi-normal life and a few
months of definitely not-so-normal life.
Seniors Today kept pace with the situation
and bought you stories you needed to know One of the best way to improve overall
filled with practical advice on prioritising health is to eat more whole foods. Whole
your wellbeing stories to help you being foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts,
kind to yourself understanding health, seeds, whole grains, and fish, contain a
science and stories to distract you from the plethora of nutrients that your body needs
pandemic chaos. to function at an optimal level. A whole
This year again, we will update you on the foods-based diet may significantly reduce
latest information and hopefully will make heart disease risk factors, body weight,
lives more manageable. I am happy to start and blood sugar levels, as well as decrease
with some New Year resolutions that may your risk of certain diseases, such as Type 2
make life easy. diabetes.

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