Your hands can make a difference in your health

by Shelley

Where would we be without our hands? Quite inconvenienced in most cases. But did you know your hands can be responsible for maintaining your health (and I’m not talking about picking up the phone to make your next massage appointment!). Merritt Watts for Prevention.com wrote a list of 5 simple ways to use your hands to help with weight loss, fight osteoporosis and even help prevent thinning hair. Read on for a excerpt:

LOSE WEIGHT
Check portion sizes when eating out. Three ounces of meat is about the size of your palm. An ideal 1-ounce-size serving of dessert (say, a brownie) is roughly the size of an average woman’s thumb.

FIGHT OSTEOPOROSIS
Get a peripheral ultrasound scan on any finger to check bone density; many pharmacies offer them. It is inexpensive and can tell you if you need a more precise DEXA scan by a doctor.

RELAX–AND GET HEALTHY HAIR
Give your noggin a qigong self-massage; practitioners say it can stimulate hair follicle growth and thickness. Place your fingertips on your forehead at the hairline and exhale as you stroke through your hair to the back of your neck. Repeat 10 times.

Here’s the article in it’s entirety.