Healthy Living

Live Healthy, Stay Healthy, Be Happy

1.Wash your hands. Posters this fall taught us how, now we should do it often. Even though H1N1 may be (hopefully) a thing of the past, new strains of viruses are always with us.

Eliminate "White Foods" from Your Diet. White flour, white sugar and other processed foods are not only devoid of vitamins and minerals, but they’ve also been stripped of their natural fibre. As a result, they rapidly drive up blood sugar levels, which contributes to weight gain, diabetes and a host of other health problems. Avoid breads and baked goods made with white flour, sugar-laden sodas and snack foods. Instead, focus on eating fibre-rich fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains.

Hand washing, when done correctly, is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.

2.Drink at least 6 to 8 cups of liquid a day - preferably water and fruit juices - to give the body a chance to deal with all the toxins we consume on a daily basis.

3.Add a little “green” to your life. Mom really was right growing up, be sure to add fruits and vegetables to your meals every day.

4.Go out into the fresh air as often as you can. Vitamin D‚ which is important for bones‚ teeth and happiness is boosted by sunlight (but keep the sunscreen on).
Walk and keep physically active - it's good for the heart and lungs

5.It's good advice to know the difference between cheat food and junk food. Cheat foods are those foods that don't belong in your everyday diet, but still have some redeeming qualities. Junk foods are those foods that don't belong in your diet at all, ever.

This tip is really a critical one: Understand the difference between 'cheat' foods and 'junk' foods. Cheat foods have some nutritional value, so although we shouldn't eat them every day it's not the end of the world if we enjoy them from time to time. Junk foods, on the other hand, give us absolutely no benefit whatsoever. Again, we want you to make small changes that you can stick with for life. You don't have to give up the occasional 'cheat food' treat - just try to eliminate all the 'junk food'.

For example, compare a slice of Pizza Hut pepperoni pizza with a Hershey's chocolate bar. Neither are what you'd consider healthy, and both have roughly the same number of calories. But with the pizza, at least you're getting some nutritional value because that delicious slice contains 11 grams of protein compared to just 3 grams in the candy bar. Cheat foods are not health foods, but at least they're not junk foods. Choose wisely.

6.Keep your home safe and free from hazards (floor surfaces‚ trailing flexes)‚ wear properly fitting slippers and increase the level of lighting everywhere - this will help you avoid slips‚ trips and broken hips.

7. Cardio Exercise
No healthy plan of action is without exercise! Exercise is so important to living a life full of energy, aging better and being healthier. It can affect all areas of your life, including your stress levels, sleep patterns and digestion. Experiment with various forms of exercise to see what suits you. Aim to do some form of cardio each day, resistance training and flexibility exercises a few times per week (stretches or yoga) so you can create a healthier body.

8.Find a Hobby. Hobbies can be active or reflective; sometimes they can be both, like gardening. Hobbies may be shared, but often it's enjoyable activity pursued or engaged in solitude. Hiking in forests and mountains work wonders for me. Helps me get perspective, step back from my troubles, see a bigger picture, be at one with nature. Also, try your hand at creative writing, poetry or keeping a journal. Research shows writing that analyzes our problems and expresses our emotions is stress relieving. If you can't discover a hobby, I'd take that as a warning sign. You may actually be depressed. Loss of interest in things we once enjoyed, or loss of vitality in general, is a common symptom.

Learn to Let Go. When people are depressed/stressed they often are clinging to a belief, a situation or a person that is ignoring or denying key aspects of reality. They are reluctant to have a face-to-face, heart-to-heart talk or confrontation. And loss doesn't just mean the death of a loved one. Loss can occur with the breakup of a relationship, having to start a new job or school (loss of familiar colleagues and friends) or a sense of losing control...as in excessive yelling and screaming. Loss of face or self-esteem along with anxiety and uncertainty often result.

Sometimes we have to grieve our loss and let go to regain our energy and perspective and reengage with life in a vital manner. This may require doing a retreat, taking time out to reflect on these gnawing stressors: how they got there and your negative and positive coping patterns. Can you let go of one or two of these stress gremlins or at least step back from '"all or none" and rigidly idealistic expectations? Remember the Stress Doc's Basic Law of Safe Stress: Do know your limits and don't limit your "No"s!

Retreating is not giving up, but means sowing the psychic seeds of rebirth and rejuvenation. As I once wrote:

Whether the loss is a key person, a desired position or a powerful illusion, each deserves the respect of a mourning. The pit in the stomach, the clenched fists and quivering jaw, the anguished sobs prove catalytic in time. In mystical fashion, like spring upon winter, the seeds of dissolution bear fruitful renewal.

9.Have mostly veggies for lunch.

10.DANCE:: Dance to music with your family in your home. One dietitian reported that when she asks her patients to do this, initially they just smile, but once they've done it, they say it is one of the easiest ways to involve the whole family in exercise.

11. Walking Really Does - turning your normal walk into a fitness stride requires good posture and purposeful movements.


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