| There are simple ways to safeguard good health if | | | | harmful toxins from the body as well as provide |
| you want to implement some low cost, non-medical | | | | proper hydration. |
| preventive lifestyle choices to your everyday routine. | | | | 3. Exercise 3X20 - The benefits to a consistent |
| The old addage "an ounce of prevention is worth a | | | | exercise program far outweigh the small effort it |
| pound of cure" is really a truthful admonishment | | | | takes to include in your weekly schedule a 20 minute, |
| when it comes to choosing a healthy way to live | | | | aerobic program 3 times a week. Just find a aerobic |
| your life. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and | | | | exercise such as brisk walking, stair stepping, elliptical |
| Prevention estimates that almost 20% of all health | | | | exercise, swimming, biking or anything else that |
| problems are caused by environmental issues but a | | | | elevates your heart rate. Just 3X20 a week is all it |
| whopping 53% are caused by poor lifestyle choices. | | | | takes to significantly lower risks for heart disease, |
| It stands to reason that in order to lessen the overall | | | | arthritis, obesity and osteoporosis, just to name a |
| likelihood of developing serious health problems, we | | | | few illnesses you may avoid. |
| can apply a one-two punch to poor health by | | | | 4. Lose the Chemicals - Toxic overload on the body |
| lessening environmental toxins and stimulating | | | | system can result from exposure to everyday |
| wellness. Here are the most important, yet simple | | | | chemicals found in cleaning supplies, personal care |
| ways to promote health and illness prevention that | | | | products, and household items. Try to choose |
| everyone can easily do: | | | | products that are listed as green cleaners in many |
| 1. Eat Well - A simple change in your diet can prevent | | | | stores and shop for fragrance free, nontoxic soaps, |
| serious illnesses that include diabetes, cancer and high | | | | shampoos, detergents, makeup and other daily use |
| blood pressure. Drastically cut back on sugar, don't | | | | items. |
| drink alcohol and avoid pre-packaged, processed | | | | You may even find that some "allergies" you've been |
| foods as much as possible. Try to eat as much | | | | experiencing may suddenly clear up when you stop |
| organically or traditionally grown foods that offer | | | | using scented products and those laced with various |
| superior nutrients. | | | | other chemicals. Loosing the chemicals in products |
| 2. Drink Pure Water - Since there is really no | | | | that you use may protect you from diseases such as |
| assurance that you are drinking pure, safe water, it | | | | breast cancer, certain types of leukemia, lung cancer, |
| may be a good idea to install a water purifier on your | | | | heart attack and strokes. |
| tap at home or drink pure spring water. Try to avoid | | | | If you simply add these healthy lifestyle choices to |
| water stored in plastic containers since these can | | | | your daily habits, you can vastly change your health |
| emit harmful chemical residues that end up in the | | | | outlook for the future. Lowering your risks to many |
| water that you drink. Also, try to drink at least 8 | | | | deadly and life altering diseases has never been |
| ounces of water a day. This helps to continually flush | | | | easier or simpler. |