Most of us have two very important goals in our lives: staying healthy and living well. Developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the key to achieving these goals. One good thing about achieving good health and wellness is that it’s never too late to start. Even if you have spent the past several years eating poorly, not exercising, and/or abusing substances, you can turn things around. All you need to do is get started and never look back. Are you ready to start on the journey to good health and wellness? Read on to learn about three main areas you should begin focusing on today for a healthier tomorrow – and beyond.
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Here are three areas where you can start making immediate changes and start looking and feeling healthier right away:
1. Making healthy food choices
In the United States, we have plenty of alternatives when it comes to the food. Unfortunately, most of these are unhealthy food choices and we pick them because they are often the most convenient. This is especially true for those of us who live busy, hectic lifestyles and prefer take-out to cooking.
However, people who cut out fast food, soda and refined sugar report benefits such as healthier weight, better moods, and even improved memory and better decision-making.
There are many studies and reports which prove eating more of the right types of foods, such as fruits and vegetables and lean meats, also has positive impacts long-term health and wellness. These long-term benefits include reducing your risk for type-2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and stroke
2. Maintaining a healthy weight
This area goes hand-in-hand with the one above. In other words, eating the right types of foods in the right amounts, helps you achieve and maintain a healthy weight – all without having to make any drastic dietary changes.
If you need to lose weight, you can start out by preparing and eating balanced menus that include healthier foods which are lower in calories and contain fewer carbohydrates (carbs). We all need a diet with a good balance of protein, fat, fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals to sustain a healthy body.
A balanced diet can also help prevent excessive cravings for sweets and other unhealthy foods which can also pack on the pounds.
3. Exercising regularly
Many of us cringe at the idea of working out. However, exercise includes a wide variety of physical activities that results in burning calories – including gardening, walking, or playing catch with your kids! Of course, there are the other ways of exercising we often think of – jogging, swimming, yoga, treadmill, Pilates, etc.
Regardless of how you choose to exercise, the most important thing is to start. Physical activity is essential for improving your overall health and wellness.
The Mayo Clinic shares a terrific list of benefits of regular exercise on their website including the following:
- Exercise controls weight
- Exercise combats health conditions and diseases
- Exercise improves mood
- Exercise boosts energy
- Exercise promotes better sleep
Here’s to good health and wellness – and a more satisfying lifestyle!
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