1. Establish
regular exercise routines in your life.
2. Continue
to work on eating healthily; vigilance will always be needed to be successful.
3. See
your doctor regularly for wellness exams and health/disease screenings/tests.
4. If you
have symptoms, seek medical attention; don’t ignore warning signs of issues.
5. Along
with your body, make efforts to stimulate and strengthen your brain as you age.
6. Maintain
satisfying social relationships.
7. Keep
involved in activities and pursuits that interest you.
8. Try to
maintain a positive attitude to support your resilience when life hands you
setbacks.
9. Keep
your body hydrated with water.
10. Avoid
toxins and unhealthy environments.
11. Take
care of your skin.
12. Know
your health numbers and what they mean, regardless of how healthy or unhealthy
you are now.
13. Get
adequate sleep.
14. Spend
less time in front of the TV; at minimum, get up and move during commercials.
15. Learn
to relax more.
16. Focus
less on your weight, and more on your overall health.
17. Find
things to be grateful for in your life.
18. Don’t
forget to smile and laugh routinely.
19. Do
something fun every day.
20. Have a
sense of purpose in your life.
21. Let go
of the past, focus on what you can do to improve your present and future.
22. Give
your focused attention on what you can do to address your most unhealthy habit.
23. Remind
yourself it takes time and patience to change ingrained habits.
24. Know
your family health history.
25. Limit
your use of alcohol.
26. Don’t
forget your dental health.
27. Don’t
forget your eye health.
28. Continue
to educate yourself about overall health and wellness, over time new findings
result in updated recommendations from health experts.
29. Replace
bad habits with good ones.
30. Learn
to cook healthy foods you enjoy.
31. Learn
to modify recipes you love to make them more nutritious.
32. Allow
yourself to splurge periodically on special foods in limited quantities or
frequencies.
33. Slip
vegetables into your favorite recipes.
34. Make
sure you get some good fats in your diet.
35. Stretch
your body every day.
36. Start
each day with a healthy breakfast.
37. Spend
some time in solitude on a regular basis.
38. Wash
your hands often.
39. Focus
on eating whole-grains when you eat bread products.
40. Make
sure that the protein foods you eat are leaner versions.
41. Develop
a ‘gentle firmness’ with yourself; be kind but honest in your mental ‘self-talk’.
42. Remember
that small changes can really add up and lead to big results.
43. Try to
eat more natural/raw/core foods, and less processed food.
44. Try to
eat a variety of food ‘colors’.
45. Try to
eat more volume and fewer calories in your diet.
46. Experiment
with food combinations and spices to see what you like.
47. Reward
yourself for your positive efforts in ways that do not involve food whenever
possible.
48. Enjoy
your food, take time to sit down and concentrate on what you are eating.
49. Watch
salt, sugar, harmful fats and other additive levels in your food.
50. Consider
taking vitamins and other supplements as recommended by your doctor or
pharmacist.
51. When
someone asks you what you would like for a gift, be ready with a healthy idea.
52. Write
down your health goals and prioritize them.
53. Track
your progress on health goals so you have feedback to review.
54. Have
realistic expectations for yourself and your body.
55. Compete
only with yourself, not others.
56. Look
for healthy role models in your life.
57. Ask
for tips or advice from people in your life who are healthy and/or struggling
with similar challenges.
58. Develop
healthy rituals but be prepared to be flexible as needed.
59. Plan
and allow time for you to keep up with your healthy habits and routines.
60. Don’t
forget portion control.
61. Concentrate
of keeping your body strong and flexible.
62. Seek
to resolve nagging problems in your life.
63. Accept
the things in your life that you cannot change.
64. Do
something for others just because you can.
65. Try to
be spontaneous or try something new each week.
66. Gravitate
towards healthy people whenever possible.
67. Use
your support systems.
68. Expect
setbacks and plan for them if possible.
69. Take
your medications as prescribed and report side effects to your physician.
70. Make
sure your physician(s) have complete information about your health.
71. Take
breaks during your work day.
72. Learn
to breathe properly.
73. Don’t
engage in wishful thinking about your health; take action, even small steps, as
soon as you can to get going towards a healthier you.
74. If you
are ill or have an injury, rest and/or get treatment.
75. Use
trusted websites for excellent health advice and/or recipes.
76. Listen
to your body.
77. Are
you already managing a specific condition, like diabetes or arthritis? Read up
on what you can continue to do to mitigate progression of the condition through
any lifestyle changes.
78. Watch
the level of over-the-counter medications you use.
79. Make
sure you understand contraindications and/or interactions for any medication
you take or conditions you have, including improper mixing of meds and other
meds and/or food.
80. Join a
health-related class or program, a great way to get new ideas/tips and/or
supports.
81. Carry
healthy snacks with you.
82. Read
nutrition labels regularly.
83. Get
rid of excess clutter in both your physical and mental world.
84. Stop
doing what doesn’t work for you, and keep doing what does work for you.
85. Be
willing to try a new sport or physical activity at least once to see if you
would enjoy it.
86. Develop
an array of exercise and physical activity options in your life to keep active.
87. Know
the key nutritious healthy or ‘super’ foods and include them in your diet.
88. Keep
educating yourself about health update information.
89. Remember
that while you may have your own health challenges, you are likely someone
else’s role model in some aspect of their life.
90. Make
yourself ‘work’ for a special food through an exercise ‘payment’ first; you may
find after the exercise you really don’t want the food.
91. Understand
that - as with all important aspects of life - being healthy will take some
work and effort on your part and it will be worth it over the long haul.
92. Consider
rewarding yourself with cash; save up what you would have spent on unhealthy
foods or tobacco and use the money to purchase something you would really love.
9. Whenever
you need to do so, just start over fresh, at the next meal, the next day, the
next month, the next year, whichever comes first for you.
94. Understand
that being healthy or unhealthy is a choice you get to make continually through
many daily decisions.
95. The
more you develop other interests and activities in your life, the less
appealing over eating or inactivity will be for you.
96. The
way out of any rut is simple, just do it; get started in any way that you can.
97. Post
reminders, incentives or inspiration for yourself to see to help support your
goals.
98. Don’t
ever give up on efforts to improve your health.
99. Care less.
100. Just
follow what your heart says, life is short, enjoy it while you can.
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