10 Small Changes You Can Make to Live Healthier

There are many ways you can improve your lifestyle.

Changing our lifestyle won’t happen overnight and it’s not always easy, but implementing smaller changes will have a bigger impact. It’s easier to take it one step at a time and create a new habit.

A healthy lifestyle is not only about having a healthy diet; it also includes regular exercise and emotional well-being.

Do you feel like you tried every single thing possible to create healthier habits?

Read further to learn how you can create life lasting habits one at a time.

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1.Drink water instead of soda

This should be a no-brainer. Substituting sugary drinks with water will eliminate a large part of your sugar intake and your waistline will thank you for it.

Swapping soda for water is not only the easiest way to cut calories but also more cost-efficient.

If you don’t like to drink plain water, purchase a fruit infuser water bottle and incorporate fruits into your water.  This gives it an awesome taste and will also help you to drink more water, something that most of us need to do.

2. Fruits instead of candy

Not only are fruits healthier than sweets but they also help you feel full. Also, they provide essential vitamins, fiber, minerals, and antioxidants.

If you didn’t try frozen fruits yet you should, they have the same amount of nutrients as the fresh ones. You can and you can make some amazing smoothies and even desserts.

With this frozen dessert maker you can make frozen sorbet, soft servings of sherbet, ice cream and even frozen yogurt for your kids.

3. Cook at home

You don’t have to be a chef or spend hours in the kitchen cooking. If you don’t have one already get yourself a slow cooker or an instant pot that you can use as a slow cooker too.

There are tons of recipes online, are easy to make and save you time and money.

What I love about them is that I can put the ingredients in the pot and have a delicious dinner made while I spend time with my boys or taking care of other chores.

4. Order your groceries online

If you impulse shop this is going to help you stick to your grocery list. It’s way easier to say no to a buy one get one free box of cookies and will save you time and money.

5. Start being active

Research has revealed that exercise can help control weight, reduce health conditions and diseases, lower inflammation, improves mood, boosts energy, promotes better sleep, and other myriads of benefits.

Get outside and take a walk, workout at home without any distractions or feeling uncomfortable at the gym, skip the elevator and take the stairs, park further away from the office or when you go to the store.

Find a physical activity that you enjoy doing and it won’t feel like working out.

6. Meditate

If you haven’t tried it yet I advise you to give it a try.  There are free apps that can help you learn how to meditate.

Meditating every day can reduce stress, improve concentration, sleep, energy levels, and your mood. It also encourages a healthy lifestyle, increases happiness and improves your memory.

7. Meal Plan

When you start your living a healthier life journey, eating well is one of the areas you have to concentrate on.

Meal planning is one of the easiest things you can do to set yourself up for success. Set aside a few minutes each week to do it, it doesn’t have to be complicated.

After you do it a couple of times you’ll figure out what works best for your family.

8. Put down the devices

It’s pretty obvious and there’s no doubt about it, our devices make our lives easier, but at the same time, they have a negative influence on our lives.

Having your devices constantly in your front leads to being more sedentary, affects your relationships with your family and friends.

If you are using them while at the table leads to mindlessly eating. It’s very easy to lose track of the time and how much you are eating.

Install a free app on your devices to track the time you spend with your eyes glued to the screen. You will be surprised.

Set time aside each day to reply to emails or messages and have screen free time in your daily schedule, especially when at the table or spending time with family and friends.

Relationships are built while looking into the other person’s eye.

9.Less alcoholic drinks

Don’t drink your calories! Alcohol affects every organ in our bodies.

When intoxicated your brain functions are impaired and this will result in poor judgment and making decisions that you might regret later.

Poor reaction time, increased risk of stroke, certain cancers and liver diseases are some of the side effects of alcohol consumption.

10.Quit Smoking

I don’t think I  have to start talking about the side effects that smoking has on your body. 

Some might say that quitting smoking is not a small change and not that easy either.

For some might be easy to quit for some might be really hard but no matter what is still worth doing it.

It might take a few tries but don’t give up. If it’s extremely hard to quit seek medical advice, your body and your wallet will thank you.

What small changes to live healthier are you using?

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