Dial down Pain by Stretching: Whether your shoulder is throbbing after gardening or your lower back is acting up again, gentle stretches can ease the ache fast. The best part? It doesn’t even matter which muscle groups you focus on, whether it’s those near the soreness or in an entirely different spot altogether. Denmark studies show that stretching any muscles immediately turns on the inner painkilling system for your entire body, reducing even stubborn aches and discomfort from head to toe.
Stand Up Tall: Sounds simple, but simply straightening your posture sends an “I’m powerful!” message to your brain. This, in turn, makes you feel more in control, which lowers pain sensitivity and dulls discomfort.
Do Some Arm Bends: Studies show that bending your arm toward your body unlocks “global processing” in your brain.
Lower BP with your nose: Alternating nostril breathing for 10 minutes twice daily reduces systolic blood pressure (top number) by seven points and diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) by 5 points in 5 days. To Do: close your right nostril with your right thumb and inhale for a count of six. Then close your left nostril and exhale through your right nostril for six. Reverse the pattern—inhale through the right, exhale through the left—and repeat.
Lower your risk of Alzheimer’s by massaging your jaw and neck for 1 to 2 minutes a day may help lower your risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurode-generative diseases. It stimulates lymphatic vessels under the skin, increasing the flow of cerebrospinal fluid that cleans the brain of waste linked to these conditions.
Sleeping on your left or right side sweeps troublesome waste from the brain more than when lying on your back or stomach.