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Want to get out of your couch potato lifestyle? All you have to do is follow a few simple steps and you’re on your way!
Steps
- Healthy food is essential. You are what you eat, so if you eat healthy, you are healthy. If you’re just starting to have a healthy lifestyle, you probably don’t know healthy food.
- Food that is low in fat content is good. Unless that fat is poly-unsaturated, mono-unsaturated, or omega 3. These are some of the good fats. Some of the bad fats are trans and saturated fats. These fats raise your LDL cholesterol, which is the bad cholesterol. The good fats lower your LDL cholesterol and raise your HDL cholesterol, which is the good cholesterol.
- Low sugar content is another plus.. Sucrose is the bad kind of sugar. Glucose is the good kind of sugar. Both are sugar, so both are classified as sugar, on the label. For example, raisins that don’t have sugar added still have a lot of sugar, because it’s the good sugar, glucose.
- A variety of food. Fruits and vegetables are high in vitamins and minerals, which you need, but you still need some other vitamins and minerals. For example, not much protein comes from fruits or vegetables. Meat, beans, and tofu are good sources of protein. If you can’t get your vitamins and minerals from the food you eat, you can always take a multivitamin.
- Exercise is key for a healthy lifestyle as well. Go to the gym every once in a while, or daily. Or take a run around your neighborhood. Even taking your dog for a walk is good. So long as it’s routine, about an hour, and is at least moderately active. Frequent and routine exercise everyday helps boost the immune system; helps prevent the “disease of affluence” such as: heart disease, cardio vascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. It also improves mental health, and prevent depression.
- Dedication. It’s not easy to go from a couch potato to a healthy person. Don’t be discouraged if you satisfy cravings for ice cream, hamburgers, etc. As long as you don’t have a steady diet of unhealthy food, it won’t hurt you too much.
- Don’t Yo-yo diet! Do not yo-yo diet. Yo-yo dieting is bad for you and even if they sound healthy, once you stop that diet you can pile on the weight in just a couple of days! Stay away from slimfast, soup diets and diets which you have to eat or drink contents from a packet.
- Don’t abuse your body. Don’t work out too much because it can cause your body to not function properly when you work out. It is best to leave a day or two off to get back your energy.
- Regulate your weight. Being too fat or skinny isn’t good for you. Your doctor can tell you if you are under or over weight. Exercise and the food you eat can change your weight, so keep that in mind.
- Stay Clean. Everyone should have 1 shower per day. Another if you have had a particularly hot or sweaty time. Put on an antiperspirant after your shower. Change your underwear and socks every day, too.
- Enjoy Yourself. Don’t stress yourself over anything. Have fun! Stress can tense your muscles, which will make you feel unhappy and unwell. If you worry too much about your health, you’ll be making it worse, so just relax once in a while.
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Warnings
- Don’t push your body too much.
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How to solve your sinus problems and stay off antibiotics. Antibiotics only sometimes temporarily solve the problem but you are sure to have a rebound effect from continual use. Try this natural cure to help you when everything else fails.
Steps
- Use a Vicks personal steam inhaler (that can be purchased at Wal-mart or Target.) Use this to steam your sinuses and loosen the mucus that you wish to remove! You should also try neti pots, hot baths, and allergy medicines.
- Use nasal irrigation to clear your sinuses. This can be done with a special jala neti pot, or a pop-top bottle (like those used by cyclists), and an isotonic salt solution, or with a Grossan Nasal Irrigator (you can purchase one on line for about $100, and well worth it). The nasal irrigation will flush your sinuses, help to loosen any mucus and help prevent infection building up. It will also help to promote healthy cilia function (cilia are the tiny hairs in your nose that help to move the mucus out).
- Do not drink or eat cold foods or drinks. The cold will paralyze the cilia and further complicate your sinus issues! Instead, try warm foods and warm drinks. It’ll perk your cilia up a bit, making it a bit for apt to catch mucus.
- You can also try heating pads to warm up your body.
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