Preserving health is the most important thing in our life because without health we are not able to lead a healthy and quality life. This can be confirmed to you by all those people who are physically and/or mentally ill.
Because of such and similar thoughts, a lot of people do not take care of their health at all but put an emphasis on completely different life activities. This is especially true for younger people, whose health is largely preserved. Although, this is no longer a common case, considering that more and more diseases are attacking our youngest ones as well.
Although we are most familiar with this disturbing fact, many of us naively believe that "there will be no thunder in the nettles". That is why we generally continue with the old way of life until it is too late to do anything for our health.
Health is preserved while we have it, not when we explode it because then we will no longer have anything to keep
Also, there are more and more of those who are guided by the following philosophy of life: "One must die from something." You may be surprised, but death is not the worst thing that can happen to any of us.
It is probably much worse to feel physical helplessness while remaining eager for life. Then your body limits you from achieving life goals and, unfortunately, all the burden falls on your closest family members.
To avoid this unfortunate scenario, you need to know that your body, despite its huge resistance to various diseases, is still not indestructible. Even he needs reinforcement in the form of various methods if you want to lead a healthy and quality life.
In the following presentation, we will put special emphasis on all those techniques that can help you preserve your health, and thus the quality of your life. They will definitely help you to reach not so old age as functional and vital people.
Do not mask the symptoms of the disease if you want to preserve your health
Before the promised techniques, it is necessary to mention one well-known phenomenon in which you will most likely find yourself. A lot of people neglect their health until their body starts sending them disturbing signals. Sometimes it will be a headache or pain in another part of the body or some other ailment such as dizziness, insomnia, loss of appetite, and the like.
Although synthetic drugs will most likely eliminate our unpleasant symptoms, they will still not be able to eliminate the cause of our disease.
The following interesting illustration will surely bring you closer to the given problem. If you would leak tap water, flooding your apartment, you would surely call a master who will successfully solve your problem. However, if instead of fixing the fault, the master would collect water, each of you would surely agree that what he is doing is simply not logical.
However, when it comes to our health, many people do just that - instead of "fixing the fault", they persistently "collect water". More precisely, instead of eliminating the real cause of the problem, they persistently eliminate the symptoms. Do you realize now how crazy this thing is?
To make matters worse, by eliminating the symptoms, they are actually masking the real problem, because by eliminating the pain, they have not yet eliminated the real cause of the disease. Because of that, their symptoms often return, which are usually of greater intensity than before, or they move to some other part of the body, and then they repeat the old mistake - they resort to synthetic drugs again.
In that way, they unconsciously enter a vicious circle in which they can often "earn" a chronic disease. That is why it is very dangerous to mask the rescue signals, which clearly signal to us that everything is not right with our organism. This is actually the right time to make the following saving changes if you want to stay healthy:
1. Eat healthily, variety and simple
Cereals, seeds, fruits, vegetables, so-called superfoods, and nuts are valuable foods. They should be consumed daily as they are all rich in plant proteins, healthy fats, essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and antioxidants.
Daily intake of these foods has been proven to reduce the risk of various diseases.
In addition to eating these foods, avoid complicated recipes. They require you to stay in the kitchen unnecessarily. Instead, turn to simple and healthy recipes, where you will minimize the heat treatment of food. Then you will have much more time for other physical activities.
2.Introduce at least one raw meal
One of the main benefits of eating raw foods is the maximum utilization of enzymes from them. Enzymes help digest food. Although our body produces its own enzymes, its amount is not enough, and the body spends a lot of energy on its production. Therefore, fatigue and drowsiness can often occur after ingesting large amounts of heat-treated food.
What is it really about? The body directs all its energy to cope with the ingested food and neglects normal functioning. What remains in the stomach rots and represents a great potential for the occurrence of various diseases.
Therefore, it would be ideal to introduce at least one raw meal during the day, and maybe more, to save more energy for other daily activities.
3.Avoid so-called empty calories
The group of empty calories includes foods that provide "energy" because they are rich in fats and carbohydrates. However, they do not contain any nutritional values, such as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, or fiber. The following is a list of foods that contain the most empty calories:
Fried foods like french fries, chips, and other fast foods are full of fat and have no other nutritional value.
White bread has a high caloric and low useful nutritional value, so it should be avoided or eaten in small quantities.
Alcoholic beverages contain empty calories in the true sense of the word, which is why they are called antinutrients.
Various coffee-based drinks, as well as other drinks, contain a large amount of sugar. You may not have known, but the caffeine in them does not contribute to our waking state as much as sugar does.
Unhealthy sweets, juices, and fizzy drinks are full of sugar. Their consumption has a lot in common with taking drugs, because the longer we consume them, the more the body wants them. Here is a scientific explanation of what it is actually about: "When refined sugar is consumed in processed foods, the body's energy level will rise sharply, but soon after that it will fall sharply. Then the tired body craves sugar again, and headaches or problems with concentration can occur. These sudden changes will occur again and again, as the body strives to establish a balanced state. ” It is now becoming much clearer to us why most people cannot resist these foods.
Avoid all industrial products that contain artificial colors, sweeteners, flavors, emulsifiers, thickeners, preservatives, and other additives. Numerous studies show how many of them are harmful and even carcinogenic.
4.Do does not miss breakfast
Skipping breakfast won’t make you leaner. On the contrary, if you skip breakfast you will surely get hungry for the rest of the day and then you will "grab" the first food that comes your way.
Instead of a quality meal, you will only ingest empty calories, which will do you more harm than good. You will also slow down your metabolism, and you will have a problem with unburned calories, and in that way, you will only achieve a counter-effect.
Scientists confirm the same thing: "If you skip the morning meal, your blood sugar level drops sharply. After that, fatigue and dizziness occur, and your metabolism slows down, thus stopping the process of burning calories. The brain goes into another state due to nervousness, you become depressed and you are prone to mood swings.
When you finally take food into your body at some point during the day, it will be harder for you to get full. By avoiding breakfast, you slow down your metabolism, and your blood sugar level will be constantly unstable. ”
5.Avoid snacks between meals
If the break between meals is less than 4-5 hours, the stomach muscles have a problem. They stop and do not throw out the old food until the new food arrives is digested in the stomach. That way the old food waits in the stomach, and there it is very warm, dark, and sour and the food is kneaded.
It’s like when you crush food on a plate in the morning and go to work. When you get back from work, you'll find it rotten. The same thing happens with food that waits in your stomach and thus spoils your blood.
In order for food to break down in your body, it takes 2-3 hours, and the stomach needs a rest of 2 hours afterward. That is why it is ideal to rest for about 4-5 hours between meals because if there is a smaller break than that, the stomach will weaken and will not function well.
Also, if you eat late at night, stay awake for at least 3 hours before bed. In case you fall asleep earlier, you will not sleep well and you will wake up tired.
6.Enter enough water
The human body is made up of 70% water. Therefore, adequate intake of this fluid is very necessary for its normal functioning, especially in summer when temperatures are high. Without food, a person can survive for several weeks, and without water for only a few days.
The ideal daily water intake for an adult is about 2 liters and for children about 1 liter. It is necessary for all metabolic processes in the body. It is important for the work of the kidneys, it participates in the process of digestion, transport, and elimination of harmful substances, absorption of the substances themselves, maintenance of constant body temperature, and thermoregulation of the organism.
If the body is not used to taking water, the fat is retained in the area of the ankles, around the thighs, and waist. The moment you start taking the recommended amount of water, those deposits will disappear and you will lose weight.
When it comes to water, the following important things should also be taken into account:
Do not drink water during meals, because then you dilute the stomach acid and weaken it. That's why digestion can't be good, nor can nutrients be extracted from food, because water washes it all away.
You should not drink water immediately before eating, but at least 15-30 minutes earlier.
You should wait 1-2 hours after eating for the food to be digested because water interferes with digestion.
7.Sleep enough
Each of us has a different need for sleep. Therefore, it is not possible to establish the optimal amount of sleep that is necessary for every person. Some people need six hours of sleep, while others need up to ten hours of sleep. This also depends on our age, season, as well as our physical activity. The only important thing is to get a good night's sleep because sleep strengthens your body.
In fact, good sleep is very much related to the secretion of hormones that are necessary for the functioning of our body. Due to the secretion of melatonin, you should go to bed earlier, because it is secreted only at night, with a maximum secretion between 2 and 3 hours after midnight. While its highest concentrations are between midnight and 8 am and then they are 5-10 times higher than during the day.
Also, you should turn off all possible light sources when you go to sleep because artificial lighting can disrupt the synthesis of melatonin, and thus the quality of your sleep. Scientists believe that the presence of melatonin can prevent the growth of cancer cells, which is another important reason to take care of going to bed on time.
8. Be physically active and spend as much time in the fresh air as possible
Fresh air has a good effect on our mood and immunity, while moderate exercise is very good for our body. Choose the ones that suit you best.
You should exercise at least 3 times a week because during exercise your metabolism increases (this is called BMR) and it should stay that way for 48 hours. If you take a longer break, your metabolism drops again. He must stay level to always have energy and be strong. Therefore, it is recommended that you exercise at least every other day.
If the weather is bad outside, you can exercise inside. The benefits of physical activity are numerous. People who exercise regularly have more energy, fitness, mood, balanced bodyweight, improved blood sugar levels, improved levels of protective HDL cholesterol, reduced blood pressure, reduced risk of blood clots forming in blood vessels, reduced stress levels, and even one kind of help in quitting smoking.
9.Avoid stress and stress situations
People often say, "What our thoughts are, such is our life," and it really is. If you are often depressed or in a bad mood, it will definitely affect your quality of life. You will be accompanied by negative feelings, as well as negative thoughts, which you will often pass on to other people around you.
Then you will evaluate each situation negatively, and then you will react negatively in accordance with it. That way, you will enter a vicious circle from which it is difficult to get out. That is why you need to arm yourself with positive thoughts if you want to lead a healthy and quality life.
However, you probably often lack a way to stay positive, because from time to time you experience stressful situations in which it is difficult to control your own thoughts. Even in such situations, you can apply one light exercise to make it easier for you.
This exercise releases positive endorphins in the brain, which makes you feel good. He is released when you say, "Please," "Thank you," and "I love you." Your brain can also secrete negative endorphins when you shout or swear. This prevents the immune system from working properly, so you can become very ill.
However, if you want to achieve the most effective effect, you need to divert your thoughts from yourself and your own problems and dedicate yourself to helping others. Giving another look, a smile, a nice word, a hug, a kiss, a small token of attention or something more does not cost you much, almost anything, and to another person, it can mean a lot, sometimes everything. That way, you will always do a double benefit, because the smiling face of another person will surely attract your smile on your face.
10.Take care of your spiritual health
Each of us is made up of 2 components: 1) the physical that makes up our body and 2) the spirit that makes up our spirit. In order to be able to lead a healthy and quality life in general, it is necessary to achieve an ideal balance between the listed components. It is realized in the following way: You should "feed" your spirit every day, just as you feed your body every day. You can do this with the help of various spiritual books, articles, lectures, documentaries, movies, songs, etc.
If every man dedicated at least 10% of his time to his spirit, which he dedicates to his body every day, he would notice significant changes in his life. As we all know, every average person in Serbia takes at least 3 physical meals a day.
Also, more and more people are training their bodies, but when it comes to our spiritual life, many people neglect their functioning and thus make a huge mistake. This is one of the most common causes of the appearance of various mental problems and/or disorders.
Therefore, you should take into account what you watch, listen to, what environment you live in, what kind of people you hang out with, how you spend your free time, because all these things make up your personality, and thus determine the quality of your life.
10 rules are a safe formula for how you can preserve your health
By following these simple rules, you will get a safe formula on how to maintain health and achieve maximum profit. It may seem impossible to follow all the above steps at the moment, but if you follow these simple guidelines every day, you would surely experience an incredible rebirth. Your body would be eternally grateful to you for everything you have done for it and would serve you all your life in a harmonious and useful way.
It is very important to remember that your health is priceless and that there is no satisfaction in this world for which you should sacrifice it. Whether it is "irresistible" tastes such as sweets, unhealthy drinks, and the like or unhealthy life habits such as smoking, coffee, drinking, etc. - health remains a priority over priorities!
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