Hassaan Noman

Healthy Lifestyle: 5 Tips For A Healthier, Longer Life

Healthy Lifestyle: 5 Tips For A Healthier, Longer Life As science continues to advance in theworld of healthcarepeople are starting to live longer at ahigher quality of lifealthough this is an amazing feat forscience and societywe're going to take a step back from theworld of technology and pharmaceuticalsto take a deeper dive into what changesthe average person can implement todayto live a longer and healthier life alllinks used for research in this article. let's jumpinto our five tips to live a long andhealthy lifefirst we're going to take a look athydration an estimated 75of americans suffer from chronicdehydration so i think it might be timefor you to re-evaluate your personallevels of water consumptionaccording to a research paper fromharvard university experts recommendthat everyone should be drinking between11and 16 cups of water a day drinkingenough water each dayis vital for an abundance of reasons ithelps keep your joints lubricateddelivers essential nutrients to cellsall over your bodykeeps organs operating efficientlyprevents infectionsand helps regulate body temperaturethat's why a cold glass of water on ahot day feels like heavenyou could also see additional benefitssuch as improved sleep qualitycognition and mood next we're going totake a look at nutrition and supplementswell we all know to eat our greens andthat mcdonald's isn't the best food forusbut there's so much more to optimalnutrition than just eating rightthe vast majority of us assume that thesame healthy food choices are applicablefor everybodyand for the most part it is true buteveryone should take a customizedapproacha simple blood test can tell you aboutyour current baselines for nutrientswithin your bodyand where changes can be made theaverage american diet finds a number ofessential nutrients to be lackingthese areas include calcium potassiummagnesiumand vitamins a c and d let's takevitamin d as an exampleit is arguably one of the most importantnutrients necessary for healthaccording to a 2011 study one billionpeople worldwide and 41.6of americans are vitamin d deficient ifyou are lacking the vitaminyou could very well be lacking thebenefits as wellvitamin d helps your body fight diseaseresulting in a reduced risk of multiplesclerosisheart disease and the likelihood ofdeveloping the flu it has also beenfound to have an impact on moodregulation and potentially improving thesymptoms of depressionthis is just an example from onenutrient in the bodythere are so many more that can affectthe way your body operatesyou can add these nutrients into yourdiet by eating the right foods with ahigh concentration of the nutrientor look to take supplements that you canfind in the drugstorebefore deciding if you want to take anysupplements or making drastic changesplease consult a doctor as i am not onejust like the previous two points onthis list a large percentage of adultsalso lack sleepaccording to the cdc one in three adultsdon't sleep enoughthe recommendation is that everyoneshould be getting between seven to ninehours of sleep a nighthaving a consistent lack of sleep couldlead to potentially the most drasticchanges in health versus any other tipin this videoa lack of sleep contributes to a widearray of health complications andincludesobesity diabetes high blood pressureheart disease and mental distress we'veall had a bad night of sleep beforeand i'm sure you remember how miserableand difficult it was to operatethroughout the dayversus one where you get a good night'ssleep the culminating effect of theselong nights and lost hours is referredtoas sleep death a term thatneuroscientist matthew walker oftenrefers towhen sleep debt is incurred it isextremely difficult to make backfor every hour of sleep lost it can takeup to 4 days to fully recover from itseffectswhen you have night after night of badsleep your sleep debt works up a tapwhere it continues to accumulate andgets away from youdr walker believes that this conundrumcan shave years off of your lifethe best way to prepare for a goodnight's sleep is to put away screenstwo hours before bed and develop aroutine that helps you relaxunwinding and disconnecting from yourdaily activities is important forgetting high quality sleepfeel free to experiment and find outwhat works best for you before bedtip number four is to get exercise andstay active.