Five Tips to Improve Your Health

No Sweat - You Can Become Healthier Without Working Too Hard at It!

Let's face it. We all want to be pictures of perfect health. We don't, however, want to work at it too hard! These five tips will help you improve your overall health. I can't guarantee they will cure what ails you or prevent anything bad from happening! However, I can guarantee that the doctor will be happier at your next office visit! You might want to visit the doctor before making any of these changes so you can make sure they are appropriate to your situation. While these are simple things that will improve the health of most individuals, there are occasions when these health tips may be medically dangerous. If in doubt, check it out!

Better Health Tip #1. Drink more water, low-fat milk, and pure fruit juices.

If you regularly drink a lot of sweetened drinks, switch several cups a day of your vice for water or naturally-sweetened fruit juice (no corn syrup). Standard advice is that we need eight cups of liquid a day for good health. If you're trying to lose weight, studies show that low-fat milk may help. Of course, natural 100% juice will help you meet your daily fruit & vegetable requirement. If you'd like to drink water but can't stand drinking "nothing", try adding a few drops of lemon or lime juice. You might also freeze small pieces of fruit and use them in place of ice, or add a flavorful herbal teabag to your glass.

Better Health Tip #2. Eat leaner foods and dine on fish at least once or twice a week.

I like my food Southern-style: dipped in batter, deep fried, and stuck between two slices of bread. What the food is doesn't really matter - I've eaten deep-fried hard boiled egg sandwiches and deep-fried candy bars. If you can save indulging on such delicacies until it's time for the state fair, your health (and waistline!) will thank you.