1.Choose Your Parents Well. The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. But just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health doesn't mean you cannot counteract the genetic pool handed you. Thought for the day: Follow these basic tips for healthy living and you can better control your own destiny.

"He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything." -Arabian Proverb

Eat brown rice or unpolished rice and stay healthier. Consume brown rice and you help lessen the country’s deficit in this staple food.

Have you been so busy lately that you feel you can’t even have the time to do your daily exercise? Do you sit for long hours facing the computer and doing lots of paper work? Have you ever had a stiff neck, back pain and wrist pain? Not to mention that a lot of people have poor posture, a work station that doesn’t fit and is suffering from stress to add to these body pains. These are just some of the health hazards that you could be suffering from due to your office work.