I know the two words “health issues” cover a very broad spectrum. And since I am not a medical professional, I will avoid specific examples and remedies.
I want to focus on a concept of living in good health.
As we know from personal experience or the experiences of others, overcoming a health problem can frustrating, time consuming, and expensive, especially if diagnosed with a severe illness, disease or ongoing medical condition.
While we have excellent medical care available in this country, there can still be conflicting opinions on the best course of treatment. A primary consideration should be to address a concern immediately. The longer symptoms continue the worse a condition can become.
One caveat, be cautious of your reliance on medical information learned on the web. It is best used to prepare yourself for a medical appointment.
The best health tip I can give is to Practice Prevention!
We all know what we are “supposed to do” but as a reminder here are some benefits of 6 top health choices:
-1- Get enough sleep – sleep strengthens memory, curbs inflammation, improves physical performance, helps maintain a healthy weight, lowers stress, and helps avoid irritability.
-2- Eat five small meals a day – we are what we eat so chose healthy foods. We know what they are – read labels, eat low on the food chain, eliminate empty calories, avoid processed foods and excess fats, salt and sugar.
-3- Meditate – meditation improves creative thinking, promotes better relationships, reduces stress, increases immunity, creates emotional balance, and helps with weight loss.
-4- Exercise regularly – choose an activity that you enjoy to provide both cardio-vascular and strength training. Exercise can help control weight, combat health conditions, improve mood, boost energy and promote better sleep.
-5- Drink plenty of water – adequate water consumption improves the brain, mood and the skin, aids in weight loss, fuels muscles, assists with digestion and helps fight sickness.
-6- Reduce stress – it assists in weight loss, increases happiness, promotes better sleep, increases life expectancy, provides relief from aches and pains, and increases memory.
Did you notice the similarities in the benefits, the unstated one is that by gradually incorporating healthy choices into your daily living, you can improve the quality of life tremendously. As you begin to feel better, your outlook improves and your desire to feel even better increases.
This is a good treadmill to get on.
So to begin choose one of the options from tackling obstacles post:
(1) Pick the easiest health improvement option and work it into your life and schedule. The benefit for this choice is you can begin to see results quickly.
(2) Pick the most needed item, persevering until it becomes a healthy habit. The benefit for this choice is that you can create a long term change in your life style.
Why is it so hard to follow best health practices? To ensure success, connect with a health buddy and follow a plan together.
Good luck.
I realize you may have to squint to read all of my accomplishments, but the details are not that important to you. I am sharing this pic to show how I use a journal to track my activities.
