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We have all been there, vowing to “become” healthy (typically at the beginning
of each new year), buying juicers and ambitiously setting on some new fitness journey.
That’s the easy part. The planning. Where things get tricky is the execution.
What helps many is realizing all of the reasons why maintaining a healthy
lifestyle is so beneficial as many of us take our health for granted.
For others, health is not at the forefront of their minds because they are currently
without any health problems, therefore why change what is not broken?
Below are some of the reasons we should be paying attention to our health now.
Positive Mental Health.
Poor health can lead to a hormonal imbalances where brain chemicals ~misfire~.
These kinds of misfires are mixing the chemicals in your brain and changing the state of your mental health. The more critical your health becomes, the more susceptible you may be to everything
from the common cold to serious mood swings.
Exercise is a good way to balance this out. The rush of endorphins after a workout helps
keep the chemicals balanced by providing a natural high and a controlled comedown.
Prevent Chronic Illness.
Chronic illnesses are a severe yet unseen threat to the general public. There is a growing amount of evidence that chronic and persistent illnesses have become even more harmful and prevalent than ever.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can dramatically decrease your chances of hypertension (sexy topic I know), heart disease and more. For those of us living with chronic illnesses, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is even more important in elevating our quality of life beyond symptoms and side effects of treatments.
Some even use tools like myNEXUS that can be used to monitor illnesses.
Many are surprise how effective natural remedies
and a healthy diet helps to manage and even alleviate symptoms.
Prep Your Body For The Future.
As we get older, our bodies start to change in all kinds of ways.
Our bones become brittle, muscle mass shrinks and our organs diminish in their functions. We won’t even begin with external signs and steps of aging.
If you treat your body better during youth, it will reward you in old age.
A study was done to measure the muscle mass and bone density of a regular 70-year-old,
and a 70-year-old former triathlete. It should come as no surprise that the triathlete had a
significantly larger amount of healthy muscle tissue and stronger bones.
Despite having not competed since reaching 40, they’d still kept a
healthy and active lifestyle. Thirty years later they still see the benefit.
Maintain Bodily Function
People are meant to move (not quite like sharks but almost haha!)
We’re also meant to run on certain types of nutrients, fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.
Our sedentary lifestyles and processed foods are dramatically damaging our collective health.
From joint pain to muscle shortening and cramping, decreased levels of energy
occurring merely at midday (the reason why many of us pop out for that extra coffee.)
Our bodies simply do not function like they should when we choose a less healthy lifestyle. The effects of which can either be subtle, or very pronounced.
There are so many reasons and ways for us to strive to make positive changes within our eating habits and fitness regimens. All it takes is one small step at a time (66 days to learn a habit!)
What are some healthy changes you have made in your life?
XOXO
Maureen S.
July 17, 2015I have recently decided to only eat during a ten hour window. After only two days of doing this, plus tracking my caloric intake, I lost weight. My late evening-late night eating was making me lethargic and heavier than necessary. I've also increased my food budget so that I can experiment with eating different veggies. I never knew I'd love baked squash and radishes, but I really do! These little (but big) changes are helping me to live a healthier lifestyle.
Maria Montero
October 18, 2015Definitely prepping your body is a huge healthy asset thank you for posting 🙂