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Have you ever noticed when the dog is ill, what would it do? I am sure that you would have noticed that when the dog gets sick, it lies down to rest and looses appetite. With this inference, you conclude that a dog that is active and vibrant, one that is full of energy and playful is a healthy dog. Otherwise, it is not healthy.
What are the top four healthy living tips. According to Dr. Augustus Grant, former president of the American Heart Association, poor diet, excess body weight, physical inactivity and smoking are responsible for the premature death of nearly 1.5 million Americans every year. So, if want to be healthy, you need to eat well, manage your weight, start exercising and stop smoking.
Bottom line, Healthy living advice living is about your action, about you putting one foot in front of the other and going forward. Use your heart, it's in charge, to know what's right. Use your brain to think, before you shove that next 'heart attack' on a plate into your mouth!
What about children? How does a sick child behave? How do you judge a healthy child? Is there a connection? If you became ill, what would be your first reaction? Obviously you'll want to get better. And how would you get better? Do you go to the medicine cabinet, pharmacy or even the doctor and get medicines, take them and hope the sickness will go.
I am not one to suffer in silence, much as I'd like to be stoic and brave in the face of my own mortality. I complain. Often loudly. This, it turns out is not such a bad thing. And here is the real advice - when something feels wrong, go do something about it. I can never understand someone who says, "I'm scared to go to the doctor in case it's cancer." WHAT? If I thought I had cancer - and many times I've thought exactly that (I've had three prostate biopsies) - I would be instantly out the door and on the way to see my doctor.
If you had fast food for lunch, then re-group, and have an apple in the afternoon. Go to the gym and have a healthy dinner. If you said a harsh word to someone, go back and apologize. If your frame of mind was crap all day, change it with your next thought.
These 5 guidelines are just a start. In the following weeks, I will look at each topic in depth and give more specific advice. Until then, work on following the above rules Fun healthy habits and you will soon feel healthier.