By Nelly Attar

Your monthly dose of health.

• Nutrition/Health Tip of the Month

Avoid any food or cosmetic products with palm (vegetable) oil. Unfortunately, this oil – found in hundreds of processed foods and other household products – could be threatening your health and that of one of the world’s most endangered species: the orangutan.

• Exercise/Workout of the Month

A FUN-tastic full body workout that you can literally do anytime and anywhere.

WU- cardio/ pulse raiser for 3-5 minutes

2x (40 seconds on 20 seconds off)

• Inchworms

• Tuck jump (modification: squat)

• Push ups

• Bicycle crunches

• (1 min break)

2x (40 seconds on 20 seconds off)

• Bupees (modified burpees)

• Boat to low boat

• Superman pulses

• Reverse lunge knee drive (20 seconds each side)

• (1 min break)

• Squat jumps

• Glute bridges (march/alternate 20 seconds)

• Lateral bear crawls

• Crab crawl

• (1 min break)

• Cool down 5 minutes (static stretches)

Myth Buster

MYTH: You need to load up on protein after lifting.

TRUTH: Your body can only digest about 12 to 15 grams of protein in a meal. With a good diet, you shouldn’t have to supplement protein unless you’re a serious body builder. Any extra protein will either be excreted or just hang around your waist line as extra calories.