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12 Tips For Better Health
The biggest step to aiming towards better health is admitting the fact that you need to make changed towards becoming healthier and fitter. Here are some tips to help you improve your health and help you reach a new and improved you.
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Make it a life goal to obtain a healthier outlook on life which will undoubtedly lead to a healthier you, if you are determined to reach a better state of health, making it a reality will be so much easier.
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Support your new way of thinking by learning everything you can about ways of reaching better health and living a healthier lifestyle. You can use the internet, books, DVDs, clubs, gyms and support groups to your benefit, knowing all you can about healthy living gives you a great base to work from.
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You have to start somewhere so start by taking a look at your kitchen and reorganizing in preparation for your new way of life. Reorganize your kitchen cabinets, cupboards and refrigerator to ensure that there are no signs of the old you and all the signs of the things that will help you in your new lifestyle.
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Replace old food with your new healthier choice and don’t forget to purchase any small appliances which you will need to support your healthier way of eating, such as blenders and food weighing scales.
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Get a large planner calendar, pin it up in your kitchen and mark the day when you choose to begin your new lifestyle and stick to it no matter what.
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From day one keep a journal, this can either be a traditional one or use your computer. Fitday is a great free resource www.fitdy.com. You should include all thoughts and feelings about your new ways along with all the changed you see about yourself. This is essential to look back on to see the positive changes that are occurring due to your positive outlook and changes you have made.
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Positive thoughts and self talk or affirmations are a necessity; they will give you confidence at the beginning and will continue to take you through the tough times which will often occur during the early changes.
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Along with changes to your diet you will also have to make changes to the amount of exercise you do per day, while good healthy food is essential, exercise is also just as important to help ward off the onset of diseases such as heart disease, as well as helping us to firm up our body or lose a few pounds.
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Give up any bad habits such as smoking or drinking, you will never reach your optimal peak of health while you are puffing away on cigarettes or drinking on a regular basis.
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Make sure that you get the recommended 5 portions of whole fruits and green veggies per day on your new regime, fruits and green veggies are packed full of essential vitamins.
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Make sure you learn ways to eliminate as much stress from your lifestyle as you possibly can, there are many to do this with one of them to be suitable for your situation.
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Cut out excess salt, sugar and processed foods from your diet, this will effectively lower your cholesterol and blood pressure.
Weight Management
The general guidelines for weight loss stresses that people strive to maintain body weight in a healthy range, balancing calories from beverages and foods with those expended. And to help manage weight control as aging occurs, people are to gradually decrease the amounts of foods and beverages consumed and increase physical fitness.
Physical Fitness
People need to regularly partake in physical activity while decreasing sedentary activities in order to promote not only healthy bodies but overall general health and psychological well-being. Optimum activity is targeted at around 30-90 minutes minimum a day of moderate to intense physical, depending upon weight status, age and eating habits. For even more health benefits, a combination of either more intense activity and/or longer periods of activity is advised for most persons instead of just 30 minutes, checking with your healthcare providers first for approval.
Key areas of focus for physical fitness are stretching exercises for increased flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning and calisthenics and resistance exercises to improve endurance and muscles.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
A Healthier Happier and more Successful you
You can become a healthier, happier and more successful person by making a few simple changes to your lifestyle. You will have to make changes to the overall you, and not just change the amount of exercise you do or your diet. the secret to achieving happiness and a healthier you is to balance your body and mind in harmony, it is only when we are in balance in physical health, mental and spiritual that we are truly healthy.
If we are healthy then we are happier and can reach success more easily in life, here ares some ways you can bring back harmony and balance to your life.
Exercise is an essential part,it helps us to tone our body, keep our heart and lungs healthy and detoxifies. Exercise can be anything from more vigorous routines such as aerobics to simply walking, pick your favorite activity and set aside a specific time of day and commit yourself to devoting half-hour a day towards getting your body back in shape.
Eating right is the next essential step to maintaining a well balanced life; our bodies need the right amount of vitamins and minerals and nutrients to work at its best. Making changes to your diet is easy, keep away from fast foods which contain a lot of saturated fat and sugar and start including more whole grains, chicken ,fish and green vegetables and eat whole fresh fruit instead of the juice when available.
Along with changes to your diet you should include supplements such as vitamins, nutrients and minerals. Modern farming methods strip many of our foods of the minerals our bodies require and now just provide us with the basic nutrients. Due to this we might be lacking in certain minerals and vitamins, by supplementing your diet with vitamin and mineral supplements we can ensure we still get all the vital minerals,nutreints, and vitamins we need in our daily diet.
Reducing the amount of stress in our lives plays an important part in how we are able to cope with it. Stress can do much damage to our body and mind and has been linked to "burnout", fatigue, sleep problems, depression and it lowers are immune system. Learning techniques on how to cope with stress and worry are essential to keeping yourself balanced and full of energy. There are a wide variety from simple breathing exercises which can be done anywhere, at anytime, to yoga which is a full system for relaxation and de-stressing to medition. There are many books, DVDS and CDS available on the subject as well as courses to attend.
Lastly but by no means the least important is keeping life fun, doing something which you enjoy doing and makes you feel relaxed and happy each day. no you are not being selfish by taking time out each day just for yourself, this time is essential. It is just as important as exercising, eating right and reducing stress, your time could be spent doing a hobby or pastime that you enjoy, sitting quietly and reading, taking a hot bath while listening to your favorite music or spending quality time with family and friends. It can be anything as long as it's something you like to do and enjoy doing.
Next time I will give you 12 tips for better health. Take care and I hope this helps make a healthier, happier and more successful you!
Rich B
If we are healthy then we are happier and can reach success more easily in life, here ares some ways you can bring back harmony and balance to your life.
Exercise is an essential part,it helps us to tone our body, keep our heart and lungs healthy and detoxifies. Exercise can be anything from more vigorous routines such as aerobics to simply walking, pick your favorite activity and set aside a specific time of day and commit yourself to devoting half-hour a day towards getting your body back in shape.
Eating right is the next essential step to maintaining a well balanced life; our bodies need the right amount of vitamins and minerals and nutrients to work at its best. Making changes to your diet is easy, keep away from fast foods which contain a lot of saturated fat and sugar and start including more whole grains, chicken ,fish and green vegetables and eat whole fresh fruit instead of the juice when available.
Along with changes to your diet you should include supplements such as vitamins, nutrients and minerals. Modern farming methods strip many of our foods of the minerals our bodies require and now just provide us with the basic nutrients. Due to this we might be lacking in certain minerals and vitamins, by supplementing your diet with vitamin and mineral supplements we can ensure we still get all the vital minerals,nutreints, and vitamins we need in our daily diet.
Reducing the amount of stress in our lives plays an important part in how we are able to cope with it. Stress can do much damage to our body and mind and has been linked to "burnout", fatigue, sleep problems, depression and it lowers are immune system. Learning techniques on how to cope with stress and worry are essential to keeping yourself balanced and full of energy. There are a wide variety from simple breathing exercises which can be done anywhere, at anytime, to yoga which is a full system for relaxation and de-stressing to medition. There are many books, DVDS and CDS available on the subject as well as courses to attend.
Lastly but by no means the least important is keeping life fun, doing something which you enjoy doing and makes you feel relaxed and happy each day. no you are not being selfish by taking time out each day just for yourself, this time is essential. It is just as important as exercising, eating right and reducing stress, your time could be spent doing a hobby or pastime that you enjoy, sitting quietly and reading, taking a hot bath while listening to your favorite music or spending quality time with family and friends. It can be anything as long as it's something you like to do and enjoy doing.
Next time I will give you 12 tips for better health. Take care and I hope this helps make a healthier, happier and more successful you!
Rich B
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