Just one thing

Tall not talk!

Stand up talk rather than sit down slumped. I read my kindle books and watch YouTube videos standing up.

Surround yourself with people who raise you up and make you smile and are with you through the good, the bad and the ugly. True friends really matter. There comes a point when you recognise quality over quantity!

Laughter is super important too!

Bijou

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Look in the mirror and smile at yourself.
Then say in your head
I love you
❤️

Volunteer.
I do some "hard" volunteering with a charity, befriending a child whose life is restricted by the home situation. And I do some "soft" volunteering, stewarding at a local historic monument.
So I get out I and see people, and I hope I help a bit. I don't know if that counts as just one thing.

Try and get a good nights sleep, hard as it can be at times.

for myself, listen to J S Bach every morning. whilst I listen to that my mind is totally concentrating on that and blocks out all the thoughts and worries of the day to come. Just allow the music to be everything for that short time. So for other people it could be a totally different piece of music but whatever allows you to just take that deep breath and be calm before you set off on your busy day.There is also a wonderful piece called Spiegel im Spiegel , which is very soothing too

Sunny susie. Because I have had part of my bowel removed because of cancer and also had anal cancer doctors have advised that I eat every two hours..

I wish I could still go for walks, exercise, go swimming etc.
I do eat healthily. No junk food or takeaways etc. But that hasn’t stopped me getting osteoarthritis in every joint.
I have been anaemic all my long life. Take Gentle iron eat spinach etc.

No snacks between meals (unless you have a medical condition that requires snacking).

Yammy

MawtheMerrier

(Could you guess that I hate Michael Mosley’s smug “Just one thing” series?)

I don't like him on the T.V. either with his smug look. I could suggest one thing he could disappear up Maw.
A lot of the ideas on here are really good and I might take one or two up.

He's just smug, wacky and absurd, to me.

MawtheMerrier

(Could you guess that I hate Michael Mosley’s smug “Just one thing” series?)

I don't like him on the T.V. either with his smug look. I could suggest one thing he could disappear up Maw.
A lot of the ideas on here are really good and I might take one or two up.

😆 lol. Yes he's so smug. Plus his ' diets' are dangerous for so many ppl with certain health conditions x

I always laugh when I read recommendations to eat nuts everyday for health because if I had a walnut or a cashew nut, I would probably die! Anaphylaxis is a real nuisance because nuts seem to be used more often in cooking, cakes etc these days. I prefer a walk, dark chocolate and lots of laughing!

Take a probiotic each day & read Gransnet.

Do a mini gratitude list in your mind if you find yourself a bit low or grumpy. Works wonders. And meditate .. even if just for 5 minutes at a time.

A walk a day and keep busy, oh I can’t count.

See your GP if you have any health worries. Don’t put it off because you think your surgery is too busy.

Drink one cup of cooled boiled water... I was once told many years ago from a nurse colleague that you’ll never have digestion issues or constipation.

Always clean your teeth, it not only does the obvious, it can also help to ward off dementia and heart problems.

Maintain friendships.. I was lucky that work friends span decades in age and its lovely to be part of the group still now I am retired. So Get all that silly chat and laughter. Some serious stuff and support and sympathy when my closest friends are ailing. Remain interested and you get included.

Play a lot if bridge.

Remember not just to brush my teeth but floss with the brushes the dentist gave me last week.
Walk every day.
Exercise with rubber bands and wall push ups for arms.
Drink a small glass of kefir every day.
That’s 4 things and I could go on, vitamins every day~~~~~~