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3 Tips On How To Live A Healthier Lifestyle
You don't have to wait till you make your new year's resolutions for next year. There isn't a better time to reinvent and lead a healthier and more active lifestyle than now. With the number of resources, information, and health products made accessible to us today, making such changes is so much easier as we are more educated about health than before.
However, you don't have to completely overhaul your life to lead a healthier lifestyle. Instead, committing to smaller, more minor tasks such as having nutritious meals daily and learning how to manage your stress can help create a big impact in living a healthier and happier life.
Eat Nutritious Meals Daily
As a rule of thumb, a healthy diet in the American context consists of mainly vegetables, fruits, poultry, lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, nuts, whole grains, and fat-free/low-fat dairy products. Overall, the food you consume should be low in trans-fat, saturated fat, added, cholesterol, and salt, as overconsumption can harm your health and place you at a higher risk of getting more serious illnesses.We'd recommend having half of your place filled with fruits and vegetables and the remaining half occupied by grains such as rice, oats, cornmeal, wheat, and barley alongside proteins such as lean meats, seafood, and other plant-based proteins. Then, when fresh produce is readily available in the summer, be sure to remind yourself to eat more of those by placing them in a prominent area of your fridge that is most accessible at your eye level.
Exercising Regularly
Incorporating regular exercise in your daily routine is key to keeping a healthy mind and soul. When we exercise, our body produces a chemical called endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin, vital in triggering that positive and happy feeling after a satisfying workout session. In addition, they regulate our moods, and it is important to stimulate them regularly to combat mental health conditions such as depression.Exercising regularly also reduces our risks of getting severe health conditions such as heart disease, coronary artery disease, heart attack, hypertension, and high cholesterol. When our heart starts pumping and getting stronger, it improves our blood circulation and boosts oxygen levels in our body. You should be getting at least 2 ½ hours of moderate-intensity exercise, ideally spread equally over seven days on an average week. Strength training such as weightlifting to help build muscles and burn more calories should be done at least twice a week for optimum, consistent results.
Managing Your Stress
Stress is part and parcel of our lives. It is a part of our body's short-term response to perceived threats and dangerous situations and is part of our "fight or flight" mechanism as humans. However, with how fast our world is advancing and how hectic our lives have become stress has become integrated and normalized in everyday situations. Therefore, excessive stress can be detrimental to our emotional and physical health, and in the long-term, cause serious illnesses such as high blood pressure, heart diseases, diabetes, eating disorders, and gastrointestinal conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.Therefore, it is important to learn how to manage your stress by finding healthy coping mechanisms, by finding the things and hobbies you love doing most. Activities such as going for long walks, listening to music, soaking, and doing yoga are some of the many ways people unwind after a long and hard. Carve out some time during the week and dedicate it to taking care of yourself – both physically and mentally.
Exercising regularly, eating nutritious meals with the right amount of nutrients, managing your stress levels, and even taking a daily supplement to boost your body come together to form a holistic approach in leading a healthy and active lifestyle. Work on integrating these steps into your daily routine and reach your aspirations of living a great life. For more health-related educational tips, please visit eLivingToday.com.
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