Today, with stress, lifestyle, and poor diet an inevitability of life, at times it may appear to be a task of insurmountable proportions to place your wellbeing and health as top priority. But what if making a positive impact depended on fine-tuning a few small, entrenched habits in your lifestyle? At Globe Healthline, we believe wellbeing is not something you are going to do overnight - it is about creating small and attainable habits.
Here are 5 simple lifestyle changes that can significantly improve your health and life:
- Start Day with Warm Lemon Water
One of the least discussed but most powerful habits that you can begin, is having warm water with fresh lemon squeeze in the morning. This simple habit has the tendency to boost your metabolism, stimulate digestion, detoxify your body, and make your immunity stronger.
Tip: Add a pinch of turmeric or organic honey drops to add to its anti-inflammatory value.
- Quality Sleep over Quantity Sleep
Sleep generally comes last in our busy lives. Sleep, however, is not a luxury; it is a biological need. Sleep deprivation can cause hormonal disruption, weight gain, compromised immunity, and even confusion.
Healthy Sleep Tips:
- Stick to a regular sleep schedule
- Avoid night time exposure to blue light
- Don't consume caffeine after 4 PM
- Establish a soothing bedtime routine
Getting a good 7-8 hours of sleep can revive the body and mind.
- Reduce Your Sedentary Time and Increase Activity
The modern lifestyle promotes hours of sitting time when you sit in front of the desk or TV on the couch. Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. You don't need a membership to the gym to be active.
These are the habits that can be adopted every day:
- Take a 1-2 minute walk break each hour
- Use stairs instead of the elevator
- Perform 10 minutes of home exercise
- Stretch in the morning
Even with 30 minutes of moderate exercise each day, you've been found to gain years to your life.
- Eat Mindfully, Not Just Clean
While clean eating is a must, eating mindfully is just as important. Eating mindfully is when you eat slowly, listen to your body's hunger signals, and savor your food without distraction by your phone, computer, or television.
Many advantages of Mindful Eating include:
- Preventing overeating
- Improving digestion
- Helping in the development of a healthy food relationship
- Encouraging natural weight management
It can be easy to practice mindful eating, so simply start with eating slowly, not eating while multitasking, and paying attention to how you feel later!
- Practice Stress Detox Routine
Physical and mental health is linked. When you're under continuous stress, it may affect your immune system, sleep, blood pressure, or even your GI health. That's why detoxing your mind is also as crucial as your body can be detoxed.
Here are a few simple methods to detox your stress:
- Deep breathing exercises
- Journaling about your day and things you're grateful for
- Going for a walk in the outdoors
- Doing some yoga or doing some mindfulness meditation
- Taking a break from social media for several hours
Infusing stress management into daily routines is part of becoming emotionally resilient and having the best possible well-being.
You don't need to do anything to rewire your stress response. Just start with one or two lifestyle hacks and see how it goes. Health is not a destination, it's an experience, and every little bit helps.
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