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This is a guest post by Toby Sandford of 121doc.co.uk
Every year self-help gurus and life coaches receive an astronomical amount of money in exchange for tips on improving health and happiness.
There’s a general consensus among doctors and medical professionals that such riches needn’t be bought. The following health suggestions are based on natural laws. Anyone can try them. They won’t cost a penny.
No. 1) Breathe deeply
Controlling a steady breathing rate is crucial for training respiratory muscles and lifting health in general. Medical experts point out that an optimum healthy breath rate is 6 breaths a minute.
It has been noted by countless research teams around the world that people who learn to slow down their breathing through special deep breathing exercises end up with higher levels of blood oxygen. This helps combat stress, repair damaged tissue, and fight off common illness.
No.2) Drink water
If you are not already drinking a sizable amount of water each day, do so. Not only does pumping H2O through your body cleanse, energize and hydrate the system it also helps you feel at your best by aiding weight loss, softening headaches and improving digestion.
Although it’s a fact that drinking water boosts health there’s a misconception that a 2 litre quota must be met per day. This generalisation is inaccurate for a number of reasons: water can be consumed through food as well; body weight in people differs; sickness and exercise demand varying amounts of liquids.
The best advice is to establish a routine whereby you drink a glass of water when you wake up, with each meal or between meals.
No.3) Get plenty of sleep
Despite Thomas Edison’s claim that sleep is a waste of time, today’s scientists will tell you otherwise. Although the reason why getting plenty of sleep regularly is not set in stone experts firmly believe it plays a significant role in brain development. Popular theories assert that sleep allows us to retain normal levels of cognitive skills such as speech, memory, innovative and flexible thinking.
If we don’t allow the body 7-8 hours sleep per night the outcome is a negative effect on emotional and physical health. Sleep deprivation can lead to disorders, such as sleep apnoea and potentially increase the risk of obesity in some people.
No.4) Eat a balanced diet
Following a healthy diet lowers many chronic health risks, such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cancer and stroke. Diets differ depending on a person’s age, gender and fitness level. Dieting doesn’t mean replacing all evil foods with fruit and vegetables, but simply including appropriate amounts of all essential nutrients while petering out sugar, salt and saturated fat.
Calories should not be cut altogether as they, along with micronutrients, which are found in fats, proteins, and carbohydrates, serve the body’s need for energy and nutrition.
No.5) Stay active
Any healthcare professional will urge you to take steps to live an active lifestyle should you want to know how to live a longer, healthy existence. As with dieting, making time to do physical activity will go a long way in reducing the likelihood of serious illness in years to come.
Being active is easier than most people think; a positive change in health is achievable with the smallest of gestures. Walking is a prime example of an activity that breaks up the monotony of routine behaviour, thus getting in the way of physical health issues as well as stress and depression.
No.6) Use hydrotherapy
Perhaps a more colloquial way to explain hydrotherapy is the use of hot and cold water in the treatment of pain, and sometimes, disease. It is delivered in the form of hot baths, saunas and wraps that are usually practised in spas.
It’s a known fact that heat quiets and soothes the body, which slows down the activity of internal organs. Cold, on the other hand, stimulates and invigorates, which increases internal activity. The best use of hydrotherapy for people experiencing tense muscles and anxiety from stress is a hot shower or bath, whereas a warm shower or bath followed by a short, invigorating cold shower can rid stress and stimulate the mind and body.
No.7) Think positively
Changing your outlook on life is easier said than done and can be short-lived, especially for people who lead a stressful life, however medical science does back this theory as a way of preventing illnesses as severe as stroke.
If nothing else, being optimistic means you are better prepared for opportunities that may change your life for the better.
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