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13
Healthy Habits
1.
Eat Breakfast.
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Comprising of Cereals, Carbohydrates, Salads and Fruit Juices every
Morning. Breakfast adds vitamins and Minerals and less fat and
Cholesterol. The result is leaner body, lower Cholesterol and less
overeating. For Kids breakfast enhances alertness, attention
and
performance.
2. Add Omega-3 Fatty
acids.
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To your diet, which reduce heart disease risk. Foods such as tofu,
soybeans, canola, walnuts, flex seed and their oils are converted into
Omega 3 in the body.
3. Get Enough Sleep.
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Your body needs to have enough time to rest. Sleep is vital to good
health and to mental and emotional well-being. Lack of adequate sleep
can result in psychiatric problems besides having negative impact on
memory, learning and logical reasoning.
4.
Make Social Connections.
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Volunteer. Go to religious places, Join a club, whatever you do, do it
with people. Communal Activities are good for your physical, emotional
and mental health. Friends provide information, physical support in
times of need, emotional support and offer a sense of identity. such
help can assist you in overcoming depression and anxiety. Community
ties improve mental functioning and maintain desirable levels of
serotonine - the brain chemical associated with mood.
5.
Regular exercise helps to :
- Control
Weight
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Maintain healthy bones, joints and muscles;
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Reduces risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetics.
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Promote psychological well-being.
- Reduce risk of
heart diseases
- Reduce risk of premature death.
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Manage stress.
- Think and move better.
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Enhance energy levels.
6. Practice Good
Dental
Hygiene.
- Oral health leads to
overall
good health.
7.
Take up a Hobby.
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Hobbies are relaxing activities. They are usually enjoyable. The joy
helps people live healthier and recover better from illness. Taking
part of hobbies can burn calories. The participants with hobbies tended
to have more drive and interest in things than other people
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an active orientation towards life.
8.
Protect your Skin.
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Our skin starts to age as soon as we are born. The best way to protect
it and look younger is to stay out of the sun, as far as one can.
9.
Snack the healthy way.
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A healthy diet - five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
Plant foods help boost your health including:-
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Reduce the
risk of some cancers;
- Beat the signs of aging;
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Improve memory;
- Promote heart health;
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Enhance the
immune system;
They are low in calories, high in
nutrients and help in reducing weight.
Try
Baby carrots, low-fat Yoghurt and nuts.
10.
Drink Water and Eat Dairy.
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Water and milk are essential fluids for good health and they can also
help with reducing weight.
11 Drink Tea.
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Decaffeinated tea
is better, Caffeinated variety can be dehydrating and sugary drinks can
lead to weight gain.
12. Take a daily
walk.
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Just move. pace during phone calls, while brushing your teeth. Every 20
steps you take burns 1 Calorie. People who walked 30 minutes a day had
a significantly reduced chance of premature death.
13.
Plan.
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Incorporate healthy habits in your daily life. Many of these habits
take effort that need to be scheduled into busy lives.
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