4 Great Ways to Get Healthy and to Stay Healthy

In order to stay healthy, one must cut out more than sugar and carbohydrates. A lot of people think that they can live healthier life simply by cutting out the junk. The problem with that is that it still doesn’t leave you with a balanced diet. Cutting out sweets is a good step in the right direction but it’s not a remedy for obesity or any kind of weight disorder. Here are a few things that you can do in order to truly stay healthy and live a better quality life.

Replace the Sweets
If you are going to cut out sugar, that’s great. But, you should replace it with something. You need a good balance of all nutrients. Fruit would be a good replacement for candy and cookies because it still contains sugar but it is not the processed sugar that is bad for you. Fruit can help curb your cravings for processed sugar. Everything should have a replacement or you will end up going right back to the bad habit. For example, if you enjoy a nice, cold, sugary Popsicle on a hot day, you could replace it by buying your own Popsicle trays and filling them with water mixed with sugar free flavorings. You could even freeze real fruit in with the water for an extra treat. Greek yogurt can replace ice cream, whole wheat bread instead of white bread, etc. There are so many ways that you can replace the bad things that you eat. It’s just a matter of doing it.

Give it Time
You may hate certain kinds of healthy foods such as vegetables. However, if you are really going to get and stay healthy then you need to eat these kinds of things. At first you could blend up the veggies in a smooth covering the taste with strong fruits like bananas and strawberries, but you can’t always do that. You need more vegetables than you do fruit so you can’t always eat fruit with your vegetables. The reason you don’t like vegetables or whatever healthy food you may have in mind, is because of all the years of destroying your taste buds with junk food. The good news is that your taste buds will rebuild and repair themselves, even after years of damage. If you go for awhile without eating the junk, your taste buds will regenerate and eventually you will find that the healthy food is not so bad after all.

Fill up on Water
Water is so important to staying healthy. Our bodies are 75 percent water and all day we are urinated and sweating and releasing water. Because of this, we need to replace that water. You should drink, on average, about 64 ounces of water a day. If you can manage more, that’s great but 64 ounces is the minimum. If you don’t like the flavor of water then use the flavorings mentioned in the first point. You could also chew on ice chips if that is more appealing to you. Chewing ice chips can almost be like a snack, especially if you flavor the ice as well. Watermelon is another great way to stay hydrated because of how much water the fruit contains. However, you don’t want to overload on watermelon because of the natural sugars.

Get in Some Activity
You can eat a perfectly balanced and nutritious diet but you will never be able to stay healthy without being active. This could be anything from going for a walk for an hour a day to killing yourself at the gym. Whatever appeals to you is what you should do. Don’t try to partake in activities that you hate. You won’t stick with it if you don’t like it, especially in the beginning. If you don’t like running, then try swimming or zumba. If you hate dancing then forego the zumba and use the cardio machines instead. Whatever will get you moving is what you should do. Aim for three times a week.

If you can follow these tips then you will be on your way to a much happier and healthy way of living. Being healthy helps you to be able to enjoy a much higher quality of life.