How To Live A Healthy Life And Feel Like A Million Bucks

Health is wealth

Your health is your greatest asset. Without good health, you are unable to function optimally and you start to incur expenses towards attaining good health. This is why it is important to protect and promote your health at all costs.

Good health is the difference between feeling like a million bucks, and feeling like insufficient funds.

Knowledge is power

To protect and promote your health, you need to know what to do and what to avoid. The measures we have to follow to maintain and promote good health seem pretty simple and basic. Having knowledge of these best practices for your health is your key to unlocking the superpower of good health.

Habit is everything

We are what we repeatedly do. Knowing is just one step. Putting knowledge into practice consistently is where the magic lies. If you ever wonder how some people do it, this is it. They follow good health principles and practice them daily. You too can achieve good health with practice and consistency.

Wellness is a journey

Wellness is not a destination that you arrive at and then revert to the status quo. Wellness is a continuous process. It is how you live your life. There are no shortcuts, no hacks, no tricks. Wellness should be the status quo.

Moderation is key

As with everything, moderation is key. Too much of the good stuff can be just as harmful as too little of it.

This is meant to be a guide

This is meant to serve as a guide and does not replace advice and recommendations from your medical doctors.

Here are a few simple-to-follow guidelines that would help you maintain and promote good health;

1. Drink water
   You need about 3 litres of water every day to meet your body’s daily needs. Start your day with a glass of water. Have some water before during and after meals. Finally, have some water between meals.
2. Eat healthy meals
   You are what you eat. Your body needs protein to build new tissues and carbohydrates for energy. It makes use of small amounts of lipids to build cell membranes, certain hormones, and other components needed for you to function. Vitamins and minerals are also important for your body to build necessary tissues and carry out vital processes.
3. Get good sleep
   You need about 7–9 hours of sleep every day. Your body needs sleep just as it needs food and water. Sleep is an active process during which your body repairs itself and carries out other core functions including regenerative repair, and memory consolidation.
4. Assess your health
   It helps to assess your health and identify any underlying conditions that you may have, peculiar health needs, dietary preferences, etc. This way you are better able to determine what special measures you need to put in place for your wellbeing.
5. Exercise your body
   30 minutes of exercise, five days a week is what you need to smash through your week. Pick an activity that you can manage consistently, like jogging, skipping, or Zumba, or a sport like football or tennis, and then do this activity five days a week.
6. Meditate
   Take some time daily to meditate in silence. This helps you gain clarity of mind, it helps you assess your mood and control them better. You also get a better understanding of what is important to you and helps you keep tabs on your priorities even as they change.
7. Avoid harmful habits
   You have come this far on your journey to being healthy and feeling like a million bucks. Now is the time to quit harmful habits. There are activities that when done repeatedly, like a habit, can be very harmful to your health.
8. Connect with people
   We are social animals. At the very core of our being, we want to connect with the people that matter to us. It is important for your well-being that you make time for those people and engage them meaningfully on a daily basis. These would typically include your immediate family and close friends. Sometimes colleagues and co-workers may be included in this circle.
9. Practice gratitude
   It is important to practice gratitude daily. Identify things that you are grateful for and revel in them. Remind yourself how much you once desired these things that you now have and continue to explore new ways to maximize the potential of all that you have.
10. Write
    Writing helps you think better. Even if you do not share your writing with anyone else, the process of moving a pen on paper and letting your thoughts and feelings flow out of your mind helps you think more clearly.
11. Get a hobby
    You can learn an instrument, play a sport, draw, paint, start a podcast or write a book. Your hobby does not have to be something grand. Anything that you enjoy doing for fun is a good place to start. ?