Monday, October 22, 2007

STAYING HEALTHY

Hi friends! Feels great once again back to writing blogs. The past few months had been very stressful and nerve racking. Thank God for His grace that keeps us going.

The one thing that crossed my mind during these months was the importance of being healthy. If you need to stay wealthy, then stay healthy as we all know that without health it becomes very difficult to achieve anything in life. It’s not the age but a healthy lifestyle that makes you live a very full and active life. So the best way you can enjoy life to its fullest is to exercise regularly, check your weight by eating the right kind of foods, saying no to smoking and drugs and last but not the least sleep well. Exercise not only improves your physical appearance and self confidence but also reduce your fat burning all those extra calories, but also reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

The best way to reduce fat is to avoid eating fried food, burgers and other fatty meats {easier said than done}. Cheese, milk and cream can be taken in low fat versions. The other day I read that according to the Food Standard Agency a balanced diet should be made up of around one third fruit and vegetables, one third bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods, 15% milk and dairy foods, 12% meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources pf protein and only 8% food an drink high in fat or sugar and not more than 6gms of salt a day.

Stress also has an important part to play in being healthy. You know the saying – a sound mind gives a healthy body. First of all try taking your mind of every negative thought. Read good books, listen to music, laugh as much as you can, be around those who talk and think positive. All these are good stress busters. Of course and last but not the least get enough sleep to revive your energy that will also enable you to work more productively and think more clearly.

So that’s it for now. In case you have not started or had given up I’m sure reading this will bring you in the mood of getting back fit and healthy .