Food and Fitness: 5 Things You Can Start Today That Will Keep You Fit and Healthy

Evidently, there has been a resurfacing of pandemics and high mortality due to the inability of health systems around the world to manage global health adequately. Because of this, everyone has a duty of self-preservation and, healing is the key to achieving this.

What better ways to heal than through food and fitness? Below are a few ways to treat your body right.

Fruits and Vegetables

The healing abilities of fruits and vegetables should not be underestimated. Fruits and vegetables boost the immune system, are a good source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. 

More so, they have been proven to reduce the risks of diseases and conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, fatigue, strokes and much more. It will be of great benefit to add them to your daily diet and let the healing process begin.

Nuts

Nuts contain a lot of essential minerals like magnesium and they are also a good source of fibre and some vitamins. They also contain folate which is essential for healing the brain. Almonds for example have a lot of Calcium and are a great way to heal your bones. Eating lots of nuts is a very good way to ditch junk foods and will help with creating a healthy snack habit. Nuts have also shown to improve fertility in men and women.

Walking

Take a brisk walk. Walking is very healthy and heals the body through burning of calories, reducing stress, lowering high blood pressure, etc. Walking 10,000 steps per day burns 200 or more calories and if made a habit it would burn over 2000 calories every week. When walking is made habitual, it has shown to improve healthy living by improving cardiovascular activity, metabolism and ultimately your life span.

Sleeping

This could be very surprising to many but getting a good nights sleep is one of the most healthy things you can do for the body. This is because quality sleep helps tissue to repair, improves your mood and restores energy levels. During sleep many parts in the body go through essential repairs and healing, and lack of sleep has been proven over time to aid diseases like cardiovascular diseases and other conditions.  

Dancing

Dancing is a great way to stay active and burn calories. Plus, it’s a lot of fun. It doesn’t only improve your mood but also burns calories, manages blood pressure and fatigue.

Recreational activities like dancing are very beneficial, keeping your body in balance and coordination, and also toned in reference to the muscles.

The idea of healing is inevitable for a healthy lifestyle. What we eat and do to heal our body has proven to lead the way to a longer life.