You Too Can Lead a Healthier Lifestyle

By Dr Graeme Teague


More and more evidence is showing how important our diet and daily lifestyle is to our health and well being. This is good news, because it means that we have a great deal of control over our health. Of course, it also means that you need to try to make real improvements and that is hard for some people to do. If you put some of the following tips to use you will see that it is absolutely worth the effort.

There are so many people whose bad habits keep them unhealthy. It is not news that smoking is detrimental to your health but a shocking number of people continue to do it. Science has proven that quitting smoking improves your health no matter when you do it so don't think for a second that it is ever too late to do so. Other bad habits like drinking to excess, using drugs, etc are also bad for your health and if you have a problem with these things, help is easy to find. Even if you do not suffer from an addiction, you might be in the habit of spending too much of your spare time sitting on the couch instead of exercising that could be keeping you from achieving the level of health you would like to see.

Simply drinking water is considered an excellent health tip for all these days. This is great as it's very simple to do and very inexpensive. Weirdly, not that many people actually do it, which makes it a slight problem. You should always have a water supply with you to ensure you're drinking enough water, whether it be at work, the gym or when you're driving. Additionally you can swap an unhealthy cold drink, like soda or an energy drink, with fresh water. If you're clueless as to the quality of water within your home, you may wish to purchase a filter.

Some research indicates that drinking may be good for your health, and this is controversial to say but people who drink a little have fewer diseases than those who don't drink at all. Wine is very good as it has a high content of antioxidants like resveratrol. If you do not drink alcohol then you can still get these antioxidants from both fruit and fruit juice. You can have a resveratrol supplement and fruit juice instead of having wine. However, if it's something that won't bother you, having a glass of wine every day can be good for your health.

Think of your weight loss as a long term goal, not something which will be accomplished in a couple of weeks. It isn't healthy to go on a crash diet or a super low calorie diet, as you'll be more prone to binge eating and all of the weight you lose will be put back on. The truth in the matter is that your body doesn't like to lose or gain weight quickly, so it's much better to make slower changes. You can maintain a lower weight as your body will change accordingly with your new eating and exercise plan. Even though it's good to have a weight loss goal in sight, losing weight too quickly isn't good if you wish to remain healthy. Now that we have had a look at a few simple yet powerful ways of making improvements to your health it's down to you to do them. You must just retrain yourself to form new habits, which isn't difficult at all considering you can do it at your own pace. Just as it took you time to get used to unhealthy practices, you can give yourself some time to get healthier as well.




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