What are the good rules to follow for a healthy lifestyle?

 By living according to good daily practices, you have the opportunity to extend life expectancy and increase the chances of aging in optimal psychophysical conditions. Here are some rules to follow for a healthy lifestyle.

Contents

• 1 Lifestyle: definition
• 1.1 What is a healthy and active lifestyle
• 1.2 The risk factors
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• 2 10 rules for a healthy lifestyle
• 2.1 Ensure proper daily hydration
• 2.2 Eat seasonal fruit and vegetables
• 2.3 Limit saturated fats
• 2.4 Moderate the consumption of salt
• 2.5 Moderate the consumption of sugars
• 2.6 Exercise
• 2.7 Monitor body weight
• 2.8 Do not smoke
• 2.9 Do not abuse alcohol
• 2.10 Get enough sleep
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The way of life is an expression, often accompanied by healthy and active adjectives, now entered the common language. It is used above all in the context of healthy speeches and which aim to prevent the onset of any pathologies due to incorrect habits.

Being able to live in a healthy way, in fact, allows us to stay healthy. In this way, there is a way to avoid the ailments linked to a sedentary lifestyle and abundance.

Lifestyle: definition

Thanks to today’s knowledge, it is possible to define quite precisely who leads a healthy life. These are subjects who do not smoke, do not habitually drink alcoholic beverages, do not abuse drugs, and do not take drugs, are not sedentary, and have no excess pounds.

In addition, they eat varied and balanced, have good basic medical knowledge, and are not stressed, anxious, or depressed.

What is a healthy and active lifestyle?

Some good habits are particularly correlated with being able to lead a healthy life.

A correct, rich, and varied diet is an important first step to take care of yourself. The intake of alcoholic beverages must be limited but this does not exclude the possibility of consuming one or more glasses of wine occasionally during meals.

Physical activity is also definitely in the foreground. Being able to play a sport or indulge in daily walks helps to keep fit. In this way, it aims to counteract the sedentary lifestyle typical of many current jobs and positive effects are obtained both on the body and on the mind.

Sports are often a panacea for getting rid of accumulated stress, relieving yourself of everyday tensions, and improving self-confidence. In the most severe cases of anxiety and depression, it is advisable to limit the use of pharmacological help. It is, therefore, possible to ask for a specialist consultation with a psychologist able to recommend a possible therapeutic path.

The risk factors

An important first step in taking care of yourself and staying healthy is to eliminate risk factors. The latter, in addition to worsening their lives, expose the onset of numerous pathologies. A major risk factor concerns the category of smokers, in particular those who smoke about 30 cigarettes a day.

Even the daily consumption of alcohol above the ethanolic threshold (which also depends on weight and height) risks exposing to health dangers. In blood tests, the appearance of high cholesterol is an alarm bell, especially if the so-called bad or LDL cholesterol is above the threshold.

Overweight is an aspect not to be underestimated in terms of health and incidence of diseases. Far from being an aesthetic issue, excess pounds make people more fragile and vulnerable.

Even a sedentary lifestyle does not help in this sense and puts you in risky conditions, especially if associated with overweight and bad habits. These elements are enough to greatly reduce a person’s life.

10 rules for a healthy lifestyle

Here are 10 rules for leading a healthy life.

Ensure proper daily hydration

Drinking at least 1.5 liters of still water is a good practice to be ensured on a daily basis. In this way, the correct hydration of the body is guaranteed for good skin health as well.

Eat seasonal fruit and vegetables

Thanks to their supply of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, fruits and vegetables are our great health allies. It is important to consume seasonally and 0 km of fruit and vegetables also for full respect for the environment.

Limit saturated fats

Fats are essential substances for the needs of our body. The saturated ones, however, must be limited to avoid increasing the levels of cholesterol, especially ‘bad’, in our blood.

Moderate the consumption of salt

Excess with the consumption of salt risks promoting the increase in blood pressure. This aspect should be kept under control especially for hypertensive subjects. They are more likely to be exposed to cardiovascular, kidney, and stomach diseases.

Moderate the consumption of sugars

The amount of sugar in the daily diet should also be limited to avoid excesses.

Exercise

Sport is a real panacea for our psychophysical well-being. Just choose the one closest to your ropes and needs. Do you want a “perfect” sport? According to experts, it’s about swimming!

Monitor your body weight

Without becoming obsessed with it, it is important to monitor for any overweight.

Not smoking

The consumption of cigarettes should be eliminated altogether to avoid the numerous harmful effects on health.

Don’t abuse alcohol

Avoiding excesses in alcohol consumption is important for the well-being of the body.

Get enough sleep

Night rest is another great ally of our health.