Balance March Issue 2018 - 44

Repair the
damage
Your body goes into battle for you daily, fighting
disease, stress and pollutants, but with a few simple
life changes you can give it some winning weapons
words by
SISKI GREEN

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DAMAGE:
Your teenage years may be behind you
but you're still a hot mess of hormones.
In a good way. Your growth hormones
are still riding high and you've got the
potential to be or do, anything. You're
still building bone mass, and the rate at
which you burn calories is at its fastest.
So what's with all the angst? Of all your
decades, your 20s are when you are
most likely to be feeling anxiety on a
daily basis, according to a recent report
by Mintel. You're your own worst critic.
Two of the most common ways you
try to give yourself a lift are music (64%)
and comfort food (32%) - but the latter,
often takeaways or highly processed
food, is likely to makes matters worse.
All that anxiety might explain why
you're 'dabbling' with such enthusiasm,
too. According to the Drugs Uncovered
report, undertaken by the Guardian
newspaper, drug users have their first
experience of illegal substances aged
19 with use continuing for an average
of seven years. Most of this drug use

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relates to smoking cannabis (93%), with
amphetamines, cocaine and ecstasy
next on the list (25% to 34% each).
Whether you're living at home
with your parents (as one in four
do) or you've got your own place,
you're enjoying exploring your sexual
options. Which is great, except sexually
transmitted diseases are more common
in this age group than any other.
According to Public Health England,
people under 25 make up more than half
of those diagnosed with genital warts
and 64% of chlamydia in the UK.

REPAIR:
SELF-ESTEEM Decisions, decisions... or not.
Reduce your options by switching off.
Pinterest, Instagram, TripAdvisor are the
enemy here... 'The internet is great to stay
connected with people, but basing your
self-expectations on those who appear to
have "perfect" lives is neither healthy nor
attainable,' says Joanna Wilkinson, founder
of e-mental health app My Possible Self. 'Make
small, actionable rules such as "no phones at
the dinner table" and unfollow any account
that makes you feel bad about yourself.'
ALCOHOL/DRUGS Your body naturally
'detoxes' all the time and 'there is no known
way, certainly not detox treatments, to make
something that works perfectly well in a
healthy body work better, says Edzard Ernst,
emeritus professor of complementary
medicine at Exeter University. But one thing
that may help is a cup of tea, as it's mainly
water and contains flavonoids that influence
hormones relating to the regulation of water
retention in your body.
SEX The best way to prevent an STD is not to
have sex but where's the fun in that? That
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leaves these options: play Russian roulette,
wear a condom, or get yourselves checked
out beforehand. Your odds of contracting an
STD are lowest if you use a condom (which
offers 80-85% protection against HIV too).

DIET There's no need to quit your fast food
habit, just adapt it. Check out the menu and
choose what's dry and crunchy, instead of
wet and soft, thus avoiding high-sugar or
salty foods such as mayo, dressing and
sauces, as well as comfort foods like white
pasta or bread, which will leave your body
feeling sluggish. Instead you'll get lean
protein, raw veg and slow-release carbs
such as wholewheat or brown rice and pasta.



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