The Three Most Important Principles For a Healthy Lifestyle

08.07.2018
The Three Most Important Principles For a Healthy Lifestyle
The human body is a rather complex system, but its proper function is based on some very simple principles. Here are the main three:
  1. Proper Activity – The human body adapts poorly to a sedentary style of life. All of us, without exception, need to exercise every day. Laziness must be overcome, every day.
  2. Proper Nutrition – We need to look beyond the trends. When it comes to nutrition, it is imperative to stick to the middle ground: not too much and not too little. This is the simplest way to maintain a healthy diet. For those who are more ambitious, it is important to know when and what you can eat, and the effects of combining different types of food. At first, this issue seems quite difficult. Most roads of internet research lead to some trendy diet. You must resist this temptation. Trendy diets, predominantly based on deprivation, are generally bad for your health. Your diet has to be simple and rich on vitamins. Your body needs fats, sugars, proteins (from meat), carbs, minerals, fiber, and everything in between—just not too much of it. Eat a big breakfast, and avoid huge dinners. As they say in China, the reason for your troubles can be found on your plate.
  3. Proper Recreation – People today seem convinced that life is unbearably tough, and requires constant distraction, leisure, and rest. “Fun” for modern man generally involves ingesting some sort of mind-altering poison, or zoning out on primitive, mind-numbing entertainment. What is proper recreation? There is a wise ancient saying: the best kind of rest is changing work. Once you are tired of sitting at your office computer, it is the perfect time to do some exercise...Work does not need to exhaust you: Collaborative artistic endeavors can rejuvenate. Simple chores like cleaning can renew your enthusiasm for your surroundings. Indulge in productive self-reflection, and take a moment every once in a while to do something that is truly important to you. After all, you can always lie down and enjoy idleness at bedtime. That is exactly what bedtime is for.
You can find “health nuts” and “know-it-alls” on every corner, but you will be hard-pressed to find someone leading a truly healthy lifestyle.