My Top Tips for a Healthier Lifestyle

In this article I’m going to be showing you guys my top tips for starting a healthy lifestyle.

Tip One: Cut Out Processed Foods

My first tip is to cut out processed foods and one of my favorite ways to just eat natural, healthy and raw is to make juices. You can buy fresh pressed juice, but I actually like to make juice so I’m using some carrots, apples and kale. You can use whatever you like. This is a great way to get your greens in. It’s going to deliver vitamins and nutrients to your body and it seriously tastes so good. You can’t even taste the green and smoothies are another great way to fuel and nurture your body. What’s also great about smoothies and juices is that they’re already blended up so they give your digestive system a little bit of a break.

Tip Two: Replace Soda with Tea or Carbonated Water

We’re going to have to touch on this sooner or later and that is replacing soda with tea or carbonated water. Something to replace soda with is various sorts of tea. I like to drink my tea and kind of look up new recipes online, but you will feel immediate results in your body when you cut out soda. You’re going to have a lot more energy, you’re not going to be as tired, your blood sugar levels are going to be a lot more stable and overall you’re going to feel a lot better.

Tip Three: Drink Water! Half of Your Body Weight in Ounces Per Day

Did you guys know that 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated? That is unacceptable. Drinking water is one of the most efficient and effective ways to get you feeling and looking your best so grab a cute water bottle and drink half of your body weight in ounces per day. Now if you really don’t like water, you can try spicing up your water by adding lemon or frozen fruit to it, something to give it more of a taste. I love adding lemon and frozen blueberries to my water. It might sound a little weird, but it’s actually really, really good. It’s super refreshing and adds a little bit of sweetness to your water.

Tip Four: Spend Time with Yourself

Being healthy goes so much deeper than being in top physical shape. Often times we overlook our emotional health because we view healthy as a superficial idea, limiting it to how our bodies look. Write in your journal or take a bubble bath and start taking care of yourself from the inside out.

Tip Five: Plan Your Workout the Night Before and Set Out Your Clothes

Even exercise goes far beyond just shaping how our bodies look. It helps relieve stress, produce feel good hormones in our bodies and even helps with a good nights sleep. So suggest planning out your workout the night before along with setting out your work out clothes so that you have no excuse when it comes time to start your workout.

Tip Six: Get a Good Night of Rest

When the sun goes down, so should you. In fact, when you sleep your body regulates the hunger suppressing hormone leptin as well as your cortisol levels, which keep your metabolism up so make sure you’re getting adequate rest every night.

Tip Seven: Get Moving By Doing Something you Actually Enjoy

The most important thing to remember when creating the habit of exercise is to do something you love to do. You simply will not be able to stick to a plan of exercise if you’re doing something you don’t enjoy so figure out what you like. Do you like long walks? A quick jog? An upbeat spin class? Find what works for you and do what works for you.

There is no better time to begin your healthy lifestyle than today. In fact, the only thing we’re ever completely sure of is right now in this moment. The future is never guaranteed so why wait to start living a beautiful, healthy, active life later when right now is really all that you have?