You want to feel great all the time, don’t you? A healthy lifestyle will keep you sharp, attractive and happy for pretty much the rest of your life. That’s a pretty sweet deal. So get ready to find out the best tips for living a healthy, happy lifestyle for many years to come.
1: Eat Healthy Foods – You are what you eat; the old adage goes, so make yourself healthy and wonderful by eating plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-calorie, low-fat proteins. For guidance, be sure to follow the recommended food pyramid to make sure you balance your meals well.
2: Start and Maintain a Fitness Program – Exercise keeps you healthy, slim and confident. It also reduces stress and keeps the odds in your favor in the fight to prevent cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Start a routine you can stick to, even if that means just walking down the street a few times a week, and then build from there.
3: Manage Your Stress – Not only does stress have you tugging out that (probably white) hair, it also lowers your immune system, making you more susceptible to viruses and bacteria. Meditate, take a warm bath, do some stretching or anything that makes you happy and calm. You will be doing yourself a real favor.
4: Have Some Water – Water is such a simple, basic thing, but it does so much! It helps your digestive system, helps you fight germs, keeps you hydrated and keeps you refreshed! Be sure to drink the recommended 8 glasses of water a day to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
5: Avoid Cigarettes – Cigarettes cause cancer, there’s no way around it. Don’t poison yourself on a regular basis. Any perceived benefits you get from lighting up, you can get from slightly changing your lifestyle. Plus, you will live longer and healthier.
6: Get a Full Night of Sleep – When you don’t sleep right, you become irritable, frustrated, your brain is confused and your whole day suffers. So improve your days by getting plenty of sleep. It may mean missing your late night television show, but that’s what TIVO is for. Parents, start this trend early by enforcing bedtime.
7: Get it on – Sexual intercourse provides cardio exercise, relieves stress, promotes positive relationships, and has even been shown to help ward off diseases. On top of that, people seem to think it is pretty fun. So dim the lights, cue the music and get it on. Just remember to practice safe sex and use birth control if you aren’t ready for a family.
8: Maintain Friendships – Friendships are a source of joy, a place to vent out frustrations, and just plain have a good time. You don’t have to be Mr. or Ms. Popular, but do maintain at least a few strong, healthy friendships. Join a club to meet people of similar interests, if you don’t know where to start.
9: Limit Alcohol – A little glass of wine can be beneficial for your heart and relieving some of the day’s stress, as Barry White once said, too much of anything isn’t good for you. Too much alcohol, for example, can destroy your liver and make you more vulnerable to cancer. So take it easy.
10: Smile – Happiness comes from the inside out, so put a smile on your face and be positive. Try to be optimistic at all times, always looking on the bright side. Remember that things will be okay, you are living a fun, happy, healthy lifestyle. How could you go wrong?
Image: Graeme Weatherston
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21 Responses
Hi! These are great tips & they are easy too. The smallest differences can make the biggest impact on our lives. All of these tips help our emotional selves too! Great post!
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Evelyn just reading your blogging puts me on an health track, you have great content here and you keep people moving ahead in life in a healthy way.
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thanks Dandy,
glad you liked it,
UttoranSen recently posted..8 Foods to Eat Raw
Great tips, to keep in mind every day.
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Evelyn
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Hey Dandy,
They are easy tips!
Thanks for stopping by.
Evelyn
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Uttoran,
I enjoyed your article and thanks for guest posting!
Take care,
Evelyn
thanks Erick,
glad you liked it, surely they are everyday tips, all if is in our own hands, being happy, maintaining good healthy habits/lifestyle like sleeping in time etc. helps a lot in the long run.
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Indeed – the little things all add up! And might I add the jance? Yes – the jog + dance – it always makes me and the onlookers smile
TY for sharing ~
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Hi Kris,
Welcome to Become a Healthier You!
Jance, now that sounds like fun!
Thanks for stopping by!
Evelyn
What a friendly and healthy post! Thanks for this one. Since I am busy with my work, I usually skip meal and if I get so hungry I just drink plenty of water but that was me before. Now I’ve learned not to skip meals and be sure to eat at least 2-3 fruits or vegetables everyday. And every weekend I go for a walk or jog and often go swimming.
I somehow missed this post – great information.
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Hey Elle,
Thanks for stopping by!
Evelyn
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thanks TrafficColeman for your comment,
surely Evelyn’s blog is one of my very favorite health blog and the content is awesome.
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thanks Kris for your comment,
Jance is a great concept, but i guess the onlookers will get the best out of me and i will fall back to jogging again, however if am carrying any music in my ears, the jogging steps turns a bit towards dance anyway,
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hello Ice Skating Rink, nice name?
Skipping meals is very unhealthy, good that you have fixed it already. However, drinking plenty of water is very good for health. So, do not change your habit of drinking lots of water.
Good to know that you are adding fruits and vegetables in your diet. I would saw, you need to mix your fruits and vegetables and make sure you eat plenty of it. No one fruit or vegetable is enough, you need to eat a lot of variety.
Walking, jogging, swiming is great, but you need to do more than just the weekend, i make sure to take an evening walk everyday,
Ohh and lastly, why not add a name to your comments, Evelyn here has added this amazing plugin, where you can write your name and then put an @ sign, followed with your keywords. Your name will remain there and the keyword will be linked.
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thanks ElleX,
glad to know you like it,
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Uttoran Sen,
Thanks for mentioning the keyword plugin. I’ll do a post soon explaining that and the comment policy as well.
I appreciate your kind words and support!
Evelyn
Hello Evelyn
I enjoy reading your blog they help me.
You pray for me and I’m praying for you and your
family. Love you
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Hey Rhonda,
Welcome to my blog! This is quite a surprise. You’ve made my day by stopping by and showing your love and support.
Love and prayers to you!
Talk to you soon.
Evelyn
I can follow all basic rules of a dieting plan but as soon as weekend arrives I cannot limit the amount of alcohol I drink. This is surely my down fall so I need to be mentally stronger. It is like I will not eat anything bad all week and as soon as weekend comes I will be drinking beer like it is out of fashion.