Change Your Lifestyle & Improve Your Health

10 Tips to change your lifestyle and improve your health

Most of Specialist in nutrition and dietetics say that,

"Improving your health depends largely on acquiring a lifestyle that allows you to create adherence to healthy habits."

                                      We all know that eating fruits and vegetables produces benefits for our health, but this habit should always be linked to a lifestyle beyond these foods; such as physical exercise or lower consumption of alcohol and ultra processed products (the fewer, the better, knowing that 0{Zero} is the best option).

 Healthy habits in your diet and physical activity:

1.   Create adhesion.

    Do not impose a "diet" as if it were a punishment . Be persevering with your diet and create adherence to it in the medium term; you will get the desired result in a natural and healthy way. Keep in mind that the results or consequences are not seen right away, but they start in our body from day one.

                                   

     2.  Maintain a healthy weight "Without obsessing yourself"

           Make between 3 and 5 meals a day , adjusting what you eat to your profile and needs; It will allow you to maintain a healthy and stable weight.             

3.    Eat more (increase consumption of ...)

Increase the consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes, eggs, whole grains and nuts. Also, try to take fish at least 3 times a week.

4.    Drink more

Drink 5 glasses of water a day ; It is not necessary to reach 2 liters, but it is important to stay hydrated.

        

5.    Eat less than ...

Eliminates the consumption of energy dense foods and poor in micronutrients such as: soft drinks, commercial juices, and chocolate, ice cream or pastry products.

6.    Improve the quality of your diet.

Eliminates the energy consumption that comes from low quality fats and / or doubtful origin and uses extra virgin olive oil as the main source of fat when cooking.

7.    Limit salt intake.

Limit salt intake and preferably use iodized salt.

8.    No shortcuts

Do not look for or use miracle products in search of shortcuts, you will only empty your pocket and become frustrated in the long term.

9. Take advantage of the day to perform some physical activity and exercise.

Take advantage of the opportunities that arise throughout the day to increase your physical activity.

10. The sedentary lifestyle is over.

Minimize sedentary lifestyle during leisure time and encourage active leisure . I recommend at least 45 minutes of regular physical exercise , of moderate intensity, with a frequency of 5 times per week .