Health is true wealth and is more important than money!
Buddha says, “To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep the mind strong and clear.”
Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent chronic diseases and long-term illnesses. Feeling good about yourself and taking care of your health are essential for your self-esteem and self-image. Maintain a healthy lifestyle by doing what is suitable for your body.
When we look after our physical health, we feel better, too – fitter, more relaxed, and better able to cope with things. This is especially important when you have a mental illness. There are lots of ways of being healthy that feel good and do you well.
Lifestyle factors that promote good health:
1. Limit Unhealthy Foods and Eat Healthy Meals:
- Consuming unhealthy food and beverages, such as sugar-sweetened beverages and highly processed food, can lead to weight gain, obesity, and other chronic conditions that put people at higher risk of cancer.
- Restrict or eliminate “junk food” — foods that contain refined white flour and solid fats.
- Eat more fruit and vegetables, reduce your saturated fat intake, reduce your trans-fat intake, increase your fluid intake, eat breakfast every day, and increase your fiber intake.
2. Measure and Watch Your Weight:
Keeping track of your body weight on a daily or weekly basis will help you see what you’re losing and what you’re gaining. The daily routine of stepping on the scale reinforces healthy habits and maintains awareness of weight goals.
3. Exercise Regularly and Be Physically Active:
Being physically active can improve your brain health, help manage weight, reduce the risk of disease, strengthen bones and muscles, and improve your ability to do everyday activities. Exercise improves mood, boosts energy, And promotes better sleep.
4. Reduce Sitting and Screen Time:
Exercise can’t immunize you from your sedentary time. Even people who exercise regularly could be at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke if they spend lots of time sitting behind computers. Consider taking breaks from sedentary time, such as walking around the office/room a couple of times a day.
5. Take Multivitamin Supplements:
To make sure you have sufficient levels of nutrients, taking a daily multivitamin supplement is a good idea, especially when you do not have a variety of vegetables and fruits at home. Many micronutrients are vital to your immune system, including vitamins A, B6, B12, C, D, and E, as well as zinc, iron, copper, selenium, and magnesium.
6. Get Enough Good Sleep:
Getting enough sleep can play an essential role in your weight, emotional well-being, blood pressure, diabetes, mental and physical performance, and more. It can help you:
- Get sick less often.
- Stay at a healthy weight.
- Lower your risk for serious health problems, like diabetes and heart disease.
- Reduce stress and improve your mood.
- Think more clearly and do better in school and at work.
- Get along better with people.
7. Find ways to manage your emotions:
You can develop emotional control by using one of the following :
- Take a deep breath. Instead of reacting right away – whether positively or negatively – give yourself a moment to process what just happened.
- Find out what you’re feeling.
- Replace negative thoughts.
- Channel your energy.
- Explore your emotions.
8. Use an app to keep track of your movement, sleep, and heart rate:
It can tell you if you’ve gotten enough deep sleep, how restorative your sleep is, and can help you track and maintain the intensity of your workout. Use this data to make adjustments to your routine and improve your overall health.