If you’re looking for a healthy balanced lifestyle, start by making a few simple changes to your everyday routine. If you’re like me, you probably work 60 hours a week and don’t have time to cook an elaborate breakfast every morning. I’ve got news! It doesn’t have to be that way! Here are some easy ways to get started on living the healthiest life possible.
Eat Breakfast Every Day
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It helps you start your day with a healthy balanced lifestyle, and it can provide you with energy throughout the morning. A healthy breakfast should include:
- Whole grains like oatmeal or whole wheat bread
- Protein such as eggs, nuts or beans
Drink Water Instead of Sodas
It’s a known fact that drinking water is better for your body than soda. But why?
- Water has no calories, so it won’t make you fat like soda does.
- Water is free! You can get it from any faucet or bottle, and it doesn’t cost a dime to drink, unlike that $2 Coke you might be tempted by at the gas station or convenience store.
- It’s also good for your teeth: Tooth decay is caused by bacteria in food sticking to your teeth and making them weak; if you’re drinking lots of sugary drinks like sodas, then those bacteria have more food source (the sugar) to feed off of! But with plain old H2O as an alternative…well…you don’t really have any choice but to keep those pearly whites clean!
Sleep At Least Seven Hours a Night
Sleep is a vital part of a healthy balanced lifestyle. It’s not just about how much sleep you get, but also the quality of your sleep. Getting enough sleep is important for everyone, but it’s especially important for children and teens who need eight to 10 hours per night on average (though this can vary from person to person). Getting less than seven hours per night causes problems with memory and attention span, which affects learning at school or college. It may also lead to obesity because lack of sleep makes it harder for us to resist eating junk food when we’re tired!
Sleep apnea – where breathing stops during sleep – affects one in four adults over 40 years old so make sure you ask your doctor about this condition if you think it could be affecting yours/your child’s health.
Limit Your Junk Food Intake
The first step to taking control of your health is to ditch the junk food. It may be hard at first, but it’s worth it in the end. Your body will thank you for it!
Junk food has no nutritional value and is high in calories, sugar and fat. The more junk food you eat, the more likely you are to gain weight or develop heart disease or diabetes later in life–and those are just two examples of how unhealthy eating can affect your body long-term. Junk foods also contain preservatives that can damage your digestive system if consumed regularly over an extended period of time (the same goes for processed meats).
Live With a Few Simple Changes!
A healthy balanced lifestyle doesn’t have to be a complicated and expensive endeavor. With just a few small changes, you can start to feel better today!
- Eat breakfast every day: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it kickstarts your metabolism for the rest of the day. Eating breakfast will also help curb cravings later in the day by keeping you from getting hangry (hungry + angry).
- Drink water instead of sodas: Drinking plenty of water each day will keep your skin looking young and fresh, plus it can help flush out toxins that build up in our bodies over time. If plain water doesn’t sound good enough for you on its own, try adding some fruit slices or cucumber slices into your glass!
- Sleep seven hours per night: Getting enough sleep helps us stay focused throughout our days so we don’t get tired at work or school (or put ourselves behind schedule). Also, if we don’t get enough sleep then our bodies won’t function properly which means we might not function properly either!
Conclusion
We all want to live a healthier life and have a balanced diet. But it can be hard to know where to start with all the information out there. This article will give you some simple tips on how to get started with improving your lifestyle, including what foods are best for you and how often they should be eaten per day.