9 Healthy Practices You Should Follow
6. Have timely meals
Many people often undermine the importance of timely meals. They skip meals and often binge at the wrong hours. Are you one of them? Well, the fact is having timely meals can reduce the chances of health problems that arise out of a sedentary lifestyle by almost fifty percent. Hence, start your day with a heavy breakfast so that your body can produce energy for the whole day. Have a light salad or sandwich during lunch, follow it with a fruit snack or an energy drink and have a light dinner. If you prefer to have alcohol once in a while, wine is a good option since it is considered as an antioxidant. But make sure you have it only before or after supper and in proportion.
7. Go for regular Medical Checkups
Medical checkups are, indeed, getting more and more expensive by the day. But getting one in two or three years isn’t a big deal. Having a regular health check-up can keep you alarmed about excess insulin, high or low blood pressure or excess cholesterol in the body. If you are prone to any disease, you can always consult a doctor for advice. As it is rightly said, forewarned is forearmed!
8. Drink lukewarm water
Although this practice gives many people a nauseous feeling in the beginning, it is only a matter of time that the body will get used to it and you will be at ease. Have a glass of lukewarm water with a tint of honey, for flavor, right in the morning. This will cleanse your system of all the toxins produced during the earlier day.
9. Think positively
Apart from physical fitness, mental fitness also plays a pivotal role in fostering good health. For a healthy mind, practice meditation and deep breathing techniques. A stable mind will ensure that everything else is in place.
If you start implementing these habits from your teenage, you can expect a healthy life during adulthood. Even if you have already crossed middle age, it is still not too late to start inculcating healthy habits. Most of us work hard to maintain an extravagant lifestyle, earn money, dine out and have fun but most of us forget the fact that one can enjoy all of these pleasures only if one is in good health – and that is critical!
