5 Healthy Things You Can Do in the Shower

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Taking a shower mostly entails washing your hair and shaving your legs, but here are a few more quick things you should make time for that will benefit your health.Here are some tips you can do while in shower and these are healthy too..

• Winter can be rough on your skin, especially for your hands and feet. Our feet take a pounding daily, and if the skin is dry, painful heel fissures can occur, interfering with the best laid training plans. Slough off that dry skin with a pumice stone in the shower. When your feet are wet, the skin comes off more easily, revealing smooth, healthy tootsies.

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• Exfoliate your skin every few days to prevent breakouts on your body. Use loofah gloves or a body scrub made of sugar (it’s milder than salt) to slough off dead skin cells that would otherwise clog pores and cause pimples.

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• I’m not recommending you do an entire yoga class in your shower, because it wouldn’t be very safe and would waste a ton of water. But taking a couple minutes to stretch out your lower back will release tension in your mind and your muscles. Come into a wide squat relaxing your arms in front of you, and let the hot water beat down on your lower back. Since heat is an effective natural remedy when it comes to tight or sore muscles, it will make this stretch even more effective.

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• A hot shower is just the thing to help with congestion from a cold or sinus infection, but if you’re really stuffed up, use your neti pot in the shower. Breathe in the steam for five minutes, and then fill your neti pot with salt and use the water from your showerhead — it’s the perfect temperature. Not only will the steam make your neti session more effective, but you won’t waste tissues when you blow your nose.

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• For a natural dandruff remedy that’s kind to your scalp, mix up this solution: one cup of apple cider vinegar and half a cup of warm water. After you wash your hair, pour the mixture onto your head, massaging it into your hair and scalp. It’s great to do it in the shower because you don’t have to worry about cleaning up the mess. No need to rinse it out unless the smell bothers you.