8 Smart Ways To Maintain Your Health

Written By Lewis Robinson / Reviewed By Ray Spotts

Are you wondering about the best ways to stay healthy? Does it seem as though a lot of advice you get is too complicated? Rest assured that you're not alone. Pouring through reams of health advice and trying to figure out effective approaches can be confusing. Instead, it's a better idea to cut through the clutter and stay focused on the basics. Here are several simple, smart ways to maintain your health. 

1. Exercise Regularly

Getting sufficient exercise and healthy movement throughout the day is one of the most powerful ways you can improve and maintain your health. Exercise has both health-enhancing and life-extending benefits.

Your exercise routine doesn't have to look like anyone else's. In fact, the more you fine-tune your regimen to fit your preferences and needs, the more likely you are to stick to it. Include cardiovascular, strength, agility, and flexibility training in your plan. Be sure to get clearance from your health practitioner, and consider getting a trainer to help you exercise safely and efficiently.

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2. Eat Healthily

Nutrient-dense food in reasonable portions is a solid foundation for health. Eat healthy proteins and lots of vegetables. Include healthy fats from sources like salmon, olive oil, and avocados, too. Reduce your sugar intake and be sure to stay well-hydrated. 

3. Keep Appointments

Once you've made your medical, vision, and specialist appointments and screenings, keep them. Doing so will give your practitioners valuable baseline information about your health, and also help you catch issues in their early stages. Maintaining positive, long-term relationships with your health providers is a smart choice for both the present and the future. 

4. Stay Balanced

Having a balanced lifestyle is a key to a satisfying, healthy life. Think of dividing your days into thirds; a third of it sleeping, a third of it working - including housework - and a third of it eating and doing what you enjoy - including enjoyable exercise. If you're able to maintain something close to this balance during the workweek, you'll notice less overwhelm and more sustained energy. 

5. Sleep Deeply

Make restorative sleep non-negotiable. If getting enough sleep is an ongoing issue, don't be reluctant to seek out help from a health practitioner. Sleep is one of the most essential building blocks of health.

It is a crucial time of repair and assimilation for all systems of the body. It is critical for your well-being. With that in mind, make your sleeping ritual pleasurable and comforting. Soft blankets, soothing scents, and dim lights all help set the mood for relaxing sleep. 

6. Stay Mindful

To reduce stress and help you stay aware of your deepest self, prioritize some type of spiritual or mindfulness practice. You might find it helpful to seek out a supportive church or spiritual center or find a group to engage with. Finding solo time to get closer to your spiritual side is helpful, too. Find ways to rest in the present moment. 

7. Stay Connected

Spend time with people and family members who are supportive and appreciate you. Also, spend time in service to others, whether you know them well or not. Having challenges in this area? Find companionship online. You may have to go outside your comfort zone, but the effort is worth it. Staying connected with others is associated with health and longevity. 

8. Stay Playful

Make recreation and play a big part of your life; you don't have to be engaged in serious tasks all of the time. In fact, if you take time out to be playful, you'll return to your responsibilities with a fresh sense of energy. Find things to do that you enjoy. The possibilities are endless; there's something for every personality type. 

Keeping up your health is simpler than you think. Try these tips to feel and function your best. 

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Written By:

Lewis Robinson is a freelance writer and expert in health and fitness. When he isn’t writing he can usually be found reading a good book or hitting the gym.

Reviewed By:

Founder Ray Spotts has a passion for all things natural and has made a life study of nature as it relates to health and well-being. Ray became a forerunner bringing products to market that are extraordinarily effective and free from potentially harmful chemicals and additives. For this reason Ray formed Trusted Health Products, a company you can trust for clean, effective, and healthy products. Ray is an organic gardener, likes fishing, hiking, and teaching and mentoring people to start new businesses. You can get his book for free, “How To Succeed In Business Based On God’s Word,” at www.rayspotts.com.