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How can you take care of your family or your work without first taking care of you? When you don’t take care of you, and you keep giving of yourself, you’re giving dregs. What you want to do is fill yourself to overflowing, so others get the extra and you’re not depleted. This article will give you tips on how to keep you to overflowing.
Lifestyle – How to Maintain a Healthy and Balanced Lifestyle
By Rose Jane1) Eat the right food rich in fiber, green veggies, more fruits but less in red meat, fats, carbohydrates and sweets. Always keep a balanced diet as your top priority for the day. Take note that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”
2) Sleep regularly at least 6.5 hours and not over 7.5 hours a day to be more productive at work and so as not to weaken your immune system.
An effective sleep is during nighttime starting from 9 o’clock when body’s adrenal system is recovering. How well we sleep can seriously alter the balance of hormones in our body. A good night’s sleep can improve the memory by 30%.
3) Exercise daily for at least 30 minutes; outdoor exercise enhances oxygen circulation to the blood and allows sunlight’s natural Vitamin D effect to build bones, to strengthen immune system thereby, healing diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi.
4) Pray, think on something to thank God for and meditate on His Word, the Bible before you start and end your day. This will help you clear out your negative energy and your unnecessary worries. It will promote a placebo effect of wellness in your spirit, mind and body.
5) Schedule your “To Do’s” and arrange them according to its priority of importance. The best time to do this is during the night before going to bed when you’re not in the rush.
6) Develop a good study habit or reading good quality books.
7) Set a time to recreate with family and personal interests such as pertaining to music, sports, hobbies, cuddling with pets, crafts, travel, livelihood programs, community or church service together.
Keep yourself and your family healthy by maintaining proper hygiene such as: daily bathing, brushing/flossing the teeth after every meal and frequent hand washing with an anti-bacterial or sulfur soap.
