Today's reality is an era of stress and a crazy race for material independence, prosperity. Every day, people are waiting for "gifts" of fate in the form of various diseases, both mental and physical. In this case, there can be no question of a healthy lifestyle , the basis of which is recommended to respect each person.
Why do I need a healthy lifestyle?
Before moving on to the basic elements of a healthy lifestyle, it should be noted that recent studies of health organizations in various countries of Europe and the United States have produced the following results:
- 55%. Longevity and health of each person depends on a certain way of life, in which nutrition plays a major role.
- 20%. In this case, excellent state of health can depend on the genes. Let's just say that the fact that a person is ill no more than a few times a year is nothing but a gift from parents to his child.
- 15%. Ecology also has an impact on human health.
- 10%. As the statistics show, health authorities have little influence on longevity and health.
To adhere to the foundations of a healthy lifestyle means not only to protect yourself from the illnesses of the century (cancer, cardiovascular diseases, etc.), but also to exclude the appearance of various infections, to strengthen your immunity, which will allow you to enjoy every vital moment to the full, forgetting about fatigue and pain.
Elements of a healthy lifestyle
- Physical activity . Here we are talking about the right loads, not capable of harming the body. In this case, they must be regular. These include: fitness, yoga. If this is catastrophically time-consuming, it is enough to give preference to an active type of rest and walk more often.
- Medical assistance . There are two categories of people: those who, at the slightest pain, turn to a specialist for help and those who say daily: "Will hurt and stop." Never hesitate to delay treatment or even going to the doctor for advice. It will not be superfluous to learn the basics of rendering yourself first aid.
- Integrated nutrition . "You are what you eat." It is not for nothing that this saying exists not for the first century. Mankind has long realized that proper nutrition allows you to always stay toned. In addition, it should be 3-4 times a day, in the form of small portions containing cereals, fruits, vegetables, as well as vitaminized juices.
- Pernicious habits . Smoking, alcohol, etc. in no way beneficially affect the state of health.
- Stress-resistance . The development of endurance, the study of techniques that help to cope with the rapid pace of modern life and its consequences, the establishment of mental equilibrium - all this helps to keep normal mental health.
- Immunity . The ability to adapt quickly to the environment is one of the main criteria for a healthy lifestyle. This can be achieved by dousing, running on dew, etc.
- Thinking . Separately it is worth mentioning and
about the attitude of the individual to various life events, phenomena. The phrase "Attitude determines everything" helps to understand why in life there are so many troubles or more precisely why they meet one or another person on the way.
Interesting facts about a healthy lifestyle
Every woman wants to have an ideal figure. So, for this it is sufficient not only to have a balanced diet , but also to exercise 2,000 steps a day, that is, 15 minutes walk.
Everyone has heard that a person is 90% water, and therefore a day at least 5 glasses of water should be drunk.