Updated Nov.14,2006 12:06 KST

Park Geun Hye Reveals Health Secrets
Former Grand National Party chairwoman Park Geun-hye revealed her health secrets on the MBC morning show ¡°Today Morning¡± on Monday. Dressed in a leotard, she greeted the broadcasting team at her home in Samseong-dong, Seoul. Park revealed she maintains a 26.5-inch waist. To keep hands beautiful, the presidential hopeful advised a special mixture of glycerin, alcohol and skin lotion, a trick she learned from her mother, the wife of president Park Chung-hee.

Wearing an apron, she then made the traditional Korean dish bibimbap -- an assortment of vegetables and rice served with red hot pepper sauce -- in her kitchen, which is decorated in 80s style white tiles. ¡°I have home-made meals only twice or three times a week,¡± she said. ¡°I try not to eat too much. My weight is the same as it was in my 30s and 40s. One tip for good health is to keep your weight unchanged.¡± Park meditates, walks, reads books and writes notes to relieve stress. But she complained that her hectic schedule leaves her little time for herself.

The morning show will introduce the health secrets of several presidential hopefuls.

(englishnews@chosun.com )