tailieunhanh - Feeling good 100 ways to feel better every day phần 9

Tham khảo tài liệu 'feeling good 100 ways to feel better every day phần 9', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 92 Talk about smoking with your children. The best way to keep your child from smoking is to not be a smoker yourself. The next best thing you can do is to talk about the dangers of tobacco with your child. Here are two tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Start talking about tobacco use when your child is 5 or 6 years old and continue talking about it through the high school years. Talk about the risks of tobacco use. If friends or relatives died from tobacco-related illnesses talk about this as well. Know if your child s friends use tobacco. Talk about ways to refuse tobacco. Parents who quit smoking when their children are young reduce the chances of their kids becoming teen smokers. -Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 93 Meditate. Meditation is a way to calm both your body and your mind it helps you slow down clear your mind of clutter and feel calm. Take a few minutes and try this simple meditation exercise Sit in a comfortable position in a quiet room either on a chair or cross-legged on the floor. Close your eyes. Focus your attention on a silent thought word or phrase. If your attention wanders gently redirect it back. Concentrate on the sensation of each breath as you inhale and exhale. 94 Practice deep breathing. Focusing on your breathing and practicing deep breathing exercises help relieve tension and stress. Here is a simple exercise to do every day for a few minutes Stand or sit in a comfortable position with good posture so that your stomach is not compressed. Put one hand over your belly button. Now breathe in slowly and deeply through your nose letting your stomach expand as much as possible. Hold your breath for a few seconds then exhale slowly through your mouth. You may need to make a conscious effort to relax your stomach muscles as you breathe in. When you ve relaxed your stomach muscles and this deep breathing is working your hand on your stomach will rise and fall about an inch with each breath. When your lungs are .