Friday, April 29, 2011

Tips For a Healthy Lifestyle !!

Creating healthy habits is not as difficult as you think. Here are some tips to point you in the right direction of gaining a healthy lifestyle:

- Gain a realistic, hopeful, optimistic outlook on life.
- Be determined to quit smoking and gain help in doing it
- Sports activity like basketball, soccer, swimming, surfing, bicycling, bowling etc
- Work out at the gym or buy a treadmill and exercise bike for 20-30 minutes
- Get 7 or more hours of sleep.

- Choose Spinach, watercress, arugula, green beans are other nutritious greens for your lifestyle.
- Regularly juice fruits and vegetables.
- Reduce your intake of fried foods, eat steamed or grilled vegetables and foods.

- Avoid  Margarine and foods containing hydrogenated fats cause increase risk of heart disease.
- Beans, lentils and dried peas are all good sources of fiber and consumed regularly, may help lower cholesterol levels.
- Eat fish to help your heart, it reduces your risk of heart attack.
- Sauté vegetables in broth instead of butter.
- Don’t skip breakfast. If you are in a hurry, eat an apple, banana or an orange.
- Do not be fooled by fat-free recipes. Most of them are high in calories. You need to read the labels carefully.



- Take the stairs, park your car far distance so you can walk.
- Walk hills to burn more calories.




- Do chores in and around the home- working in the garden, vacuuming, sweeping, raking the leaves, mowing the lawn.
- Avoid flavored water juices, drinks, yogurt with sucralose and aspartame and avoid using other artificial sweeteners in your teas and coffee.
- Salad dressings, sauces, spices, snacks, chips with monosodium glutamate. MSG can give you chest pains, nausea feeling, headaches, sweating and heart palpitations.
- Drink less sodas (especially diet sodas which can give you headaches and affect your brain function. Instead drink water (6-8 glasses of purified or bottled water) or healthy beverages.
- Use teas and coffee with less caffeine.
- Snack wisely and healthy. (fruits, vegetables, rice chips, yogurt, granola).

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