Healthy Choice

Good Health

A lot of people focus on good health and there is a reason behind it – when you are healthy, you feel happy inside out. You have more energy to fulfill day to day tasks and would concentration is always at its peak. However, good health cannot be achieved without taking some effort.

Sleep Well as Healthy Choice

Sleep Well

An adult needs at least 7 hours of sleep in order to stay active all day long. Without sleep, you won’t be able to stay attentive during meetings and other work related activities. You would also suffer from bad moods, mood swings, irritability, headaches, lethargy and many other problems. In order to sleep well, set a schedule to go to bed every night and wake up every morning.

Exercise - Healthy Choice

Exercise

Your body needs some exercise to stay healthy. Even if you workout for only 15 minutes every day, it can have a positive impact on your health. Whether it is something as simple as taking a brisk walk from your home to work or walking your dog every morning and evening, make sure you get some exercise in order to stay healthy. If you are passionate about exercising, get a gym membership with a trainer.

Stay Hydrated - Healthy Choice

Stay Hydrated

Water is not just essential for survival; it is also needed in ample quantities to stay healthy. Always keep a water of bottle with you so that you can replenish your body whenever you feel thirsty. The ‘8 glasses of water’ theory might be a hoax but the fact remains – water contributes to a healthy skin, healthy internal organs, healthy hair and overall great health.

Balanced Meal

Balanced Meal

The BMI is a faulty judge of how healthy you are and weight has nothing to do with good health. Extremely thin people are as unhealthy as obese ones. Obese people often have eating disorders. Don’t base your diet on the basis on your weight goal but on what is healthy for your body. Add natural fruit juices without sugar in your diet and eat a bowl of salad every day. Try to include fresh vegetables in your diet. Use olive oil instead of mineral oil or refined oil for cooking food. For snacking, prefer nuts and fruits instead of fried foods, chips and similar snacks.

Health is not just improved by making the right dietary choices but also by the way you live your life. Try to reduce stress by meditating, listening to music and pursuing your hobbies.

Diet Versus Exercise

Diet Versus Exercise

The debate rages on. What's most important, a healthy, well-balanced diet or an active lifestyle that incorporates some type of exercise? Let's take a close look at what each can do for us, and at what cost.

About Diet

Diet Minded Eat less, weight less. Simple - right? But from Atkins to the Zone, there's no shortage of nutritional approaches to weight management. Too bad the multi-billion diet industry seems to create more confusion than solutions - a major drawback for those stuck on dieting, spending lots of money, and going nowhere.

Dieting, or temporarily changing one's eating habits in order to shed body fat is at best, a band-aid approach to weight loss. A more sensible method involves taking the time to learn how to eat, what foods are good for you, and what you need to avoid or moderate in your daily diet. Instead of blindly following the latest fad diet, educate yourself through reading, seeking out a nutritionist, or even consulting your doctor on what's best for you. Eating right can involve a bit of leg-work, but eventually you'll learn that fad and gimmick diets are just a waste of time.

Sticking to a sensible eating program can also involve some discipline and sacrifice. Running into the nearest McDonald's whenever time is short and hunger hits are no longer a viable option. But the hundreds of unwanted fat calories you'll avoid, that would have otherwise found their way directly to your hips, will be well worth the sacrifice.

Most experts agree that the best way to reduce body fat is to never let the unwanted calories cross your lips in the first place. The simplicity of this statement is lost on many of us, but you'll be amazed at how much less you need to exercise when you stop eating too much of the wrong foods.

At the same time, nutritional requirements of protein, carbohydrate and yes, even fat, must be met. You also need minimum daily requirements of vitamins and minerals, as well as plenty of water and fiber. This is where the self-education really kicks in; --out and out starvation just won't work, and can lead to serious eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia.

But don't forget about the fringe benefits of eating sensibly. The resulting lowered cholesterol and tryglyceride levels reduce your risk of heart disease, while stable blood sugar minimizes your risk of diabetes and its associate problems. Your risk of developing certain types of cancer is also significantly lessened.

About Exercise

Exercise Ecstasy to date exercise is the closest we've come to finding the fountain of youth. Exercise can change the way you look, feel, and perform, as well as have a tremendously positive impact on your health and almost every aspect of your life. But it isn't all good news. For an exercise program to get results, you need to set aside a certain amount of time and energy! Running yourself into the ground, working long hours, and not sleeping right hardly makes for the ideal scenario. Here too the solution involves a bit of self-education, discipline, and prioritizing. You'll need to take a realistic look at how much time you can devote to an exercise program, and restructure your daily schedule accordingly. The key to success is formulating a plan that doesn't waste your time and effort doing the wrong thing.

Another hazard to avoid when taking to the gym is exercising too much, or over training. This can sabotage the most well intentioned novice or seasoned athlete. Over training can also make you sick, or set you up for an overuse injury. A comprehensive plan based on sound knowledge will help steer you clear of this all too common problem.

The cost of gym equipment and a health club membership represent another drawback to the active approach to weight loss. Fortunately, it's not the cost of the equipment that gets results. Experts have found that exercises done with simple dumbbells can be just as, or even more effective than exercises done with sophisticated machines, like those you'll find at any health club.

Setting up a simple, economical home gym will also help overcome some of the time limitations by cutting out travel to and from the gym. With a small initial investment and a few square feet of floor space, you can add convenience to the list of why an exercise program can be so effective.