Living A Healthy Life.

Health as we all know is wealth. Money can't buy good health and here are some useful tips to a healthy life.

• Get plenty of sleep: Studies have shown that those who sleep less tend to weigh more.

• Select foods that are low in both sugar and highly refined carbohydrates. Minimize your consumption of sweets, soft drinks, sugary fruit juices and white bread. Choose whole fruits, freshly-squeezed juices and whole grain bread instead.

• Eat fruits and vegetables for their high vitamin and mineral content.

• Choose lean meat, beans and tofu for their protein content.

• Enjoy whole grains such as whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, brown rice and quinoa.
• Eat low-fat dairy product

• Exercise: Gentle stretching will warm up your muscles before you work out and will relax your muscles after you work out.

• Skimmed milk and reduced fat cheeses will reduce your fat intake while ensuring that you receive enough calcium.

• Eat healthy fats in moderation. Poly-unsaturated, mono-unsaturated and omega-3 fats are all good lifestyle choices. These good fats lower your LDL cholesterol and raise your HDL cholesterol, which correlates with decreased risk for heart disease.

• Frequent and routine exercise everyday will boost your immune system. Also, exercise helps to prevent “diseases of affluence” such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity. Additionally, physical activity also improves your mental outlook and may prevent depression.

• Shower every other day. Shower again if you have performed an activity that has made you sweat. (We shouldn’t be reminded of this in particular).

• Avoid excessive smoking and alcohol intake.

• Choose food that contains minimal amounts of unhealthy fats. Unhealthy fats include both Tran’s fats and saturated fats. These fats will raise your LDL cholesterol, and elevated LDL cholesterol increased risk for heart disease.