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Healthy Lifestyle Tips
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Natural diet: Eat a variety of foods
- Balanced food with different choices over time that will make a difference!
- A balanced diet high in fruits and vegetables, lean protein, low-fat dairy and whole grains is what you need for optimal energy.
- Avoid empty calories processed or high-fat foods, and food and drinks with a lot of added sugar.
- A high-fat lunch could be followed by a low-fat dinner. After a large meat portion, fish may be the next day’s choice.
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Get enough sleep
- Balanced food with different choices over time that will make a difference!
- A balanced diet high in fruits and vegetables, lean protein, low-fat dairy and whole grains is what you need for optimal energy.
- Avoid empty calories processed or high-fat foods, and food and drinks with a lot of added sugar.
- A high-fat lunch could be followed by a low-fat dinner. After a large meat portion, fish may be the next day’s choice.
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Avoid negativity within yourself.
- You don’t need negativity from yourself, either.
- Let go of all negative thoughts within yourself.
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Be selective in the company you keep
- Connecting with others who radiate positivity and have similar interests will excite and energize you.
- Avoid negative people in your life.
- A positive mentality is key for a healthy life. You don’t need negativity in your life.
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Get regular exercise
- The recommended amount of moderate exercise is 150 minutes per week or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week
- Do simple everyday duties such as grocery shopping or household chores.
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Do something that you enjoy every day
Find things that bring you pleasure and do them daily. This may be as simple as cooking a healthy meal or listening to your favorite song.
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Drink more water
- Since water is expelled every day through urination, bowel movements, perspiration and breathing, we need to replenish the amount of water in our bodies constantly.
- Adults need to drink at least 1.5 liters of fluid a day.
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Avoid trigger foods
Everyone’s trigger foods are different, but typically they consist of candy bars, chocolate, chips, cookies, or anything with high levels of refined sugar, salt, fat or flour.
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Manage your stress
- Exercising, eating right, and sleeping will combat stress.
- Try yoga or meditation for added stress relief.
- It is OK to say NO.
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Stop smoking
Smoking is bad, period. If you’re a smoker, quit for better health, not just for yourself but, for your family and friends. If you don’t smoke, stay that way.
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Regulating Blood Pressure
By maintaining a healthy lifestyle with diet and exercise, you may be able to avoid or delay having to use medication for regulating your blood pressure.
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Lowering Cholesterol
- Age and genetics play a large role in your cholesterol, but luckily diet and exercise can help with regulating it.
- Your diet is the most important factor in your control. By watching what you eat, you can reduce your cholesterol and improve your heart health.
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Maintaining Blood Glucose Levels
- Your body needs to effectively transport and use the sugar (glucose) in your blood.
- With regular exercise and a healthy diet you can increase your insulin sensitivity, which allows your body to use the sugar at optimal levels.
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Check your vaccinations
Make sure you are current on all necessary vaccinations.