What is the actual meaning of Healthy Lifestyle?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines HEALTH as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.
In other words, health is defined as a resource of eating good, handling stress, living longer and more active life and all of this can be attained only with a Healthy Lifestyle.
Healthy lifestyle means eating healthy and nutritious food, doing physical exercise on daily basis, sleeping well and having positive thoughts. It cannot achieved overnight, but by being consistent on the above.
Importance of Healthy Living
Healthy Living undoubtedly has a life-long effect. It allows you to perform your daily routine efficiently, improves your physical and mental health and well-being. Eating a balanced diet, doing regular fitness activities and getting adequate sleep with a little bit of meditation can add years to your life.
It also reduces the risk of chronic diseases and helps boost your immunity. Healthy Lifestyle can make you look your best and give you more energy to cope up with everyday challenges.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is not that difficult, nor does it require a lot of effort. Just stick to your healthy routine with some cheats obviously ;)—surely you will be a well-balanced individual in no time.
What are the components of a healthy lifestyle?
If you want to be a well-rounded, healthy individual, here are a few healthy lifestyle components that can help you:
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Balanced Diet
A tasty, varied and nutritious diet that is as good for your mind as it is for your body. Give your body the nutrients it needs by adapting balance of all nutrient types. Includes protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals and Indian herbs in our daily diet to sustain a healthy body.
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Physical Exercise
It is generally recommended that one should do at least 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily. This not only allows burning extra calories and strengthening your muscles but also helps in controlling your blood glucose level, sugar level and cholesterol.
Light weight training for 2 days a week is recommended for people with 35 yr+ age, to keep your muscle strength in-tact.
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Sound Sleep
Just as water and food are immensely important, likewise sleep is crucial to human health and mental well-being. Getting enough sleep- at least 8 hours a night is essential for maintaining optimal physical health and mental well-being.
Adequate levels of sleep can help keep you active, more productive and in happy mood throughout the day. So never cut your good night sleep.
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Mental Well- being
Mental well-being is as important as physical fitness.
Meditation, not only helps boost your mental well-being but also energizes you physically. It helps in relaxing the mind and keeping the person focused throughout the day. It is very beneficial in reducing stress, depression or anxiety levels, helps you perform daily activities, and also sleep better.
What role Telemedicine plays in a Healthy Lifestyle?
Now a days during Covid19 lockdown it has become difficult for people to stick to their healthy lifestyle routine or visit nutritionist/ gym on daily basis. This is where Telemedicine can help you.
You can have an effective online video consultation session with your doctor, nutritionist/dietician or gym trainer without being physically present with any of them. For example, you can use TalktoMedic Mobile App, for online consultation with your Doctor and Nutritionist/ Dietician
Telehealth Apps even allows you to track your physical activities, fitness goals and maintain your health records or diets. You can read this article Role of Telemedicine in Fitness and Wellness for more details in this context.
Winding up
With healthy lifestyle, we will only see benefits, both for ourselves and for the people that surround us. To adapt to a healthy way of living, one should intake healthy and nutrient-rich food, do regular workouts or physical activity, and keep a positive attitude towards life’s challenges. We must avoid unhealthy habits, like fad dieting, intoxicants, self-medication, drug abuse, and inadequate sleep.
Adapting a bit of technology can help you to track your health, diet, and results of your efforts. Various wellness/fitness apps are at your disposal and Prologic Technologies can help you develop customized Telehealth and Telemedicine Apps for your needs.
Prologic Technologies is among the most promising Telemedicine Solution Provider and has developed many custom Fitness and Dietary Consultation, TeleNutrition platforms integrated with goal tracking, diet logs and automated follow-ups and more.