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Some of the Most Important Lifestyle Habits for Staying Healthy
Image via Pixabay We all have different ideas of what it means to be “healthy.” For some people, the term “healthy” summons up images of 30-day juice cleanses, or 90-day intense exercise routines designed to strip away body fat. The thing is, “health” can’t be meaningfully defined in terms of things that you do for a brief period of time, or one off strenuous exercise routines. The reason for this is because the body is a constantly adapting system, that becomes better-functioning or worse-functioning, depending on a multitude of factors. Being healthy – as in, being free of disease, feeling good, and being in decent physical condition – is, therefore,…
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Looking After Your Lovely Legs
Health is a holistic thing, but sometimes it can do us good to focus on a specific part of our bodies, in this case, our legs. After all, they do some pretty amazing things each and every day, and if we are honest, how much care and attention do we actually provide this part of our body? Sadly, its likely to be not that much. In order to right this wrong, I have written the short guide below on how to look after your lovely legs as much as possible. Read on to find out more. Image source Do make sure you warm up properly before exercise Have you ever…
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The Health Hacks You Need In Your Life
Everyone needs some form of health hack. Whether it be because Google is just producing the same spot busting treatments, or the same get fit quick schemes, people are just always looking for something new. They’re always looking for a new craze to try and follow in the hope that it will somehow improve their health, but more often than not it doesn’t. The internet is full of so many different people who are trying to make money from innocent people, and it’s so easy to fall for things when you see such a huge celebrity backing. So many are promoting get skinny quick pills, or their own fitness regimes,…
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Weight Myths We Need To Kick
How much do you know about losing weight? How well do you stick to a diet when you decide to go on one? How much do you exercise per week, and do you think it’s benefiting you? Well, all in all, these questions can be hard to answer when you don’t know the first thing about how weight works! And seeing as a lot of us don’t even know nutritious and healthy foods when we’re put down in front of us, it’s no wonder we find losing weight and keeping it off a bit of an ordeal. Losing weight is something a lot of people struggle with. It’s a process…
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Balance: The Ultimate Key To A Healthy, Happy Lifestyle
If you want to live a healthy, happy lifestyle, the most important thing you can do is find a balance that works for you. If you can’t balance health and fitness with everything else going on in your life, chances are, you’re not going to stick to it. For most people, health and fitness can’t be the thing that their whole life revolves around. Unless you’re a serious competitor or athlete, it should be something you enjoy that you can easily balance with everything else you love doing and the people you like to spend time with. You may make certain sacrifices to be healthier, e.g. watching an hour less…
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5 Common Misconceptions About Sleep
Pixabay / CC0 Licence Sleep is one thing that all humans have in common. Study after study has proven that humans need sleep to survive, to prevent numerous concerning health conditions, and to work and feel at our best – it is, along with the need for water and sustenance, one of the few things that unites all of humanity. Given that sleep is so crucial, so universal, the idea that there are a huge number of misconceptions regarding sleep seems… a little absurd. Yet despite this, misconceptions about sleep do indeed abound, which can make knowing exactly how to optimize your sleep – and thus optimize your health –…
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Just How Healthy Are You!?
Now this is asking something! Some of you will jump at the chance to tell people about your gym routine, or your new diet, and how amazing you feel. Some of you will jump at the chance to tell people how you would rather do anything but exercise, and turn your nose up at people who do actually do exercise. Those are the two types of people that we think there are in the world. The tryers, and the straight up deniers. But it doesn’t matter what category you fall into, because there are other factors that contribute to your health. It’s not all about being able to jump onto…
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Surprisingly Healthy Foods
Image source We are always being told that we should eat healthily but some people have a misconception about some foods. Sometimes, it is how they are cooked that matters and what you have with them. A healthy diet does not have to be a boring diet, as there are many foods that you can enjoy and still be eating in the best way. Pasta Pasta is low in fat and salt, which is good. It is often the sauces put with it that are the problem, and it is these that you need to be careful with. Put a sauce that is high in fat and salt and…
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Taking Care of Your Cardiovascular Health
Photo Source When we think of our overall health and wellbeing, we don’t really tend to think of the condition of certain parts of our body. But at the end of the day, our bodies are like one large machine and if one cog isn’t working as it should, the whole system could potentially face difficulties or even shut down. So, it’s important that we do turn our attention to maintaining specific body parts – especially our organs, as these are what really do keep everything up and running. For now, let’s focus on our hearts! Here are a few different things that you can do to maintain your cardiovascular…
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Having More Fun is Good for Your Health
Image source We are always being told to eat healthily and exercise for both our physical and mental well being. This is great advice, but having some fun is also good in many ways. It could be having a ‘kick around’ with a ball and the kids, or watching your favorite TV programme. As long as it is fun to you then the health benefits may be surprising, and in fact, this should be your number one priority. Reduces Stress Cortisol, which is sometimes called the ‘stress hormone’, spikes to an unhealthy level when we are anxious or upset. It is meant to save us in a do-or-die situation,…
