As good as modern medical technology is, it can never save you from problems caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. Instead of getting a modern medical solution to every problem, it’s much better to live in such a way that you hardly ever get sick.
An ounce of prevention is certainly better than a pound of cure. Here are seven tips on how to live a long and healthy life. Plus, the same lifestyle that helps you avoid disease also helps you lose weight.
1. Get enough exercise
In the past, people had to use their physical bodies in the course of their normal work. But today someone can get up, go to work in a car, then sit down, get up to go home in the car, and when they get home, sit down again for the rest of the day. In such a life there is no physical labor. This physical inactivity is one of the main causes of many diseases. Sports, running. walking and other things should be added to our life if our normal work does not require us to exert ourselves physically. Yo
2. Go to sleep when you are sleepy
This may sound simple, but many people stay up late even when their body tells them it’s time to sleep. Ayurvedic and yoga practitioners also say that it is better to sleep at night and be active during the day. However, people like students will drink coffee and stimulants to study late into the night. Others develop the habit of being active at night and sleeping during the day. While we can do this, it eventually affects health. Alternative health practitioners say that this unnatural type of living is one of the contributing factors in the cause of cancer and other diseases.
3. Eat when you are hungry
This is also a simple idea, but again, we often go against the messages of the body. If you eat out of habit or social pressure at a certain time of the day, even when you don’t have a real appetite, then you won’t digest your food properly. Heartburn and indigestion begin, and this contributes to the likelihood of other, more complex diseases taking root. Having an appetite is actually a sign of good health, but if you don’t have an appetite you should wait a bit and then eat. (If you don’t have an appetite even after waiting a reasonable amount of time, you should see a doctor because something is wrong.)
4. Fast regularly and systematically
If you asked someone to work 365 days a year without a break, they would complain and say they need to get some rest or else they will collapse. But we have never bothered to ask or think about our digestive organs that we force to work day after day without a break. They can’t protest like a person would with their boss, but they do give us signs that they can’t work non-stop. When we ignore those signals and still force them to work, those organs break down. That is why periodic fasting is necessary. Refrain from eating for a full day. This gives your digestive organs a rest and also helps in the removal of waste from your body. Regular fasting allows a person to gain extra time for intellectual or spiritual pursuits. Fasting is not for hermits in a cave, but it is a sensible practice that anyone can practice.
5. Wash with cold water before bed
As mentioned above, adequate sleep is essential for the maintenance of health. If you wash your important motor and sensory organs (hands, arms, eyes, legs, mouth, genitals) before bed with cold water, this will relax you and prepare you for a sound sleep.
6. Practice meditation regularly
Your body is connected to your mind. Many of the illnesses of this age are psychosomatic. Stress and anxiety take their toll on our physical health. Meditation is a mental exercise that, among other things, allows you to detach yourself from the worries of life. Learn a simple technique and do it regularly.
7. Get up early every day
Once again the old proverb, “Early to bed, early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise.” I don’t know if it will make you rich, but it will certainly make you healthy. Your body needs enough sleep, not too much and not too little.
Follow these tips and you won’t go wrong.
