Habits of healthy people...(Lifestyle)

Eating fruits and veggies reduces your risk of several leading diseases, and it's one of the easiest habits to form.

‘The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.’ ~Epicurus

Exercise. You don’t need me to tell you to exercise but listen to this: lack of exercise is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, colon & rectal cancers, diabetes, breast cancer, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. If you don’t exercise, you’re just asking to get a major disease. It’s almost a magic pill: do a bit of exercise every day, and you get healthy. You don’t need much — start with 5 minutes a day in the morning.

Reduce stress. Stress is a risk factor for heart disease and high blood pressure, which is itself a risk factor for stroke. Simplify your workday so that you’re not overly stressed, and exercise to relieve stress.

Change only one habit at a time. It doesn’t matter which habit you choose. Just choose one. You’ll want to do more than one but don’t.

They make health a priority in their life.

This is perhaps the most important habit of healthy people. They make a conscious choice to be healthy. They understand that their health is a gift and they don’t take it for granted. Aside from family, friends, and work, health is one of the most important priorities in their life.

They don’t believe in dieting.

Diets are temporary and healthy folks are well aware of this. Diets are a short-term fix … a “band-aid” to an issue that requires a longer-term approach. Healthy people know that eating well is a lifelong endeavor.

They don’t make excuses.

Healthy people live by the mantra:

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

— Benjamin Franklin