How can you live a normal healthy life

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In the fast paced world that we live in it can be easy to neglect our health and wellness. Were so busy racing through our day to day lives family, friends, work, social engagements that we dont take the time to look after ourselves. Its really no wonder that so many of us are tired and run down. What are some simple things that we can do to improve our quality of life?

Drink Drink Drink

Youve heard it a million times and youll probably hear it a million more drink more water!

Think about it: The human body is 72% water. A 5% drop in fluids creates a 25-30% loss in energy. A 15% drop in fluids causes death! At this point in time 66% of us arent drinking enough water, so over half the population isnt running on all six cylinders to begin with before things like bad air, bad food and stress take their toll. 

Its not really a difficult thing to remedy. Just drink one glass of water every half hour or so or 10-12 glasses of water per day and youll notice a huge jump in your energy levels.

Living Food Loving Life!

A little known fact is that heating food above 116F destroys much of the nutrient content. Considering that we already arent eating enough veggies, thats a fairly substantial problem. Nutritionists recommend five serves of fresh vegetables per day. How many of us are actually taking that advice?

A great way to get the nutrients found in fresh veggies without spending all day at stove or eating raw celery sticks is to juice your veggies. Make sure that you own a good juicer (some juicers expose vegetables to heat created by friction during juicing, which breaks down important enzymes), grab some fresh vegetables and drink your way to good health. It takes a fraction of the time (theres no cooking involved, for one thing) and its convenient. You can take your juice to work and even give some to the littlies for school lunches!

Wheatgrass in particular is an excellent source of nutrition. Its high in chlorophyll (sometimes described as plant bloo because it closely resembles human red blood cell molecules) and has over 100 elements that the body needs. Fresh grains are another excellent source for vitamins and minerals.

Energy In Energy Out

Exercise is another dirty word for most of us. The thing is, exercise doesnt have to be horribly time consuming or mind-numbingly boring. There are plenty of options. 

Years ago gyms usually offered weight rooms, aerobics classes and maybe a tydro-circuit. Now you can add water aerobics, yoga, pilates, dance-ercise, step classes and a whole range of new workout options.

If you dont really have the time or money for the gym, or prefer to spend your mornings/nights at home, then try an exercise bike or walker. Id be lost without my exercise bike I set it up in front of the television and peddle away merrily during my favourite shows.

If, like me, you suffer from illness or injury or your level of fitness is quite low, you might like to consider some invaluable advice that I got from my doctor:

Once youre physically unfit, and particularly if youre also unwell, it can be a mammoth battle to just do the most minimal amount of exercise in a day. The danger is that inactivity leads to further loss of energy, which becomes a self-perpetuating cycle until you can barely get off the couch.

An excellent way to get back into a physical routine is to start slowly. Ridiculously slowly, it may seem. For the first couple of weeks, walk/ride for 5 minutes per day exactly 5 minutes, no more, even if you think you could continue. When the 2 weeks are up, increase to 7 minutes, then 10 minutes, 12 minutes continue to gradually increase your activity until youre at a level that youre comfortable with. 

It may sound a little silly, but it works. In effect, you trick your body into producing more energy. Youre building your exercise time up so slowly that your body doesnt really realise whats happening. Follow this method and, before you know it, youll be comfortably exercising within your limits every day.

So, folks, thats the basics. If you can rearrange your life a little to allow for better eating habits and a little exercise, and if you remember to just drink a glass of water every half hour or so, youll be well on the way to living a healthy life. On a final note, dont forget to take some quiet time for yourself. Meditating is an excellent way to minimise stress. You dont have to sit around for hours, just give yourself 5 minutes of quiet time every day even in the shower, if thats the only place where you can get time out and have a little catch up with yourself.

And, last but by no means least, laugh! In fact, laugh like a loon the louder the better! Youll be amazed at how much such a simple thing can lift your spirits!

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