Health and Wellness

5 Easy ways to attain a healthy lifestyle and longevity !

Health is a state of being, whereas wellness is the state of living a healthy lifestyle. In short, as per Harvard Medical School here are 5 areas of how healthy habits were defined and measured and could lead to a healthy long life.

1. A healthy diet, which was calculated and rated based on the reported intake of healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, healthy fats, and omega-3 fatty acids, and unhealthy foods like red and processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, trans fat, and sodium.

2. Healthy physical activity level, which was measured as at least 30 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous activity daily.

3. Healthy body weight, defined as a normal body mass index (BMI), which is between 18.5 and 24.9.

4. Smoking, well, there is no healthy amount of smoking. “Healthy” here meant never having smoked.

5. Moderate alcohol intake, which was measured as between 5 and 15 grams per day for women, and 5 to 30 grams per day for men. Generally, one drink contains about 14 grams of pure alcohol. That’s 12 ounces of regular beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits.

Our prevention is essential for our survival.  How it affects our way of life can protect us from germs, viruses and chronic diseases.  Replacing bad health habits with good health can help keep it healthy. The above tips, if followed adequately, can go a long way towards strengthening our immunity and give way to a healthy lifestyle.